One Month!

Okay, I am totally stressing here. I have one month left of school! One month! I can't even begin to tell you how much stuff I need to get done and study in that one month! In fact, I think I am having an anxiety attack right now thinking about it. I just need to make it through this semester and BE DONE!
Okay so now that I've vented......I got a call back from that job I applied to. I had a phone interview on Friday morning and did a coding test for them this weekend (they do phone interviews because everyone is based from home so that is how they will communicate with you once you get the job). Now it's just waiting and wishing! I wouldn't be suprised if I didn't get it ( I am a little rusty on my coding skills ) but it was a great learning experience no matter what. I should hear something this week. So pray for us because it reeally would be the best job for us and I really want it but I am not getting my hopes high!

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. My brother came into town and I got to spend some time with him so that was great. I haven't seem him since he moved to Bastrop (near Austin) in Jan.. Have a great week! Wish me luck!

Still waiting...

Well I haven't heard anything about the job I applied for. I am hoping that is just because they received my application close to the weekend. Last night we had some friends over and played games. It was alot of fun. It's a bit odd inviting your friends over to "play" at your parent's house, but they are pretty laid back about it all, so that makes it nice. I'm really excited because I have next week off. Off from school and and off from work(It is our Spring Break!). It will be a nice, much needed break from the craziness that is life right now. I only wish that Heath could have gotten off also because he is working hard too, but he still has to go to work. I know he knows this, but I am so grateful for him and his diligence in working hard for us. He is such a hard worker and is working in a field right now that he has no desire for, just to help us out. So thanks poopydoodles :)! You're the best!

Blessings, Blessings, and MORE Blessings!

Well things are going pretty great here. There is this opening at HCA (where Ben and Heath work) for an at-home coding position and I am applying for it. I REALLY, REALLY hope I get it because it is the perfect job for us. I would get to stay home and work AND make more money than I make now. That is just amazing! This is exactly why I went into this field. So I can stay at home but still make some extra money if we need it. The Lord has really blessed us with good timing in our marriage and I am grateful for that. I know without the Gospel we would be lost and I am just so thankful to be watched over and to have a Heavenly Father that knows my family's needs. Prayer works! Heath and I are still planning on going to Albania. We're really excited about that, but as usual, slow to plan things. I think it's the fact of giving up some of our hard earned money that is difficult for me. Hopefully everything will work out and I will get that job and graduate school and we'll have a safe trip to Albania....here's to hoping! Hope you guys are having as great a week as we are! Love you!

To Albania or Bust!

Yep, you read it right! It says Albania. Heath and I have decided to take a little vacation in between his semesters of school to Albania. Why you ask? Good question! To most, it seems like quite the strange place to go on vacation to, but to my husband it is like his second home! He served a church mission there for two years and fell in love with all things Albanian! He came back from Albania in 2005 and has been missing it ever since and begging me to go with him ever since we've been married. So alas, I have given in and since this is probably the best time in our lives to go (no kids yet, money saved up, and we have the time!) we are going! I mean this is for real, I got my passport and everything, and we are extremely excited to go. But it is not all exciting....because I am claustrophobic! Yikes! I can barely stand the flight from DFW to SLC to visit Heath's family. I usually do okay for a while and then I realize I am in the air in a tiny capsule called an airplane with no way of going outside and breathing fresh air and then I silently loose it! I say silently because I am too self conscious to actually be histirical on a plane, but my heart does beat faster and I do get that sick feeling in my stomach of doom! So yah I think I am going to have to get over that little obstacle considering I will be on a plane for over 20 hours! What was I thinking agreeing to this?! hehe. I am actually really excited. I've never been out of the country before and I am really interested in seeing where Heath served and meeting some of the people he taught and made friends with. What a wonderful oppurtunity! So that is the big news in our lives right now. Now what else is going on....
I have been trying to eat/drink healthier so I have given up all sodas. I get way to much sugar from them and they really bog me down so it is my first step to being healthy! I haven't drank one soda in 9 days now! That is really good for me! I mostly drink water, milk, and juices and my absolute favorite is the Strawberry Lemonade at On The Border! Juices still have a lot of sugar, but they are better than sodas in a lot of ways! I have also been eating better. So hopefully this kick will help me exercise and do other things to keep my body healthy. I've just noticed some changes in my body and I want to nip them in the butt before they get bad.
A funny story to go along with that.....At bowling on Monday, I think I was on Day 4 or something on my "no soda" rule and I was HATING it! I have to work before bowling and so usually I am pretty excited about bowling, but tired from work. So what do I do....go and get a giant Dr. Pepper to help me get some "energy". Well this week I got a giant water! It just wasn't the same. I bowled a 101 which is horrible!! But I didn't give in and get my favorite drink, DP. It is hard to make changes in your life......especially if there are temptations around every corner.....free soda with my meals at work, seeing other people order your favorite soda at the table next to you, and living with parents who stock about a million cans of the stuff in their garage fridge......ahh the misery. But man do I feel better now that I've stopped!
Other news..
I am starting to apply for some coding jobs at some local hopsitals. There are a couple openings where Ben and Heath work but because I am family it might be hard for me to get one there and then there is one opening at a large hospital (Harris) in downtown Ft. Worth. I like "working" where I "work" now but I am considered a Temp and don't get any of the benefits of a a real hospital employee (that's why I put work in quotations). It can be frustrating sometimes and plus I went to school to code so I really want a job doing that. So hopefully one of those will work out.
I guess I'll add a little tid bit about the huge amount (disclaimer*for Texas) of snow that we got on Thursday! It was amazing....except for the part when I had to drive in it and it took me an hour and a half to get home (It took Heath 3!). Silly Texas drivers! Ally (our dog) had lots of fun prancing around in it and was really confused when a falling snowflake would hit her. hehe it was cute! All I can say is snow in Texas = no school and no work! So hooray! Heath enjoyed his night off from school on Thurs. and I enjoyed mine on Friday!
Hope you guys are having a Merry March like us! Love you!

Warning: This Blog is Boring!

I cannot think of anything interesting to talk about this week.....Honestly all we do is go to school, work, and sleep. I think someone else said on their blog that they needed to have a baby or a pet to have something to talk about. Well I have a pet Schnauzer named Ally and I've figured out she's as boring as us! She pretty much lays around all day and sleeps. We did have a fun night with our friends Joey and Kira Perkins. We played some Wii and ate at Babe's Chicken (yummy, I know all you people living outside Texas are jealous about that :) Monday is Bowling League night for me. Yep, I'm a bowling nerd and I LOVE IT! I used to bowl leagues with my brother when I was younger but stopped when I got in high school and college because I didn't have time. Well my brother was on this Christian League in Watauga and one fo his friends on the team was moving out of state so they needed someone to take her place, so I did. Then he got a new job and had to move back to the Austin area so we had to find another player, and now Joey is on our team. The other two players are Matt's friends Davy and Spencer (they're brothers) and we all have tons of fun. Heath and Kira (Joey's wife) usually come and support us and it's nice to have something like that to do to take my mind off of everything else I am doing right now. Last week I told my team I had a feeling I wasn't going to do very well and Joey, trying to motivate me, said "You're going to bowl your highest game tonight!" and I DID! I bowled a 170 which is pretty good for these punny arms. So this Monday is Bowling Night and I am excited! Well hopefully I will have more to talk about soon! Love you all!