musicalgator

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Playful Puppy!








I hope the kitties forgive us!

Bella came to our house to visit with her foster family from the Great Dane rescue! She is 11 months old! What a pretty puppy! We are going to see 2 other danes tom. in OKC!

Here is a picture!

We just got the call that we are approved to adopt a great dane! We will get to go visit them starting next week after Joe gets back from Albany. :)

Front of House



Kitchen


Back


These were taken right after the ice storm melted in Jan. and before we painted the inside.

* I will be teaching 1st grade again! YAY! I am thankful that I will have at least 1 year on consistency.

* Joe and I decided to re-paint the kitchen. Orginally when we moved in we painted it a light green. I was constantly reminded of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice cream and a morgue. YUCK! So we decided we need a change and painted it this lovely dark brown. LOVE IT. We have 5 windows and 1 glass paned door so it did not darken it up! We keep commenting to each other how much we love the new color.

* For the past 2 months we've been working with a Great Dane Rescue going through the application process of adopting a dog. We finally completed the last step which was a home visit. We are thankful that they are taking their time to make sure it is a right decision for both parties. I am very surprised OK even had a rescue for GDs. We should find out this week if we are approved. If yes, we get to contact foster families about going out to see their foster dog and decide if it is the right choice. There is 2 on the website that I'm in love with. The home visit people are fostering a beautiful black dane puppy (11 months) she is gorgeous! And then there is a unique 2 year old that we are interested in too.

* Joe is going to Albany this week to help design a curriculum for their classes. I hate being alone in this house w/o him :(

* We've had so much rain that areas around us are flooding. I like a storm every now and then but jeez.

* Joe has applied to the OU Ph.d program for music. He will start in the Spring! Very excited for him!

* My sister leaves for college in August. It is 3.5 hours away. I'll miss her but she'll be home for holidays. :(

That's it. My wonderful quick update!

I love my kitties!

Schubert (white) and Bailey (mixed)

We have a ton of sleet and snow (notice background of picture). MLK day was supposed to be a make-up for our last snow day. Oh well. It looks like we will be adding on more days to the end of the year . It is like one thick sheet of ice out there. Joe slid down on his bottom to get the mail.

We aren't in our house yet. We close on Thursday. YIPPEE! Although with this weather it might be kinda sucky. I'll post pics of the house soon. We are picking out paint colors. We have a bunch of paint samples and we have taped them to the wall in our apartment so we can see them in both natural and artificial lights. We already have a favorite for the kitchen, our bedroom, and bathroom. We haven't decided on the study, gameroom, or guest baths. I don't think we will paint the guest bedroom now. Our whole house is already painted a pretty off-white and we can live with that for a couple of years before we have babies.

Our house is 3 br/2.5 bath with a game-room upstairs that can be made into another bedroom if we want. Joe wants to make it the "Gator Room". I LOVE my new kitchen. We had to buy a fridge for it. All the other appliances are white but we will slowly change them out. We decided to go with a black fridge for now. It is a bottom freezer. We shopped around for weeks trying to find the best deal. I'll let you know how it goes.

I can now walk to school b/c our house is in the same neighborhood. It is a lovely neighborhood and I can see taking nightly walks around.

I know I haven't posted in FOREVER. Maybe I'll get better, maybe not. I don't know if anybody even still has me listed as a friend.

For those of us who are very stressed out and going crazy preparing lesson plans and doing school work, I thought I would post this to make you smile.


20 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY

Body: 1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.

3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.

4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN".

5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.

6. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for smuggling
diamonds".

7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy".

8. Don't use any punctuation.

9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.

10 Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat - with a serious face.

11.Specify that your drive-through order is "to go".

12. Sing along at the opera.

13. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical
sounds all day at work.

14. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.

15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their
party because you're not in the mood.

16. Have your coworkers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom.

17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream "I won! I won!"

18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot
yelling,"run for your lives, they're loose!!"

