My goal

I set a goal in high school to make straight A's in EVERY class. I blew that goal in chemistry the 5th six weeks by getting an 89. Although my semester averages were all A's, I did not achieve my goal.

So, in response to my high school failure, I set a goal freshman year to graduate with a 4.0. I have made it this far and I just got all of my grades in and I am one semester closer to achieving my goal! Three more semesters with two crazy hardcore classes and I will hopefully achieve this! Pray for my sanity while doing so.

I think that college is more about experience than grade point average, but I didn't come this far for nothing. So...GO Jenni!

About that...

Finals are finished! I am just waiting for my grades to be posted online. Thank goodness for that! Now, it is the break and all I am responsible for is work! BUT, luckily I love my job. I actually may not finish this post because I have a tour coming up in a few minutes...but maybe I will- time will tell.

Tonight we are having Jeff, Sarah, Colin, Ben, and Tiffany over for dinner and it is going to be swell! Tim is making is famous twice baked potatoes and we are going to indulge in food and fun! I am excited. Life just seems so much more enjoyable when I am not stressing about projects and tests. Sometimes I don't have a life because of how busy school gets...but this week has been social and fun!

I heard on TV the other day that how your house looks reflects how things are going in your life. I have found this to be true. Our house has been a DISASTER the past month and I was so stressed. Now that this week has come about, the house is clean and I am not stressed at all. Funny how that works.

I am so thankful for Tim...I know I say that every post, but it's so true. He is the best husband and I am so grateful that I found him before some other girl did, haha! They surely would have snatched him up before me! I guess I can thank Daniel, Mary, and Chaz for that one :0)!

I am going to try to enjoy my break and I hope everyone is enjoying the cold!

AND, because I got tagged TWICE...here is this.
Rules are, you must list 5 addictions and pass it to 5 people!
Addiction -- an abnormally strong craving
1. Tim. I can't help that one. I love being around him and doing things together. I love that we sit on the couch and laugh at our goober selves. I love that we go to the grocery store together. I love that he loves me.
2. Chapstick...I cannot live without it and I freak out when I don't have atleast one with me.
3. Watching the Dallas Stars...I can't help it. I get so excited when I know they are coming on TV.
4. Animals...I am such a sucker for animals. I love them and I love to cuddle them and talk to them and be a goober about them.
5. I am obsessed with Facebook...it's sad.
6. I am adding this one because I can...I am obsessed with hanging out with Jeff and Sarah. I get withdrawls sometimes. It scares me that in a year and a half, we will quite possibly not be in the same place and that makes me incredibly sad...Tim and I are very thankful for our friendship with them.

I am tagging:
1. Maaaa
2. Kristen Clifton
3. Sharon Wheat
4. Andelicia
5. Mary

Outta my way, BOX!

This Thanksgiving I was sitting at the in-laws house and they were watching Jingle All the Way. There is a part where this guy is running through the holiday parade and there is a person dressed up as a gift box and the guys yells "outta my way box!" and pushes the box down. The movie is horrible, but that made me laugh, so I thought I'd share.

Last week was way too nice. I did not do a single thing that had to do with school and I enjoyed my family and friends. We had TWO thanksgivings, so we definitely had our fill! I was not ready to come back at all! Almost my whole family was at our Thanksgiving which was so awesome considering there is always someone gone to one place or another. It was delightful! I love my family.

Now that I have come back to the real world, I am stressed out the worst I have been this semester! Atleast I got a nice week before, right? Today, I have a math project due, the homework for the next test due, three chapter reflections due, and a test. Tomorrow, I have my huge science project due that is most of my grade and I am only 1/5 of the way done! I have to finish this tonight. I have a final on Thursday and then two take home finals due Monday and Tuesday of next week. If you have ever had a take home final, you know that they are much more challenging than in-class finals. The other final I have next week is in-class and stress free. I have an old edition of one of my books that I have to use for my take home final in my Ad. Lit class...so this could pose a problem. On top of that, I am having to work extra for our Shadow Day that admissions runs. So, this week is definitely not my favorite, but there is light at the end of the tunnel! Pray for my stress level.

On a more positive note, the relationship between Tim and me has never been better! The more days that go by, the stronger we grow, the more we love each other and the more we understand how to make the other feel loved. I remember back to six months ago when things were very shaky, hard, and sometimes just flat out bad. Since we have been married, we have been able to be completely honest with each other, talk out our issues when they pop up, and love each other like we deserve. I have never been so in love with him and I look forward to this to continue!

Dear Sarah (and Jeff)- thank you for being wonderful to Tim and me! We love y'all!
AAAAAnd, Dear Mary, Happy birthday yesterday! We love you very much too!!

Well, I was just taking a break between the math project and the science project so back to work I go!

A whole new world, a dazzling place I never knew!

My title has absolutely nothing to do with my post...often times they don't.

