Country Roads..Take me Home!!

Ok... so the big news I've been talking about is that I'm having a babY!! hahaha...OK, just kidding. I AM NOT PREGNANT. It was a joke. Please don't ask me if I'm pregnant, cause I ain't.

The actual big news is that Jesse and I are moving back to WV!! WahoOO!

Jesse and I moved down here to Winston-Salem, NC because he and Lester were opening a branch of UA down here. Well, that didn't pan out the way it was planned...and UA kinda wen't downhill anyway. So a couple months ago they switched to begin selling major medical health insurance from Assurant. Well.. long story short, with Assurant they are able to work in WV. There is nothing here in NC that we are tied to... In fact, Jesse and Lester have 4 or 5 "employees" in WV and zero here. Soooo... with that being said...we are outta here!!

I had to wait to post anything about it until I told my parents. I didn't want them to find out from someone else.

ok....thats the future but for right now, I'm still here in NC.

I worked at Cracker Barrel today. I trained Heather again...which was good. I didn't make much money today though. :(

Jesse hasn't been feeling well.. He swears he has shingles. I called my mom (who had shingles a few years ago) and we determined that he doesn't have shingles. But...he feels achey all over, lethargic, he has a bad headache, an itchy rash on his belly, and a slight fever (99.5) So who knows.

I took a 30 min. nap when I got home... then I went to BB&T to get a form notarized to get my WV Teaching Certificate. We gave Holli a ride home from BB&T (where she works) because she lost her keys this morning..haha. She ended up finding them tonight in her end table.

I didn't run today. I just did a lot of weight stuff instead. It wore me out. haha! I'd rather run 5 miles then do that. Now my arms feel like jello.

Survivor was good. I'm glad they blindsided Jason!! He should have played the idol!

Now I gotta go get ready to sub tomorrow! I'm teaching US History and AP US History tomorrow! Tomorrow I'm sure I'll write about how it goes... for now, GOODNIGHT!

another day at the barrel

Today was a decent day at CB. I trained a girl named Heather and she is a really hard worker...and that always helps. I stayed decently busy and made a little bit of money...YAY!

At around 2 I couldn't wait to go home, but the girl who was taking my spot on the floorplan called and said she was going to be late... so I had to stay until she got there. But..it worked out because Jesse came in around 2:30 with Brian!! Brian was working in Raleigh so he drove over to see us! He and Jesse hit golf balls and hung out a little..and then came to CB. So I waited on them...and then I finally got to leave a little after 3.

So, I came home....and chatted with Brian for a few minutes until he had to leave.

Then I got on the treadmill and ran for an hour. Today I walked every other quarter mile at 4 to 4.5 mph and then ran the other on e at 8 mph. I went somewhere around 5.3 miles all together. The best part was that I got to watch How I Met Your Mother Season One on DVD while I ran!! It was great! I love that show and it was so cool not to have commercials while I ran. It made me really happy!

Tonight Holli, Jesse and I went to Monte De Rey and had dinner. I had a chicken quesadilla! YUM!

Then we watched American Idol. .. I cannot believe that Carly was the one voted off! I could not have predicted that one! But..Holli called it. She said that Carly would get voted off because she wasn't American.. Last week the Aussie was voted out..and this week the Irish chick. I think she might be right! I thought it should have been Brooke or Jason and they weren't even in the bottom 2! I guess people feel sorry for the people that screw up and vote for them.

Now I'm gonna go eat my leftovers from Monte De Rey! yes, at 11 pm, so what?

our lunch special today is meatloaf...

Cracker Barrel was ok today. Of course I trained Bronwyn today and I do think it helped make the day go by faster.

I tried to go online and search for some information on the school I'm going to on Friday. At first I got really excited because their website was nice and had lots of info. I even found the Art teacher's schedule! ... haha, but it was in Georgia! I searched again and found nothing...so now I'm depressed.

I ran today, but I changed it up a little. Jesse and Lester were going over to the "gym" at the apartment complex. So, I went over there too. I ran 3 miles on their treadmill and then I got on a recumbent bike for 15 minutes of pure torture. After that I did a little bit with the weights.

We had taco salad for dinner and it was sooo yummy. I could eat taco salad everyday!!

