Warning: Vent.. Room mates!!!

Now, don't get me wrong, I love my room mates and I consider them probably some of my closest friends here except Travis. Travis and I are probably the closest. But I am getting sick and tired of:

1. doing the dishes.
2. taking out the trash
3. cleaning the bathroom
4. hording the toilet paper.. yes Brian.. we are having that problem to.. cept with ours no one goes out to buy anything!
   
5. cleaning any room
6. the constant temperature fluctuation.. its 55 out.. there is no need for the HEAT to be on 74! 71 is a decent temperature.. you can always put on more clothes.. there are only so much you can take off!!
7. the constant taking of places without so much as a thank you!

Oh the joys of room mates.. I just can't wait til I have my own place. I can buy everything I need and don't have to worry about others. I am taking 19 hours. Not to mention of those 19 hours 13 of them are writing intensives. This means these four classes have 10 page papers with them. That is a lot of writing!! Not to mention I am also working CPR at the high schools, and trying to find an internship place for the fall! I have a life, and last time I checked I'm not a maid or your mother! AGHHH!

For everyone.. I'm sorry. Had to vent.. and this is the only safe place.

Our Weekend

While I'm sitting here working on my take-home exam for Human Nutrition and Metabolism and Kenneth is sitting in my chair watching House. I am feeling like I need to write something.

These past few days have been great. I have spent 5 days with my boyfriend. The longest time we have probably spent together while dating. I was half expecting me to go crazy with him here, but that wasn't the case. He has this great way of calming me down. Making certain that I am able to focus. Its been fun. On Wednesday, we went grocery shopping and to the Well then came back here and worked on homework til 1230ish. On Thursday, I had classes, which were all pretty much a joke. Al Gore came on Thursday night, so most of my classes I spent probably a grand total of 20 minutes in them before class got dismissed or I started tuning them out. Friday was spent at Boone teaching CPR and I realized that I am going to be getting out of there really early. This meant that I could come back here and get Kenneth and go to Kingsport to SuperTarget. The real reason to go here was to get his roommates wedding gift since they are having the ceremony this weekend. They had gotten married officially before he went off to Iraq. Saturday was a day of homework and hanging out with Travis and Kasey. I made Pecan Chicken Salad and this awesome Triple Chocolate Cake. Think Chili's Molten Lava Cake and think of this.

This weekend was exactly what we have needed. I was able to escape, but also to keep in mind that school work had to get done. I love him being near me. I love cooking for two people instead of myself. I love that he can calm me down. I love that we don't have to say anything, but know exactly what the other is thinking. I love that I can count on him, and he won't disappoint me, like so many of the others have. Him being close to me and it really makes me long for a year from now, when we aren't separated by these many miles, and all that is separated from us is a pillow.

He starts at Verizon a week from tomorrow. I can't believe this day is almost here. Its a day that starts the rest of our lives. He can start working and I will finally be able to get everything I have wanted and more. And of course that means our engagement. I can finally start shouting it from the rooftops :) School for me has just a little bit longer.. well way too long if you ask me. But it does look like I will be able to graduate in December. I have managed to get all the forms. So it should be December 19. I will take a few weeks off, then start at Kroger and hopefully find a part time job for the next few months. I think we have decided that I'm going to go back to nursing school, and will stay in the boro after we get married so I can go to nursing school. So I will be looking for those forms and letting y'all know about details on that! After that, we are moving to where ever he gets into law school.

I can't believe I register for my final semester of classes next Monday. I can't believe that I have my RA interview next Monday. I can't believe that come Wednesday it is April!! Where is this year going?!? Not like I'm complaining. I love that it is just one step closer to me being done with my BS degree. Me leaving JC. Me living on my own. And me getting married :) Peace out peeps!

9 months...

This is now officially my longest relationship. Granted Graham and I dated like 5 years, but this is officially dating. And the best part about this one though is that I know this one is forever. And that means the world to me and makes me smile every time I think about it :)

This week is insane in school. But I am actually getting ahead in my school work. So that is a plus. I am trying to get everything done because Kenneth is coming up tomorrow after my night class and is staying through Monday.. or maybe Tuesday. I love this whole thing about him being unemployed. But I know that come the Monday after Chris and Brynn's Wedding everything is going to change :(.

Al Gore is coming to campus. Public Health is putting it on. Therefore, I am trying to help out with it as much as possible. We are handing out tickets for free, and we started that last Thursday. They were gone in 45 minutes. For the next day and half, we managed to get close to 500 names on the waiting list and it literally took on a life of its own. The students protested, and we are now holding it in the Mini Dome. I'm glad I get to go and hear it, and I'm really glad that I get to help out with it.

Anyway, I've still got the last bits of my lab report and some questions for tomorrow. I also want to get my journal article done for Thursday. So that when Kenneth gets here tomorrow, we can just go to the grocery store, and then to The Well, and then finally some sleep! That's the best part: the cuddling at night. You don't know how much you will love it till it happens, and you don't realize how much an animal doesn't help.

5, 10, 15 years...

