I need direction!

So, don't get me wrong.

I have life pretty great right now.

I have a wonderful husband and cuddly dog

and a best friend that lives across the street.

A pretty great apartment with a pool,

Money in the bank (and savings account),

A bachelors degree.

BUT,

What did this bachelors degree get me?

Abso-LUT-ly nothing.

I still have no direction.

(and currently no job)

If I want to use my psychology degree,

I have a get a masters.

I don't know what to do with my life!!!

It is stressful and strongly un-happy-fying.

I know that I am only 25 in a week and a half

but whatever course of action I take,

it will take me a while to get established.

AND,

I want to settle down,

Buy a house, go to Europe,

and have 2-3 kids!

SO,

We need prayers,

lots of prayers,

so if you think about it, will you pray for us?

ALSO,

I need your input,

Should I go to get my teaching license? 

Pros, I would have a calling, I think I could like it, I would only have to take 9 credit hours, and the other coursework would be on the job training. 

Cons, Could I get a job? Would the 9 credit hours be enough training to make me a successful teacher? Would I like being a teacher?

Or, should I go to our community college here and get an associate degree to be a radiology tech or sleep tech?

Pros, Quick, cheaper and I could get an okay paying job.

Cons, Wouldn't be as fulfilling as being a teacher, very little creativity.

This is where I am at right now.

And I need help!

On a side note to this very long post, here is a picture of our craft room/spare room! (I always feel a good post ends with pictures...)

And here is my wonderful sewing corner!

I figure this is pretty safe to post on here, for a combination present to my dad and his wife, I made them a family tree. It took a whole lot longer than I thought it would and I still have to write "Our Family Tree" at the bottom. I think it turned out alright considering I just made it up as I went. Here it is:

Here is a close up of the leaves (It took forever to cut up the leaves b/c there are two per person, so I had to trace and cut up 52 leaves). I also painted the tree on the back with acrylics and attached the laves using small brads.

Yay! It is the weekend! And on that note here is a poem I wrote:

An Ode to a Gas Station:

Your name is QT 

(and I call you cutie)

You are wonderful.

You are clean.

You are nice to look at.

You have 49 cent 32 oz pops!

(52 cents with tax)

You have taquitos for $1.19 or 2 for $2

And they are wonderous.

And gooey, cheesy and spicy.

And huge.

Plus, you have cheap gas.

Upon entering

I am always greeted

by friendly faces.

Plus, your sandwiches

(which I haven't tried yet)

look delicious.

If you were a human,

I would call you my BFF.

Since you're a gas station,

I call you my cutie.

The End.

Hello!

I know, it has been too long. Well, there has a lot that has been happening. I will make a list:

1. I started my job. Found out it was a contract, temp job with very little hope of becoming permanent. Also, it turned out to be almost a telemarketing job. Everyday that I was there, I made over 150 phone calls and left messages and got hung up on. I hated it, not at all what I thought it would be. So I quit and am back to square one applying for jobs. Arg!

2. We have two exciting weekends in a row coming up! Next weekend my mom is coming (Hurray! We were supposed to go to Coldwater with some friends but it got cancelled) and then my birthday weekend (and Sue's birthday weekend) Brian's family is coming to visit. We are more than excited. I just realized I had better get our spare room in tip top shape in preparation.

3. Brian and I have been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and it is hilarious and we love it.  It is super cheesy and has great lines like, "There are two things I don't believe in:  leprechauns and coincidences."

4. Brian and I still need to find careers we like. Right now I am considering getting certified to teach elementary school. I am just nervous to do so and actually get a job. I needs some helpful prayers and input.

5. We went to see Harry Potter at midnight on Tuesday night. And the nerds of all nerds, we decided to dress up. I went at Prof Trelawny and Brian went as Harry Potter. We went with our friends Erin, who was Bellatrix Lestrange,  Timmy, who dressed like Sirius Black, Arika, who was Luna Lovegood, and Tim, who was a little bit like He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. It was an excellent movie even though we had to sit in the second row. I am forgetful and I didn't take pictures of all of us. Here is a picture of me and Brian.

6. I have been in the cookie/looking up new recipe phase. Last night I made awesome sandwiches for Brian and I. I totally recommend it but only if you like olives. When I cook, I like to make it up as I go. Here is my version of the recipe, I mixed 3 recipes together to come up with this one:

Amy's Extradelicious Ultimate Olive-y Sandwiches

Ingredients for Olive Spread:

1/2 c. olive oil

1 T lemon juice

3 T red wine vinegar

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 T fresh parsley (I used dried)

2 t dried oregano

1/2 t black pepper

1/3 red onion

1 c black olives, chopped (you can substitute one of the olives for mushrooms, if you so desire)

1 c green olives, chopped

Sandwich Ingredients:

Awesome french bread or rolls

salami

ham

provolone

mozzarella (I didn't have any, so I used pepper jack)

lettuce

tomato

I then put all the olive spread ingredients in my blender, EXCEPT for the olives. Blended it up really well and then dumped the ingredients from the blender in a tupperware with the olives. Mix it up and it is done. I recommend making the mixture the day before so the ingredients meld together b/c it was even better the next day.

