New Year!

Wow 2010 went by so fast! A few highlights of the year were,

Katy getting married!

Me getting a full time job!

Tacy and I getting out of the $600 house!

oh... I guess I thought that there would be more but three is not to bad!

Who knows what could happen this year, anything really.

One thing that has happened is we have packed up our house and are suppose to move into our apartment on Monday. We went to the apartment yesterday because we were told it was pretty much ready for us to move in they just had to clean it. But the lady that was cleaning it discovered that the men working on the house didn't clean up anything they were working on so there was drywall (or something) on the carpet, the sink still dripped and they were suppose to fix it. and there was hunks of wood in our entryway and our backyard, and an air-conditioner on our living room floor lol. Hopefully it is all finished by Monday (crossing our fingers) we are ready to move for sure.

So far the disappointing things about this new apartment is that when we said we wanted the apartment we were told that because we were moving in they would replace the fridge, stove, and put in a washer and dryer. Well they wont replace the fridge and stove until spring( again crossing our fingers) because we looked in the stove and fridge yesterday and GROSS, but hopefully they will.... they better. Also when we went to the apartment yesterday there was not a washer and dryer but there was a place for them. So I hope when we go back on Monday the fridge and stove are clean, there is a washer and dryer, and the sink doesn't drip. UGH! I just ready for all of our stuff to be out of the other house and in this new apartment.

Quick Update

Lets see... Last week seemed so hectic! On Wednesday I had to take my paraprofessional test, so I can be certified to be an aide. I was so worried I was not going to pass, but I got 60 points higher then what I needed in order to pass. Then on Friday I HAD (and by had I mean, someone asked for my help and I said yes) to give a cooking demonstration. I was dreading it to say the least because I have a hard to believing in myself when it comes to cooking so I was for sure I would be an epic failure. But as usual I proved myself wrong. I was not horrible but I am glad it is over. Sophie helped me out a lot and that was really nice. I know that was not a lot to do in a week but MAN ALIVE when it was over I felt like I had a HUGE weight lifted off of me.

I now work all day at the school. I am a one on one aide for an ADORABLE boy in pre-school. Unfortunately I get worn out a lot more. I get home from school at 3:30 sometimes 4:00 because I get to talking with people. Then at 4:30 I tutor the janitor. He is taking online police training stuff and he needs help with all the reading and test taking. Then I get home at like 7:30 or 8:00 and I am beat! It is kind of ridiculous I am a 21 year old who goes to bed at 9:30 or 10:00 every night. No joke, the other night Tacy and I went to bed at like 9:00 and at 10:00 the phone rang, and we were both so out of it, and it was our dad calling to ask a question. He was wide awake. Crazy.

I just can't wait for my days to not seem so hectic, I get to school at 8, then I am with the little boy the whole rest of the day. I really do enjoy my job, he is so cute and is catching on quickly to our schedule at school. I can't wait for when the winter is over, I don't think I have ever said it, and I don't really want it to over but I will be happy when it is a little bit warmer then he can go outside and play. He LOVES the playground. Anyway, I love it, but i'm worn out. That is the gist of it.

Other then that nothing at all is happening, Tacy and I are finishing up Christmas decorating, and I am finishing up all my Christmas shopping, I have school drawings I have to buy for and I am not use to having more gifts to keep track of lol. Sophie leaves a few day after Christmas and I am kind of dreading it, but I am SOOO happy she is going. I just don't have a life and she was the only thing of a life I had lol, that sounds pathetic but really I just hang out with family, so if I want to get away from family I can't but I shall live.

Okay I am done now, I am not sure it makes any sense or if anything is spelled correctly. But bare with me, my head hurts and I feel funny. Hopefully I am not getting sick, I would not be surprised though, I had like 5 kids cough in my face while I was zipping there coats. Okay I'm out.

