busy weekend

another busy weekend went by. I swear I need a weekend to recover from the weekend.
Saturday we went to yellow springs to check out the hippies. I was really excited for this because I love the hippies but it wasnt as great as I thought it would be. It is just kind of a tour trap. It was ok but I was expecting more. Then we ran around town the rest of the afternoon.
Sunday we went and did some gardening. Things are slowing down lately. I got a bunch of black beans and lima beans but the wax and yellow beans are finishing up. The pumpkins on the other hand are crazy. seriously a few of my vines are about 15 feet by now! I also put in some cucumbers and some snow peas last week and they are starting to sprout.
This week I am going to see my new nephew bc jeremy is coming to town, I am meeting an animal massage therapist, i have work, class, prep work and i have to sleep at some point. lol
Another busy week in the works.....

maybe I am too nice

I had an appointment to meet a massage therapist who is certified in animal massage and I was super excited to meet her and make the connection. Well she no showed our meeting and I called her twice with no response. I was pretty disappointed.
Well she just emailed me (about 5 hours after our meeting time) apologizing and saying she had some family medical things last night, came home this morning and fell asleep and missed our meeting. I believe her and am willing to give it another try. I just hope I dont get blown off again. If I do I am going to be majorly upset. Oh well, I can either be hateful or forgiving and optimistic. I might as well be positive and maybe something good will happen!

this is bleak...

Dayton, the city I currently work in and live very close to is on the forbes list as one of the fastest dying cities in the country. Well that sucks.
I am not surprised, GM is a major employer here and they are closing plants left and right. What a bummer though. Hopefully the city can diversify and create some jobs for people. Dayton may be falling apart, but the whole US is not far behind. We need to focus our attention on these problems and do something about it. I guess we will see what november brings....

back in action.......finally

Sorry I have been MIA for the last month! Life has been sooo busy. I am working full time at the office. that is going ok. we are getting busier so that is good, the owner is just determined to be unhappy with me, for stupid things. but whatever, I am trying to keep my positive outlook on life.
I have been teaching my class for the last month and it is going great! I am really enjoying teaching but it is a ton of work. I feel like a student again. My weekends and evening are consumed with prep work. the night before class I stay up and finish getting everything ready. But it is good, and next quarter it will be great bc I wont have much prep to do. Today I upgraded and did a full powerpoint presentation for class. It made me feel like an official teacher using powerpoint. (I am a nerd I know).
Not much else is going on. I always enjoy my animal adjustments and I found a massage therapist on the internet in my town who does animal massage and we are going to get together Saturday. I think we will be great resources for each other.
The garden is coming along great. It has really turned into a family affair! I get mid week updates (it is at my inlaws house) and we go and garden each week and usually stay for sunday dinner so that has been great!
I am looking forward to this fall. I am planning on going to dallas in september for a conference and I cant wait for that! Another birthday is coming up before I know it, as well as both dogs bdays and our 5 year wedding anniversary. It should be a good season.
I promise not to abandon the blog again....I really do!

teaching

my first day of teaching was today. I just finished up my class. 5 hours of pathology, I am tired!
I never realized how much work was required for one class. I probably put in 15 hours of prep for this week. Now I have to start over for next week. EEK.
I really did enjoy it though. My students are very nice. I am looking forward to a good semester.

excited

My first pathology lecture is Thursday so I am very excited to teach my first class. Now I just have to finish getting everything ready! Also I think I am going to Dallas for a seminar in Sept. I really need a vacation and am looking forward to this trip. I can see some old friends and visit my old town. Now I just need to find a cheap flight!!!

music

I have been very moved by music lately. Here are a few songs I cant stop listening to. Most of them are old but I like them anyway.

dashboard confessionals - vindicated
plus 44 - baby come on
hurt - rapture (acoustic)
Jack's Mannequin - Mix Tape
Taking back Sunday - Make damn sure
Taking back Sunday - Cute without an E
Bing Crosby - Pennies from Heaven
also talking to god but I cant remember who its by