Lately, after returning from school in the afternoon I have been taking the elevator to the 5th floor. It really is a cop out when you think there are 20 floors. I really do try to take the stairs. But on this fateful trip in the elevator I met a young gentlemen who is currently residing on the 3rd floor. Don't get me started on why he was in the elevator - even lacking a a heavy text-laden bookbag - he really should have taken the stairs. After he had kindly pressed the button for my floor as well as his, he gives me a funny look up and down.
"Do you happen to have any lady bug problems in the fifth floor?"
I almost wanted to laugh. But I kept a straight face and replied that yes, I had had a lady bug issue. He to asks me well what did you do? At this point you can imagine, the elevator door has already opened (we only traveled up 2 floors) and seemed to be on the verge of closing without the gentleman having gotten off. I told him I just got some bug spray and sprayed the door-jam for my balcony on a continuous basis for 3 days. After which I pointed to the elevator door, seeing as he hadn't realized it was starting to close. "Oh, thanks." You are welcome.
"Dear swarming Lady-Bug population, Thank you for choosing this guy's third floor apartment as your residence and not mine. -Theresa"
2 weeks down
Less than 4 months til wedding.
Less than 3 months to complete thesis.
Currently, watching a pug dog lick a monitor screen.
Thanks to Suz and Chris for that one. What would I do without you? Maybe my work, I don't know.
Less than 3 months to complete thesis.
Currently, watching a pug dog lick a monitor screen.
Thanks to Suz and Chris for that one. What would I do without you? Maybe my work, I don't know.
Week 1
I was going to title (and post) this entry last week under the guise of "Week 1 = Poop". It mostly was until Friday afternoon. Yes, you can yell at me for only having to teach for 50 minutes three times a week, and attending one class all semester for 75 minutes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But the first week always feels unbelievably overwhelming. This time even more so - because I realized there is a bunch of forms and things you need to fill out to do this whole graduation thing. Doing this requires setting up meeting times with so-called "important" people. But they are so busy the first week or so - that it just seems impossible to get done. I think it felt even more worse because I was unable to get my own schedule nailed down. It finally has gotten worked out - so I guess I'll be able to sleep at night.
But the reason for the delay of "Week 1 = Poop" is that on Friday afternoon I received a phone call asking me if a someone very special should get on a flight to Columbia because they had a 4 day weekend. Now normally my little voice of reason would say - gosh, that is crazy - you know how much an plane ticket will cost this late in the game - quite a bit is the correct answer. Some how the voice of reason didn't even get a chance to talk because out burst high-pitched yes-es faster than a pitching machine at the batting cages. So needless to say Weekend 1 was great. Too bad the rest of the weekends this semester can not even come close to topping that.
Well, now I feel extremely lonely. I dropped Andy off at the airport this morning and I just about didn't want to go into school today. I could just as well not gone, since I was the least bit productive - outside of sort of figuring out how to go about typing my masters thesis in LaTeX. I hope this week I can finish off the lectures through the first exam for my 122 class, and start building pieces of my thesis. Wedding related tasks: I need to sign us up for a Pre-Cana session, write a bunch of emails to people involved with wedding, start gathering up song ideas for the dj, and possibly creating a minute by minute run down of the important day (not that I specifically have those sorts of details...just create a file for me to fill them in). Other than that - I plan on continuing to bite my nails and be super nervous about everything.
But the reason for the delay of "Week 1 = Poop" is that on Friday afternoon I received a phone call asking me if a someone very special should get on a flight to Columbia because they had a 4 day weekend. Now normally my little voice of reason would say - gosh, that is crazy - you know how much an plane ticket will cost this late in the game - quite a bit is the correct answer. Some how the voice of reason didn't even get a chance to talk because out burst high-pitched yes-es faster than a pitching machine at the batting cages. So needless to say Weekend 1 was great. Too bad the rest of the weekends this semester can not even come close to topping that.
Well, now I feel extremely lonely. I dropped Andy off at the airport this morning and I just about didn't want to go into school today. I could just as well not gone, since I was the least bit productive - outside of sort of figuring out how to go about typing my masters thesis in LaTeX. I hope this week I can finish off the lectures through the first exam for my 122 class, and start building pieces of my thesis. Wedding related tasks: I need to sign us up for a Pre-Cana session, write a bunch of emails to people involved with wedding, start gathering up song ideas for the dj, and possibly creating a minute by minute run down of the important day (not that I specifically have those sorts of details...just create a file for me to fill them in). Other than that - I plan on continuing to bite my nails and be super nervous about everything.
Winter Break and What to Look Forward to in 2008
Wow, that kinda sounds like a news segue right before they cut to commercial break.
What can I say about winter break. I feel exhausted from traveling everywhere. It was wonderful to see Andy. I think this might have been one of the longest times on record we were both in the same place at the same time. The apartment he has (we will soon have) is very nice - although it may become crowded real quick when I try to get my stuff in there. I need to think of a way to minimize the amount of things I will bring with me - but that is a thought for another time.
