Mission impossible was umm, well, impossible!

In my previous entry, I explained how I was going to try to manage to attend three teaching job fairs. Well, today was the day. I didn't get much sleep last night in anticipation and with my nerves all in a bunch. I tried to go to bed by 10 which ended up being about 12:00 ish then woke back up at 3 am then got back to sleep and woke up at 5 and never went back to sleep. Needless to say, I will definitely ne knocked out early tonight. It's probably a good thing Brendan won't be beside me sleeping tonight because I'm pretty sure I could out snore him tonight!

So around 7:30, I decided to just get up already and get ready. Brendan was awake too for some unknown reason. Maybe because he was excited about going camping tonight with his buddies? I think so! The first job fair began at 8:30 and was all of 15-20 minutes away. If you know me, then you know I'm not one of those girls that it takes an hour to get ready. More like 20-30 minutes. Plus, I shower at night because I don't like to go to bed feeling like I'm dirty in clean sheet. So I get there right when the doors are basically opening and the people are out the door lined up to get in there! OH WOWIE!! I mean seriously, I am already freaking out about both my time and the possibility that I won't be teaching AGAIN next school year. Okay so back to the story. I managed to talk to MAYBE 5 schools before I HAD to go. The next career fair, I had a scheduled interview time. So making a bad impression by being tardy was NOT going to happen. So I left the 1st job fair with hopes to return after the 2nd job fair and saddened that I wouldn't be able to attend the 3drd job fair. You following?

Okay, so I jump in my little RAV4 and make the 30 minute drive to my next fair. I was taken into a classroom and interviewed by a very nice lady who really made me feel comfortable and more like it was a conversation rather than an interview. The way she talked about her school, it really does seem like a wonderful place to be! Unfortunately, contracts will not go out until perhaps March or April so they really won't know about openings until then. Well, my interview took a while longer than ( another girl that was going through this said her friend came out of the interview and said it took only 20 minutes) I thought it to be...mine was about 40 minutes. Which I am hoping this is a great thing. I can't imagine that I am a good interviewee since my nerves get the best of me and I stumble on my words, but she made me feel at ease so *maybe* I did okay! :o) Positive thoughts, people! POSITIVE ONLY! :o) .....I should say please. please send nothing by positive thoughts my way. prayers are always welcomed as well. :)

At this point, the job fair I wanted to go back to will be ending in 30 minutes and it takes me 3o minutes to get to the site so unfortanely, I couldn't make it. SO I made half of my goal. Basically 1.5 . I hope my passion, dedication, and love for education shown through and I made an impact.

I really do ask that you keep me and my search for employment as a teacher in your prayers. It's just hard not being able to teach! If anything, this year has shown me just how much I value and love my job as a teacher.

I did manage to make it back in time however, to give my husband a couple of goodbye kisses along with a few " I'll miss you's". I mean it. I do miss him! How did I ever live in Florence while he lived here? I could NOT do that again.

My wonderful friend, Ashlyn and I went to see the movie Dear Job. I read the book last year and even thought it was JUST as good as The Notebook. Well, Hollywood made The Notebook into a wonderful movie ( of course not as good as the book, but is it ever?!) but Hollywood failed on this film. It just wasn't as good at all and they changed a lot of the story. You know the say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" ? Well, err...why change something that is already outstanding? Just sayin'.

Sorry for such a long entry. It's 7:45 and I'm about to get ready for BED. I've aged...it's true. I'm not 25 anymore. 26 is taking its toll on me. hehee

Double Date

Last Saturday, Brendan and I went on a double date. We went out and battled the "icy roads" in the name of basketball! Which was a lot of fun. Luckily, the roads weren't bad! It was actually my first basketball game for Carolina. It was a great game! We played Georgia and it was super close. Luckily we came out with a Win! Go Gamecocks! I think the final score was 78-77. I'm not a big fan of basketball but I can definitely get into it when I'm at the actual game.

I'm sure you can guess who was taking the picture. So Mom T. took a pic of the boys chatting/cheering.

So Brendan has been sick for the past 2 days with a virus or something but he is feeling better today, thankfully. Hopefully, his germs are gone and I will be sick-free. I've been pretty lucky this year about not getting sick and it's probably because I'm not teaching. :o(

Last Saturday, I went to a job fair for teachers. Brendan even took me because of the threat of icy conditions! How sweet. :o) This Saturday, I've got hopefully 3 more job fairs to go to. I'm not sure why the school districts decide to have their career fair on the same day at the same time. One of the fairs, you have to have an appointment so I'm planning how to do this around the one fair. It's like trying to get from point A to point T and then back tracking to point L. Saturday, I'm trying to achieve the impossible. Keep your fingers crossed that I will be able to make it to all 3! I really need my name and information out there so that this time next year, I will be worry-free of a job because I will already have one teaching. Please, continue to pray that I will get a job, teaching. I'm so worried. It's like a repeat of last year with the talk of budget cuts and furlough days. I don't even care if I have to take a pay decrease..at least I will have some income and be doing what I miss and love so much. I'm in the same boat and I want to get off. I've been tuned into the news and have been reading up on what's going on. Last year, there were 1000 less teachers in South Carolina. It's so unfair to our kids. South Carolina is low when it comes to academics and this is just hurting us that much more. I hope our government comes up with a solution that hires teachers (including this one :o) ).

