Merry Christmas!! Matthew and I made it home in very good time on Tuesday and it truly is a blessing to be able to be at home and celebrate the holidays with friends and family! I love seeing my parents every day! They're sitting across from me on the couch reading a book and doing a sudoku and drinking coffee. Because of all the horrible blizzard/snow that Minnesota got, Matthew and his family stayed in EC this yea for Christmas which turned out to be pretty wonderful since he was able to come over yesterday and play games with my family and I was able to see him on Christmas Eve. How wonderful!
The girls and I are having a hotel sleepover today since Emma got a free night so hopefully we'll be having a blast all night! Matthew and I are going to Minneapolis for a few days and coming back to celebrate New Years and the days after in EC. This trip is already going so fast! I'm just so glad we were able to make it home and that I was able to take off so much work at this busy time of the year!
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad!!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Homeward Bound
Tomorrow, we're off to the land of beer, brats, cheese and Cheeseheads(a land where no one cheers for the Steelers or says yinz)! We leave tomorrow morning around 5am! Wish us luck as we travel across the country in which will, hopefully, be a snow-free trip!
We'll be back to Pittsburgh in the New Year, lol:)
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and Happy New Year!!
We'll be back to Pittsburgh in the New Year, lol:)
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and Happy New Year!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Terrific Tuesday!
On Tuesday, I called the PA Dept of Ed to discuss when I'd be getting my teaching certificate (it's been about 4 months..the general wait time is three...) and turns out ETS/Praxis typed in my social security number wrong, by one number, so PDE couldn't accept the scores. Lame. I called ETS and they sent it out and it should get there in 7-10 days ( I hope). My reviewer also told me that my Linguistics course that I took at UMD does not qualify for the math requirement here because it was not given by the MATH department! I have to call UMD and UofM and figure it all out today. Hopefully that class counts, otherwise I'll be given a temporary teaching permit good for one calendar year (until I take the remaining math course). Seriously, as Matthew just said "I thought there was this great teacher licensing reciprocity, whereby if you were licensed in a great state, then you could easily get a license in another state." Needless to say it was a frustrating ride to work, wherein I worked an hour later than expected (until 10:30), went to Target and then finally went home.
Matthew had all the Christmas lights on and our song playing on his Mp3 player. My first thought was that it was "the" moment, though thankfully it was not (aka no proposal *phew*). He had flowers on the table, had bought apple cider and was making me a quesadilla with onions:) What a wonderful guy!
Pretty <3
Matthew had all the Christmas lights on and our song playing on his Mp3 player. My first thought was that it was "the" moment, though thankfully it was not (aka no proposal *phew*). He had flowers on the table, had bought apple cider and was making me a quesadilla with onions:) What a wonderful guy!
Pretty <3
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Countdown to Christmas break
T-minus 7 days! In one week, Matthew and I will be driving home to Wisconsin! Needless to say, I can not wait! It's going to be wonderful to see my family and friends and veg out for the week! The last post was waaaay late at night and I really need to go to bed instead of writing on this thing:)
The Holiday Party at Jessi's house this weekend went really well! Everyone got along, no one got too drunk and the White Elephant went off with only a few glitches (I need to establish some rules ahead of time or the stealing will go on forever)!!
Since I'm a list maker, I've started making lists of all of things that I need to do/buy/organize before we go home for Christmas. Man, do I like making lists. I'm working every day until we leave for Christmas, which is great because it'll make the days go by so much faster! I don't have hours at Kohl's on Thursday but I'm guessing that I'll pick up a sub job at Shaler. If not, I'll be doing laundry, cleaning and packing:)
Time to finally do something about the winter clothes lining my wall! It's sweater time!!
Merry Christmas, blog readers!
The Holiday Party at Jessi's house this weekend went really well! Everyone got along, no one got too drunk and the White Elephant went off with only a few glitches (I need to establish some rules ahead of time or the stealing will go on forever)!!
Since I'm a list maker, I've started making lists of all of things that I need to do/buy/organize before we go home for Christmas. Man, do I like making lists. I'm working every day until we leave for Christmas, which is great because it'll make the days go by so much faster! I don't have hours at Kohl's on Thursday but I'm guessing that I'll pick up a sub job at Shaler. If not, I'll be doing laundry, cleaning and packing:)
Time to finally do something about the winter clothes lining my wall! It's sweater time!!
Merry Christmas, blog readers!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
A little homesick
I remember the feeling of anxiety and excitement I had when it was time for that final year of Marching Band, that final Spat Camp. That year was the hardest for me to go back to Minneapolis. Having spent a semester in Ireland and an AMAZING summer in Eau Claire, coming back to Minneapolis was not as exciting as it usually is. I mean, I was super excited for band, to play, to march, to party, but part of me was very anxious to come back to my friends who I had barely seen since I left for Ireland. 9 months (almost) was a long time to be apart and I was genuinely very worried about fitting back into the swing of things. I remember calling Emily during Spat Camp and being close to tears because I was so homesick. I was not that homesick when I was a freshman at UMD or any other years in Minneapolis because there was always band. But that wasn't enough at the beginning of that Spat Camp. My friends had their own inside jokes, experiences, stories,and boys to talk about; I felt out of the loop.
