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!!!

Saturday..what a day

Its been a boring day around here. Its rainy here in Winston. Even my cat is lethargic...ok, lethargicER than normal.





I woke up and got a little house work done. Then I made some french toast for breakfast. :) Now I have been playing on the Internet for awhile and I'm kinda bored. Jesse is upstairs with Holli and Lester.





Yesterday I went to Kohl's and Target and I tried on about 20 bathing suits. I wasn't crazy about any of them but there were a few that I liked. I didn't use my 10 dollars Kohl's coupon yet....but its good until May 1st.





I ran in Michael's but they didn't have any of those little peg board things I wanted. Oh well.... Since I didn't buy anything in there I didn't see any reason to pull out my paint & crafty stuff...so just X that offa my "to do list"





I did watch that movie yesterday. I did go to Wal-mart. I haven't gone to the library just yet...but I wasn't near there yesterday. I may go later if I'm still bored. I'd like to go to the Goodwill just to look around.

I wanted to go to the mall with Jesse tonight and maybe look for some more bathing suits...but I can't cause the stupid basketball games are on! BLAH!

Tonight I am making my own version of "Chile Jack Chicken" for dinner. Cracker Barrel just started it in a new promotion for the Spring. Its their grilled chicken tenderloins topped w/ grilled onions and green chiles. Then its topped with Monterrey Jack cheese and served with salsa on the side! I'm marinating some chicken now so that Jesse can grill it up later tonight! :) I think we are gonna have a salad with it.

Well... my head is lookin' pretty hideous right now.. so I think I'm gonna go try to make myself look respectable :)

I get a long weekend!

I guess because I asked for last friday off the scheduling manager at Cracker Barrel just pretty much left my schedule the same for this week. So, I'm not scheduled for tomorrow at all. I ain't complainin'


Today was a pretty good day at Cracker Barrel. My trainee, Bronwyn, called in so I didn't have to train her. I'm actually kinda glad that she wasn't there because it was really busy and I had 5 tables.

Maybe I'll train her next week...if she comes back. We'll see.

Jesse and I just watched "The Kite Runner" and I absolutely LOVED it. It has such a good message and a good heart. I thought it was a great story and I'm glad they didn't leave any part of it out. With that being said, it is over 2 hours long. Of course...Jesse was kinda bored and I heard him snore once. I thought it was great though and theres no way I could have fallen asleep! If you are reading this and thinking about watching it, here is a warning. The first hour is almost entirely in an Afghan dialect of Persian called Dari, so there are lots of subtitles.

Here is what Roger Ebert had to say about the film...

"How long has it been since you saw a movie that succeeds as pure
story? That doesn't depend on stars, effects or genres, but simply fascinates
you with how it will turn out? Marc Forster's "The Kite Runner," based on a much-loved novel, is a movie like that. It superimposes human faces and a historical context on the tragic images of war from Afghanistan.

The story begins with boys flying kites. It is the city of
Kabul in 1978, before the Russians, the Taliban, the Americans and the anarchy.
Amir (Zekiria Ebrahimi) joins with countless other boys in filling the sky with
kites; sometimes they dance on the rooftops while dueling, trying to cut other
kite strings with their own. Amir's friend is Hassan (Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada),
the son of the family's longtime servant Ali, who has been with them for years
and has become like family himself. Hassan is the best kite runner in the
neighborhood, correctly predicting when a kite will return to earth and waiting
there to retrieve it.

The boys live in a healthy, vibrant city, not yet touched by war. Amir's father, Baba (Homayoun Ershadi), is an intellectual and secularist who has no use for the mullahs. Baba, whose kindly eyes are benevolent, loves both boys.

There is a neighborhood bully named Assef, jealous of Amir's kite, his skills and his kite runner. On a day that will shape the course of many lives, he and his gang track down Hassan, attack him and rape him. Amir arrives to see the assault taking place, and to his shame, sneaks away."--You can read more on Roger Ebert's website, but don't read any more if you want to watch the movie!!

That was just the beginning of the story.... the boy actors are incredible! As a matter of fact, I just found out that the boys in the movies were actual Afghans and had to be put into hiding after the movie came out. Here is a link to an article about it. I must have really liked the movie.. It really touched me... because I can't stop thinking about it.

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I ran on the treadmill again today. 4 miles in about 45 minutes again! :) Now my lower back is really sore. I'm not sure why...but maybe just from the impact of running so much in the past 2 days. It feels like a really deep bruise. My knee hurts a bit too.. I think I'm getting old and falling apart.

I have a lot that I want to accomplish this weekend. I probably won't get it all done, but thats ok.

my to do list


[ ] watch "The Last Sin-Eater" (a movie made about a Christian book I once read by Francine Rivers)

[ ] find my paint & craft stuff that I have packed away in my closet.


[ ] go to Wal-mart (yay! we'll actually have food to eat!)


[ ] go to Michael's---I want a peg board thingie that you hang stuff on


[ ] go to Kohl's --- I have another 10 dollar coupon and its burning a hole in my pocket! haha!


[ ] go to the library to return some books

[ ] start thinking about gathering together materials for being a substitute teacher!!