Blast from the Past

Ok, here's the dealio. I used to have a blog way back in the day but for the life of me, I could not remember what website the blog was on. I really wanted to figure it out since I had wrote about the night that I met Brendan. Well, I was looking on someone's facebook page and it triggered my memory!! - My blog was on a website called Xanga. So I went to Xanga's website but of course, I couldn't remember my password! Luckily, I've used Jenicsc as my Email since the beginning..only it wasn't Jenicsc@gmail.com , it was Jenicsc@aol.com. SO I got my password! Without further delay, may I present to you- the night I met my husband.

Thursday, September 30, 2004

OMG, I have to tell you about my night. Well, in case you didn't know it, me and Jon broke up and this time it's for good. I can't take being mistreated and disrespected any longer. Well, I've been all bummed out and my mom was ill and pissed last night b/c her babygirl's heart was broken. Yea, guys can really suck. Anywho! She demanded to talk to Danielle and she made Danielle to promise to get me out of this house so my mind won't be on that boy. So here's the good stuff.... Tonight, we went out to the Wild Hare which is a sports bar. We were meeting up witht his guy, Justin (Danielle knows him) and his roommate, Brendan. Well, I didn't pay much mind to anything. We all started talking and drinking and laughing. I had so much fun. Anyways, Brendan says the sweetest things. He said that the best treasure a man could have is a woman's heart. I was melting. That is the sweetest thing ever. I'm still smilin' thinking about that. Anyways, too bad SOME PEOPLE don't feel the same way. I'm not bitter. Anyways, I'm totally crushin' on Brendan and he's interested in me. Oh, and he is really good looking. AND he didn't wear jeans. He was dressed cute and he wore a hat and he loves sports. And I'm likin' him! haha This is my first crush in such a long time! I'm kind of excited. I'm in a good mood and I don't even mind that its way past my bed time. I had fun and I am glad that my roomie dragged me out of the house for some fun. I don't need to cry over a guy. He's not the only fish out there. Anyways, I'm not ruining my mood. I'm happy! Yay for me crushin'. haha Chow for now!

Bahama Bound

Good Morning, World! I'm actually pretty exhausted this morning. Unfortunately, I have an internal alarm clock that does not allow me to sleep past 9...ever! We were over at some friend's house last night and Brendan ( who had to work on this beautiful MLK day) played Mario on Wii until midnight. I think I have come to the conclusion that I am an old soul. I definitely prefer to go to bed early.

I have a few career fairs coming up! Which interviewing and talking to schools is never fun..always nerve racking. This has been a hard year for me not teaching. Especially because of how much I adore my job! :o( So I'm hopeful that this will be the year that I can have a classroom again!! Plus, I'm prettty sure Brendan would like the garage back. (we've got boxes and boxes of my classroom and supplies in the garage. It's crazy how much I've accumulated over 2 years of teaching.)

Brendan and I booked a cruise for our anniversary. We went on a cruise to Mexico a few years ago and had fun so we decided we're like to go on another one! This time we're going to the Bahamas. We're really looking forward to it. I know they say you won't feel the motion of the ocean but I've been on 2 cruises and both time, I got sea sick so I'm not chancing it. It's terrible because there is no escaping it. We even talked to the Carnival folks to see which end of the ship is best for the least amount of movement. I even have a little counter ----> over there for the cruise. I, obviously like countdowns.

Oh! I decided NOT to turn 26 this year. Next Sunday, I'll be 25 once more. :o) Brendan will be 27 this year! He's getting older, not me! :o)~ haha

This year, I've gotten into The Bachelor and I'm watching Ellen right now, and we're both pulling for the same lady! We like Ali! I'm not sure if that's how she spells her name. I haven't watched The Bachelor since the first season. I really don't need any more shows! Thursdays are what drains me - I've got Grey's Anatomy which comes on at the same time as The Office and Project Runway. Tivo only records one thing at a time! I've got to give up something because I know this is entirely too much tv. I just know it's definitely not going to be Grey's Anatomy!

That's all I've got for today. I just really wanted to share about our exciting news about the cruise!

Ferrell's Boots

Twenty Ten

December we celebrated our half anniversary..meaning we have been married for half a year. Hard to believe it's only been 6 months but then again, it's hard to believe 09 is over and we've already welcomed in 2010. Remember when it was turning 2000? Crazy how the years fly by! Just wanted to share a few of the silly pictures from New Year's. We celebrated with some of our closest friends.

Keith and Ashlyn

As you can see, my scarf was popular.
Jenn, Janet, and Deana
And those people..haha

Rewind to Christmas '09

He's just like a kid on Christmas morning! :)

Opening our stockings. Pardon me as it is my getting ready for bed look.

Brendan and I with our favorite 9 year old - Kaleigh ( Kay Bug as I call her) She came and visited with us for a few days after Christmas and her and Brendan had fun doing science experiments and playing all kinds of games. It was fun to have her visit us!