Awkward Turtle

So I had a date tonight. two words to describe it? Awkward. Turtle. But before I get to that, it's FRIDAY FIVE time!
Comics:
1. What is your favourite movie based on a comic book? gotta go with Batman here. any/all of them, but particularly the Christian Bale ones
2. What comic book superhero's powers would you like to have, and why? I have always wanted to be able to hear other people's thoughts.. but I think I'd have to go with Mystique's ability to change her form constantly
3. Who do you think is the best dressed comic book villain? I've always been a fan of Joker's attire
4. Who do you think is the best comic hero's sidekick? I can't think of any good sidekicks. In fact, I can't think of any sidekicks other than Robin
5. Which comic superhero would you most like to see destroyed by their archnemesis? Spiderman I guess? I dunno. that's a tough one.

So I went on a date with this guy from work tonight. It ended up being a fun night.. but not date-like. I got Merce to help me pick out an outfit: dark jeans, dusty rose shirt, ballet flats. I was WAY underdressed. He wore black pants and a nice button-down shirt. Awkward moment number one. We went to this italian place near my house, which has amazing food. Within the first few minutes, I felt like we'd run out of unique conversation. There just wasn't a spark there. I felt like I was out with a friend, but we should've been in t-shirts at someone's house or something. He's such a sweet guy, but I'm just not into him like that.

However, I might end up going on a date with this guy that I met last night. He's one of Mercedes's close friends from high school. A group of us went bowling last night for college night [Mercedes, me, Justin {the guy}, John, Brandon, Kris, Sean, Joanne, and Anthony]. There was a dramatic incident involving a drunk lady who swore up and down that John broke her professional bowling ball when he didn't even touch it after she told him that it was her, not the alley's. But Justin and I talked throughout the night about different things, and afterwards he told Mercedes that he wanted to get to know me better. A few of us ended up going to Taco Mac afterwards, so he came with us. Apparently he told Mercedes later that night that he definitely wanted to hang out with me again :] did I mention that he has a humongous national championship ring from Shorter University with another ring on the way? athlete = sexy. so hopefully he'll get in touch with me soon :D

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Ten On Tuesday

1. From your childhood, what do you miss most about summer vacation? I miss being able to play with my friends allllllll day every day.
2. Are you going anywhere on vacation this summer? BAHAMAS!!!!!
3. What foods do you like to barbecue? anything! chicken, pork, hotdogs... anything.
4. How do you celebrate the fourth of July? usually we hang out with our neighbors and shoot off some fireworks and grill out and all
5. What’s your favorite beverage to drink in the summertime? cherry coke or any frozen drink
6. What movie are you looking forward to seeing this summer? HARRY POTTER 7.2!!!!!!
7. In the car: windows down or AC? windows down, sunroof back!
8. Have you ever had a summer fling? no
9. Do you wear sunscreen? I do now. I didn't as a child.
10. Do you have any favorite summertime activities? baseball games, swim meets, hanging out with friends, grilling out, going to the lake, Six Flags, road trips.. summer is so much fun.

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Life is coming together quite nicely...

Friday Five! I haven't done this in AGES!!
Cooking Ingredients

1. What is your favorite condiment? ketchup
   
2. What is your favorite spice? I don't particularly like spices
   
3. What is your favorite cooking oil? (Canola oil, sesame oil, butter, etc) olive oil
   
4. What is your favorite starchy food? (Bread, rice, potatoes, noodles, etc) mac & cheese
   
5. What is your favorite flavor for candy? generally it's cherry, but lately I've been obsessed with blue raspberry

So, ladies and gentlemen... I have a job. A real teaching job. I'll be teaching 7th grade [life] science at a middle school in my county, so I'm really excited. I had an interview last Thursday, and they called me on Wednesday and said that they wanted me! The AP that I talked to is actually the mom of one of my sorority sisters! Small world! So she gave me a great recommendation :D thanks Kristen! I have to wait for the county to approve my position, then I'll start the paperwork to get started! I'm hoping to end up in another grade [earth or physical science] in later years, but I do have recent practice teaching life science as well as tons of resources! I haven't ever dissected a frog.. literally ever. So that will be interesting. But I'm very excited! I felt very at home when I walked into the school, and I'm very excited to be a part of that school. Can't WAIT to get spirit wear and support my school!

Brother graduated from high school on Friday night. We were literally waiting until the last minute to find out if he'd make it. He had a 35 in calc at the midpoint, and if he didn't get a 70, he wouldn't graduate. He worked his butt off and pulled it up to a 72 with only the final left. He ended up making an 80 [!!!] on the final, so he PASSED. Watching him walk was incredible. I didn't know I could be so proud. It was a great day.

