Hey all, just an update. Getting closer to the wire. Things are crazy around here, or at least it feels like it to me. I have to clean, pack, do a remote test for my math placement, be in a wedding, go to work, call school about a billion things that I can't even remember, and a bunch of other little things that need to be done as well, you know like breathing, and eating and sleeping and not going to blows with the little brother. so yah. life is grand!
but really, it has been a learning experience. I have been learning that there are people out there who don't understimate people, especially teens, and maybe even overestimate them. There are some times at work where it seems like everyone thinks I am stupid. I'm not. I was a 4.0 student while taking honors courses and being a student leader and state competing competitor. I know how to lift things and I can read people pretty well. But there are a few people that do really see me as a peer and treat me as such. Thank you to those people. And once they read this, they will know who they are!
And so, I have to do my devos here so I need to be getting going. I am going to be up late tonight trying a new form of devos and getting an idea for how long it will take me.
Tootles!
AJ
Monday, July 31, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
12 and counting
Just thought i would add something here. Life is going good. I got my first bag thingy packed yesterday. it has most of my linens that are being shipped in it. and I am getting closer to being done with Josh and Sarah's present. I have like 2 1/3 panels to be done in a week. As well as joining them and putting fring on.
I just thought I would update this and I will probably post more when I get around to it later because I need to leave for church!
AJ
I just thought I would update this and I will probably post more when I get around to it later because I need to leave for church!
AJ
Monday, July 24, 2006
17 and counting
Hello.
Here is an update on the wonderful life of AJ and her progress towards attending Colorado State University. Currently there is 17 full days until I leave for school. In that time, I have to work, finish Sarah's present, decorate, clean my room and my closet, be in a wedding, pack, sleep, attend different mandantory functions, and possibly, if I am lucky, hang out with my friends. so I have a little bit on my plate.
but, on a positive note, I have gotten a lot of what I need for eating utensils and flatware. I need a few more bowls and mugs. I have some sweet speakers for music and my computer from Steve, I have towels and linens, I have pretty much all of my clothing that I will need, I have an iron, and i have a list of what I am going to need to buy once I get there. so yah. I even have driving directions to Yellowstone and then CSU. so yah. life is going, slightly crazy, but it's going.
oh, one positive from work is I got moved up to the main part of the sushi bar. I am now out of shipping's desks and into one of my own (or at least my own until I leave in two and a half weeks.) I out picked the gal that is near my experience and age. so that was kinda cool. I also worked over tonight so I will hopefully get out of some work on friday.
For anyone who cares, the picture discs are almost done for FFA. I have been working to get them done for so long and i will begin burning them tomorrow at lunch. Yah!
So that is where I stand right now in life. Hope everyone is having a great day!
AJ
Here is an update on the wonderful life of AJ and her progress towards attending Colorado State University. Currently there is 17 full days until I leave for school. In that time, I have to work, finish Sarah's present, decorate, clean my room and my closet, be in a wedding, pack, sleep, attend different mandantory functions, and possibly, if I am lucky, hang out with my friends. so I have a little bit on my plate.
but, on a positive note, I have gotten a lot of what I need for eating utensils and flatware. I need a few more bowls and mugs. I have some sweet speakers for music and my computer from Steve, I have towels and linens, I have pretty much all of my clothing that I will need, I have an iron, and i have a list of what I am going to need to buy once I get there. so yah. I even have driving directions to Yellowstone and then CSU. so yah. life is going, slightly crazy, but it's going.
oh, one positive from work is I got moved up to the main part of the sushi bar. I am now out of shipping's desks and into one of my own (or at least my own until I leave in two and a half weeks.) I out picked the gal that is near my experience and age. so that was kinda cool. I also worked over tonight so I will hopefully get out of some work on friday.
For anyone who cares, the picture discs are almost done for FFA. I have been working to get them done for so long and i will begin burning them tomorrow at lunch. Yah!
So that is where I stand right now in life. Hope everyone is having a great day!
AJ
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
just an update
So, I just thought I would update everyone on the status of AJ living all alone for a week. For those who don't know, I have been living alone since Saturday, because my parents are in Cancun and my brother is in Southern California. So, here I am. I have been just a few minutes late today and yesterday.
On Sunday, went to church and then joined the Bedlions to go to Promontory Park in Estacada to go fishing and try out their new boat engine. I got to go kayaking. Some of their friends brought it out and I ended up playing for about an hour, taking the girls around the river. I had a blast! Then, we went back to their house and I got invited to go play Rook (one of my favorite games now!) I ended up having to leave to get home. I wasn't winning so there was no harm.
