I PASSED

So yesterday I finally found out that I passed both sections of the GACE (which is the first step to teacher certification in Georgia). I'm very excited! Those 4 hours and waking up at 5am to drive to the exam and $250 paid off! I am SO thankful!

So I only slept for 3 hours and now I'm bored because I always over estimate how much time I need in the morning before an exam. I was in the library until around 1am and then when I got home my roommate kept talking to me, which is fine with me but I was getting really sleepy! Chloe (my dog) was extremely hyper because she had not been out to play at all yesterday. So getting her to bed was not an easy task. Usually if she stays in the bathroom while I take a shower she calms down so I took a shower and then we both went to bed for just a couple of hours.

Anyways, I'm off to the parents house right after classes! I'm very excited to go! Lots of pictures to be taken- who knows when the next time all 5 generations will be together, if ever?

Every time I see my sister in law I pray for a fresh start, so hopefully this time will be much better than the last few times. I am trying very hard to be optimistic although she has broken my optimism every other time I have seen her. I hope that mends can be made so I can see my brother and nephew more often. Right now every time I have gone I turn right around and leave (well it seems like it). This time there will be no escape (just like Christmas, which was a complete disaster and the worst ever holiday of my life). Be optimistic! Be optimistic! Be optimistic!

Ok, that's all for now...off to study more research methods for psychology (I think my brain is stuffed!)

New beginnings!

So this week ends the grab and go crap I have been eating! I decided to eat healthy this week and for the most part I have been doing well. I have decided that tweaking what I normally eat will be the best thing to do and work out! So today was the first day that I actually went to the gym and did a good work out. Also, I just finished a killer abs work out that I found on youtube! I loved it. It was only 10 minutes, but I think I need to do it every day about 3 times to get good looking abs!

Anyways, I am officially the newest Spanish teacher for Jones County High School! I'm absolutely thrilled. It took a lot of waiting....I have been interested in the position and in contact with them for exactly one month now. So anyways, I'm just really thrilled about this amazing opportunity. This Monday or Tuesday I'll be signing the contract, but at least I have been approved by everyone necessary.

I really need to get the roommate thing figured out, so hopefully I have found someone to room with that will be respectful of my space. I was considering putting up with the same roommate, but really I don't think I could handle that any longer. It's not like I spend a lot of time at home, but when I do I need it to smell and look nice.

Ok, on to more things! I am getting a new house, a new car, and a new job, that I hope comes with new friends! I cannot wait!

Why must weekends end?

This weekend has been a lot of fun! I'm not looking forward to my 8am French class tomorrow! I've finally gotten the cold I've been trying not to catch from friends for the last month or so. Guess it's my turn now!

I went and test drove a Saturn Vue, and I LOVED it! I called my dad and told him that's what I want. I also went and looked at a new place to live. It's a little bit of a sacrifice from what I'm used to, but it was okay. I would like something a little nicer and a little closer to work, so I'm going to look at a couple places tomorrow and make a decision this week. If I can't find anything close to being that cheap I will probably go with that I already looked at. It's a basement apartment, just not very nice. Cement walls and floors, so no nails in the walls this time. But hey, it has lots of storage space, and I definitely need that. It has a great yard for Chloe (puppy) to play in and all the necessities, just not really nice. It does have windows in every room, which is a great plus, espcially since it's a basement apartment, that was a big suprise. Let's not talk about the bathroom though. I just hope that one day when I get married and have my own house I get my dream bathroom, maybe that will make up for these extremely small bathrooms I've had through college.

Anyways, I didn't sign any papers this past week- it's going to be done Wednesday or Thursday. I'm going to go in for observations every Friday until I start in January and I'm going to try to go to the Spanish teacher weekly meetings on Thursdays as well.

Busy week ahead- gotta make a "to-do list"...

Papers and cars....

So, today is going to be a GREAT day! I'm officially going to sign papers today for a job! I'm very excited. I guess after I go and find out all the grand details, that will be posted on here. I could not feel more blessed. Now I have to make a decision about where I should live. I've been looking a few other places besides the complex Tyler lives in, but I can't seem to find what I want.

Moving on...
Mom and Dad are letting me pick out my own car now. They were going to give me the car they bought this summer for my graduation present, but they have decided to give that one to Whitney and let me pick my own. So I've figured out my price range and now I have to figure out if I want an SUV or a car. Well, that was dumb- I have to figure out which one would be best for me, because I already know what I want. Tyler and I will be carpooling most days so I'm not that concerned with gas. No matter which car I get I will most likely have to fill up once a week and he has to fill up once a week, so gas is not that much of an issue...except for on long trips...but I mean I haven't taken one of those in a while. So...here's the thinking....Saturn Vue or Chevy Equinox....or I know, very different from those 2- the Nissan Versa. Ther was something else too...I don't know, Tyler made a list on his computer. I'm also very excited about that. This weekend....car shopping it is!