2010 is almost over, people!
I am very excited about this.
2010 wasn't/hasn't been a great year for us and so to see it amble off into the sunset will be a joy.
In the spring we had crazy, freaky snow that delayed classes and all that jazz. But it was a good semester-I ended up with 6 "A"s. Then it was tornadoes, then rain, then the seizure and flood combo. And it was right about that time that I fell into the rabbit hole.
The summer was OK. Constant Dr.'s visits, physical therapy, crazy work hours/schedule with the Census. The kids visit was fun as always and definitely livened up the apartment.
Autumn we had to make some hard decisions (decisions that I am having a harder time dealing with that I thought I would) and I started school again. It was going to be a challenging semester and I kinda gave myself an out. I dropped one of my hardest classes to make sure I passed my math class. So, instead of 7 classes I only had 6. Which resulted in 5 "A"s and 1 "C". The "C" was in my yoga class and was due to missing 2 classes. Yeah, you heard me, 2. I got bronchitis around midterm and had an on campus doctor note and everything but apparently in activity classes there are no "excused" absences. I thought about fighting it but decided to move on. I still made Dean's List and got a 3.85 for the semester. And the best part is I not only passed, but aced, the one and only math class I have to take. Yay for no more math!
Thus far winter has been really annoying. I enjoy the snow very much but since school is out I am locked in a smoky cage with a troll for very long days. The holidays were alright. I tried to make Thanksgiving special and don't think my effort was noticed. I really thought long and hard about gifts for people this year- partially because of money and partially because I really love tailoring gifts for people. Again, I don't think my efforts were really noticed. I honestly felt like when the troll opened her gifts that if it had been a six pack or a bong and she would have loved it more. And that saddens me.
Now, we are so close to the end of the year. I survived though I am not sure how long it will take me to heal.
I want to be better than I am, than I am expected to be, and be better in spite of the chaos around me. I think 2011 will be better and I think I am moving closer to my goals- just not as quickly as I'd like.
Tomorrow night I am making a special meal and for afterwards we've got hickory farms treats, chocolate covered strawberries, Arrington's 2010 Blackberry wine, Skyy lemon vodka, and Martini & Rossi's Asti and some cheapo poppers and noise makers. We are going to kiss 2010 goodbye in a blur of good food, alcohol, and dancing in the kitchen.
Starting January 3, 2011 I am going back on the part-time job hunt. I will still be a tutor on campus for the soccer team but am looking for something else to haul in some extra cash. My gift to myself for completing this goal will be a dog-baby. I am super excited about this prospect and think it would be great for me.
So, here's to 2011. More school, less doctor's visits, a dog-baby, and happiness- fingers crossed!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Amanda's Event Wish List
1. Attend the Nashville Symphony: Almost checked off the list! Got the tickets during the Thanksgiving sale. Going 2/17/2010.
2. Go see the Impressionism Exhibit at the Frist: I swear I will get to this exhibit. Thank God it is here through Jan 23.
3. See Taylor Swift in Louisville in July (with Dwayne and Kalli- as Kalli's birthday present): I am stalking the website like I did last time. No sale date yet. We loved Louisville and those tickets will be mine....and Kalli's...yeah, it's all for the girl, totally.
4. See Lady Gaga in concert: This should be listed on a big-freaking-chance-never-happen list. Tickets went fast and are being resold at majorly inflated prices. Prices that I can't justify. Maybe one day.
5. See Les Miserables in production: This could be happening after the in-laws gift us with Christmas money. SFAM taking me to the one-night-only event just fanned the flames. Surprisingly, Dwayne wants to go with me. That is a pleasant surprise and doubles the chances it will happen. Yay!
2. Go see the Impressionism Exhibit at the Frist: I swear I will get to this exhibit. Thank God it is here through Jan 23.
3. See Taylor Swift in Louisville in July (with Dwayne and Kalli- as Kalli's birthday present): I am stalking the website like I did last time. No sale date yet. We loved Louisville and those tickets will be mine....and Kalli's...yeah, it's all for the girl, totally.
