Life is not comfortable.
It is hard.
Grr.
Growing up is not easy.
So many insecurities.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Saturday, July 17, 2010
The blessings that seem so little but creates great joy...
I don't know about you but I love God's creation. All the animals He created are pretty amazing but the one I love seeing all the time are deer. They are in their natural habitat that we've interrupted with roads and such.
On my drive to work a few days ago I saw two deer. One was a mother and the other the baby. It was awesome. I love starting my day with a joyful surprise like that. It made my day go so much better. In that same day I also got to experience the fact that there are tons of geese at the zoo. We have a road that takes you around to the parking lot and there were lots of geese crossing that road and every car passing them had to curve around them because there was a large enough gap between half the geese to get through in your car. It was crazy.
Another thing that same day that made my day was helping a little girl pick something out to buy. It was fun. We have to these little top trump fact cards that come with the shipment that we can pass out for free and we hand them out to children and adults if they want them and I offered to give them to the teacher the little girl was with for the group and the teacher was very happy cause some of the kids didn't bring money to spend at the zoo so this gave them a souvenir that was free. The cards we have right now are about polar bears and jungle jack hanna. They are pretty cool, on the polar bear card it tells you how much a baby polar bear weigh's when it's born. They only weigh 2 pounds. I think that's amazing because the get to be so big.
On the wedding front...I'm so ready to have the wedding day be here and it will be soon enough I guess, cause it's about 2 months away and the summer has gone by somewhat quickly since it's already about half over for most kids.
God is good and I'm really happy that I get to go to church. I was being scheduled to work on Sunday mornings for a few weeks and then at a time that I had to leave church early and now I can go the whole time cause I work later in the day on Sunday's which is still a bummer but I do what I can.
Life is actually pretty good right now. Things are getting better. I had my melt down this past week and now things are looking up. :-)
On my drive to work a few days ago I saw two deer. One was a mother and the other the baby. It was awesome. I love starting my day with a joyful surprise like that. It made my day go so much better. In that same day I also got to experience the fact that there are tons of geese at the zoo. We have a road that takes you around to the parking lot and there were lots of geese crossing that road and every car passing them had to curve around them because there was a large enough gap between half the geese to get through in your car. It was crazy.
Another thing that same day that made my day was helping a little girl pick something out to buy. It was fun. We have to these little top trump fact cards that come with the shipment that we can pass out for free and we hand them out to children and adults if they want them and I offered to give them to the teacher the little girl was with for the group and the teacher was very happy cause some of the kids didn't bring money to spend at the zoo so this gave them a souvenir that was free. The cards we have right now are about polar bears and jungle jack hanna. They are pretty cool, on the polar bear card it tells you how much a baby polar bear weigh's when it's born. They only weigh 2 pounds. I think that's amazing because the get to be so big.
On the wedding front...I'm so ready to have the wedding day be here and it will be soon enough I guess, cause it's about 2 months away and the summer has gone by somewhat quickly since it's already about half over for most kids.
God is good and I'm really happy that I get to go to church. I was being scheduled to work on Sunday mornings for a few weeks and then at a time that I had to leave church early and now I can go the whole time cause I work later in the day on Sunday's which is still a bummer but I do what I can.
Life is actually pretty good right now. Things are getting better. I had my melt down this past week and now things are looking up. :-)
Monday, June 7, 2010
Life
Work at the zoo has been good. I truly enjoy working at the zoo but I've had those customers that just rub you the wrong way a few days in a row and can't stand it. I was so frustrated and tired. BAH.
I'm learning that I will have good and bad days all in one day depending on how long I have to work.
I have gotten to do the zoo's version of build-a-bear called Bears2Go and I love it. It's so much fun. :-) Love it!!
Work has also been quite interesting. Last week I was working in the main gift shop and there weren't many guests in the store. My co-worker was ringing up a customer's merchandise and the customer started talking to me. The conversation went like this: He said "Are you in school?" I responded, "I graduated with a degree in psychology." He went on to tell me what he as a degree in but I can't remember what he told me. I think it has something to do with understanding substance abuse. He went onto tell me that he has a degree in theology and became a Pastor. He's a Preacher at a church somewhere in Delaware, OH. He also prayed for me before he left the store. He gave me his contact info and wants to support Josh and I when we go on to the mission field, he wants us to speak at his church. He was telling me he just got back from a missions trip and was planning on going on another one.
Yesterday, I had a really cool conversation with a co-worker who works in another part of the zoo. He was on his lunch break and so was I. We talked about missions work. It's always nice to learn that others are Christians at work. It's comforting. He wants to go to Thailand on a missions trip. I hope he gets to some day. It was so nice.
