Stupid...

Just now, when I was writing this creative title I mis-typed stupid 4 times...been a long day. Until today, I have not encountered much traffic on my way to work. But I knew it was bad news when I entered the interstate and an ambulance was not far behind me. I should have arrived at school by 6:30 but instead rolled up at 7:00. I always try to remind myself that the people in the wreck that caused the traffic are having a WAY worse day than I am. So, needless to say, should not have waited until this morning to write the quiz I was planning on giving today.

The real reason this blog is titled stupid is because some people are just out to make my life hard and I think that is stupid. Last time I posted I told you that our start time had changed, well...it hasn't. And I don't think it will. Not this year at least. I am soooo bitter. I spoke to soon. Started counting my chickens before they hatched...you shouldn't do that you know. Cause sometimes they die. I think my whole little nest of birdies just croaked...I am soooo bitter.

Yippee Skipppee

Great news first-I just got an email from my principal that says that our start time for next year is going to be 8:45!!!! I am soooo excited! Right now, I wake up at 5:20 and I get to school at about 6:30. Next year I won't even have to be at school until 8:15...which means I could sleep until like 7:00 or 7:15! Most of you know that I am a bit of a sleep nazi. I have to go to bed at a certain time because I wake up so early. A later start time is totally going to change that! I know that there are probably some down sides to starting later but I don't even want to think about them right now. Yes, it does mean that we won't get out intil 3:45 but I usually stay until 5 or 6 anyway and just because we get out later does not mean I am staying later! I can get to school early and get my stuff done if I need to. I AM SOOOO HAPPY! I just did some leaps through the hallway.

I got evaluated today. I didn't plan anything special. I just wanted to be evaluated on the regular running of my classroom...we'll see how that went when I look at my evaluation.

Sorry I haven't posted house pictures yet. Things still aren't finished and I don't want to take pics if the house isn't in order. I can't wait for everyone to see it. The drive in the morning isn't bad at all. At the apartment, I was always the only person leaving at 6:30. The parking lot was always completely full and everyone was tucked nicely in their beds. But now it actually makes me happy in the morning to encounter a little traffic. That way I know that I am not the only one going to work at the crack of dawn.

I'll post pictures soon!

Guess Who's Back...Back Again

Ok...so I have been a sporadic poster lately. I don't have the internet when I am on spring break! Anywho...for those of you who read my sister's blog you have already seen a picture of the outside of our cute new house!!! We are just renting it right now but it is great! IT is right in the area where we have wanted to live for sooooo long. It is fabulous and I can't wait to invite all of my friends over for a house party!!! I will post pictures later today or tomorrow. You see, we don't have a digital camera so I have to borrow Heather's. It's been kind of a crazy spring break but we are just so happy to be out of the apartment. I have a house!! Yipppeee!

Ode to My Lost Friends...

Shauna-even though we see each other like twice a year and live maybe 45 minutes away, you are still one of my bestest friends. It is great to have a friend that you can go sooo long without talking to and still everything is the same. I love you, your kids and our friendship. I will never forget the times you were there for me when I really needed you. Like the time I decided to put an animal cracker on David T's truck. (David, if you happen to read this...I had a HUGE crush on you my sophomore year. To everyone else reading this, yes I am weird.) Or the time that I was lost at the big house. Thanks for looking for me! I will also never forget "the" phone call our junior year that changed everything. I am glad you called me and I am glad that everything changed! You have such an amazing family! I love you Shauna!!!

Joni-I am so amazed at our friendship. You live one million miles from me and still I talk to you more than anyone else! Our friendship has evolved from just hanging out June, July and August. To talking almost every week long distance. I miss our trips to Target and the days that we just sat in the garage apartment and ate fruit roll ups. I think that someday we will live close again...as long as you can talk Beau into leaving Arkansas. I don't think we will come there. If it weren't for you, Joni, I am not sure that Ryan and I would be married right now. Thanks for being there when I was planning our wedding and keeping me from killing my sweet fiance. I am glad you don't look like an "L" anymore but those times sure were great! I miss seeing you, friend! I love you!!!

