The beginning of the rest of my life...

So I haven't updated my handydandy blog in some time. I thought I would update since this year is the BIGGEST year of my life. This year I have already graduated Magna Cum Laude with degrees in Biology & Biology Education AND have secured a job teaching 6th grade through 8th grade science at Van Jr./Sr. High School. I am currently in the process of getting my actual teacher certification because I hit a small snag--UC said I was exempt from the PPSTs (the entrance level teaching exams), but the State Board had to go all Amy Winehouse and say "No, No, No." Therefore, I forked over $130.00 and I am taking the tests this Thursday. Since I have already passed both my PLT and the biology praxis (the exit level teaching exams) I am really not too afraid of small reading, writing, and math tests. Ok, maybe a little over writing because it isn't actually writing. Instead, I have to tell them which part of the sentence has errors and let's face it...I am TERRIBLE with punctuation. So prayers ARE mandatory. I think this is the FINAL obstacle and then I shall finally be on the road to 'BIG GIRL CAREER!' I really think I am going to love teaching. I really enjoyed student teaching except for my lack of discipline skills, but I think I have my strategy down now so everything should go semi-smoothly.
Also, happening this year is the thing that I have been dreaming about for 5 years and actually anticipating for 3--MY WEDDING TO BRENT ERIC VANCE. I have the dress, the church, the rings, the invitations, most of the centerpieces, the toasting glasses, the unity sand kit, the sand, the bridesmaid dresses, the flowergirl dress, most of the guys fitted for their already picked out tuxes, and so on and so on. I am really excited to be Mrs. Vance, but I really honestly find this whole wedding stuff silly...just last week everyone was worried about what color ribbon and napkins AND we spent $123.85 just on napkins and bubbles??? I am not sure how this all represents love, but everyone is really excited for this considering I am one of the FEW girls in my family and let's face it--it is more for them that it is me. I am just letting them have fun with it. I already have everything I want from the wedding. My perfect dress, my perfect ring, and my perfect man. I don't really are about anything else.
We are currently fixing up the house as well. There is so much gone from the house now, but we still have quite a bit to go. I just feel like it really isn't my house nor will it ever be because we aren't the owners and we didn't fork out the money for it and it was his great-aunt's house...not mine or ours. This is only a temporary home, but we will still be here awhile so I really hope it begins to feel more like ours. Maybe once everybody else's stuff is out and I put wallpaper up? Even maybe after the shower which is 13 days from now--OMGOSH! I am so excited! We STILL haven't sent out invitations yet so it will probably be just giftcards and money since nobody even knows to go shopping for it yet...or even where to go...but whatevs...it should still be fun. AS LONG AS PEOPLE DO NOT GO OVERBOARD. I would much rather have a Kitchen Aide mixer as opposed to an overly done wedding shower...but again, this is more for everyone else--the decoration/food/games part...the present part is for me and the many burglars in the neighborhood I guess. J/K--we will have tightly locked doors.
The day after the shower we are leaving to go to Tennessee. I argued against the trip so much for monetary purposes, but when it came down to it- I needed out of West Virginia as bad as anyone else. It should be an extremely fun trip. Brent, his brother Jordan, and his 2 best-friends Vic & Harper. It should be entertaining and I am really looking forward to it! =] Then we also get out to go to Clearwater, Florida for our honeymoon! AH, YES! I am really looking forward to that part of getting married. ;)
There ya have it folks--my hectic life at the moment...the good kind of hectic all happening at once. Graduating, getting married, moving, and starting my first real job all in the same year (or 4 month period to be exact) all the while have great friends around me and still enjoying the perks of being 22 years old! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! It used to be rare to find a happy day, but now it is rare to find a sad one. My future husband is totally to blame for that! [=
I am going to say farewell for now though. I have to shower, eat some breakfast, and clean a little THEN my best friend (my MoH) is coming up and we are attempting to make cake pops! [=
LOVE ALWAYS, JACLYN SUZANNE

:)

I love Brent. (:

