Summer Break Day #2

This beautiful flower cover is Clematis, Jackmani purple. I have two large covers in my backyard growing on my fence. It's gorgeous, but only around for a short period of time. I'm glad I took a picture of it this year. I didn't wake up quite as early today, but I was still up before I usually make it out of bed for school. It's amazing how refreshed I feel even waking up earlier than I normally do. I love teaching, but I'm thankful to get a break. I actually have to go back to school today to finish packing up my room. I tried to push it out of my mind, but it has to be done and then I can stop worrying about it. I'm such a worry-wart. I went fishing yesterday with my brother. We planned to go to Deer Creek, but his big motor wasn't running properly, so we had to go to Madison Lake instead. I didn't really care where we went. I enjoy being on the boat and attempting to catch my dinner. Didn't catch anything, but I enjoyed the weather and sights. See what I mean? Beautiful! I could live on the water and be a happy camper. Maybe someday...when I win the lottery or marry a rich man. LOL! Well, I better get off here and get ready to work in my classroom. Hopefully, I can finish before lunch. This weather is too nice to be imprisoned in a school building. ~Wendy

Early Riser

I woke up WAY too early on the first official day of summer break! I'm not exactly disappointed, but I would have liked to stay in bed past 6:30 am. I was able to get a couple loads of laundry done, bathroom bleached and the trash taken out. I'm planning to mow as soon as my neighbors look like they have emerged from slumber. Early afternoon I plan to go fishing with my bro and dad. It should be a blast! I can't wait! It's been a whole year since I've been fishing. I'd like to write about all the craziness that was the last couple weeks of school, but that will have to wait for another day. I need to get started on mowing, so I'll be ready to fish my little heart out. It still has not completely hit me yet that this is the beginning of my summer break. I'll lose the anxiety soon, I'm sure. At least I hope.

Just don't feel like sleeping tonight...

Be Jealous

Yep, I don't post. Get over it. I'm really going to try to post more though, I promise.

The main reason why I don't post anymore is because nothing excited has happened in my life for months...seriously, maybe years. Okay, that's stretching it. I'd be lying if I said I try to make the most out of each day and that I live life to the fullest. That's a bunch of hog wash. I live each day like the day before. I wake up...usually late, get to work...without a moment to spare, teach, go home and eat whatever I can consume in 10 minutes, leave for tutoring, get home at 7, do homework, work out, set alarm, set sleep timer on tv, go to sleep. Repeat. OH, except for Friday because I go directly from teaching to waitressing.

You are literally falling out of your seat because you can hardly contain yourself, am I right? Yeah, that's how I feel. I need a vacation. Heck, I'll even take going or doing something that isn't in my daily routine. Something to break the monotony. I'm going to go crazy.

Tonight I started a running program called Couch to 5K. I don't plan on running a 5K anytime soon, but I don't necessarily want to say I'd never run one. I'm not a runner, but I think this new program is going to help me. At the least, help strengthen my lungs which have been torn to shreds by my father's smoking. Anyway, I'm excited and it's something new, so I'm happy.

Tomorrow something is happening in my life that will change everything. You need only know that this will be a huge step for me and that it has taken a lot of courage to get to this point. I'm ready though and I'm excited for the future.

Well, I really need to get off of here. It's time to complete the evening routine. Brush teeth, wash face, take contacts out, get in bed, set alarm, turn on tv sleep timer and go to bed. Be jealous.

True Happiness

I don't have the words to write how I feel this holiday season. I feel blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life. I'm incredibly happy...

Lots of love,
Wendy

Put one foot in front of the other...

Great Christmas special on tonight!

Tonight was awesome! Shared the Pizza Hut Dinner Box with Kate/Michael. It was bountiful! Then got to spend some much needed time with my little Eric! He's definitely not so little anymore! He is completely off of his oxygen and is pushing 10 pounds. He's a little chunky monkey! :)I love him to death!

Played some CIV with Aaron tonight and it was fabulous.

I can't stop smiling...

~Wendy

How's it going?

Today is Your Day
By: Shania Twain

You got what it takes you can win,
Today is your day to begin.
Don't give up here, don't you quit.
The moment is now, this is it
Know that you can then you will
Get to the top of the hill
Part of the fun is the climb
You just gotta make up your mind

That today is your day
And nothing can stand in your way
Today is your day
Everything's goin' your way
Today (you can do it)
Today (c'mon c'mon)
Today (c'mon do it)
Today

When somebody throws sticks and stones
All they can break are your bones
And life's gonna kick you around
Then kick you again when you're down

But today is your day
And nothing can stand in your way
Today is your day
Everything's goin' your way
Today (c'mon do it now)
Today
Today
Today

mmmm life's gonna kick you, its gonna kick you around, its gonna kick you down

Brush yourself off no regrets
This is as good as it gets
Don't expect more or less
Just go out and give it your best (give it your best)

Today is your day
And nothing can stand in your way
Today is your day
Everything's goin' your way

Today
Today ( I said today is your day)
Today
Today
I said today
Today
Today is your day mmmmm

That song has been stuck in my head all day. I dropped my students off at music class this morning and the class before them were performing it. There are very few things on this Earth that are more touching than watching children sing about hope and encouragement. I was touched and as I left the music room I was rejuvenated. I know, I know...that sounds ridiculous, but it's true. Some days are harder than others and today was one of those hard days. I'm adding the song above to my favorite playlist and I plan to listen to it often. I recommend you check it out and while you're listening imagine a group of 3rd grade students singing it. :)

I've been enjoying life and keeping busy. I just finished my last class towards my Master's degree, so now all I have to complete is an internship and my thesis. I plan to finish up this summer. I feel like I've been in school forever; it's almost surreal that it will all be over in just a short couple months. Today I completed my final exam and received a 100%...well, technically a 96% because there were 2 short answer questions that have yet to be graded. I know that I got them right, so let's just say I got a 100%. Yay, for me!

I'm getting really good at Call of Duty: Black Ops and Gears of War 3. I've been playing both of those quite regularly with the boys. I've been known to get the most points the majority of the time. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I recently purchased "You Don't Know Jack!" on the Xbox and DDR. Both have been a blast to play and pretty entertaining. I recommend both! It's a good change up from killing non-human things. I really hope no one reads this because I'm a huge dork. I'm only writing this because I really have no record of what I've been doing for the past 6 months. I'm usually really good about writing in an offline journal, but I haven't even been doing that.

In other news, it's not even December and I have all of my Christmas shopping finished! Woohoo! I was able to snatch up some really great deals on Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving. I also did some online shopping and got some even more fantastic deals. I'm usually a procrastinator, but when it comes to buying gifts I don't mess around. Especially when it comes to saving money! I'm thankful that my mom taught me at an early age to bargain shop because it's really paying off now, quite literally.

I better get off here. My cd's have finished burning for church cantata practice tomorrow night and I need to do some laundry for school tomorrow. Oh, yeah...and Andreas and Nathan are here playing Gears of War 3 without me and Aaron. Lame.

Hopefully, I'll write more later this week or a least a couple times a month. It's unacceptable that I haven't written since July.

<3
Wendy