School

I have been subbing at the Grade School since I got back from Utah last year. Just recently I applied for a half time aid position at the school. The interview was yesterday after school. I was more nervous then I thought and so my answers sounded dumb, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't of gotten the job.

ALSO Sophie got her mission call yesterday!!!!! That was sooooo exciting. You all probably know already but she is going to ALASKA!! CRAZY! She leaves for December 29th. I'm so excited for her!

Anyway.... I finished the interview and I was told that I would get a call today with either a yes or a no. SO!! Today at 8:30 my phone rang and I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!! I was really happy! I start on Monday, I am really happy yet nervous at the same time. I shouldn't be nervous because I work there almost every other day subbing, oh well.

Another Confession

Every time I see an abandoned building I think it was abandoned for a reason, like something tragic happened in it. It really creeps me out...

Who knows...

Sometimes I fell like opossums are misunderstood creatures.

Chicago!

Sophie and I got back from Chicago Wednesday night. We had a freakin blast!

We got on the train early Monday morning and arrived in Chicago around 10:30, we checked into our hotel and then started our adventure. The field museum and the Shedd Aquarium was not far from our hotel so we walked over there. The field museum was fun, we spent most of our day there because it was so big! The Aquarium was alright, we didn't pay to get into the extra stuff like the penguins and the dolphins but the fish were cool to see. After that we walked back to the hotel and kind of relaxed for a little bit. We went to Ginos for dinner that night. It was good, however it did have a lot of sauce on it and I am not a huge fan of sauce, but other than that it was really good. We then came back to the hotel and went swimming and then went to bed.

The next day we were going to walk around by the hotel to see what there was around us but then we just kept walking and kept walking until we happened up the Magnificent Mile. I was a little disappointed because it was mainly clothing stores, and I don't fit into any of those clothes. But I did get some earrings, a necklace and some hair clips from some stores. We also went to the Hershey store and got some chocolate! We found this restaurant called The Feast and we ate there for lunch, we started with a bbq chicken pizza appetizer and it was DELICIOUS! I love bbq chicken pizza! After that we went to Water Tower Place Mall and again that was mainly clothing stores, but Sophie got some cute clothes so that is always good. After that we walked back to the hotel relaxed for a little bit then went to Honky Tonk BBQ, we saw it on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives and it looked really good. They have this vinegar bbq sauce stuff that is AMAZING! We got a pulled pork sandwich and cut it in half then we also got a brisket sandwich and cut it in half. We both liked the pork better. But now we know we don't really like brisket lol. We finished up there and went back to the hotel, it was a little scary leaving the restaurant because it was getting a little dark and it was not in the best part of town so we had to hurry and call a cab so it didn't get to dark lol.

The last and final day I thought was the best probably. We took a taxi to Navy Pier and shopped around. It was cloudy so it was not terribly hot so it was really nice to be outside. We decided to go get my mom something from the ghirardelli store at Water Tower Place so we left there and got some chocolate for my mom then we walked down to a restaurant called Chipotle, it was SO good! We got a cab back to the hotel to pick up our luggage and then headed to the train station to head home.

We took some pictures, they are in no special order but I said there would be pictures so there are pictures.

Adventure!

There has been nothing going on lately to blog about. Summer is coming to an end. I am not working as much at the moment so it is kind of really nice but hopefully I will sub at the grade school and Jr. High some more this year because I liked it a lot.

In other news...

Sophie and I are going on an ADVENTURE! We are going to Chicago at the end of the month for three whole days! We are SO EXCITED! We are taking the train and it is about a 3 1/2 hour ride. Sophie wants to bring Harry Potter themed snacks, like the ones they had on the trolley in the movie. We will bring licorice for licorice wands, jelly bellies for Berty Bots Every Flavor Beans, chocolate dipped gummy frogs for the chocolate frogs and maybe pumpkin muffins for pumpkin pasties. We got a pretty good deal for a hotel pretty close to everything we want to see, and the hotel has a roof top pool! Cool huh!?

I will post pictures after the trip!