The End is in Sight... :)

Well, as most of you know, back in December I had to get a full time job to go along with me being a full time student. After being at home for 2 years and focusing just on school, it was a hard pill for me to swallow... While I love working and don't mind it, I was really hoping to get a couple more things out of the way, the main one being my 360 hours of student teaching that started in January.

For the last 3 months, I have been student teaching my 3rd graders at the elementary school, 5 days a week, and working my full time 3rd shift job at the nursing home 4 days a week... That's 9 days a week... and since there are only 7 days in a week, you guessed it, 2 days I do both... And then you can add in a class at the college 2 nights a week... So as you can imagine, my time for anything is VERY limited and normally only involves things that I need to survive and even those tend to get pushed aside sometimes. Sleep has become a thing of the past, I don't know what I'll do when I can get 6-8 hours of sleep in night or go somewhere on a Saturday and not be worried about home much sleep it's going to take away from me, or if it will allow me to get any at all.

Next Wednesday, March 16, 2011 is my last day of student teaching for now... Which means I can go back to 3 day work weeks and a semi normal schedule... I had intended on having April off completely from anything except work, but that has not changed (more on that later)

So to all my friends who have complained that I never see them and we haven't done anything together in forever... Lisa will be back... And ready to catch up on lost time... :)

The "Mexican Guy" ... As Amy put it... lol

So... for starters... the title of this blog has nothing to do with anyones nationality... Just Amy being her usual crazy self... :)

I would have to say that after feeling like things were never going to go my way last week, I had a pretty great evening lastnight... It started out at about 4:30 yesterday at the Mexican place with "Mexican Guy" ... We ordered food and began to eat, when I began to realize that although I was very hungry when I got there, I hadn't really eaten any of the dish that I order, which I LOVE :) I guess when you are talking and laughing with someone that will talk back without moments of awkward silence and you share lots of things in common, eating becomes less important... After a couple hours and realizing that it was almost 8:30 and we were still sitting there, it was time to call it a night... Afterall, there was homework to do and kiddos to put to bed... I had a great evening and it was nice to get out of the house and have some adult conversation that didn't revolve around my 3rd graders or the elderly... lol...

Well, it's back to work I go... Stay tuned for more adventures with "Mexican Guy" lol :)

Life... It's a Beautiful Ride... :-)

Over the last couple years of dating, I have learned that things are not always as they seem... People are not always who they appear to be... and situations don't always end in your favor... BUT... I have also tried to always maintain that things happen for a reason... eventhough we might not always know what it is... I'm convinced that eventhough it may hurt in the moment and what you once thought was perfect was torn apart at the seams... That it all had to happen to make room for the person that hasn't arrived yet... That one person that you are meant to be with for the rest of your life...

I joke that apparently God didn't get my memo with the schedule of my life plan on it... But I know that his plan is the one that I will cherish forever!!

In a Room Full of People... And Feel All Alone

Have you ever been in a room full of people and still felt all alone? Well, that happened to me this weekend. Over the last 2 years, there has been a sitution in my life that is/was can you say.... Less than Favorable... Well, this weekend I was in a room for an event with quite a few people that were involved in that situation. I still remember very vividly all the things that have happened in the past and I was very hurt by a lot of it and some of the people that hurt me were there, but I feel like I've moved on with my life... And regardless, I can always put on a pretty face for a few hours for the sake of a good friend, be polite, and respectful. For the few hours I spent with these people this weekend, no one spoke to me and I just felt like they didn't want me there... I can't say that I didn't expect it to be that way, but there was a part of me that hoped that we had all moved past it and for the sake of the mutual friend that we all share could be adults for a couple hours. I didn't get a hello, how are you, nice to see you, kiss my ass... Not one word!!

Am I sorry I attended, ABSOLUTELY NOT... I wouldn't have missed it for the world... I'm a big girl, I know my actions weren't always something I was proud of, but I can admit that and move on... I don't have to carry around hate and blame other people for the things I did... I'll own them, and apparently that's a lesson they haven't learned... I'm a bigger person than that, and always will be!