4. See Lady Gaga in concert: This should be listed on a big-freaking-chance-never-happen list. Tickets went fast and are being resold at majorly inflated prices. Prices that I can't justify. Maybe one day.
5. See Les Miserables in production: This could be happening after the in-laws gift us with Christmas money. SFAM taking me to the one-night-only event just fanned the flames. Surprisingly, Dwayne wants to go with me. That is a pleasant surprise and doubles the chances it will happen. Yay!
When I grow up.....
Yah, its been a while.
Things have happened and more are happening now.
Rox is married now. Dwayne is another year older. He went to visit the kids in October. Halloween has come and gone.
And November, too. Black Friday shopping with Jamie. So cold, made two new random friends from Kentucky.
Oh yeah, um.... it's December now.
I am sitting at my on-campus job (I got that,like, in October, did I tell you?) and am being totally lazy. The girls (freshman on the women's soccer team) are busy doing their own thing and I trust them to be doing what they should be. Most of them (5 of the 7) are like me and take school pretty seriously. The other 2 on the other hand..... well, lets just say that no matter what they do at this point (end of the semester) they are just SOL.
The semester is winding down and I am so freaking excited to have a break. I have been so exhausted lately and Dwayne says he thinks I am a zombie because I have been sleeping so much lately. He says he has never known anyone to enjoy sleep as much as me. I think he is just being dumb.
I have been looking for a part time/seasonal job to just bring in some extra cash but with no success. Truthfully, I haven't really looked that hard because with my classes and tutoring my schedule is kinda limited.
This semester all I have left is.......
Yoga pose Test 12/7
Math Final 12/10
Art Final 12/15
Psychology Final 12/15
The only one I am really stressing is the math final as it is 20% of the grade and is comprehensive. Ugh. I hate comprehensive exams. I am stressing it because it is math, 20%, and because I am so close to an "A" in that class. And since I had just very low goals for myself going in (gimme a "C" and I'll love it) and have exceeded my expectations- I would HATE to get thisclose to an "A" and then not get it. Believe me I would bitch about it for the rest of my life.
But all in all the semester is going well and I am on target to make Dean's List again this semester. My pal Jamie asked me how I do it and Dwayne just happened to be in earshot and said, "She is a machine. All she does is study and yell at me."
I am over 50% done with the Christmas shopping that I plan on doing. Yay! At least, over 50% of the Christmas money is gone. Ooops.
Oh yeah, I made Thanksgiving dinner at my mother's house. I made a turkey, oyster cornbread dressing, yams, and gravy. The gravy was just nasty. I'm going jar next year. And since I did all that cooking from scratch for Thanksgiving I am not cooking a damn thing for Christmas. We might just go to Cracker Barrel.
2010 isn't over yet and my new 2011 calendar is already filling up with things. I have a major problem, OCD almost, with planning. So, I filled in all the birthdays,anniversaries, important dates for MTSU, doctor's appointments, holidays, etc in on my calendar and it was like eating a big bowl of joy. I loved it. Something is seriously wrong with me.
Tyler is graduating in 2011. Crazy to even think of it. We got online access to his senior pictures a couple of days ago. He is just a gorgeous boy! When we get them I will have to share them and see what you guys think but I really think he could be a model. (Do I sound like that crazy mom whose kid is just beyond ugly but they insist they are beautiful?) So, we are planning a monster trip to TX to see him graduate at the end of May just as my spring semester is winding down. Should be interesting and I hope it is fun.
My spring schedule is going to be pretty packed so it might be a good thing I don't have even a part-time job. (Other than my campus job, I mean.) I was asked back as a tutor for the spring so that is cool. I have 17 hours scheduled and since I am getting closer to graduating the classes, I've heard, will be more intensive. Plus, I am starting my foreign language.......... wtf am I doing to myself?
Spring 2011
Research Methods
Data Analysis
Data Analysis Lab
Abnormal Child Psychology
Criminology
Elementary Spanish I
Self Defense
I am on track to graduate Spring 2012. That is with me taking 2 courses the summer of 11- which I will do in order to not get stuck with an entire semester for 2 classes and to make my goal of graduating when I am 30. (I'll be 30 years,7 months,24 days old- thank you very much!)
