Friday, October 9, 2009
So the bottom two are of me obviously running....the bottom one is of with me running my first half marathon ( and yes I was sweating like a "B"...I was soaked...but I blame it on the humidity :D ) The second was RIGHT after I crossed the finish line. That moment in time is a blur but as you can tell I am so STOKED that I FINISHED IT- and without walking, I might add! :) I was so excited to be done, if you can't tell!
This picture right below (the first one) is of me at a Senate meeting. This picture was taken just last week when were were up in Idaho Falls at the University Place. So I guess this picture is proof that I actually do stuff...even though I am a little embarrassed to say that I am laughing in this picture and I probably should take Senate a little more seriously.
This picture right below (the first one) is of me at a Senate meeting. This picture was taken just last week when were were up in Idaho Falls at the University Place. So I guess this picture is proof that I actually do stuff...even though I am a little embarrassed to say that I am laughing in this picture and I probably should take Senate a little more seriously.
Update!
Okay so I realize that it has been an extremely LONG time (4 months!) since I have updated my blog...wow!?! All I can say is that time and my life has gotten away from me. So I decided that I would give a brief synopsis of what I have been up too since my last post. :)
Summer 2009
From earlier posts you are aware that I spent the summer in Milwaukee Wisconsin with my brother Stephen and his family. I took care (nanny) of my niece Jocelyn (5) and Carter (3). I loved ALMOST every minute I was there- haha! During the summer my friend Wade came out to visit and I showed him around Milwaukee and Chicago. We went to a Brewers game and a Cubs game. It was so much fun to be able to look at the sites and go to TWO professional baseball games! The rest of the summer was me still taking care of the kids, packing up the house to move, and training for my half marathon. All were accomplished, all were TOUGH, and valuable lessons were learned! I now know that I am NOT ready to have kids of my own...I can only handle them in short periods of time- but I also learned how much I LOVE my niece and nephews. I learned that moving sucks- if I can help I will try to not do it often. Lastly, I learned that training and running the actually half marathon was extremely difficult...but so worth it! I have now set the goal to start training for a Triathalon...so wish me luck! My half marathon was the mark of the end of the summer.
Fall 2009
School started...ewww...yuck! Actually, at the end of summer I couldn't wait till school started, now that I am in the middle of the semester I can't wait till it is over! I am a Secondary Education/ History major with a minor in Political Science for those of you who forgot or didn't know. This semesters school credit load isn't that bad but alot of work is involved. I have never read so much in my life! In ALL (two) of my education classes I read every night and in every history class I read some more. My favorite is that each teacher thinks they somehow are my only class and so why not load up the pages and chapters each night? Urgh! Anyhoo...I am scraping by this semester in my classes, even though I feel like I am learning tons- I somehow feel like I am getting dumber and dumber? So I don't know how that works out- hmm?
This Fall marks my 2nd year with Ambassadors! Ambassadors is one of my greatest joys and blessings in life....it is also one that continually expects alot from me...even though I love every minute! Every Friday starting at 10am I go up to the Administration Building and work for 6 hours straight. These past couple weeks I have been extremely busy running up and down campus giving tours to prospective students. Last Saturday was Homecoming and I was able to volunteer with a couple other ambassadors to help out at the Presidents Tailgate. It was so much fun greeting and talking with all the old people who were alumni from ISU. There were a couple of old ladies who dressed up in a full black leotard with an orange and black boa, and orange high heels and cat ears! I truly love every moment of Ambassadors and I can't wait till I can start going out with the recruiters to visit and talk to the high school students!
Also this Fall I officially started my term as ASISU College of Education Senator. Every Monday I dedicate HOURS of meetings to senate. It has been an interesting experience for me to learn how to participate in Student Government at a college level...it definetly is NOT like high school. I have enjoyed making new friends and meeting people every day as I try to represent my constituents well. I am really grateful to be given this opportunity and am working really hard to do better than my best!
In conclusion, my life is CRAZILY busy...but I LOVE every second of it! I can honestly say that without this schedule I wouldn't know what to do with myself. This past summer and fall has brought numerous life lessons along with responsibilities and of course blessings along with it! I truly LOVE my life...who knows- maybe next time I update my blog I will have some crazy exciting news to post!?!
Summer 2009
From earlier posts you are aware that I spent the summer in Milwaukee Wisconsin with my brother Stephen and his family. I took care (nanny) of my niece Jocelyn (5) and Carter (3). I loved ALMOST every minute I was there- haha! During the summer my friend Wade came out to visit and I showed him around Milwaukee and Chicago. We went to a Brewers game and a Cubs game. It was so much fun to be able to look at the sites and go to TWO professional baseball games! The rest of the summer was me still taking care of the kids, packing up the house to move, and training for my half marathon. All were accomplished, all were TOUGH, and valuable lessons were learned! I now know that I am NOT ready to have kids of my own...I can only handle them in short periods of time- but I also learned how much I LOVE my niece and nephews. I learned that moving sucks- if I can help I will try to not do it often. Lastly, I learned that training and running the actually half marathon was extremely difficult...but so worth it! I have now set the goal to start training for a Triathalon...so wish me luck! My half marathon was the mark of the end of the summer.
Fall 2009
School started...ewww...yuck! Actually, at the end of summer I couldn't wait till school started, now that I am in the middle of the semester I can't wait till it is over! I am a Secondary Education/ History major with a minor in Political Science for those of you who forgot or didn't know. This semesters school credit load isn't that bad but alot of work is involved. I have never read so much in my life! In ALL (two) of my education classes I read every night and in every history class I read some more. My favorite is that each teacher thinks they somehow are my only class and so why not load up the pages and chapters each night? Urgh! Anyhoo...I am scraping by this semester in my classes, even though I feel like I am learning tons- I somehow feel like I am getting dumber and dumber? So I don't know how that works out- hmm?
This Fall marks my 2nd year with Ambassadors! Ambassadors is one of my greatest joys and blessings in life....it is also one that continually expects alot from me...even though I love every minute! Every Friday starting at 10am I go up to the Administration Building and work for 6 hours straight. These past couple weeks I have been extremely busy running up and down campus giving tours to prospective students. Last Saturday was Homecoming and I was able to volunteer with a couple other ambassadors to help out at the Presidents Tailgate. It was so much fun greeting and talking with all the old people who were alumni from ISU. There were a couple of old ladies who dressed up in a full black leotard with an orange and black boa, and orange high heels and cat ears! I truly love every moment of Ambassadors and I can't wait till I can start going out with the recruiters to visit and talk to the high school students!
Also this Fall I officially started my term as ASISU College of Education Senator. Every Monday I dedicate HOURS of meetings to senate. It has been an interesting experience for me to learn how to participate in Student Government at a college level...it definetly is NOT like high school. I have enjoyed making new friends and meeting people every day as I try to represent my constituents well. I am really grateful to be given this opportunity and am working really hard to do better than my best!
In conclusion, my life is CRAZILY busy...but I LOVE every second of it! I can honestly say that without this schedule I wouldn't know what to do with myself. This past summer and fall has brought numerous life lessons along with responsibilities and of course blessings along with it! I truly LOVE my life...who knows- maybe next time I update my blog I will have some crazy exciting news to post!?!
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