Catching Up

Apparently I'm terrible at the blogging thing...someday maybe I'll do it more regularly.  I'm currently swamped getting ready for school to start.  I can't really believe that I'm going to be a real teacher.  Lots of people mistake me for a student still, which is especially pathetic since I work in a middle school.  I've been really stressed trying to get everything ready.  So stressed that I have ulcers in my mouth (I didn't even know that was possible).  I'm hoping that when school starts things will calm down and I'll be able to relax a little more. 

Vacuum

Colt and I got a new vacuum yesterday.  We went around vacuuming the whole house and we didn't have to turn the vacuum off and then on again to make it work!  I never thought I would see the day when I would be excited about a vacuum cleaner.  I remember the Christmas when my parents got a new vacuum and they were so excited.  I thought they were weird.  Now I truly understand their excitement.

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Lately I've been discouraged.  I turned in application after application and went to interview after interview and it looked like I was still going to be working as a receptionist.  Don't get me wrong, I'm very thankful for my job, but I went to college for 4 years for a reason.

I had an interview yesterday, and by yesterdays post I'm sure you can tell how optimistic I was about getting that job.  Apparently, they like their teachers to look like children because I got the job!  I'm so excited to be a teacher!  I feel so relieved and like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.  I can't wait!!

Interviews

This morning I had a job interview for a middle school in Iron County.  As I was sitting in the district offices waiting for my interview, this is the conversation I heard:

Random lady in office: "Who is that kid sitting out there?"
Another random lady:  "What kid?"
Then I saw eyes peeping around the receptionist window.  I looked around to see what kid they were talking about, only to find out I was the only person sitting there.  I was the kid.
Second random lady:  "I don't know who that is.  Why did they send a kid to the district office?"
First random lady:  "I don't know..."
Receptionist:  "Uh...she is here for an interview."
Both ladies: "Oh."

First of all, child or not I do have ears and can hear everything you are saying.  Second, thanks for the confidence builder before my interview.  Needless to say, I'd be willing to bet I didn't get that job.

On a lighter note, I decided to stop and get hot chocolate on my way home.  I drove all the way to Cedar, so I figured I should at least get something out of it.  The lady at Starbucks convinced me to add coconut to my hot chocolate.  It was heavenly.  I'm pretty sure that drink changed my life forever.

Disneyland!

Colt and I had a really rough couple of weeks. Well, more me than Colt, but he had to deal with me being emotional and grumpy, so I'm sure that was rough for him too.  I needed to get out. I was done being in Utah and dealing with everything going on, so on Thursday night Colt and I decided to take a road trip to Disneyland. This is the third year in a row we have gone to Disneyland for Easter, and all three years it has been pretty spontaneous.

It was just what we needed. No lines, just rides and shows and lots of fun. We even discovered that Disneyland makes gluten free stuff!  The downside?  I still have the stupid Casey Jr. song stuck in my head from the Casey Jr. ride at Disneyland that Colt wanted to go on so badly.

Casey Jr.'s going 'round the track, 'round and 'round the track...

Disappointed

Dear See's Candy,

You make such tasty treats.  I look forward to your candy all year round, but this year I'm sorely disappointed.  Your new jelly beans are ok...but your old ones were like little bites of heaven.  Please, start making them again. I need them to get through this not-so-great week.

Thanks,
Karen

Done

I try to be pretty positive most of the time, but right at the moment I'm not feeling too positive. I'm just feeling frustrated and discouraged. Maybe I'll eat ice cream for dinner tonight.

Simple Pleasures

This morning I woke up to a snow covered Hurricane and lots of fluffy snow falling from the sky. It is beautiful. I know it's supposed to be spring, but it rarely snows in Hurricane (if ever), and I've been missing it. Maybe I'm loving it because I grew up in Colorado, or maybe it's just because I watch too much Gilmore Girls, but either way, I'm a very happy girl this morning.

What is your simple pleasure today?

Attitude Adjustment

I'm trying to have a better attitude about things.  For instance, my ward.  Colt and I haven't been too thrilled with our ward here, but maybe we can fix that by our attitudes.  There have been times when I have wanted to say not-so -nice things to people in my ward after they asked if I was new (when we've been here for a year), asked if I was pregnant (no, I'm not), or told me that I wasn't important to our relief society program so they could practice without me.  Instead, I've been trying to bite my tongue and just smile at them.

This same better attitude applies to our current living situation.  I had high hopes for moving away to Colorado or Washington and getting out of Southern Utah.  However, Colt and I both feel strongly that for now we are supposed to stay here, so I'm going to make the best of it.  Instead of being sad about things I'm missing out on, I'm going to try to remind myself of all of the wonderful things about Southern Utah.  This may not be my favorite place to live, but I'm going to make myself like it.

First step: curtains for the living room and kitchen that I have been putting off since I thought we were moving.

Things I Love

I have been a little down today, so in order to cheer myself up I thought I would think of some things I love.
I love:
-g-chatting with friends and family to get me through the day
-sewing. It's therapeutic.
-the fact that this is a 4 day week
-Dr. Pepper and almond joy pieces at work
-clean, jersey knit sheets on my bed
-my husband
-Chuck, NCIS, House, Parenthood, and all of my other favorite shows

What do you love right now?

Catching Up

I'm so excited because the virus on my work computer is finally gone, so I can blog again!

I can't believe it has been so long since I last blogged.  There is no way to catch up on what's been going on, so I guess I will just list some things to get caught up.

Here's what's going on in our neck of the woods:

-I got a job at Colt's office doing receptionist/secretary work. Not my ideal job (teaching), but it isn't too bad and it gets us a check every week.
-I finally got my teacher's license! It's kind of anti-climatic printing it out from a website, but at least I can be a real, live teacher now.
-Colt is still waiting to hear back from grad schools. It's a long wait, and it's driving me crazy to not know where we are going to be next year.
-I hurt my knee again.  This sounds bad, but really it's ok because it's giving me an excuse to go home. I have to go to a doctor in Colorado...darn!
-I have fallen in love with my sewing machine. I love to sew. I. Love. It.
-I finally got put on the list to substitute teach. Of course, this came right after getting my job...so now I have tough decisions to make. Money vs. my love for teaching. I don't know what to do.
-I love working in the office with Colt. I get to see him more, and we get to eat lunch together everyday!

I guess that's a basic update of our lives. Hopefully now that my computer is fixed I will be able to blog more often.