It is hard to believe that tomorrow marks us being married for 2 years. I was going back through and looking at old blogs I had written and its so amazing, that we made it to this point!
We have not always had the best relationship. We started off doing long distance and are doing long distance right now. This is the part that stinks! I thought that when I moved back from JC we wouldn't have to worry about it, little did I know that Kenneth would want to move to Memphis and would get a job here before I could move.
We have had a productive weekend. We visited the church we are probably going to end up joining.. Still need to find a small group like the ones we had back in the boro, but finding a church was a major step. We are still looking at homes. I found one in Germantown that needs a lot of updating, but not sure if we could afford to live with Kenneth's salary and still make the house payments. So for now things are on the back burner for homes. Hopefully soon. Love his parents, but I just feel like I'm invading their space.
Kenneth has booked me a massage for tomorrow and then when he gets off work we are going to Texas de Brazile! I'm so excited about this restaurant, it's kind of the same concept of melting pot, but everything is cooked and we can eat as much of it as we want! I shall leave stuffed!
I am so thankful we have made it through 6 weeks of long distance. In 2 weeks will be his birthday. Then another 2 after that we will move out of the apartment amd then we will have just 6 weeks left!!! I can handle and make it though.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Week 4 - Less than 90 days
Things are starting to get very empty in the apartment. I still have so much in my pantry, I think I might take it to the food bank. But at the same time, I know people who bring in old reciepts and try to get money for them.. that isn't okay in my book since I bought things on sale and with a coupon. I'm just not hauling 3 totes full of food across the state and who knows when I will start cooking again.
I took the NLN on Saturday. Its another nursing test. I just wish all these schools would get their act together and require the same test! This is like the 3rd or 4th one I have had to take and its getting crazy! It was a lot of questions. In an actual proctering room, and took like 4.5 hours!! Poor Kenneth who was sitting in the car. I'm just thankful it is over with and I don't have to worry about it! Now to just kinda stress over not knowing the grade for 2 weeks!
Kenneth and I are very much looking forward to our 2 year anniversary. I can't believe it is less than 2 weeks away. I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to being away from school.. this year really hasn't been the best.. or seeing him for 10 days straight, or what it is.. I just know I'm going to really look forward to next week.
So yea, thats my wrap up.
I took the NLN on Saturday. Its another nursing test. I just wish all these schools would get their act together and require the same test! This is like the 3rd or 4th one I have had to take and its getting crazy! It was a lot of questions. In an actual proctering room, and took like 4.5 hours!! Poor Kenneth who was sitting in the car. I'm just thankful it is over with and I don't have to worry about it! Now to just kinda stress over not knowing the grade for 2 weeks!
Kenneth and I are very much looking forward to our 2 year anniversary. I can't believe it is less than 2 weeks away. I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to being away from school.. this year really hasn't been the best.. or seeing him for 10 days straight, or what it is.. I just know I'm going to really look forward to next week.
So yea, thats my wrap up.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Week 2 - 65 hour work week
104 more days left to go! I would never last as a military wife!! :) I can't go 3 hours without texting him and if I don't get FaceTime with him at least once at night, I throw a major fit!
He came in and surprised me for Labor Day weekend. He had it off and I had a 3 day weekend, I was just working at Kroger.. unfortunately it was until 10 pm those nights :( But it was nice to have him come in. He's coming in this weekend also for the Titans game, but I've got a customer service meeting from 7 am to 430 or 5 on Saturday.. blahness! Which means I'm working close to 30 hours this week at Kroger.. on top of my 35 with the school job. Yea. I wanted to stay busy, but not get my weekends taken away :(
I turned in our notice to our apartment. It was bitter sweet. We originally moved here to help us save money, and with recent events, I'm more thankful now than ever! They asked for the recipe mix of the trail mix I made for them when we first moved in. I thought that it was super sweet that they remembered that! So of course I got right on that, hunting it down on this blog, and then typing it up, so I could give to them :)
We have gotten most of the bathroom/laundry room cleaned out and moved over, along with a majority of the stuff we had in outside storage. I'm taking the kitchen apart, trying to figure out what food we need to donate, what food my parents and in-laws would want.. (if you want food, let me know and I probably have it..). I'm not cooking a lot, and hardly have anything left in the pantry or in the freezer. The closet is a war zone, and I will probably move my dresses and things next weekend. At least the dresser is cleaned out! :)
I've also started thinking about K's birthday. This is the first year I'm getting really excited about! Normally I'm not much of a birthday thrower, but I'm coming up with a few recipes this year, for his birthday that is making me really wish it was October already! His only request Vegetable Casserole.. that's an easy one. I think we will throw in a red velvet sheet cake, made from scratch. Some chipolte chicken which can be thrown on the grill. Add some homemade ice cream, and I'm so looking forward to it!! :)
Alrighty that wraps up a sum of week 2. I'm going to fall asleep listening to the rain :) Night all.
