Lately

Just sitting and thinking about how I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks and thought this would be the perfect time. I'm sitting at home with my computer in my lap which can only mean one thing: I'm looking for sub jobs. Now that schools are back in session, I am back to spending hours on the online substitute management system searching for jobs, for this is the only way to secure a job subbing in Louisville. Dan will quickly say that if I'm at home, my browser is open to this website.

Most of you know that I have spent the past few semesters working towards acceptance to UofL's MAT (Masters of Arts in Teaching) program. I was officially accepted and finished my first two graduate classes this summer. I have also spent the summer searching for full-time teaching jobs and going to interviews. It has been a very stressful process, to say the least. And here it is almost September and I'm still jobless. I've gotten good feedback from my interviews and my professors, but haven't landed the job yet. So now my plan is to continue looking for a job until the end of this year, sub as much as I can, and take one class, math methods. If January comes and I still don't have a full-time teaching job, I will then attend grad school full-time and complete the MAT program as quickly as possible.

The last couple of weeks have been somewhat normal for us. Dan has been traveling a lot lately, either for work or visiting friends and family. I have been doing anything I can to keep myself busy, especially on the hot days we've been having. Some family birthdays are coming up so I decided to fill my time with some craft projects to give as gifts, pics to come later.

Micah is now officially back in Lexington, so we look foward to seeing her more often, like meeting in Shelbyville for dinner at Cracker Barrel. Mom, Milton, and Morgan visited and stayed a night in Louisville when moving Micah back to Lex. The highlight of their visit was definitely driving to Graeter's in the Celica; I still can't believe we all fit in there. Unfortunately I didn't document the event with any pictures.

To end the post, I am including a picture of Dan and his dad from Dan's visit home last Sunday. He went to visit after hearing that their family's dog, Lucy, had to be put to sleep. :-( They had Lucy for 11 years and she was a special member of their family. One of the first emails Dan ever sent to me before we started dating included a picture of Lucy.

Dan and his dad, Marc. Dan likes the country life.

Dan's family's dog, Lucy. She'll be missed!