Fall Semester 2010: The Last Normal Semester

Well, this is a semi-new blog and I am already slacking. Go figure. To be honest, I sort of forgot I had it until thoughts were bubbling inside of my head ready to explode and I realized I needed an outlet fast when suddenly I remembered my good ole blog. Fall semester has started and I am only taking 13 UC credit hours as well as my 4 independent study hours from MSU. The semester really isn't bad at all. It is probably one of the far better ones and would be nearly effortless for me if I didn't have an independent study organic chemistry class. I am also stressed to the max. because The University of Charleston has YET to give me my refund check. I am far from the greedy "kid" they think I am and really use that money for gas. They don't even have to give me all of it yet...just a little to put gas in my tank--that is all I ask. It isn't even like it is there money to 'not yet process.' It isn't coming out of their pockets at all. I worked and still work hard for what I get. I am in no way shape or form saying that I am entitled to money back, but I have it and because of that fact think that I deserve the refund check. So basically that is school and school stress. Brent (my fiance) started teaching and I am so proud of him for starting a 'big boy' job so soon after graduation! (: I don't think it is his top choice for a job, but we will see how it all goes later down the road. I also really wish my friends weren't so far away. I really don't have anybody when I am home and my mom is so obsessed with my brother and band that it is hard, and quite annoying, to talk to her. It just frustrates me that aside from my fiance, I am alone in the world. This makes me even more thankful of him and everything that he does for me.
OK, not sure what order that should have went in and I know it is the worst written passage I have ever written. I, however, do not feel like organizing things that aren't related to school. So there ya have it folks. My life. My mind--or at least what I am willing to share. There is a lot more that is on my mind, but there is no way I am going to write it down and no way that I am about to type things that would make people sympathetic or empathetic of me because then I would just feel pathetic. I got the randomness offa my brain so now I can go and focus on the hard stuff. A better post next time I promise, and hopefully in a timely fashion!

Happy!

So that dreaded PLT score--193/200...so like always, all that worry over nothing! :)
I am going to post a few goals of mine though:
-eat less sodium
-eat more organic
-eat less processed foods
-drink only one pop or cup of coffee a day.
-drink more water.
-bring my own bags when I go to the grocery store.
-use a water bottle and stop drinking out of water bottles that add to environmental waste.
-take shorter showers.
-find the perfect wedding dress.
-stop spending money on frivolous things.
-give back to those that truly need it.
-forgive my enemies and diminish the feeling of hatred.
-read the Bible.
-exercise daily.
-write a song.
-get my house cleaned out and fix the walls and floor.
BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE!!!

Officially SUMMER!!!

Soooo-summer is officially here! Out of pure excitement for the beach I packed last night even though it was a week away. So that is done...but I still need to clean my room. Work at the Boone County Health Department begins tomorrow. Dentist appointment is Thursday. Visiting dad tomorrow. Hanging with my best friend Valerie Wednesday && Thursday. Also, my front and back right signal is not working...hopefully the bulbs just need replaced. I am trying to register for my summer class but that is turning into a complicated mess. Well, that is my life at the moment. More interesting blog next time--- PROMISE! :) <3 always, Jaclyn Suzanne

My life continued...

I am currently just laying in bed watching Degrassi and loving life. (: I am still annoyingly cheery which is not only rare, but also probably a record for the longest time happy. I spent some really good quality time with my two best friends both Sunday && Monday. Disney trivia and 'Margarita Monday' at Texas Steakhouse. yum, yum! Trish and Matt also joined us on Monday. Brent && I have been together every day since. We went to the Coal Festival Tuesday, but that really was't all that much fun because there aren't that many people that I know there now and Brent's students from student teaching bombarded us with "Hey, Mr.Vance's" && pointless conversation. Teachers are just underpaid celebrities. lol, j/k. We vowed to stay in the next day so really all we did was sleep. Today we spent a good five minutes at the festival and really just slept other than that. I have cooked for Brent the past couple of day and loved that...it makes me feel all domestic and gives me a slight taste of married life. :) Tomorrow I am going to his house and we are going to listen to the Braves game on the radio. Going old school! :p Saturday my best Valerie and I are going to watch Toy Story 3!!! I have been waking sooo long to see it, yaaay! The first two served as moments of rare peace when I stayed with my dad on weekends...so the movies really have a special kind of meaning to me. After the movie I am meeting Brent and we are going to watt h the fireworks together and then go housesit for his aunt. Sunday I guess I am going to go visit my dad since it is fathers day and such. Monday is Mountain State for registration for my summer organic chem class then Tuesday is my first day of work. Sheeeew. Busy, but the good kind! I am also in the process of removing everything from my computer so I can clear the system and try to fix the thing so I can at least play my flash games and watch my ABC family shows when I miss them and a coup,e of other simile things that my iPad is incapable of helping me with. Well bed tie. For me I suppose...neeeeeed my beauty sleep! <3 always, Jaclyn Suzanne