a lot has happened since my last spew...

We said goodbye to Craigory on Thursday. I miss him. I was fine until I started hearing the normal shuffle in his office (next to mine and basically separated by paneling) this morning and realized that it wasn't Craig, but Bruce. Craig's been my flatmate for about a year, now, so we always talk a little smack when one or the other gets here in the morning. He's always given everyone a hard time. He's the kind of guy who still (at 50yrs old) shoves you into the wall in the hallway as he passes by and laughs like he's in middle-school; anything to herass. (yes, I misspelled that on purpose.) He can pick out your insecurities (usually ones you didn't even realize you had) and turn them into the biggest stinking joke ever.
And still, we all love him. Why? There are plenty of reasons. He's the Wednesday-morning donut guy! You can't hate a guy like that! Enough about Craig or I'll get sad. -er.

Thursday evening was also the blood drive for Clay Ortega (a boy from our church who has been diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma)

I was a little too stressed to give blood. I think I'll give on the 18th when Kendle goes.

Ah, Kendle's truck broke down, also. The breaks seriously had some issues and locked up on him going down the road. It's scary to be driving along and be thrown 45degrees to the left. It's worse when it happens to you and not your wife. No, I'm not upset that he never listened to me, but I'm kind of like, HUH! So you believe me now? heheheee... So, yeah...that's what he did on Friday. He wound up having to replace the entire wheel base. It's crazy, really, but he was able to get some of the parts from a friend who had rolled his truck. I think he'll be finished with it tonight. He needs to fix his cadillac catalytic converter, too.

I had a house full this weekend. Jerry and Emily brought Justin down and stayed Saturday night to go to Pat's b-day party (which didn't really go as I had planned) on Sunday. They went ahead and stayed Sunday night and Jerry and Patrick went fishing yesterday morning.

I'm tired. I stayed up until 1am cleaning house. It's still not all done, but I did a few loads of laundry and cleaned the living/dining rooms and Kendle did dishes. I need to clean my bedroom, wash the stove, and an endless list of other things...

Why is it that you can't even put away one thing without opening a cabinet that just has to be straightened up before you can add anything to it. Blah.

Ooh! I got to talk to Chris and Lenny last night. Yay! It made me happy.




And then it made me sad. =(



My hair is amazing today. Just had to throw that in there. =)

Things that make you go, "hmmmm..."

Hello Blogland. I miss you. But I don't have time for more than a quick update.

I started school on the 15th, so I guess my first week is gone and we're on week #2. So far, all is going well. My teachers are, for the most part, agreeable enough. I'm not having problems learning from any of them, thus far. Mr. Gregoli is probably the hardest simply because he talks in a monotone about things that are above my level of understanding and beyond anything we'll learn in the semester. It's hard to pay attention long enough to dig through what he's saying and see what is relevant, but at the same time, It usually helps me if they bring in the more advanced concepts and examples. It causes me to question and think beyond the here and now. It can also help me to catch something later on that wouldn't have really clicked with me had he not used a particular example. OK, so enough about Chemistry. Wait, one more thing: He skipped class today. Heheehe. I think his dental appt. ran later than he expected.

What else of college...umm...oh, The BCU. I went to Monday-night service this week and met a ton of people. No Joke. It was fun. I'm not really sure what to think yet, though. I got there early and Ronnie (the director)and I talked for a little bit. He said that we're going to be starting a study on John 3:16. I though he was going to be speaking from that scripture. When service time came, he holds up the book by Max Lucado called 3:16 The Numbers of Hope and says that we're going to start doing a study on John 3:16. He then holds up a tract that comes with the books and explains that after we complete the training, we'll all be able to lead someone to Christ with the tract.
*sigh*
I won't say anything. Like I said, I'm not sure what to think yet.
They did ask me if I wanted to sing with them. I'm willing to do that. I just can't be very committed to it. I've just been put over the youth p/w at the church and Kendle and I are about to start a college care group, so I'm not really sure how much time I'll have for extra stuff and still get all of my studying done. I'll just have to feel it out and see where God leads. It's hard to know how much can be crammed into time and still remain sane in areas of relationships with God and your spouse. Oh, and to where does the time for blogging run away? Things that make you go, "hmmmm..."

Of Dinner and such *deliciousness*

I cooked Lasagna last night. It was very good. I did have one small problem. I cooked waaay too much. I should've posted an invitation to all of you for dinner at my place! It was good, though. But I said that already. I think it could have stood to be a little more saucy and a little less meaty, but it was plenty CHEEZIE! Yes, that's right. Cheese. Mmmmm. If I could find my camera, I'd've taken a picture of it and posted it on here for you to drool over. Oh, and I also made summer/zucchini squash to go with. Just sliced it and added a tad of olive oil and about 1/4 cup water, put the lid on the skillet and let it do its deal. Come to think of it, I cooked it in the same pan that I made my sauce in, so there were a few bonus flavors in that dish. It actually complimented the lasagna really well.

