Beam Me Up

Man, it is hard to come back to work after being off for 6 days. Things are really quiet at the office until next week when I start giving new student orientation again. I had a nice surprise waiting for me when I got to my office yesterday morning though - a new chair! I'm learning that in "the office" it's all about the simple things.

Over the the weekend, I saw this movie:

My dad was paying for it, so I figured why not. Hello, Chris Pine. Why have I not heard of you before? I had never watched Star Trek before, but I enjoyed the movie. I've been thinking about finding a new hobby, maybe I could get on board and become a Trekkie. What do you think?

Maybe I'll just take up knitting instead.

A much needed rest

Since classes have ended until June 8 in IELI, I decided to use some of my comp time and take three days off work. Because of Memorial Day, I am ending up with a 6-day weekend. Yahoo! I had a couple of doctor's appointments in Plano to go to, so I decided to spend the weekend at home. My sister is back from OU for the week before she heads out to Seattle for the summer, so we got to spend some time together laying out by the pool and going to a movie. I feel like I am back in college and home for the summer. It feels so good!

Since I am at my parents house, I have internet finally. Yay! I've spent all morning playing around with blogging sites and am learning how to cutesy up my blog. It's pretty fun! I am moving out of my apartment at the end of June and into a house with some girls from my home group. I'm excited about having roommates again, and I will have a home with Internet again, so hopefully I can start blogging more. I seriously behind on my new year's resolution.

I love a good wedding

I was able to go to the wedding of my friends Jill and Wisdom this past weekend. I met Jill when we both studied abroad through the Baylor in Maastricht program our junior year in college. Not really knowing each other that well, we ended up taking a special trip to Ireland and England together that remains one of my favorite travel experiences ever, even after all these years. I actually met Wisdom on that trip too when he flew to London to do some traveling with Jill before we came home for the semester. He's a great guy, and they are perfect for one another. Since Maastricht, Jill and I have slowly become good friends, and I look forward to getting know her even more in the coming years. Jill and Wisdom have a long story full of God's grace and blessings, and it was so special to see them finally commit their lives to each other and to God. I love going to weddings like this. They remind me that God has a special plan and story for each of us, and one day, in his timing, I'll be the one walking down the aisle, sharing my own story of God's faithfulness with those who are present.

Congratulations Jill and Wisdom!

It's Monday

I was so proud of myself this weekend. I cleaned, did laundry, washed the dishes, ironed my work clothes for the week, packed my gym bag on Sunday night, and made my lunches for the week and put them in the refrigerator. The last one is key, because I always run late in the morning and either don't pack a lunch or arrive 10 minutes late because I had to make a sandwhich. I went to bed feeling a sense of accomplishment, even though there's no reason that I can't easily do those things every day. I got into work this morning and realized I had left my packed lunch in the refrigerator. :( No turkey pita, fresh cut up strawberries, and fig newtons for me today. I also left my morning yogurt snack there too. It's 9:49 a.m. and my stomach is already growling. So much for my wonderful plan. There's always tomorrow, right?

For the record

I hate cars. Except for the tiny fact that they me freedom to go places whenever I want. But besides that, I hate cars. My Betsy broke down on me twice last week and cost me A LOT of money to fix. She also caused me to have to chase after a bus when she wouldn't start. I was up at UNT on a Saturday to chaperone a fieldtrip and was going to follow the bus with my car. The buses had already pulled away when I discovered she wouldn't start, and I had to run after the bus with all my students looking at me through the windows. They figured out what the problem was though and got the driver to stop and let me on.

The people at the shop still can't really figure out what the problem is, so despite $1,000 in needed repairs, there's still no guarantee she won't quit on me again. Now I am a paranoid driver. When you commute 25 minutes every day on I-35 you want to be able to trust your car. I think the time is coming for me to make my first adult purchase and buy a new car. I've still got some saving to do though.

Poor Betsy.