Holy Jeez.

Things are certainly picking up in both volume and enjoyment.

We took our final camping trip for the year this Labor Day weekend, and it was a great time.  Went with a co-worker and her friends & family, and we seriously laughed our butts off at least a handful of times.  That’s muy bueno.

My honey has a new job that he loves (hooray!) and it seems like it’s going to be an absolutely perfect catch.   He has to be to work at seven, which means that now I get to take the kids to school.  This is pretty cool– mostly because I know a number of the people there and I get to sort of feel like I have an ‘IN’ there.  I ran into my favorite high school English teacher there just yesterday.  She’s now the 8th grade literature teacher, and it’s neat to catch up a bit… We exchanged our “You look fabulous!” and “How are you’s?” and I can’t wait to run into her again.  Also, my dearest Amber H has in-laws who teach there and she ran into Kora’s kindergarten teacher at church this last Sunday.  Yeah, we’re cool, we’ve got in’s and yada yada… this stuff was important back in the day.  I’m just glad to know it’s a good school they’re going to.

School is awesomely awesome.  I’m sooooo stoked to be able to finish this BA up this year.  I might just do it just to get it done.  Hmmm.  Wonder if I might get a raise associated with the new letters behind my name.  That’d be pretty rad.  I love my classes… The Legacy of Arts & Letters class is super interesting: politics, religion, social norms, culture… that’s damn near everything I think is fun to talk about!! The statistic class, while totally boring material, is made fun because my teacher is silly and cracks the most off-humor jokes you could think of.  I love it when a teacher really makes an effort to entertain us.  And lastly, my Research Methods class is taught by a teacher whom I’ve already taken for a few classes over the last year, and I’m excited to work with him once again.  I know his style and appreciate his personality.  All of my classes are enjoyable, and I’m stoked for this semester to be completed!

Work is really busy lately, and I suppose there’s nothing wrong with that.  I’m much happier when I’m constantly busy.  I looooove my job… it’s everything I could possibly desire, and since I’ve been in jobs that I’ve HATED, I’m sure to count my blessings every day.  That’s sort of how it goes.  You have to really appreciate the good stuff once you’ve got it.  It seems like that’s a law of this life: You go through the experiences until you learn what it is you want and don’t want, and then you have to sort of mold your life into what it is that you want.  Then, having had multiple experiences of what you DON’T want, you learn to appreciate the things you have that you DO want.

It’s all about the contrast, right?

3 Comments »

1. 

   Sounds awesome, all round, Ash! Very happy to hear things are rolling along so smoothly for you.

   Yeah, definitely about the contrast. Life would be so bland if certain things didn’t stand out. Sometimes you have to make them stand out yourself but that’s part of the fun. Like the time I highlighted my cat pink

   Comment by Catatonic Kid — September 3, 2008 @ 3:52 pm

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   It’s good to hear about someone who is so happy….there are so many who aren’t…..it’s refreshing! I also love my job. I don’t know why ANYONE takes a job they don’t love..or at least like.

   Comment by Colleen — September 3, 2008 @ 8:56 pm

3. 

   You highlighted your pussy pink, eh CK?!

   Comment by POHA — September 4, 2008 @ 9:09 am

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