Toot my own horn

A friend PAID me to have FUN! Her niece is having a baby and she is hosting the shower. I found the CUTE ribbon at The Container Store (A FAVORITE STORE!) and then the cards were made... and tonight Dad helped me with the diaper cake! Totally fun for me! Tell me how much you like it!

AHHH Kansas

I did it! I went back to my hometown! It has been about 3 years since I have been back. It is always interesting to see the changes. Since I only drove down one main street (Kansas Ave)I saw a few changes. Mac town has a Walgreens!!!! Whoa! And I think the college has grown some.

The BEST thing I saw--- children sledding down overpasses!!! I laughed out loud when I saw it! I remember Mom taking us to the Manville hill and doing that! It was the best! Besides-- where else would you do that in KS? So good to see other kids making memories doing the same thing.

I got to see the Pavlovsky family!!! Angela got married. Steele just returned from a mission in Chile. Fun to see people after not seeing them for awhile. Always nice to pick up where you left off. I have really missed Donna! I used to go over there every Sun. night when I lived in Mac. Good times-- good friends.

I got to see the Julians. Jon now has a jaguar (4 door-silver) I think Karen drives a Lexus suv.. or maybe it's an acura. They are getting ready to move to S. Carolina so Jon and his son, Blake can start up a business together.

Fun to see other people. Everyone asked about the family. Brad Unruh says hi to Drew.

I did see Br. and Sis. Overton. She gave me a hug and chatted with me. He just said hi. She said I should have called and could have spend the night there! YEAH RIGHT!!!! Susie is expecting #3 so that was the big news thankfully. She didn't mention Dave which I was grateful for. I did it!!! Now if I ever go back I think it will be easier. I think I stressed over this for 3 weeks! whew!

I got to see Amy Dekle. She is pregnant and due May 1. It was good to see her so happy. She has a nice home and decorates well. (I wish I had that talent) I like her significant other. He seems very nice and I think they balance each other well.

So it was a fast up and back trip but it was good. I am glad I went!

Not Much

First off-- Happy Birthday Kamden! I can't believe you are 4!

School-- it is going. I go to class, I do my homework, I get good grades. I did have to do a research paper this week. It is only 3 pages double spaced. I remember when that was torture. Now, I lood up 2 sites and I have PLENTY! Well... plenty of junk. I have started to realize I don't know how to use the internet for a research paper. What happened to a school library! I miss BYU's journals on-line. O-well.... So I will turn in a mediocre paper and hope it is good enough. No fun stories of school. The drill sargent no longer comes. There is another guy that comes now and then, and then sleeps through class-- what is the point?!

I am working for the Dallas Sylvan. I get to work with after school tutoring at schools. When schools don't pass the state test they get money for tutoring, and schools are starting to use us! So, it is kind of fun. I work about 25 hours a week. Not too bad. Should pay the bills while I finish school.

I will go to Kansas next weekend for a friend's wedding reception. I haven't been to KS in 3 years... It will be good to see old friends...I am a little nervous of running into the "ex-in-laws". But I am tryig to not let that stop me.

Back to school

Sadly I really don't have any horror stories from the week. We took finals. I got a 103, 110, and a 97! NICE! It is crazy because when we do our review she GIVES us the questions... and yet no one studies!!! (I do!). Thurs. was an icy morning so only 6 of us showed up to class. We got to massage-- NICE! Since we had extra time my teacher worked on my jaw. The whole class was watching that was the not so fun part. I was amazed at how much it hurt!!! My mouth muscles are so tense (due to my TMJ). She told me I need to go to a chiropractor to get my jaw put back in place. I don't know. Maybe when I have extra money. For now I will keep using my splint.

It really has been crazy cold here. At least most of us seem to know how to drive on the ice. My Uncle in Jacksonville, FL... I'm sure it has been a mess over there!

My fried, Darlene is going to come visit me this weekend (MLK Day coming up and of course I will be out of school for that!)I will have to see what fun things are going on around town. We will try to find a new jewelry store I have heard about!

I have a job-- working part-time for the Sylvan in Dallas. I will be helping with the school contracts they got-- after school tutoring for reading or math. Some traveling, but towards my house. I think I will like it.

I got to help a friend throw a bridal shower (she paid me to make the invitations, find the caterer, get the games set up, and do the table decorations.) I think it turned out so CUTE! Thanks to my friend Alex, (she had this as her bridal shower I always wanted to try it!) it was a basket theme-- so the bride got baskets/ tubs full of things for different rooms in the house. She really got some great things-- not just your normal stuff. Anyway it went well. The flowers I did turned out so pretty. It was so FUN! Now I am going to help my friend throw a baby shower for her niece! Maybe I could be a Sylvan consultant, party planner, massage therapist. What do you think?