I wasn't really sure when it was actually going to hit me that I was leaving Willard. I've known since mid March that I wasn't coming back due to the department "downsizing".....and there were thoughts of me moving to KC before that even. But, even then I don't think it actually sunk in that I was going to be leaving my very first class room....my first "big kid job!"
This morning during my planning period I started (finally) boxing up all MY stuff. It was much harder than I thought. My desk is now all cleared out and my closet is almost empty. The last thing to go will be my decorative stuff...my round colorful paper lanterns that I LOVE.....I just cant bear to see the room all plane yet.
But right now 2 boxes are filled....sitting in the back of my class room. I got pretty emotional when I closed up that second box and set it next to the other. This is much harder than I thought it was going to be!
Because I am SO excited to move up to KC and start a new life and be with an amazing man, I thought leaving Willard would be just something that happened in the process. But, its more than that...
Today was a sad day for me.....
Only 4 and 1/2 days of school left......
Then my first job is over.....
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
New Dishes
In an earlier post I mentioned how it is official that I'm moving to KC and will be living with my wonderful boyfriend. Well, over the past few weeks there has had to be a lot of planning for the move. I have been overwhelmed at times, but it has to be done. The move IS happening and it is happening SOON!
We have to get my stuff up to his place. So, Memorial Day Weekend we plan on moving all my stuff to his house. His brother is driving his SUV and Chris will drive a truck he is borrowing for the weekend. Lots of stuff to put in those 2 vehicles in a short amount of time!
We have to see what stuff of his he needs to get ride of to make room for my stuff. The big things would be his bedroom furniture....he is moving all that out to make room for my new bed room furniture (that he helped pick out...so he doesn't mind). Also, the living room has an Entertainment Unit that wont fit my TV. So, he has to move that out and make room for my (bigger) TV. Again, I bet he isn't to sad about that. And that means the TV originally in the living room will now go in the bedroom. Major upgrade on the bedroom TV I'd say!
We also have been discussing what we both don't really have that we might need. A few of those things are Kitchen items. We are hoping to eat at home a little more and have people over so we kinda need to give the Kitchen some attention. One thing Chris mentioned was maybe needing more dishes. Well, last night I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and saw these!!!
I LOVE the ones with the red berries....and really like the other ones too, but I think the pop of red makes the berry ones my favorite. But, you guessed it....Chris doesn't like them. : ( He doesn't hate them, though! So maybe Ill be able to work him down into saying "OK" to the dishes. We will see. I guess this is just one glimpse of what it will be like to live with a significant other!
We have to get my stuff up to his place. So, Memorial Day Weekend we plan on moving all my stuff to his house. His brother is driving his SUV and Chris will drive a truck he is borrowing for the weekend. Lots of stuff to put in those 2 vehicles in a short amount of time!
We have to see what stuff of his he needs to get ride of to make room for my stuff. The big things would be his bedroom furniture....he is moving all that out to make room for my new bed room furniture (that he helped pick out...so he doesn't mind). Also, the living room has an Entertainment Unit that wont fit my TV. So, he has to move that out and make room for my (bigger) TV. Again, I bet he isn't to sad about that. And that means the TV originally in the living room will now go in the bedroom. Major upgrade on the bedroom TV I'd say!
We also have been discussing what we both don't really have that we might need. A few of those things are Kitchen items. We are hoping to eat at home a little more and have people over so we kinda need to give the Kitchen some attention. One thing Chris mentioned was maybe needing more dishes. Well, last night I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and saw these!!!
I LOVE the ones with the red berries....and really like the other ones too, but I think the pop of red makes the berry ones my favorite. But, you guessed it....Chris doesn't like them. : ( He doesn't hate them, though! So maybe Ill be able to work him down into saying "OK" to the dishes. We will see. I guess this is just one glimpse of what it will be like to live with a significant other!
Monday, May 16, 2011
What my boyfriend will do!!!
As most of you know...Chris will do just about anything to make me happy. He is really a "Knight in Shining Armor" for me. It blows me away sometimes when he does crazy things just to make me happy or help me in some way.
The most resent being.....
My dryer went out a few weeks ago. He has a dryer down in his basement that he doesn't use (don't ask my way he has it...I just knew he did) but wasn't sure how he could get it down here. Well, then Tabi (my cousin that goes to school down here at MSU) tells me she has a dryer that she could bring over when she moved out her stuff during Finals Week. We thought we were covered and Chris wouldn't have to worry about bringing his dryer down here.
