Today I am grateful for my dad, not only is a worthy priesthood holder he is also an awesome guy. Today I got the car stuck and in desperation I texted him asking if he could help me get it un-stuck :P. Not even fifteen minutes later he was there revving it in reverse, then drive, then reverse, then drive…you get the idea. It took a while and some time on the curb, there were a few times that I was afraid that he would scratch the car or Kim’s car but he didn’t, he knew exactly what to do and he got it out. I’m glad that I have him to rely on, and that when stuff like this happens I can call him :)
11.30.2010
11.28.2010
Going Back
I lOvE church music, I really do. Which is why instead of doing homework I am taking a while to relax and listen to some good old efy music, all six cd’s that I have :P. I love the peaceful feeling I get when I listen and the memories associated with each cd. It’s like every song and cd was at a different point in my life, so when I listen I go back to what was happening that year and see how I truly have grown.
Today I also went through my journal, I was never good at keeping up with my journal so the only one I have spans from when I was eight (right after my baptism actually) up till now. I know I should do a better job at keeping up to date but it’s nice to have all my spiritual milestones in one place. I have everything from my baptism to going into the temple for the first time, to getting my patiriarchal blessing and finally all five years of efy that I attended. There are many other milestones in between and I know there are many more to come.
The only times that I wrote on a daily basis was at efy and I have to say it’s fun to see how I changed from the beginning of the week to the end and from year to year. I know how much I grew there so I can’t wait to apply in a few days to move up from participant experiences to being a counsellor and make those experiences happen for youth. I also may or may not want to keep an eye on my brothers ;). Anyways here’s one of my favourite songs, it's from efy 2008; Steady and Sure: One By One
Today I also went through my journal, I was never good at keeping up with my journal so the only one I have spans from when I was eight (right after my baptism actually) up till now. I know I should do a better job at keeping up to date but it’s nice to have all my spiritual milestones in one place. I have everything from my baptism to going into the temple for the first time, to getting my patiriarchal blessing and finally all five years of efy that I attended. There are many other milestones in between and I know there are many more to come.
The only times that I wrote on a daily basis was at efy and I have to say it’s fun to see how I changed from the beginning of the week to the end and from year to year. I know how much I grew there so I can’t wait to apply in a few days to move up from participant experiences to being a counsellor and make those experiences happen for youth. I also may or may not want to keep an eye on my brothers ;). Anyways here’s one of my favourite songs, it's from efy 2008; Steady and Sure: One By One
Almost There
Only two weeks left of classes! I am so happy you have no idea, I'll be happy to be finished and happy to go and hang out with my KIDS (yes I did call them kids and not children, I'm feeling rebelous tonight) at the daycare. I miss them so much, not that my practicum children are not good because I love them too, it's just different. My kids will always be my kids no matter how old they get.
Sidenote: Preschoolers are the best, they can talk and talk and talk forever, and the thing is, most of the time their conversation skills are lacking so when I try to add my input it throws them off, so I have learned to listen while they talk to their hearts content :).
So winter finally decided to make an appearence and cause issues for us, first my doors were frozen shut, then my car would get frosted on the inside and on the outside so I would have to go out there like twenty mintutes early just to get to school on time. Then winter decided to back off a little and cause slush...not fun to drive in at all :P. This week was the first adventure of getting stuck this winter season, somehow I drove into a snow drift (smart...) then I couldn't get out and I had people come and push me out, needless to say I'm not parking there for the time being. At least I have a car though, poor Kim has been having even more issues then me, her car just dies randomly and won't start for a while, it's bad.
So after being busy all week I finally went to Harry Potter tonight, and I loved it :) They stuck pretty close to the book so I was happy. I was not happy however that Dobby had to die, I knew it was coming but it was deffinately a sad scene. Watching the movie made me miss reading, over Christmas break I'll have to relax and read real books and not the textbooks that I have learned to love so much.
I have another thing to add to my stuff to do this week, clean my room!!! I feel so disorganized and with my room being a mess my brain is a mess too :P Luckily the rest of the basement is nice and clean :) and with our candles burning most of the time while we're at home makes it feel home-like.
Guess what? Kalina, Kim and I baked every night this week! It's so nice to prepare and eat a nice dinner together every night, it winds down the day and makes me a tad bit more motivated to finish my homework :P.
Anyways that was a really random post, sorry!! It probably has something to do with it being almost two in the morning...which means I need to go to bed or do more homework, but I'm thinking bed time sounds pretty good right now :P.
