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Ok so I suck... I forgot to post here yesterday. That was because I was having too much fun playing in the SNOW!!! :) Yes, it did snow in VA all day yesterday and it's still on the ground today... the sun is out now but it was so beautiful watching it fall all day yesterday. My hubby and I went out for a little while to my parent's house and then to my sister's house to play in the snow with my nieces. We sort of built a snowman but the snow wouldn't stick together. Then last night we went to my best friend's house to celebrate her birthday! There was supposed to be a whole lot of people there but my hubby and I were the only ones that lived the closest and could handle driving in the snow. So we hung out with her and her family. It was nice though, she has a 1 year old daughter and it was fun to play with her.
Today we probably won't go out too much in the snow... I do need to make a run to Target and we will probably go watch the 2010 Grammy awards at my parent's house. DMB are nominated for Best Rock Group of the year and Album of the Year... I doubt they will win but they are performing so I am excited to see that! I will update you later on tonight with the results... cross your fingers for DMB though!!! :)
Here's the snowman we tried to make yesterday :)
Well my husband and I finally saw the move The Blindside tonight. It was such a great movie!!! It was very inspirational and really makes you remind yourself to appreciate the finer things in life. I remind myself everyday that our life could be worse. I am very thankful for my family and that my husband is here for me. We may not have a whole lot of money right now but we have each other and a lot of people around us that are here for us. It helps. Sometimes it's easy to forget about those awesome things and those times are when I get emotional. I can be pretty emotional when I think about certain things. I mean I teared up while watching that movie because it was so nice of that family to take in someone that they didn't know and someone that was a lot different from them. I hope that someday I can help others in more ways than one. I hope someday I can be successful enough to share my wealth to those in need. I suppose I am working on that goal now by going to school and getting my education so that I can at least begin by sharing my knowledge. You gotta start somewhere right?
My new career services friend lady called me today and said that she might have found a position for me! It's not all that exciting but for right now I need to make money somehow. It would be an administrative assistant position at a doctor's office. I don't know how much I would get paid but every little bit helps. I am going to apply for this position next week though just to see what happens, so wish me luck!
I am keeping it short tonight, we are supposed to get snow late tonight and tomorrow so cross your fingers! I will post pictures if it happens!
Today I was really lazy for half of the day. But it was SO nice outside. Nearly 60 degrees in January - typical VA weather... it will be like 30 degrees tomorrow. So today my mom and I took my dog Brutus to the beach for a short beach walk. And when I say beach it's more like the Chesapeake Bay. The closest beach is VA Beach which is "across the water" about 45 minutes away from where I live. But even our little bay beaches are great to have. They are less crowded and chaotic. My dog sure enjoyed it and got to make some new "dog friends". I kind of wish our weather would always stay cold but that never happens here. This weekend there is a threat of snow for Friday night/Saturday. In VA that means 1-2 inches and therefore everyone freaks out. We aren't used to more than even a foot of snow in my area however, in Northern Virginia they get a lot more if there's even a chance. People that aren't originally from Virginia don't understand why we get excited about snow. My husband is from Ohio and he moved here to get away from snow so he laughs at me when I get excited about 1 inch of snow. He and everyone else who was born around it always makes fun of us poor Virginians. I just wish they'd let us have fun and enjoy what little bit we get! I mean get over yourselves... if it snows it snows, if it doesn't it doesn't. Woop-t-do.
I finally met with career services at school today. The lady is a new addition to the department and I liked her. She had a lot of Human Resources experience so she helped answer a lot of my questions. She said they will help me find an internship but most importantly a potential full time job. She also reminded me that it's okay to go to businesses and introduce myself because she remembers getting thousands of resumes and not knowing who to pick for interviews. If I actually go to a business they might actually interview me on the spot. I just need to suck it up, get over my fear of looking stupid and go sell myeslf. It will also help with unemployment because I have to have contact information in order to get unemployment which is what I was supposed to do all along. Ugh... this is so stressful.
