And in just ONE WEEK! I'll be back where I once belonged - ORLANDO!!! WOOT!
A little Beatles this morning...which quickly turned into a bit of the Foo and then Nirvana :-) Can you blame a girl?
Anyway - it's been a week since my last post....it feels like a whirlwind. I've worked every day - with the exception of the Tuesday I posted. I'm not off today though. We have limited hours at the pool this week and then this weekend is the LAST weekend of the Summer for the pool! Woot! In some ways I'm happy to be working everyday this week - I need the money - but in other ways - I would like a day off....no biggie.
So what's happened in the last week? Hrm...Other than work - I made it through the first week of the semester. Things will work out this semester for my classes and GA stuff at Cabrini. We have our first BSC swim meeting this Thursday. I'll be late because I work at Cabrini til 7 - but I'll be there. Then hopefully I'll be able to work out a schedule that will give me a decent amount of hours. It'll be tight the first month or so.
As far as I can see - my schedule for this fall looks like this:
Mondays - Class 4:30 - 7
Tuesdays - Coaching 4:30 - 7 (5:30 - 8:30 in the Winter)
Wednesdays - Cabrini 4:30 - 7
Thursdays - Cabrini 4:30 - 7
Fridays - Coaching 4:30 - 7 (5:30 - 8 in the Winter)
Saturdays - Cabrini 9-12 (until Oct 9) and Coaching 8 - 12
Sundays - OFF
So I have all my afternoons booked but I would like to find a job from like 9 - 3 for some extra cashmoney. I'm actively looking. I figure if I make it 9 - I'll have enough time in the morning to workout and then go to work - then make the trip to either Cabrini or Baldwin.
I think I'm supposed to have some kind of meeting for Shipley Coaching this week too. I guess I should look at that? To be honest I was hoping to coach for Baldwin's team this year but I haven't heard anything back. Maybe they aren't hiring anyone. I guess I could always email Dave.
In the mean time - I'm trying to fit in workouts wherever I can. I worked out the past two mornings - well, I ran, I decided to sleep in a bit this morning but I'm off at 4 so I can head over to the gym afterwards. My Half Marathon will be here before I know it. Crazy. I know I've said it before but I think after this one - I'm going to switch it up a bit - try P90X. So many of my friends have had amazing results from it. I just want to do something different. I also need to get back on my bike. I could use a nice long bike right.
Anywho - It's possible I'll have a post or two before I head out for vacay next week. Just keep checkin' back :-)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
"Maybe This Time....
I'll be Lucky...."
So I started a new semester at Cabrini yesterday. I hate to say it - but as much as I love school and learning - I'm just not into school mode yet. Summer hasn't ended for me yet and our prof threw ALL this work at us. And by all this work I mean more work than I'm used to doing in a semester - of course - if you go based on what I had to do in previous classes/semesters you'd probably say, "katie, this is just the normal amount of work required from normal professors". Well you know what I have to say to that? HAHAHAHAHAHA I don't care. It's too much.
Here's what too much is:
1. Weekly Posts on WEBCT (which is Cabrini's answer to blackboard/online classroom) - that involve 2-3 paragraphs in response to our reading (usually 3 chapters) and THEN a 1-2 paragraph response to someone else's post.
2. A UNIT PLAN (thank god I already have this finished from a previous class) with 20+ lessons in it.
3. A presentation and research paper (5-7 pages) which isn't too bad because I suppose I can re-purpose one from a previous class as well but it's the pain that I have to go through to do it.
4. Class participation (not that this is a problem but ya know).
There are a few good things about the prof. She's HILARIOUS (even if she did go to penn state haha - kidding penn staters!). She knows her stuff. She seems pretty fair. She also seems like shes completely disorganized which is pretty endearing. Her attendance policy is that in which I can probably miss two classes - which is fantastic since I already know I'll be missing class on November 1 since I'll be making my journey back from Spain :-)
I also found out last night that had I known - I could've started student teaching in OCTOBER! But thinking about it, it's just as well I didn't do this. I wouldn't be able to see Paul in October. It would be hell with swimming and such. I'll just deal with the semester as it is - get through it - hopefully find a job during the day - and then do my thing in the spring.
'Lady Peaceful,' 'Lady Happy,'
That's what I long to be
Lately - I've been a bit down. I don't think it's THAT noticeable - but there are a few things going on with me. One of them is surely that I am depressed I am STILL living at home and there is nothing I can do about it.
Money is becoming an issue. My mom suggested I ask my Aunt Kim to help me out with my student teaching semester. Why? Well. Student teaching is 9 credits. My Graduate Assistantship only covers 3 credits....so I have to pay 6 more credits. I COULD do this...but...I will literally have no money left in my bank account if I do.....which only puts off moving out of the house for even longer. My sanity will not sustain this.
