1. WORK, WORK, WORK... Being a teacher is no joke. For those who think that it is a cush job where you have lots of holidays and leave at 3:00p.m. every day, please come and spend a day with me. Trust me, we teachers need the frequent breaks or we might just go crazy! I love my job and feel so blessed that God has given me the patience, energy and drive to teach my 6-year old babies every day. However, I typically leave the house at 6:30a.m. and don't get home until after 6 that evening. There is just always something to do! When the kiddos leave at 3, you have all of the paperwork, grading, organizing, planning, meetings, etc. Plus I think I am a little bit of a workaholic, so I've never really done quite enough according to my standards! Being a teacher is beyond rewarding and I love being with my babies every day, but WOW, it definitely keeps me busy!
2. Junior League of Fort Worth... My good friend, Lindsey, and I decided to join the Junior League this year. I am having so much fun learning more about the League, how they impact the city of Fort Worth and just meeting so many new girls. It's a blast! Your first year is very time consuming, though. We have two meetings a month, plus you have to work 6-hours at their three big events that are held in October, January, and May. In addition, you must attend a Saturday retreat and completely two 3-hour community service projects. The JL also has a resale shop. Each provisional is assigned a specific time of year and you must work 50-hours there. This can be tough when working full time! It has been such a fun experience and I cannot wait to get more involved with the League :)
3. White Rock 1/2 Marathon... I will be completing one of my life goals on Sunday, December 5th. That is to run a 1/2 marathon! I have never been a runner but in the last couple of years, I started running as a part of my workout. At first it was just a couple of miles and then last year I ran in two 10K races (6.2 miles). Then I decided that I wanted to run a 1/2 marathon in 2010. Training has gone really well but I never realized how much time it would take. Running 10 miles takes longer than the usual hour long workout I'm used to. Yesterday I ran 10.5 miles, which is the longest I've ever ran. I'm almost to the 13 mark and cannot wait to cross the finish line on December 5th!
4. George's Job Change... My darling husband has a degree in electrical engineering. He knew that when he graduated college, he didn't want the standard "sit behind a desk" engineering job and was beyond blessed to find the perfect fit for him - a sales job that requires his engineering knowledge. For 5+ years, he worked for Johnson Controls selling control systems for commercial buildings. Basically through his product(s), he made buildings more energy efficient. A year or so into the job, JCI bought York which is a brand that many people are probably familiar with. He was able to sell both equipment and controls and he ended up selling 2/3 equipment and 1/3 controls. He really enjoyed selling equipment. Well at the end of September, JCI announced they were taking equipment from the corporate offices in D/FW and made a deal with a rep so they would sell it now. It was a month of ups and downs and lots and lots of stress. George was offered a position with a rep that is opening a D/FW office to sell the equipment line that was previously sold by the rep that took over York (complicated, huh?). He is one of four guys starting the branch in the metroplex. At first I was so nervous but his new company is well respected nationally and their other offices are very successful. It's a "once in a lifetime" career opportunity and we are just thankful that God presented him with an opportunity like this one. I've seen a new life in George over the past couple of weeks.
5. Weekend Getaways... From the beginning of October, we were either gone or had nonstop commitments in D/FW the entire weekend. The first weekend was the A&M/Arkansas game in Cowboys Stadium. We had a fabulous time even though the Aggies didn't come out on top. The next weekend, we went back to George's hometown of Jasper for his 10-year high school reunion. George had a great time catching up with old friends. The third weekend we had a Halloween party in the Denton area and I was busy with Junior League all weekend. The last weekend (Halloween), we had a few people over to watch the Rangers and pass out Halloween candy. Last weekend, we went down to Aggieland to watch the Aggies BTHO OU. It was AMAZING! Seriously one of the top ten moments of my life (of course, our wedding day is number 1:)!). I can definitely say that we have been busy little bees lately!
I'm going to try my best to get back on track with blogging. Look for a weekend update later today. We had a great weekend celebrating George's 29th birthday with family and friends. We are so blessed in that department!
Below are some pictures of our weekend adventures! Happy Sunday :)
Love,
Lindsey
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| At Blue, the new sushi place by our house. DELISH! |
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| George's friends at his 10-year high school reunion. |
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| Just the boys at George's 10-year reunion. |
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| Tailgating at the Dixie Chicken before the aTm/OU game. |
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| George and I after the Aggies BTHO the Sooners. Fabulous game :) |
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| Aggie fans on the field, celebrating the victory. |
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| My first time on Kyle Field! |
