Winter??

Well the weather this weekend has been great! Yesterday it was in the 60s and sunny. Today, while it was 30 when I woke up, it is now in the mid 50s and sunny! I am getting used to this warmer weather. I hope it continues for dad's visit so we can have outdoor adventures around the city (he's not into the shopping thing that mom and gram and I did). haha

My two classes this semester are proving to be ALOT more work than the two last semester, and on top of it, I have to take a "workshop" for school (work) that is 4 hours every Wed. night and we have work to do for that.  I need 30 hours in each day.

Here is a poem that I wrote for part of a project for my writing class. This is just the rough draft but I thought you might like to read it. I have never been into writing poetry (still not). Therefore, I thought about the poems that Alicia and I (with her mom's help!) use to make up for the boys before football games (silly poems that had a Dr. Sues quality)  and used that to write this poem.

Last Minute New Life

I never imagined living so far away

My family a plane ride

Snuggled into bed, as I lay

I imagine how my life went to this side 

For me it was quite spontaneous

Most would consider it planned

It all is a little humerus

I knew I needed to learn, on my own to feet to stand

My intention was only the summer

No job to go home to

It all sounded like quite a bummer 

There was something I must do

I applied and applied 

With no luck in sight 

My brain felt fried

I held on with all my might

Why not apply in Georgia to teach? 

What could it hurt?

These jobs might be within reach

I was on the alert

Long story short

I was offered a job outside the city

Would my family support?

For I was a tad bit giddy 

So there it all began 

A new life 

In a foreign land

I hopped for a lack of strife 

Honest comments welcome. 

I am hoping to take some nice pictures this afternoon while the sun is shinning. Look back soon for an update! 

Relaxing Weekend

I had a nice, relaxing weekend visiting Alli in Valdosta! It was a much needed girls weekend with one of my best friends. There was lots of good food, shopping, driving, and of course laughing! We spent Saturday in Tallahassee, where we went to Wakulla Springs Park. We went with the intention of seeing manatees but we ended up observing alligators, fish, turtles, and many different types of birds as well!

12 foot alligator 

The bird to the left stands perfectly still with his wings spread out to dry them. I kept expecting an alligator to up from the water and snatch him!











Unfortunately the weekend is over and it's back to reality. My calendar is full of meetings and workshops. I keep telling myself that sleep is overrated.......yawn......but it doesn't seem to be working.

New Furniture

I spent the weekend building two shelves, a coffee table, taking care of three different babies, did four loads of laundry, and made two meals in my crock-pot. Tonight I had to remind myself that I'm 24 and single....not 34 and married with kids. I promptly made plans for next weekend! However, my apartment is finally looking like a "real house".  

  

This morning I made cheese and vegetable soup. I'm still not used to only having orange cheese here....which makes everything you add it to look orange! 

Now that I have clean cloths, and food for the week, it's time for an ice cream sundae and TV!! 

Vacation Part 2

I spent the few days before Christmas shopping, baking, and visiting with family and friends. The PATS won (poorly played game, but a win is a win). It was nice to be able to watch the game with my parents at least once this season!
This was the first Christmas that I didn't wake up and open my stocking and presents with Zack. It was a great day but it wasn't the same. This was also the first year my grandparents didn't come over for breakfast, although they (and Buffy!) did come over for dinner with dad's family.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I have to say my favorite gift to give was the cookbook I made for my parents, and my favorite gift I received was the quilt my mom made me! 

I spent the rest of my time in Maine hanging out with my family and seeing a few friends! I went to UNH and drove around campus; they are putting up several new buildings and it looks so different!

I flew back on Thursday and have spent most of the weekend cleaning, organizing and doing errands. I finally bought some more furniture, and my living room is starting to look like a "real" room. I spent New Years Eve with friends out in Atlanta and spent New Years day sleeping, watching the PATS, and making breakfast for dinner! Now tomorrow it's back to reality..... at least it's a workshop day so I can ease back into the working world (I love teaching, but I could get used to not working--I was able to do a lot in my two weeks off).