19. Tell your children over dinner "due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

20. And the final way to keep a healthy level of insanity . . . repost this to make someone smile and laugh. Its called release therapy.


I can see me doing the skipping and the calling my own name on the intercom at school.

I'm back from a 3 day, 2 night stay at the hospital. Will update later when not on narcotics.

I chopped my hair off today. It's a lot shorter but I like it. I was supposed to wait until Sunday but the person called b/c she decided to go out of town and wanted to reschedule.

I still feel really sick. I have barely eaten in 3 days. I feel completely full and nauseous at the same time. My ultra-sound is set for Monday. So I will have to call in sick or take a half-day. It's a work day but still I wish I didn't have to miss. But at this point I really want to get better.

I'll try to post a pic. of the new hair at facebook.com

Yeah so my life the past 2.5 days have SUCKED. It started off with getting a stomach virus that found me vomiting or nauseated the entire 2.5 days and eating nothing and drinking little. Finally today, although still dehydrated finally felt able to leave the house. Fine and Dandy. Well, this afternoon I started to get pains on the right side of my upper abdomen and upper back. I guess my pain tolerance or willingness to work through the pain ended b/c I finally told Joe I'm ready to see a doctor. So we went to the Urgent Care Center. Doctor walks in and says we think it's your appendix. No DICE. After talking with me and forcefully pushing at my organs and body he says we think it's your gall-bladder but we need to draw blood and do a urine test (a front for a pregnancy test of course). Let me just say a urine sample is hard to supply when you've been dehydrated for 2 days! Well, finally I do my business. We have to schedule an ultra-sound. We'll find out within the next week. He told me to avoid fried food (believe me I haven't had fried food in at least 6 months). He offered me a shot for the pain (neglecting to tell me the regions that it would be put into my body). Joe lovingly told me he would laugh if they did it in my butt. In walks the nurse and she says lie on your side please! UGH, and laugh Joe did. It didn't hurt but still, my dignity is missing! I'm just kidding it just stinks that Joe was right. So I have a prescription for pain pills and will find out early next week if I need to partake in the surgery route. I'm ready for the pain to stop it's very uncomfortable! That's all for my long, one paragraph update.

I'm thoroughly enjoying my break from school. I love my kids but man I can't say I don't enjoy the break. School is going ok. I really love the K team. I'm pretty close with the other new K teacher. One reason I chose this school is because not every teacher is white middle-class, middle-aged woman. I went to Applebees the other day after school with some of them and I was representing (as in the only white one). I have a lot of decisions to make about whether I'm staying or not. A lot will depend on Joe (who is now actively job searching). So I might stay or we might move. But, if he comes into the county I'm definitely staying.

I'm having the hardest time trying to buy Joe's gift. I have no clue what to get him and we set up a $25 budget b/c we are saving up to buy a house.

My mom is now married! The wedding was nice and small. After the lunch reception Joe, me, mom, and Joe (her husband) all went to see Chronicles of Narnia.

Not much else is going on. I go to school, come home, and go to bed in the early evening. We aren't doing much for Christmas except church on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I do have to say the one thing I do miss about the Catholic church is Midnight Mass. It's beautiful and the one time I don't mind all the ritual nuances of the church. Maybe I can convince Joe to go to one after the service at our church that we're singing in.

We don't get to have a white christmas... makes me sad. Oh well maybe soon or when Joe goes back to get his doctorate maybe he'll choose some very northern place where it will practically be an absolute sure white Christmas.

We just sent out Christmas cards today. How sad...We've just been so busy that we haven't had time to sit down and write a simple message and address the envelopes. Poor Joe is still working...stupid school.

No real plans for me today. I might clean up a little and set up our little 1 foot tree. Right now you can't really tell it's Christmas. Ok well that's my update that purely amounts to nothing. But I have a feeling Chrystal might be the only one that reads these, oh well then I write to her! Toodles EVERYONE and Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Happy Kwanzaa!