All the odds are in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's got to happen, happen sometime
Maybe this time I'll win
All that being said - I do still have a positive/optimistic outlook on things. I do think things will work out for me. It'll just take longer than I wanted. Anyone that knows me knows I don't have a ton of patience for my own life. Ha. That's an understatement.
With summer winding down - I'll miss PSC and my guards - even though there have been a bunch of headaches this year. There have been some amazing memories that I'll cherish forever. So glad I never worked there as a high schooler - I think it would've ruined my experience with these young men and women this summer. I suppose one of the biggest reasons I'll miss them is because I don't feel so alone when I'm there. Even though some of them have boyfriends/girlfriends - most of them just do their own thing. Doesn't make me feel so pathetic.
"Maybe this time..."
What to expect for the fall:
-Last Cert class at Cabrini (see above)
-BSC Swimming/Shipley* Swimming
-Another PT job?
-Trip to Orlando!
-Trip to Spain!
-Trip to NC to visit Parker!
-ING Rock N' Roll Half Marathon!
-Philly Half Marathon?
I'm sure there's more - but most of that will keep me pretty busy.
Thinking good thoughts :-)
So I started a new semester at Cabrini yesterday. I hate to say it - but as much as I love school and learning - I'm just not into school mode yet. Summer hasn't ended for me yet and our prof threw ALL this work at us. And by all this work I mean more work than I'm used to doing in a semester - of course - if you go based on what I had to do in previous classes/semesters you'd probably say, "katie, this is just the normal amount of work required from normal professors". Well you know what I have to say to that? HAHAHAHAHAHA I don't care. It's too much.
Here's what too much is:
1. Weekly Posts on WEBCT (which is Cabrini's answer to blackboard/online classroom) - that involve 2-3 paragraphs in response to our reading (usually 3 chapters) and THEN a 1-2 paragraph response to someone else's post.
2. A UNIT PLAN (thank god I already have this finished from a previous class) with 20+ lessons in it.
3. A presentation and research paper (5-7 pages) which isn't too bad because I suppose I can re-purpose one from a previous class as well but it's the pain that I have to go through to do it.
4. Class participation (not that this is a problem but ya know).
There are a few good things about the prof. She's HILARIOUS (even if she did go to penn state haha - kidding penn staters!). She knows her stuff. She seems pretty fair. She also seems like shes completely disorganized which is pretty endearing. Her attendance policy is that in which I can probably miss two classes - which is fantastic since I already know I'll be missing class on November 1 since I'll be making my journey back from Spain :-)
I also found out last night that had I known - I could've started student teaching in OCTOBER! But thinking about it, it's just as well I didn't do this. I wouldn't be able to see Paul in October. It would be hell with swimming and such. I'll just deal with the semester as it is - get through it - hopefully find a job during the day - and then do my thing in the spring.
'Lady Peaceful,' 'Lady Happy,'
That's what I long to be
Lately - I've been a bit down. I don't think it's THAT noticeable - but there are a few things going on with me. One of them is surely that I am depressed I am STILL living at home and there is nothing I can do about it.
Money is becoming an issue. My mom suggested I ask my Aunt Kim to help me out with my student teaching semester. Why? Well. Student teaching is 9 credits. My Graduate Assistantship only covers 3 credits....so I have to pay 6 more credits. I COULD do this...but...I will literally have no money left in my bank account if I do.....which only puts off moving out of the house for even longer. My sanity will not sustain this.
All the odds are in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's got to happen, happen sometime
Maybe this time I'll win
All that being said - I do still have a positive/optimistic outlook on things. I do think things will work out for me. It'll just take longer than I wanted. Anyone that knows me knows I don't have a ton of patience for my own life. Ha. That's an understatement.
With summer winding down - I'll miss PSC and my guards - even though there have been a bunch of headaches this year. There have been some amazing memories that I'll cherish forever. So glad I never worked there as a high schooler - I think it would've ruined my experience with these young men and women this summer. I suppose one of the biggest reasons I'll miss them is because I don't feel so alone when I'm there. Even though some of them have boyfriends/girlfriends - most of them just do their own thing. Doesn't make me feel so pathetic.
"Maybe this time..."
What to expect for the fall:
-Last Cert class at Cabrini (see above)
-BSC Swimming/Shipley* Swimming
-Another PT job?
-Trip to Orlando!
-Trip to Spain!
-Trip to NC to visit Parker!
-ING Rock N' Roll Half Marathon!
-Philly Half Marathon?
I'm sure there's more - but most of that will keep me pretty busy.
Thinking good thoughts :-)
Sunday, August 22, 2010
32
“You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.” ~ David Harkins
As I read this poem - I only feel as though it is appropriate for this particular day. Rachel would've been 32 today. I still miss her dearly. I can not believe a year has already passed and she isn't here. It's true what they say, "time goes by a lot faster as you get older." That is what they say, isn't it? Dear lord I hope it is.
