I have received the two things I was waiting for.
My GRE scores: they were average. I mean completely average, dead in the middle. Now I have to wait for a letter from MTSU. That determines on whether I get into grad school. Then I can decide if I want to go.
The financial paperwork came in: who cares? It's not as bad as I thought it would be so there is joy in an easy fix.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Finding it
There are so many things I have been thinking about writing. There has been so much going on in my life and in my head for the last year, and trying to figure it out is like one of those mensa puzzles with no solution.
I was going to write about my brother, and how all of a sudden he is having seizures. About how I completely disagree with my parents decisions on said seizures. I was going to talk about how awesome of a kid he is, yet at 21 he has no idea who he is. He makes people smile and lights up a room. He has no inhibitions or qualms with anyone. He is so true to the God he believes in, and I don't even think he realizes it. He loves.
I was going to talk about that, but I also thought about writing about my new journey of finding myself. I was gonna start with the kayaking trip I recently went on. I would've posted pictures. I was going to write about all my great friends and how God has placed each person in my life at just the right time. I was going to elaborate on a new person each day. Maybe I still will. I need something to blog about.
But then tonight happened: The Last Rodeo. Brooks and Dunn had their final concert tonight, and I actually got to attend. It was more than I could have asked for in a concert. There were tears, laughter, screaming, and drinking. It was a true country concert, which I had never attended. I always feel inspired when going to concerts. I am there watching people of all ages living out their dream. They are traveling the globe, getting paid for it, and doing what they love. That's what I want, but I can't sing. So instead of moping about my lack of musical talent, I get inspired by their motivation and their love for what they do. It makes me wonder if I will ever find that. I am trying to be passionate about all that I do, but there is not that ONE thing I have always wanted to do with life. It makes things complicated when people ask me what I want to do. I struggle on a daily basis about this. I am trying to not think about it as much and just do what I want to and love doing it. Too many things in life are getting in the way of my happiness, but it's hard to know what they are when I don't know where my happiness is in the first place. So anyway, seeing Brooks and Dunn or any artist makes me want to seek out those things more and more. The search for happiness has begun. Hey! Maybe someone will make a movie about my journey through blogging. :)
I was going to write about my brother, and how all of a sudden he is having seizures. About how I completely disagree with my parents decisions on said seizures. I was going to talk about how awesome of a kid he is, yet at 21 he has no idea who he is. He makes people smile and lights up a room. He has no inhibitions or qualms with anyone. He is so true to the God he believes in, and I don't even think he realizes it. He loves.
I was going to talk about that, but I also thought about writing about my new journey of finding myself. I was gonna start with the kayaking trip I recently went on. I would've posted pictures. I was going to write about all my great friends and how God has placed each person in my life at just the right time. I was going to elaborate on a new person each day. Maybe I still will. I need something to blog about.
But then tonight happened: The Last Rodeo. Brooks and Dunn had their final concert tonight, and I actually got to attend. It was more than I could have asked for in a concert. There were tears, laughter, screaming, and drinking. It was a true country concert, which I had never attended. I always feel inspired when going to concerts. I am there watching people of all ages living out their dream. They are traveling the globe, getting paid for it, and doing what they love. That's what I want, but I can't sing. So instead of moping about my lack of musical talent, I get inspired by their motivation and their love for what they do. It makes me wonder if I will ever find that. I am trying to be passionate about all that I do, but there is not that ONE thing I have always wanted to do with life. It makes things complicated when people ask me what I want to do. I struggle on a daily basis about this. I am trying to not think about it as much and just do what I want to and love doing it. Too many things in life are getting in the way of my happiness, but it's hard to know what they are when I don't know where my happiness is in the first place. So anyway, seeing Brooks and Dunn or any artist makes me want to seek out those things more and more. The search for happiness has begun. Hey! Maybe someone will make a movie about my journey through blogging. :)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Waiting
I am waiting for:
- a letter that informs me of my GRE scores to give me a decision on grad school
- a package that will determine a huge financial step in my life
Saturday, August 7, 2010
A leave of absence
I haven't really been on here lately, mostly because I didn't have internet for a while. Now it's back and the blogger world can have the boring details and ideas of my life back. I guess I can just catch anyone who wants to know up on my life.
I have been studying for my GRE over the summer and more intensely the past two weeks. It's exhausting. If I pass my test, I will start school at MTSU in January. I will study for two years to attain my Master's of Education. It will be free for me, which is unbelievable. I've battled with the idea of going back to school for a year or so but didn't know what I wanted to go back for. I am still not 100 percent sure of this; however, I have always been a person of fate and signs. I look at things that happen to me as signs or God's diving workings. I mentioned once to this man that comes into the coffee shop about going back to school for teaching. He just happened to be one of the professors of the grad program I would need. I didn't even know it was available for me to get my masters since my undergrad is photography. There it was, placed in front of me, and it took me all summer to realize that I shouldn't pass this up. Now, in a frantic frenzy I am studying and reading and learning all over again.
Other than the GRE not too much is going on. Work is work, and I really love my job. Zach is amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better man, yet I probably take him for granted to often. I get scared of things sometimes, loving someone so much and feeling like I don't deserve him. I can't imagine my life without him though. It crushes me to think we could ever be apart.
