Beautiful

Cried during Glee tonight. It was a very touching episode. There was a part of the show where they sang the Christina Aguilera song "Beautiful" and they discussed being happy with who you are no matter what you look like. I was going to write a whole schpeal about feeling beautiful, but I'm not feeling it right now....instead, here are the lyrics to the song:

Beautiful

Spoken:
Don't look at me

Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, i saw debris
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the pain, I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends, you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
That's the way it is

You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down
Don't you bring me down today...

No matter what we do
(no matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(no matter what they say)
When the sun is shining through
Then the clouds won't stay


And everywhere we go
(everywhere we go)
The sun won't always shine
(sun won't always shine)
But tomorrow will find a way
All the other times

'cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down
Don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today

If you haven't watched Glee I highly recommend doing so...it's amazing!

I had a very productive day today. Mowed the grass, did the laundry, build a cat house, completed my homework, cleaned the house, and watched some news. Speaking of the news, apparently, there was a sub teacher who decided it would be a good idea to kiss her 5th grade male students and wear a bikini under her clothes. She showed her students her tan lines and bikini. Seriously, what's wrong with her? Makes me sick! She should be named a pedophile. Hopefully, justice will be served.

I better get to bed now. I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be a rough day.

<3 Wendy

Answered Prayers

I was hoping to do one of these everyday, but that definitely didn't happen. It seems like I only do these when I have something more important to do that I want to procrastinate on doing. I catch myself constantly thinking about things I want to write on here, but then when I get home to write it I'm always too tired. I'm going to write about something that happened yesterday when I was working at Todds. We had just unlocked the door and we were getting ready for the evening. A man came in. Tyler went up to the register to see what he wanted and I continued making salads. I assumed he wanted to place an order, so I didn't pay attention to the conversation between them. When I asked Tyler what the man had wanted he told me that he just asked if we had any day-old pizza that we could give away. He took a free car catalog on the way out and asked if we knew when we would be getting more in because the one he took was the last one. I thought about that all night and even today. It caused me to wonder and become concerned. I didn't know this man, but I wanted to know his story. Why was he asking for food? Why did he want to know when we were getting more free catalogs in? Did he have a place to live? When was the last time he had eaten? Sometimes it's easier to not think about people who are struggling in this world. He was only one man. What if he had a family? I try to do my best to help out others whenever I can, but I often feel powerless in this world that has so much hunger, hate, pain and destruction. I can only do so much and I hope that my prayers are answered. I did not know the man who came into Todds yesterday, but he is a child of God. I hope and pray that God will do his best to take care of him.

T.G.I.C.T.F ( Thank God It's Close To Friday )

Todds was so slow tonight! I only had 2 tables! I guess it's better than none, but it still sucked!

Ya know what? I'm too cold to be typing right now. I'm going to go to bed.

Peace out!

2 more days 'til Friday! YAY!

Buried Treasure

Went to the Ohio Conference for Classroom and Special Education Teachers yesterday. It was held at the Hilton @ Easton. Gorgeous hotel! Lemme tell you! Doubt I'll ever have the money to stay at one, so I'm happy I had the opportunity to see the inside. I also had a dermatologist appointment yesterday after the conference. No moles were removed! YAY! That means I'm still cancer free. :) I'm very thankful for that.

I've been a crazy cleaner today! I did two loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, and rearranged my bedroom. I really like it now. Let's just hope it stays clean! I actually found $20.00 under my bed when I moved it, so that was an added plus for cleaning.

I'm really excited about my case study project with my partner, Dan. He's really motivated, with I'm not normally. He's really helping me keep my mind focused and I'm glad he's my partner because of that. I'm someone who needs an extra push to do assignments before they are due and not the day they are due. I may be turning over a new leaf. Nah...I doubt I can change at this point.

I better get off here and go to bed. I'm thinking about going into school early tomorrow to get some much needed planning done. I work much better when I'm there.

Todd's after teaching tomorrow. Yay... Pray for BIG tips.