On Monday went to work, then met up with the Bedlions again to send Kenny off. We went to the hotel and had dinner before we had to let him get to bed. I am definately going to miss him. So, came home and worked on some stuff at home.
Tuesday, I got up, arived at work a little late, worked, worked late, came home, picked up my makeup from Kim, Dev came over and we hung out. She snagged some of my music to update her iPod, I worked on my present for Sarah and Josh, and yah.
Today, got up, was slightly late to work again (going to remedy that tomorrow), worked, left early for the sample sale. And that was my fun for the day. I spent $12 and I got
~4 plastic dinner plates
~4 small plates (saladish plates)
~4 georgous ceramic dinner plates (hand painted too!)
~a clippy fan
~a small floor/hangy fan
~a desk lamp (blue)
~6 plastic glasses
~a ceramic bowl and mug
~a messenger bag (that I think I am going to see if a friend wants because it doesn't fit my laptop)
~4 full sets of silverware
and I think that's it. I think. so I am almost there with everything. Once I get back there I need to get a few more things, but I am very close.
And now I am hanging out, working on some different things around here. I need to finish up laundry, dishes, maybe picking up my room. And I need to go to bed early so I can get up early. I am going in to make up my 40 minutes I lost today going to the sale. so yah. I am going to get going. Just felt like i needed to update!
AJ
On Sunday, went to church and then joined the Bedlions to go to Promontory Park in Estacada to go fishing and try out their new boat engine. I got to go kayaking. Some of their friends brought it out and I ended up playing for about an hour, taking the girls around the river. I had a blast! Then, we went back to their house and I got invited to go play Rook (one of my favorite games now!) I ended up having to leave to get home. I wasn't winning so there was no harm.
On Monday went to work, then met up with the Bedlions again to send Kenny off. We went to the hotel and had dinner before we had to let him get to bed. I am definately going to miss him. So, came home and worked on some stuff at home.
Tuesday, I got up, arived at work a little late, worked, worked late, came home, picked up my makeup from Kim, Dev came over and we hung out. She snagged some of my music to update her iPod, I worked on my present for Sarah and Josh, and yah.
Today, got up, was slightly late to work again (going to remedy that tomorrow), worked, left early for the sample sale. And that was my fun for the day. I spent $12 and I got
~4 plastic dinner plates
~4 small plates (saladish plates)
~4 georgous ceramic dinner plates (hand painted too!)
~a clippy fan
~a small floor/hangy fan
~a desk lamp (blue)
~6 plastic glasses
~a ceramic bowl and mug
~a messenger bag (that I think I am going to see if a friend wants because it doesn't fit my laptop)
~4 full sets of silverware
and I think that's it. I think. so I am almost there with everything. Once I get back there I need to get a few more things, but I am very close.
And now I am hanging out, working on some different things around here. I need to finish up laundry, dishes, maybe picking up my room. And I need to go to bed early so I can get up early. I am going in to make up my 40 minutes I lost today going to the sale. so yah. I am going to get going. Just felt like i needed to update!
AJ
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Why?
Why does saying good bye have to hurt so much? He hasn't even left yet. All he said was if I don't see you before I leave . . .
I know I am going to cry when I go and see him off . . . I just know it. I don't want to be sappy, or set the girls off, but I am pretty sure I am. I am so stinking emotional. this sucks.
I am going to miss him. I mean, it's boot camp. Why am I freaking out?
I know I am going to cry when I go and see him off . . . I just know it. I don't want to be sappy, or set the girls off, but I am pretty sure I am. I am so stinking emotional. this sucks.
I am going to miss him. I mean, it's boot camp. Why am I freaking out?
Just another day in the office . . .
So, I have exactly 4 more weeks until I am done with work and 4 and a half more weeks until I leave. I have so much to do before then, I doubt that i will get all of it done . . . oh well. It will get done sooner or later.
But, yesterday, it was a very eventful day at work. Last week was a holiday week. I haven't worked enough to get my holiday pay yet (that is after 6 months of working), so I thought I could work some extra on the other days and move it over to the 4th and I won't have missed quite as much time. Well, I had told a lot of people that during the course of last week, including my co workers and my head supervisor. Well, yesterday at about 9 am, one of the gals that tries to be my supervisor comes in and starts lecturing (ish) myself and the other new girl that worked similar hours to me last week. She "clarified" that we are to work 8 am to 4:40 pm with a 40 minute lunch. (My supervisor doesn't care as long as I work something close to that) She started freaking out that I had 4 hours of overtime.