I feel a similar sort of anxiety about going home to EC. Don't get me wrong, I'm SUPER excited to go home (seriously I'm telling anyone and everyone who will listen to me how excited I am) and see my family and my friends but part of me is really worried. Rachel and Emma have gotten really close since they're both in EC and they have their own group of friends, have a book club, and do their own thing. Alice and Nicole still come home often enough and Siri rarely has come home in the past so maybe it's not so different that she's in NYC. I know that it's irrational, but they've had and done fun, cool stuff that I've missed out on. I hope that everything is okay and that we'll be able to pick up right where we left off. I hope that because we've been friends for such a long time that it's not going to matter and deep down, I know that everything is going to be fine and we'll have an amazing time! I can't help but worry a little bit and feel a little awkward. Ah well, there's nothing I can do except have a great attitude. I can't wait to see Emily either! We have never had a problem picking up where we left off so I have no doubt that the same pattern will hold true over Christmas break:)
Jessi and I are cleaning/baking/preparing food tomorrow when she's done with work in anticipation for the party on Saturday. Next week I work a TON of hours so it's going to be nice to take it easy tomorrow and be busy on Saturday. It's almost 2am so I must get to bed!
I feel a similar sort of anxiety about going home to EC. Don't get me wrong, I'm SUPER excited to go home (seriously I'm telling anyone and everyone who will listen to me how excited I am) and see my family and my friends but part of me is really worried. Rachel and Emma have gotten really close since they're both in EC and they have their own group of friends, have a book club, and do their own thing. Alice and Nicole still come home often enough and Siri rarely has come home in the past so maybe it's not so different that she's in NYC. I know that it's irrational, but they've had and done fun, cool stuff that I've missed out on. I hope that everything is okay and that we'll be able to pick up right where we left off. I hope that because we've been friends for such a long time that it's not going to matter and deep down, I know that everything is going to be fine and we'll have an amazing time! I can't help but worry a little bit and feel a little awkward. Ah well, there's nothing I can do except have a great attitude. I can't wait to see Emily either! We have never had a problem picking up where we left off so I have no doubt that the same pattern will hold true over Christmas break:)
Jessi and I are cleaning/baking/preparing food tomorrow when she's done with work in anticipation for the party on Saturday. Next week I work a TON of hours so it's going to be nice to take it easy tomorrow and be busy on Saturday. It's almost 2am so I must get to bed!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Thanksgiving was a blast! I got to "see" my family via a video chat which was almost as good as seeing them in real life. I loved meeting the Lail family, they are very sweet and excellent card players:) Matthew and I went home and passed out in food comas from the delicious feast.
Working Black Friday ended up not being as crazy as I worried it would be. Since I don't shop that day I didn't really know what to expect. Thankfully, there were a lot of employees working so we were able to keep our departments clean, organized and stocked (something that doesn't happen on a typical busy Saturday). Overall, it just felt like a really busy Saturday and I'm glad I survived.
Jessi and I have been getting into the Christmas spirit. Well, I guess she has been ecstatic about Christmas for a long time and her enthusiasm is catching so I can't help but get excited as well. I put up Christmas light, put out holiday towels and candles and we put up (and decorated) our tree last week Thursday. The apartment looks lovely and festive, or as much as it can with the white walls. I'm making cookies today and can't wait to decorate and frost them! We (and by we, I mean Jessi and I are hosting at her house) are having a holiday party on Saturday! I'm hoping it will go off without any hitches (or awkward silences/situations).
We went skating on Friday and I'm so proud of Jessi! I'm glad she braved the ice and made it around the rink a quite a few times AND she didn't fall down (which I, ungracefully, did)! Matthew, myself and some of his CMU friends went to the Pittsburgh-Cincinnati game on Saturday which was a blast, though the Cinci fans were pretty rude, or at the very least class-less. We had dinner at his advisor's house, which to me, wasn't all that fun. We came late and left early and I felt like maybe we shouldn't have gone at all, just because I dunno..I felt uncomfortable and less than welcome, even though his advisor was very welcoming... I think next year I'll let Matthew go by himself:)
The most important thing happening right now is how close going home to Wisconsin is. Each day I get more and more excited to come home and see my family, especially my best girls in EC. I'm excited to be off from work for two weeks filled with days and nights of being with people that I love. Matthew and I are going to Minneapolis for a few days to see college people which should also be tons of fun:)
Our Christmas tree!
Working Black Friday ended up not being as crazy as I worried it would be. Since I don't shop that day I didn't really know what to expect. Thankfully, there were a lot of employees working so we were able to keep our departments clean, organized and stocked (something that doesn't happen on a typical busy Saturday). Overall, it just felt like a really busy Saturday and I'm glad I survived.
Jessi and I have been getting into the Christmas spirit. Well, I guess she has been ecstatic about Christmas for a long time and her enthusiasm is catching so I can't help but get excited as well. I put up Christmas light, put out holiday towels and candles and we put up (and decorated) our tree last week Thursday. The apartment looks lovely and festive, or as much as it can with the white walls. I'm making cookies today and can't wait to decorate and frost them! We (and by we, I mean Jessi and I are hosting at her house) are having a holiday party on Saturday! I'm hoping it will go off without any hitches (or awkward silences/situations).
We went skating on Friday and I'm so proud of Jessi! I'm glad she braved the ice and made it around the rink a quite a few times AND she didn't fall down (which I, ungracefully, did)! Matthew, myself and some of his CMU friends went to the Pittsburgh-Cincinnati game on Saturday which was a blast, though the Cinci fans were pretty rude, or at the very least class-less. We had dinner at his advisor's house, which to me, wasn't all that fun. We came late and left early and I felt like maybe we shouldn't have gone at all, just because I dunno..I felt uncomfortable and less than welcome, even though his advisor was very welcoming... I think next year I'll let Matthew go by himself:)
The most important thing happening right now is how close going home to Wisconsin is. Each day I get more and more excited to come home and see my family, especially my best girls in EC. I'm excited to be off from work for two weeks filled with days and nights of being with people that I love. Matthew and I are going to Minneapolis for a few days to see college people which should also be tons of fun:)
Our Christmas tree!
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