Just quick b/c I don't feel like typing...

1. I really like kindergarten. I didn't think I would at all. I went into this year scared that I would hate it. But it's been pretty good. They suprise me everyday of what they can do (and can't do).

2. My mom is getting married. I'm excited b/c she has wanted this for sooo long. I just want her to be happy. I'm the matron of honor (not that it's going to be a huge thing) Just a quick ceremony and out to eat.

3. Joe's job kind of sucks. He has a lot of decisions to make in the next few months.

4. I love being married to Joe! As much stress as both of our jobs are it's still great to share with each other.

5. I fill very fulfilled going to church. We both joined the church choir and I really love singing. I'm actually singing the tenor part. It's been a lot of fun.

6. I miss going to football games and seeing people (we have no social life) We are going to try and go the SC. game but we'll see.


That's it for now! I'm being lazy. I get observed on Wednesday and I do my pre-conference tom. Ugh administration at my school sucks. I most likely won't be staying at the school. But it really depends on what happens with Joe!

Long Survey About Yourself
Created by bleedwithoutreason and taken 48779 times on bzoink!
What time are you starting this?	6:54
Name?	Megan
Nicknames?	No one ever gives me nicknames :(
Date of birth?	3/26/82
Sex?	Female
Height?	5'7"
Eye color?	Green
Where were you born?	Murray, KY
Number of candles on your last birthday cake?	23
Pets?	1 Hedgehog
Hair color?	Medium Brown
Piercings?	1 in each ear but they keep closing :(
Town you live in?	Concord, NC (Think NASCAR)
Favorite foods?	Chicken, Seafood
Ever been to Africa?	No, but if you pay I'll go
Been toilet papering?	Nope
Love someone so much it made you cry?	Yup
Been in a car accident?	Yes
Croutons or bacon bits?	Bacon Bits
Favorite day of the week?	Saturday (College Football)
Favorite resturant?	I don't know...
Favorite flower?	Tulips (but I don't really like flowers that much)
Favorite sport to watch?	COLLEGE FOOTBALL followed by NFL
Favorite drink?	Water, Diet soda
Favorite ice cream flavor?	something with brownies or cookie dough
Warner Bros. or Disney?	Disney
Favorite fast food restuarant?	Burger King
Carpet color in your bedroom?	beige
How many times did you fail your driver's test?	None! And I just took one yesterday and I forgot that a yellow triangle was No Passing Zone
Whom did you get your last email from?	my mom
Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?	I don't know probably right now a teacher supply store
What do you do most often when you are bored?	Sit at the computer
Most annoying thing to say to me?	Raicist stuff bothers me
Bedtime?	10:30-11:30 (we'll see how long that lasts)
Favorite TV show?	Simpsons
Last person you went out to dinner with?:	Joe
Been out of country?	Yup (Mexico and Australia)
Believe in magick?	No and why can't you spell?
Ford or Chevy?	Niether but I'd take 'em if I could get rid of my egg car
What are you listening to right now?	Joe making stir-fry
Have you ever failed a grade?	nope
If you have, what grade did you fail?
Do you have a crush on someone?	yes
Do you have a bf/gf?	no, I have a HUSBAND :)
If so, what is their name?	Joe
How long have you been together?	4.5 years
What are you wearing right now?	pajama pants and t-shirt
Would you have sex before marriage?	not telling
Have you ever had a crush on any of your teachers?	ugh with real "winners" like Piper who could?
Are you a virgin?	shhhh
Do you smoke?	Never Ever Ever
Do you drink?	Yup, but not very often
