1 Down, 1 To Go

So I had my phone interview today. I think it went well, and am hoping they contact me to come in for an in person interview. I hate it though because I can't stop thinking about "maybe I should have said this..." or "maybe I should have added that..." I need to just stop thinking about it, apply for more jobs and see what happens. Ryan has a phone interview tomorrow morning with an insurance company. I think he does better with interviews than I do, he seems to be more calm about the whole thing whereas I freak out because of nerves. He also has an interview with Kohls on Thursday. He is not so excited about that one. But I told him, a job is a job. Anything will be good at this point. He is really hoping something comes out of the insurance one because it has a lot of opportunities to move up within the company. So keep him in your thoughts this week!

On another note, I only have 2 weeks left of student teaching! 2 flippin weeks! I can't believe how fast this semester has gone by. After student teaching I'll be doing a job shadow at a high school for a week and a half then bam! I'm done! I'm also waiting for my score for my P.A.C.T. It should be anytime now. Oh and Ryan and I decided to buy some tennis rackets and play yesterday It was sooo fun and a great workout. Not to brag or anything, but I beat him pretty bad. He is usually good at every sport so I'm sure once he gets used to it he will start beating me everytime. It was nice to find something different to do for exercise. Hopefully we will keep it up. Our living situation has changed as well. My brother decided to stay in the bay, so that means we will be moving in with............WILLIE and JAMIE!!!! I'm so excited. I lived with Jamie for three years and it was amazing. And the four of us lived together at one point in our old apartment. This time if will be in a house with 4 cats and a dog. They are doing us a huge favor. This will alleviate a ton of stress of finding a house or apartment to live in. So thank you Jamers and Wilson! I have missed Jamie a ton since she moved to Sacramento so it will be nice to go back to running around town doing errands for hours on Saturdays and Sundays. One more month and we will be official residents of Sacramento! Super old picture of the four of us.

80's Night!

We finally decided to dress up for 80's night to celebrate Kristens birthday! It was a blast!

Of course we had to take a bathroom shot.

Easter and job applications

So I just applied to a teaching position in Roseville. It was quite terrifying to hit the button to actually send my application. But I did it. It is sent. Hopefully they will be contacting me within a couple weeks. I'm freaking out. Am I ready? How will the interview go? Ahhhh!!! But I am also stoked thinking about my own classroom. What kind of things I would want to decorate and what types of motivational strategies I can use. I am waiting on a letter of recommendation from my advisor to apply to more positions. There are tons for special ed teachers online. Let's just hope one of them like me. Ryan went to the career fair today and from the sound of it he met some interesting people. HP in Roseville is hiring. It sounds too good to be true so I'm trying not to think about that one too much. He also really liked an insurance company. He would have to go to Minesotta for 6 months for training but hey, it's worth it if he can get the job. Cross your fingers for us.

We had a wonderful time over spring break. I turned in my PACT! Now I don't have to stress about finishing it, I get to stress about if I'm going to pass or not. Great. But I have just been trying to keep it out of my thoughts and worry about the millions of other things I need to do. We went to Ryan's parents house for a night before heading to good ol Gilroy. I can't explain how much I love going home. It is such a treat to just sit and hang out with my parents. They both crack me up and I feel like I have no worries when I go home. The Monterey Bay Aquarium was amazing! They had a new sea horse exhibit. Super cool, especially the lil teeny tiny ones. We followed the aquarium with lunch at Bubba Gumps. Ryan and my parents made fun of me because I opted for the chicken sandwich. I guess it's weird to go to a seafood restaurant and not get the seafood. Eh. The sandwich was de-lish. So whatever. Here is a picture of us at the aquarium. It was seriously a perfect day in Monterey. Oh and Ryan and I found a candy store. The kind with the barrels full of taffy. We definitely went on a candy binge.

On Saturday we got to visit my cousins twin babies, Sophia and Maximo. I could seriously hold them forever. Little Maximo is the most chill baby I have ever been around. He was in love with Ryan and was just fixated on him. He kept his focus on Ryans face the whole time. Ryan was a little uncomfortable holding the babies but I think he passed the test and will be an amazing papa one day. I'm thinking about 3 years till we have babies. I also got to see my bestest friends for a lil while on Saturday night and am so excited for them to come visit this weekend for Kristen's birthday. We are dressing up for 80's night. Pictures will be posted I'm sure. For Easter we headed over to Ryan's cousins house and hid eggs for the kids. His cousin Dylan is one of the cutest and sweetest little boys ever. We played a game called Ladder Golf. Has anyone played it? I LOVED it. It is a super fun outdoor game where you throw this piece of string with a golf ball on each end. You throw it towards this ladder looking thing, and depending on which section you can get it to land on, you score a certain amount of points. I am going to have to invest in one. This is what it looks like.

R-Patz is so dreamy...

The other day Kristen, Chris Carbis and I were discussing celebrity crushes. How the heck did we forget Edward Cullen. I mean, Robert Pattinson. Edward Cullen is not real. Edward Cullen is not real. I have to remind myself of this a lot. Especially when I was reading the books. Sorry Ry! You're dreamy too lover!

Soulmates

I know this might sound like bragging, but I have 6 best friends. We have all been friends since high school and some of us since elementary school. Sometimes I ask myself, how did I get so lucky? How do I contribute to our group? I feel so fortunate to be able to say that I know if I ever needed anything, each and every one of them would be there for me in a heart beat. And I can confidently say I would do the same for them. I remember coming home for Christmas break after my first semester in San Luis Obispo and reuniting with all the girls. I came home and started bawling to my mom. She had always told me I would meet my best friends in college, but I explained to her I had already met them in high school and can't stand being away from them. So she let me transfer to Chico. Within a couple years 6 of us were up there and one came regulary to visit. Now I don't know how I would have gone through college without them. I just think it is so rare these days to find one best friend, how they hell did I end up with 6? But it doesn't end there, all of them are smart, educated, successful, and beautiful on the inside as well as outside. I think when you surround yourself with good people, you start taking on those characteristics that make them that way. I definately think I am a better person because of these women.