My sister and bro-in law are great. The boys are the most precious things ever. Forrest doesn't let me forget how much he loves his Aunt Gigi. My brother has been having seizures lately which is a new development. I have had my concerns with the way it has been approached, but I won't get into that. He's scared, and I am worried about him. They aren't sure what's causing it. I have some ideas that it might be a dietary thing, but that will get me started on a whole new rant. So, we will leave it at that and ask for prayers for him.
I suppose that's about all that is happening here. Much love to you all.
I have been studying for my GRE over the summer and more intensely the past two weeks. It's exhausting. If I pass my test, I will start school at MTSU in January. I will study for two years to attain my Master's of Education. It will be free for me, which is unbelievable. I've battled with the idea of going back to school for a year or so but didn't know what I wanted to go back for. I am still not 100 percent sure of this; however, I have always been a person of fate and signs. I look at things that happen to me as signs or God's diving workings. I mentioned once to this man that comes into the coffee shop about going back to school for teaching. He just happened to be one of the professors of the grad program I would need. I didn't even know it was available for me to get my masters since my undergrad is photography. There it was, placed in front of me, and it took me all summer to realize that I shouldn't pass this up. Now, in a frantic frenzy I am studying and reading and learning all over again.
Other than the GRE not too much is going on. Work is work, and I really love my job. Zach is amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better man, yet I probably take him for granted to often. I get scared of things sometimes, loving someone so much and feeling like I don't deserve him. I can't imagine my life without him though. It crushes me to think we could ever be apart.
My sister and bro-in law are great. The boys are the most precious things ever. Forrest doesn't let me forget how much he loves his Aunt Gigi. My brother has been having seizures lately which is a new development. I have had my concerns with the way it has been approached, but I won't get into that. He's scared, and I am worried about him. They aren't sure what's causing it. I have some ideas that it might be a dietary thing, but that will get me started on a whole new rant. So, we will leave it at that and ask for prayers for him.
I suppose that's about all that is happening here. Much love to you all.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Cancer Rant
Let me take a moment to rant about what has been going on for the last few months. You all know I signed up to raise money for the American Cancer Society as I trained for a half marathon, let me make this clear that is 13.1 miles that I ran to raise money. The purpose of this was to help an organization that aids in fighting a disease that is taking over the world. More people are affected by cancer than most other diseases because there are so many different kinds. Let's take a few moments to analyze a few of these people affected.
Wayne Maynard: Wayne is the reason I signed up for the program. He had liver cancer. A healthy loving man and father of one of my best friends. He passed shortly after being diagnosed. Wayne was also a softball coach, which is a big reason I am hosting a softball game to raise the rest of the money for ACS. Cancer affected his life, his family, and all those who loved him.
Bert Troutman: Let me start by saying you do not want this woman against you. She had Hodgkin's disease, and she kicked it's butt. She found out 23 years ago, when she gave birth to a son, that she had the disease. She is now 53 years old with more spunk than most of us 23 year olds who can't move off our couch. This woman came out of a disease with triumph. And let me mention that she and her husband did not have insurance to pay for the treatments. Her husband, John, worked day and night only seeing his wife 4 hours a day while they slept so they could pay the bills. Organizations like the American Cancer Society now have programs to help people who can't afford lodging, treatments, and the like.
Ryan Harmon: I actually do not even know Ryan, but I know his mother. She is the most amazing woman I know, and I am sure without her in his life it would have been much harder to overcome. Ryan is now a proud father of a beautiful, spunky toddler Hudson.
My Grandmother, Rose Marie Rasche Solimine: I never got the chance to meet her either. She was taken by lung cancer. I hear stories of her now and wish I would have known her. In her time there probably weren't organizations to help aid in discovery of new treatments like the ACS.
Jolene: A girl I went to elementary school with. She had leukemia. She was ten years old and was taken. I didn't even know how to handle the death of a classmate then. I was ten. She was so innocent. Her room was decorated with angels, and as far as I know still is. Her mom used to tell her they were watching over her while she was sick.
So here are 5 people that I know who have had cancer. I am sure you know plenty more. I thought I had it bad when I signed up to run 13.1 miles, but when it got hard to climb a hill I thought of these people and remembered that running is nothing compared to what they have been through. So if they can fight it for as long as they did or have, and I can run a half marathon, I believe you can donate $5 to help ACS change lives or as they say "Sponsor Birthdays."
I apologize for the anger, but I feel like too many people are not donating to causes during "these hard times." Whether it is this cause or another always remember that someone else has it worse than you. So take the $5 you were gonna buy an overpriced latte with, donate it, and take the crappy cup of coffee from the office lounge.
Let me know if you would like to donate and I will send the info on how to, as the website is currently down.
Or show up at MTSU intramural fields this Saturday to support the softball game. It's at 2 pm and tickets are $5. While you are there head over to MTSU Health Services for free skin cancer screenings.
Sincerely,
Virginia
Wayne Maynard: Wayne is the reason I signed up for the program. He had liver cancer. A healthy loving man and father of one of my best friends. He passed shortly after being diagnosed. Wayne was also a softball coach, which is a big reason I am hosting a softball game to raise the rest of the money for ACS. Cancer affected his life, his family, and all those who loved him.