Well.....
Then Thursday night Tabi all of a sudden tells me her room mates want her to keep the dryer in the apartment over the summer while she is gone and so she wouldn't be bringing it over to my place.
What was I going to do now?!?!?!?!
I was on the phone with Chris when I got the text...and I was really upset. I hadn't done laundry (except the laundry my mom did for me...Thanks Mom!) for weeks. I had a huge pile of dirty cloths that I had been waiting to do because I thought I would have a dryer by the weekend. And now I wouldn't. And now I potentially was going to have to BUY a dryer....which I was hoping to not have to do.
Well, I guess while we were on the phone Chris was busy planning a way to "come to my rescue" in the dryer crisis! Later that night he sent me a picture.
Seriously! The things he will do to make me happy and help me out! I love him more than anything!!!
He got in late Friday night, so we put in the dryer Saturday morning. It works great and I was able to do 2 loads of laundry this weekend. He is the best boyfriend in the WORLD. I am going to keep him for a WHILE!!!
Thanks honey!!!
The most resent being.....
My dryer went out a few weeks ago. He has a dryer down in his basement that he doesn't use (don't ask my way he has it...I just knew he did) but wasn't sure how he could get it down here. Well, then Tabi (my cousin that goes to school down here at MSU) tells me she has a dryer that she could bring over when she moved out her stuff during Finals Week. We thought we were covered and Chris wouldn't have to worry about bringing his dryer down here.
Well.....
Then Thursday night Tabi all of a sudden tells me her room mates want her to keep the dryer in the apartment over the summer while she is gone and so she wouldn't be bringing it over to my place.
What was I going to do now?!?!?!?!
I was on the phone with Chris when I got the text...and I was really upset. I hadn't done laundry (except the laundry my mom did for me...Thanks Mom!) for weeks. I had a huge pile of dirty cloths that I had been waiting to do because I thought I would have a dryer by the weekend. And now I wouldn't. And now I potentially was going to have to BUY a dryer....which I was hoping to not have to do.
Well, I guess while we were on the phone Chris was busy planning a way to "come to my rescue" in the dryer crisis! Later that night he sent me a picture.
Seriously! The things he will do to make me happy and help me out! I love him more than anything!!!
He got in late Friday night, so we put in the dryer Saturday morning. It works great and I was able to do 2 loads of laundry this weekend. He is the best boyfriend in the WORLD. I am going to keep him for a WHILE!!!
Thanks honey!!!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The next step
My wonderful boyfriend and I have been dating now for 1 year, 4 months, and 10 days! (I don't really keep track of that....but for this post, I counted it up!) And we have decided to take the next step.
Sooooo
I am officially moving to KC sometime this summer! We have been doing this long distance thing for a while now and we just think its time to be in the same city and see if this is the "Real Thing." This actually isn't a decision that we just made....its something we have been talking about some this winter guard season...then around mid March we decided that was what we would do. Make the move!
It is exciting and scary at the same time. I love him more than anything so being able to be with him more makes me VERY happy. I have people up in KC that I LOVE hanging out with. There are lots of opportunities for me up there. But.....I don't have a job yet. Like a REAL job. So, that is scary.
Ill keep looking and hopefully something opens up for me that is the right fit. Wish me luck! This is kinda a big deal......
Sooooo
I am officially moving to KC sometime this summer! We have been doing this long distance thing for a while now and we just think its time to be in the same city and see if this is the "Real Thing." This actually isn't a decision that we just made....its something we have been talking about some this winter guard season...then around mid March we decided that was what we would do. Make the move!
It is exciting and scary at the same time. I love him more than anything so being able to be with him more makes me VERY happy. I have people up in KC that I LOVE hanging out with. There are lots of opportunities for me up there. But.....I don't have a job yet. Like a REAL job. So, that is scary.
Ill keep looking and hopefully something opens up for me that is the right fit. Wish me luck! This is kinda a big deal......
Friday, April 29, 2011
Last 5QF for April!
I feel bad that all I have been able to do on here are the 5QFs.....but at least I'm doing that. I hope to have more time here soon to post more often.
Here it goes....
1. If you could buy any car, money not an option, what would it be?
I'm not really a car person. I guess if money was not an option then I would just buy a NEW car instead of a used one. Other than that....the type doesn't matter all that much. There are a few that I like the looks of a Mazda 3 hatch back or a Lexus RX SUV. I know the Lexus is much more money than the Mazda....so for the sake of this question, let go with that one!
