Movies

I love movies.

I love to watch movies. I love to make home movies. I love watching home movies.

I watched six movies over the weekend. SIX! Hubby says that I may be a bit obsessed.

He may be right...but I just love them!

Movies are an escape from reality. Movies are a chance to experience issues that otherwise may not come to view. Movies are educational and moving.

I love movies.

I just saw a new movie tonight. "Inception" AMAZING! I was confused at the end...kinda. I think I have 3 possible ideas of what may have happened. The top fell at the end and it was reality and he just dreams of what has happened in the past over and over, the top doesn't fall and Cobb is in another level of dream after the old Japanese guy shot him...and I can't think of the third...ugh. ANYWAYS it was an amazing movie. It gave me a glimpse into another world, it challenged my worldview, it made me tear up, it made me angry, it made me awed. It was pretty close to perfect. The acting was great as were the special effects. Leo D. never disappoints! I have always loved him and I continue to really love him (and every film he does, ha)! Ellen Page played a character that was not "Juno-esque" thank goodness. And the guy from 3rd Rock for the Sun was really good too. ALL AROUND GREAT FLICK! I must own it and I want to watch it over and over. (The last movie I felt this way about was Avatar, so this is pretty high quality stuff).

The end. :) I love movies...!!!!!!!!!!

Head Above Water

I am successfully treading water at my new job. I am staying afloat...I am so exhausted but it is SO worth it.

I have enjoyed my past week and a half at this new school more than I enjoyed any one hour at my old place. It's kinda ridiculous how much I love where I work. I feel really blessed to be there and even though there have been bumps, I know that God has a plan and that this all happened for a reason.

I am also super excited to see what is in store for this next year. I have some really good ideas for lessons and I have great colleagues that are more than wonderful and ready to help me out.

And besides that?

My oldest and dearest friend got engaged last week and she is getting married in less than a year! YAY!

My hubby is starting grad school in a month and we might have some help with that, God willing. Yay, Hubby! I am so excited for him to continue learning, he is a natural student and I think it will really help his career.

And what is most amazing? I don't even have to try to stay positive, I just am! YAY!!!!

P.S. Though I am really behind on my Jillian Michaels...but I PROMISE I am trying to catch up and stay pretty vigilant!

ready or not, here comes change!

Went into work today for the first day and was told that I may not have a job.

The state still owes the center $30,000 from last years grant and they haven't started paying this years.

The owner and director have been on the phone with every state representative and even Governor Quinn's personal aid who said "Good luck! You can right a letter butt he [Quinn] probably won't even read it".

My director was crying while telling me this and it was so tough because it's not her fault. The program will either be officially cut or not by Friday. Until then I am kinda in limbo.

I have to start asking around about unemployment and what not. And then we have to figure out what we are going to do with our plans. Hubby probably won't go to grad school, I might go out of state to find a teaching job and then we'll be separated for a while, I might go and get my nursing degree, who knows.

Friday will tell all. Until then I put my trust in God; he has plans for me.

Waiting for the show to start is so unsettling; butterflies for an hour! At least I have Hanson silly-bands to get me through!

Meet My New Friend

I have heard stories of my new friend from other friends of mine, and seen pictures, but I certainly didn't expect to ever really meet her in person. We were always at the wrong place at the wrong time until yesterday at Target. I was wandering the aisles and thought "Oh ya! What about that Jillian girl, I bet she's here!"

I made my way towards the outdoors and exercise section where I knew she usually hangs around and sure enough there she was! What a deal! I come to Target, not looking for her and sure enough there she is! It was kismet (kinda)! She was always too expensive a date at other stores (Amazon = $$$). But I was definitely at the right place yesterday! $8.53! Yes! I get Jillian!

So I made my way to the check-out and happily spent some hard earned money on my new friend.

I got home and told my hubby all about her and how excited that she could finally come home with me! And he seemed....well not too enthused. (You see, I get really jazzed about things and then they don't come to fruition and obviously Hubby knows me too well and was figuring this is just another one of those times.) I told him all about Jillian and how she promised to make a difference in just 30 days and only 20 minutes a day! I mean even a chimp can commit that much time, right?!

Well I went and posted a to-do list of sorts on facebook. I told myself yesterday that I would commit 20 minutes today and Thursday to getting to know Jillian.

And today, I met her. She is a hard-a**. She kicks my butt. She is tiring. She is exhausting! I wanna quit, but then I realize "Hey, it's only 20 minutes and I CAN DO IT!" She is MOTIVATIONAL in an incredibly infuriating way. I love her!

1 day down, 29 to go!

Highs and Lows

High's:

• The month of July was amazing!
• New Orleans was a great experience; life changing and faith inspiring.
• Camping Extravaganza was PHENOMENAL! I got to go back to Michigan for a great 2 weeks. We went to Calumet, cliff jumped in Marquette while visiting my brother, saw Pictured Rocks and Mosquito Falls (yikes), Taquamenon Falls, Whitefish Point, took our first trip to Mackinac Island and got the wettest I have ever been in my life, spent a great couple of days with my parents in Traverse City swimming and eating, and then a great end of the trip in South Haven with his family.

Low's:

• Summer is ending.
• Vacation is over.
• Found out I start work in 7 days...1 week...UGH

I had high hopes for this summer and believe me this has been above and beyond my expectations. But one of my prayers was to find a new place to teach, and I feel like I have exhausted my options. I am stuck. No body is hiring anybody, not just me. I just wanted to start this year fresh and that doesn't get to happen. So instead I swallow my pride and march back to work and do the job. But that is exactly what gets to me! "Doing a Job". Teaching is supposed to be more than that...and I am in a place that has sucked the love of teaching right out of me. It is just a place that I work so I can get paid.

I've got nothing else.