I tried to watch American Idol upstairs at Holli and Lester's house. BUT, Jesse had the remote and he kept changing the chanel over to the Biggest Loser even when people were singing. I got mad and came back downstairs to watch it by myself. grrrrr......... David Archuletta was good. I even thought that Kristy Lee was good. I don't know who to predict will be in the bottom 3 this week. We shall see!!

is it monday again?...already?

so...the weekend was good.

I wrote kinda early on Saturday and things didn't turn out as I had planned, but thats ok.


Instead of making that Chile Jack Chicken, we ordered some PizzaHut with Holli and Lester. Then we watched about a bizillion hours of basketball. While the games were on I uploaded a bunch of pictures on Myspace using Jesse's laptop. I wish I would have had that thing while I was in college. It would have been especially nice to have while in the dorms at Bible College. Of course that was about 7 years ago and they weren't really available.

Anyway... after church on sunday Jesse and I had our chile jack chicken, which was pretty good. I used the leftovers today to make chicken quesadillas which were absolutely delicious!! We use these awesome jalapeno cheddar tortillas...I buy them in the bread aisle at Walmart. I think they are made my Mission. You all should try them! They're the best!

We kinda just hung around on Sunday. The weather here has been kinda yucky lately so there wasn't much to do.

On sunday night our church down here had a special service with John Bevere. (If you don't know who he is, he is a very popular Christian author and speaker) It was a great message. He talked about his book, "Driven by Eternity." I really felt like I got a lot out of it and it was very entertaining too.

Today I went to Cracker Barrel and Bronwyn was there. I was training her again today...and I think shes going to be with me for the rest of the week! YAY! When I'm training I feel like the day goes by quicker...plus, you get help with sidework and silverware!!

After work I ran/walked on the treadmill.... over 4 miles in 45 minutes. I typically walk about a quarter mile, then run a mile or so, then walk a quarter mile and so on.... and I have been running at a 2% incline. I think tomorrow I may crank it up a notch and try 3. :) We'll see how that goes...or if its nice out maybe Jesse and I will go for a little jog outside! Today my average speed was 5.52 mph. I'm going to try to increase this number over the next few weeks.

Last night Jesse and I were looking at sub jobs on the Forsyth County's sub job finder webpage and one popped up for an Art teacher at North Forsyth High School for Friday, the only day I have off this week. Jesse clicked "Accept" so I guess I'm gonna be headed to my first substitute job on Friday. Pray for me everybody!! :) No, really... pray. I'm a little nervous about it!



For now... I gotta go blow dry my hair and get upstairs for this championship game! YAY, its over!!!

happy day!

I was in a bad mood yesterday...so today I'm making up for it. I'm in a MUCH better mood today! :)

I think my exercise routine helps me have my necessary endorphins... today I was on the treadmill for 45 minutes and in that span of time I was able to walk/run over 4 miles! I was very proud of myself. Yesterday I couldn't find the energy to do anything and it made me feel like crap.





Yesterday I didn't eat lunch... I think I might have eaten some Easter candy. Probably the reason I lacked energy!





Today I stopped at McDonald's on the way home from CB. I got a water, a parfait and a honey mustard grilled chicken snack wrap. Click here: McDonald's USA - Nutrition Facts for Your McMeal My meal had 420 calories, 11 grams of fat, 22 grams of protein, and 2 grams of fiber.





Tonight for dinner Jesse grilled some chicken breasts. I made a box of stove-top stuffing (Jesse LOVES that stuff!) and some Hot Corn.





Here's the recipe...

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"Hot Corn"

Estimated time: 45 minutes

Number of servings: At our house, maybe 4

Ingredients:

1 bag frozen sweet yellow corn, thawed.

4 oz. (or 1/2 an 8 oz. block) of cream cheese

1/4 c. butter or margarine.

1/4 cup milk

1 4 oz. can of chopped green chiles

1 to 2 oz. diced pimentos

jalapeno peppers (if you like it hot!.. vary amount according to how hot you want it)

1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese

salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Melt on low heat: cream cheese, butter & milk Add chopped peppers and/or pimentos; mix well

Place thawed frozen corn into an 8x8" casserole dish. Pour cream cheese mixture on top.

Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake in oven at 350 for 30 minutes. Eat & enjoy

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Cracker Barrel went pretty well today. (Aside from a Shift Leader named Linda getting onto me for not wiping my table...shes a spaz!) I worked 9 to 3 and made almost 60 bucks. I trained a girl today. Her name is Bronwyn. I know, strange name....but I like it. Shes a strange girl too, but she kinda grows on you.

Well.. I'll let you know if I find a good hair salon.

I guess I'm going to go search the Internet for a good hair salon in Winston...and then I'm gonna go upstairs to watch the American Idol results w/ Holli & Lester.

2 N ah rOw!

YAy! 2 bLoGs iN 2 dAyS!

Today has been a great day...especially for a MONDAY!

I didn't have to go to work until 10:45 so I got to sleep in!

When I got to work today I was told by the ETC that I was going to be training basically every day this week. I trained a lady named Janice today...and she's with me tomorrow, wednesday and maybe again on Friday too. Shes really nice... shes probably in her late 30's and has a 19 month old baby at home. I worked from 10:45 to 2 and I made 54 dollars... I was pretty happy w/ that. It was a lot better of a day than I've had in a long time.

On the way home I stopped at the FoodLion in Clemmons. I had to get a green pepper for our dinner...and I also bought some really yummy Hot Mexican Dipping Cheese. When I got home with it Jesse and I ate about half of the container..haha

Then I was a goooooood girl and I got on the treadmill. I did one of those preprogrammed courses on there... Intervals. So I would be walkng fast and then running fast and so on and so forth for 45 minutes. All together I went over 3.5 miles today.

After that I cleaned the litter box, swept the floors, ran the vacuum cleaner ( & Jesse even helped!) and dusted a little bit.

We had some yummy fajitas for dinner......sooooo good. We used these turkey strips from Walmart called Chipotle Citrus Turkey Strips or something like that. They are a little on the hot side but DELICIOUS & Healthy! Look for them at Walmart!

After that I watched "How I Met Your Mother" and some other shows...a little of Dancing with the Stars. Actually it was the very 1st time that I've EVER watched...even a little bit... of that show!!

Then I came in here to blog... the computers in a little desk area in my kitchen. After I'm done blogging I'm going to get everything prepped to make some Corned Beef for tomorrow!! We are celebrating St Patricks Day a day late.

This is a link to the recipe that I'm using from RecipeZaar.com . I'll try to write about it tomorrow... but tomorrow is American Idol so I'm sure I'll be upstairs w/ Holli & Lester watching!

whadda day

haha... actually today wasn't bad. I was looking forward to working at CB by myself and not training. (its so tiring!!) but I had to train a girl named Shannon today. Then she got a migraine and she left before she could help me with my sidework or silverware! pooo! haha... I made 70 dollars again, and it wasn't nearly as busy today.

A bunch of Ford trucks got broke into at work today... Cops were all over the place. They said some professional thief had some sort of machine that would unlock the door of Ford trucks. They got him on the camera system though....in a Chevy Tahoe. He must not like Fords. Glad I drive a Scion! :)

Jesse says that we are gonna go to the Mall and go out to eat tonight! I'm really excited. Hes supposed to be home around 5 and I'm supposed to be ready to go. SOOOO... I better go get in the shower! Hope I have hot water! hahaha

another day another 70 dollars

Today I went in to Cracker Barrel at 8 am.... actually, I almost always go in at 8 am. Today was my last day training Alice. Shes a really nice lady with a 15 year old and an 8 year old that drives to CB from the other side of Davie County... It was a little busy today because it was MLK Day, but we only had three tables. I make minimum wage to train...which is $6.15 down here...wahooo...big money, huh? Alice is already my second trainee in NC! :)

Jesse has a toothache and he thinks its an abscessed wisdom tooth...so he has a doctors appt on Thursday. We are praying that he won't need a trip to the oral surgeon...if you are reading this, say a little pray please! :)

Tonight I made taco salad, black bean soup and Mexican style cheesy cornbread...and apple crisp for dessert! yummmm.... Now I'm just waiting for Jesse to get home from work so we can eat it!