Sidenote: Preschoolers are the best, they can talk and talk and talk forever, and the thing is, most of the time their conversation skills are lacking so when I try to add my input it throws them off, so I have learned to listen while they talk to their hearts content :).
So winter finally decided to make an appearence and cause issues for us, first my doors were frozen shut, then my car would get frosted on the inside and on the outside so I would have to go out there like twenty mintutes early just to get to school on time. Then winter decided to back off a little and cause slush...not fun to drive in at all :P. This week was the first adventure of getting stuck this winter season, somehow I drove into a snow drift (smart...) then I couldn't get out and I had people come and push me out, needless to say I'm not parking there for the time being. At least I have a car though, poor Kim has been having even more issues then me, her car just dies randomly and won't start for a while, it's bad.
So after being busy all week I finally went to Harry Potter tonight, and I loved it :) They stuck pretty close to the book so I was happy. I was not happy however that Dobby had to die, I knew it was coming but it was deffinately a sad scene. Watching the movie made me miss reading, over Christmas break I'll have to relax and read real books and not the textbooks that I have learned to love so much.
I have another thing to add to my stuff to do this week, clean my room!!! I feel so disorganized and with my room being a mess my brain is a mess too :P Luckily the rest of the basement is nice and clean :) and with our candles burning most of the time while we're at home makes it feel home-like.
Guess what? Kalina, Kim and I baked every night this week! It's so nice to prepare and eat a nice dinner together every night, it winds down the day and makes me a tad bit more motivated to finish my homework :P.
Anyways that was a really random post, sorry!! It probably has something to do with it being almost two in the morning...which means I need to go to bed or do more homework, but I'm thinking bed time sounds pretty good right now :P.
11.22.2010
Shoes and Cookies
This weekend was long and as you saw I had tons to do but I did take a couple of breaks to save my sanity. On Friday night I went to the mall (it`s open late now that Chirstmas is right around the corner) and met up with Lindsey. We went to only a couple of stores and I found the red shoes that I have wanted forever!! So naturally I bought them...and took a picture of them in front of the tree :) After we finished shopping we headed back to my house and talked with Kim for a good while.
After working all morning on Saturday Kim came into my room and said "We should bake!" So we did, we made a WHOLE meal from scratch and guess what? It was fantastic! We made cookies and pizza, and now that we know we can make great meals we're going to do it more often :)
Anways I need to get back to my homework *sigh* just 14 school days left!!
11.18.2010
Just Three Weeks
I have three weeks left of classes (insert a grin here) but that means I have some major assignments due, and funny thing I"m blogging instead...anyways here's my list (all due in the next two weeks so that we can review for tests the last week of the semester :S):
- Two observations and reflections on Wednesday, Thursday, Fridays for the remainder of the semester
-Three 100 question Interpersonal Communication tests (online)
-One active listening video, evalution of how you well you listened, and an evaluation of two other peers active listening skills
-A "Who I Am" powerpoint (minimum 20 minutes long)
-Literacy backpack
-5 page research paper that is used for psychology and english
-10 page philosophy paper
-A child checklist and evaluation of the child
-Play area evaluation and two page paper
-A seven page paper about what I have learned about myself through taking interpersonal communications (which really was nothing but I've gotten good at rambing on paper in that class, luckily my ramblings must make some sense because she gives me good grades :P)
-Study, study, study, study, study, oh ya and STUDY
I think this means no Harry Potter 7 for me until after my psychology final :( well maybe, I may go insane before these next three weeks are up.Wish me luck!!
- Two observations and reflections on Wednesday, Thursday, Fridays for the remainder of the semester
-Three 100 question Interpersonal Communication tests (online)
-One active listening video, evalution of how you well you listened, and an evaluation of two other peers active listening skills
-A "Who I Am" powerpoint (minimum 20 minutes long)
-Literacy backpack
-5 page research paper that is used for psychology and english
-10 page philosophy paper
-A child checklist and evaluation of the child
-Play area evaluation and two page paper
-A seven page paper about what I have learned about myself through taking interpersonal communications (which really was nothing but I've gotten good at rambing on paper in that class, luckily my ramblings must make some sense because she gives me good grades :P)
-Study, study, study, study, study, oh ya and STUDY
I think this means no Harry Potter 7 for me until after my psychology final :( well maybe, I may go insane before these next three weeks are up.Wish me luck!!
