Finally

Finally, after a long search for a new tenant the rental house is rented!!! Our new tenant seems very promising and to be honest I am just so happy to have someone in the house!!!

Finally, after planning and cancelling a trip to Boston/Jersey I am heading up there to see my BFF's. I have not seen any of them since my trip to Jersey after Christmas. Therefore, I am extremly excited!!!

Rental House!

Tanner purchased a house in 2006 that we currently rent out. It has been a great investment and a great supplement to our income. However, our tenant moved out this month which has left our house available. Tanner and I have posted it on craigslist, the newspaper, flyers, etc and still no bites!!! It is very frustrating. If anyone happens to know of someone looking for a place to rent please let Tanner or me know!!! Thanks

Being Productive

I had several things planned for this summer including painting my kitchen, working in the yard, taking the GRE, taking sewing/cooking classes, visiting NJ, etc... However, I have not accomplished even one of the things on my list, and it's already July!! So once again I have to ask myself "How did this happen?" " How is it possible for one person to be so unproductive?". As of this moment I am vowing to be more productive. I am going to start by planning my trip to NJ to visit my absolute favorite people! Then I am going to register for the GRE (maybe). I am having a really hard time commiting to the GRE. It scares me!!! Hopefully, starting Monday, I will become a more productive person.

LOVE...LOVE...LOVE...SUMMER

So after a month filled with conferences on positive behavior, crisis prevention, and assessment analysis I finally started my summer vacation!! I began celebrating Thursday, over a couple of drinks, with a few of my best pals and the husband. It was nice that everyone came out and had a good time. Tanner and I then headed to the lake for the weekend and hit the beach on Sunday. All in all it was a very relaxing weekend and a good start to my summer vacation. I have about three weeks of vacation left before I have to start packing and moving my room. (Once again they have moved me and this coming year I will be teaching fourth grade). However, for know I am going to sit by the pool, read several meaningless books, and relax!!!!

Frustration!

Recently Tanner and I have changed the way we eat. I have really been focused on eating healthier homemade meals and excercising regularly. Since January I have been pretty commited to changing the way I eat and my activity level. However, I am not losing very much weight at all or toning up for that matter. Tanner however eats the food I cook ontop of the junk food he sneaks and rarely excercises and has lost 20 lbs and everyone instantly notices!!!! Men!!! Everything is easier for them!

KINDLE=NEW LOVE

I am an avid reader and have been for most of my life. When ever I have time I love to kick back and read books, newspapers, magazines anything I can get my hands on really. I recently purchased a Kindle (Splurge)! I purchased it for several reasons 1. I never have time to actually drive to a decent book store 2. I spend way to much money on books 3. I never return books to the library (I know thats awful). Any way, I purchased the Kindle and absolutly have fallen in LOVE with it. I LOVE being able to automatically upload books at midnight when I can't sleep. I LOVE paying half price for new books. I LOVE the free books that they offer. I LOVE absolutly everything about my KINDLE!!!! I have recently become quite a fan of Sophia Kinsella, she is a british author, most popular for her shopoholic series. Although, I have not read that series I have read Remember Me? Twenties Girl and The Undomestic Goddess. I love her books they are silly, hysterical, and a very quick read. They were a great excape during the school year when I really didn't have time to read a serious book! I definatly recommend her books if you are looking for a quick interesting read. One more thing I absolutly love about my kindle is that amazon compiles a list of books that I might enjoy based on the ones I have recently read. Lately, I have read a lot of great books, recommended by amazon, that I haven't even heard of in the past!!! If you have the extra money and you are a book lover GET A KINDLE!!!

Vacation? What? Me? NEVER

The school year officially ended on Thursday of last week!!! This year absolutly flew by and I can not believe its over. My vacation officially started Friday and I was completly BORED!!! I am not a person who can sit around and do nothing all day. That is why I have signed myself up for Professional Development seminars throughout the month of June. My first seminar begins on Wednesday of this week. I am actually pretty excited about it. It focuses on Positive Behavior Reinforcement. For the month of July I am planning (not final yet) to take the GRE and enroll in some prerequistite courses at USC. Also, at some point this summer I am going to paint my kitchen again. I think my grandmother was right (although I will not ever tell her that) GARNET is a very strong color in a kitchen. I haven't picked the color yet but I want it to be a more peaceful color! As of now those are just a few of my summer plans hopefully the summer will stay pretty eventful!