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. )
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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. :)
Friday, March 18, 2011
Fun with Wedding Planning
I'm in the midst of a crazy semester, but on my weekends I manage to find time to enjoy wedding planning: both for myself and for my engaged friends.
The weekend after Valentine's Day, Becky and Krista drove down for a visit. The original purpose was for my mom to see how their bridesmaid dresses fit and take extra measurements, but it was wonderful to get to just have a visit with the two of them. They drove down together Saturday evening and arrived in time to enjoy pizza and a few hours of chatting, catching up, and discussing wedding related details. Sunday we went to church at PLC and got out just in time to head across the street for the North County Bridal Fair at the Doubletree.
The fair was a lot smaller than the one downtown. There weren't as many vendors to see, but it was still fun. We ended up getting a lot more free stuff at this one. One jeweler was giving out free pearl necklaces and a voucher for a free spa treatment. There was plenty of free cake and cookie samples, and I won a door prize. I got a really cute basket with a bunch of Parti Lite candles in it. Tad joined us for the last part of the fair, and then we came back to my parents' house for a few hours.
Tad and I had to leave early for Caravans, but we stopped by Just Chill yogurt shop on our way out.
Two weekends later I got to do some co-planning with Christine. She and her mom came out during her spring break to take care of a lot of their remaining wedding things. They stayed with my family for the week, and I came home for the weekend. We had chocolate chip cookies with icecream, showed off our rings, and chatted about wedding planning. Christine had brought some wedding magazines, which we looked through while watching My Fair Lady.
That Saturday was Christine's bridal shower, hosted by Elizabeth. My mom and I drove up together, stoping by the mall and old town Temecula to do some shopping. The shower was a lot of fun. It was great getting to see the girls again, and I just love bridal showers anyway :o)
Slowly but surely things are coming along, and I can't wait until I get some spare time to do more planning!
The weekend after Valentine's Day, Becky and Krista drove down for a visit. The original purpose was for my mom to see how their bridesmaid dresses fit and take extra measurements, but it was wonderful to get to just have a visit with the two of them. They drove down together Saturday evening and arrived in time to enjoy pizza and a few hours of chatting, catching up, and discussing wedding related details. Sunday we went to church at PLC and got out just in time to head across the street for the North County Bridal Fair at the Doubletree.
The fair was a lot smaller than the one downtown. There weren't as many vendors to see, but it was still fun. We ended up getting a lot more free stuff at this one. One jeweler was giving out free pearl necklaces and a voucher for a free spa treatment. There was plenty of free cake and cookie samples, and I won a door prize. I got a really cute basket with a bunch of Parti Lite candles in it. Tad joined us for the last part of the fair, and then we came back to my parents' house for a few hours.
Tad and I had to leave early for Caravans, but we stopped by Just Chill yogurt shop on our way out.
Two weekends later I got to do some co-planning with Christine. She and her mom came out during her spring break to take care of a lot of their remaining wedding things. They stayed with my family for the week, and I came home for the weekend. We had chocolate chip cookies with icecream, showed off our rings, and chatted about wedding planning. Christine had brought some wedding magazines, which we looked through while watching My Fair Lady.
That Saturday was Christine's bridal shower, hosted by Elizabeth. My mom and I drove up together, stoping by the mall and old town Temecula to do some shopping. The shower was a lot of fun. It was great getting to see the girls again, and I just love bridal showers anyway :o)
Slowly but surely things are coming along, and I can't wait until I get some spare time to do more planning!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Valentine's 2011
Our Valentine's Day plans this year were not quite as detailed as last year's surprise date, but we still had fun. This year, we spread our celebrations out over a couple weeks. Tad planned a surprise date for me again, but couldn't wait until the actual weekend to go out, so the weekend before our 4.5 year anniversary he took me to Black Angus. I teased that this was a mistake, as it s now my new favorite restaurant.
Valentine's weekend I took Tad on a surprise date. I took him out to Red Lobster, but I wanted it to be a surprise for as long as possible, so I wrote the directions as clues that I gave him along the way. This was my first time at Red Lobster, and I was quite pleasantly surprised. I got the cocnut shrimp, Tad got the salmon, and we shared a piece of key lime pie.
I, unfortunately, got sick with a cold on Sunday. I stayed home from caravans and my internship Monday and Tad took care of me. It was very sweet, just in a different way. On Valentine's Day (Monday) Tad made orange chicken for lunch and got a pizza for dinner. He surprised me with a chocolate pasta dessert and watching The Princess Diaries. Outside of being sick, it was a good weekend.
