Sunday, August 09, 2009
umm wow...it's seriously been almost 2 years since my last post. i hate bloggers like me. i mean i rarely read them anymore, but when i do i want some new material! gees!!
phil has motivated me to blog again. i figure if he can do it 10 times a day, i can do it once a week or so right?? besides, i've missed my bullet points :) here's what i have to say today...
- so yeah i'm getting married :) that's new information for my long lost blog!
- i started school last week. i'm basically riding the fence between being excited about the new possibilities and reluctant to give up my awesomely carefree summer.
- my current nickname at school is 'bookshelf whore' because i keep conning people out of their bookshelves. my goal is to turn my classroom into a virtual barnes & noble. anybody have any young adult literature they want to give me? if so i totally have a place for it!!
- i miss ashiddy's blog posts...now that i have blogged, she owes me one...
- i also miss her face...so she needs to come see me.
- the light outside my apartment flickers on & off. it's really creepy. i honestly expect dumbledore to appear under it at any moment.
- speaking of the 6th harry potter movie....it was disappointing.
- speaking of movies that don't live up to their books...can't wait for new moon. i have high hopes.
- it is impossible for me to take a sunday afternoon nap. i could be doing that now...instead i'm writing this.
- i love my life. just in case you were wondering. it's phenomenal really. i'm surrounded by wonderful people who make me laugh. who make me feel loved. who are living proof that God loves me and wants me to be happy.
Friday, November 02, 2007
ruth is blogging? what?
i can't believe it. i'm blogging. it's been forever. yes i have fallen off the face of the earth, but it's not so bad here... :) things have been insanely busy but in the best possible way. here's a brief synopsis:
i am officially a teacher. i teach 8th grade english. that's right kids. that masters in history functioning only to keep me on a slightly higher pay scale. oh and to teach my saturday class at pulaski tech which i am trying to remind myself to be grateful for. basically i spend my weekdays teaching, doing paperwork, grading papers, planning what i'm teaching next, co-leading my small group (sort of), spending time with my boyfriend and other friends, and worrying that i'm not doing everything that i need to do. hence not much blogging.
this blog is brought to you courtesy of the fact that we have 1.5 days off for the AEA conference which i decided not to attend. today has been fabulous. i slept until i woke up...which was 8 a.m. then i ate pumpkin pie for breakfast and watched 'the family stone' (which i love & set the dvr to record when it comes on again). i did some laundry, ran some errands, used a taco bell coupon for lunch, & watched 'calendar girls' while i ate my nachos bellgrande. gosh i love british people. since lunch i have uploaded songs onto my ipod, gone for a walk, listed items to sell on amazon, cleaned the laundry room, done more laundry, swept the floor, and cleaned the kitchen. days off rock.
the best part of it all is that i don't have to prepare for my saturday class. tomorrow i'm giving a test so all i have to do is show up. amazing. the only thing left for me to do today is go on a date with my amazing boyfriend. God is good. what else can i say?
i'll tell you what else i can say...it is officially FALL!! i love fall!! it feel amazing outside and i'm so happy to pull out the fall/winter wardrobe. i have officially fallen in love with starbucks mint hot chocolate. the stores have had christmas decorations in for a few weeks now and i have officially spotted egg nog in the milk section at kroger (along with chocolate mint milk and pumpkin spice milk...woof). i have already started listening to christmas music. i'm a freak. what else can i say? at least i admit it...and at least i haven't put up any christmas decorations yet...
anyway...hope all is well in your world.
i am officially a teacher. i teach 8th grade english. that's right kids. that masters in history functioning only to keep me on a slightly higher pay scale. oh and to teach my saturday class at pulaski tech which i am trying to remind myself to be grateful for. basically i spend my weekdays teaching, doing paperwork, grading papers, planning what i'm teaching next, co-leading my small group (sort of), spending time with my boyfriend and other friends, and worrying that i'm not doing everything that i need to do. hence not much blogging.
