A lot has happened...

A lot has happened since I last blogged in April....I made it through the school year (barely) with my sanity intact. There were a few close calls. The students were very difficult this year. It all comes down to laziness and a failure to plan and use time wisely. Of course they blamed the faculty and staff, but we are used to that.

I kept a journal of "What I did on my summer vacation"...and it is boring. I spent time with my friends, went shopping, attended our church convocation, helped plan and execute the Kersey family reunion..(it was nice);celebrated Justin's 21st birthday, booked our plane tickets for our cruise and shopped some more; attended my family reunion, which was just fantastic...I had such a great time being with my family. I do not visit enough, but working at a college does not leave a lot of time for me to get away. Plus church activities take up the remainder of my time. I feel sad that I cannot attend various family functions and it pains me when I see the pictures on Facebook and know that I was not a part of the fun.

I put on quite a few pounds this summer and I am not too thrilled about that. My weight has been an ongoing war for almost all my teen and adult life. Many many times I am tired of the struggle, but I know if I expect to have a long, healthy life, I cannot ignore my weight. I had planned to exercise by taking long walks along the river, but the weather was so, so hot, that I just stayed in the house, eating and watching movies. I did accomplish a few jobs I had set out to do, so all was not lost, but I do wish I had gotten more done...I feel so old when I don't have the energy to do everything I set out to do. I admit, we have too much stuff, but I have a hard time throwing things out. I have been taking baby steps in that area and I have a nice bundle ready for pick up, but there is much more to do. If Justin had his way, all of it would be gone TODAY, but some things have sentimental value to me - my mom's suit, letters she wrote, a pair of shoes I got on a certain vacation, a special t-shirt, so therefore I hold on to too much junk. I am working on that, so there is still hope for me.

Our new building at work is coming along nicely and I am excited about the move we will make next year. I am not thrilled about the space I have and the way my work area is set up. You think they would have consulted me about that, but no one bothered to talk to me until it was too late to change the plan. I will still have a lot of foot traffic traipsing through my office, particularly behind my desk...but I only have 7 1/2 years more then I don't have to worry about it.

I am really looking forward to our cruise in June....Lord please bless and spare our lives. It is my first cruise and it is going to be a blast. We are going to Florida a day earlier so that we don't have to stress about last minute problems. Our hotel is one block from an outdoor mall....I will be shopping. When we return from the cruise, I will attend my 40th class reunion...I am excited about that because the last reunion I attended was my 5th. I am also planning to go to Nova Scotia with our church choir in August. The only province I have been in is Ontario, so it will be exciting to see another part of Canada....seafood galore, nice weather - not too hot, and did I mention seafood? What is so nice is that we are flying - no bus!!!!!! I have to save my money so that I can afford this trip.

Justin will be graduating from college and I will be happy about that. I pray he will find a job quickly so that he can start paying me back my money, and that he can finally afford a car. I AM TIRED OF SHARING. It has not been too bad because we have worked it out well and he does put gas in the car and pay his own insurance. Also he needs a good job because he will not be on my health insurance. Thank God he is healthy, but he will not have dental coverage under me anymore.

When I return from Nova Scotia, I will probably not take my layoff in August and just go ahead and work...I will be responsible for organizing my work area in the new building. This way I can take my time and decide where I want things without the stress of having people around or being on a short schedule.

I am sad that my husband does not want to go away for Christmas this year. For the past 2 years we have gone to Pennsylvania to spend the holiday with family. He wants to stay in Windsor - I don't know why. No one invites us anywhere and it is SO, SO , SO BORING here. He does not like to visit anyone and his family is busy with their own families, so it is just the 3 of us. I guess I will just sleep and watch movies. No fun!!!!!

That is all for now...I should be doing some work, but it is almost time for lunch. It is orientation week here and students and their parents have filled the hallways finding their way around. The school throws a barbecue each day and give away gift bags, but with my weight gain, I cannot eat hot dogs and chips everyday for a week. I brought my own lunch and I will enjoy that.