Lexus RX 2011 SUV
2. What was your worst first date ever?
Honestly, I haven't been on very many first dates. And the first dates I have been on....I already knew the person.
I guess the worst one, if I had to pick, would be the date I went on with an old High School crush when I was in college. He was one of the Valedictorian of our Senior class and I thought he was not only smart but very hot! He was not the social person I was....but I thought I could break him out of his shell. I guess I was wrong. He seemed to have no interest in talking in a 2 sided conversation. Everything was about him and when I mentioned something I liked he was not interested in continuing the conversation.
So, not really fun.
3. How old where you when you fell in love for the first time?
My first significant boyfriend started the summer before my Sophomore year of high school. I fell hard and fast for him. He was everything I thought I could ever want. And....even now I can say he was a great guy. Funny enough, my boyfriend now.....my family says reminds them of him. I think I can see it. But anyway, I was 16 when I first fell in love.
4. When was the last time you reconciled your checkbook?
I don't know if I have ever actually done that. I have seen my mom reconcile hers....and I know HOW to. But I never do it. Does that make me a bad Personal Finance Teacher? I teach it but I don't do it......
5. If you were going to fashion a "Wanted" ad for a best friend, how would you word it?
Because I am moving....and leaving my best friend behind.....my wanted ad would be very simple:
I Miss You Laurissa!
These were kinda hard this time....
Here it goes....
1. If you could buy any car, money not an option, what would it be?
I'm not really a car person. I guess if money was not an option then I would just buy a NEW car instead of a used one. Other than that....the type doesn't matter all that much. There are a few that I like the looks of a Mazda 3 hatch back or a Lexus RX SUV. I know the Lexus is much more money than the Mazda....so for the sake of this question, let go with that one!
Lexus RX 2011 SUV
2. What was your worst first date ever?
Honestly, I haven't been on very many first dates. And the first dates I have been on....I already knew the person.
I guess the worst one, if I had to pick, would be the date I went on with an old High School crush when I was in college. He was one of the Valedictorian of our Senior class and I thought he was not only smart but very hot! He was not the social person I was....but I thought I could break him out of his shell. I guess I was wrong. He seemed to have no interest in talking in a 2 sided conversation. Everything was about him and when I mentioned something I liked he was not interested in continuing the conversation.
So, not really fun.
3. How old where you when you fell in love for the first time?
My first significant boyfriend started the summer before my Sophomore year of high school. I fell hard and fast for him. He was everything I thought I could ever want. And....even now I can say he was a great guy. Funny enough, my boyfriend now.....my family says reminds them of him. I think I can see it. But anyway, I was 16 when I first fell in love.
4. When was the last time you reconciled your checkbook?
I don't know if I have ever actually done that. I have seen my mom reconcile hers....and I know HOW to. But I never do it. Does that make me a bad Personal Finance Teacher? I teach it but I don't do it......
5. If you were going to fashion a "Wanted" ad for a best friend, how would you word it?
Because I am moving....and leaving my best friend behind.....my wanted ad would be very simple:
I Miss You Laurissa!
These were kinda hard this time....
Friday, April 22, 2011
5QF on Good Friday
Ok, so I am here at school today. Its Good Friday and I'm at school!!! I'm a little bumbed out about that. My mom has today off.....and we were supposed to have today off....but stupid snow days took that away!
So I am cheering myself up with a Easter focused Five Question Friday!
1. What is your favorite Easter tradition?
I would probably have to say the dying of eggs! First, because it is fun and they look so pretty in the Easter Basket or hidden all over the house/yard. But more so because with a lot of hard boiled eggs comes a lot of deviled eggs! And I LOVE deviled eggs!!! Probably my favorite Easter food!
2. Are you a "shower" or a "long, hot bath" kind of person?
Shower I guess. I have taken long hot baths before and I really like them....but I just don't have time to do that very often. So I shower. I do like a long hot shower.....does that count? Having to rush through my shower routine is not fun for me....showers help me wake up in the morning....I need my shower time!
3. Can you parallel park and if so when was the last time you did it?
Nope! Not at all!!! Even if the parking spot puts me right in front of the door I need to go in! Cant do it!!! For my drivers test....I even ask the guy if I just didn't do the parallel parking part if I would still pass the test. He said Yes so I skipped it! Now that I am with Chris I don't have to worry....he has mad parallel parking skills! So if I am ever driving and need that spot, I will just have him do it! If he isn't around.....I'm just walking more!