this blog is brought to you courtesy of the fact that we have 1.5 days off for the AEA conference which i decided not to attend. today has been fabulous. i slept until i woke up...which was 8 a.m. then i ate pumpkin pie for breakfast and watched 'the family stone' (which i love & set the dvr to record when it comes on again). i did some laundry, ran some errands, used a taco bell coupon for lunch, & watched 'calendar girls' while i ate my nachos bellgrande. gosh i love british people. since lunch i have uploaded songs onto my ipod, gone for a walk, listed items to sell on amazon, cleaned the laundry room, done more laundry, swept the floor, and cleaned the kitchen. days off rock.
the best part of it all is that i don't have to prepare for my saturday class. tomorrow i'm giving a test so all i have to do is show up. amazing. the only thing left for me to do today is go on a date with my amazing boyfriend. God is good. what else can i say?
i'll tell you what else i can say...it is officially FALL!! i love fall!! it feel amazing outside and i'm so happy to pull out the fall/winter wardrobe. i have officially fallen in love with starbucks mint hot chocolate. the stores have had christmas decorations in for a few weeks now and i have officially spotted egg nog in the milk section at kroger (along with chocolate mint milk and pumpkin spice milk...woof). i have already started listening to christmas music. i'm a freak. what else can i say? at least i admit it...and at least i haven't put up any christmas decorations yet...
anyway...hope all is well in your world.
Friday, July 06, 2007
so i haven't blogged in a while. i would like to say i've been busy. but i would be lying. truth is i've been a bit of a bum (how's that for alliteration?). the most productive thing i've done since my trip has been to clean house. that took all of 2 days and i've been a lazy bum ever since. but i have done the following...
-watched:
mr. and mrs. smith
ocean's 12
episodes 1-6 of reunion
how to lose a guy in 10 days
first wives club
pride & prejudice
failure to launch
man on fire
transformers (in the theater - twice)
and more jeopardy and other random shows that i can watch via rabbit-ears than i care to mention.
- hang out with layne & other awesome people
- taken a random 32 hour road trip to dallas/southfork which included me getting very wet and muddy and me hitching a ride with a random girl i went to ouachita with who had no idea that we had that connection to an impound yard where we paid an ungodly amount of money to get my friend's car out after it had been towed.
- attempting to get in shape with pilates, an exercise ball, and lots of walking across bridges and around lakes.
- made my first batch of no-bake cookies in an attempt to deplete the enormous supply of oatmeal in my house
- learn to play/love dance dance revolution
- admire my rommate's engagement ring
- watch rebecca's bridal portraits be taken
- watch my nephew & a couple of other random people get married
- attend numerous going-away parties - lots of folks are leaving!
- make a few trips to pb to visit my mum
- get into the ntl program and attend one meeting that involved them scaring the crap out of all of us
so that's what i've been up to. eventful, yes. productive, not so much. happy? extremely :)
-watched:
mr. and mrs. smith
ocean's 12
episodes 1-6 of reunion
how to lose a guy in 10 days
first wives club
pride & prejudice
failure to launch
man on fire
transformers (in the theater - twice)
and more jeopardy and other random shows that i can watch via rabbit-ears than i care to mention.
- hang out with layne & other awesome people
- taken a random 32 hour road trip to dallas/southfork which included me getting very wet and muddy and me hitching a ride with a random girl i went to ouachita with who had no idea that we had that connection to an impound yard where we paid an ungodly amount of money to get my friend's car out after it had been towed.
- attempting to get in shape with pilates, an exercise ball, and lots of walking across bridges and around lakes.
- made my first batch of no-bake cookies in an attempt to deplete the enormous supply of oatmeal in my house
- learn to play/love dance dance revolution
- admire my rommate's engagement ring
- watch rebecca's bridal portraits be taken
- watch my nephew & a couple of other random people get married
- attend numerous going-away parties - lots of folks are leaving!
