Not long after my last post I made a decision to stop blogging. I decided I was sharing too much online and becoming too personal. But as I've looked over previous posts, I realize how much I enjoy having a record of life events and happenings. Little things that don't always stay in memories. Thus, I have decided to give blogging a try once more, but to keep things light, and less personal.
So, since fall 2011 what's new?
Tad and I moved from our condo to a beautiful house about a mile away. We have a big backyard for Valencia, lots of space for us and kids, fantastic neighbors, and I can still walk to work, though it takes me twice as long.
I'm working at the same school, and still love it. This year I am also at the middle school one day a week. I don't exactly love it, but I'm trying to enjoy having new experiences. I am a fully licensed, certified SLP and a permanent district employee. Like I said, very happy with my job.
My grandma passed away in early 2012, which was absolutely devastating for our family. We grieved together and have come to a new normal. My grandpa moved into a Christian retirement community and is happy as a clam there. My other grandma has recently moved from Nevada to a retirement home in Seattle near my aunt.
Tad and I have done quite a bit of traveling including a trip to visit his grandparents in St Louis, our 1st anniversary in New England, a couple trips of to the PNW to visit family and friends, and a trip to Colorado to visit friends. We are in the beginning stages of planning an international trip, either to Spain or Japan.
I was elected as CCLVI secretary in Louisville in 2012 and have enjoyed serving in that position for thae last couple years. I do not plan to run for re-election this summer.
Tad and I changed churches to one closer to home and joined a home group. We'It's been a blessing having friends in our local area.
And that pretty much sums it up. Life is going well, God has bestowed many blessings on us.
Showing posts with label jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jobs. Show all posts
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Monday, June 27, 2011
Employment, HUZZAH!
2 months, 8 applications, 7 interviews, and 2 rejections later, I have a job!!! I accepted an SLP position with Vista Unified School District and will be working at Olive Elementary School starting this August. I am very excited, and somewhat nervous, which is probably a good mix.
I'm currently still in the "new hire" process. I went in last Friday to fill out a mountain of paperwork (some of which still needs to be completed, like the W4, heh heh) and went yesterday to be drug tested (again) and fingerprinted (again). Now I wait for my transcripts to come and for them to call me back in to sign my contract, yippee!!!!!
Along with the new job, of course, comes finding a place in Vista. Tad and I toured 6 places Saturday, Mom and I looked at 3 places yesterday, and I'm scheduling appointments to look at condos on Sunday. Hopefully by the end of next week we will know where we are living.
God has blessed us so much with the timing and location of things. We have just over two weeks between the wedding and my start date, which means 1 week in between returning from the honeymoon and the start date. Perfect amount of time for moving and settling in. I'm nervous about finding the right place with the right timeframe, but know that God will continue to provide for us. :)
I'm currently still in the "new hire" process. I went in last Friday to fill out a mountain of paperwork (some of which still needs to be completed, like the W4, heh heh) and went yesterday to be drug tested (again) and fingerprinted (again). Now I wait for my transcripts to come and for them to call me back in to sign my contract, yippee!!!!!
Along with the new job, of course, comes finding a place in Vista. Tad and I toured 6 places Saturday, Mom and I looked at 3 places yesterday, and I'm scheduling appointments to look at condos on Sunday. Hopefully by the end of next week we will know where we are living.
God has blessed us so much with the timing and location of things. We have just over two weeks between the wedding and my start date, which means 1 week in between returning from the honeymoon and the start date. Perfect amount of time for moving and settling in. I'm nervous about finding the right place with the right timeframe, but know that God will continue to provide for us. :)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Job Applications and Wedding Plans
I always seem to be caught off guard by how busy a person can be, even when they technically have not. I am finishing out week 2 of summer vacation and have somehow been extraordinarily busy, even outside of the trip up to LA. Since graduation I have applied for 3 schol district positions and 3 private practice positions. None of the school districts are ready to review applications. I have an interview next Friday at one of the private practices. It is the position I am currently favoring because of its location and population. Prayers are always appreciated. I left a message for the other private practice today and submitted my resume to the third PP. I am very excited to see which door God opens for me, especially because once I know where I'll be working, Tad and I can look for an apartment.
Tad has also been busy on the job front. No new interviews, but he's had a few job leads. A man from PLC works at one of the locations Tad applied and said they respond well to inside recommendations. Tad just finished an aplicaiton for Office Depot and is working on several school positions that are available.
Now, about the fun part of life, wedding planning. It's been so refreshing to be able to spend a few hours at a time working on wedding details without feeling guilty. Mom and I met with the videographer and showed him around the church and reception site. I worked on my bridesmaid gifts, bought Tad's wedding gift, and have been helping with a few of the details for my shower this weekend. I thoroughly enjoy all of it and will be a tiny bit sad when there isn't anything more to plan, haha! :)
Tad has also been busy on the job front. No new interviews, but he's had a few job leads. A man from PLC works at one of the locations Tad applied and said they respond well to inside recommendations. Tad just finished an aplicaiton for Office Depot and is working on several school positions that are available.