Valentine's weekend I took Tad on a surprise date. I took him out to Red Lobster, but I wanted it to be a surprise for as long as possible, so I wrote the directions as clues that I gave him along the way. This was my first time at Red Lobster, and I was quite pleasantly surprised. I got the cocnut shrimp, Tad got the salmon, and we shared a piece of key lime pie.
I, unfortunately, got sick with a cold on Sunday. I stayed home from caravans and my internship Monday and Tad took care of me. It was very sweet, just in a different way. On Valentine's Day (Monday) Tad made orange chicken for lunch and got a pizza for dinner. He surprised me with a chocolate pasta dessert and watching The Princess Diaries. Outside of being sick, it was a good weekend.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Career Minded
100 days from today, I will have graduated with my master's degree, yay!!!! But that brings up an interesting question.
What now?
The original plan (upon entering grad school, and even before) was to work in the school district I went through. I could live near my parents and be in a good school district. perfect! Then I had my internship last semester at Sharp, which I loved. I got a bit confused then, but working in that program is not an option, there are no open positions. I figured then that the plan must still be the same.
Now I have started my school internship, and I don't love it. In fact, I far from love it. I have a supervisor who has done minimal teachin, heck minimal supervising, and I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing with most of the groups I'm working with. Not only that, I love the artic kids, and the preschoolers, and that's it. I have become very frustrated and discouraged there. No one likes feeling like they're not good at something, especially if it's what they had been planning on doing as a career.
Now I'm left wondering where God's path for me is leading. I wish I could just say "well there you go, I'll work at CREP". I hate the waiting game. I'll jus thave to wait and see where I'm meant to go. And hope that the current placement gets better, cuz I'm there for another 8 weeks.
What now?
The original plan (upon entering grad school, and even before) was to work in the school district I went through. I could live near my parents and be in a good school district. perfect! Then I had my internship last semester at Sharp, which I loved. I got a bit confused then, but working in that program is not an option, there are no open positions. I figured then that the plan must still be the same.
Now I have started my school internship, and I don't love it. In fact, I far from love it. I have a supervisor who has done minimal teachin, heck minimal supervising, and I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing with most of the groups I'm working with. Not only that, I love the artic kids, and the preschoolers, and that's it. I have become very frustrated and discouraged there. No one likes feeling like they're not good at something, especially if it's what they had been planning on doing as a career.
Now I'm left wondering where God's path for me is leading. I wish I could just say "well there you go, I'll work at CREP". I hate the waiting game. I'll jus thave to wait and see where I'm meant to go. And hope that the current placement gets better, cuz I'm there for another 8 weeks.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Of Toasters and Blenders
Tad, Mom, and I have spent the first few weeks of the New Year hard at work with wedding plans. Tad and I have done two cake testings (quite delicious), we've exhausted the search for bridesmaid's dresses and decided to make our own, gone to florists and printers and stationery stores, and completed our registries.
Tad was a sweetheart and fille dout the paperwork and such for both our registries while I was still in Nevada. When I came home, we spent an afternoon and evening, running around Macy's and Bed Bath and Beyond with the scanner choosing things. It was quite a bit of fun, both getting to scan things, and planning our future home together.
I had my first dress fitting, which is a blast getting to spend so long in my dress. It felt very princess-y. We took our engagement photos, and have had a preview of them, but are still waiting to see all of them. And this Sunday, Mom and I are going to the SD bridal bazaar to get leads for the few things we have left.
Tad was a sweetheart and fille dout the paperwork and such for both our registries while I was still in Nevada. When I came home, we spent an afternoon and evening, running around Macy's and Bed Bath and Beyond with the scanner choosing things. It was quite a bit of fun, both getting to scan things, and planning our future home together.
I had my first dress fitting, which is a blast getting to spend so long in my dress. It felt very princess-y. We took our engagement photos, and have had a preview of them, but are still waiting to see all of them. And this Sunday, Mom and I are going to the SD bridal bazaar to get leads for the few things we have left.
To Grandmother's House We Go
Twas time this year to make the trip to the Hastings family Christmas at my grandma's house in Nevada. As per our usual, we had Christmas at home, let Mom enjoy her birthday (12/26), and then hit the road on 12/27. It was a slow ride thanks to tons and tons of traffic. I passed the time by trying out the knifty knitter my mom bought me for Christmas, napping, and listening to my MP3 player. We arrived in Boulder City just before dinner time, which allowed us to check into the Boulder Dam Hotel before meeting the rest of the clan for dinner.