- make a few trips to pb to visit my mum
- get into the ntl program and attend one meeting that involved them scaring the crap out of all of us
so that's what i've been up to. eventful, yes. productive, not so much. happy? extremely :)
Sunday, April 22, 2007
so today i feel like a semi-productive human being. here's what i did...
- did pilates
- forgot to eat breakfast
- went to church (THE LATE SERVICE!!)
- went to eat with friends
- started a load of laundry
- charged my ipod
- subscribed to podcasts i've been meaning to subscribe to
- found my resume paper in the trunk of my car
- print out resumes
- allow jason's new kitchen paint color to grow on me
- take down this bit of surprise decorating by my roommate
- finish load of laundry which, in my house, looks like this
- finish this part of my sister's birthday present
- wrote this very detailed blog
...and it's only 6:45!! so in case you were wondering, my first day as a non-dillard's employee has been an astoundingly fabulous one!
- did pilates
- forgot to eat breakfast
- went to church (THE LATE SERVICE!!)
- went to eat with friends
- started a load of laundry
- charged my ipod
- subscribed to podcasts i've been meaning to subscribe to
- found my resume paper in the trunk of my car
- print out resumes
- allow jason's new kitchen paint color to grow on me
- take down this bit of surprise decorating by my roommate
- finish load of laundry which, in my house, looks like this
- finish this part of my sister's birthday present
- wrote this very detailed blog
...and it's only 6:45!! so in case you were wondering, my first day as a non-dillard's employee has been an astoundingly fabulous one!
Monday, April 16, 2007
so, yeah. not so much of a blogger lately. the good news is, i kind of have a life now which is nice. and there's really not any bad news. hip hip. here's some sort of an update...
- my last day at dillard's is saturday. that sentence should be followed by a million exclamation points. i am so happy to be leaving. i'm not quite as excited as i thought i would be at this point, but i am still thrilled. i'm kind of mellow about the whole thing. again, i would like to reiterate the idea that if anyone hears me complaining of boredom, they should slap me. hard.
- i wish i could eat cheese dip every day of my life.
- i was off sunday. it was fabulous. i went to the late service at church. phenomenal is the only word i know to describe it. i then went to eat with the fabulously wonderful zellmer family and then proceded to curl up under my covers and read Anne Lamott for a few hours before going back to church and being surrounded by even more phenomenal-ness.
- and since i haven't really elaborated on this as of yet and i had mentioned in a blog before about being frustrated in finding a church, let me say that i love where i am. i am amazed really that i landed at summit. that this seems to be the place where God wants me. i really didn't think it would happen. but i love it. i love the speakers. i love the community. i love what i learn there. i love the fact that all of the aforementioned things interact to make me into a person that i like at the moment (most of the time) and inspire me to be more than that. it feels like home to me. i love that feeling.
- i leave for europe in a little over a month. i feel horribly ill-prepared to do so.
- school is out in a little over a month. i feel incredibly well-prepared to do so.
well i'm out. my shoulders ache (there's your bad news) and there is no good reason i shouldn't be in bed.
deuces
- my last day at dillard's is saturday. that sentence should be followed by a million exclamation points. i am so happy to be leaving. i'm not quite as excited as i thought i would be at this point, but i am still thrilled. i'm kind of mellow about the whole thing. again, i would like to reiterate the idea that if anyone hears me complaining of boredom, they should slap me. hard.
- i wish i could eat cheese dip every day of my life.
- i was off sunday. it was fabulous. i went to the late service at church. phenomenal is the only word i know to describe it. i then went to eat with the fabulously wonderful zellmer family and then proceded to curl up under my covers and read Anne Lamott for a few hours before going back to church and being surrounded by even more phenomenal-ness.
- and since i haven't really elaborated on this as of yet and i had mentioned in a blog before about being frustrated in finding a church, let me say that i love where i am. i am amazed really that i landed at summit. that this seems to be the place where God wants me. i really didn't think it would happen. but i love it. i love the speakers. i love the community. i love what i learn there. i love the fact that all of the aforementioned things interact to make me into a person that i like at the moment (most of the time) and inspire me to be more than that. it feels like home to me. i love that feeling.