I'm going to Mercedes's house later for the race. We're picking drivers at 12. Her mom actually told her to invite me over! I wasn't sure that she liked me, but I guess I was wrong!  We'll probably swim later too. I've gotta go shower and maybe pick something up even though she said I don't need to bring anything but myself.

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Ten on Tuesday

1. Have you ever used Craigslist? yes, to get my amazingly comfortable futon before sophomore year
2. Can you sew? no, but I can stitch up the back of a bear!
3. Do you pour syrup on your pancakes or dip your pancakes in the syrup? both
4. Rain storms: Love them or hate them? used to hate them, now I love them. one of the things on my bucket list is to kiss someone in the rain. I also kind of want to get married in the rain
5. Do you like swimming? yes
6. What kind of drink do you order at Sonic? depends on my mood. either a cherry coke, cherry sprite, or green apple slushie
7. Are you funny? I like to think so.. people always laugh when I say things, but they could be laughing *at* me.. apparently I talk funny?
8. At what age will your kids get cell phones? I'll probably get them one of those cell phones that can only call certain numbers as soon as they start going to places with friends, like 11-12? then a real cell phone when they start driving
9. What’s your favorite vegetable? green beans
10. Were you a Girl Scout? Mom says I did brownies, but I don't have ANY recollection of that. and my memory is amazing. so I'ma go with no.

I've been doing Jillian's 30 Day Shred to lose weight before our cruise to the Bahamas, and it's amazing. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to lose weight or tone up without spending a lot of time. It's 20 minutes, but it's intense. SO worth it. I was so sore the first time, but now I'm getting used to it and it isn't nearly as bad.

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so close, and yet so far

I really need something that doesn't seriously require me to think, so I'm gonna do some quizzes from Facebook :]
Answer True or False

Q: Kissed someone on your friends list? false

Q: Been arrested? false

Q: Do you like someone? false

Q: Held a snake? false

Q: Been suspended from school? false

Q: Sang karaoke? true!!

Q: Done something you told yourself you wouldn't do? true

Q: Laughed until you started crying? true

Q: Caught a snowflake on your tongue? true

Q: Kissed in the rain? false

Q: Sang in the shower? true

Q: Sat on a roof top? false

Q: Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? true

Q: Broken a bone? false -knock on wood-

Q: Shaved your head? false

Q: Played a prank on someone? true

Q: Shot a gun? true

Q: Donated Blood? false


LAST PERSON:

1. You hung out with? April, Sara, Katie, Valerie, Daniel, Jake, Lauren
2. You texted? Jenna
3. You were in a car with? Jenna
4. Went to the movies with? oh man. umm I think Alysha? we saw the new Narnia movie awhile back.. I think that was the last time I went.
5. Person you went to shop with? Katie, Jenny, and Emily
6. You talked on the phone? Mom
7. Made you laugh? April
8. You hugged? Mrs. Elizabeth

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
1. Sun or moon? moon
2. Winter or Fall? fall
3. Left or Right? left
4. Sunny or rainy? sunny
5. Where do you live? Georgia
6. Club or pub? club
7. Are there 1 or 2 people who you can always trust and rely on? yes
8. Do you want to get married? yes
9. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? cut
10. What time is it? 10:56PM
11. Are you afraid of commitment? not at all
12. What is your greatest hope/wish? I want to find someone who loves me for me, unconditionally, forever
13. Do you cook? I bake, and I cook a bit
14. Current mood? relieved


IN THE LAST 48 HOURS HAVE YOU:1. Kissed someone? no
2. Sang? yes
3. Listened to music? yes
4. Danced Crazy? no
5. Cried? no
6. Liked someone you can't have? no

25 FIRSTS
1.Who was your first prom date? technically nobody, but I went with Abby and Whitney
2. Who was your first roommate? Liz
3. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk the first time? haven't been drunk
4. What was your first work-study job? haven't had one
6. When did you go to your first funeral and viewing? 7th grade
7. Who was your first grade teacher? Ms Stiller
9. Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? Memphis
10. When you snuck out of your house for the first time? I don't think I ever have
11. Who was your first best friend? Scarlett
12. Who was your first Best Friend in high school? Tricia
13. Where was your first sleepover? Scarlett's
14. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day? usually Katie, Alysha, or Melissa [depending on the situation]
15. Whose wedding were you in the first time you were a Bridesmaid or groomsman? I was a flower girl in my aunt's wedding, but I'll be a bridesmaid for the first time on April 22nd!
16. What's the first thing you did when you got up this morning? took a shower
17. What was the first concert you went to? Reba McEntire/John Michael Montgomery
18. What was the last concert you went to? can't remember, but I'm going to BON JOVI on May 14th!
19. First tattoo or piercing? ears pierced in 2nd grade
20. First celebrity crush? Leo Dicaprio I think
21. Current celebrity crush? Ian Somerhalder
22. First crush? Andrew Slugg
23. Current crush? nobody
24. First date? went to Varsity to eat and then to see Alysha in Cinderella in Atlanta
25. First time you tied your shoe laces? kindergarten maybe?