12/27 is my AuntDiane's birthday, and she likes to go out for dinner on her birthday. So we ate right across the street at the Big Horn Cafe. Our nuclear family got to meet Diane's boyfriend Steve and Courtney's baby Michael. Dinner conversation centered heavily on wedding plans and preparations. It was fun to get to fill in the family and family friends who were there. For dinner, I enjoyed chicken parmesan and a tomato, lentil soup. Since we had two birthday celebrants, they gave us several baklava, two slices of cheesecake, and two slices of chocolate cake.
We spent a little time after dinner at Grandma's getting caught up with Diane and getting to know Steve. He was very sweet and brought each of us a scratcher as a gift. I think between the four of us we won $5 lol. Back at the hotel, we had an interesting "The Middle" esque incident before heading off to bed. Let's just say, it's a good thing we had two bathrooms.
The Boulder Dam Hotel provides a full breakfast now, which was fantastic. Tuesday morning I had juice and french toast with bacon. After a leisurely breakfast, we set out for the day. One of the family friends is an executor for people's estates, and wanted help moving some furniture. THus, fisst stop was at the estate. It was a little house built int he 50's. There was some very crazy wallpaper and an old dial phone.
The afternoon was spent at Grandma's, playing games and chatting, oh and playing with the baby! Mom made a roast for dinner and we enjoyed a round of The Game of Things over dessert. Our evening was made complete by stopping by a house with most Christmas decorations I've ever seen! They had lights EVERYWHERE!!! We took quite a few pictures and then retired to our hotel.
Wednesday for breakfast I had some very delicious blueberry pancakes. My aunts and cousin had left for home early that morning, so it was just us and Grandma for the day. The four of us drove out to see the new bridge over the Colorado River from Hoover Dam. We had pizza lunch in town and did a bit of shopping. Quite luckily, we happened across some very cheap bridal shower supplies and stocked up on plates/cups/napkins, balloons, invitations, and thank you cards.
We ate up the leftovers for dinner and played some more games. Though there weren't new ones on, we watched a couple episodes of teh Middle and Modern Family. Thursday morning we had breakfast, said our goodbyes to Grandma, and were on the road again. We stopped at a Krispee Kremes to fuel up and got a dozen donuts and tasty coffee drinks. The way home held much better traffic. The only excitement we had was seeing a jack-knifed semi, and seeing snow.
Boulder City doesn't have much excitement, but it's always nice to see family and celebrate the holidays together :)
12/27 is my AuntDiane's birthday, and she likes to go out for dinner on her birthday. So we ate right across the street at the Big Horn Cafe. Our nuclear family got to meet Diane's boyfriend Steve and Courtney's baby Michael. Dinner conversation centered heavily on wedding plans and preparations. It was fun to get to fill in the family and family friends who were there. For dinner, I enjoyed chicken parmesan and a tomato, lentil soup. Since we had two birthday celebrants, they gave us several baklava, two slices of cheesecake, and two slices of chocolate cake.
We spent a little time after dinner at Grandma's getting caught up with Diane and getting to know Steve. He was very sweet and brought each of us a scratcher as a gift. I think between the four of us we won $5 lol. Back at the hotel, we had an interesting "The Middle" esque incident before heading off to bed. Let's just say, it's a good thing we had two bathrooms.
The Boulder Dam Hotel provides a full breakfast now, which was fantastic. Tuesday morning I had juice and french toast with bacon. After a leisurely breakfast, we set out for the day. One of the family friends is an executor for people's estates, and wanted help moving some furniture. THus, fisst stop was at the estate. It was a little house built int he 50's. There was some very crazy wallpaper and an old dial phone.
The afternoon was spent at Grandma's, playing games and chatting, oh and playing with the baby! Mom made a roast for dinner and we enjoyed a round of The Game of Things over dessert. Our evening was made complete by stopping by a house with most Christmas decorations I've ever seen! They had lights EVERYWHERE!!! We took quite a few pictures and then retired to our hotel.
Wednesday for breakfast I had some very delicious blueberry pancakes. My aunts and cousin had left for home early that morning, so it was just us and Grandma for the day. The four of us drove out to see the new bridge over the Colorado River from Hoover Dam. We had pizza lunch in town and did a bit of shopping. Quite luckily, we happened across some very cheap bridal shower supplies and stocked up on plates/cups/napkins, balloons, invitations, and thank you cards.
We ate up the leftovers for dinner and played some more games. Though there weren't new ones on, we watched a couple episodes of teh Middle and Modern Family. Thursday morning we had breakfast, said our goodbyes to Grandma, and were on the road again. We stopped at a Krispee Kremes to fuel up and got a dozen donuts and tasty coffee drinks. The way home held much better traffic. The only excitement we had was seeing a jack-knifed semi, and seeing snow.
Boulder City doesn't have much excitement, but it's always nice to see family and celebrate the holidays together :)
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