Are you ghetto?	I'm almost as un-ghetto as you can get
Are you a player?	I don't know...
What are your favorite colors?	BLUE(and I always can go with a little ORANGE)
What is your favorite animal?	Frogs, Hedgehogs, GATORS
Do you have any birthmarks?	yup
Have you ever gotten your ass kicked?	yup, I was a rough and tumble kind of girl in elementary school
Who do you talk to most on the phone?	Joe or my Mom
Have you ever been slapped?	probably
Do you get online a lot?	all the time
Are you shy or outgoing?	outgoing around people I know really well....shy all the rest of the time
Do you shower?	everyday
Do you hate school?	nope, love it! I'm going back in the next few years plus I teach it
Do you have a social life?	Heck No
How easily do you trust people?	not very
Do you have a secret people would be surprised knowing?	nope
Would you ever sky dive?	I say I would but you'd probably have to pry my hands from the door and push me out
Do you like to dance?	eh, I certainly don't got the beat
Have you ever been out of state?	yeah....
Do you like to travel?	yes, but I also like the feeling of coming home
Have you ever been expelled from school?	no
Have you ever been suspended from school?	no, but I'm lucky
Do you want to get out of your hometown?	hell yeah, when you grew up in a place like Murray how could you not want to get out? I will probably move around a lot in my life
Are you spoiled?	no
Are you a brat?	sometimes
Have you ever been dumped?	No
Have you ever gotten high?	No
Do you like snapple?	No
Do you drink a lot of water?	Yup
What toothpaste do you use?	Colgate
Do you have a cell phone?	Yes and no other phones
Do you have a curfew?	No, but I'm sure if I went to Orlando my mom would give me one
Who do you look up to?	My dad
Are you a role model?	Try to be
Have you ever been to Six Flags or Cedar Point?	YES! Both!
What name brand do you wear the most?	Old Navy
What kind of jewelry do you wear?	my wedding and engagement ring and sometimes a necklace
What do you want pierced?	Nothing
Do you like takin pictures?	Not a lot
Do you like gettin your picture taken?	nope
Do you have a tan?	nope
Do you get annoyed easily?	yes, sometimes
Have you ever started a rumor?	probably
Do you have your own phone or phone line?	yup
Do you have your own pool?	nope
Do you prefer boxers or briefs?	boxers
Do you have any siblings?	yup 3 sisters
Have you ever been played?	nope
Have you ever played anyone?	Yup
Do you get along with your parents?	Most times
How do you vent your anger?	yell and cry
Have you ever ran away?	yes, I think I made it to the end of the block and said ok, I'm bored
Have you ever been fired from a job?	nope
Do you even have a job?	YES! Kindergarten here I come!
Do you daydream a lot?	Yup
Do you have a lot of ex's?	No, 1.5
Do you run your mouth?	eh
What do you want a tattoo of?	Nothing anymore
What do you have a tattoo of?	Nothing
What does your ex bf/gf look like?	FUGLY
What does your most recent crush look like?	Like Joe!
Whats her/his name?	Joe!
Have you ever been bitched out?	Of course
Are you rude?	Probably but I don't generally mean to be, sometimes people take me being shy as being bitchy
What was the last compliment you recieved?	Joe said I was pretty
Do you like getting dirty?	eh, I feel great after a good workout
Are you flexiable?	I like to think I am
What is your heritage?	Irish and a bunch of other stuff
What is your lucky number?	44 (I don't know)
What does your hair look like right now?	Brown but has some crappy coppery highlights at the end that will be chopped off very soon
Could you ever be a vegetarian?	Yeah, probably (as I sit and eat my shrip stir-fry)