I also had Physics tongiht again... and I am not a big fan. Some people get it right away but I'm just like huh?? I am going to work with a study group on Sunday to get our done and hopefully I can get someone to explain this crap to me. I mean when am I ever going to use Physics in real life!? Seriously!
Well that is all for tonight... here's hopin' for some white flurry stuff tomorrow :)
Well I feel tired and groggy right now. As a female, this happens certain times of the month so I won't go into too much detail about that. Sort of had a long day but it's almost over and I have a snoring doggy next to me to remind me that it's time for bed.
I'm currently watching President Obama give his State of the Union Address. I've never been a politics person and I don't know much about it but I do know that it causes a lot of controversy. I always try to avoid controversy as much as possible especially if I don't know what I'm talking about. I have a lot of friends and family that either love Obama or hate him. Some even have a strong hate for him. His speech has been pretty informative tonight. He's basically stated a lot of what we already know. He says he wants congress to establish a new jobs bill to ensure that new jobs are being created across the country. I realize that this won't happen over night but it's reassuring that maybe luck will soon come. I also realize that over the next few days I will be surrounded by people that don't like Obama but I will keep reminding myself that they don't know what it's like to be in my shoes. Some of my friends have great jobs, some not so much but either way they HAVE jobs. My husband has also been looking for a better job for the last year or so. He hasn't had much luck. Our friends constantly ask us how the job hunt is going and I know it's because they care but honestly, it seems like most of them have gotten lucky and we keep struggling and I'm sick of it. It's almost as if I don't want to be around some of them anymore but I still plant a smile on my face around them because I'd be lost without some of our friends. This is just a phase. Soon we'll be back to normal and happy again... stress free... someday we won't have to worry about money and I can't wait for that day to come.
I still didn't meet with career services at school but that is supposed to happen tomorrow. Hopefully I can get some advice and direction because I need it!!!
Well I am tired and my head hurts from wrapping it around the State of the Union address and wondering what everyone else is thinking. I think it's time for bed, good night world!
Well today was an interesting day! As I mentioned before I am a HUGE DMB fan. They released their tour dates for summer of 2010 today and I have decided that I have to at least go to 2 of them and that will be VA Beach 7/20 (since I go there every year) and the Washington D.C. 7/23 show. I would also really like to go to either the Deer Creek shows or the West Palm Beach shows but that all depends on how much money I can make before then. IDEALLY I'd LOVE to go to the Gorge shows because Ben Harper is opening those 3 nights but unfortunately that's all the way across the country and I'd have a long way to catch up on my finances for that. It always amazes me how some fans can travel all over the place each summer for multiple shows. I mean I struggle with just the handful of shows I see each year. It was a lot last year because I was making good money at my last job. I felt comfortable spending 500 some dollars on tickets and such. It's quite an expensive passion to have and the tickets only get more expensive... but that won't stop me or others. That's why DMB keeps doing this - for us so we have to support them as well right? I'm hoping I can make lots of new friends at the shows this summer - the folks on Antsmarching.org are pretty cool. You wouldn't believe how many hits that site gets a day and how many threads and posts there are regarding DMB or other topics. It's truly a great interaction among fans.... some people take things a little too seriously and complain about everything (ahem, DMBc) but there's some of us that are just there to have a little fun. I realize I could be a dork for posting to a message board each day but it's a great way to vent or just talk about what's on your mind, a lot like a blog!
Aside from DMB releasing their tour dates I also had Physics in school tonight. I go to class four nights a week for five weeks. This term I have Physics and a Physics lab. Monday and Wednesdays I am there for a small amount of time for the "lab" and Tuesdays and Thursdays we have a long lecture. I felt so dumb tonight because I couldn't follow anything the teacher was saying. I mean people take this subject in High School so I should be able to understand this right? Not so much. Luckily there are some cool people in my class so we are working together. I really need an A so I can bring my GPA up. I have been struggling the last few terms due to all of these math classes. I am glad I am working for this degree though I mean it keeps me focused and helps me not to go crazy when I have nothing to do during the day. The only thing that sucks is being gone all night but I'm afraid to switch to day classes because I am hoping to find that job soon...