I thought I'd take this opportunity to write a few memories of Rach and I. Seeing as how she was such a huge part of my life growing up. One I nearly forgot that my neighbors reminded me of a few months ago....
Back when I was in middle school (I think) - it was during the summer - my neighbors wanted to make a huge trip up to Zerns (the Farmer's/Flea market). So Rach and I were like, well what kind of place is this? And for some reason - we decided to get all dolled up and wear dressed and all this makeup - what we didn't know was that it was a Flea/Farmer's Market...haha - so Rachel ended up buying a pair of flip flops and she had them to the day she passed! I suppose a story like that you'd have to be there for, but still, it's those simple memories that make me smile.
Oddly enough - there is a lifeguard at PSC, Ashley, whom reminds me of Rachel. Not for the obvious reasons - but mainly because of the way she says my name. I can STILL hear the way Rachel would say my name to me in my head (hopefully y'all can follow that sentence). "KATE.....(insert sentence)" But just the way she would say my name - there was/is something so comforting about it. Ashley calls me Katie - because she knows I don't like being called Kate...only family can do that (and yes, aster lane is considered family)....but the way Ashley says my name "KATIEEEEEE" just reminds me so much of Rachel.
Another amazing memory I have with Rach: I believe it was my 12th birthday - and I had a whole bunch of my friends over for a BBQ and a sleepover....we had a dance party. Everyone paired up and I was left alone - ha - go figure - on my own birthday. But Rachel was there and she was my partner! We made up a dance (which we actually already had because we made up dances all the time) and I think it's on video tape somewhere around here. Man. Those were the days of simplicity. Ha. A dance contest with a best friend who happened to be older than my current friends and she was the coolest girl I knew.
I definitely regret not staying as close with her as we got older - but I have SO many memories with her from my childhood and high school years that she'll always hold a special place in my heart. I'll never forget the advice she gave me just a few months before she passed away about life and about guys, "Kate, if I were you - wait. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't have gotten married so soon. You have so much of your life to live. Take your time. Do what you want. Everything will fall into place for you. But be sure to wait for the right person. They're out there."
<3 Always in my memory and always in my heart.<3
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.” ~ David Harkins
As I read this poem - I only feel as though it is appropriate for this particular day. Rachel would've been 32 today. I still miss her dearly. I can not believe a year has already passed and she isn't here. It's true what they say, "time goes by a lot faster as you get older." That is what they say, isn't it? Dear lord I hope it is.
I thought I'd take this opportunity to write a few memories of Rach and I. Seeing as how she was such a huge part of my life growing up. One I nearly forgot that my neighbors reminded me of a few months ago....
Back when I was in middle school (I think) - it was during the summer - my neighbors wanted to make a huge trip up to Zerns (the Farmer's/Flea market). So Rach and I were like, well what kind of place is this? And for some reason - we decided to get all dolled up and wear dressed and all this makeup - what we didn't know was that it was a Flea/Farmer's Market...haha - so Rachel ended up buying a pair of flip flops and she had them to the day she passed! I suppose a story like that you'd have to be there for, but still, it's those simple memories that make me smile.
Oddly enough - there is a lifeguard at PSC, Ashley, whom reminds me of Rachel. Not for the obvious reasons - but mainly because of the way she says my name. I can STILL hear the way Rachel would say my name to me in my head (hopefully y'all can follow that sentence). "KATE.....(insert sentence)" But just the way she would say my name - there was/is something so comforting about it. Ashley calls me Katie - because she knows I don't like being called Kate...only family can do that (and yes, aster lane is considered family)....but the way Ashley says my name "KATIEEEEEE" just reminds me so much of Rachel.
Another amazing memory I have with Rach: I believe it was my 12th birthday - and I had a whole bunch of my friends over for a BBQ and a sleepover....we had a dance party. Everyone paired up and I was left alone - ha - go figure - on my own birthday. But Rachel was there and she was my partner! We made up a dance (which we actually already had because we made up dances all the time) and I think it's on video tape somewhere around here. Man. Those were the days of simplicity. Ha. A dance contest with a best friend who happened to be older than my current friends and she was the coolest girl I knew.
I definitely regret not staying as close with her as we got older - but I have SO many memories with her from my childhood and high school years that she'll always hold a special place in my heart. I'll never forget the advice she gave me just a few months before she passed away about life and about guys, "Kate, if I were you - wait. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't have gotten married so soon. You have so much of your life to live. Take your time. Do what you want. Everything will fall into place for you. But be sure to wait for the right person. They're out there."
<3 Always in my memory and always in my heart.<3
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