Six names you go by:
1. Lynn
2. Lobster
[that's it]

Three things you are wearing right now:
1. Dacula Falcons t-shirt
2. pink and black plaid pjs
3. black cami

Three things you want very badly at the moment:
1. A TEACHING JOB
2. a vacation
3. money

Two things you did last night:
1. went to Transmet with some of my FAVORITE people
2. listened to a panel of beginning teachers give us tips on our first year

Two things you ate today:
1. CFA chicken biscuit
2. bacon-wrapped steak

Two people you last talked to on the phone:
1. Mom
2. Jenna

Three things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. work
2. sleep
3. relax

Two longest car rides:
1. drive to Chattanooga [we'll be on 75 for the rest of our liiiiiiiiiiiives] for Collin's knighting ceremony
2. trip from Albany to Memphis the first time.. missed exit + traffic = 4 hour delay

Favorite beverages:
1. cherry coke
2. mello yello
3. raspberry daiquiri

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countdown: 14 days!

14 days of student teaching left. I am so STOKED. I can't even describe it! I am ready to be done with this and done with classes and GRADUATE ALREADY. My victory lap quickly got old about halfway through our less-than-stellar football season.. but yeah.

I'm starting my unit, and it's going really well so far. I feel so much more comfortable in the classroom than I did last semester, which is a sign that I'm heading down the right path for me.

I went on my first [and last] ever Spring Break trip last week. I will blog about it [along with pictures] sometime soon, hopefully this weekend. I've gotta work on my unit for now, but I wanted to update since it's been a month. Student teaching doesn't allow for much "fun-time" haha I'll also try to finish the 30 Day Challenge soon.. it took a back-burner once teaching started. But I'll finish it soon! Once student teaching gives me my life back..

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2 years down the drain..

So, many of you know this, many of you don't, so here goes.

I have struggled with anxiety and depression for several years. Since I was a teenager, I've dealt with this, though it wasn't diagnosed until my freshman year of college. Depression runs in my family, but my mom didn't want me on any medication until I was out of my teens since there are so many hormones running a muck then. I was on Zoloft until Rylan and I broke up, then the medicine wasn't working as well, so we tried something new.

Note to self: NEVER go on Prozac again. I had the WORST panic attack of my life. Every year, Steph has a New Years party, and that year, it was just the girls and Collin. The girls spent the night, and the next morning, I just felt this intense need to go home. I got home, walked in the door, and fell on the floor crying. Not just crying, SOBBING. I've never cried like that in my life. And I couldn't stop. My dad was freaking out. So the next day, I went straight to the doctor to try to figure out what to do next.

I ended up back on Zoloft, eventually, and I was on it consistently for another year and half. I didn't like the way it messed up my sleep patterns, so I weaned myself off of it on a trial basis. Things were going well, so I tried throughout the summer, and things were fine. So I've been off of it ever since.

But three weeks with the 7th graders from hell have set me back two years. I haven't taken any meds for this since May 2009, and I'm so frustrated. I've had an AWFUL week. Tuesday afternoon, the minute the kids were out of the room, I laid my head on my desk and started sobbing. Jennifer, the language arts teacher, walked through my room and saw me, and she stopped like "do I say something or do I let her cry?"

I managed to pull myself together after a few minutes, but not before everyone and their MOM saw me cry. Including Sean. Guys don't handle tears well haha When I got home that evening, I started crying again when I tried to tell my mom about my day, and I decided that I needed to go back to the doctor. Mom gave me some of her Zoloft until I get to go to the doctor.

It's crazy how much of a difference a 25mg pill makes. The past two days have been a 180degree turnaround from Monday and Tuesday. Erin stopped me in the hall today and we talked for a few moments. I like my mentor teacher, but Erin and I just click in an entirely different way. I can't wait until I get to go observe her. She is awesome.

But anyways. Student teaching is so exhausting. I wake up, go to school, come home, and crash. Sometimes I work inbetween the school and the coming home. Exhausting doesn't begin to describe it. These kids don't help either. But, as everyone keeps telling me, it's gotta get better from here. It can't get much worse.

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