Apparently I'm stressed out about stuff in my life cause I'm not sleeping well. I feel like when I go to bed I'm thinking too much about stuff and it takes me forever to fall asleep.
Things are getting better but I still feel like I have a bunch of stuff making me stressed/busy etc.
I've got to remember to take it one day at a time and not to worry about things I may not have control over. Things will happen and stuff will get done.
Life is truly good. I am happy to say that my wedding is in 110 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's getting closer and stuff needs to get done and it will. ;-)
I'm learning that I will have good and bad days all in one day depending on how long I have to work.
I have gotten to do the zoo's version of build-a-bear called Bears2Go and I love it. It's so much fun. :-) Love it!!
Work has also been quite interesting. Last week I was working in the main gift shop and there weren't many guests in the store. My co-worker was ringing up a customer's merchandise and the customer started talking to me. The conversation went like this: He said "Are you in school?" I responded, "I graduated with a degree in psychology." He went on to tell me what he as a degree in but I can't remember what he told me. I think it has something to do with understanding substance abuse. He went onto tell me that he has a degree in theology and became a Pastor. He's a Preacher at a church somewhere in Delaware, OH. He also prayed for me before he left the store. He gave me his contact info and wants to support Josh and I when we go on to the mission field, he wants us to speak at his church. He was telling me he just got back from a missions trip and was planning on going on another one.
Yesterday, I had a really cool conversation with a co-worker who works in another part of the zoo. He was on his lunch break and so was I. We talked about missions work. It's always nice to learn that others are Christians at work. It's comforting. He wants to go to Thailand on a missions trip. I hope he gets to some day. It was so nice.
Apparently I'm stressed out about stuff in my life cause I'm not sleeping well. I feel like when I go to bed I'm thinking too much about stuff and it takes me forever to fall asleep.
Things are getting better but I still feel like I have a bunch of stuff making me stressed/busy etc.
I've got to remember to take it one day at a time and not to worry about things I may not have control over. Things will happen and stuff will get done.
Life is truly good. I am happy to say that my wedding is in 110 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's getting closer and stuff needs to get done and it will. ;-)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Getting busy...
So I started working at the Zoo.
I had training last week and today I worked but I'm still trying to get the hang of everything. I'm still learning how to use the cash register and finding all the merchandise in the gift shop. They move things around to so it gets confusing.
Apparently the Zoo isn't busy yet...kind of overwhelmed that it gets more chaotic when the summer hits but others keep telling me that I will get use to it. I hope so. Right now we've got lots of school groups going through so it gets really messy in the store.
The polar bear exhibit opened last week and so lots of people are going to the zoo just for that. I haven't seen it yet. I don't even know when I will see any of the zoo. It's work now so I just go to work and then go home when I get off. I haven't seen any of the animals yet. I can't wait to do so but I'm gonna wait for a day that the weather isn't nasty and rainy. It's been cold these past few days too but we still had a good turn out at the zoo.
I'm liking that I'm busy but now I have to learn to balance my schedule.
So I've gotten a few new students at the music store and I'm excited. I just got a voice student and she's a young adult so it's easier to relate. I have 4 piano students and 1 voice student. So excited to be teaching them. They are all doing good.
Life is getting busy but I gotta love it.
I had training last week and today I worked but I'm still trying to get the hang of everything. I'm still learning how to use the cash register and finding all the merchandise in the gift shop. They move things around to so it gets confusing.
Apparently the Zoo isn't busy yet...kind of overwhelmed that it gets more chaotic when the summer hits but others keep telling me that I will get use to it. I hope so. Right now we've got lots of school groups going through so it gets really messy in the store.
The polar bear exhibit opened last week and so lots of people are going to the zoo just for that. I haven't seen it yet. I don't even know when I will see any of the zoo. It's work now so I just go to work and then go home when I get off. I haven't seen any of the animals yet. I can't wait to do so but I'm gonna wait for a day that the weather isn't nasty and rainy. It's been cold these past few days too but we still had a good turn out at the zoo.
I'm liking that I'm busy but now I have to learn to balance my schedule.
So I've gotten a few new students at the music store and I'm excited. I just got a voice student and she's a young adult so it's easier to relate. I have 4 piano students and 1 voice student. So excited to be teaching them. They are all doing good.
Life is getting busy but I gotta love it.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
NYC
NYC Trip was a blast.
