I'm IT!!

Tagged by Dana Cramer

Four Jobs I’ve Had in My Life:
Dietary aide at a nursing home
Hostess at Village Inn
Banquet Server at Gateway
Associate Teacher at a daycare

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over, (and Have or Have not):
Overboard
Finding Nemo
Ladder 49
Annie

Four Places I Have Lived:
Clear Lake, IA
Klemme, IA
Ames, IA
Slater, IA (do you see the trend??)

Four TV Shows I Love To Watch:
Grey's Anatomy
ER
Wheel of Fortune
Law and Order

Four Places I Have Been On Vacation:
Colorado
Los Angeles
Wulfrath, Germany
Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Four Websites I Visit Daily:
Dana's blog
Emma's website
theknot.com
The Weather Channel

Four Favorite Foods:
Chocolate
Popcorn
Fried Chicken
Chocolate (I Love It!!)

Four Places I Would Like to Visit:
New York
Hershey, PA
London
Hilton Head, SC (because Aaron used to live there and said he wishes I'd been there with him, so we could spend our nights laying on the beach watching planes land...he's so wonderful)

Four People I Am Tagging With This Meme: (Yer IT!)
Keeton
Dena
Trishia
Aaron
(Assuming you all still read this!!)

Thanks for tagging me Dana!! It was a great alternative to homework (refer to previous entry)

Homework vs. Anything

Isn't it amazing how when you have something to do that you really don't want to (i.e.--homework in my situation) that pretty much anything else sounds great by comparison?? I have all kinds of reading that I need to do for school today, but instead I've gone grocery shopping, done dishes, cleaned the living room, vaccuumed the house, and cleaned out the dog cages.

I guess I've still had a fairly productive day at least...

2+ Liters of Water

So I've been trying to drink more water lately. To aid me in this task, I took a 1 Liter bottle of water to class with me today. I drank one while at class and one while I was at work. I noticed having to use the restroom more often than normal, but didn't think too much of it. I went to the restroom right before I left work and thought everything would be fine.

That's up until I was so busy talking to the love of my life about his new promotion that I missed my exit and added an extra 10 minutes onto my drive home. When I was about 5 minutes from home, I honestly thought about pulling over to the side of the road to "pop a squat." Then I realized that it was only about 30 degrees out and I thought I could last another 5 minutes. The bumpy ride into the driveway almost got the best of me though.

The whole experience reminded me of something I heard on the radio this morning. Due to the Chinese New Year (we'll be in the Year of the Dog starting on Monday--I hope I can remember not to write 'Year of the Cock' on my checks anymore!!) millions of people are traveling on packed trains in China to see family. First, you must wait hours in line to get a ticket and then ride on a bathroom-less train. Supposedly, this has significantly increased the sale of adult diapers. Man, oh man did I wish I had one of those this afternoon!!

And the blog lives on

Wow. I just realized it's been almost 2 weeks since I wrote in here!!

So, first the wedding update. The Bridal Fair was fun. I got us a great deal on the tuxes and a few other ideas. We also made a stop at Jordan Creek Mall on the way home and I found a skirt on super, super clearance in chocolate brown. There was only one left, and it was in my size, so I figured it was meant to be and I bought it for the rehearsal dinner. (Yes, I AM already thinking about my outfit) The church we planned on getting married in called us and said they just realized (after 3 months) that there's a conflict and we can't use the church until late afternoon, causing us to come up with a plan B. We also found some really great vases that we're going to use on about half the tables at an amazing price and discovered someone in the area rents out chocolate fountains. All kinds of craziness, especially considering there's 9 months until our wedding.

With the start of the semester, I've realized how much more productive I can be when I'm busy, as opposed to when I have all the time in the world. With school and working 2 jobs, I'm usually gone for about 10 hours a day, but my time when I am home seems a lot more productive. I also appreciate the time I do have more. We slept until 8:30 this morning. It was crazy good.

Getting Closer

So I've been dress shopping a few more times in the recent weeks, and I'm definitely getting close to finding my dress. There are a few that I absolutely love, but am having too much fun trying them all on to make a decision yet!! I've changed my mind on my bridesmaid dresses once, but I'm totally sold on the ones I've picked out now.

Over break, we've spent lots of time brainstorming, and we have some great ideas for programs, centerpieces, flowers, and all kinds of things. I'm SOOOO excited. Next weekend, I get to go to a Bridal Show in Des Moines, which should be awesome, although I am a bit worried about coming up with way too many ideas!!

With classes starting tomorrow, I'm hoping that I can have an amazingly efficient semester and accomplish all the things I need to to keep our wedding, and life, on track.

The New Year

Everyone's talking about New Year's Resolutions right now. Working out more, nagging people less, eating healthier, the list goes on... I didn't make any resolutions, mainly because I knew I wouldn't keep them :-D So this is what the New Year means to me...

~15/24 Holiday Hours, with only 5.5 hours of sleep in between shifts
~less than a week until I have to go back to classes. Grrr...
~A full work day, 8 hours, sorting through a filing cabinet, because we only need to keep 3 years worth of files, but still only being 2/3 done.
~watching lots of bowl games, because man do I love football. Just ask Aaron ;-)
~LESS THAN TEN MONTHS UNTIL OUR WEDDING!! YAY!!