Rounding out a Great Weekend

Today is the last day of my birthday extravaganza. I’m kind of sad that tomorrow it’s back to the real world. Back to work. Back to laundry. Back to cleaning.

But for today, I’m going to enjoy a lazy day. Did some shopping yesterday and bought our first round of fall decorations – a centerpiece, some bowl filler, and an iron wreath for the door. This is in addition to our monogrammed pumpkin Phillip’s mom gave us. Later I might go try to find some small inexpensive decorations to round out our first Halloween/Thanksgiving collection.

It’s time to start thinking about fall baking. I make a fantastic made-from-scratch pumpkin cheese cake and my pumpkin bread pudding is to die for as well. This year I might crack into some new recipes that Phillip might even like. Although I wouldn’t get your hopes up. He’s kind of a picky eater.

HAPPY FALL!!

Happy Birthday To Me!

This has been by far the best birthday I have ever had. And the best part is that I have another two days to continue celebrating!

Wednesday night I got to relax with episodes of Felicity (old school, I know… but I’m watching it for the first time and can really identify with a lot that the characters are going through. I’m really enjoying it!) and a perfect bubble bath. Phillip came home late so I got to hang out with Murphy before heading to bed to sleep in yesterday.

Yesterday was a perfect day. I got to sleep in, for one, since I took yesterday and today off from work. I woke up to a dozen roses, a sweet card, and some donuts Phillip had left for me! Too sweet!! I got to enjoy more episodes of Felicity with all of that and two cups of coffee with Biscotti. Hey, don’t judge… it was my birthday!

1:00 was my hour long massage (care/of my mother-in-law). Afterwards was the most ridiculous pedicure I have ever had in my life (complete with hot towels, hot stone massage, and paraffin wax). Then was a hair cut and style from Shelton’s. Can you tell my theme was relaxation and me?

Last night Phillip took me to a surprise dinner at a wonderful little Italian bistro and wine bar in Frisco – Josephine’s. It was delicious and the wine was superb! He did such a great job! We had a “staycation” out there complete with a hotel reservation down the street. My present from him was an iPhone docking station that goes mobile so I can take it in the bathroom when I have baths – so thoughtful. I am too lucky to have him!

Today was some shopping before Phillip made me a wonderful dinner. And now we are going to watch The Timetraveler’s Wife. I suppose I will also test out my new docking station with a bubble bath and glass of wine with a Cosmo magazine. Too perfect. :)

Statement of Purpose

I have written an entry about this before. Remember? The first time I applied for (and got rejected) for graduate school? I didn’t forget….

Right now I sit at the Starbucks down the street from our house. I am trying to finish up the application I reluctantly started a few weeks ago. I say reluctantly because I am reluctant to be rejected again. It’s not a great feeling and I sure have had a lot of it in the past year. But anyway…

I applying to Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. They seem like a really good university and have a masters program for a Masters in Science Education. That’s what I’ve decided I want to do. I want to be a health professor. I think I can make the most of that career and it perfectly blends my love of health information dissemination and student affairs. I think I’d be really good at it and really enjoy it. So here goes nothing!

This statement of purpose is already filled with more heart and more passion than the previous one I wrote. This one sounds more like a blog entry I’d write on here, rather than a resume listing all of my strengths and work experience. That sure says something about this program as opposed to the other one, don’t you think?

I’m putting it all out there and not holding back. I pray my passionate essay is good enough for the admissions office and that they see how badly I want (and need) this.

Turning the Pity Party into the Motivation Party

It has been one awful week, that’s for sure. Actually, it’s been an awful few weeks if you want me to be honest. I’ve been in a funk for quite some time and I’m ready to get out of it.

I am going to start moving forward, starting today. No more wallowing in self-pity. It’s time to fix it and move on. Time to amp up the job hunting more than I ever have. Time to put aside any work drama and do my job to the best of my ability. Time to get out there and find more friends to socialize with. Time to get my grad school application turned in (I wasn’t going to say anything since I’m tired of sharing my loads of rejection with all of you. But nevertheless, I need to tell all of you since you are important parts of my life. I am applying to Texas Wesleyan for a Masters in Science Education so I can become a health professor. Yes. I’ve realized that this might be my real goal in life. I’ll keep you posted as always.). Time to make something out of this big-girl-married-college-graduate thing.

I am exhausted but it’s time to turn that into motivation. Exhausted from trying. Exhausted emotionally. Exhausted from worrying. Exhausted from working so hard to accomplish nothing. But I am turning all of that around. I’m turning exhaustion from trying into fuel to fire my passions. Exhaustion from my emotions and worrying into strength and appreciation for what I do have. Exhaustion from working so hard to remember where I am going.