15 YEARS AGO ---- 1994
1) How old were you? 7
2) Who were you dating? no one.. never dated anyone till I was 17
3) Where did you work? work.. I was 7!
4) Where did you live? In Indiana
5) Where did you hang out? our house
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? nope
7) Who were your best friends? no one really. this was the year of my heart surgery.. and everyone left..
8) How many tattoos did you have? none
9) How many piercings did you have? none
10) What kind of car did you drive? probably the lawnmower with my dad
11) Had you been to a real party? birthday parties
12) Had you had your heart broken? nope
13)Were you Single/taken/Married/Divorced? single
14) Any Kids? nope

10 YEARS AGO ---- 1999
1) How old were you? 12
2) Who were you dating? no one
3) Where did you work? no where
4) Where did you live? Murfreesboro
5) Where did you hang out? I was a good student and studied.. this is when I discovered my love for reading.. We played a lot of games with our neighbors during this time.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? actually yes.. they discovered my eyes were bad.
7) Who were your best friends? miranda, micheal, I don't remember
8) How many tattoos did you have? zero
9) How many piercings did you have? two
10) What kind of car did you drive? now I was able to drive the lawn mower by myself :)
11) Had you been to a real party? nope
12) Had you had your heart broken? nope
13) Were you Single/taken/Married/Divorced? single
14) Any Kids? nope

5 years ago ---- 2004
1) How old were you? 17
2) Who were you dating? Graham
3) Where did you work? just babysitting
4) Where did you live? Murfreesboro
5) Where did you hang out? grahams house, high school parking lot, belle air
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? not now.. gave up
7) Who were your best friends? Graham, AmyP, Garrett, Anna
8) How many tattoos did you have? zero
9) How many piercings did you have? just my ears
10) What kind of car did you drive? 1999 green saturn
11) Had your heart broken? this was the year I discovered it :(
12) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? taken.. then a nasty divorce..
13) Any Kids? nope.. just the kids I babysit for

Today ---- 2009
1) Age? 22
2) Where do you work? Kroger, teaching CPR, full time student, babysitting, nursery worker.. i think that covers it
3) Where do you live? Johnson City, TN and Murfreesboro, TN
5) Who are your closest friends? Kenneth, Becky, Christi, Anna, Christina
6) Do you talk to your old friends? sometimes
7) How many piercings do you have? still just two
8) How many tattoos? want one now
9) What kind of car do you have? 2003 Saturn :)
10) Has your heart been broken? a few times.. but thats okay
11) How many kids? I'll let you know next month
12) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce? somewhere in the middle you'll find me

I am feeling much better..

since that last post. School just managed to freak me out. But that is just like me, so its all good :) I have managed to finish most things related to it, and get a little ahead of most things! Amen to that.

My main purpose of writing was to say.. ITS SPRING TIME!! Tomorrow is the first day of spring, and that means free Rita's ICE!! WHOOT!! :) I love that place. I can start putting away my sweaters, but still remind myself that I need a few here for the random snow storm that happens in April. Break out the skirts and the tank tops and the Chacos! It also means lots of weddings.. including ours.. maybe! :) Just checking to see if anyone was paying attention..

Mkay, now that I have made everyone start choking I'm going to go and work on my website about eating disorders! Oh, one last thing! I found another place to do my internship! Its at the children's hospital down the road. So I'm checking into that place also, along with the health department. I love my major, and sometime, when Kenneth is near finishing law school, I will go back and get my RN degree. But for now, I just want to sleep for 2 months after graduation.

SERIOUSLY?!?!

I am about to loose my mind, so I'm deciding to blog.

Just this week.. I have due or have done this: signed up for housing, taken my senior exit exam, test tomorrow, lab report due tomorrow, The Well, a PowerPoint quiz worth double on Thursday, and my E-Resume, a quiz over Chap 8 worth double points, a meeting in the lounge about Gore coming next Thursday, CPR teaching on Friday, advisement meeting so I can get my overload form approved, and selling tickets for the Gore lecture. Oh and I'm also working on my resume and cover letter so I can get that sent in the mail so I can get an interview for my internship because that is closing in on me!!

Next week: 8 page paper rough draft, journal article number 2, and teaching CPR, lecture series, lab report, and that is just the stuff that I have in my planner. Who knows what else teachers are going to assign.

But if I can make it through these next two weeks, and then the two tests that I have the following week. It's off to a wedding!

I think I have signed up for way to much. I am just thankful I was able to enjoy my Spring Break and didn't work on much work. But that has left me with this.. a mini breakdown :(

8 more weeks (including finals) then 3 weeks of freedom! Then a month of 9 hours worth of classes.. I never learn.

Spring Break '09

This is probably the first time in a major long time that I have actually had a "spring break" most of other times I worked, either at a job or on school work. This time, I only opened one book, my Community Health book, and finished an entire book for actual reading pleasure. I had fun time in the sun, and honestly had a great time. I'm sure that you have seen facebook pictures, so I'm not going to put them on here, but if you haven't let me know, or even if you want to hear more about it. It was a great time just to get away and relax. I missed my boyfriend like crazy and was a little sad that I would be off for a week, but not get to talk to him. I have missed so much on facebook. I think 5 or 6 couples that I know got engaged this break!!! But the cruise was great. You don't want to make calls in international water because the cost you an arm and a leg, and that also goes with texting too! And internet costs so much on the ship, thats its insane. So I just didn't even bother.

So anyway, I'm back in JC. Groceries have been purchased, most of my laundry is put up, and I'm settling back. Now to get started on homework.. maybe in another thirty.

Kenneth is officially done at Kroger! He will start at Verizon on April 6th. We are going to his roommates wedding on April 4th, so thats something I'm really looking forward to. Not to mention its going to be the first time we are able to 'dance together'. We've danced together, but its always just been joking around, and with no music. I'm happy because he's going to have a great paying job, that will be able to progress things with him and I. Only downfall.. when he gets done with the first 7 weeks.. its thursday through monday 2 to 11 pm :( Oh well. I can keep myself busy, and actually focus on school.. or maybe a few other things :)

I take my senior exit exam tomorrow. Not really worried. I've started teaching CPR at the high schools, thats a lot of fun. I'm working on making my cover letter for my internship this fall. And I still have to talk to my advisor about getting permission to do an overload this summer. An overload is when you take more than 19 hours in either the fall or spring, and more than 6 in one summer session. And since I need to take 9 hours in one summer session, I really need to get it done.

Anyway, thats a little of whats been going on, since its been so long.