Running

So I went for a run/walk yesterday evening. I was worried about my knees and how they would react but of course did it anyway. I can't just walk after years of running - please! So I did all my appropriate physical therapy prescribed stretches before and after and joy of joys - my knees don't hurt at all. Now my hams are different story but my knees are fine. This makes me very excited and though I'm sorely tempted to try it again tonight, I am not completely ignorant. I'll wait a couple of days and then try it again. But I did accomplish my goal of making it across the Delaware-Raritan Canal bridge over Rte. 1. I hadn't been that far south on the canal before but now I know where it goes: under 95 where you exit for Rte. 1 North and South and the curves under both exit ramps and then next to Rte. 1 South. It was quite fun - I always like figuring out where roads go.
Anyway, I'm happy my knees are good and grateful for marvelous spring weather!!

Job refusal

So I declined the job offer I've been thinking about for the past couple of months. It worked out really well and I think I got another mentor out of it! I'm glad the lady who I would have worked for took the time to really think about what she was looking for and was willing to take the time to find the right person. She said a number of nice things about my skill level, personality and such and wants to help me find the right job that might fit more with my personality and abilities, something that would perhaps challenge me more. It was a great experience and I was close yet again but I believe this to be the right decision and am looking forward to learning more about patience and what God has in store for me. So here I will stay for the near future.

One lady in my office was so happy when she found out I wasn't leaving she gave me a big hug! It's nice to be wanted! :-)

local Christian radio

This is a Washington Post article about a local radio station. It seems a bit of a hard take but in the end, I believe I agree with the summary and basis of the article. I loved this station a few years ago when it did have more sermons and less music and nonsensical banter. Regarding the present station I'm not such a fan.

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031402465_pf.html>

Termites or Flying Ants?

So on Saturday I went into my room to take a nap and was greeted by teeny winged creatures hanging out on my wall and my bed. So I called Matt and the maintenance men for help, naturally. The maintenance man thought they were termites so Matt and I went Home Depot for some termite spray. We got back and he sprayed that side of the room with the Raid and I hoped it would all be over. So I got a call yesterday from Russ, my maintenance man, and he said they weren't termites, it's apparently too early for them, so he believes them to be flying ants. So I finally moved back into my room last night, after having been sleeping in my living room the past four nights - though I must say my couch is most comfortable!!
I was also a little worried because I'm having a housewarming party this weekend and wasn't looking forward to having any uninvited guests of the insect variety. So I think we should be good to go for the party. All else is well and life is good. Adios for now!

Wood, Hay and Stubble

This devotional is a good reminder for today:

http://singleness.org/devo/dev_365.shtml

Memories

I was looking through some of my old church pictures and events and reminiscing...thought I would share.

paint the walls 7 times...

Training a new worship leader

celebrating Sara's adoption

our porch painters

Arms Around with Christie and Dave

Don't they look like troublemakers?

one of Jack's favorite past times
filming one funny church drama
night worship in Bushkill Falls
4 of my favorite people in the whole world!

quick update and a picture

As of now, I'm apparently the front runner for this job but they are still interviewing...oh well, I'll continue to wait.


This is my favorite of the most recent pictures of 2 boys and a berry. Barefeet- must be related to me! :-)

My latest mantra and a movie

So my latest saying is that I am not as young as I once was. And the sad thing is it seems to have happened overnight! I can't do these up till midnight bouts very often anymore and it took me a bit longer than I expected to get over my move...I guess I'm getting older. It's no good when I wake up every morning and am incredibly tired, as if I've just run a marathon or something similar. I'm guessing it doesn't get better as time goes by but at least I know I'm not alone. To try and alleviate this problem, I've started going to bed at 9:45 each night (quite early for me!) and getting up at about 6:45 so I can have an easy, not so rushed morning. It's been pretty good so far but we'll see how long that lasts. I must say it's definitely been helpful to not have a cable or Internet connection right now! I'm not spending loads of time wasting away on my couch or computer chair as I have a tendency to do.

So why is it that Princeton people have to work on Presidents' Day? Almost everyone else I know is off today but no, here we are - ridiculous! (And working hard, can't you tell?)

I saw Music and Lyrics this weekend with some friends and must admit I was pleasantly surprised! I've grown quite caustic about romantic comedies and generally have a negative view of them but this was actually enjoyable. The Pop song was a)hysterical and b) quite catchy, as it's still in my head. There were a couple of scenes that could have been done away with but overall an enjoyable movie. The soundtrack might go on my list of wants - there was some great 80's music going on!

That's all for now - have a marvelous day!

Facebook

Amy invited me to join Facebook and it's been pretty fun so far. If you are interested, I think this link will get you to my basic profile. Otherwise, just ignore this post completely.


