Trip to Illinois!

My mom and I got to spend our Fall Break on a trip to see Renee', Ryan and Teagan! It is always good to get to go up and spend time with them when we can.

Us girls and Teagan took a trip into Schaumburg (I think thats how it is spelled) to IKEA and Olive Garden.

Then we just relaxed on Friday, and that night we got to go to my cousin Pam's for some time with her family and my Aunt Mern and Uncle Lee.

Teagan turned 5 months!

Saturday was a beautiful day so we went to Rockton and walked around some of the little shops. This is from a kids consignment shop we went into.

2 in 1 day...WOot!

Here is a little glimpse at what I did this weekend:

Friday - Dudley and I went on a date to Chili's and to see Where the Wild Things Are

Saturday - We went to a chili cook-off that some friends from church were having. I forgot to take my camera so I didn't get any pictures of it.

Sunday - We got to hang out with our wonderful friends Nicole and Justin and their little boy Tait. We went to a place called The Incredible Pizza Company. It is between Chuck E. Cheese and Dave and Busters. There were still kids there but it had a lot more for adults to do.

An Update....

This entry is to stop my dad from nagging me about updating :)


There are so many good things going on right now that it would be hard for me to doubt just how wonderful God is!! Since my last post, Dudley has been blessed with a job here in Mooresville (it is actually right down the road from my house). He is working full-time for a man from the church who had heard Dudley was looking for working, and he needed people at his shop. Dudley was part of a play in Georgia and the man was willing to work with Dudley and allow him to start once the play was over! GOD IS GOOD!!!!

Things were looking up more and more, and the only thing we needed to figure out now is where Dudley would stay once he got up here. Well, once again GOD IS GOOD! A family from Dudley's home church has family about 30 minutes from where Dudley is working and they have a house that he can stay in fully furnished for FREE!!! It was the lady's mother's house and they still use it when they visit but no one is permanently living in it! It is a little ways away from everything but it will give Dudley the chance to save up and find a place that he really likes!

This all has to be God's doing because there is no other way that it would have all come together like it did!

Apple Pie....

I got in the baking mood on Monday, so I decided to make an apple pie!




I did it all from scratch. None of that already made pie crust for me. I tried to do the lattice top on it but it didn't turn out as good as I hoped. I think I am too much of a perfectionist to do something that delicate.

Anyway, It turned out delicious and it was gone by Thursday!

A New Beginning....

I finally landed a job, and I am excited to see where it leads me. I am now the Prime-Time Kindergarten Aide. That means I will be spending time with students in small groups and possibly one-on-one. I am glad it is a full-time job instead of having to wonder if I would be called to sub every day. This way I get to know 2 sets of students and actually really get to know them. I get to put my name out there and show how I am as a teacher in hopes of landing a full time teaching job next year.

I know this was all God's timing because I went into Tuesday feeling terrible considering calling and saying I was not going to be able to sub, and I came out with a job. It is just more proof that if we allow Him to take things over it will happen.

As I mentioned before, I am excited to see what lays ahead, and how the year is going to progress!

Looooong Weekend in Georgia

I got the blessing to and visit Dudley and his family in Georgia for almost a week! The first thing we did after I landed was we headed to THE original Chick-fil-a called the Dwarf House.

The next day we went and picked up tickets to the see the Braves Friday night. I took advantage of no one being there and got some pictures:

We then went and saw the movie Post Grad, which we both felt discribed each of our lives right now! Of course, then Friday night we went to the Braves vs. Reds game with our friend Zach, Dudley's brother Noah, and his girlfirend.

Oops!

So, I didn't live up to my word on keeping up with this thing. I guess that is because I don't really feel like there is much to write about these days. I still don't have a job, and it is getting more and more depressing everyday. Yes, I know the economy is hard and there are a lot of people out there who have it hard, too, but I feel like I have worked so hard in school and yet I have nothing to show for it but some pieces of paper. I know God has it in control, and he has something big planned for me, but right now I don't know what to do! I have applied and applied and applied but nothing. I haven't even heard back from the majority of the places I have applied. I just don't know what to do anymore!