11.10.2010
Christmas is Coming!!
As promised here are the pictures :)
So they'll be more to come, because we're not done yet :P You should smell our house too, we have 11 candles burning at a time (yes it's a fire hazard) but the smells combine to make it smell like Christmas!!
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| Decorating the tree |
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| The decorations |
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| Some awesome candles Kim found :) |
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| Our lovely shelf |
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| The finished product |
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| Christmas hugs :) |
11.09.2010
School
So I only have one month left of classes this semester and I have to say…I’m still alive! After multiple late nights, numerous assignments and stressing about tests I’m surviving. No one told me how hard it is to become a preschool teacher. I have people ask “You have to go to school to be a preschool teacher?” my response, YES. Honestly people is it that hard to believe? I guess it is or else I wouldn`t get that question all time. But guess what? I have maintained a B average in all my classes! considering how well I did in high school I never expected those grades, let alone in psychology :)
There are some days where I seriously question why I am here but then I realize that this is what I love to do, and after school is over I can do this all day every day. I am so grateful that I listened to the Holy Ghost or else I probably would still be confused as I was not to long ago. Only three and a quarter semesters left!
In other news we set our Christmas tree up! I love the feeling of Christmas and luckily my roomates feel the same way. We also have a slight obsession with candles...we have twelve and most of the time we burn them all at the same time, I swear we're a fire hazard :P But hey if you smelled how the scents combine to create a overall Christmas scent you would love it too :P. When the internet works then I will post pictures of our basment suite.
Anyways I better get back to my homework...but hey I can enjoy the aroma coming from outside my door :D
11.01.2010
Grandma Wood :)
Lately I have been thinking about my Grandma Wood, maybe it’s because I’ve been under a lot of stress with school, or because it’s been eighteen years, but I don’t really know. All I know is that I miss her…tons. Don’t get me wrong I love my Grandma Marry; she has been a wonderful Grandma and the only one I remember, she also makes my Papa happy.
My grandma died when I was two so I have no recollection of what she was really like all I have are pictures and stories that my mom and other family members told me. Yet I still feel very close to her, at times when I was young I used to have conversations with her (whether I really did or not I’m not sure but I would like to think so).
I want to know what it would be like to have her around now, to go and visit my Papa and Grandma Wood and sit on the couch while she told me stories from her life, and laughed over things that happened. I want to tell her about my life, what I am doing right now and funny stories from school as well as the daycare I work at. I want to see if I inherited any funny little quirks from her and how much I am like her.
There are things I'll never get to experience, like having her there when I get married (well she will be there, but I just won't be able to see her), having her hold my children, talking to her on the phone about life in general and just visiting her. I'm fairly sure she's around more then we realize but I never get to chat with her.
I know it’s sad to think this but would she be proud of whom I am becoming? I know she’s watching me and cheering me on as I move though my life and I know she loves me and all her family very much . I would just like that reassurance sometimes. But I know that she would never not love me. I hope to have her put her arms around me someday and say well done Julie :)
I am so grateful for the knowledge that I will see her someday and the opportunity we have of being an eternal family. I am grateful for the church and the hope it gives me that even though life can be tough we all have the potential to live with God someday.
My grandma died when I was two so I have no recollection of what she was really like all I have are pictures and stories that my mom and other family members told me. Yet I still feel very close to her, at times when I was young I used to have conversations with her (whether I really did or not I’m not sure but I would like to think so).
I want to know what it would be like to have her around now, to go and visit my Papa and Grandma Wood and sit on the couch while she told me stories from her life, and laughed over things that happened. I want to tell her about my life, what I am doing right now and funny stories from school as well as the daycare I work at. I want to see if I inherited any funny little quirks from her and how much I am like her.
There are things I'll never get to experience, like having her there when I get married (well she will be there, but I just won't be able to see her), having her hold my children, talking to her on the phone about life in general and just visiting her. I'm fairly sure she's around more then we realize but I never get to chat with her.
I know it’s sad to think this but would she be proud of whom I am becoming? I know she’s watching me and cheering me on as I move though my life and I know she loves me and all her family very much . I would just like that reassurance sometimes. But I know that she would never not love me. I hope to have her put her arms around me someday and say well done Julie :)
I am so grateful for the knowledge that I will see her someday and the opportunity we have of being an eternal family. I am grateful for the church and the hope it gives me that even though life can be tough we all have the potential to live with God someday.
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