Alissa and Stuff

Hey, guys!

I'm pretty sure most of you know all this already but stranger things have happened than people not knowing everything about my life. So here's what's going on with me lately.

I started back to school on January 21 at UCCS. I'm pursuing a Bachelor's in English Literature. Hopefully this will be good for things like editing and publishing and other fun stuff like that. I'm just going part-time, taking 6 credit hours this semester. I have no idea when I will be done with the degree but for now I'm just going to try to enjoy the ride. So far it has been expensive and administratively aggravating, but the classes are looking good.

One reason I don't know when I will finish my degree is that my future is slightly up in the air right now. I am nannying a three-year-old boy (not a big fan of the potty training process!) and also his sister on her days off of school. I love it! But it's highly likely that this job will be over in June so I'll need to find something else, hopefully part-time which will allow me to still take classes without overwhelming myself. I know that God knows the plans He has for me, and sometimes I really wish I knew those plans too, but I hear they're plans to prosper me and not to harm me, so what more can I really ask?

Overall, things are going great and I'm happy. Now, how are all of you doing? Why isn't anyone else updating?

Set hopes for "up"

Wow. Seven weeks! I will definitely be going off to basic training on March 3! I have 15 pounds to gain in half the time I thought I had. Wow. Very exciting, and pretty scary too.

In case you missed it...

I'm shipping out April 28, or something. Don't get your hopes up, but my recruiter called me Thursday afternoon and asked me to come in on Friday, where I waited 40 minutes or so for him to come back to the office and he told me there is a chance I might ship on March 3, instead. Wow. Sooner than that, and I'll leave with regrets.

Oh, and there were no medical jobs available, so after discussing (to death) all the available jobs I qualified for (given my poor depth perception), I signed for Open Electronics. That has a good chance of putting me in the space program, which in turn will likely bring me back here! So I'll see you all around, and hope to see you again very soon afterward!

New Job

Hey everyone! I completely forgot to post this on here, so it's old news to a lot of you, but I finally found a job (!), although it's only temporary. I'm filling in for a high-school Spanish teacher while she's on maternity leave and I'll be there until the end of February. Today was my first day with the students and it went pretty well, although my last couple classes didn't seem to think my jokes were funny, and let me tell you, standing in front of 20 high schoolers who think everything you say is stupid is even less fun than it sounds. Anyway, I'm teaching 5 classes worth of 1st- and 2nd-year Spanish and also have 2 periods of counseling and study hall. I'm not looking forward to having to start up the job search again in March, but I'm so thankful to have something steady for now. Thanks for all your prayers for the job situation!

Happy (Late) Birthday to Elizabeth

Shame on us for forgetting to post about Elizabeth's birthday yesterday. So, yesterday, January 6th, our sweet cousin Elizabeth turned 28. Is that right?

So, Elizabeth, I love you so very much. I miss you now that you're even farther away. You're always so much fun, peppy, happy, and caring. What great qualities! And soon, you're gonna be a momma! I'm so excited for you.

Well, I hope you had a very special birthday yesterday. Love you!

28APR2009

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