And it starts.

I am officially a SENIOR at St. Eds. This is my second to last semester my friends. Thank you, Jesus! My first week back was a bit overwhelming but exciting at the same time. I'm blessed to have had the majority of my professors before this semester so I know what to expect. I have 3 Psych classes with the same professor, and she is fabulous. She makes each set of students feel like they are her only students, even though she teaches too many classes to count. I love teachers that are passionate like that, it's inspiring and makes learning fun. I don't know how she does all that she does with a smile on her face. That's someone who was born to be an instructor. So 5 classes--whew. I can do it, though. I just have to constantly stay on top of assignments and try my hardest not to procrastinate; that's what always gets me stressed. I probably won't be able to sub as much as I would've liked to this semester due to having classes Monday thru Thursday but I'll try to squeeze it in when I can. We definitely could use the extra cash flow. If subbing has taught me anything, it's that I most definitely do NOT want to be a teacher. That is one tough job. It may seem like all fun and games, but there is so much that goes into it, and so much that you're not getting paid for. Between dealing with ignorant and negligent parents to lesson planning during your free time after work taking away from time with your family--it's too much for me. Just seeing how hard my mom worked for so many years and how much of her time and energy she gave to those kids, exhausts me. I hope and pray that God helps me find a full time position at St. Ed's so that I'll be able to work on my master's degree for free. This is all in the future, however, and I can't stress or be anxious about it now. I'm trying to enjoy this moment! Our future is in God's hands, so why worry? He's got it under control. Well, wish me luck with classes this semester. I hope I end it with straight A's yet again!

Smarty pants.

I'm sorry, but I have to brag. I finally got my grades for the summer semester and...drumroll please...I made straight A's! Sweet Jesus I am so happy! This was by far the most difficult semester for me. 6 classes was no easy feat, and to have kept my 4.0 GPA perfectly in tact has me beaming. I can't believe I did it. Finding out the good news while surrounded by my family in Hawaii made it even better. The past few days have been so awesome. We stayed at a gorgeous beach house right by the water for 2 nights and had a blast enjoying our own secluded part of the beach. Life is definitely good. I just have two more semesters to go and then it's on to grad school, God willing. Perfect grades, in Hawaii with the people I love, revisiting my wedding site tomorrow morning,...it's hard to top. It's going to be hard going back home to our super quiet apartment just the two of us. I'm going to miss my babies running around a mile a minute, laughing and dancing around. I'm going to miss movie nights with my sissy and her hubby. I'm going to miss this WEATHER! Omg...this weather is gorgeous. I'm definitely not looking forward to 100+ heat. Good thing is, December isn't too far away, and they'll be in Austin before I know it. I've got plenty of schoolwork to keep me busy until then. I can't believe when they arrive I'll only have one more semester left of my undergrad career. Wow. I actually am doing this. All the credit goes to my sweet Jesus Christ. He is my light and strength. Thank you, Lord. Thank you for my life.

Aloha!

I just wanted to stop by and update my peeps on how we're doing over here in the beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii with my family. So far our vacation has been perfect. My sister has been cooking for us non stop (purely by choice, she insists!) and everything of course is deeeeelicious. She's actually whipping up some good ol' southern food for us as I type this. She's awesome. Bobby and I got to revisit our reception spot today and as we were walking up the same stairway in the Moli'i Gardens where we made our grand entrance as husband and wife exactly one year ago, we couldn't help but get emotional. We just held each other and savored the moment while taking in the breathtaking scenery. How incredibly blessed we are to have had my sister arrange that completely perfect day from start to finish for us. I think we got misty eyed because of that and because we said that when we're older and married 20 years, we will still make it a tradition to visit this spot, but our children will be able to see it, and see where our lives began. We thought about our grandchildren also coming to that exact spot. How incredible. I can't wait to show my babies where we became one, where our family began. It is just such a blessing and I thank our Lord and Savior for making it all possible. Bobby and I are just loving being here with my family and have the opportunity to swim in the perfectly blue water while seeing all of God's creation in front of us. You can't help but be in awe, and be thankful. Well, I better get back to visiting and enjoying the time we have together. Mahalo and Aloha!

I am woman hear me roar!

Well today marked the last day of RAD class. Today we went through different scenarios with the 3 guys suited up ready to taunt and provoke us and get their butts whooped, including poor Bobby. Wow, I am A LOT stronger than I give myself credit for. I was kneeing those guys in the groin, punching them in the face, elbowing them in the stomach, and was screaming "No!" as loud as I could. It felt great. Don't worry, the guys looked like the Michelin Man they were that padded. There's no way they could get hurt really. The only thing they suffered from was the intense heat of the padding pretty much suffocating them, but they took breaks every so often. We were padded on our knees, elbows, hands, and were wearing padded helmets as well. One of the scenarios really had my heart racing and at one point I wanted to cry because it seemed so real with all 3 of them ready to attack me and push me around, but I just kicked as hard as I could and ran away. I was proud of how courageous I could be. I strongly encourage all the women in my life to take this class. It's awesome and so worth the measley 20 bucks. I'm also so proud of Bobby for volunteering to play the role of the aggressor. He's pretty much getting beaten up all because he cares that much about women learning how to defend themselves. My hubby is awesome and I'm so glad he introduced me to this program. Go sign up! :)