Truckin' Away

I know....it's been a while since I last wrote on this and I swear I say that every time I write a post. Finding time to sit down and actually write a post takes some time and that's something I don't have a whole lot of, but I should still find time to do it at least once or twice a month if I can. Here is an update of my life:

Hmmm let's see...where should I start? I will start with track. Track season started Feb. 17. Crazy, huh? Practices started the 17th and we had our first indoor meet the first week of March. The season crept on me. Instead if being a paid coach this year I am only a volunteer because of grad school commitments. Instead of going six days a week I can only go three days a week. My throwers are a little sad I can't be there as much but they are still glad they get to see me and I am still glad I get to coach them and be around them. One of my throwers reminded me the other day of why I love my job of coaching and being around high school students to make a difference in their life. I had written a letter of recommendation for her during winter break to attend a college she had dreamed of going to so I was anxious to hear when she heard from the college. She deserved more than anything to get into that college. She is such a great student, leader, and athlete. She is every coach's dream athlete to coach and every teacher's dream of a motivated student who wants to learn and do the best she can. She told me last weekend she got accepted after waiting patiently for the mail for a couple of weeks. She was so excited and she gave me a hug and said she couldn't have done it without me. She said  for the application process she had to write an essay about what events or people in her life has led her to become the person she is today and she told me she wrote a paragraph about me. I just wanted to melt as soon as she said that. THIS is why I love my job. I had made a difference in her life the three years I have known her and this is the greatest feeling to me. As a future school counselor in training I know I will have the opportunity to do this for many others as well. I will continue to do it as long as I coach and work in a school :)

Another thing I can talk about is that I went to see my favorite movie on the big screen....GREASE!! It was a $5 dollar movie night where they play old movies and Grease was one of them so I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I'm lucky my mom found out it was playing. Myself, my mom, aunt, cousin, and cousin's fiance all went to the movie and it was so cool! I've been obsessed with John Travolta ever since I saw him in this movie when I was little. I around 7 years old (1994) and still remember the first time I saw it on TV. I was watching TV in my parent's room and came across the movie. I ran out to the living room yelling, "Mom! Mom! There is this really cute guy dancing and singing on TV!! Who is he?!" My mom started laughing and said, "It must be John Travolta." And low and behold it was! I have watched this movie at least 200 times with my cousin (one of my matrons of honor) so she is just as in love with it as I am.....but I think I'm a tad bit more obsessed. We can quote the entire movie and of course we know ALL of the words to every song. It was a neat thing to see it on the big screen like everyone did back in the day :) Was memorable to go to it with my mom. She's even met John before. Yeah, not fair. She used to live in CA back in the day where he lived. She was at a friend's house and was on the deck looking at the view and apparently John was at the house next door and he came out on his deck too to look at the view. They said hellos and I think he said, "Beautiful day, isn't it?" and she said, "Yeah, sure is." And that was it. I don't know how she kept her cool but she met a lot of famous people when she lived in CA so I bet she learned how to keep her cool. Haha. She even met her idol...Barbra.

Wedding planning is another thing I can talk about.....it's giving me a headache. I'm stuck between two wedding dresses I love so I am playing with the idea of being able to alter my mom's dress (since it lightened up quite a bit after taking it to the cleaners) into a mixture of the two. We'll see if our amazing seamstress can do it :) Another thing that is giving me a headache is that I think I am starting to think too much about what others want....and by others I mean my bridesmaids. Yes, I want everyone to be comfortable in the dress....yes, I want ALL of them to look good and feel good in the dress....but I am coming to realize that some don't like certain dresses I like or they all don't agree on a dress so I'm just going to have to put my foot down and pick a dress I think will be best. I try to please everyone all of the time and forget to think about myself.....so I'm going to start doing that as of.....NOW!

I guess I should talk a little bit about my fiance shouldn't I? ;).....he amazes me and makes me proud everyday for what he is doing. Dental school is hard. That's it...well I think it would be because I suck at science stuff.....and he is doing awesome in it. He is in his third year and is in his last rotation of the year. This last rotation is the hardest out of all the rotations they do in their third year....it's called Super Block. He leaves at 7 in the morning and doesn't get home until 10 or 11 at night. He works with patients all day then is in the lab at night preparing dentures and doing other stuff that I don't understand (although I am getting better at what stuff means). He is so dedicated and enjoys what he is doing. He told me he was going to have a busy week this week doing root canals and such but I didn't have a doubt in my mind he'd do awesome. He didn't get home until 11:30 last night and it was only Monday so he was right....he's going to have a busy week. He is starting to look around for places to get a job at and I am PRAYING he finds something close to here. I would LOVE to say close to Iowa City since both of our families live here and most of our friends are here. I wouldn't mind Des Moines but my first choice is around here. Basically, wherever he goes, I will go. When he is done I will have one year left in the school counseling program so I'll stay in Iowa City for a year then go wherever he is. I know he'll be an extraordinary dentist and do the best he can to help others. Can't wait to see where the future takes us! :)

That's all for now! I'll write again sooner before later.....I promise.