college endeavors...and then some...2

So, school starts on Friday. I went out there this morning and enrolled in all of my classes. I love it there. The campus is the bomb. I just lied (at least I'm honest about that). The people seem really nice, though they aren't into volunteering information. I had to ask a LOT of questions to get what I wanted, but that's ok. I just thought they'd be a little more helpful. I drove around Tish for 30 minutes looking for the campus and then spent another 15 driving around the camups searching for the administration building. I finally saw a grounds-type guy on a golf cart and asked him where it was. He said, "It's right over there." *points to a cluster of 5+ buildings* I gave him gind of a perplexed/are-you-seriously-joking look and he finally said, "go to the bookstore right here where that pavillion is and ask them. They'll tell you." So, I waltz into the bookstore I just lied again...I tried opening the wrong door. The lady at the counter just looked at me so I tried again. Pop quiz: When there are two doors that appear to open from opposite diections, which do you go through?
A: The one you push open.
B: The one you pull open.
I guess the answer is C: The one that's not locked.

*Ahem*

So, I get in the store and ask the lady (who is still thinking that I'm-...we won't go there...) where the registrars office is. She told me that it was "in the administration building right next door(!!! The doofus on the golf-cart could've told me that! We were almost in front of it. Now this lady probably thinks I'm completely-...) First office down the stairs to your left."

So...once I got there I had to run all around campus getting this and that and seeing this person for enrollment and then in this building is where I get my ID and so forth. Funny thing...I ended my visit with another stop at...the Bookstore. I had to go see the books I needed. Ithink I'll wind up getting all of them for no more than $125. I found two online for $5, one for $15 and two for around $40-$50. I also have a friend who went last semester and said she may have some of the books I need. I'll check with her today, and place my order online in the morning.

On to the meat of it
My schedule will be MWF. 8am - Computer Application (sounds like it'll be easy), 9am -American Fed. Govt. (Just hope I get a good teacher...Karen says he's fair enough), 10am - break, 11am - Chem. (I love science. Doesn't mean I'm always good at it...), 12pm - Intro Psych. (I'm gonna try to diagnose myself! Yes! Oh, wait...) Mondays I'll have a lab from 2-5pm. It's pretty late...I won't be working those days, that's for sure. -Why did I have to have a pervert for a Chem teacher in HS? I would've had much better grades had his momma taught him a lil' bit o' respect fo' da laydeez. Plus, no one told me that a C-D average would affect my college career. I might've played his game and gotten an A if I knew that. *barfs*
FYI-he was a flirty perv, not your typical grab-girl-in-the-hall perv, but still gross...and OLD. *barfs again*- So there you have it. Oh, and My Blackboard is working, now. I was having problems with it yesterday, but I think they just didn't have my stuff in the computer yet. Who knows. I think I'm gonna like it, though. I need to find out whether my FAFSA is going to pay for me or not. They haven't told me anything. I think I'll wind up having to go to the F-Aid office and turn in my new information for this year. I'll only be working part-time. As in 22-27 hrs per week. That's half my current wages. *sigh*

Oh. I also stopped by the Little Country Store and got some cheese. I also found a HUGE (1 liter) bottle of vanilla! Oh, yes! 7 dollars. I could've bought on for $4 in Mexico a few years back, but this was fine. They got it from Mexico. =) It's really great. Srsly. I'm kinda proud of me. It was a great find. But, I'm good at those, so what am I talking about? Hehee...

college endeavors...[edit] and then some...

I called the college yesterday to see what else I needed before I enrolled in classes. They said that they had not received a Student Data Form, so I asked where I might find that, and got it filled out. I also asked to see if they had received my ACT scores. She told me that they weren't requesting those from me. *???*! So I told her that I had a copy of my HS transcript and she said that they didn't need that either. I'm a bit confused. I pd. 30 bucks for my ACT scores. That's a bit much for them to say they don't need them now... And I thought they said in the last letter that they needed my HS trans, too. Oh, well...I don't have any experience dealing with colleges, so I don't have any idea what to expect or what I need to be doing while they're waiting on my other stuff. If you know, oh blog-reader, please tell me...

Anyhoo...what else happened yesterday...? Ah! We had wonderful sirloin hamburgers. Yes. I went to see my nephew. Patrick hadn't seen him yet and none of us had gotten to hold him, so we took the evening to go visit our little Justin. He's so big. I realized while I was holding him, though, that I'm used to big babies. I held Tim's little guy when he was a few weeks old and I thought I was going to break him because he was so tiny. In reality, he was a very normal-sized guy, but I've always been around 8.5-9.5ers as a general rule. I do have to wonder how big Cil's baby will be. If you look at the ratio of baby to momma with Emily, Ethan may pop out at a whopping 10.5 lbs! ;)


One more thing...pray for Kendle and I. We have a LOT of changes happening and things being presented. Just pray that we know what ones to go with, what can wait for later, and what needs to be turnned down completely. *song plays in head* ch-ch-ch-changes...

It could be overwhelming if I were to stop and think about any of it...I made that mistake a few days ago...haha...we won't be doing that again... =)

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