Tomorrow I am meeting with career services at my school so that they can talk to me about my resume and possible job opportunities. I really need all the help I can get. There's hardly anything to apply for these days and I've learned that it's not about what you know anymore - it's about WHO you know. So if you're struggling with unemployment like me and haven't realized that then think about that for a while. Maybe that can help!
I finally watched the movie Julie&Julia this weekend and was inspired to start blogging. Throughout the movie, "Julie" writes in a blog for a year describing how she cooks Julia Child's food each day. She uses her blog to really express how she feels about Julia Child, about cooking, and about her everyday adventures. She says that once she starts something she never finishes it so she wanted to make sure that she finishes the blog. Her mother and husband didn't support the idea at first but eventually they understood why she was doing the blog and became successful at it.
I am not writing this blog to become famous like Julie did (although I won't mind if it happens!) but I am writing this blog because I love to write and I haven't been able to finish a story in a very long time. Partly it's because I haven't had the time or I've had writer's block. In High School I kept a diary for a couple of years and I read it a few months ago and it was actually quite amusing. I mean it's amazing how much I have changed since then. In High School I was very quiet and self centered. I was voted the "Shyest" girl in my senior year and I was never really proud of it but happy to be at least remembered for something. To this day I regret not trying hard enough in High School to make tons of friends, and not excelling in my classes enough to attend a far away college. Instead, I still have one best friend from High School and I lived at home until I was 22 and met my now husband. I went through a period of feeling lost and depressed in High School and even after I graduated. I never really knew what I wanted out of life or who I want to be "when I grow up". "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" is a question I always struggle to answer. Right now all I can say is that I'm happily married and currently pursuing my bachelor's degree in Business Management. At 25 I'm not as happy as I can possibly be but I'm slowly getting there.
Music is one thing that is constant in my life. At the age of 15 I realized that I will always be a Dave Matthews Band fan. I saw my first DMB show on 7/22/98 at the VA Beach amphitheater and I haven't been the same since. Every summer since then I have seen them in VA and/or somewhere else. I've travelled to D.C.; Rochester, NY; Houston, TX; New York City; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Ohio; and Hershey, PA to see them. In total that's about 24 shows and counting. I've subscribed to their fan sites and made friends along the way. People think I'm crazy because I even have the "firedancer" tattoo to prove my fandom. Without DMB I'd be a lost soul and each subject of my blog will have a DMB quote in it. So I hope you enjoy it!
Lastly, I can't close my first blog without bragging about my family. I have the most amazing parents a girl could ask for. For the first 22 years of my life I got to travel a lot with them and experience a lot of neat things. They took me to the Outer Banks of North Carolina a lot and that has become my second home. They finally bought a beach house there a couple of years ago and since it's only about 2 hours away we go there quite often! My parents are always there for me and support me know matter what and for that I am most grateful. My sisters are Amanda and Staci. Staci is 11 years older than me and Amanda is 4 years older. Staci has 3 kids - Chase who is 13, Caroline Elise who is 2, and Scarlett who is 9 months. I am a VERY proud auntie and will probably brag about them a lot. Staci is currently married to her second husband Corey and they are pretty awesome and fun to be around. Amanda has been married once and is currently dating Joe, who is about 20 years older then her. It's a little awkward but he treats her right and she's happy and that's all that matters. Amanda and I are pretty close so she's really easy to talk to. There's a lot of family drama sometimes but other times we are a lot of fun to be around. I suppose it would be boring if there wasn't a little drama sometimes!
I suppose I have rambled on enough but at least now you know who I am in a nutshell. I am not depressed at all but I have been emotional lately. I've been unemployed for 2 months and it's been the most stressful 2 months of my life. I am frustrated and stressed out about money. Unemployment really really sucks. I am hoping I can find something soon, so here's the journey... I will share it with you!
