How do you get a cold in May?

I am sitting on the couch on this Memorial Day feeling completely awful. My nose is about to run off of my face and my head feels huge. I'm really not sure where I contracted this cold, but I figure I'll take this chance to update my blog.

On the wedding front, I bought a dress at a designer sale. It was exactly what I was looking for. I don't want to post pictures of it yet, but I will tell you it is very lacy and it an ivory color. We have also booked a venue along with a caterer and our photographer. Things are coming together! Now, I am working on figuring out the invitations and possibly making my own centerpieces and flowers. We'll see how it goes. I'm not the most crafty person!

On the job front, I start back nannying the kiddos in about a week or so. I am super excited! Last summer, we only had one car for the majority of it, which meant the kids and I were stuck walking anywhere we wanted to go. I also feel more comfortable driving around our area. I have a group interview tomorrow. I am really nervous and, honestly, I kind of want to cancel it. I'm sure Keagle would absolutely kill me. It is just really hard for me to do things like this. It makes me nervous thinking about trying to find this place, trying to find a place to park, and then having to go through the interview process. After all of that, I may not even get the job. How discouraging.

On the weightloss front, I have been very successful. I started getting back in shape in January. The scale shows I have lost about 10 pounds, but with the muscle I have gained, I'm going to guess I've lost about 15 pounds of fat and gained 5 pounds of muscle. I have also lost 3 pants sizes. I am very proud of how I am doing. I even now have arm muscles! Exciting!

Well, there isn't much else going on in my life. If I think of anything more exciting, I will certainly try to write about it. For now, I hope everyone is having a fabulous Memorial Day. Make sure to thank those you know who have served our country. I have been thinking about my grandparents, and a few aunts and uncles who were in the service. Keagle and I plan on having a mega-extended edition-Lord of the Rings marathon today. We are going to be the nerdiest family once we have children...

I'm a horrible Internet Friend

I haven't written in a while. I feel really bad about it. But I have been a little lazy and there isn't really anything exciting going on right now.

So let me think of things that have happened:

1)I have worked a couple of hours of childcare at the gym. The kids are adorable and having them for only an hour means you have plenty of fun before they leave.

2)I have been taking some exercise classes at the gym. I actually made it all of the way through Kick and Core last week and tried Pilates Mat this morning. I am contemplating trying the PUSH class tomorrow. It is labeled "Intermediate/Advanced" and I have heard it is hard. Am I ready for it? I guess I'll have to see tomorrow, if I don't chicken out.

3)I went back to my hometown last Saturday and got to watch my sister dance with her high school dance team. They were cheated out of placing, but got 4th place. She did excellent and it is always fun to watch her! Here is a picture of her that was published in our hometown paper.

That is her, right in front! She would kill me if she knew I put this up here. I can just tell she hates this picture!
BTW, they danced to a kind of techno Harry Potter song, she didn't just forget to wash her face

4) While in my hometown, we met with the place that I want to hold both our ceremony and reception at. It is expensive, but I love it. There really isn't anywhere else in town that holds a candle to it. We have contemplated moving the wedding to late April 2012 to save some money. We would save $1000 on our reception by moving it to the off-season. We'll see though.

5) I have found a few places online to make a little money. I started doing work for Amazon Mechanical Turk. My friends laughed when I told them I literally work for pennies. But I have earned about $5 so far, so any money is good money! I have also started taking online surveys when I can.

Well, I think that is about it in the World of Mikki. I will, of course, think of something better to write about. And I promise I won't drop you like a hot potato again!

Life as an unemployed adult

I have spent the last two days as an unemployed, not in school person. It has been a strange experience! This is the first time in my life I have truly had nothing to do. Of course, I have been cleaning, cooking, and running errands. But I have discovered the one thing that really bugs me...people either not answering emails or not reading the entire email before answering. I'll tell you my two stories.

1) I have started corresponding with a man who books for the golf course I want to have my wedding at. He seems to have a problem I call "Not-read-everythingitis." No matter how specific I make my questions and even though I mention specific dates, he still manages to either not answer or read the wrong date. Typically, I do not mistake July for June. You would think when you are booking large events that you would read things pretty closely.

2) I started the paperwork to apply for my teaching license. I actually will be getting two licenses for my two degrees. While the instructions I recieved on how to apply seemed crystal-clear before the application process, it has somehow morphed into something as clear as mud. I have no idea what I need two copies of or if I need two copies of things. Fortunately, the website had an email if there were problems. Unfortunately, this person either doesn't check their email or has decided to let me struggle with my problem, making me unable to find a sub job while my license is in limbo.

Even though the wedding won't be for another year and a half, I have wanted to get the planning ball rolling. One of the things I wanted to do is pick the wedding colors. Even though all of the planning books and magazines say not to worry about it, Keagle and I want to keep the budget as low as possible. I will be budget shopping for centerpieces and other things now that we have the colors set (I hope!).

Any ways, today I went to Home Depot to pick up paint samples so that we could decide. I've never done that before. As I picked through them all, I felt like I was stealing! Maybe it's because I feel really out of place picking out paint samples. Everyone else in that department looked like a middle-aged soccer moms. I still look like a college student. Oh well, I got the samples, got out, and we are thinking of navy blue, mint green, and some gray accents.

I am looking at 3 more days this week of cleaning, cooking, and dreaming about the wedding. That means I will probably be on here a lot more. :)