Catching up

Thanksgiving - This Thanksgiving was special - it marked the first time I'd meet my two older cousins and families. My dad had a brother (diseased now) and he had two children. We all knew about them but were told they wanted nothing to do with us. Turns out they did, but the mother wouldn't allow it. They came in contact with my dad a few months ago and it has been a really easy process. They (and families) are awesome! It was one of the best holidays we have ever had. My mom had 15 people staying at the house and 50 for dinner. It was simply AMAZING! I love having such a big holiday meal.



Friday after Thanksgiving was the best game of the WVU season. We played in the Backyard Brawl. We beat a top ten team this year and appears we are going to the Gator Bowl! The game was amazing (cold) but amazing! I have 2nd degree burns on my leg from hot feet but it was worth it. :) I love my "Eers and what an awesome win for the seniors. I am debating making the drive to Rutgers this weekend (you know the birthplace of really bad college football ;) We even tail gated in the light blue lot for this game. It was a lot of fun and totally worth it. I love games like this, even though I am not a huge Coach Stu fan (more personal reasons than anything) I am proud of the team this year and really, REALLY hope we go to the Gator Bowl and stomp Bobby Bowden!

I love my job - I do but I just haven't been giving work my all. Now I have only been here since June, but I feel in a slump. I have piles on my desk an NO motivation to do them. I want more. I need more creativity - more educational interaction. I have applied for some different jobs. Nothing full time that would take away from this one, YET. The one I really want is teaching adults how to read. I really, really want it. So keep your fingers crossed.

I had lunch with a new IRL former Blog friend. She is fantastic. She got a great, well deserved new position. I couldn't be happier for her. (Btw how'd your convo go last night?) It made me realize that I do miss working with kids. But not in the teacher sort of way. I want to be administration if I go back to a preschool environment. That will be hard for me to do though - I HAVE to have insurance and HAVE to have benefits. Most centers have none or not the best package. So for now I will stay here - maybe I can get into the Early childhood program/center here. Still work for the University but with kids in some aspect.


My final contemplation is the fact that I am deciding to move. I live almost 25 mins away from work, school and the gym I go to to. My life is in this town - my friends and my work - everything. But I LOVE my house and my room mate. And if I move I know she won't come with me (family owned home). Plus the extra rent money will be hard to come by. I have to have a place that allows pets and want one with a pool (hey, if I am moving I want to move UP, lol) I have looked at this place - http://www.theloftsonline.com/

They are nice and in my budget but they are furnished and I have a crap ton of furniture. Plus they are out of one bedrooms. I want to be close to the stadium - that would be sooo nice - plus be close to work (they are 5 mins from each other if that). But, I would miss my roomie and my big house with a fenced in yard. I just want to find my dream place, dream price and dream location. Is that too much to ask?

I hope ya'll had a great Holiday and I hope to quit being such a blog slacker! :)

Moving
Is it worth it
Morgantown?

Lunch with a blogger....

I had lunch with a wonderful blogger, now IRL Friend, Rebecca (you can check out her post about our wonderful lunch here http://rebecca-feelmylove.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday-fragments-photo-edition.html, it has a picture. She looks great but me not so much ;)

We had a wonderful lunch, she was so easy to talk to. I had a hair appt so we had to cut it short, after two hours ;) But I hope we can do it again soon!

I really appreciate all of her help figuring out how to make my blog more appealing to the eye! Soon I will start implementing the cool new things I learned.

Thanks Rebecca, I enjoyed lunch and visiting with you!!

Today's thoughts

Well the work day is almost over. My desk is looking a tad bit more uncluttered and the day has gone by somewhat fast. Not a bad day.

Last night I spent the evening cleaning my room and watching The Duggar family special. It's like a train wreck, I really don't want to watch but I can't help it. I have soooo many thoughts about this family, not all are bad, but that is another post another day.

Tonight Nip/Tuck comes back on. Wow, that was a looooooonnngg break! Anyone else watch? Last season wasn't the best for me, but this is the last season so I will stick it out and watch this one. Also MTV Realworld/Roadrules challenge type show is on. Please, PLEASE, don't judge me by the crappy, err.... educational shows I watch ;)

Tomorrow, now tomorrow is my fun day! I am leaving lunch at noon to meet with fellow blogger Rebecca ( http://rebecca-feelmylove.blogspot.com/) for lunch, I haven't got to meet her IRL but since we are both Morgantown girls we are meating up at Panera so we can talk and get to know each other. Also, Rebecca has so nicely offered to help me with the finer points of blogging. How to get things to show up in certain ways and backgrounds and what not :)

Then after lunch I have a hair appt at this salon, http://www.nicospalon.com/, with this guy http://www.nicospalon.com/category/about/staff/, Rick Stache. Now, I am going hog wild. Cut/color/highlights whatever he wants to do. He is the artist, I am his canvas....ahaha

Then after my cut and color (Btw I have NEVER had my hair colored, random summer highlights that appear naturally but that is it...this was all brought on by finding, gulp, three gray hairs.) I am going to stop at my friend Amiee's to show her and have a drink or two :)

Then home for Thursday TV! I. CAN. NOT. WAIT!

Oh and of course, the best part of the week, THE FRIENDS OF COAL BOWL on Sat. WVU vs. Marshall ..... :) That is self explanatory!


I'll let you know how great Rebecca is in person and how my hair turned out tomorrow or Friday, stay tuned friends....

HELP PLEASE

Help me - I want to have a pretty new background and header, how do I do this?

I have a temp. fall picture to add but can't remember how to change it, any helpful hints?

Last - how do I make someone's name a Link, like if I want to say Jo at Jo's Blog, but want my readers to be able to click on Jo to go to her blog....gwim?


THANKS :)