Now I have to remind all of you that on a regular week, we can move our time a little. So, I assumed (silly me to go with the regular habit without asking) that I could just move my hours to the day I am not getting paid for. Unfortunately, that's not how it works out. Someone forgot to tell me that on holiday weeks, you only work 32 hours, or 24 hours if it is Christmas week. They didn't think to tell me about that. So, I had both executive secrataries, my supervisor, my wanna be supervisor, my co worker, and whoever walked by telling me I should have asked if I had any questions. I didn't have an questions. No one told me. But, they didn't seem to hear me when I said that. ::shrug:: oh well. I made up 6 hours of pay. So, I am only going to be short about 20 bucks on my next pay check!
My supervisor did come back and tell me that she didn't even know about the who 32 hour thing and she would have told me if she had known. She said it was just a missunderstanding and that it was okay for the overtime. So that was the drama at work yesterday . . .
Another exciting thing is I have registered for my classes and I am in the process of getting a booklist togther. I am signed up for 18 credits and I think I am going to keep all of them. When I registered I was planning on dropping one of the classes or have the department waive the class since I have taken the class through LBCC. Well, I am not waiving the class. I think it will be an easy class, if I remember everything from the past 4 years. I talked with one of my profs today for the class I was considering dropping and I think it would be a hoot to take his class. We are going to work with all sorts of cool programing. I am excited for that class.
So, here is a list of my classes.
Animal Science 101-001 = Large animal science
Agriculture Science 107-001 = Agriculture in Technology (The class I am really excited about)
Chemistry 107-001 = It's chem, what can I say?
Honors College 192-014 = Honors seminar entitled "No child left behind, the truth behind the myth"
Psychology 110-220 = Honors Psych. Fun.
And that is it. I have an animal sci lab and an ag tech recitation and that is my class list. so, yah.
The following is some very funny video clips that I found on the internet that give a resoning why I want to become an ag teacher.
This is the 2004 commercial.
This is the 2005 commercial.
But, yesterday, it was a very eventful day at work. Last week was a holiday week. I haven't worked enough to get my holiday pay yet (that is after 6 months of working), so I thought I could work some extra on the other days and move it over to the 4th and I won't have missed quite as much time. Well, I had told a lot of people that during the course of last week, including my co workers and my head supervisor. Well, yesterday at about 9 am, one of the gals that tries to be my supervisor comes in and starts lecturing (ish) myself and the other new girl that worked similar hours to me last week. She "clarified" that we are to work 8 am to 4:40 pm with a 40 minute lunch. (My supervisor doesn't care as long as I work something close to that) She started freaking out that I had 4 hours of overtime.
Now I have to remind all of you that on a regular week, we can move our time a little. So, I assumed (silly me to go with the regular habit without asking) that I could just move my hours to the day I am not getting paid for. Unfortunately, that's not how it works out. Someone forgot to tell me that on holiday weeks, you only work 32 hours, or 24 hours if it is Christmas week. They didn't think to tell me about that. So, I had both executive secrataries, my supervisor, my wanna be supervisor, my co worker, and whoever walked by telling me I should have asked if I had any questions. I didn't have an questions. No one told me. But, they didn't seem to hear me when I said that. ::shrug:: oh well. I made up 6 hours of pay. So, I am only going to be short about 20 bucks on my next pay check!
My supervisor did come back and tell me that she didn't even know about the who 32 hour thing and she would have told me if she had known. She said it was just a missunderstanding and that it was okay for the overtime. So that was the drama at work yesterday . . .
Another exciting thing is I have registered for my classes and I am in the process of getting a booklist togther. I am signed up for 18 credits and I think I am going to keep all of them. When I registered I was planning on dropping one of the classes or have the department waive the class since I have taken the class through LBCC. Well, I am not waiving the class. I think it will be an easy class, if I remember everything from the past 4 years. I talked with one of my profs today for the class I was considering dropping and I think it would be a hoot to take his class. We are going to work with all sorts of cool programing. I am excited for that class.
So, here is a list of my classes.
Animal Science 101-001 = Large animal science
Agriculture Science 107-001 = Agriculture in Technology (The class I am really excited about)
Chemistry 107-001 = It's chem, what can I say?
Honors College 192-014 = Honors seminar entitled "No child left behind, the truth behind the myth"
Psychology 110-220 = Honors Psych. Fun.
And that is it. I have an animal sci lab and an ag tech recitation and that is my class list. so, yah.
The following is some very funny video clips that I found on the internet that give a resoning why I want to become an ag teacher.
This is the 2004 commercial.
This is the 2005 commercial.
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