4. What is your favorite Easter candy?
Easy! Reese's Eggs!!!! Because they are like a Reese's....but with SO MUCH MORE PEANUT BUTTER!!! Which is the best part I'd say!
5. Easter: do you go all out with the Easter Bunny or focus on the religious part of the holiday?
When my sister and I were kids I feel like we had both. We knew what Easter was all about....the religious side and all....but we also had the picture taken with the Easter Bunny and was told that he Easter Bunny was the one who brought us our candy and hid the eggs. So, I think it was a good balance.
I think when I have kids it will be the same. I want the fun magical side of Easter....bunnies and candy and egg hunts. But Ill probably talk about the religious side too.
So I am cheering myself up with a Easter focused Five Question Friday!
1. What is your favorite Easter tradition?
I would probably have to say the dying of eggs! First, because it is fun and they look so pretty in the Easter Basket or hidden all over the house/yard. But more so because with a lot of hard boiled eggs comes a lot of deviled eggs! And I LOVE deviled eggs!!! Probably my favorite Easter food!
2. Are you a "shower" or a "long, hot bath" kind of person?
Shower I guess. I have taken long hot baths before and I really like them....but I just don't have time to do that very often. So I shower. I do like a long hot shower.....does that count? Having to rush through my shower routine is not fun for me....showers help me wake up in the morning....I need my shower time!
3. Can you parallel park and if so when was the last time you did it?
Nope! Not at all!!! Even if the parking spot puts me right in front of the door I need to go in! Cant do it!!! For my drivers test....I even ask the guy if I just didn't do the parallel parking part if I would still pass the test. He said Yes so I skipped it! Now that I am with Chris I don't have to worry....he has mad parallel parking skills! So if I am ever driving and need that spot, I will just have him do it! If he isn't around.....I'm just walking more!
4. What is your favorite Easter candy?
Easy! Reese's Eggs!!!! Because they are like a Reese's....but with SO MUCH MORE PEANUT BUTTER!!! Which is the best part I'd say!
5. Easter: do you go all out with the Easter Bunny or focus on the religious part of the holiday?
When my sister and I were kids I feel like we had both. We knew what Easter was all about....the religious side and all....but we also had the picture taken with the Easter Bunny and was told that he Easter Bunny was the one who brought us our candy and hid the eggs. So, I think it was a good balance.
I think when I have kids it will be the same. I want the fun magical side of Easter....bunnies and candy and egg hunts. But Ill probably talk about the religious side too.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Its been a while.....5QF
Wow! I have not posted something for a WHILE! Its been a busy time of year...but winter guard season is over now so things SHOULD slow down. Thought I would get back in the swing of things with a Five Question Friday! I am so glad it Friday....Very glad! 1. What is your favorite sign of spring? The daylight lasting longer!!!! The other night I was driving home and it was like....10 till 8 and there was still a little bit of daylight. And on my drive to school now there is a beautiful sky with the sun shining down on me! It really helps me start the day. Because I love Mr. Sun unlike my boyfriend who hates him! The sunshine makes me happy! 2. What was your best birthday ever? Hmmm.....well....my craziest birthday would have to have been my 22nd birthday! I didn't do much when I turned 21 because hardly any of my friends were 21 yet....so I did the big night out on my 22nd! FUN!!!! Other than that it is hard for me to pick my BEST birthday. I usually do have a really nice time on my birthday, so it is tough to pick just one! 3. What is your favorite dessert? ANYTHING CHOCOLATE!!!! I really am in love with the cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory.....they have some wonderful ones with LOTS of chocolate! But an old favorite dessert of mine would have to be German Chocolate Cake! 4. What is the best excuse you have ever used to get out of a ticket? I have never gotten out of a ticket!!!! And YES I am a little bitter about it. I have never seen my mom get a ticket and I have seen her get pulled over a few times. How is it that some people can always get out of them and I cant?!?! Maybe the cops in my area are less forgiving....or maybe I just suck at it. : ( 5. Do you wake up before your alarm, with your alarm, or after hitting snooze several times? Oh I LOVE my snooze button! Every night I tell myself I will get up on the first buzz....but then every morning I hit the snooze 2 or 3 times and end up having to rush around to leave on time. I really just think I need a job where I don't have to get up at 5:30 or 5:45 all the time. During winter guard season I was having to get up at 5! And that is just wrong!
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