And in other news, after nearly a week I finally got my work computer fixed and am now back at my desk - yeah!!

I love Freecycle!

For the uninformed, Freecycle is like Craig's List but it's all free! I put some stuff on this morning I wanted to get rid of before I move and it was spoken for in about 30 minutes! Now that's what I call great! I don't know why I didn't follow my sister's lead on this one earlier...they've gotten a ton of great stuff! (I've followed her lead on lots of other things.) If you want to see if there's one in your area, check out www.freecycle.org.

My move is going well and will be complete on Saturday after I've moved all my furniture. I'm dead tired and want to be in one place or the other so I can't wait until I wake up Sunday morning in my new place. I think my mom put it well last night when I was complaining to her and she said that I feel like a nomad because I like things completed and done and this is so not completed and done. She also said I'm a nester, (I have the ability to nest all by myself), so not having a place to settle down in bothers me. Stuck between two places is not my idea of fun. I go to my house and it's half packed and empty but then I go to my apt. and it's all boxes - neither is very appealing. Two more days...and counting!

We won!

That's all I have to say about last night's game. :-) Oh, that and the rock, paper, scissors Bud light commercial was my favorite.

My own place

So I just signed my lease and have the keys in hand to my new apartment. Yeah! Now I can move all those boxes I have packed and since it's so convenient to work I can load up my van in the morning and take it down after work that day. I have pretty much everything I need except a couch so that's great! A friend of mine who's getting married in April is giving away some of her stuff so I'm getting a few things from her as well. And the great part is I live above the rental office/space that they use for show but the rental lady doesn't actually live there. So there won't be anyone below me at night which will nice for when I have people over.
And I have another interview tomorrow morning for the job I applied for so we'll see how that goes. Nothing like changing everything at once!
And just to let those of you who live in the area know...if I've helped you move previously I just might be calling on you to help me. :-)

Bears Superbowl Shuffle

Since I was only 7 when this happened I definitely don't remember it but I think they should do an updated one!! It had me rolling on the floor, especially McMahon with his sunglasses and hat!

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/69344/super_bowl_shuffle/

And here's an interesting Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_Shuffle

GO COLTS!

What a great game that was and now we're headed to to the big game! Weehaww!! :-)

Job search

So I just got back from interviewing with Human Resources about a position I applied for and I think it went really well. Of course, it was funny that the lady who interviewed me has only been at the University for a week... I also found it humorous that they wanted to test me on Word and Excel before I went in - uh, I've been here working in Finance for 4 years so I'm pretty sure I'm good on that! And needless to say I passed both tests just fine. :-) So now it's just waiting to see if I get called for a second round of interviews with the actual department.

This weekend I got a bunch of boxes so I think I"ll start packing books tonight since I've got to start sometime and books are the easiest.

I'm also a little tired today cause I didn't get to bed til midnight last night. I was babysitting but I didn't fall asleep this time after the kids went to bed because I brought a book to read instead.
Okay, back to the last 45 minutes of work today. Have a great evening or morning or afternoon- wherever you are!

Apartment search

So I think I've narrowed it down to 2 places from which I'll choose to live the next part of my life. Working in the accounting world as I do, after I was done looking I went home and made an Excel spreadsheet of all the pros and cons. :-) The amount of money I may spend on gas getting to work from one could even out the higher cost of rent at the other one. There aren't that many differences - the main thing would be location, of course. So I'm starting to collect boxes at work and will probably start with my books...gotta start somewhere. If you are in the area reading this and have access to boxes, I'll take them!
Oh, and in fun unexpected news, I apparently have a mouse upstairs in my bathroom - good times! Now to just find the little bugger!

Moving

So I'm moving sometime in February, out of my shared 3 BR, 2 Bath house to a 1 bedroom apartment. It's a ton of work looking at apts but I'm excited to finally live all by my lonesome - I've never truly lived by myself before so it should be a Grand Adventure, as A.A. Milne would say. I've looked at one place and have another appt. Saturday and might just take a day off work next week to look, since most places aren't open on the weekends. Finance wise I wasn't expecting this so soon but that's where my wonderful family comes in!!
And it's good I don't own much so the move should be pretty easy. The place will be quite sparsely furnished but so what? I'll still be having people over to eat at my cardboard table with me I'm sure. I might even put a tablecloth on if it's really important company...

Prosperity Gospel

My sister showed this to me and I was laughing so hard. I particularly liked "Escalade."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-plwB8AW58

NFL Playoff options

So just in case your team doesn't make it through the playoffs here's a little fun to see on who's bandwagon you should jump. I did it twice and got good teams both times with different questions. Have fun, let me know who you get and go Colts!!

http://playoffs.nfl.com/bandwagon/

Happy New Year from a cute little girl!

Here is Anna in all her pink glory! (and my skinny sister!) :-)