Blogging. The activity I love to fail. One of these days I will actually sit down and make this blog something special and really and truly use it. But for today, here's a flashback photo:

Boo-yah.

One of those nights...

Sometimes it's a Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies for dinner kinda night.

And So it Begins...

Well, it's happened.






I have been accepted into the graduate program for school counseling. I am terrified. I have been talking about doing this for a couple of months now, but somehow I never thought it would really happen. I am actually starting college again.

This is a picture of me and the hubs on the day I graduated with my Bachelor's back in the '09. We weren't even engaged yet! I originally intended to start grad school right away, but life gets in the way and a few regrets later and now here I am--finally. Everyone told me when I started college, that there would be plenty of jobs for teachers when I got out. Sadly, the recession happened and a number of people who lost their jobs decided to go into teaching. It's been a madhouse trying to get a teaching job--something I still haven't succeeded in. I've worked in schools ever since I graduated, but no teaching jobs ever came out of it. I'm hoping that my Master's will not only give me an edge, but also finally put me in the career I belong in.

I am praying that I can remember my old study habits and not completely screw this up. I have No Idea what grad school will be like--my advisor actually made the program out to be fairly simple. I'm not sure if that should comfort me or terrify me. Knowing who I am, I will worry the devil out of it and then it will all turn out fine. If all goes well, I'll be wearing new robes and I'll get a fancy stole to boot!

She's Gone Country

I don't know what is happening to me. I'm getting this itch--and no, I'm not coming down with something. Unless you consider Going Country a sickness. The longer we live in Tennessee, the more I listen to country music and now--deep breath--I'm dying to buy some cowboy boots.

I know. I never thought I would be that girl. I'm from Texas for goodness sake and I never wanted anything to with country anything my entire existence there. But now, there's just something tugging at me to embrace something new. Something down-home, country-fried, and dirty. I even told the hubs he could get a truck if he wanted to. A Truck for Heaven's sake! I hate trucks!

I don't know about this country thing--maybe I just like the honesty in the lyrics and a good glass of sweet iced tea. It's not pretentious; it knows just who it is, why it wants to get dirty, and what it means to be free.

And the shoes are to die for.

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Hiking at Chickasaw State Park

I know the hubs and I complain a lot about living in the middle of nowhere, but when we go places like Chickasaw I am reminded that this place isn't so bad after all. Despite being far away from all of the people and places that we love, we are together and we have all of God's beauty to keep us company. Oh, and a little rock and roll there at the end. :)

Thrill for Thursday!

I have to say that this post isn't very meaningful/fulfilling/inspiring but you know what it is? THRILLING! Check out my newest obsession(and by obsessed, I mean I just found it on Pinterest and pinned it Immediately):

That's right. It's an Orca Sleeping Bag. And you know you want one. Nothing says 'I'm thrilled' like a mouth full of teeth and a Free Willy grin! Enjoy.

Playing Hookie!!!!

Do you ever have those days when you just need to leave work and do something fun? Well, today was one of those days for us. We agreed to leave work at 12 and head out to see Monsters University--you see, the hubs and I still haven't quite grown up yet so we still see lots of kids films. The only bad part? We were the only people in the theatre without children--except for the teenage boys that wouldn't sit next to each other--now that was entertaining.

You just can't beat a good Disney/Pixar team up and we loved it! Did any of you realize that its CHEAPER to get the big giant combo than to get two small drinks and a small popcorn? Like three dollars cheaper. Bleh. We were supposed to be 'good' and do the smalls but my cheapskate heart gave in and we got the big stuff. My stomach is now thanking me for that terrible decision.

After the movies we headed to good ole Wal-mart to get some supplies for a Care Package for the counselors back at camp. We acquired the following:

Frisbees
Glow bracelets
Cards
Farkle
Water guns
Herbal tea
Homemade cookies
Colored pens
Flarp(aka The Original Fart "Machine")
Tattoos

Hopefully they like it and it will give them a little pick-me-up for the last three weeks. We remember how tiring it can be when the campers get older--they don't give you the same loving push that the young ones do. Counselors are the best and this particular set is really amazing.

We love movies, we love cookies, and we love Camp Wamava. Tomorrow is Wednesday--let's make it great!