Update 2009-2010

Oh my goodness. It has been FOREVER since I updated this blog. Good lord.
I'm going to recap by copying and pasting my end of the year blog from facebook to this blog...

yes, That's how lazy I am.

**My hopes for 2010: Be happy, get healthy, work out regularly. Jeremy and I are going to NYC in March to visit Kristin. We are going to CA in January to visit Wil and see Aiden perform. I hope to go to Mexico and do some hiking in the ancient Maya/Aztec ruins during the summer. Turn 25. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. :) Hopefully 2010 doesn't blow like 2009**

Let's see... 2009 in review:

January. I spent New Years 2009 sick in bed in Korea because I had too much fun while in Thailand. I went to bed at 8pm and snored in the new year.

February. I made my grand escape from Korea on Friday the 13th. I made it to Arizona and was greated by all my friends. I went and stayed with Kat and Paul for 2 weeks. I rented an apartment with the lovely and talented Julie Farson. I also started coaching track for the 2nd year. Subbing was my employment.

March. I got my 12th tattoo on Friday the 13th. It's the roman numeral 13 on my foot. No, I'm not in the 13 gang. Why does everyone ask that? Do I look like a gang member?

April. Dating Chocolate Chip. 80's party. Toni drove down from Colorado for the partay. It was amazing.

May. Julie graduates. Break up with Chocolate Chip (he had a stupid name anyway), go see Wil and Aiden and the gorgeous Lisa Johnson in Los Angeles with Jeremy and Hilary. <3 Subbing is now over. What do I do?

June. Working at Tanked fish with Kristin... I graduated college only to serve tables to ungrateful drunks. Oh joy. But, I met Josie, who I adore. London celebrates his 1st bday. Caitlin gives birth to NATALIE!!! The most beautiful baby in the world. Things get ugly at Tanked Fish and it shuts down. Great... I'm unemployed. I start to apply everywhere... some places twice. Dating Randy. Or... something. OH WAIT. Dating Andrew. Sigh. My life...

July. The shock of being poor and unfortuante sets in. I give up food in favor of rent money. I now stop running because I'm losing weight too fast... so unhealthy. I go to work at this lovely bar in Phoenix called Sliders. I hate the job, but I work with Kat, who I love. This job barely gets me by. Still dating Andrew.

August. In sheer desperation I start applying for even more jobs, some of which I am, in no way qualified for. You never know right? I apply for a teaching job at a charter school... cause you never know. I hit 'apply', get up and go to target with Julie. We get to target and my phone rings. It's the principal of the charter school calling me for an interview. I hesitate because it's in GLENDALE, and I live in Ahwatukee. But, I go anyway because my mom said so. ;) I get the job right away. That same day I have another interview for a part time tutoring job. I get that job too. Pretty sure this day was the saving grace of my life. If I had not gotten that job I would be emaciated in a ditch somewhere, clutching my diploma, rocking back and forth while chanting 'I graduated college, I graduated college'. Yup. That was where I was headed.

Also in August. I started my job as a social studies teacher (long term sub) at a middle school. My first day on the job I meet Kristie, Jackie and Betty. Who will quickly become my favorite people. Kristie has rescued me more times than I can count. I'm very lucky. Shockingly enough I'm still dating Andrew.

September. I turn 24. Oh joy. Linz and I get crazy drunk at Larry and Leslie's wedding and the open bar cuts us off. Embarrassing. I don't think we were that drunk. Yadda yadda yadda, Josh comes and rescues us and I prove to be the best drunk 'sober' person in the world. Andrew's still hanging in there. Kristie, Jackie and I coach girls volleyball. It's a blast.

October. OH! I break up with Andrew, for the first time. Halloween comes around, I hang out at my parents house. I'm so exciting. I go to eco camp with the middle school I work at. Super fun. Jackie and I had more fun at the end of eco camp dance than the kids. Haha. Oh wait... the teacher came back and I am now ONCE AGAIN UNEMPLOYED!! YAY!! I realize, I have been unemployed 5 times this year so far.... FIVE TIMES. But, I did such an amazing job at Carden that the principal recommends me to everyone she knows. Which, strangely enough, lands me the full time, real world job that I have now. Teaching high school history at a charter school for kids in and out of jail and on probation. I love it. It's the place I'm meant to be. Even though the hours are nuts and it's in Glendale.

November. I'm working at my job... getting cursed at and kicking kids out of my classroom is a daily activity. BUT, I don't care... it's part of my job. Thanksgiving.

December. Andrew contacts me again, we go out for a week, I dump him again. For good this time. Do I never learn? Geez. Christmas. I spent a lot on family this year. It was great. I get 2 weeks off from school and spend it all doing NOTHING.

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Update from 2010.

At the end of December I woke up one morning after Christmas thinking 'what can I do to better my life?' So I went and joined the gym, LA Fitness. I worked out that first day on my own. I missed working out. I used to work out DAILY in High school and had a personal trainer during Senior year. With a new membership you get a personal training and fitness assessment.

I went apartment shopping with Teresa the following day (and decided that I may have gone to college and I may have a full time salary job but I don't make enough money... boo). So then Teresa and I went to lunch where some crazy guy was slamming his plate in the table behind me, answering his phone when it didn't ring.... etc. He was nuts. So... freaked out and having an all around monetarily stressful day I went to the gym for my personal training session.

I was supposed to have this super buff and slightly scary guy but he was apparently... out. So I got to train with a different guy, Jose. Yadda yadda yadda, did the training, had fun, etc. Next day... I was unable to touch my head with my hands.... needless to say Jose made me feel the burn. Or something.

Then I became addicted to the gym, and coincidentally to Jose, who I fell head over heals for during our training session. <3 He's very funny and likes much of the same music I do, which is a plus. Plus he's super cute.

Anywho, I now go to the gym EVERYDAY because 1. I have no life and it gives me something to do daily that doesn't involve sitting around watching tv and playing on facebook and 2. cause I have a huge crush on Jose.

All updates on my progress with Jose are in my head. I don't want to jinx things right now by typing them out. :)