After a crazy weekend of waiting, I received the results from my teacher certification test!!!
I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So now I can teach 4th-8th grade in the state of Texas! Woo hoo!!!
This was a difficult test to study for because of the span of information. These grades learn US History, World History, and Texas History. Plus think of the difference between 4th grade math and 8th grade math. I remember taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade, but there are now kids taking Pre-Calculus. So it was a lot of information, but I'm glad to have passed!
Passing this test means that I can become an intern/student teacher this fall AND I have opted out of 8, yes 8, classes at the university. :)
This summer I plan to take one more test that is required to become a teacher. It's like the ethics/law test and I'll be studying for it once my summer class is over.
Only 1 more year left in my program and then I'll be ready to teach! SO EXCITING!!!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
50 books
This semester I took a class called Survey of Children's Literature. We were required to read 50 books and then create summaries on each of the books. There were 12 required books and the other 38 needed to fit into categories that the teacher assigned us. Unfortunately none of the books in my home library matched up with the qualifications. :( So that doesn't qualify for one of my 101 tasks to complete.
Luckily I live near a great public library and my university has a children's book section to it. I started reading the books over Christmas break and finished just in time to turn in my project. It was a lot of reading, but I was able to read a variety of children's and young adult books that I would have never known existed.
(Can you see how I haven't had much time to post?)
Luckily I live near a great public library and my university has a children's book section to it. I started reading the books over Christmas break and finished just in time to turn in my project. It was a lot of reading, but I was able to read a variety of children's and young adult books that I would have never known existed.
(Can you see how I haven't had much time to post?)
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Spring Break=Wedding Planning
Spring Break is usually a time for relaxing, taking a vacation, and going to the beach. None of those activities are in the cards for me this week.
This spring semester is very hectic for me. I'm tutoring 2.5 days a week, taking 10 hours of classes, AND trying to substitute teach as much as possible. This week of "vacation" is the only time my parents and I can get together to start planning the wedding.
Since E and I talked about getting married and looking at rings, I've pictured us getting married at the Houston Zoo since we had our first date there. I even went as far to emailing the Zoo officials after we started looking at rings in October to get prices on their venues.
Plans for this week include finding a venue and to start looking at dresses since it takes me a long time to make decisions. I have the hardest time deciding on what to eat for lunch. So making a big decision like which wedding dress to pick out, is going to take me a bit longer.
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Update on wedding plans:
Here's what I have accomplished during this Spring Break:
Checked out 4 different venue places
Booked my venue! :) (The venue is a large aquarium that will have the ceremony on the "second" floor. We can choose to get married in front of the penguins, seals/sea lions, or a large Caribbean Reef. They provide catering which includes a cocktail hour after the ceremony, linens for the reception tables and chairs, the reception buffet, and an ice sculpture. The reception will take place downstairs on the "first floor" and a dance floor is included. The hotel associated with the aquarium will provide the centerpieces for the reception. Our guests will be able to explore the aquarium during the reception since the whole building is ours for the night.)
Booked the photographer who has shot in this venue before
Narrowed down my choices of wedding gowns to 2 (I officially decided on a dress a week later, and it arrived 2 weeks after I ordered it!)
Picked out the bridal party gowns
Now I need to find a DJ, florist, finalize the bridal party gown color, pick out flowers, pick out songs, and finish collecting my something borrowed, blue, old and new. All of this planning will have to wait until after my younger sister gets married in July!
Did I mention that my wedding will be the 3rd one my parents have put on in the last 15 months??? :) At least this way they will be getting all of us married off sooner than later!
This spring semester is very hectic for me. I'm tutoring 2.5 days a week, taking 10 hours of classes, AND trying to substitute teach as much as possible. This week of "vacation" is the only time my parents and I can get together to start planning the wedding.
Since E and I talked about getting married and looking at rings, I've pictured us getting married at the Houston Zoo since we had our first date there. I even went as far to emailing the Zoo officials after we started looking at rings in October to get prices on their venues.