Marika- I admire the fact that no matter what, you always want to get to the solution of a problem. I am a very stubborn person, but right or wrong, you are always the first person who calls to make sure whatever the problem is, we figure it out and get over it. I am working on acquiring that characteristic of yours.


Carrie- You are so amazingly talented and creative. I am so proud of you for all that you have accomplished in your career so far. You made a freaking commercial for cryin out loud! Sometimes I wish we could go back to the days of lounging by the pool at forest ave eating a sandwich.


Kristen- Honestly Kris, I don't even know where to begin explaining how proud I am of you for graduating this semester! You have worked your ass off and I know there were many times that you wanted to quit and you didn't. I feel like college has brought out the very best of you. Thank you for being my partner in crime.

Sally- First of all, "Dance monkey, Dance!" Sorry, I had to throw that in there. I really appreciate the way you still keep in touch with everyone. I am so terrible at phone calls, but I feel like I can always count on you to check in on me or leave me a little facebook note to see how everything is going. I really appreciate it and am trying to make it a habit to do the same.


Janelle- I am amazed at your maturity. Not only were you forced into the real world at a young age, but you still were able to leave that and come party with us throughout the year. You are always willing to do anything. You make it so easy to love you! I still laugh when I think about the Halloween you were mad no one was dancing and took it upon yourself to start the party.

Jamie- You are the most driven person I have ever met. You set a goal for yourself and you will do whatever it takes to achieve it. You have a desire to always keep learning new things. You are so incredibly smart, I dont think you give yourself enough credit sometimes. We shared three wonderful years as roomates and I loved every minute of it.

I know it can be annoying when people get mushy but I have been thinking about it a lot lately, and I just wanted to get it all out I guess. I am thankful to have all these women in my life and really don't think I would be where I am today if it wasn't for them. Right now we are all spread across California but we still make an effort to see each other as much as possible. I know no matter how far we live away from each other, we will still be best friends. I love the fact that we are all so different, I think that is why we get along so well. We all bring something different to the table. I love Ryan with all my heart, but they are my soulmates. Girls, if ever there is a tomorrow when we're not together...there is something you must always remember- you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart...i'll always be with you.

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing...

Tomorrow is the job fair and i'm sooooooo nervous! I just want it to be over with already. It freaks me out to know that the school district I would really like to work for is going to be there looking for a special education teacher. I'm trying to think of ways to make myself look older since being young is going to be working against me. Probably the only time in my life I will be able to say that. I hope I at least get some interviews in the works. I am a little lonely because Ryan went to Oregon to visit some of our friends up there. I am happy he is there, I know his misses his friends a lot and doesn't get to see them often. Plus, he needs a little pick me up after been so down and out about the crappy economy and not being able to find a job. I just wish he was here so he could pump me up for the job fair. However, him being gone gives me less distractions and I am hoping that will help me with getting PACT done. I am going to try and have it done by Wednesday so that way when I go home I won't have to think about it and can have somewhat of a spring break.

OH! And I seriously have the best parents in the whole world. These two wonderful, good looking people..

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surprised me and sent a package. I opened the box to find this little gem........

The L.A.M.B. tote I have been wanting! I then proceeded to scream at the top of my lungs and jump up and down. Ryan started coming downstairs freaking out that I was hurt. If you remember correctly, I recently posted about how much I wanted this bag. My parents decided to get it for me as an early graduation present. My mom wanted me to have it for the job fair to give me some good luck. Are they awesome or what? And let me make sure you know I don't only love them because they bought me this bag. They are two of my best friends. I have such an amazing relationship with both my mom and dad. I talk to them numerous times a week. I used to always call my dad between classes and just chat about anything and he would humor me and let me talk for ten or so minutes until my next class. It has killed me to live so far from them and I absolutely cannot wait until we live in the same town again. I feel very fortunate to be so close to my parents and can only hope Ryan and I will have the same relationship with our future kidlets. Lucky me I get to see them next week and go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It will be Ryans first time! Here is my favorite picture of my parents. I think I like it so much because Christmas is hands down my favorite time to be home and they just look so cute.

Wish me luck tomorrow! AAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Someone hire me!

Religulous

We watched this movie last night and it was very interesting. I have never been a religious person and am confused about religion for the most part. This could be because I wasn't raised religious and then suddenly my mom decided I was Catholic and had me baptized, confirmed and received holy communion when I was at the awkward age of 14. I was dunked in a portable spa in front of the whole church, talk about humiliating. I think it is hard to convince a teenager to believe in a religion when they aren't learning about it on their own free will. We did all this because I was going to a private Catholic high school and I guess my mom felt guilty for not having me baptized as a baby. Funny thing is, I hated the school and left after one semester to go to Gilroy High with all my friends. I think the thing that confuses me most is how people say "God has a plan for me" or "This is all part of Gods plan." So the Holocaust was part of Gods big plan? Ryan brought up the point of it kind of being a cop out. So if he didn't get a job or something, it wasn't him who messed up. He can just say that God has other plans for him. Sometimes it seems like a way to not deal with reality. Maybe he just had a bad interview? I know it is bad to discuss religion, but it has been on my mind all day after watching the movie. I think it can be pointless to try to talk to people who are super religious. If they want to believe in their religion, who cares? As long as you aren't harming someone else or taking away their rights in the process, it doesn't bother me who or what you believe in. Some religions believe in some really nutty things though. I won't get into it because I don't want to offend anyone. But feel free to talk to me about it, I find it all very intriguing.