Hello gang!

You probably thought I had dropped off the face of the earth by the little I've been posting here.

In what time I do have to post, I will be posting blogs at http://www.myspace.com/hejohnso

Hope to see y'all there!

It's been awhile...

I've been busy the past couple of weeks! 2 weekends ago, I was in Dallas visiting the family and seeing cute little Ellie. Then I worked for two days, and spent another 5 days in Florida, which was wonderful! It's so relaxing there, and so nice just to hang out with friends (and get pictures with some cute actors). My big "item" of that weekend was that I bought a wedding dress! Yes, you read that right... I got a $800 wedding dress (supposedly) for $100 for a silent auction for this charity for autistic kids. It was worn by one of the character's on Guiding Light and it almost fits. So if I did choose to wear it at my wedding, if that happens, I could. Or I could sell it for Ebay and make a little profit, I'm sure!! But yes, that was definitely an amusing phone call to my mom... "Guess what I'm bringing home?"

And I found out yesterday about the job situation. My boss has decided to go with someone else, who is definitely qualified for the job and will be a great addition to our department. But I can't say that I'm not disappointed. I got a little choked up when I called my mom to tell her yesterday. Btw, my mom is the best! I went over there last night and she made my favorite meal and got me flowers - which of course, I left over there. oops. Anyways, the hard part about today was feeling a little bummed at the parts of the job I won't get to do... AND I'm going to have to give up my office. So I'm moving into the middle office with the student assistants and attempting to figure out how I can fit all my stuff in a smaller desk. Maybe in the next 4-6 months, depending on space, I can get my own office back. And it was very touching to see how my boss has reacted to this. She chose the best person for the job but is still feeling bad that it wasn't me. She even came close to tears today when she realized that I'd have to move out of my office. So anyways, it kind of sucks, because I had some cute office stuff that I won't be able to use now... but it will all work out for the best. So please be praying for me financially. I know that God will provide, but I'm still a little worried. She's going to try to raise my title and payscale, so we'll see.

Anyways, I better go for now, I'll try to write more in the next few days.

Hello!

Just wanted to write a quick note to say hi to everyone... things in my life are in pretty much the same shape as the last couple of months so no new news to report! Hopefully, some in the new future though!

I'm looking forward to the next two weeks... planning a trip this weekend to the Big D to see the cutest baby in the world and my cousins, followed up the next weekend by a trip to Florida to hang out with internet friends! I can't wait!

Hope y'all are having a great week!!

Be a Joy Carrier

This is something I needed to read, and I thought others might as well!

The fruit of the Spirit is...joy.Galatians 5:22

Most of us are far too serious for our own good. We're uptight about everything: being five minutes late, getting stuck in traffic, waiting in line, somebody giving us a wrong look, overcooking a meal, gaining a pound, discovering a wrinkle, making an honest mistake; you name it - we lose all perspective! The problem is, we have unrealistic (and unscriptural) expectations.
God didn't say He'd take us out of our troubles; He said He'd bring us through them and make us stronger. If you want to experience the joy Jesus promised, do two things:
(1) Admit that your uptightness is largely because of the way you've decided life should be.
(2) Understand that your expectations are causing most of your frustrations. If you keep expecting things to be a certain way and they aren't, you'll always be upset.
Here's an idea: try approaching each day without all those expectations. For example, don't require everybody to be friendly; then when some are you'll be delighted. Don't expect your day to be trouble-free; instead when problems come, say: "Thank you Lord for a chance to grow in grace."
Do it, and you'll see how much better everything is. Rather than fighting against life you'll be flowing with it. And pretty soon, if you work at it, you'll enjoy your life more, and other people will enjoy being around you much more too!

That's why Paul wrote, "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" ( 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NRS).

Happy Birthday to Me!

You know how when you are little, it seems like birthdays should be solely about you, but as you get older, it really doesn't seem that way?

Well, I feel like a kid again today! I think I have been smiling all day and of course, I feel pretty, oh so pretty, too... and pretty in pink, no less! I've had a great day so far though. My dog let me sleep the whole night through until my alarm went off, and I got to hit the snooze button once! Then there was a gift on the table waiting for me this morning, which is a great way to wake up!

I get to work, and I get birthday wishes from my coworkers! Which was followed up by a phone call from Pa and an email from my mom and aunt. Lunch at Orlando's with my coworkers/friends and my boss got me chocolate rum cake! YUM! Then this afternoon I got a pretty spring bouquet from my boss of purple tulips, red roses, little red flowers and yellow lilies... followed up by a cookie bouquet from my Dallas area family! YEA!

I'm looking forward to tonight, dinner at Great Wall and of course, presents! :)

Hello!

So finally, a new post! It has been crazy at work around here lately. Finished our faculty/staff reception last night, yesterday tried to eat me up and spit me out, but I managed to survive. I'm really looking forward to our 50 Year Reunion on Thursday. It should be really good, and the ladies that I've talked to sound really nice. So I hope everything goes perfectly because that one has been my full project.

I probably won't post much until after graduation on the 13th... we have a lot of stuff happening up until that point. Hope y'all have a great week!

Life is crazy...

Work is so crazy busy right now. I thought there were only 3 events to plan for and now it has turned into about 5. I thought I was doing really good with 2 of them and was proud since I've done it all myself, but all I got questioned on were the other 3, 2 of those I didn't know about until yesterday. All the facts would be good! Still up in the air about the whole new position. I'm just praying that no matter what, at least one thing I am considering works out for me either way.

Our singles group is going through some changes too, so it is all a little stressful. But hey, I know it will work out and no matter what, it means that I'll get to meet with at least two people a week. I need that interaction in my life.

I'm looking forward to tonight. Alias is back on for a 2 hour finale and I have to say that I just want a little bit of normalcy from last year. I'm looking forward to it! So if you call from 7-9PM, I won't answer. :p