Decisions, decisions

As you know, I started my last class for my BSM degree yesteryday. Five weeks (hopefully I'll pass, that would be my luck) until I am officially done with my bachelor's degree and get to move on to something else, although that is just the problem for me. I can't decide what to do!

I'm wanting to continue on with my Master's at UOP, free tuition HELLO?? I'm debating on my Master's of Management/Human Resource Management or the Master's of Education in Adult Education and Training. I'm leaning more towards the adult education and training, I think I would use that more in the future.

I have a meeting with a lady tomorrow about some work in a women's organization, so wish me luck! This could turn out to be a really great thing if all goes well. This company does seminars and trainings tailored for women in business, all sorts of trainings from negotations to leadership seminars. HOPEFULLY, there is something I can do with them and get my foot in the door. I would LOVE to do some public speaking especially for women about success and following your dreams. But we will see, I'll keep you posted!

Emily was in town and we hung out Saturday night, it was fun! I absolutely love that she and I can go days, months, years without talking and things aren't strange or different when we get back together. We have been friends for like 12 years now, it's insane to think of how much has happened to each us during that time. She is doing very well in California, working for PetSmart at the pet hotel and loving being out there! I feel a trip to Cali coming up sometime in the near future.......

I also worked the Race for Wishes at the Make-A-Wish foundation, it went very well. I'm not sure how much they actually raised but there were many people out there supporting the organization. What I thought was really cool were all the families out there doing it together. What a great way to show your kids the importance of volunteering and being a part of something bigger than ourselves.

Unconditional Love

I can't figure out why the picture won't get larger, oh well. I had to blog about this article I read today, it came out of the Midlothian LIVING magazine written by a lady named Cindy Burch. It was all about the relationship with your dog and how they truly affect your life in a special way. Here is a piece, the piece that made me tear up:

"I truly love dogs and believe when they die, dogs go to heaven. They are the salt of the earth and the best among us--a reflection of God's unconditional love. They are faithful and true to the last beat of their heart. A quote by an unknown author says it best: "If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend, if you can face the world without lies and deceit, if you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion or politics, then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog." (Burch, 2009)

I have the two best dogs, they are always happy to see me every morning and afternoon when I get home from work, they are loving no matter what, they always want to play, get pet, or just sit by me. I love how Buddy wants to lick your face all the time, how he wakes me up in the mornings by laying on my pillow, I love how C'Mere will fetch all day long, follow me all through the house, and no matter what give me those sappy brown eyes that say "please pet me." Buddy prances while C'Mere loves to play, Buddy would rather lay inside and C'Mere could play in the water all day long.

To any dog owner you will understand this post, they are a true reflection of God: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, no matter how mean you are to them, neglect them, play with them, spank them, forget to feed them, make them sleep on the floor, anything. I asked Dave the other day if he thought C'Mere and Buddy would be in heaven with us when we died and all I can say is how could they not be. Dogs don't have to say anything for us to know what they are thinking, they when we're sick, know when we're sad, know when we're happy, excited, relaxed, etc. They never leave your side.........

Unless your name was Little Bit and a weenie dog that always wanted to run away, we couldn't ever figure out that dog ;)

Daily Devotional for today-Purpose Driven Life

When Serving God, Listen to Your Heartby Rick Warren
A man's heart reflects the man. Proverbs 27:19 (NIV)
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The Bible uses the term "heart" to describe the bundle of desires, hopes, interests, ambitions, dreams, and affections that you have. Your heart represents the source of all your motivations – what you love to do and what you care about most. Even today, we still use the word in this way when we say, "I love you with all my heart."
The Bible says what is in your heart is what you really are, not what others think you are, or what circumstances force you to be (Proverbs 27:19). Your heart is the real you. It determines why you say the things you do, why you feel the way you do, and why you act the way you do.
Physically, each of us has a unique heartbeat. Just as we each have unique thumbprints, eye prints, and voiceprints, our hearts beat in slightly different patterns. It's amazing that out of all the billions of people who've ever lived, no one has ever had a heartbeat exactly like yours.
In the same way, God has given each of us a unique emotional heartbeat that races when we think about the subjects, activities, or circumstances that interest us. We instinctively care about some things and not about others. These are clues to where you should be serving.
Another word for heart is passion. There are certain subjects that you feel deeply passionate about and others that you couldn't care less about. Some experiences turn you on and capture your attention, while others turn you off or bore you to tears. These reveal the nature of your heart; listen for inner promptings that can point to the ministry God intends for you to have.
When you were growing up you may have discovered that you were intensely interested in some subjects that no one else in your family cared about.
Where did those interests come from? They came from God!
God had a purpose in giving you these inborn interests. Your emotional heartbeat is a key to understanding your shape for service. Don't ignore your interests; consider how they might be used for God's glory. There is a reason that you love to do these things.
Listen for inner promptings that can point to the ministry God intends for you to have.
© 2009 Purpose Driven Life. All rights reserved.

Emotional Wreck

C'mere had two siezures tonight, I hate those. He literally looks drunk and curls up in a ball and there is nothing you can do for him. I was on the phone with my mom when I heard Dave yelling at me to get the syrup (this is suppose to help dogs) so I ran and got it and this time it lasted about 5 or 6 minutes, which is a long siezure. Poor C'mere, he just doesn't know what is going on. So he is pooped, I couldn't find the one picture I was looking for but this is one of my favorites of C'mere. It shows how wore out he gets!