Last night Tim and Jeff had their soccer championship game, and they sadly lost. My team also played our championship game...we lost, too. I scored our only goal though! I also pulled my hamstring pretty bad...all in the love of intramurals! Too bad I don't get a tshirt out of that one...

This weekend is coming fast, and I am definitely ready for it. I have had so many projects and papers, it's time for a break! It's too bad that I have one more big project due the next week, a test, and a final. BUT, I am almost there. I know that the next semesters are NOT going to be any easier...in fact they get busier and harder...but, a break will so so nice. I can't wait until I can just go to work and not have to worry about class over Christmas break. I guess it'd be nice to not worry about either, but gotta make that money and pay those bills!

I am ready for this week, but then again...although traveling is nice and I love to be with family...I know it's going to be exhausting. Luckily, we get to have a Thanksgiving with both families! HOORAY! I am just praying that this one will be a little more tame than the last.

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday!

**EDIT**
So, I'm sitting here thinking about the things I want. When my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas...there wasn't anything really that I wanted. The things that I want are unrealistic not possible for the time being. Examples...
- I want a baby. This is not okay for many reasons. One, there is absolutely no way on earth that would be financially feasible right now. Two, Tim and I definitely need a few years to enjoy just us and cherish that time. Three, I haven't graduated yet, and being pregnant could DEFINITELY make things difficult.
- I want a dog. This is not okay because we are not allowed to have pets where we live. There are stray dogs everywhere that we could rescue, but alas, no animals allowed.
- I want to graduate. Well, duh, this is not feasible because obviously I have three whole semesters left.
- I want to know where we'll be in a year and a half...well, that's God's timing and not mine. SO, who knows when we will find out that bit of info!

So, if you ask me what I want for Christmas...I don't really know...I just know that I'm getting ahead of myself.

I copied Sarah...

So, here's to procrastination and blogging!
I have copied Sarah's Simple Woman's Daybook.

FOR TODAY Tuesday, Novemeber 18...
Outside my window...I can see the parking lot...but I feel the coolness from the outside which makes me smile. I love cold weather. I just gave a tour of our campus in this cold weather.

I am thinking...that I have two more projects I need to finish in the next few days, so I really should be reading right now.

I am thankful for...this Sunday. We went back to Crossroads and it felt good to be there. I think we are going back next Sunday.

From the learning rooms...I have two classes today. I have a classroom management which I love, and a math class tonight that my attitude has been poor about. The math class is not bad, but I get so frustrated with it because it is so late. I need to not be a poop about it.

From the kitchen...tonight, I am not cooking! Tim is making his infamous twice baked potatoes...oh they are sooooo good!

I am wearing...my Rec-ing crew shirt with a black undershirt...it makes me smile to remember those awesome times at Children's camp. I love getting people excited...that's why I work for admissions at ETBU.

I am creating...a movie for my science class, annotated bibliographies for my Adolescent literature class (I love this class!) and working on a math notebook with article reviews.

I am going...to clean at some point today...

I am reading...Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for my Ad lit class.

I am hoping...That God clearly shows us (Tim and me) where we need to be after I graduate.

I am hearing...a lawn mower close to our house...otherwise it's just me in my apartment clicking the keys away.

Around the house...there are guitar hero guitars laying out and our running shoes on the ground from when we played raquetball and crashed on the floor to play guitar hero.

One of my favorite things...is falling asleep beside my husband everynight.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
-Finish the three projects
-Win soccer playoffs
-Go to Ennis this weekend.
-Not go crazy.
Here is picture thought I am sharing...




This is a clip from the movie I am making for my science class. It's a slowmation movie that Emily and I made out of playdough. We took tons of pictures and barely movied things so that it would be animated. This took forever...

http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

Rainy day

Three projects, a test, and reading two books are on the agenda for the week! Next week I have to do annotated bibliographies for those two books, two article reviews, and a TEKS notebook...my goodness! Maybe by Thanksgiving I'll be able to breathe...until then I will sit here and slave away as I listen to the wonderful rain!

I have not been sleeping well the past two weeks. I wake up a lot, so in the morning, no matter how much sleep I get, I don't feel rested. Last night I had three dreams about going to the moon. In the first dream, we were chosen by a church group with Sarah and Jeff to go to the moon! In the second dream, we went with one of our married couple friends Sarah and Matt. The last dream, we we won some contest to go. Before we left in the third dream, we went to this big convention that was very crowded and there was a hockey game going on, shopping, people everwhere! I got separated from my family and I didn't have a cell phone so I laid down on this cot and waited. It was strange...maybe God wants me to be an astronaut!

Kristin came in this weekend and it was awesome! I love my cousin...I forget how good of a friend she is. Tim and I definitely enjoyed her company. One night we went over to Jeff and Sarah's and Nena and Ken were there...so we just had a big party!

That's just about all going on in my life at this point...dreaming big and not sleeping (oxymoron?). Soccer playoffs are next week and I am extremely excited!

Have a nice week!

Red Raiders

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