Now, about the fun part of life, wedding planning. It's been so refreshing to be able to spend a few hours at a time working on wedding details without feeling guilty. Mom and I met with the videographer and showed him around the church and reception site. I worked on my bridesmaid gifts, bought Tad's wedding gift, and have been helping with a few of the details for my shower this weekend. I thoroughly enjoy all of it and will be a tiny bit sad when there isn't anything more to plan, haha! :)
Friday, April 29, 2011
Easter Weekend 2011
This year, since I didn't really get a spring break between SDSU's schedule and my internship schedule, I decided I would once again have an Easter break and spent a 5 day weekend at home in PQ.
Friday afternoon Tad drove Steve and myself up to PQ and we spent the afternoon hanging out. I was unable to attend the Maund Thursday sevice at Mission because of class, which was unfortunate because it sounded like an amazing service. Tad described it to me and walked me through the prayer and meditation points. They had done it in a stations kind of manner with a station for communion, foot washing by the pastors, and writing your sin/burdens on a paper and nailing them to the cross. Though I wish I had been at the actual service, Tad helped me gget int he right mind frame to be ready for Good Friday service.
My family hasn't been to a Good Friday service in at least 10 years. The first two or three we went to at PLC were comrpised of dramatic monologues and no real scripture readings. Thus they left us feeling very depressed and wondering where the scripture was. Tad felt very strongly that we should go to Good Friday, and since I wanted to stay in PQ for the weekend, I comprised to going to PLC. Since the two of us were going, my parents decided to come along, and we were all very happy to have gone.
There were no dramatic monologues. Instead it was alternating scripture readings and wroship songs, accompanied by the Easter choir. It was the right kind of somber that Good Friday is supposed to be.
I spent Saturday morning hanging out with Raelene. We got breakfast at Golden Bagel and ran into a friend from band in high school. We then ran a few errands, picking up an Easter basket for Nate and a portfolio for me to use at job interviews. I used the rest of Saturday to catch up on some homework and compile my portfolio.
Easter Sunday this year was disappointingly gloomy. It was mostly cloudy all day, and I don't think the temperature got above the mid 60s. But, Easter is Easter. My dad and Steve played in the brass ensemble for both the 8:00 and the 9:30 services, so Mom, Tad, and I drove separately and went to the 9:30. It was a nice service, though the sermon seemed very odd to us for Easter. As I put it, it would have been very uplifting for a memorial service, but was quite depressing for Easter.
Back home, my grandparents joine dus for Easter lunch, which we ate in the dining room with the furnace on since it was to cold outside for our usual picnic style. We played a couple rounds of Word on the Street and enjoyed watching a dog show on TV. After they headed home, Tad helped me with a bit more of my work, and then drove Steve back to State.
Monday morning I had my first CFY job interview. It was at a private practice in Rancho Bernardo, and I'm really hoping I get the position. I think I'd be a good fit for them and vice versa. I'm hoping to hear back next week, so we'll see. Prayers are appreciated.
Upon arriving home from my interview, I was delighted to see that the wedding favors had arrived. I'm very excited about them! When Mom got home from volunteering at Braille, we went up to Hallmark to pick up mor ethank you cards, and I worked on the notes from my bridal shower.
Tuesday was wedding planning details day. Mom and I went to Joann's and Michael's to find a few things for my veil and for tags for the favors. We got quite a bit done. Then Mom dropped me off at the condo, and thus ened my long weekend.
I'm down to less than 3 weeks left of the semester, and could not be more relieved. This next week will be tough with my last week of internship and running two IEPs, but I know God can lead me through it.
Friday afternoon Tad drove Steve and myself up to PQ and we spent the afternoon hanging out. I was unable to attend the Maund Thursday sevice at Mission because of class, which was unfortunate because it sounded like an amazing service. Tad described it to me and walked me through the prayer and meditation points. They had done it in a stations kind of manner with a station for communion, foot washing by the pastors, and writing your sin/burdens on a paper and nailing them to the cross. Though I wish I had been at the actual service, Tad helped me gget int he right mind frame to be ready for Good Friday service.
My family hasn't been to a Good Friday service in at least 10 years. The first two or three we went to at PLC were comrpised of dramatic monologues and no real scripture readings. Thus they left us feeling very depressed and wondering where the scripture was. Tad felt very strongly that we should go to Good Friday, and since I wanted to stay in PQ for the weekend, I comprised to going to PLC. Since the two of us were going, my parents decided to come along, and we were all very happy to have gone.
There were no dramatic monologues. Instead it was alternating scripture readings and wroship songs, accompanied by the Easter choir. It was the right kind of somber that Good Friday is supposed to be.
