A quick update

So it's 5:50am and I have to leave for work in about 15 minutes but I wanted to make the first step at getting back on the blogging bandwagon.

School update:

• The entire program I am in focuses on collaboration and group work. It is quite a mixed bag. It is always a pleasure to work with new and diverse ideas but it is also a challenge in practicing patience.
• I am starting to get nervous at the amount of work I am going to have once I start in the actual Transition to Teaching program. Whoa.

Wedding update:

• Completed tasks include flowers, rehearsal dinner venue, photographer, block of hotel rooms, bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dresses.
• Next task is to decide on our officiant.

Dog update:

• Received this text from J yesterday: "on the bright side, Oscar came in [from outside] looking like he was wearing black socks. except they weren't socks. they were black mud." Awesome.

A long time coming

Well it's been a long long time since I've posted here. For good reason I should add, but nevertheless an update is long overdue. Here are the main categories:

• Work

Work is work. Work is hard. It's a fascinating time to be a librarian. We're in a place in our country when not only is it tremendously hard to find a job, it's just as hard to keep it. We have had countless numbers of patrons needing resume help, job search help, general computer skills help, as well as filing for unemployment. There have been lots of articles about the state of public libraries and we are no exception. It's a jungle out there! We're just trying to do the best we can and trying to help people as best as we can.

• Animals

My animals are animals. They're crazy and cantankerous as always. I feel like overall Lyra is doing really quite well. I'm starting to work more with training (also long overdue) so I can try to stop her from chasing after the Monkey. He's not a fan. Sammy and Monkey are still trying to get into anything edible or slightly edible. Luckily with all the locking containers I now use it's pretty challenging for them. I'm sure they're doing their best to grow thumbs while I type this.

• Life out of work

It has been amazing being in the same city as Brainy Girl, Mooville and the girlies. Since I've joined a new sport (see below) I don't get as much time as I'd like to see them but I try to see them as much as possible. They are so much fun to have around and I can't wait to go roller skating with the girlies in their new neighborhood!
Another wonderful addition is who I now have in my life. I won't go into too many details but suffice it to say he has made me tremendously happy and as much as it pains me to say this, I'm starting to grow an interest in cooking. I tried to resist but it's hard when some of the food we cook is just so darn good!

• Roller derby!

This is by far the most time consuming of my new activities. I am completely enamored with the sport and I love every part of it! It's very physically challenging as anyone could imagine but so rewarding when I learn new skills and get to know my kick-ass teammates! I won't be bout-ready for some time. I have no idea when I'll actually start competing. My goal is to be in a bout this season but if it doesn't happen that's okay. I'll be plenty ready by next season! I've got all my gear, my name/number and doing the best I can on the rink!
Speaking of which, we do have our first home bout coming up. Email me at ridesassyride@gmail.com if you want tickets! It's $10 in advance/$12 at the door. We usually sell out so be sure to get your tickets early!
Saturday, April 18, 7pm (doors open at 6). Kids 10 and under are free. Ellenberger Rink, 5301 E. St. Clair
That's all I've got for now. I'll try to keep more up to date. I'm also going to do my best to post some pics from YumYum very soon!!

The great snow-in of 2009

A little taste of my life...everyday

This isn't really all that interesting of a video but it gives you a little hint of the energy level of my dog. You can also hear my cats screaming for food in the background. Insanity...all day...everyday.

But I love 'em. [unfortunately]

Cutest. Dog. EVER.

zzzzzzz

I've been awake since 5:30 this morning. For those of you who know me well, you know this is completely unheard of as a general rule. I'm not a big morning person. It's true I did have to wake up a little extra early today in order to drop Lyra off for boarding as well as go to the doctor's. But still...5:30? Come ON!

But, there's a reason for the insanity! I awoke to find no dog in my bed. This is significant because Lyra never leaves the bed before I do, unless she's sick. So that was my first thought. Luckily that was not this issue this time. However, I did walk into the living room to find a very unfortunate situation. As I stated previously, I dropped Lyra off for boarding this morning since I'm leaving town for a couple of days. In order to drop her off, I have to pack up her food. To save time, I did this the night before and hung it from the coat rack, inside of one of my reusable grocery bags thinking this would keep it safe from the 2 smaller beasts. (I think you can see where this is going.) I walked into the living room to find the entire bag of food eaten (mostly by Lyra but also enjoyed by the cats), because Lyra had chewed through the both bags.

I hate dogs.

Another fabulous weekend!

Overall it was a lovely weekend. I was glad to have at least a little downtime followed by some fantastic babysitting, knitting and then round one of the Fried Chicken Taste-Off. Three friends and myself all drove to Metamora, IN to check out the chicken at the Hearthstone Inn. It was deelish, but I still say the restaurant in Nashville will win this contest. However, it's to be determined. All in all it was a very fun day with lots of laughs and lots of carbs. We even talked about visiting regional and nationwide fried chicken places and coming up with some sort of system to rate said chicken. We would then share this information to the world via blog or some sort of book. But I'm not sure any of us like fried chicken THAT much, nor do we hope to gain 150 pounds. Then again, it is for prosperity....hmm...

On another note, Lyra is doing much better. Apparantely she has a parasite called Giardia. Gross. That is why we had to boil all of our drinking water during the Boundary Waters trip so many years ago...warm Tang. Mmmmm. She's on these giant horse pills and will have to get re-checked later on down the road. Such a little trooper. I was worried about Sammy on Sunday, he was acting listless which for him is WAY out of the ordinary. He perked up by the end of the day so I'm holding back on a vet check for now. I think he probably ate a pencil or my piano or something and now it's upsetting his fragile tummy. Such a weirdo.

Above picture is Lyra waiting ever so patiently (for about 2.5 seconds) for the vet to come into the room. Luckily strangers don't make her pee anymore. Phew!