I put it on a sandwich the the other ingredients and it was super tasty. 

Whoa, long post. Time to go switch the laundry.

Cannot sleep...

Well, tomorrow our apartment is being sprayed for pests.

What kind of pests? I am not sure.

I can't sleep.

Have headache.

Have been watching Buffy.

(I know, I know, what? It is hilarious, so '90's)

While doing lots of laundry.

Things that are good right now:

I finally got a job.

We got our security deposit back today (from the house we rented)

Brian got a mysterious last paycheck from his last job

I have a super craft idea for tomorrow 

Having a craft/good movie date with Erin tomorrow (so excited for it!)

I am tan (that is relative, tan for me may not be tan for others)

The weather in KC is better than in MI

Have been reading a book a day (just finished Fahrenheit 451 and Lullaby)

I made amazing focaccia bread

Love, love, love being BFFs with Erin and Timmy!

Things that are not so great:

I have to start my new job on Monday (it was delayed b/c my background check took a while)

I can't sleep and seem to have developed the "blahs"

Was lonely today (miss family)

Have tons for creative ideas but very little motivation to do them

Worried I will not like my job

Worried in general (could have something to do with the not being able to sleep)

Overall, the good things outweigh the not so good. Must keep head up.

Off to watch more mindless "slaying".

Oops...

I think I may have forgot to mention on here.... THAT I GOT A JOB!!!

(it is a good thing b/c now we will have a lot more money, it is a bad things b/c I won't be able to sit at the pool and read books)

I had a phone interview on Monday, 

an in-person interview on Tuesday,

and I got a call Tues. afternoon that I was hired.

Unfortunately, it is a temp to hire job,

but I am hoping i will be hired shortly.

The nice thing is that it is an 8-5 job

and it pays pretty well.

It is with a mortgage company.

I will be working with mortgage holders,

who are 3-5 months behind on their mortgage 

and helping them work out a loan modification.

I hope I like it.

I start on Monday, so today was my last work-less weekday.

And I "pooled" it up.

Enjoy this beautiful, hot weather!

Food and whatnot...

Well, I just thought I should tell you that I made absolutely awesome pizza last night. The proof of which, I just had a piece of cold pizza and it was breathtaking.

I followed this recipe for the pizza crust. And mixed up my own sauce from tomato sauce, garlic, italian seasoning, parmesan, etc. We topped it with pepperoni, green olives, onion and red pepper. It was the best pizza I have made yet. (Not to brag or anything)

Also, a couple of weeks ago I made bruschetta from this recipe. It was very, very good. Brian and I both composed our "last meals" and both traded our the red pepper goat cheese cups for these. (I know, I know, crazy...)  Here is a somewhat bad photo I took with my phone of them:

And now I am off to our pool, which looks like this:
But first, here is a picture of how Potter likes to stand in the car. Isn't she a weirdo. Also, one of my favorite things is how she wags her tail when I laugh. Brian and I will be talking and I will laugh and I will hear her tail wag, well actually her tail hitting something because it is wagging. Isn't that adorable?

Have a good weekend!

Nothing much new...

I thought I would take a minute to update the blog.

Not too much is new.

I am still looking for a job.

I am supposed to have a phone interview today

and I keep waiting for the phone call.

Brian went to a conference last week for work

and i decided to take a spur of the moment trip to IL.

It was nice and relaxing.

Potter got sick last saturday.

She was throwing up and pooping all over

so we took her to the emergency vet.

It was expensive and scary but she is feeling fine now.

We have been LOVING Kansas City.

With our friends Erin and Timmy we have been exploring the city.

It is nice because we are finding as many free things as possible to do.

I will say this, it is hotter than michigan.

We actually have a heat index warning for today.

I am considering going out to sit by our pool

but I feel like I should be applying to jobs and cleaning our apt.

We will see which wins out.

I will end this post with a food update:

We went to a super fun restaurant, it is called Fritz's Railroad restaurant. It was fun because the food is brought to you by a train and then lowered to the table. It was awesome.

I am in LOVE with Sonic's Cherry Limeades. They are delicious and refreshing.