Just for those wondering (this is a rant you are warned)

I forgot to let everyone know, I still don't know anything about where I'm being placed for student teaching. I don't get to know until the first day of the semester. Do I sound upset about this to you? Well I am, it frustrates me to no end that there is no way we can know a head of time. They tell us not to be stressed out over student teaching but how can we NOT be stressed out when we have no idea what is going to happen to us?

Oh and on top of not knowing where I'm being placed I haven't even registered for classes. Nope! Don't get to do that until next week when the LOVELY lady that runs this operation sees fit to email the classes I need to register for. So my refund money that I rely on so heavily for gas (as well as professional clothes for this semester) won't be here for a while.

There HAS to be a better way to make this entire process work better. I don't care if "This is the way it is done" it STINKS! And it most definitely needs to change.

So just to recap my tiny rant:

• Don't know where I'm Student Teaching
• Not registered for classes
• Won't know a thing for another two weeks

Oh and my head cold is now a chest cold. PERFECT! I'm going to crawl under a rock and be grumpy. Thanks for letting me rant.

Happy Holidays!!

Well Cody and I have had a wonderful Holiday season and it isn't even over! December 13th through December 22 we were up in Fort Worth visiting his mom and stepdad. We had a wonderful time, we got to see his younger brother, grandma, granny (his great grandmother), and his cousin and her two boys. We went shopping with Kim (Cody's mom), Grandma, Granny, Ashley (cousin) her two boys and Greg (brother) on Wednesday for a few hours in Frisco. We had a great time there, I added a Build-a-Bear Penguin to my collection of cute penguins. The penguin's name is Monty if you're curious. Friday we went to Holiday at the Park with Kim and Mike (step dad) and Greg. That was SO much fun, Greg and I rode the Titan together in the very front. Our eyes were watering at the end it was so cold and the wind was so strong, you might have thought we were crying. At the very end of the night Cody and I watched the others ride the Superman ride (we thought they were crazy). Then we called it a night and headed back home (we spent 430PM-940PM at the park and enjoyed every moment of it).

Cody and I drove to San Angelo December 22nd. Cody had to go back to Iraan the next day because he had to work Tuesday and Wednesday. Luckily he was able to switch his night shift for a day shift and make it to San Angelo for Christmas Eve which is when my family opens presents. He also had Christmas Day off which was awesome, so we got to stay until Friday early afternoon (he had to work that night). The poor guy seems to work all the time.

My oldest sister Amy, her husband Lynn and their three kids arrived Tuesday evening and my brother Nic was in town as well. The kids loved Bandit after they got used to his noise, they weren't used to such a noisy dog.

Currently we're in Iraan, Cody's working and I'm cleaning up and recovering from a cold that appeared Saturday evening. I'll be staying until next Monday, Cody has his two day and then he'll be heading to Van Horn for a week. I'll take the time before the semester starts to get semi-organized (I'm never completely organized).

Anyway, I hope everyone had a great Christmas (or whatever you celebrate) and have a special someone to kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve. :D

Troops Update

Yes, I know I am actually putting a post on a blog (watch out). What Beth forgot to tell y'all is I put in for a transfer on duty station on the 1st. Beth and I have found out that we need to get out more and hang out with more people, instead of staying in the trailer. We talked it over awhile back and determined we really like the New Braunfels area. Last month it really hit home with how far apart we live and living in Iraan is not accomplishing much for Beth and mine's future. Therefore, I put in two requested places to transfer to, 1st pick is New Braunfels and the 2nd is Eden. New Braunfels, because it is where we would love to settle down, start our lives and hopefully a family. Yes, I know it is a longer drive to New Braunfels to San Angelo then Iraan to San Angelo, but we have agreed it would be better for me to try to get there as soon as possible since it is a popular spot. Eden, because it is only about 30 minutes from Beth. This way I can keep trying for the New Braunfels area and be closer to Beth while she finishes up school. We will keep our fingers crossed and pray about it. Hope everyone has a good Holiday and Remember all Troops work on Holidays, so keep it slow.

Random Student Teaching update

I forgot to let everyone know, I've been "conditionally approved" to student teach next semester. The only reason it is "conditional" is because I'm still taking three classes that I have to pass in order to student teach. At this point in time I'm making A's in all three classes and expect to do well on the finals; so I don't see a problem with my being "Officially Approved" with in the next few weeks. I'll let you know as soon as I know.

Speaking of "Official", ASU's student affiliate of the NCTE is now "officially official"! They voted us in tonight after clearing up some questions they Student Senate had. Either I jumbled my overview or their brains did, but what's done is done. What really matters is we now have money to send our seven students to an amazing conference in January! Be excited for them! Sometime this week, I have to be trained so I can be the official Presidente of ASU's NCTE Student Affiliate (that's our official title). Not a big deal, only forty five minutes of my life. I just keep telling myself that it'll look good to have “ASU NCTE Student Affiliate President” on my resume.

Ok that's just a little update on my student teaching...*gasp* it's only SEVEN weeks away?! Ugh, I'm so nervous; it is ridiculous how nervous I am. Keep me in your prayers (and Cody too, he needs them so he can stay sane around me!).

Much Love!

First Post

I'd been planning to start a blog to keep everyone up to date on the comings and goings of life after planning a wedding. Well I decided to hatch the plan earlier for a few reasons; they are as follows:

• I deleted my Myspace account
• I start Student Teaching in *gulp* 9 weeks
• It is always better to establish something early than to put it off until you have no time

The first two are the real reasons, obviously. I figured that if I started this before I start my final semester I could update it to let people know how I'm fairing in the classroom and how Cody is doing putting up with my frazzled nerves. To explain the blog name, I was nicknamed "Tex" a while back after my friends decided a character had been based on me. I nicknamed Cody "Troop" for obvious reasons.

I think I might set an update schedule where I update once or twice a week but I will decide that later.