Please stand by me. This is going to be a bumpy ride. I need friends and family and so much support.

I Promise I Wrote 2 Full Entries…

Before my phone decided it didn’t like my blog username and password and deleted the entries. Hence my lack of writing for nearly ten days.

Basically, I haven’t done too much. I love the patio on the increasingly cool days (yes, guys, Texas is dipping below 100 some days!!) even though we got back up to 107 today.

Puppy day care for Murphy is going so well! He loves it and we love how calm he is during the evenings. Not to mention, this place loves him too. He’s spoiled. Everyone knows it. But we don’t care. We love him and treat him like our first child. Doesn’t every newlywed couple do this?

Phillip’s internship is going well too! He has had an interesting and unconventional first week but tomorrow is his first game and this week has been his first full week. He is definitely loving it and I am definitely loving that he is loving it.

Tonight we visited a new wine bar/bistro here in Bedford. What??? Bedford has class?? We thought the same thing. When we visited, it was a great surprise. The food is semi-pricey like you would expect from a wine establishment and the variety wasn’t all too impressive. But the food was delicious and the wine selection was pretty good. Not too shabby for a local venue!

Also, my birthday planning is already beginning. I am ready for this one to be the best and most relaxing birthday yet. Am I doing anything outlandish or super over the top? Absolutely not. But I am only doing things I want to do. I am taking off Thursday and Friday from work. Thursday I fully plan on sleeping in, having a good breakfast accompanied by a cup of coffee or two or three and laying around the apartment while catching up on the Netflix instant queue. Thursday night, Phillip will be creating a surprise home-cooked meal for me and I can finally watch my birthday present that is currently taunting me on our tv stand since it came in a week early (Time Traveler’s Wife on blue ray… Phillip won’t let me watch it until it’s actually my birthday). Friday will be more of whatever I want to do with sleeping in and breakfast. I might decide to actually get some things done that day but we’ll see. Did I mention that Murphy will be going to day care both days so I will have the entire place to myself with no responsibilities!? This might get out of hand with the amount of freedom I will have. That weekend we don’t have huge plans or anything but I’m leaving it open for anyone that wants to do anything. I will still be celebrating all weekend, but it’ll be more of the spontaneous it’s-my-birthday-weekend activities. I’ll let you know what that means when I know.

Alright, back to job hunting (more intense now since I’m about ready to move on from the bank) before an early night to bed. I need my rest if I have any hope of making it through the rest of this week.

Five Hundred

Happy 500th post!!

I can’t believe we’re already up to that large of a number. Can you believe it!? It seems like just yesterday I was starting this thing up.

My posts have changed so much over time and I think you will agree. From being in a relationship to being engaged to, now, being married with our first puppy. It’s crazy how much our lives have changed in 500 blog posts.

Here are some of my favorite (and most memorable) posts:

"The Story of Us" February 3, 2009 (First Post!)

"I Said YES" September 14, 2009 (The Post After Phillip Proposed)

"Success!" January 7, 2010 (Officially Booked the Ballpark)

"News! :D" January 21, 2010 (I Found Out I Was Graduating Early)

"So Loved" April 25, 2010 (Engagement Party Recap)

"THE Dress" July 17, 2010 (I Found My Wedding Dress)

"Engagement Pictures!!!" September 1, 2010

"And NOW, For The Moment We've All Been Waiting For..." September 15, 2010 (We Found Out Our Wedding Date!!!!)

"Does It Have to End?" September 19, 2010 (I Got my Aggie Ring!!!)

"Honeymoon!" September 20, 2010 (We Booked our Cruise!)

"Beautiful Wedding" October 3, 2010 (Samantha and Gary Got Married)

"Decisions, Decisions, Decisions" October 15, 2010 (I Decided My Future Career)

"Mission Bridesmaid Dresses: COMPLETE" October 25, 2010

"Back in Bedford" December 19, 2010 (The Long-Distance Relationship Was Officially Over)

"The World Has a New Princess!" January 19, 2011 (Jaquelyn Maria Regalado Was Born!)

"Hate Mail" March 8, 2011 (The Day Our Church Cancelled On Us - 3 Months Before the Wedding)

"Bridal Shower Pictures" March 28, 2011

"The Long Apartment" May 21, 2011

"Twas the Night Before Wedding" June 10, 2011

"Honeymoon Breakdown" June 20, 2011

"We Got a Puppy!!!" July 29, 2011 (Welcome, Murphy!)