And to all of my other friends and family: I love you all and appreciate everyone of you for who you are. You have made me who I am today! To those of you I don't see or talk to much, I miss you and love you! To those of you that I do see, I love you too!

**If you feel as though you have been left out in some way, just voice your opinion in the comments section and your statements will be reviewed and commented on in a future blog. Thank you.

Whah, whah, whah...

I feel like I have been complaining a lot lately. Not about just one thing but about different things. I am in a bit of a slump and I want out!! That's why I am thankful for spring break. Isn't it amazing how spring break comes right when you are sure that you wouldn't be able to make it one more day! That's how I feel. I am pretty sure that my body is just shutting down.

My tennis team lost again last night. That makes our record 2-2. Not too bad. If you can be proud of a loss, I was last night. We played the same team in the fall and they kicked our butts 15-4. Yesterday we lost 11-8.

We are benchmarking again today. It is nice because until about 9:30 I get a break. They are testing, it's nice and quiet and I have actually gotten some work done.

I never even got the chance to blog about my fun weekend in Houston! I got to see all my girlfriends and just hang out. It was great! I also got to see Sam, the cutest little baby ever (except for Laine and Bowen...and Robin's baby...that I haven't seen yet. I have to be partial to family :) Tricia would understand.). I love my husband more than words but I miss living with the girls sometimes! I also miss being able to walk across the street to see Tricia! Or walk into the living room to see Audrey and Mere! So it was a good fix for some much needed girl time!

Megan, I am glad that you avoided going home to your cute kids so that you could get some extra time with the girls!

Tonight I have my Law class at UNT. We are getting our take home mid term. He said he was giving it to us tonight so that we could have time over spring break to work on it. Thanks alot...

Well, it looks like Ryan and I could be moving pretty soon. Once again, I will keep you posted as new information comes in!

Meredith....Where are you????

Here I am. My life has been one big giant ball of crazy lately. And most of it is because I made it that way! Most of you know my already hectic schedule, and the fact that we have a dog and I never should have taken two classes this semester while I am still coaching but add to all of that the fact that we got ROBBED last Tuesday and you have a pretty big pot of chaos.

Here is a list of things that I voluntarily put in my life that make it a little crazy:
1. The dog - I love her, I am not getting rid of her...but was it really the best choice for us right now???
2. Grad school - I really am glad that I am going back but somedays it's a lot of work
3. Coaching - I love tennis, I am not sure that I love coaching
4. Playing league tennis - It's fun but just one more thing to do on the weekends
5. Teaching 8th graders - They are fun...I think this one speaks for itself
6. Looking for a new place to live - actually the robbers made me do this one but I guess it still qualifies as voluntary because we could just stay in our crime infested home.

I am sure that this list is not complete but that is all I have for now. As for #7 Ryan and I are trying to be very smart about our decision to move into a new place. I think that we have decided to rent a house for a year so that we can have a little more money in the old savings account before we buy. There is one house that is a definite possibilty that I will post about later this week when I know more information. By the way, I will get to post quite a bite this week because we are benchmarking. ( I hope my administrators don't read this :)

Ryan and I also had the conversation about how God fits into our decision to rent or buy a house. It's not a situation where we can make a bad decision in God's eyes. I don't think that He is really worried about whether we rent or whether we buy. I think He just wants to be included in the decision. Most of the decisions I make on a day to day basis are not ones that require a lot of thought, so I just make them. I think that even if the decision is not one that would affect God or your walk with Him, He still just wants to be included. So I have been trying to do that with our renting situation. I think that when we do make the right choice we will know because we will have a peace about it that will come from our conversations with God.

Robin, Linda and Koby - If you read this, and I know you do :) Ryan and I wanted to apologize for not really getting to hang out much this weekend! We felt really bad because we were just all over the place...can you please forgive us???