Another Update

I'm back in Austin. It's good to be home, but weird to be here at the same time. Being in Tulsa was amazing. I don't have any complaints other than my mom and dad weren't too close.

I start my new job on Monday, the 5th, and I'm very excited. I will be working for another home health company as the Intake Coordinator as well as the back up Home Health Aide. It will be fun to learn something new. I still need to register for some classes, but I've found a few schools that I need to really look into for Nursing school. I'm hoping to be in school by next Fall.

As for the rest of my life, everything is great. I love bing close to most of the family, and playing with my nieces and nephews that are around here.

Have You Ever...

Stole this from Jenn's blog...you copy and paste and then highlight the ones you've done...

Feel free to play along!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (All the way to the crown! 6 Months later you couldn't anymore)
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a Marathon (Would like to!)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House(walked around it because the person who was supposed to set up the tour didn't!)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating...didn't kill, but helped prepare
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I'll get around to some of the stuff I haven't done someday...

First Timer

So... I've seen a few of these and didn't think I would bother since everyone I've seen has been from a friend that is married, and they are keeping everyone updated on their families. Since I'm single and really can just tell what's happening in my life in just a few short sentences I didn't think it would be worth it.
But what the heck... if no one reads this I won't be offended.

So, for those of you who don't know what's going on in my life, I will update you.

In October of last year I was getting just upset about where I was in my life and what I was doing so I called my sister Jeanette to vent. She told me to move to Oklahoma, and work for a while. I told her no way, but thanks for the offer. Well, a few days later she called me to tell me that I was flying to Oklahoma for a week and I had a job interview. I said why not, and spent a week in Tulsa.

I interviewed at the day care where my nieces attend, and was hired on the spot. I told them I would have to think about it, but if I did start I wouldn't be until the first of the year. So, I went home to Round Rock and did some thinking, and praying. I figured that my life wasn't going much of anywhere in Round Rock so why not.

So, I'm in Tulsa now. I love it. I worked at the daycare for about 3 months then went to a great program to get my Certified Nurses Aide and Certified Home Health Aide. I worked at an assisted living home for a little bit, but I'm now working with a home health agency. I really like it so far. The people I work with are great, and so far we're getting along pretty well.

I'm going to school again, which is really nice. I will be taking a Medical Terminology class and a Phlebotomy class starting in a couple weeks. I'm pretty excited for both! Currently I am deciding between an LPN or a full RN. I would like to eventually have my RN if I do go the LPN route. I'm thinking that if I do go for my RN I will more than likely move back to Texas to get that. There are just too many great programs right in Austin to not take advantage of my family living there. I'll keep everyone posted on that.

I leave on Thursday to go watch my sister Judith graduate from college. I will "sadly" have to go to Colorado for this, but I was there for almost her whole online school nightmare that I figured I would support her out at the real deal! I'm really excited for her, and proud that she finally finished and made it out alive! Those were some tough times when she was in school, but I knew she could do it.

I'll post some pictures when I get back.

Other than that, I'm still single, and not really holding my breath for marriage! When it happens, it happens.

Love y'all.
Joyce