We spent most of our family-free time - out shopping and buying necessary home goods. I almost don't want to go out shopping for quite a while. We bought ourselves a tree and ornaments and in a very short time got the apartment in the holiday spirit. It felt very easy and homey. I didn't really miss being at home too much. I did drag Andy to a couple of masses in El Paso. We even managed to make it through the hour and half long Midnight service complete with incense and hundreds of people attending. He survived admirably - with a couple of pokes and prods from me when we were supposed to sit, stand and kneel. Shush, don't tell anyone, but it is probably the most services I've attended in the past year and half. I have been less then a regular attendee at church here in South Carolina. Christmas Day was interesting - we slept a little late, opened presents, and spent the afternoon and evening at a fellow lieutenant's home for dinner. The rest of the evening I omit at the request of Andy.
Andy's parents and his sister showed up for a few days. so we rallied the troops (haha military metaphor) for a couple outings. We visited the White Sands Missile Base to see the museum. I think my favorite was White Sands Monument. I'm glad it was a relatively cool day or else I would have roasted out there on the sand. It was very picturesque (so I took a bunch of pictures and they are up on facebook incase you hadn't seen them). Andy, Trish, and I attended the 2007 Sun Bowl game - well through the beginning of the 3rd quarter. It was a onesided game. :oP We also made a trip out to the racetrack to see some horses run. No, I did not bet on any horses, but I enjoyed watching them.
I even managed to cook a few meals. Mostly staples - chicken and mushrooms, steak and Amanda's brown rice, baked ziti, steak and mashed potatoes, and spaghetti with meatballs and sausages. We found a good butcher that has some really nice meats. Even though all I really know is stick meat in broiler, I'm ready to learn something new. Fun Christmas gift - Entertaining with the Sopranos - which has a lot of Italian recipes that I know of but didn't really know how to make.
I even had some time at home. That was pretty good too. But it also meant getting some wedding things out of the way - setting up the guys' tuxes, and a face to face meeting with the florist. I also got to go a little wedding dress scouting with Beckie who got engaged on Christmas Day (hurray!)
So, winter break recap: I had fun in El Paso, fun at home, and got no work done.
Which leads me to my current stressed out alert level : orange! Moderate to Moderate severe stress building. Watch out for abrupt conversations and the occasional meltdown.
What I plan to accomplish this year - in no particular order:
What can I say about winter break. I feel exhausted from traveling everywhere. It was wonderful to see Andy. I think this might have been one of the longest times on record we were both in the same place at the same time. The apartment he has (we will soon have) is very nice - although it may become crowded real quick when I try to get my stuff in there. I need to think of a way to minimize the amount of things I will bring with me - but that is a thought for another time.
We spent most of our family-free time - out shopping and buying necessary home goods. I almost don't want to go out shopping for quite a while. We bought ourselves a tree and ornaments and in a very short time got the apartment in the holiday spirit. It felt very easy and homey. I didn't really miss being at home too much. I did drag Andy to a couple of masses in El Paso. We even managed to make it through the hour and half long Midnight service complete with incense and hundreds of people attending. He survived admirably - with a couple of pokes and prods from me when we were supposed to sit, stand and kneel. Shush, don't tell anyone, but it is probably the most services I've attended in the past year and half. I have been less then a regular attendee at church here in South Carolina. Christmas Day was interesting - we slept a little late, opened presents, and spent the afternoon and evening at a fellow lieutenant's home for dinner. The rest of the evening I omit at the request of Andy.
Andy's parents and his sister showed up for a few days. so we rallied the troops (haha military metaphor) for a couple outings. We visited the White Sands Missile Base to see the museum. I think my favorite was White Sands Monument. I'm glad it was a relatively cool day or else I would have roasted out there on the sand. It was very picturesque (so I took a bunch of pictures and they are up on facebook incase you hadn't seen them). Andy, Trish, and I attended the 2007 Sun Bowl game - well through the beginning of the 3rd quarter. It was a onesided game. :oP We also made a trip out to the racetrack to see some horses run. No, I did not bet on any horses, but I enjoyed watching them.
I even managed to cook a few meals. Mostly staples - chicken and mushrooms, steak and Amanda's brown rice, baked ziti, steak and mashed potatoes, and spaghetti with meatballs and sausages. We found a good butcher that has some really nice meats. Even though all I really know is stick meat in broiler, I'm ready to learn something new. Fun Christmas gift - Entertaining with the Sopranos - which has a lot of Italian recipes that I know of but didn't really know how to make.
I even had some time at home. That was pretty good too. But it also meant getting some wedding things out of the way - setting up the guys' tuxes, and a face to face meeting with the florist. I also got to go a little wedding dress scouting with Beckie who got engaged on Christmas Day (hurray!)
So, winter break recap: I had fun in El Paso, fun at home, and got no work done.
Which leads me to my current stressed out alert level : orange! Moderate to Moderate severe stress building. Watch out for abrupt conversations and the occasional meltdown.
What I plan to accomplish this year - in no particular order:
- teach a class
- finish my wedding planning
- write a Master's thesis
- present said thesis and thankfully not have to defend it in front of lots of math professors
- go to a bunch of weddings! :o)
- stay physically fit
- graduate on time
- get married myself
- do taxes
- move to Texas
- go on a honeymoon?
- move to Oklahoma
- maybe find a job
- start a new knitting project
- learn some new recipes
- complete Super Paper Mario
Belated Everything to You!
It's amazing that one can go from awakening in a full house complete with puppy dog, spend 12 hours driving, 1.5 hours eating, 1 hour helping brother unpack, drive 720 miles, and have to go to bed in lonely apartment.
More useful post to come.
More useful post to come.
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