Shutterfly Chirstmas Cards

It is that time of year again! It is about to be the end of November which means it's time to send out your Christmas cards! Alvin and I sent out our first Christmas card last year. We were extremely excited about the response we got from our friends and family we are ready for another fun card this year!

Even though I have always used shutterfly.com for all of our photo books and pictures I made the mistake of not using them last year. As I said everyone loved the picture on our cards but it was such a hassle when the cards were not finished on time. We will never make that mistake again. We are loyal shutterfly.comers and will continue to be. I guess you can say it is our new Christmas tradition!!

Great prices, good deals and a great product here we come!!

Officially or NOT?

School is officially over...forever?? I am not sure if this summer be a goodbye forever but it is at least for a long time. It sure does feel weird to be done with school. I have worked towards a college degree my whole life and once I accomplished that it was on to the Masters Degree. Now that I am finished with both of those goals on with the REAL WORLD. I guess this means I am an adult.
I often wonder what being an adult really means. Does it mean having responsibility? Well, I have had plenty of responsibilities ever since my parents divorced when I was seven. Does it mean living away from home? Well, once again I have lived away from my parents for five years. What is the next step? When am I officially an adult? I sure don't feel like one but I guess I act like one most of the time. I feel like I am in a weird stage of life where I am merely playing dress up or house. Maybe I will feel like I am an adult when I am older.. like 28. For now, I will continue fooling everyone around me into thinking I am just like them. GROWN.

Racing to the other Finish Line..

After finishing my first 10k I started to realize that I have a lot more finish lines ahead of me. The end of school and a wonderful internship is approaching very quickly. I have 18 days until I officially graduate grad school. I have even less time until I finish 450 hours of my internship. This is bitter-sweet. I have really enjoyed my internship and all the people I work with. I am going to miss it so much. I have really enjoyed every aspect of it however, I am ready to be done with school. I guess it is a package deal. Unlike last graduation, I am not tearful but happy. Even though I am sad about leaving my internship I am jumping for joy that I am done with school. Therefore, I am running faster than ever to get to this "finish line".

And She's Running, Running, Running,..

That's right, tomorrow is race day! I am headed to New Orleans today to run my first 10k race tomorrow. I hope all this training will pay off. I am nervous but also really excited to accomplish one of my "before I am 30" goals. But before I can head down to New Orleans for such a fun weekend I have to get to work!

Does running make you tired?

Yesterday I ran the farthest that I had ever ran. 5 MILES! I was pretty excited to know that I could actually do it. Today was a lighter day of running which was only 3 miles. I also worked an eight hour day and I still can't sleep. I can't seem to clear my head however, I am not worried about anything. I am not sure what is going on with me. I am tired during the day but wide awake at night. Being a night owl wouldn't be so bad if I had someone to stay up late with... but that is not the case. I am actually sitting here alone because my boyfriend has no problem falling asleep. He can literally fall a sleep as soon as his head hits the pillow. This is just another example that life is NOT FAIR.

Until next time.. Try to have a good night's sleep.

Waiting Games..

The waiting game has officially started. I am waiting on my new job in Coventry to send me my contract. This contract is very important because it includes their offer and all the benefits.. I was not to worried about it until I received a phone call this morning from another Social Worker who has also been offered a job in Coventry. She seemed worried that they have not gotten back to us yet. I assured her that it will be fine and we will know something soon. As I heard the confident words of encouragement coming out of my mouth I began questioning what I was saying. Who is to know when they will actually get back to us?? I sure don't. I am just crossing my fingers that it will be in the next 45 days... yes, 45 days. That is when I will officially have a Masters Degree and be done with school (forever??). Meanwhile.. I will be waiting or should I say running?? I better get to the track because training for a 10-k has proved to be difficult.

Who is going with me... THE BIG QUESTION

My boyfriend and I currently live together and I have really enjoyed this past year. We have had so much fun doing pretty much everything together. We have also learned so much about each other and it is scary to think he might not be moving with me. We have a lot of decisions to make in the next couple months and neither of us knows what to do. Should he leave his job here and more across the world with me or should we have a super long distance relationship? Both are going to be stressful decisions... YIKES! I wasn't prepared for this..

Good News

On Tuesday, I received an email in response to an interview I had the previous week. In this email I was offered a job! This job could potentially change my life forever since it is a job in England. It is really far away from my hometown or the city I am currently living in now. With this great news came several different emotions. I am shocked, excited, and nervous all at the same time. Even though it is now days later I am still experiencing those same feelings. I am also beginning to be slightly overwhelmed because the search for an apartment/ flat is now on!

Most of my friends and family members are extremely excited for me which makes this process a little less scary...