New Developments...

To those of you who actually read this and care about me, know that I am doing everything safely, when I tell you that I met a guy on the internet. His name is Nate. He lives in Pocatello, and is a really good guy. I like the way that he treats me and how he talks to me. I am very excited to see where this goes!!! I am sorry if this is the first you have heard of him...we have been talking a lot, and the great thing is that we bolth have Verizon, so it is free for bolth of us...
I am pretty sure that this will be a good thing. So keep me and him in your prayers so that we can have the Spirit and feel its influance to do what God wants us to do, and to be safe. We planned a trip for me to Idaho to spent Thanksgiving together, and I am Excited to see him. I am also excited to see my family.
Other than that, things are good here...I am happy, my jobs are going better, and I get to talk to a good guy....

Life Goes On in Texas

Life in Texas is still going on. I am still working two jobs. I am still considering the options in my life. I am trying to keep my options open with teaching, and management. I am attending institute, and FHE as much as I can. I am still hanging out with Jake...if you consider hanging out as him being in California at NTC, and me here paying his rent, as hanging out...then yep, we are still hanging out. I was sick last night. I am feeling better and that gave me time to pay mine and Jake's rent. he asked me to pay it since he is gone for the month. I thought it would be easy. So, to make a long story short, he owes me $40 or a REALLY GREAT date!! I told him so, but I haven't heard from him in a week. I guess he is busy.
So, other than that, life goes on. I am doing well. Working on being better, and then on to be my best. I have a meeting with Wendy G. a lady in the stake that gave our last fireside about how to get ahead at work, and it inspired me, and hopefully she will give me the networking tips, and numbers I need to get ahead. Thanks for reading!! I hope that you are all well, and I am happy to report that I finished Twilight. It was good and well worth the effort!! I will not tell you what happened, but it is good!!!!!! I am also very VERY excited for the movie!

TWILIGHT...

I am hooked!!!! It took about 80 pages for me to really get in to the books, but now that I have I am obsessive. Those of you that know me know that I am that way, so it shouldn't shock you to know that I finished the Twilight book in about three days, one of which was spent up most of the night reading.
I thank all of you for suggesting it and giving me cause to read them, but please be kind, because I am only on book two... I don't want to know what happens yet. And we all need to coordinate to see the movie in the same week so, that we can all talk about it.
To those of you who have not started reading, go out my friends and invest the 8 dollars!!! It is well worth the entertainment, and keep reading, it does pick up!!!
SO, from now until about three weeks from now, you know where I will be. Reading about Edward, Bella and all their friends!

First day jitters

Yes, friends it is the name of the book most of the fourth grade teachers are going to read the first day of school... and that is what I had yesterday at my first day of school!! When I walked in to Skipcha (pronounced Skipshaw) I was greeted by no one, yet there were lots and lots of teachers (mostly females) talking very loudly, and asking each other about their summers, vacations, kids, hubby's and etc. I found a table and sat down, waiting for someone familiar to talk to me, and to try and settle my nerves. I looked in vane for a familiar face. I was interviewed by three ladies, one being an assistant principal, and I could find none of them. Then to my great relief, someone I knew introduced me to the fourth grade teachers. They are all nice. There are 7 teachers, one resource teacher, and me the aide, that they haven't had in a year! Needless to say they were happy to meet me. The person that is above me, and basically my boss, is nice, yet a little lost herself, because she worked with kindergarten, and first grade last year, so she is new too... I proceed to have a very interesting presentation by the principal who is fun, full of energy, and a deep southern drawl. She is great, I really like her. After the team building exercise, lunch, and the district belief DVD, we are on our own, to do whatever. Since I am under Mrs R (to protect the innocent) I have helped her move stuff around in her office, and she tells me to hang out, she has to talk to someone. An hour later she comes back shocked that I am still there and i am thinking, you told me to say here. (while there for an hour i am thinking about how i don't know where anything is and if some little kid asks me where the bathroom is they are going to pee their pants before I can find it for them!) SO she says she is late for an appointment, and that she needs me to shred papers till 4 then clock out. (p.s. i think i single handedly broke the shredder...oops!) I am thinking, no one said anything about clocking in! I told her that i didn't clock in, and no one told me to.
So, my first day was fun, and education, and scary all at once. The moral of today's story is: Teacher's aides should have some sort of orientation and a map to feel at ease with their new jobs!!! (that's all it would have taken for me!) More first day jitters to come, when the kids start next week!