So is anyone watching American Idol?? Are Elizabeth and I the only ones left who watch it? All I have to say is shame on you! There is a guy named Scott on there and I swear, he makes the show worth watching. I cry EVERYTIME he is on there, for no reason. I said in my last post about him being blind and on the show and for whatever reason, I literally just cry. Well most important, he made it through to the next round which makes me so incredibly happy for him. What an amazing feeling that must be for him, I'm not taking away any one else's feelings but I assume he really is grateful and thankful for the opportunity. It just makes me so happy!

So Dave and I got our bedroom furniture tonight and we got everything put together except the bed, we are still needing some box springs before we can do that. But the rest of it looks awesome!!

Funny highlight of the day, while we were putting together the furniture there was a Rascal Flatts song on the radio. Well I asked Dave if he remembered the song we danced to at our wedding (which was only 4 months ago mind you) he said "A Rascal Flatts song" so he got it partly right :) He went on to tell me how grateful he is I'm not one of those girls who gets mad he can't remember stuff, which I'm glad to. That takes way to much energy to get pissy about that kind of stuff, who cares. I just think it's hiliarious we literally just got married and he already can't remember, ha ha ha. Ask me when our anniversary rolls around if he remembered.

My mind has been so scattered lately I feel like. I woke up this morning kind of on the grumpy side, mainly because I feel exhausted and did not to get up and go to work. But I try to remind myself when I get like that there are tons of people who would feel blessed to have to get up and go to work so I try to change my attitude really fast, which I did this morning and have been pretty good so far.

This week is so busy! I am in the final week of my COM420 class and have a group project and a huge paper due, my best friend Emily is in town from California which I am absolutely stoked about, I am working a Make-A-Wish race Sat. morning, Thursday night I have a meeting for a Women's Within group, and we are getting to get our new bed furniture this week and have to put it together. Whew, who ever said you can't fit everything you need to do into one week??

Luckily, we aren't super busy at work so I'll be trying to take care of that paper at work....tee hee. I mean, I have to be able to watch American Idol without having to multi-task hello! Which by the way I'm super excited about this week because the guy I have been waiting for to sing is coming up this week. Is anyone watching it? It's the guy who is like 90% blind and him seeing is compared to looking through a straw?? I cry just about everytime he in on, for some reason it's mainly happy tears because wow, that guy just has a great attitude and his mom was so proud and happy for him to make the finals, and the other half of me is sad. Mainly I think I feel so lucky that I am healthy and haven't had to face any challenges like that.

Just think though, in one week I'll be starting on my last class of my degree program.........pray for me that I can tough it out, it's Math. What shall I do with my time after I get done with school is the question???

Monday already??

This past weekend was busy it seems, flew by but don't they all? Friday we got off work and decided to go eat some dinner. Dave had actually got some bad news about his blood pressure so he was a little bummed and thought a somewhat healthy meal would help, so we head off to Olive Garden (real healthy huh!) It was nice, usually on paydays we try to go out to dinner kind of like our date night, even though every night could be a date night since we don't have kids. But it's always fun for us and we enjoy it.

Saturday I spent the day cleaning and working on school work. I'm going to be so happy when I am done doing papers, I still have to finish it and I'm dreading it even as I type this blog. Ugh, draining. But Saturday night we met with the life group from church, which was nice. We couldn't make it to the last meeting so it felt good to be back. The group is covering the "The Five Love Languages" and this week's topic was quality time, which just happens to be one of my love languages. The activity we did was interesting, we each (couple) had to write five things that we believe to be quality time with our mate. Dave and I got 3 or 4 of the same ones, two of which happen to be hunting and fishing which is good. I think we are both just outdoor people (I probably became much more of that after meeting him) , so that's always good. But it's just nice to meet with other people around your age and discuss life, the struggles you face, the arguments, the challenges. Mine and Dave's are different a bit since we are the only ones who do not have kids in the group but that's okay. It's actually nice to be able to listen to what we have to look forward too................maybe.

Sunday Dave and I volunteered to work the Make-A-Wish Foundation table at the NCA Cheerleading Championship and believe it or not we had a blast. I had more fun I think because it brought back old memories of high school. Except now I see all the short skirts (I mean really short skirts) and think oh my! Their little tushes are hanging out everywhere!! We sold wrist bracelets and did pretty well throughout the day. We had some extra donations and one lady had even written a check for $500 to the shift before ours!! So I am hoping Make-A-Wish made some good money to help someone. Dave and I discussed becoming Wish Granters, it's something I have been thinking about for some time. I don't know if it's easier or harder though with us not having children. I would like to say easier but I don't know, I think it might make me incredible sad and scared to have children, I don't know though. I definitely think it would be very rewarding, lots of hard work, but Make-A-Wish is just an incredible organization.

I am working another event this Saturday for them for the Race for Wishes they are holding in Irving. Pray it's not chilly this weekend, I guess the lady who organized it knows what she is doing though, it's funny to me because she has me working in the food and beverage tent! What are the odds?