He came in and surprised me for Labor Day weekend. He had it off and I had a 3 day weekend, I was just working at Kroger.. unfortunately it was until 10 pm those nights :( But it was nice to have him come in. He's coming in this weekend also for the Titans game, but I've got a customer service meeting from 7 am to 430 or 5 on Saturday.. blahness! Which means I'm working close to 30 hours this week at Kroger.. on top of my 35 with the school job. Yea. I wanted to stay busy, but not get my weekends taken away :(
I turned in our notice to our apartment. It was bitter sweet. We originally moved here to help us save money, and with recent events, I'm more thankful now than ever! They asked for the recipe mix of the trail mix I made for them when we first moved in. I thought that it was super sweet that they remembered that! So of course I got right on that, hunting it down on this blog, and then typing it up, so I could give to them :)
We have gotten most of the bathroom/laundry room cleaned out and moved over, along with a majority of the stuff we had in outside storage. I'm taking the kitchen apart, trying to figure out what food we need to donate, what food my parents and in-laws would want.. (if you want food, let me know and I probably have it..). I'm not cooking a lot, and hardly have anything left in the pantry or in the freezer. The closet is a war zone, and I will probably move my dresses and things next weekend. At least the dresser is cleaned out! :)
I've also started thinking about K's birthday. This is the first year I'm getting really excited about! Normally I'm not much of a birthday thrower, but I'm coming up with a few recipes this year, for his birthday that is making me really wish it was October already! His only request Vegetable Casserole.. that's an easy one. I think we will throw in a red velvet sheet cake, made from scratch. Some chipolte chicken which can be thrown on the grill. Add some homemade ice cream, and I'm so looking forward to it!! :)
Alrighty that wraps up a sum of week 2. I'm going to fall asleep listening to the rain :) Night all.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
First Week - Wednesday is the worst
Today marks day 11 him not being here. We still have 111 days left. Wednesdays are the worst day for me. I have lots of free time on this day, and I really don't have anyone here that I can talk to about him being away, since hardly anyone knows. I can distract myself with studying, but that test is fast approaching and come the middle of Sept, I will be done and it will just be a waiting game till November. It's getting harder and harder not to say something at work. I have to stop and think about what I say. I caught myself saying something today, and had to redirect it (wow, I've been working in CDC too long, thats what we say about the kids :)).
I had a very rough time with him leaving. I had several personal things hit me during that week, so I was way more emotional about him leaving. I don't have time to really think about him being gone, until the nights or Wed through Sat. I miss talking to him. But we are texting a ton. I get to FaceTime with him at night.. most nights :(, and that seems to help, but nothing beats him being near me.
I am working on getting things packed up. The apartment looks like a war zone has hit. Hard to believe we only have 2 more rent checks ever to write! Then hopefully we will start writing mortgage checks! I've been looking on Zillow, and have found quite a few homes we like, of course we will have to see them first, because pictures can be deceiving. We probably aren't going to build. The house has gone up by 20K dollars since we first started looking at it. It was already pushing our budget, now it is very much pushing it.
I went to church by myself for the first time ever since high school on Sunday. That was a wierd feeling. I remember walking into Belle Aire the first time, and feeling overwhelmed and a little nervous. This time it was about the same. Our small group has vanished and that was one of the main reasons we liked the church. They had a small group with a bunch of close friends who were going through the same thing K and I were. I love the preaching, though.
I should probably get some sleep, early and busy day again tomorrow. Ready for this week to be over with. There is so much more I could say, but I'm sure you don't care to read it. Thanks for the support.