The FUN keeps going, and going...

I Have decided that the Lord is helping me keep focused with a new job!! I have accepted an aide's position in the Killeen Independent School District as a Resorce Aide at Skipcha Elementry. I am not sure what all that entails, but i am sure that it will be another one of my adventures. I told my boss at OG today and he was confused as to why I would take a position like that when I make more there, but I feel that this is an opportunity to make extra money, with out getting burned out, and expand my skills. So, yes, I am going to keep my job at OG for now, until they put me in management, or I make enough at a school, or I get married.
Rapid subject change... (for future reference this will be referred to as RSC) I am not dating, but hanging out with a new guy. I am interested to see where things go, but we haven't even had an official date yet, so please don't ask!! He is an RM, and all that so don't worry. Oh, I officially started working in the kitchen at OG, and I have to say i like it. I sweat like no body's business, and I have officially lost 5lbs, since moving here!!
RSC... I have been working out for two weeks now to The Biggest Loser DVD. I have noticed a change, and I like it. To sweeten the deal, and my friend hates me for this, because she can barley walk... I convinced Maranna to join me. She lives through the block and I love that!!! She will thank me when she is stronger and has tight abs!!! So, I will keep everyone posted, and thanks for the comments!!

Marrage...

NO!! I am not getting married... But, as i think about all my friends that are happily married, I can't help but think of the things that i want to change about my self, and the things that i want in a husband. Now, to those of you that really know me, i am probably set in my ways to ever get married, but as i had a conversation with a girl i know here, i decided that things have to change!! As i drove to and from a fireside last week this girl (who is not little miss socal butterfly) decided to drill me on what exactly it is that i want in a husband, and how i think it will happen for me, and on and on...It was interesting to say the least! So, she asked me if i felt inspired to change things, I told her, "Yes, but not in the way that you think." I said. "I don't think or expect to change who i am to please anyone, but i do feel that there are things that i could be dong to help me a long."
I am not talking about anything drastic. I have been thinking lately about the things that i want for my future family. Little things like scripture study and daily prayers, to name a few. I have decided also that my prayers need to change... So that i am not praying that he (the "one") will find me but that i will be in the right place at the right time, and be doing the things that will help me to attract the right kind of people. I don't know why it took a move to Texas to change my perspective, but please keep praying for me to do those things that i need to to be the kind of wife and mother that i long to be, and that all of you, have shown me how to be.
Thank you to all of you that are better wives and mothers than i think i ever will be!! I am grateful for your sleepless nights with babies. Your tears shed wondering if he really likes you for you and the time spent preparing to go to the temple. SO... keep being my cheerleader and i will never stop being yours!! I hope that this helps us all remember why you fell in love, and that it is very simple to keep loving.

My life is an adventure!

So, to update, i am now officially in Texas!! I love it!!  But, as the title states, my life is an adventure.  It took us about 18 and a half hours to get here...after a little detoursome where outside Dallas for gas, and that was fun!  I finally got my house where i want it and things look good.  I was ready to greet my roommate Kathy, then she texts me and says that she got offered a management job...crap!  So, i go to work...(after a long weekend of worries weather or not i have a job, with many tears, phone calls, and prayers and fasting later) And ask if anyone is looking for a place to live?  This cute girl says yes... I have everything ready, she can move in anytime, she doesn't smoke, drink, or even have sex... I get to work today and she tells me that her mom doesn't want her to move out, cause she has 6 sibs, and her dad is in Iraq and how could she possibly take care of all her sibs...so, now i don't have a roommate AGAIN!!! for the second time in two weeks... so all of you pray that i can find a roommate (hopefully the eternal kind) or some way to pay the rent.  I know that i am in the right place, i pray that the Lord will help me find a way out of my adventurous life.   Oh, and not to mention that the kitchen here at the OG, is NOTHING compared to what it was in Illinois.  So, i haven't been able to get spaghetti out in less than 20 mins...and it only takes 2 mins. to cook!!!  And, my oven doesn't work so i have to guess what temperature it is at, and then watch it like i am cooking with fire.... It is not fun, but it is my life!!