Catch up!!

Ok so it's been almost 2 months since I have posted anything to this blog or my CTMH blog. Makes me sad that I haven't had time to do any of these or much of anything in the past couple months. Time sure has flown. Since I last posted I  have been cleared of having APS (antiphospholipid syndrome) and had my IVC filter taken out. I now have only 2 small scars on my neck and the daily medication left to remind me of what happened a mere 10 days before my 21st birthday.

Life is good now, student teaching is in full swing and actually as of yesterday (Monday April 2nd) I started handing back my classes to my cooperating teacher. Next Monday, April 9th, I will give back yet another class to him. It's shocking  that I have been here this long and am already handing back the classes. I love the kids as much as some days I want to scream but they are all amazing in their own ways. I have been applying for jobs as much as I can but have not gotten any calls back. It's disheartening but it is still quite early. I just hate waiting especially when I have not idea what I will do if I don't get a job.

Wedding plans are also in full swing and I can't wait for it to come and go. There is way too much stuff to figure out for a wedding and if I could go back I'd push hard for a simply small destination wedding. Even so, I love my family and I can't wait for them all to be there and meet my amazing man. I know every woman says this but I am truly blessed to have him.

Well that is all I have for now. I will try to keep everyone updated instead of 2 months later.

Busy Busy!

Well once again a month flew by and I'm not even sure where it went. January seemed to start off slow since I had no job and I just sat around waiting for school to start but before I knew it classes started and were over.

I am now student teaching at the Madison Middle School. I've only been here a few days but it's already becoming routine. I enjoy it but I haven't started any teaching yet so that may change once I'm trying to teach these rambunctious kids something. I have classes with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Two classes in computer applications and then one section of web design along with 2 sections of 12 week rotating classes for intro to Computer Applications.

Tomorrow is my day off as I will be heading to Sioux Falls to have my IVC filter removed. I'm quite nervous about getting it removed as I am unsure if they will take it from the groin or the neck area. I'm hoping for the neck area so I can go back to student teaching the next day. I am heading home in a few weeks to do a craft fair and also a workshop, hopefully that goes well.

Never would've seen it

Well things have been a bit different then I would've thought they'd be. I found out on Friday that my beloved uncle passed away early that morning. He was 66 years old and was diagnosed with lung cancer in October. I never would've thought that this day would come especially this early. He was such a fighter and a strong man I was sure he'd kick the cancer and be here another 20+ years but it seems God had different plans for him.

It was definitely a hard day for me on Friday. Aaron had to work late so I was home alone all day to think, it's hard to believe he's gone and it'll be even harder come my wedding day and he's not there to tease me. I guess we never know what God has in store for us. I just hope I am meant to have a long happy life with Aaron. Hopefully I will accept this and move on soon. I will never forget my Uncle Pete but I do need to live my life.

Happy New Year!

Hey everyone! Well 2012 is finally here and of course it couldn't come without a few hiccups.

So I found out Tuesday, December 20th that come January 1st I would no longer have a job. It was a blow I wasn't completely expecting but I also wasn't shocked either. The loss of the job does put a little strain on the wedding but nothing Aaron and I can't work out. Spending will be a little tighter until we can figure something out but it doesn't sound like I will have a job at all this semester due to student teaching. No one wants hire someone who can only work after 5:00 pm and only around 10 to 15 hours a week. So until we find out what student teaching will be like I will be unemployed for the first time in a long time.

Then of course Aaron has to come down with the stomach flu on Thursday. He wasn't feeling well at all on Thursday or Friday but was feeling back to normal Saturday so we could head down to Sioux City to bring in the New Year with our friends. The night was very uneventful and I probably could've fell asleep around 10:30 but Aaron said I needed to stay up to ring in the New Year.

It has been a very uneventful couple of weeks which is fine for me. After this summer I have really learned to enjoy the quiet, to me "No news is good news!"

The good thing about all of this is I now have more time to craft and clean before school starts again. I will keep you posted!