Describe your looks?	5'7" brown hair, green eyes, light skin, big but working on it (down over 30 lbs)!
If you had to completely dye your hair it'd be what color?	auburn
Would you ever date someone younger than you?	I did, big mistake
Would you ever date someone older than you?	Yes and I married him
When was the last time you were drunk?	I don't know....too long to remember I guess
How many rings until you answer the phone?	2-3
Have you ever been skinny dipping?	nope
If yes, when was the last time?
When was the last time you went on a date?	I don't remember
Do you look more like your mother or father?	people tell me I look like both .... but I think more like my dad...and that's not a good thing, I rather look like my mom)
Do you cry a lot?	No, I actually hate crying
Do you ever cry to get your way?	sometimes
What phrase do you use most when on the phone?	ok
Are you the romantic type?	I can be
Have you ever been chased by cops?	no
What do you like most about your body?	eyes
What do you like least about your body?	stomach
When did you have your first crush?	pre-school
When was the last time you threw up?	on the cruise :(
In the opposite sex, do you prefer blondes or brunettes?	brunettes
Do you ever wear shirts do show your belly?	hell no, no one would want to see that, including me
What about cleavage?	sure, but not when I teach
Is your best friend a virgin?	hmmm
Have you ever fucked someone up?	Umm no?
Have you ever been fucked up?	no?
What theme does your room have?	the let's throw everything in here for now until we have time to sort it all out- theme
What size show do you wear?	SHOE- 10
What is your screen name on AIM?	Musical Gator
How are you feeling right now?	Satisfied
When was the last time you were at a party?	My wedding
Have you ever given a lapdance?	hmmm
Have you ever recieved one?	no
Has there ever been a rumor spread about you?	Yes, I remember once when I just started going out with Joe during that 1st spring break together everyone thought we had gotten engaged - FREAKS
What is one of your bad qualilties?	Temper
What is one of your good qualilties?	hard working and driven
Would you marry for money?	no, obviously I didn't (pshh band director)
What do you drive?	a crappy car that looks like an egg
Are you more of a mommys or daddys child?	Daddy's
So?	yeah
Well?	nada
When was the last time you cried in school?	probably when Chrystal read her short story in Lytle's class
Would you ever hook up with the same sex?	nah
What kind of music do you like?	Almost everything
Would you ever bungee jump?	nope
What is your worst fear?	failure
Would you ever join the army?	probably not, but I have thought about it (more of the air force though)
Do you like cows?	To eat them!
If you were to die today, what would you do?	not really much I could do eh?
If you had one last word to say to someone before you die, what would it b?	remember
Do you like to party?	eh, I have my moments
Hearts or broken hearts?	hearts?
Moons or stars?	both?
Coke or pepsi?	doesn't matter as long as it's diet (regular soda is too sweet plus I watch my sugar)
Favorite scent?	Joe (but not when he is all stinky)
Favorite band?	West Rowan Falcons....
Would you ever dye your hair red?	back in high school sure
How many languages can you speak?	1 barely
What time are you finishing this?	7:23..I was eating dinner while I did it
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It's weird walking into a Barnes and Noble and seeing their countdown for the 6th Harry Potter book and going "they are counting down the days to my wedding"! It is quickly approaching!

