Oaktree.

I absolutely LOVE my job! I couldn't ask for a better or more fun job. I love the people I work with, I love the kids we watch...I love everything about it!!! My job makes me extremely happy..even if it does leave me tired and drained pretty much every day of the week haha. It's so worth it! I am so thankful to God for giving me the opportunity to work at Oaktree and for all the events that He led me through to get there...


A few of my kiddos!


Crazy faces!!


Legos!


Watching a movie!


More movie watching!

Waste of gas.

Holy cow...

So I went to school Monday and sat through my class...then I went to work and went to Psychology after work. Long, tiring day. Tuesday I drive out to school and oh class is cancelled...teacher's sick. Ok, that's alright. Went out to school Wednesday morning and walk into class. The teacher's standing there and says "I'm not feeling so well today. Sign in and then you can leave." Ah. That's the second day in a row class was cancelled...I'm wasting the gas I don't have money to buy haha. So I drive out to class today totally expecting the teacher to be there...nope. She's still sick. NO CLASS. Gosh I wasted 3/4 of a tank of gas this week driving out to class to find it cancelled haha. Not that I'm complaining because I only had class once this week...but it is kind of annoying....

Nick Sanders

Today...is a tough day.

One year today Nick Sanders died. I've watched all year as my friends have handled what happened so well...I've watched them grown in so many different ways and I've seen them be stronger then even they could've imagined. And I couldn't be more proud!

I wonder if I've grown as much as they have, or if I've handled this whole thing with as much strenght and courage as they have...I know withtout them I wouldn't have gotten through it like I did.

I miss Nick. I miss Nick's smile, his laugh, the way he would sometimes get all shy and quiet, and at other times he could be loud and crazy...I look back and there's so many "what if's"...but it's too late for "what if's". God has done some great things with this tragedy and I couldn't be more thankful. It hurts...alot. But I know that I just need to look to God and get my strength from him. Nick was an awesome guy...always ready to lend a hand or a shoulder to cry on...he was great with kids and his smile would always brighten your day and make you smile too. I wish Nick was still here...getting ready to graduate and go to college...but he's not, and by the grace of God I'm coming to a point where I'm finally realizing that, and am slowly, very slowly, moving on.

STRESS!!!

Wow it's been a while since I've written. Been super busy since school and work started!! This whole school AND work thing is extremely exhausting!!! Holy moly. So I apologize now for not keeping up with writing haha...because I have a feeling that I'm not going to be able to write everyday. Oops. Can't really help it though haha.

So I was going on a mission's trip to Vancouver, Canada for the olympics in February...but that go cancelled. Oh well...God must have different plans!

Babysitting tonight. 3 very cute kids haha!! I'm excited!
So yea...