The first day I got there was crazy long but a blast. Jessica and I went to Time Square...well we now know that it's a bad idea to go to Time Square on a Saturday. So many people...way overwhelming. It was fun though. Then we went to Central Park. We got a tour of it on one of those bicycle carriage things, where a guide pulls a cart that tourist sit in by a bike. It was awesome. Central Park is huge and Jessica and I would of never got through it if we didn't do the bicycle thing. The guy took us through the whole park within an hour and we even stopped at different places to take pictures.
Sunday was church and it was good. Yay for Easter! Jessica and I took it easy after we left before the bilingual Spanish/English service. I think I was getting tired of being around people. I think we may have just walked around Soho a little.
Monday I went with Jessica to class. Interesting I guess. I got bored because I didn't care about the subject. Monday afternoon was spent shopping in Soho or Union Square I can't remember now. Then Jessica and I got to meet up with our friend Jeehoon who also goes to school in NYC. It was like a Wright State reunion. It was awesome.
Tuesday Jessica and I went to Chinatown. AAAAAAAHHHHHHH Jeehoon told us that there would be a lot of people and there was. I also didn't know how huge Chinatown is. Oh my goodness. Craziness. Tuesday night we went to Jeehoon's symphony orchestra performance for the music school he goes too. It was at Lincoln Center. It was an awesome performance.
Wednesday Jessica and I went shopping in Union Square in the afternoon after we went to work on some choreography in one of the dance studios. It was fun. Then in the evening we got to hangout with Jessica's friend Lisa. It was a great time. We went to the Pier and had dinner by the Brooklyn Bridge. Tons of fun.
I can't remember what day we went to the Brooklyn Bridge during the day. But that's the day I got to have my New York hot dog. It was yummy.
Jessica and I were also able to work on my wedding stuff while I was there. It was good.
I know now how much I don't like subway stations and having to travel by bus everywhere if you can't or don't want to walk to where you are going. Too many people. I like NYC but I don't know how people live there. Everyone is always rushing everywhere and I don't want to have to do that. I was also not use to walking so much. My legs were so tired and my ankles hurt too. I am now recuperating.
I also know now that I really don't like airports.
Now I'm back in Ohio and I'm very grateful for living in a rural suburb area. It's nice to see grass more often than just buildings and streets everywhere.
Something random about NYC, tons of people have dogs...it's strange but there are signs everywhere that say curb your dog.
A great trip. I loved hanging out with Jessica. I can't wait to see her in a handful of months for my wedding. :-)
God is Good.
The first day I got there was crazy long but a blast. Jessica and I went to Time Square...well we now know that it's a bad idea to go to Time Square on a Saturday. So many people...way overwhelming. It was fun though. Then we went to Central Park. We got a tour of it on one of those bicycle carriage things, where a guide pulls a cart that tourist sit in by a bike. It was awesome. Central Park is huge and Jessica and I would of never got through it if we didn't do the bicycle thing. The guy took us through the whole park within an hour and we even stopped at different places to take pictures.
Sunday was church and it was good. Yay for Easter! Jessica and I took it easy after we left before the bilingual Spanish/English service. I think I was getting tired of being around people. I think we may have just walked around Soho a little.
Monday I went with Jessica to class. Interesting I guess. I got bored because I didn't care about the subject. Monday afternoon was spent shopping in Soho or Union Square I can't remember now. Then Jessica and I got to meet up with our friend Jeehoon who also goes to school in NYC. It was like a Wright State reunion. It was awesome.
Tuesday Jessica and I went to Chinatown. AAAAAAAHHHHHHH Jeehoon told us that there would be a lot of people and there was. I also didn't know how huge Chinatown is. Oh my goodness. Craziness. Tuesday night we went to Jeehoon's symphony orchestra performance for the music school he goes too. It was at Lincoln Center. It was an awesome performance.
Wednesday Jessica and I went shopping in Union Square in the afternoon after we went to work on some choreography in one of the dance studios. It was fun. Then in the evening we got to hangout with Jessica's friend Lisa. It was a great time. We went to the Pier and had dinner by the Brooklyn Bridge. Tons of fun.
I can't remember what day we went to the Brooklyn Bridge during the day. But that's the day I got to have my New York hot dog. It was yummy.
Jessica and I were also able to work on my wedding stuff while I was there. It was good.
I know now how much I don't like subway stations and having to travel by bus everywhere if you can't or don't want to walk to where you are going. Too many people. I like NYC but I don't know how people live there. Everyone is always rushing everywhere and I don't want to have to do that. I was also not use to walking so much. My legs were so tired and my ankles hurt too. I am now recuperating.
I also know now that I really don't like airports.
Now I'm back in Ohio and I'm very grateful for living in a rural suburb area. It's nice to see grass more often than just buildings and streets everywhere.