<3 ya'll

Procrastinators Anonymous

It has been brought to my attention that I don't update this often enough. I shouldn't have to tell you how busy I've been. My house is becoming increasingly cluttered and in turn my parent's house is looking more like a house and not a storage unit. Thank goodness I bought a house with a basement! I started spring quarter at Ashland and it looks like this semester is going to be a doozie. Lots of debates, case studies and papers. Even 2 exams....bleh. I only need to complete 5 more classes and I'll have my Intervention Specialist Mild/Moderate license. I'm probably going to finish up next year. I don't want to overwhelm myself too much. I have a little over 10 classes left and field experiences for my master's degree. Maybe I'll graduate next summer...who knows?!

This weekend has been a blur. I can't believe it's Sunday already. I guess the weekend goes by more quickly when you're enjoying yourself. I spent Friday waitressing at Todd's and made some really good tips! Friday evening was extremely enjoyable and I stayed in bed past noon on Saturday. How wonderful!? Who doesn't enjoy staying in bed on the weekends? But it didn't last, as I had to meet the family at Red Lobster for lunch/dinner. I had to most wonderful smoked salmon and shrimp linguini. I even treated myself to dessert. YUM! I really need to stop eating out so much. I have a kitchen now, so I need to start putting it to use! It would be more healthy too!

I haven't started my homework yet. BLEH....more than likely I decided to start writing this because I'm a serious procrastinator. I think they should offer classes on procrastination. Procrastinators Anonymous. I could be the president of the club, but it would never get started because I'd keep putting off the development. Yea, that's me. Oh, well...it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

I better get off here and do some laundry, or take out the trash.....or hang some pictures...haha, maybe do some lesson plans for tomorrow. I won't be in school because I'm going to a workshop at the Hilton at Easton. I think it's going to be very beneficial. I hope to bring home a lot of new resources that I can use in my classroom.

BYE!

I promise I won't make you wait 4 months for another post... ;)

House and such...

Things are really coming together over here! My brother and dad came over tonight to hang my new ceiling fan that Katie and Michael bought for me!! They also hung a couple living room pictures, blinds in my kitchen, and an outdoor light. I know I've been saying this a lot, but I'm so blessed to have such a great family. I love them so much!

I wish I had more time to unpack. This weekend is going to be nice. I'm going to catch up on some sleep and get some stuff unpacked. Hopefully, I'll get to organize some more and get some home work done too! I really need to start getting my plans ready for Friday. I'm not going to be at school because I'm driving to Tennessee with Sarah for Liz's wedding. I can't wait to see her! It's been almost 2 years!! I really hope that my bridesmaid dress is altered before then or I'm going to have some serious problems!

Ok, I'm done blabbing. I can't wait until tomorrow! Teaching, then working at Todd's. After Todd's I'm inviting everyone back to my house. It should be really fun! <3

House Episode 1

Tonight was great! My brother and I picked up the couch from Hilliard. It is in excellent condition and looks adorable in my house! My dad and brother brought a load over to my house in the truck and Tahoe and Kate came over to help start painting and she helped with the unloading. My Mamaw W and Aunt Dee came over to the house to check out the progress! They stayed to visit for a little bit and then Kate and I sat and planned for the evening. We ended up getting a lot taped and painted before Aaron and Nathan came over to help. I'm pretty sure Nathan made a bigger mess, but oh well...I'm glad he came to see the house. Aaron and I kicked butt on my bedroom and it's almost completely finished. I have to buy more paint tomorrow because we have yet to do corners and touch-up, but thankfully 2 coats worked out rather nicely. I'm excited about the finished product! it's going to look great!

Tomorrow evening I have to work at Todd's after teaching. It's going to a long day, but I'm still going over to my house after work with Katie to make some last improvements. Saturday between 4-7 I'm getting Time Warner Cable installed. I wasn't going to get cable because I rarely watch TV, but I was offered a great deal.

Well, I'm so tired! Gotta get up early tomorrow!