The one day I want to go smoothly and it goes to hell in a handbasket......

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Growing Up

So I had an epiphany the other day in the shower. I know, odd place for an epiphany, but hey-you take what you're given, right?

I realized that I've grown up and that I also have quite a lot of growing up to do. In the past month I've had some big bills creep up on me that were unexpected. Normally I would call my dad, cry a little, and it would all get taken care of. Well, finally, this time around Laura actually took care of herself (with a little help from my friends and after one tear-filled phone call). To me this was a HUGE step.

I've also gotten to the point where I budget each paycheck. I take out a piece of paper and pencil, and allocate funds from my paycheck to where they need to go. So much for gas, so much for groceries, so much for clarinet lessons, etc. Of course I also always set aside some in the savings account each time-got to think ahead.

Now that I only have one quarter of classes and then my student teaching before I graduate, it's really time to start thinking about a job. I know it's only summer and I won't be done until the end of February next year, but it's never too early to at least start thinking. I see all these jobs open up and I just hope that something will be open for me when I can actually take a job. The one job I really, really, really, want (and I'm sure there's a few readers that might actually know what I'm talking about) is probably a fat chance-I doubt the teacher will retire. I guess all I can do is substitute until the end of the school year and then hopefully get a good job.

I also thought of something else while I was in the shower. When I first started college, I hardly ever went home to visit my family. Fall quarter freshman year I never went home except for the day before I left for Italy with the marching band. I was such a stuck-up brat and I thought I was too good for my family. Boy, what an idiot I was. Ever since this past school year started I always look for opportunities to come home and then the drive back to school is always that much tougher-I don't want to leave my family-I guess I see it as leaving my comfort zone. I'm scared as hell about living at home while I student teach, but I think it's going to be a great thing.

Okay, wow. That was a long post. I probably could have kept going, but I'm tired and I'm going to go to bed. I've got to get up early for work (6:15ish) so I should get a decent amount of sleep so I'm not dragging my behind tomorrow.

Peace out!

It's good to be back in Ohio.....

So I got back from Vegas really late Saturday night. We left the airport at about 9:15 Saturday night-I would have been perfectly okay with just going straight home even though we hadn't eaten anything since about 10:30 that morning-I just wanted to get home. Everyone else wanted to stop for a late dinner, so at about 10:15 we stopped at the Cracker Barrel in Anderson which didn't get us home until about 12:30-and of course I was too keyed up from everything so I didn't fall asleep until about 3am.

I took an extra two days off of work (stupid dentist appointment) and have spent my free time taking care of the dog and hanging out with the family. Today I went to Ft. Wayne with Amber and then I ended up helping her sand in her upstairs bedroom of the house before we watched the season finale of The Bachelorette (which left me feeling severely angry, DeAnna picked the wrong freaking man!!!!!!) and then I came home and played way too much Guitar Hero Aerosmith....it's a decent game.

I've been trying to upload my vacation pictures but the stupid laptop here at home hasn't been very cooperative. I'll be getting back to Ada sometime Tuesday night so I'll probably just put them in a folder on my computer in the apartment and go from there. But for now, here's a few of my favorite pictures to hold over all of you avid readers out there.....lol

this is a view of the Bellagio from the Eiffel Tower 

above is the infamous Veags sign, below is the Lake Mead overlook near the Hoover Dam

Viva Las Vegas

We're leaving for the airport at 1pm this afternoon. Our flight doesn't leave until about 7 tonight, but we're taking our time getting down there and stopping for dinner somewhere (probably Anderson IN). I'm scared and excited at the same time. I think it'll be a great trip though!!!!!

I'm not sure what time we're getting back next Saturday evening, but I'm assuming it'll be late.

I'll try to post pictures as soon as I can when I get back-I promise there'll be a lot!!!!!

PS-I took pictures with me and my puppy last night-he's so aodrable!!!!!

Peace out!

Meet Fudge's brother, Hackett

Hackett is one of Fudge's brothers. Hackett is my sister and brother-in-law's puppy. These are pictures of him playing with Jason (my brother-in-law).