Bert Troutman: Let me start by saying you do not want this woman against you. She had Hodgkin's disease, and she kicked it's butt. She found out 23 years ago, when she gave birth to a son, that she had the disease. She is now 53 years old with more spunk than most of us 23 year olds who can't move off our couch. This woman came out of a disease with triumph. And let me mention that she and her husband did not have insurance to pay for the treatments. Her husband, John, worked day and night only seeing his wife 4 hours a day while they slept so they could pay the bills. Organizations like the American Cancer Society now have programs to help people who can't afford lodging, treatments, and the like.
Ryan Harmon: I actually do not even know Ryan, but I know his mother. She is the most amazing woman I know, and I am sure without her in his life it would have been much harder to overcome. Ryan is now a proud father of a beautiful, spunky toddler Hudson.
My Grandmother, Rose Marie Rasche Solimine: I never got the chance to meet her either. She was taken by lung cancer. I hear stories of her now and wish I would have known her. In her time there probably weren't organizations to help aid in discovery of new treatments like the ACS.
Jolene: A girl I went to elementary school with. She had leukemia. She was ten years old and was taken. I didn't even know how to handle the death of a classmate then. I was ten. She was so innocent. Her room was decorated with angels, and as far as I know still is. Her mom used to tell her they were watching over her while she was sick.
So here are 5 people that I know who have had cancer. I am sure you know plenty more. I thought I had it bad when I signed up to run 13.1 miles, but when it got hard to climb a hill I thought of these people and remembered that running is nothing compared to what they have been through. So if they can fight it for as long as they did or have, and I can run a half marathon, I believe you can donate $5 to help ACS change lives or as they say "Sponsor Birthdays."
I apologize for the anger, but I feel like too many people are not donating to causes during "these hard times." Whether it is this cause or another always remember that someone else has it worse than you. So take the $5 you were gonna buy an overpriced latte with, donate it, and take the crappy cup of coffee from the office lounge.
Let me know if you would like to donate and I will send the info on how to, as the website is currently down.
Or show up at MTSU intramural fields this Saturday to support the softball game. It's at 2 pm and tickets are $5. While you are there head over to MTSU Health Services for free skin cancer screenings.
Sincerely,
Virginia
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Changes
For now, I am changing Sundays to helpful hints.
This week:Cider Vinegar
My brother in law got me started on this, and I can't say it's been easy. I have only tried it once. He told me that if I took shots of cider vinegar it would keep bugs away in the summer. It gets in your blood stream and the bugs smell it so they stay away. It really works. He was bite free last year. The bugs love me so I really need to get on it. I just wanted to share for those of you who get eaten alive in the summer as well. It's tough to stomach, but I have started with 1/2 shots a day. I am willing to forgo the taste to avoid those nickel sized mosquito bites. Here is a link to check out some more things cider helps with. It's awesome for acid reflux, constipation, blood thinning, and more! And...it's pretty all natural.
http://www.professorshouse.com/family/health/benefits-apple-cider-vinegar.aspx
This week:Cider Vinegar
My brother in law got me started on this, and I can't say it's been easy. I have only tried it once. He told me that if I took shots of cider vinegar it would keep bugs away in the summer. It gets in your blood stream and the bugs smell it so they stay away. It really works. He was bite free last year. The bugs love me so I really need to get on it. I just wanted to share for those of you who get eaten alive in the summer as well. It's tough to stomach, but I have started with 1/2 shots a day. I am willing to forgo the taste to avoid those nickel sized mosquito bites. Here is a link to check out some more things cider helps with. It's awesome for acid reflux, constipation, blood thinning, and more! And...it's pretty all natural.
http://www.professorshouse.com/family/health/benefits-apple-cider-vinegar.aspx
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Home baked goodness-Comfort Food
I have been on a comfort food kick lately. It seemed odd to me to be roasting potatoes and carrots in spring, but it was well worth it. So here is a little comfort food special for you all.
Recipe:
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp pepper
6 small red potatoes (we added carrots also)
mix all ingredients except potatoes
cut potatoes in quarters
place in baking pan and cover with sauce
Bake at 450 for 40 min
Corn on the Cob:
Boil corn for 10 min or so and sprinkle with seasoned salt
Sesame Broccoli
Steam Broccoli 10 oz or so
Mix in saucepan or skillet:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cider vinegar (we subbed sherry)
Cook on medium until sugar is dissolved
Pour over drained broccoli and sprinkle sesame seeds!
Recipe:
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp pepper
6 small red potatoes (we added carrots also)
mix all ingredients except potatoes
cut potatoes in quarters
place in baking pan and cover with sauce
Bake at 450 for 40 min
Corn on the Cob:
Boil corn for 10 min or so and sprinkle with seasoned salt
Sesame Broccoli
Steam Broccoli 10 oz or so
Mix in saucepan or skillet:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cider vinegar (we subbed sherry)
Cook on medium until sugar is dissolved
Pour over drained broccoli and sprinkle sesame seeds!
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