Plans for this week include finding a venue and to start looking at dresses since it takes me a long time to make decisions. I have the hardest time deciding on what to eat for lunch. So making a big decision like which wedding dress to pick out, is going to take me a bit longer.
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Update on wedding plans:
Here's what I have accomplished during this Spring Break:
Checked out 4 different venue places
Booked my venue! :) (The venue is a large aquarium that will have the ceremony on the "second" floor. We can choose to get married in front of the penguins, seals/sea lions, or a large Caribbean Reef. They provide catering which includes a cocktail hour after the ceremony, linens for the reception tables and chairs, the reception buffet, and an ice sculpture. The reception will take place downstairs on the "first floor" and a dance floor is included. The hotel associated with the aquarium will provide the centerpieces for the reception. Our guests will be able to explore the aquarium during the reception since the whole building is ours for the night.)
Booked the photographer who has shot in this venue before
Narrowed down my choices of wedding gowns to 2 (I officially decided on a dress a week later, and it arrived 2 weeks after I ordered it!)
Picked out the bridal party gowns
Now I need to find a DJ, florist, finalize the bridal party gown color, pick out flowers, pick out songs, and finish collecting my something borrowed, blue, old and new. All of this planning will have to wait until after my younger sister gets married in July!
Did I mention that my wedding will be the 3rd one my parents have put on in the last 15 months??? :) At least this way they will be getting all of us married off sooner than later!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
I'm Engaged!!!
EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
E and I have been together for 4 years and we are now engaged! We celebrated Valentines Day a little early and went out on Friday night, February 11th. We found this dinner cruise that looked interesting and thought we'd try it out. It wasn't what we were expecting. There was a buffet line, but you couldn't get seconds and the food wasn't anything to write home about.
We walked back to the car and E said he couldn't find his phone. I got out my phone to call his and locate it while thinking he better not have left his phone on the boat. The phone rang in his glove box, so I opened the glove box, grabbed the phone, and gave it to him. He asked me to open the glove box again. There in the shadows, because it wasn't lit up very well, I could see the outline of a box. Inside it was the ring I picked out several months earlier. :) He also wrote a note asking me to marry him next to the ring.
Who knew a blah dinner cruise could end so wonderfully!
Friday, February 4, 2011
55 gone, 10 left
I've been extremely busy lately and haven't had time to post. Sorry about that! But I wanted to share the good news I received last week. I've officially lost 55lbs total! Of those, 41lbs were lost while on Weight Watchers. Lately my non-scale victories (NSV) have been avoiding free food at work, buying my first pair of pants in a single digit, and buying medium sized shirts. As a teenager I jumped from the kids department to double digit clothing. So it's exciting to finally be able to shop in the same stores as my sisters and friends.
I'm excited to hit this milestone and hope that the last 10lbs will come off quickly. My 10 year high school reunion is in May and it would be great to show up being a WW member at goal. The last time I was this skinny was probably in junior high school.
Here are some pictures of me at my heaviest versus now:
I can tell a big difference in my energy and even how I carry myself. There are a few days when my mentality thinks I'm still at my heaviest, but those days are getting few and far between.
I hope to post more soon, but I'm bogged down with homework right now. :(
I'm excited to hit this milestone and hope that the last 10lbs will come off quickly. My 10 year high school reunion is in May and it would be great to show up being a WW member at goal. The last time I was this skinny was probably in junior high school.
Here are some pictures of me at my heaviest versus now:
I can tell a big difference in my energy and even how I carry myself. There are a few days when my mentality thinks I'm still at my heaviest, but those days are getting few and far between.
I hope to post more soon, but I'm bogged down with homework right now. :(
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Happy New Year!
Most people think of New Years Eve as a time to party, but I'd rather spend it at home with my loved ones. This year we stayed at home, made some snacks, toasted to the new year, and just had fun. Here's a photo of our snack spread...
