so, i decided that i outgrew livejournal. i have recently been feeling like i have reached a new phase of my life, and therefore necessitates gradating to a new and improved blog. with all the change, moving, wedding planning and life adventures i have embarked on/will embark on soon, i want to provide people with an outlet to stay updated without ( Read more... )

Well, I don't have a job anymore (which is a REALLY long story, involving me standing up for myself, the students, threatening a lawsuit, talking to almost every of the six principals that run the school, meeting with the head of Special Ed for the district, and than choosing to NOT support a VERY dumb decision (that has been LESS than successful) ( Read more... )

I am taking this friday off work so i can drive out to where chad is working and spend a 3 day weekend with him (i know he will be working and i will have to entertain myself alone, but it is worth it to be able to see him at night). i just went to walmart and bought ingredients to make him meals that i can bring with me. i am going to make a big ( Read more... )

I just drove back from Dallas, where Chad and I spent the ( Read more... )

Well its starting to look like another 'stay on your toes' kind of morning. (Also, I know I am behind on the times, but I have discovered the wonders of livejournal mobile, which gives me something to do with the two hours I spend in a tiny room with tevin watching him) he's been in rare form yesterday and today, although I am getting much better ( Read more... )

ack... i don't want to go to work. it takes a lot to freak me out, make me cry etc. but yesterday was horrible. the only girl in our class is about 300 and as sweet as a little girl. all day she asks the same handful of questions 'what's your husband's name? what's your cat's name? what's your names?' etc etc ( Read more... )

things i really want to post about ( Read more... )

i actually wrote this as an email to chad, but realized it would be nice to share, in the spirit of thanksgiving. love you all and am thankful for each one of you.

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'better to write for yourself and have no public, then write for the public and have no self'  -Cyril Connolly

ran across that today and this seemed like a good venue for that tidbit of insight 

 applying for grad school is ridiculous. i hate essay questions that are essentially all the same. 'why do you want to do this specialty?' 'what do you plan on doing with it?' "what are your qualifications to be in this program?' 'how are you going to handle life, work and relationships with this program?' plus some other fun ones thrown in for ( Read more... )