Graduation Day and more

Sunday was the best day so far this year. It has been the day I have been looking forward to since Christmas. This day would be Graduation day. Finally it arrived. Arrived sunny and really hot.

The day started out with us picking up my grandparents in the big ole van and traveling all the way to Walsh university in North Canton. Upon arrival I split from the family and took off to the room where I was to line up. Of course, all my study buddies where there and we had a great reuniting. My friend and partner for all the projects from the first day I stepped into the University was graduating with me. It was so fun to see Megan again.
As the hour marched on before we marched down the steps and to our seats, I found out that I was going to be wearing to sets of honors cords. One set was the purple and green for Kappa Delta Phi for the Education division and then I received gold cords for being Cum Laude in Education with a GPA of 3.66. YEAH! Needless to say I was shocked to receive the gold ones, I already had the others at home. The ceremony came, we marched through the line of professors, passed the parents and families and friends, and to out seats. The commencement speaker was awesome...15 minutes...he said it was all about your attitude and how you go about making your attitude a positive one and taking on the world with your positive attitude. Next came the calling of names and the individual schools that were graduating. First were the Dr. degrees and then the Masters and then finally the Undergrads. Names were called and honors announced and...well at 3:30 I was an official Graduate of Walsh University.

Let's just say my parents and grandparents were there and proud as can be, as well as my brother who was beaming from ear to ear and by best friend Kristine. I just want to say thank you for all the support you all gave me through the last four years of my schooling. I love you all.

Now back to the grind. All my applications that I started last week are all ready to be mailed tomorrow and New ones to be filled out. I found some recent openings in Ohio on the ODE website. SO will look at where they are at and decided if i want to apply.

That's about it for now. Congrats to Tim and Jen and family on the birth of Silas Andrew on Monday.

till Next week.....Oh yeah...a pre Florida post.. YEAH!!!!

Decisions and Applications

This week and weekend were spent making the decisions about what to do as far as a teaching job for the Fall. My heart is set on becoming the teacher that I have always dreamed about, but I also love the current job that I have at the library. I enjoy going to it each and everyday.
I have been talking with my parents about what I should do. I know the right now the teaching market is struggling in the State of Ohio, but I am keeping my hopes high and am applying to as many schools in the area. I have completed applications for Louisville, Perry local and will be working on one this week for Plain local. On the other hand, when I was on vacation and visited South Point High school where my cousin works I have found out that the teaching opportunities are greater there right now. This would be in South Carolina. I am torn about what to do...i don't want to leave my friends and family or my current job, but I feel that I have to do what is right for me, so a move might be what happens. I am not set on that, something may occur right here in little ole Ohio. I am mailing out two applications Monday morning and will submit one online this week. I will also be in contact with my cousin in South Carolina too. ACK!!!!!! I do not like decisions like this. I just have to remember that God know my plan and I have to trust the little voice inside me.

In exactly one week I will be officially Graduated from college with honors (Cum Laude to be exact) from Walsh University. I have waited for this to happen for about months and the day is finally nearing. My parents, grandparents, brother and best friend will all be attending as long as the projected forecast remains to be in the high 70's that day. We saw it on the TV today...so keeping my fingers crossed, otherwise I have to leave two people back and that will be hard to do.

My dad worked in my yard yesterday for me and took down the rest of the old smoke house that was in the back that began to fall with the last wind storm we had Late winter. It looks so different in the backyard now. I now can begin thinking about working outside and planting flowers and sprucing up the back yard this year and make it look like someone lives here. HAHA...I have been in the house for almost 6 years already and I am still working on the outside...The inside is perfect besides the spring cleaning that needs to be done...any volunteers?

Well that is it for this week. Next week will be all about Graduation and more applications or decisions that I have made. Till then.....

New moves, and Grooves

Yep. you read the title correctly. Tonight I started back to my two hours at the Y. It of course began with 45 minutes on the treadmill and then off to Zumba for a night of new moves, grooves, songs and sores. I really like this group of songs that are picked. Let's just say that I was really sore tonight when I left and the hot shower did not even help relax the muscles. I think that I will be paying for it tomorrow at work. When I left there tonight I felt like I had a real workout.
My dad even asked me why I was so red in the face? I would love to take him one night, but I think all i would do is laugh at him...I am laughing now thinking about it. I am not sure he is coordinated enough to do the stuff we do in Zumba. Oh well.

