Maybe a little obsessed!

I've always been a little afraid of what people think of me putting too much value into what others thought of me. I only say that because I just figured that if I admitted how much I love TV people would just assume that meant I was pretty darn lazy. Maybe that's true but now I'm willing to admit, I love TV. I don't just watch anything for the sake of watching but when I find a show worth my time I watch it to near obsession. I just started watching Robin Hood from the BBC and LOVE it, maybe even a little too much.

Who can resist great accents and some good looking honorable men :) If that's not your thing that's okay but if it is you should maybe check it out.

Just so I don't give more credit to one of four favorite shows here are a few others that I like just a little too much

So there you have it, my little secrets :)

What I'm Looking For

I just saw this on someone's blog and really liked it. I want someone that can truthfully say that to me. I'm taking a Marriage Relationships class this semester (not in preparation for anything mind you) and we talked about this last night in our class. We made a list of the must haves in a relationship. Without putting quiet so nicely this is what was at the top of my list.

I know I have faults and lots of them, it's unrealistic that I will find someone that sees me as flawless and in reality I wouldn't want that, but someone that loved things about me that I didn't, someone that saw me for more than I see in myself. Someone that loved me and made me feel important and special and needed for who I am. Guys that can't do that need not apply (as if there is a waiting list, hahaha)!!

Is anyone out there?

So since I've been so busy on my vacation doing practically nothing and not getting bored with it I've been trying to give my blog a facelift. As you may notice I have a new background which I like but I'm not sure I love yet. That's about as far as I've gotten, as far as I've been able to understand. This is even after dedicating several hours to it. How do people make their blogs so cute and unique?

One of the things I was able to add though was a clicker. A little thing at the bottom of the page that counts how many visitors I have. To my shock and amazement that number seems to be growing. I didn't know people actually looked at this thing. I do know a couple of people but according to my clicker it's more than I expected. Knowing this I might do some things a little different.

There is a zone between a whiner and complainer and pretending the world is perfect and there can't possibly be anything wrong with my life. It's the reality zone where good things happen and life is good but some days are bad days and sometimes life just stinks. Lately I think I have been leaning more toward the whining and complaining and not really looking at the good things in life. So here is one of my goals this year, look at what is good, find the blessings and have more patience and faith in the down times. That's what's going to make this year a great year.

And if your reading this, thanks for taking the time. It makes me feel a little special that people might actually be interesting in reading about my life :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Well here we are at the end of a so-so year, yeah!!

I don't like being a Debbie Downer but this is one day that I'm just not that fond of. I love the prospect of a new year and all that it may hold but I just find tonight kind of depressing. Maybe it's because I always feel like I have just let life pass me by. I'm young, single and working, I should be taking advantage of that and having a lot more adventures then I tend to have.

I've had a pretty great vacation relaxing and recovering but as I sit here it just gets more and more depressing.

But...moving on, I'm really excited for this year. It may sound kinda strange but I'm really think this year is going to be a good one. Maybe even a great one. No specific reason to think that but I've been looking forward to 2010 for awhile. I thought maybe it had to do with the number, something about multiples of 5 (just a slight OCD thing) that I like :) Although I'm going to trust my instinct on this one and continue to believe this year is going to start the decade off right.

If I Were Rich

Everyone has fantasies of what they would do if they just fell into a fortune. I usually don't play through such hopeless games because really, what's the point? But. . . let's just pretend that it did happen and I just received a whole lot of money, what would I do? I would travel. I love getting to know new places and new people.

The only thing is I hate is being a tourist. Let's face it, if you are visiting someplace everyone else is going, is it really special? As cool as seeing the Eiffel Tower or surfing in Hawaii would be, anyone can do that. Being a tourist restricts you to seeing but not experiencing. I want to experience!

So, if I had lots of money I would want to travel to third world countries and serve the wonderful people there. I want to live among the people. That may seem a little strange maybe a little hippyish I don't know but I blame it on the mission.

By living in Ecuador I was able to know the people, see the places away from the world and get to know the real Ecuador rather than just the cool touristy things. It's because of this, I believe that I have such a great love of Ecuador and latin people in general that definitely wasn't there before. Something takes over me when I'm away from home and serving others. I become the person that I've always wanted to be. I become brave, outgoing, diligent, hardworking and happier than ever.

I become more Christlike and that doesn't just make me feel good but those around me benefit as well. Now it may have just been the missionary calling that made all that happen to me but it's going to be a while before I serve another mission so this is what I would like to do in the meantime.

I want to travel to Africa to build houses or schools or whatever.

I want to travel to Asia to teach English.

I want to travel to South American orphanages

to make a differences.

It really doesn't even matter I just want to go and serve those that could use my help. I don't have that much to offer except for a lot of love which I think is important.

Unfortunately even good intentions cost money.

Glee

If you have never watch the show Glee you will have no appreciation for how great this moment was. It may have just been one of the best finales I've seen but then that may just be the hopeless romantic in me.

Finally done, through, finished, finito, free... anyway you to say it, it means the same!!

WHAT?

This is my last class related entry and I could be happier about that.

This week we just worked on our final which I still have a ways to go before I am finished with it,

it means that we are almost done. For our final we have to write two "chunky monkey" lesson plans on how we are going to teach

one of our core curriculum objectives using technology. This has been a very informative class and I have enjoyed learning about all

of the different technologies there are out there and all the fun things you can do with them. The only thing is that it is stressful so

I am so ready to be done, no offense to anyone is intended.

SO WHAT?

We have spent the past semester learning all of these new and maybe not so new things that can make our classrooms more exciting and

appropriate for the digitally native kids that will be coming through our classrooms and I'm grateful that for our final we are using

the basics the things that no matter where we end up and what circumstances we find ourselves in in the future we will need to know

and use on a regular basis.

NOW WHAT?

Now I am going to dedicate the next few days to coming up with a couple of great lesson plans that will rock your socks (positive

thinking can't hurt any) so that I can feel good about the work I have put in to learn a completely foreign subject be better the learning

experience of my students.