I had a very rough time with him leaving. I had several personal things hit me during that week, so I was way more emotional about him leaving. I don't have time to really think about him being gone, until the nights or Wed through Sat. I miss talking to him. But we are texting a ton. I get to FaceTime with him at night.. most nights :(, and that seems to help, but nothing beats him being near me.
I am working on getting things packed up. The apartment looks like a war zone has hit. Hard to believe we only have 2 more rent checks ever to write! Then hopefully we will start writing mortgage checks! I've been looking on Zillow, and have found quite a few homes we like, of course we will have to see them first, because pictures can be deceiving. We probably aren't going to build. The house has gone up by 20K dollars since we first started looking at it. It was already pushing our budget, now it is very much pushing it.
I went to church by myself for the first time ever since high school on Sunday. That was a wierd feeling. I remember walking into Belle Aire the first time, and feeling overwhelmed and a little nervous. This time it was about the same. Our small group has vanished and that was one of the main reasons we liked the church. They had a small group with a bunch of close friends who were going through the same thing K and I were. I love the preaching, though.
I should probably get some sleep, early and busy day again tomorrow. Ready for this week to be over with. There is so much more I could say, but I'm sure you don't care to read it. Thanks for the support.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
So That Big News..
Kenneth has gotten a job at FedEx.. in Memphis!
He was offered it about a two weeks ago. Since then he had the background check, drug test, and all the other good stuff that is involved with it. I have made a list of everything he needs to bring with him. I've come up with a list of weekends we will spend together. I have started to pack up the apartment because we will store stuff at his parents until we figure out where we are going to live. I've realized just how much stuff I have collected!!
I'm nervous and excited. I'm scared for leaving the one city I've known since I was 12. I'm anxious because from Aug 20 till Dec 19, we will be apart. The lease on the apartment doesn't end till the end of October, so instead of paying off the apartment and moving there, I'm going to keep living in it and he will move in with his parents. School also starts tomorrow, and I don't want to move there with no job and only his income. Not to mention I would be very bored. We also took a slight pay cut to get there. Not bad now that I'm still working Kroger and the school job, but could make life more exciting when I *hopefully* start nursing school next spring and we are living on his income alone!
I'm sad to be leaving my family. I'm sad that our cell phone bill will increase :). I'm excited about finally being able to put in my two weeks in at Kroger in November. I'm hoping my boss will let me have the days off I have requested. We will get fall break together, and also get 1 full weekend a month with 2 half weekends. So it will just be the weeknights that will stink!
So yea, that's our big news. I'm still digesting it all, and in a state of shock, and I've had 2 weeks to process it, and we've been talking about this for well over a year and half! Here's to a new life adventure and a new change!
He was offered it about a two weeks ago. Since then he had the background check, drug test, and all the other good stuff that is involved with it. I have made a list of everything he needs to bring with him. I've come up with a list of weekends we will spend together. I have started to pack up the apartment because we will store stuff at his parents until we figure out where we are going to live. I've realized just how much stuff I have collected!!
I'm nervous and excited. I'm scared for leaving the one city I've known since I was 12. I'm anxious because from Aug 20 till Dec 19, we will be apart. The lease on the apartment doesn't end till the end of October, so instead of paying off the apartment and moving there, I'm going to keep living in it and he will move in with his parents. School also starts tomorrow, and I don't want to move there with no job and only his income. Not to mention I would be very bored. We also took a slight pay cut to get there. Not bad now that I'm still working Kroger and the school job, but could make life more exciting when I *hopefully* start nursing school next spring and we are living on his income alone!
I'm sad to be leaving my family. I'm sad that our cell phone bill will increase :). I'm excited about finally being able to put in my two weeks in at Kroger in November. I'm hoping my boss will let me have the days off I have requested. We will get fall break together, and also get 1 full weekend a month with 2 half weekends. So it will just be the weeknights that will stink!
So yea, that's our big news. I'm still digesting it all, and in a state of shock, and I've had 2 weeks to process it, and we've been talking about this for well over a year and half! Here's to a new life adventure and a new change!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Life at the end of July
Summer school is almost over with. Thank goodness! I have loved taking this class this summer. I do feel like I have learned so much more this time taking it than the other 2 times combined! Which is good and bad! I'm also doing great in there!! I have 3 more exams left to take, and right now I'm holding around a 94/95 average in there. And since she does it on the point scale, I'm already guaranteed at least a C! I'm so stoked! I haven't done this good ever in A&P! Lets just hope I can stay focused and finish strong the rest of next week.