I spent Saturday morning hanging out with Raelene. We got breakfast at Golden Bagel and ran into a friend from band in high school. We then ran a few errands, picking up an Easter basket for Nate and a portfolio for me to use at job interviews. I used the rest of Saturday to catch up on some homework and compile my portfolio.
Easter Sunday this year was disappointingly gloomy. It was mostly cloudy all day, and I don't think the temperature got above the mid 60s. But, Easter is Easter. My dad and Steve played in the brass ensemble for both the 8:00 and the 9:30 services, so Mom, Tad, and I drove separately and went to the 9:30. It was a nice service, though the sermon seemed very odd to us for Easter. As I put it, it would have been very uplifting for a memorial service, but was quite depressing for Easter.
Back home, my grandparents joine dus for Easter lunch, which we ate in the dining room with the furnace on since it was to cold outside for our usual picnic style. We played a couple rounds of Word on the Street and enjoyed watching a dog show on TV. After they headed home, Tad helped me with a bit more of my work, and then drove Steve back to State.
Monday morning I had my first CFY job interview. It was at a private practice in Rancho Bernardo, and I'm really hoping I get the position. I think I'd be a good fit for them and vice versa. I'm hoping to hear back next week, so we'll see. Prayers are appreciated.
Upon arriving home from my interview, I was delighted to see that the wedding favors had arrived. I'm very excited about them! When Mom got home from volunteering at Braille, we went up to Hallmark to pick up mor ethank you cards, and I worked on the notes from my bridal shower.
Tuesday was wedding planning details day. Mom and I went to Joann's and Michael's to find a few things for my veil and for tags for the favors. We got quite a bit done. Then Mom dropped me off at the condo, and thus ened my long weekend.
I'm down to less than 3 weeks left of the semester, and could not be more relieved. This next week will be tough with my last week of internship and running two IEPs, but I know God can lead me through it.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
38 Days and Counting
There really hasn't been much going on in my life over the last month, but I like to write and blog and talk to myself, so I figured I'd post something.
SDSU's spring break came and went. I had less free time that week than a typical week since it was the last week of my internship before a month off. That being said, I am now enjoying the month off of the internship. To enjoy my month off I have been writing papers, doing projects, and working on CCLVI scholarship committee things.
Tad is still on the job search. Continued prayers are appreciated. He has had several interviews over the past few weeks and is still waiting to hear back on a tech related position at Sharp Memorial Hospital (the one where I had my internship last semester). We are preparing for a visit from his family this weekend. They are starting the drive down today and plan to arrive Thursday evening. They'll get to meet my family, and his mom and sister are coming to my Biola bridal shower which is this weekend.
The countdown in the title refers to graduation, now less than 6 weeks away. The countdown for after that is 102 days until the wedding, yay! I just have to get to graduation so I can enjoy the wedding countdown more. )
SDSU's spring break came and went. I had less free time that week than a typical week since it was the last week of my internship before a month off. That being said, I am now enjoying the month off of the internship. To enjoy my month off I have been writing papers, doing projects, and working on CCLVI scholarship committee things.
Tad is still on the job search. Continued prayers are appreciated. He has had several interviews over the past few weeks and is still waiting to hear back on a tech related position at Sharp Memorial Hospital (the one where I had my internship last semester). We are preparing for a visit from his family this weekend. They are starting the drive down today and plan to arrive Thursday evening. They'll get to meet my family, and his mom and sister are coming to my Biola bridal shower which is this weekend.
The countdown in the title refers to graduation, now less than 6 weeks away. The countdown for after that is 102 days until the wedding, yay! I just have to get to graduation so I can enjoy the wedding countdown more. )
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Life at Perkins
Things at Perkins have begun to look up. Since my midterm review, my supervisor has been giving me a lot more feedback and assistance, which is greatly appreciated. I'm also starting to be a lot more confident about my sessions, which only helps.
I no longer feel like I'd be miserable working in a school. I've begun to pay closer attention to job postings sent to us and am compiling a mental list of where I plan to apply. Thus far, I have 3 school districts, a private practice, and a pediatric position at a hospital. The fantastic thing about what's open right now, is that a lot of it is up in North County, exactly where I want to be.
58 days til graduation, and it cannot come soon enough!
As a P.S., Tad is on the job search and prayers would be appreciated. He has n interview tomorrow for a position at Sharp (where I was last semester) and is really hoping it goes through. :)
I no longer feel like I'd be miserable working in a school. I've begun to pay closer attention to job postings sent to us and am compiling a mental list of where I plan to apply. Thus far, I have 3 school districts, a private practice, and a pediatric position at a hospital. The fantastic thing about what's open right now, is that a lot of it is up in North County, exactly where I want to be.
58 days til graduation, and it cannot come soon enough!
As a P.S., Tad is on the job search and prayers would be appreciated. He has n interview tomorrow for a position at Sharp (where I was last semester) and is really hoping it goes through. :)
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