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Monday, January 2, 2012
Best of times/Worst of times
2012.
The year I get married.
The year I become jobless- 3 weeks to be exact. Hopefully this is temporary.
The year I started my student loan payments (I just made my first payment today, as a matter of fact. My bank account is frowning at me, currently).
2011.
The year I graduated from college.
The year I started my first teaching job.
The year I got engaged!
The year I said goodbye to a couple of very special people.
A YEAR I will never forget.
If you notice a twinge of bleakness in this post, it is because I am cranky about having to go back to school tomorrow. Yes, I am complaining about going back to work after having ten straight days off. I am a big fat wimp.
Since I have been VERY MIA in blog-posting over my break, I will leave you with my New Years Resolution for 2012. I have three in particular.
1. Spend less, save more.
2. Marry the love of my life on June 22nd (I don't see any problem with follow through on this one).
3. Worry less, enjoy each day. Life is too short to waste it on worrying.
That third one has become very precious for me to stick to as one week ago today, Dusty and I said goodbye to his sweet aunt Corinna, after a horribly awful 7 week battle with leukemia. We had a bizarre, eventful break. A very hard Christmas. But we have learned a lot. Life is hard.
But life is good too. And if I have learned anything in the last 7 days, it is to enjoy each day for all that it has to offer, love your family and friends, and trust in the Lord at all times. Because HE is good.
I have read a lot of blog posts about the new year and all that 2012 has to offer for many- new jobs, new homes, new marriages, new babies, new ideas... it excites me and encourages me! I truly hope that 2012 is as great to all of you as I intend for it to be for me. Thanks for sharing your New Years hopes and dreams through the blog world!
Over and out- someone's gotta work in the morning.
The year I get married.
The year I become jobless- 3 weeks to be exact. Hopefully this is temporary.
The year I started my student loan payments (I just made my first payment today, as a matter of fact. My bank account is frowning at me, currently).
2011.
The year I graduated from college.
The year I started my first teaching job.
The year I got engaged!
The year I said goodbye to a couple of very special people.
A YEAR I will never forget.
If you notice a twinge of bleakness in this post, it is because I am cranky about having to go back to school tomorrow. Yes, I am complaining about going back to work after having ten straight days off. I am a big fat wimp.
Since I have been VERY MIA in blog-posting over my break, I will leave you with my New Years Resolution for 2012. I have three in particular.
1. Spend less, save more.
2. Marry the love of my life on June 22nd (I don't see any problem with follow through on this one).
3. Worry less, enjoy each day. Life is too short to waste it on worrying.
That third one has become very precious for me to stick to as one week ago today, Dusty and I said goodbye to his sweet aunt Corinna, after a horribly awful 7 week battle with leukemia. We had a bizarre, eventful break. A very hard Christmas. But we have learned a lot. Life is hard.
But life is good too. And if I have learned anything in the last 7 days, it is to enjoy each day for all that it has to offer, love your family and friends, and trust in the Lord at all times. Because HE is good.
I have read a lot of blog posts about the new year and all that 2012 has to offer for many- new jobs, new homes, new marriages, new babies, new ideas... it excites me and encourages me! I truly hope that 2012 is as great to all of you as I intend for it to be for me. Thanks for sharing your New Years hopes and dreams through the blog world!
Over and out- someone's gotta work in the morning.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Why I love December
December 17th: Celebrated the wonderfully beautiful wedding day of my future sister-in-law, Callie
Same day: Watched my fiance proudly walk his sister down the aisle, giving away the bride, while tears in turn streamed down my face
December 20th (tonight): spent the night in our living room next to the Christmas tree, listening to Sufjan Stevens' Christmas album while my mom and I both address our Christmas cards. Dusty and I are sending out Save the Dates this year for Christmas. Our amazing photographer, Britt, captured our engagement session a couple of weeks ago and you can check them out on Facebook, here.
December 19th (last night): had an unplanned night with Dust to PARROT VIDEO in White Bear Lake, your one-stop shop for tanning, consignment, and video rentals. Being that Dusty and I are huge movie people, the sudden disappearance of the neighborhood Blockbuster has gotten us down. We found this old hidden gem on a drive recently, stopped in (it's kind of ghetto, not gonna lie) and rented PIRAHNA (1978!) as well as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (I didn't watch it). What an amazing thing to be able to rent videos again! (I think the tanning is what keeps the place running)
December 16th: A student of mine (rather shy) waited until the end of her class period to find me and give me an envelope with a card inside. It was simple, but thanked me for being her American Government teacher. It made my entire day.
Last night, again: Woke up at 2 a.m. to a lonely beast (my dog) who decided to sleep in my room for the rest of the night. Right at my feet.
I have had a pretty good December, so far. I can't wait for the rest of this week. Merry Christmas!
If you are interested in seeing what our Christmas cards look like, check out my last post! I changed them slightly by getting rid of the wreath, but you get the general idea.
December 19th (last night): had an unplanned night with Dust to PARROT VIDEO in White Bear Lake, your one-stop shop for tanning, consignment, and video rentals. Being that Dusty and I are huge movie people, the sudden disappearance of the neighborhood Blockbuster has gotten us down. We found this old hidden gem on a drive recently, stopped in (it's kind of ghetto, not gonna lie) and rented PIRAHNA (1978!) as well as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (I didn't watch it). What an amazing thing to be able to rent videos again! (I think the tanning is what keeps the place running)
December 16th: A student of mine (rather shy) waited until the end of her class period to find me and give me an envelope with a card inside. It was simple, but thanked me for being her American Government teacher. It made my entire day.
Last night, again: Woke up at 2 a.m. to a lonely beast (my dog) who decided to sleep in my room for the rest of the night. Right at my feet.
I have had a pretty good December, so far. I can't wait for the rest of this week. Merry Christmas!
If you are interested in seeing what our Christmas cards look like, check out my last post! I changed them slightly by getting rid of the wreath, but you get the general idea.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
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