I also need to check with my two schools and double check and sign up for two more tests. Get my letter typed up and then maybe I will have everything complete for my application for the spring. Lets just hope I hear good news in November. I was looking at my transcript with one of my schools and they had typed in my Stats grade wrong. I quickly called them back and explained the problem, and with a few hoops and being transferred they realized it was an error on their part. Good thing I was paying attention!
I feel horrible for not keeping up with my other blogs. I really haven't done any grocery shopping in around 3 weeks. I mean I would pick up random things (milk, eggs, bread) and that would be the extent of it. I'm doing good with cleaning out my pantry. And I have some of August already planned out. But I'm thinking Aug is going to be a whirlwind, and not sure how much I'm going to keep to it. Chicken is all cleared out of the freezer, I have about 8 pounds of ground beef in there still, so I'm trying to find recipes with ground beef and tomatoes, since those are the two things I have an abundant supply of! :) I have done fairly good with sticking to the meal plan. We haven't been eating out, except on the weekends, and one time during the week, during the whole month, so I consider that a blessing.
School starts back in 2 weeks. We have a 2 hour day then. I'm excited to see my co-workers (friends), see who in the world our new teacher is. And surprisingly, I really miss the kids!
We got some exciting/shocking news today, but I'm not really ready to share it on here. I'll be sure to keep you posted so be on the lookout in the next few weeks.
Anyway, I just wanted to give you a brief update on things that were going on. I think that sums things up, I'm off to go study more of the urinary system and the reproductive system. Always two fun topics!! : ) Later friends!
I also need to check with my two schools and double check and sign up for two more tests. Get my letter typed up and then maybe I will have everything complete for my application for the spring. Lets just hope I hear good news in November. I was looking at my transcript with one of my schools and they had typed in my Stats grade wrong. I quickly called them back and explained the problem, and with a few hoops and being transferred they realized it was an error on their part. Good thing I was paying attention!
I feel horrible for not keeping up with my other blogs. I really haven't done any grocery shopping in around 3 weeks. I mean I would pick up random things (milk, eggs, bread) and that would be the extent of it. I'm doing good with cleaning out my pantry. And I have some of August already planned out. But I'm thinking Aug is going to be a whirlwind, and not sure how much I'm going to keep to it. Chicken is all cleared out of the freezer, I have about 8 pounds of ground beef in there still, so I'm trying to find recipes with ground beef and tomatoes, since those are the two things I have an abundant supply of! :) I have done fairly good with sticking to the meal plan. We haven't been eating out, except on the weekends, and one time during the week, during the whole month, so I consider that a blessing.
School starts back in 2 weeks. We have a 2 hour day then. I'm excited to see my co-workers (friends), see who in the world our new teacher is. And surprisingly, I really miss the kids!
We got some exciting/shocking news today, but I'm not really ready to share it on here. I'll be sure to keep you posted so be on the lookout in the next few weeks.
Anyway, I just wanted to give you a brief update on things that were going on. I think that sums things up, I'm off to go study more of the urinary system and the reproductive system. Always two fun topics!! : ) Later friends!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
School is kicking my tail! We are basically taking a chapter a day. All good, just lots of material. Add Kroger and I am literally having no life. I have a lab practical on Friday, a test on Monday, and an assignment due on Monday. The only thing I'm worried about with this test is the endocrine system. I also managed to pull a 94 on the first test! Not bad for A&P 2!!! I'm glad I planned out meals for this month, cuz our eating out bill would be astronomical! I've been able to stick with till yesterday! We ate at Chick-Fil-A last night, but it was under 5$. So I'm good with that. Think I'll make chicken quesadillas tonight, and make lasagna roll ups some other time. I gave away my first shift ever at Kroger. 18 hours is a little too much. Unfortunately I can't cut my hours back any more than I am. Then they are making me go to a Floor Sup meeting in Nashville for 2 entire Saturdays.. not thrilled. Saturday's are the only day I get to spend with my husband! I have a feeling I'll be leaving Kroger within the month..
Now I've got to finish getting ready. Busy day today.
Now I've got to finish getting ready. Busy day today.
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