I guess in all this, I have to say I learned a lot about myself and the way I was raised... I have to thank my parents for that... Regardless of what happened, I can be a respectful, polite adult to anyone, no matter what... And that's something to be proud of :-)

People come into your life for a reason... And they leave for one too... There are plenty of "fish" in the sea... And the day will come when my prince charming finds me and sweeps me off my feet :-)

I'm just testing out the feature that says whatever I text to a certain number will automatically be posted to my blog... If that's the case and it works, I might be able to keep up with this much easier. :-)

Doing what I love...

As many of you know, I'm in school getting my degree in education and right now I'm doing my student teaching in third grade. I come in about 1-2 mornings a week with a biscuit and a drink from a local fast food place called Bojangles. My students are always asking me what I brought them to eat and where is their's? Well, this morning as I left work at 7am and headed towards the school, I decided I was going to stop and get something to eat, because I forgot to pack something last night. I had a pretty easy night at work last night and was apparently in a pretty good mood this morning... As I pulled into the drive thru to order my breakfast, I noticed that they have Bojangles Bo-berry Biscuits, which are blueberry biscuits covered in icing. So what do I do.... I ordered 24 of them for my students... You can imagine the look on their eyes when I walked in the door carrying boxes from Bojangles... They were so excited and I was officially the best teacher in the world :) It always makes my day a little brighter to see the looks like that on their faces :)

So needless to say... today has continued to be a good one so far... and the fact that I'm off work tonight, makes it even better!!! YAY for a normal Friday!! :)

Just when you think things are great.... BAM... Back to reality....

I took some time out of my sleep schedule last Saturday to go out for coffee and lunch with someone that I've been talking to. It went well and we spent about 4 hours together. We planned another date for Monday and I had a blast... Sometimes doing things that are not so "typical" are the most fun... We spent some time eating, shooting guns at the gun range, watching movies, eating some more and watching some more movies... About 11 hours later, I figured it was probably time for me to head home... We got together again on Tuesday for dinner... and the rest of the week hasn't been so great... It's crazy how one little thing can throw a kink in what once was something great... All I can do at this point is sit back and go on about my normal routine... and see if things can eventually go back to normal :)

Just an Introduction...

Since blogging seems to be the new craze, I thought I would give it a try. My life is pretty much sumed up in the title of this blog, My Crazy, Hectic Life... In December of last year I started working full time again, after being off for almost two years. I took a position at a nursing home where I work as a Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA) I work Thursday - Sunday, third shift, 11p - 7a Thursday and Friday and 7p - 7a Saturday and Sunday. In January of this year, I also started my last round of student teaching for my Associates Degree in Education at Athens Technical College. So right now my weeks consist of student teaching Monday - Friday and working Thursday - Sunday. Needless to say, this doesn't leave me much time to do anything else.

Speading myself as thin as I do, it makes it pretty difficult to maintain a social life. I have however here recently decided that sometimes, getting out of the house for a couple hours to go on a date, or do something fun with friends, is well worth the lack of sleep I will have to sacrifice. Sometimes I just need a break... My friends think I'm crazy for the schedule that I keep right now, and so does everyone else that hears about it, but it's the only way I'll get things done quickly. And at this point in my life, getting done and into a classroom as quickly as possible is number one on my list of things to do.

Someone told me not long ago, that I just need to remember that "It's only temporary" and trust me, some days, that's the only way I make it through. This is the same person that introduced me to the world of distance running... for SPORT... not because someone was chasing me... LOL... I have grown to love it in the last couple months and try to run as much as my schedule allows. I'm losing weight at record speeds and it's a huge form of stress relief for me.

Well... I think that's enough about me for now... I'll post later about the wonderful weekend I had... Lack of sleep and all...