Memorial Day weekend:
I had a WONDERFUL weekend in McAlester, OK at Jason's parents and Jason, of course! It was very relaxing and I DID NOT want to leave. It's nice to have someone take care of you and grill for you everyday! I TRIED to help, but they are the kind of people that won't let you do that.
Then, honestly I don't remember even when I got the call but, Thackerville School District called me in for an interview for their social studies position at the High School. Awesome! I was very nervous but, once again Jason's family did an awesome thing for me. Ruth, Jason's sister, spent the night with me in Gainesville the day before the interview and just gave me some moral support while I was at the interview. It was very much needed AND I got to see TC for the first time (Jason's nephew)!
After feeling like I was going to throw up at the interview, I settled down and actually had a good time, especially after I saw the superintendent and principal in shorts and Hawaiian shirts!!! LOL! The interview lasted about two hours and I got a tour of the school and "my room." I also helped a couple of people with computer problems. Kudos to me.
The principal said I would hear from them at the beginning of the next week. Well I hadn't heard from him and hadn't heard from him until that Friday I believe. The superintendent called and asked me to interview with the school board. I said of course.
The second interview was not as scary as the first and we had homemade butter pecan ice cream. Not bad!
SO I have a job in OKLAHOMA!!! WHERE MY BOYFRIEND LIVES!!!! But it gets better. While my stomach was churning over and over about taking the Thackerville job, Jason and I were trying to get jobs in the same area. Jason interviewed at Sulphur, OK about 30 miles of Ardmore which is 30 miles north of Thackerville. Well, Jason got the job in Sulphur and I got the job in Thackerville and now we can live in the SAME city. Yippeee!!! Ardmore will be the location and we have found a very very nice apartment complex. Really nice. I'm looking forward to living there.
SO that means I will be leaving for OK on the 28th of July.
Then I freaked out a little when I found out that school starts on August 9th. AUGUST 9th PEOPLE!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! So I immediately went to to the education supply store and refrained from buying anything but looked intently at it all. I love supplies.
This past weekend:
Friday I went to Thackerville to pick up some paperwork, insurance, school calendar, employee handbook, and old school books, just to get an idea of what I would work with. Cool. Then I met Jason in Ardmore and looked at the apartments. Nice. Then went up to OKC to take my last OSAT test for certification (cross your fingers). Overall the test went well. I was relaxed and rested. As always, though, the essay sucked. I hate essays.
Well now that changes are coming my way, I will point out that they are exciting and scary at the same time. Exciting because it will be different and I will get to see my sweetie everyday, but scary because it will be different and something I've never done before. I've never been in such a serious relationship before. I have learned a lot about myself. Some good and some bad. But I have learned that having someone you can talk about anything to without the fear of rejection and feel safe doing it is a wonderful feeling. Dealing with conflict is very hard for me. I let it build up and when I release it, it can hurt people. I do not like to hurt people. I want everyone to be happy. In no way am I an expert in managing conflict, as some of you may know, but I'm trying and like I've said before, it's a life long process.
Some people forget that and want life to be easy. We all do, but we forget that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness takes work.
Happiness
PS: Mary Beth and I got tickets to the VansWarped tour in Dallas! Coheed & Cambria will be there!!! AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
The Keywork by Coheed & Cambria
PPS: I HAVE TO START PACKING!!!!!!