Something random about NYC, tons of people have dogs...it's strange but there are signs everywhere that say curb your dog.
A great trip. I loved hanging out with Jessica. I can't wait to see her in a handful of months for my wedding. :-)
God is Good.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Leavin' on a jet plane...
For the first time ever, I will be traveling alone. I'm going to NYC Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!! To visit my best friend Jessica!!!!!!!!!!! We are both extremely excited!!!!!! It's gonna be an awesome trip to visit her and have lots of fun with church and visiting other friends and shopping. :-)
So I have the NYC song from Annie in my head just the part that goes like this "NYC, just got here this morning, three bucks, two bags, one me..."
Last year at this time, for Easter, was the first official family thing I went to for Josh's family. This year I'm missing it cause I'm going to NYC, sad but it's okay. I do wish Josh were here to celebrate Jesus' resurrection. I know church at Antioch is gonna be awesome with Jessica.
I'm also kind of bummed that I'm missing church in Marysville, cause I actually like the songs for the Easter Cantata. Oh well, life happens.
When I get back from NYC I write all about it.
I can't wait. This time tomorrow I might be chillin' in Central Park with my bestie! :-)
So I have the NYC song from Annie in my head just the part that goes like this "NYC, just got here this morning, three bucks, two bags, one me..."
Last year at this time, for Easter, was the first official family thing I went to for Josh's family. This year I'm missing it cause I'm going to NYC, sad but it's okay. I do wish Josh were here to celebrate Jesus' resurrection. I know church at Antioch is gonna be awesome with Jessica.
I'm also kind of bummed that I'm missing church in Marysville, cause I actually like the songs for the Easter Cantata. Oh well, life happens.
When I get back from NYC I write all about it.
I can't wait. This time tomorrow I might be chillin' in Central Park with my bestie! :-)
Monday, March 15, 2010
Life
Life doesn't seem to get any easier...as you get older it just gets more complex...too much going on.
Well I've decided to go with the job at the Zoo working in the retail department. I know that I will have fun. I love the zoo and animals so maybe being around toys and stuff animals won't be bad. It may just be a little tiring. It's a decent commute to the zoo. I don't like driving much...I drive cause I have to.
I still work at the music store as a piano teacher once a week. I started teaching two new students today. It was good. So right now I'm teaching 4. It's a lot when I'm not use to it. I like it a lot though. It's definitely fun.
I'm thinking about my wedding a lot. I've started to get more stuff figured out and so it's all I'm thinking about...kind of making myself overwhelmed. It's 6 months away, or just about. I want it to be here faster. Mainly missing Josh a lot. I'm wishing he was home already. Hopefully time will start to fly by once I'm working more. It doesn't help that our 1 year anniversary for being together is coming up and we're miles apart. I miss him...especially being able to talk to him everyday...not easy to do when were in different countries. The wedding will come and it will be awesome!
Can't wait to be in NYC in like 18 days...so ready for an awesome time with my best friend. We are gonna have a blast. I miss her. Now I've been to NYC 2 times before this one but this time is going to be so different and better. I can do what I want on this trip. The last time I was there was a high school choir trip and I didn't really enjoy all of it. It was fun but stressful at the same time cause of the schedule we had to follow. So ready to just explore the city with my best friend. :-)
Well I've decided to go with the job at the Zoo working in the retail department. I know that I will have fun. I love the zoo and animals so maybe being around toys and stuff animals won't be bad. It may just be a little tiring. It's a decent commute to the zoo. I don't like driving much...I drive cause I have to.
I still work at the music store as a piano teacher once a week. I started teaching two new students today. It was good. So right now I'm teaching 4. It's a lot when I'm not use to it. I like it a lot though. It's definitely fun.
I'm thinking about my wedding a lot. I've started to get more stuff figured out and so it's all I'm thinking about...kind of making myself overwhelmed. It's 6 months away, or just about. I want it to be here faster. Mainly missing Josh a lot. I'm wishing he was home already. Hopefully time will start to fly by once I'm working more. It doesn't help that our 1 year anniversary for being together is coming up and we're miles apart. I miss him...especially being able to talk to him everyday...not easy to do when were in different countries. The wedding will come and it will be awesome!
Can't wait to be in NYC in like 18 days...so ready for an awesome time with my best friend. We are gonna have a blast. I miss her. Now I've been to NYC 2 times before this one but this time is going to be so different and better. I can do what I want on this trip. The last time I was there was a high school choir trip and I didn't really enjoy all of it. It was fun but stressful at the same time cause of the schedule we had to follow. So ready to just explore the city with my best friend. :-)
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