It has been official that I have been back to work a week now and I feel that I am back into the swing of things. Story times and all. This is the last week for them, but tomorrow is a special one that Miss Amber and I are doing. We are reading books while a trio from the Canton Symphony plays music and sound effects. Miss Jennifer, our new children's person, said that she enjoyed it when she read at the practice and another branch. We will even have cookies for the kids and adults too. A win win for all, stories, special guest and cookies.

In other news, I found out that my friend at work is expecting her 3rd. I am excited to meet the little one, but I have to wait till December, but I will have plenty of other little ones to buy for and welcome into the world before hers.
I also was able to connect with my old youth pastors today on Facebook! I was so excited to talk to them and get the family scoop. I am anxious to talk to them more and more.

That's about it. I think I will go put my feet up and try to find something good on TV tonight and relax my muscles. Till next week....

Vacation re-cap

Florida was wonderful, fabulous, relaxing, warm, and.....i could go on and on. The past two weeks I spent in Florida was the best I had on a vacation in a long time. I know that I was really looking forward to it, but after being back, I am so happy I went.

So let me take a moment and recap that really happened the last two weeks. Vacation really started for me on the 18th of March and we headed toward Wytheville, Va where we stayed over night. Then from there we headed to Rock Hill, South Carolina to spend and afternoon and overnight at my Aunt and Uncles new home and actually got to have a real visit with them. We were also able to see the new high school that m cousin is the Head Guidance Counselor at. This high school holds 1500 students and it is the third one in the district and she said there is talk about breaking ground for another high school in the near future. That is a lot of kids. Matthew got to see the weight room and tried to lift some of the weights and he even met the high school coach and got two team shirts. How does he rate. Needless to say Matthew was very very excited. From there we left and headed to Orange City, Florida where we spent, like always the next morning with my Grandparents friends that were in the service with them. After a fabulous lunch with them we headed two hours south and were at the beach! Finally at the beach. I was so happy, but before we even thought about putting any swimsuits on we were good and went to the grocery so that Sunday morning we could watch the sunrise and be by the pool.

Mainly that is what we did for the next two weeks was sit by the pool, read, walk the beach early mornings and afternoons, read, swim, sleep, get a WONDERFUL suntan, swam, eat every once in awhile, swim, talk, play games (both board, card and pool) and rest up for the next day. It was so relaxing, I mean I even read two books down there that I never get to read at home.

One thing about going to this place, is that every year the same people are there about the same time as us, so it is like a big family reunion, but from around the world. I do mean from around the world, well OK, Canada and US. There was us from Ohio, some from, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario, Canada, Michigan, Georgia and New York. Like I said, a global family reunion. Each night was something different. Some nights ended up all of us chatting with millions of conversations going at once, other nights were game nights, and some nights were yummy dessert nights. Each unit made a dessert on a different and we enjoyed them immensely.

Let's see what else did I do....Oh yeah one night 5 of us piled in the van and drove to Pass-a-grill and went shelling at 11pm. It was so much fun just us and flashlight and lanterns. We found more shells that night with the little light we had than any other time. That will be a memory, but I have a feeling it will be a tradition each year. Yes we went shopping one day because mother nature decided to dump a thunderstorm on us, but by 12 noon it was gone and we were at the pool.

One night we took our friends from Canada and went to the Roaring 20's pizza and pipes place for supper. We ended being there for almost 3 hours as they have a Wurlitzer organ that a gentleman plays for you while you enjoy your dinner. The amazing thing about this is that this gentleman never looks at music, he has everything memorized. He even takes requests and if you think he may not know it, well you are wrong...it's memorized too. He was Amazing. Matthew loved it.. My mom even got pictures of Matt dancing with one gal from Canada that went with us.

Every night, no matter what time it was or if we had to turn on the night lights, Matt, Dad, Grandpa and myself played two games of shuffleboard. Dad and I were a team and Matt and Grandpa. The final score from the tournament for the two weeks was 14-3 Dad and Lynne. It was more fun playing, but Dad and I had to have revenge from last year since we lost. We also went putt putting one night and that was just funny. You really had to be there. Grandma likes to hit everything but the green and come about an inch from a whole in one on about every hole. It was funny.

That is pretty much about it. We left St.Petersburg Sat and returned to our homes on Palm Sunday evening. Let;s just say we are ready to go next year. I am serious about that, we already booked it. YEAH. Of course there are picture, so if you want to see them please let me know. At the moment, my mom has them.

Please let spring come...I was not to pleased to come home to snow, but they told me that was my punishment at work for leaving for two weeks.

Until next week....Happy Easter to everyone!

Nice to be home I think...

I returned home from Florida Sunday evening about 9 pm. Once I get caught up on things and unpacking, I will update and recap the entire trip for you all. Till then...