After two wonderful weeks in Oklahoma, I came back to Gainesville, only to be swiftly taken to Orlando to meet with the DJ (we got a lot of plans hammered out) and the best part I FINALLY picked out the Father-Daughter dance! I'm excited and it made me cry when I listened to it! :) It's Bob Dylan b/c my dad is the biggest fan ever so I figure I'll surprise him!

After the meeting with the DJ we drove over to the church to do one of our pre-marital counseling with the pastor. He's very young and an Iowa fan (but I guess we won't hold it against him). We had an interesting time. Besides the questions so tell me about yourself. Ummmm no, be more specific! Joe and I were then separated to take the compatibility test. While taking it you sit there and think "I wonder what answer he will mark." You also do some character traits of your mother and father. Weirdness. When I turned it in Pastor Tony asked if I passed. So he seems like he's excited about doing our wedding. For those of you who don't know (then again, I don't know if anybody reads this) this isn't a church that either of us belong to. We wanted to get married in Orlando and the original church we wanted was going to charge us $2000, so ummm NO! And just as a side note in case anybody is confused. Yes, Joe and I were both raised Catholic. However, due to some personal beliefs we have both decided to look for denomination that meshes well if our values and beliefs. Enough said!

I'm excited! I still don't know what to do with my hair! I need to set up a trial run! EEK.

I feel like I just got back and now I leave on Sunday to go up to Charlotte for 4 days looking for a place to live and meeting with the Parent Band Boosters at Joe's high school. I haven't done a lot with my county hiring yet b/c I'm still waiting on Florida to send my Status of Eligibility and North Carolina to send my teaching certificate. Which the county needs before they can officially hire me! Ugh it's taking forever, I almost feel like they are going to tell me I took too long and I no longer have a job offer. Which really, seriously, wouldn't be too bad, then I would find a job in a county closer to Joe so we don't have to commute as far. But we'll see. I'm excited to start teaching but still nervous about the prospect of Kindergarten or 1st grade (again I wish I knew which one!)

Hopefully, I can see my education girls before we all split up and go our separate ways. :( I miss everyone and I haven't seen anybody (including my roommates) in weeks :(. Be back in Gainesville on Wednesday then back to Orlando for another meeting with the Pastor. After that I should be in Gainesville until a week before the wedding. I can host a packing party! Everyone is invited!

And the political suprises continue! (ok, not really)

Your Political Profile

Overall: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Social Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

I don't even think I'm that liberal....

I GOT A JOB!

Ok, old news for most but hell I thought I would announce it on LJ because I'm awake!  Yes, I'm officially a teacher at Crown Point Elementary in Matthews, North Carolina! (which is a town in a suburb-y area near charlotte)  :)

I went to a job fair last Saturday and I walked up to the booth and asked for an interview.  Minutes later 1 teacher and 2 APs were interviewing me.  They told me the principal wasn't there yet but I should come back.  So, I'm like ok I'll go look at my other choices.  Well as I am walking around the teacher that was in the interview runs across the room to tell me the principal is back and they want me to meet with him.  So I walk back over and he was busy, but the AP said do not leave we really want you to talk to him.   So I talk to him and he brings me back over to the booth and asks me to sit down.  The APs, Principal and teacher sit down and said that they really wanted me at their school! EGO BOOST! So we talk as the fill out the hiring papers.  Yeah......they want me on the Kindergarten team.  They said it's the best team they have at the school.... Ummmm me in kindergarten?  Scary.  So I got really nervous b/c I only have subbing experience in K and I really wanted grades 2,3, or 4.  But you know what, I decided to bite the bullet and go for it.  If I hate it, it's only 1 year and then I can transfer grades.  I'm actually really excited to get this experience of K and I've been researching ideas on the web and at the library so I can start building my academic centers (kindergarten is no longer fun and games anymore).  I'll have an aid everyday for at least 1/2 of the day and a mentor teacher on my grade level.  There is a chance I might end up in 1st (which is a heck of lot less scarier than K) if they don't have a high enough enrollment in K.  So, I'm very excited to be employed with a real job!! 

Congrats Graduates! (Monica, Joe, Lisa, etc)

Us College of Ed people have to wait one more day!

Off to go see Joe graduate with his Masters of Music!

Ok, I admit I haven't been following the case. It was all a lie, she had "cold feet". She lied to the FBI, police, and her family. Here's my beef with the situation. She lied to the FBI and Police but no criminal charges? WTF! How much money was spent on searching for her since Tuesday? I hope someone is getting slapped with a hefty bill for all the work that went into it. I don't care if she didn't ask to be searched for, she still did something stupid and tried to lie her way out of it. If I were to collapse in the mall they would call the ambulance and I would get a hefty bill in the mail for that ambulance whether I wanted it or not. (At least where I'm from). Poor family and fiance are embarrassed to hell and back nonetheless, a very rich and prominent family. Ok I'm done, resume regular scheduled updates!

It's not like I couldn't of told you this without a quiz....

I am: -4% Republican.

"You're a damn Commie! Where's Tailgunner Joe when we need him?"

Are You A Republican?