Pretty yummy huh? We had hummus, pita, pretzels, veggies, dip, little smokies, and a few slices of pumpkin pound cake. Combine this food with a bottle of champagne and we were ready to go.
Another thing people think of during NYE is what their resolution is going to be. I haven't given it a lot of thought but I'd like to make some changes to my life this year. I'd love to land a full time job in the fall instead of starting a non-paid internship. I also want to improve on myself as a person, girlfriend, friend, sister, and daughter. That's a pretty vague goal, but I know how I want to feel throughout the year.
Last but not least, I want to lose the last 13-15lbs to become a lifetime member at Weight Watchers. There are several habits I need to work on this year to accomplish this goal like drinking 40oz of water a day, getting in all of the WW good health guidelines, and getting in more exercise.
I'm pretty sure my 10 year high school reunion and my younger sister's wedding will be big motivating factors to get to me to my goal. Both are crazy events in that I don't feel old enough to be going to a 10 year reunion or having both of my younger sisters married before me.
I hope everyone had a great NYE celebration and that my friends have the best year possible! I'm hoping to blog more in the new year and can't wait to read about how others are doing this year. I believe 2011 will be better than 2010.
Pretty yummy huh? We had hummus, pita, pretzels, veggies, dip, little smokies, and a few slices of pumpkin pound cake. Combine this food with a bottle of champagne and we were ready to go.
Another thing people think of during NYE is what their resolution is going to be. I haven't given it a lot of thought but I'd like to make some changes to my life this year. I'd love to land a full time job in the fall instead of starting a non-paid internship. I also want to improve on myself as a person, girlfriend, friend, sister, and daughter. That's a pretty vague goal, but I know how I want to feel throughout the year.
Last but not least, I want to lose the last 13-15lbs to become a lifetime member at Weight Watchers. There are several habits I need to work on this year to accomplish this goal like drinking 40oz of water a day, getting in all of the WW good health guidelines, and getting in more exercise.
I'm pretty sure my 10 year high school reunion and my younger sister's wedding will be big motivating factors to get to me to my goal. Both are crazy events in that I don't feel old enough to be going to a 10 year reunion or having both of my younger sisters married before me.
I hope everyone had a great NYE celebration and that my friends have the best year possible! I'm hoping to blog more in the new year and can't wait to read about how others are doing this year. I believe 2011 will be better than 2010.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Super Busy
I've been a horrible blogger because I've been extremely busy. Let me catch you up on the high points...
In early November, I celebrated my 28th birthday with a low key family event. This is the first year that I haven't cried my eyes out on my birthday. I'm comfortable with being 28 and where I am in my life. On my birthday, I received a call from the principal of the middle school where I've been subbing a lot asking me if I'd like to tutor some of the students for the reading TAKS test. Of course, I said yes and have been working as a tutor 3 days a week. There was one week where I worked 3 days as a tutor and 1.5 days as a substitute.
Between working as a tutor and finishing up the fall semester at UHCL, I've been a busy woman. My regular housework and workout schedules have gone down the drain, but it's been well worth it.
I'll be posting more this week between cleaning my house and reading for the upcoming semester.
In early November, I celebrated my 28th birthday with a low key family event. This is the first year that I haven't cried my eyes out on my birthday. I'm comfortable with being 28 and where I am in my life. On my birthday, I received a call from the principal of the middle school where I've been subbing a lot asking me if I'd like to tutor some of the students for the reading TAKS test. Of course, I said yes and have been working as a tutor 3 days a week. There was one week where I worked 3 days as a tutor and 1.5 days as a substitute.
Between working as a tutor and finishing up the fall semester at UHCL, I've been a busy woman. My regular housework and workout schedules have gone down the drain, but it's been well worth it.
I'll be posting more this week between cleaning my house and reading for the upcoming semester.
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