Amber's-Sphere

I am everybody's "ray of sunshine", so I'm told (heheha)...well, maybe not all the time. This blog is my lil piece of the 'net intended to keep my family and friends informed about the going's on in my life...if nothing else it will be my place to ramble (and I am NOT good at that) about whatever is on my mind at the time.

Friday, October 13, 2006

So Much To Say, No Time To Say It...

Well, it's long overdue to give some sort of undate, so I think I'll give it a try...

Not too much is going on, newsworthy anyway...

I think I have decided to take the semester off school (which, at this point, is relieving, since I would have to cram 3 courses in between now and December if I didn't take the semester off...) The student loan people continue to make my school-life difficult, and I cannot take the stress of taking three more courses without knowing if I can pay for them. So hopefully by January I will have that straightened out. My loans are due for repayment starting in November, and -GET THIS- I do not make enough money to PAY my loan payments according to the very people who say I am TOO RICH to GET a government student loan.... Partly this is good, I qualify for "interest relief" so I don't have to make payments in Nov. and Dec. only to go back to school in January. But I really can't get my head around why they think I make sooo much money working where I do. It's NuTs. Anyway I MIGHT take one two-week course in November (Practicum I), so I can start my internship in September (if I don't take this two-week course in Nov, I cannot take the 2nd part two-week course in January; they are not offered again til the same times nxt year, and I need these before I start my internship...) Anyway, I have no idea what to do... I can still finish everything else by the end of the summer. The thought of taking two weeks off of work in November, so close to Christmas, and with no student loan makes me crazy. But waiting to take the courses for one more year makes me crazy too. (This is assumming the school would LET me take it while loans still being processed...) ANYWAY I guess I should stop droning (droaning?) on about one of my favorite topics (not really).

Ok, can I say I am VERY excited to become an "Aunt" ? :) I AM!! Every time I see baby outfits I get soo excited.

I want to go home for a visit sooo bad.. I am thinking maybe January, as long as there is a really, really good seat sale (right now they r sitting at 348$ one way...). If anyone sees any, let me know :) I think I have discovered I can handle being away for about a year. The last time I was home was a year ago July, for my brother's wedding, and I was fine until maybe August. Now I have the itch, reallly bad. If I had it my way, I 'd want to always go home in summer, (BEACH! Ocean! They are lacking out here!), but it is soo expensive. Plus I'd like to see Tim play basketball, something that may not be possible in the summer (except for the Canada team thing...). But (another decision), Amy's wedding is in September, and I do not know if I should go home in January, or wait and go home for longer in September, instead of two rush trips... Tho' I don't know if I could wait that long. I don't like missing the family stuff being out here (and all my friend's weddings...); I'd love to go home in April too for the birth o' my lil' niece or nephew, and nxt June for Tim's graduation (HARD to believe....). Actually, I'd love to just move home... that's the problem with being connected to more than one place- it's so hard to leave either...

We had snow here today!! Yikes!! That was actually what I spoke out loud as I walked out the door this morning (yes, I now talk to myself apparently..). It flurried quite hard at times all day. And, the car actually started this morning! It may hate the wet, but it can handle the wet cold I guess... so far anyway. So now it needs (still) spark plugs, a fuel filter (I can now smell gas INSIDE the car, but nowhere else..), and an engine seal (I guess the oil leaking on the spark plugs isn't helping them muc.. ;) ) Oh how I just hope it makes it through one more winter, and then one more spring, and one more summer ;) THEN maybe I can... part with it.

Oh, I ordered my Christmas Wishbook today :) FINALLY... they were OUT everytime I tried to pick one up or order one before now.. :) yippee... should be here Saturday!!

Anyway I thought I had more to say, but I guess not.. I am tired. I worked a 16 hr shift today (thankfully split up at two stations...) and I am ready for bed. (Maybe I'll take some pics at work tomorrow so show ya's where I work...).

Oh yeah, on a sweet note, this lady that comes into work a LOT brought me a loaf of BANANA BREAD the other day!! She even wrote a note on the wrapper for me. What a sweet thing to do. And it was soooo good. (Sometimes you get a customer who just makes your... month... Last winter, one of our regulars who knows I love pink, and love mittens, knit me a pair of pink mittens...loved that too :) ).

Anyway, yeah, bed!!

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home