- i leave for europe in a little over a month. i feel horribly ill-prepared to do so.
- school is out in a little over a month. i feel incredibly well-prepared to do so.
well i'm out. my shoulders ache (there's your bad news) and there is no good reason i shouldn't be in bed.
deuces
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
i've been thinking a lot lately about how people (namely me) never seem to be content. regardless of income, people think they're broke. regardless of the number of responsibilities (or lack thereof), people think they're busy. i go on and on about how great my life would be if i had more time or a job that paid more. but odds are i will still find things to complain about.
that's where you come in.
it may be a few months late, but i'm making some resolutions. and WHEN i break them (i am a realist) i want you to remind me of them.
when i no longer work at dillards i will:
- exercise more
- read more
- watch more movies
- spend more time with friends
- not complain when i spend nights alone
- invest more time in people in general
- clean house more often
- be smart with my money (or lack thereof)
- not complain about my lack of money
- give my dog a bath
- swing on the tire swing in my backyard
- spend more time with my mom
- appreciate naps
- use my time to serve others
- make my house more home-y
if i come up with more, i'll let you know.
if you come up with some, please share them.
most of all, know that i am sorry for all of my complaining.
my life is amazing.
i am so blessed.
when i get obnoxious, please slap me.
that's where you come in.
it may be a few months late, but i'm making some resolutions. and WHEN i break them (i am a realist) i want you to remind me of them.
when i no longer work at dillards i will:
- exercise more
- read more
- watch more movies
- spend more time with friends
- not complain when i spend nights alone
- invest more time in people in general
- clean house more often
- be smart with my money (or lack thereof)
- not complain about my lack of money
- give my dog a bath
- swing on the tire swing in my backyard
- spend more time with my mom
- appreciate naps
- use my time to serve others
- make my house more home-y
if i come up with more, i'll let you know.
if you come up with some, please share them.
most of all, know that i am sorry for all of my complaining.
my life is amazing.
i am so blessed.
when i get obnoxious, please slap me.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
just in case you thought i fell off of the face of the blogging earth, i haven't. i'm just on spring break. and i kind of have a life now. who'da thunk it?!
here's a few things i felt like throwing out there...
- turns out God likes to spoil me rotten with really awesome friends. some of which show their love with blue coast burrito gift certificates. others do so by washing my 4.5 foot tall pile of laundry.
- so apparently my yard has leaves in it. i realized this when i came home the other day to find 5 bags of them at the curb. turns out there are even more that need to be raked. that was my project yesterday morning. i now have 1.5 blisters.
- did you know birds chirp at night? they do at my house.
- as it turns out, working 11-9 shifts at dillards isn't half bad when that's all you have to do in a given day.
- tomorrow, my real spring break begins. i'm off to nashville. nash-vegas. the home of country music and my former roommates chuck & whitney. games will be played. mexican food will be eaten. tattooes will be considered. diets will be forgotten. blue jeans will be worn, as will pajama pants. my wardrobe will fluctuate between the two.
- may your spring break (or week in general) be as wonderful...
here's a few things i felt like throwing out there...
- turns out God likes to spoil me rotten with really awesome friends. some of which show their love with blue coast burrito gift certificates. others do so by washing my 4.5 foot tall pile of laundry.
- so apparently my yard has leaves in it. i realized this when i came home the other day to find 5 bags of them at the curb. turns out there are even more that need to be raked. that was my project yesterday morning. i now have 1.5 blisters.
- did you know birds chirp at night? they do at my house.
- as it turns out, working 11-9 shifts at dillards isn't half bad when that's all you have to do in a given day.
- tomorrow, my real spring break begins. i'm off to nashville. nash-vegas. the home of country music and my former roommates chuck & whitney. games will be played. mexican food will be eaten. tattooes will be considered. diets will be forgotten. blue jeans will be worn, as will pajama pants. my wardrobe will fluctuate between the two.
- may your spring break (or week in general) be as wonderful...