It is still snowing outside. This is rambling and I am sleepy. Only one girl left to watch........
P.S. I know my title has nothing to do with anything I typed here... it just happened to be the title of the song Pandora was playing when I signed in. Sue me.
Things have happened and more are happening now.
Rox is married now. Dwayne is another year older. He went to visit the kids in October. Halloween has come and gone.
And November, too. Black Friday shopping with Jamie. So cold, made two new random friends from Kentucky.
Oh yeah, um.... it's December now.
I am sitting at my on-campus job (I got that,like, in October, did I tell you?) and am being totally lazy. The girls (freshman on the women's soccer team) are busy doing their own thing and I trust them to be doing what they should be. Most of them (5 of the 7) are like me and take school pretty seriously. The other 2 on the other hand..... well, lets just say that no matter what they do at this point (end of the semester) they are just SOL.
The semester is winding down and I am so freaking excited to have a break. I have been so exhausted lately and Dwayne says he thinks I am a zombie because I have been sleeping so much lately. He says he has never known anyone to enjoy sleep as much as me. I think he is just being dumb.
I have been looking for a part time/seasonal job to just bring in some extra cash but with no success. Truthfully, I haven't really looked that hard because with my classes and tutoring my schedule is kinda limited.
This semester all I have left is.......
Yoga pose Test 12/7
Math Final 12/10
Art Final 12/15
Psychology Final 12/15
The only one I am really stressing is the math final as it is 20% of the grade and is comprehensive. Ugh. I hate comprehensive exams. I am stressing it because it is math, 20%, and because I am so close to an "A" in that class. And since I had just very low goals for myself going in (gimme a "C" and I'll love it) and have exceeded my expectations- I would HATE to get thisclose to an "A" and then not get it. Believe me I would bitch about it for the rest of my life.
But all in all the semester is going well and I am on target to make Dean's List again this semester. My pal Jamie asked me how I do it and Dwayne just happened to be in earshot and said, "She is a machine. All she does is study and yell at me."
I am over 50% done with the Christmas shopping that I plan on doing. Yay! At least, over 50% of the Christmas money is gone. Ooops.
Oh yeah, I made Thanksgiving dinner at my mother's house. I made a turkey, oyster cornbread dressing, yams, and gravy. The gravy was just nasty. I'm going jar next year. And since I did all that cooking from scratch for Thanksgiving I am not cooking a damn thing for Christmas. We might just go to Cracker Barrel.
2010 isn't over yet and my new 2011 calendar is already filling up with things. I have a major problem, OCD almost, with planning. So, I filled in all the birthdays,anniversaries, important dates for MTSU, doctor's appointments, holidays, etc in on my calendar and it was like eating a big bowl of joy. I loved it. Something is seriously wrong with me.
Tyler is graduating in 2011. Crazy to even think of it. We got online access to his senior pictures a couple of days ago. He is just a gorgeous boy! When we get them I will have to share them and see what you guys think but I really think he could be a model. (Do I sound like that crazy mom whose kid is just beyond ugly but they insist they are beautiful?) So, we are planning a monster trip to TX to see him graduate at the end of May just as my spring semester is winding down. Should be interesting and I hope it is fun.
My spring schedule is going to be pretty packed so it might be a good thing I don't have even a part-time job. (Other than my campus job, I mean.) I was asked back as a tutor for the spring so that is cool. I have 17 hours scheduled and since I am getting closer to graduating the classes, I've heard, will be more intensive. Plus, I am starting my foreign language.......... wtf am I doing to myself?
Spring 2011
Research Methods
Data Analysis
Data Analysis Lab
Abnormal Child Psychology
Criminology
Elementary Spanish I
Self Defense
I am on track to graduate Spring 2012. That is with me taking 2 courses the summer of 11- which I will do in order to not get stuck with an entire semester for 2 classes and to make my goal of graduating when I am 30. (I'll be 30 years,7 months,24 days old- thank you very much!)
It is still snowing outside. This is rambling and I am sleepy. Only one girl left to watch........
P.S. I know my title has nothing to do with anything I typed here... it just happened to be the title of the song Pandora was playing when I signed in. Sue me.
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