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baby kittens

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:08:06 GMT

A few weeks ago I noticed some kittens by the dumpster at the donut shop. Me being the kind tenderhearted person that I am decided to rescue these kittens and then find them good homes. However, this has been more of a challenge than I expected. The kittens were living in the woods and not used to human contact. So the first thing was to catch them. We finally caught all four of them and now they are in my garage, however being only approx. 10 months old they can hide in the smallest spaces. We are trying to let them know that we are there to take care of them, but the kittens of course don't understand this. They hiss and scratch. We can't find homes for them until they are tame. It is proving more difficult than I thought.

new office

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:35:07 GMT

After at least one year of waiting for a new office it finally happaned! We moved to the library!! Unfortunately I have to deal with 4 filing cabinets in my office, however I have wall space and the best part is...windows!! We were stuck in the caves in the basement and had no idea what the weather was. I love how my wall turned out.

I used old calendar pictures to make a collage. I also have a map with stars showing what countries are represented. We also have a lounge with a flat screen tv, which is beyond amazing!

This weekend I am going to my first Kappa Phi National Board Meeting~ I can't wait!!

Kappa Phi Council

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:05:25 GMT

I just returned from Dallas for Kappa Phi National Council of chapters. We meet every two years for business, election of officers, fellowship, etc. I have been in KP for 10 years and this was the second council that I attended. It is very interesting to see women that have been in Kappa Phi longer than I have been alive running around acting like they are 20-somethings! Two of the sponsors hosted a fun night in their room and we fit 31 people in there. It was really fun. the biggest news is that I somehow got picked to run for national treasurer. I really didn't want this, but after much incouragement I did it. I am a little unsure about it, but hey, with God all things are possible!! Now I really have to get motivated to finish my thesis before I get busy with KP stuff.

anniversary weekend & such

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:08:50 GMT

For graduation my family came up to see me and it was great. Then Bryan and I left for Branson to celebrate our anniversary. We stayed in a b&b and had a great time! I bought a really pretty vera bradley bag for a graduation gift! It was also great to have a vacation. Bryan was off all week so he came with me to BA and rode around the bike trail. Then we saw Angels & Demons. We liked it, but not as much as we liked the book.
The saturday after we got back I left for a conference in LA. It was great to see Joy! I even learned a lot to help me in my job. The NBA playoffs were going on and I really wanted to go to a game but unfortunately had no money. I stayed in hollywood and read three books during the 30 min commute each way. I also tried mediterranean food one night. Now its back to work and time to finish the thesis, which unfortunately have no motivation for whatsoever.

graduation & such

Sat, 09 May 2009 01:36:07 GMT

So I haven't posted in a while, but I have been working hard. NSU finally came through like they have been saying they were going to do since like October. I am excited to finally be full time now, but wish it was in a different place. I am going to graduate this semester, but my thesis is not quite done so I still have to finish that and I am trting to write one more paper for my last class, but it is so hard.

Bryan and I are getting ready to celebrate our one year anniversary on the 17th. I can't believe its been one year~crazy!

my piano

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:25:17 GMT

Spring break was fun! Bryan and I got to actually spend more time than normal together! I went to OKC to see my family again, and now daniel is gone again for another year. We invited some friends over to teach us how to make pelmeni and I got a piano off Freecycle for free!! It was made no later than 1933 and is a cabinet grand with ivory keys. We have to get about four keys fixed, but it is beautiful!! I am so happy!

donut shop 20th anniversary

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:39:43 GMT

This has been a week of celebrations! We got to see my brother, take wedding pics, celebrate NSU's birthday and celebrate the shop birthday, too. Yesterday at the NSU celebration there were several people wearing 1900s clothes. It was interesting. All the people from BA that I work with on wed were there. They all took a bus to tahlequah. There is a new statue of sequoyah too! The administration building has gotten a makeover recently and it looks nice because it really needed it. However it is also frustrating because there are so many other things that need money at NSU such as our office. We have like the worst office of anyone on campus and the least amount of money. My office is a closet that is right next to the mens bathroom and shares a vent. Needless to say sometimes it is not too fun to be in there. It amazes me that NSU is loosing students but no one wants to do things to encourage students to stay, like i don't know, fix up the resident halls or make things student friendly or many other things. We still don't have even a secretary!

Anyway, Today marks 20 years of business for my in-laws donut shop. We had a sale of $2.00/dozen and .20 cent drinks. Bryan, his dad and the other night guy went in at 8pm to start making donuts! I went in at 2 am to start boxing donuts and it was non-stop until noon!! For bryan that was 16 hours of making donuts, and then we started cleaning up! Bryan and I came home and crashed!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

life decisions

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:08:32 GMT

Bryan and I have been stressing, but now we have decided to stay in Tahlequah. I can say now that I had an interview with Clemson University in South Carolina. I also had another one set up but cancelled it. I can't say that this is what I wanted but Bryan thinks that this is the only way that he can take care of me. I don't agree but we will be taking over a sucessful business so that'll be okay. I just wish NSU would come through for us.

My brother is home from 2 yrs overseas and it was great to see him. We celebrated christmas and my wedding. I got to wear my dress one more time, yay!!

My next goal is to be on the amazing race! This week they did gymnastics in Romania!! How freaking awesome is that. I want to go to Romania so bad!

job searching

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:41:02 GMT

So I am going to graduate in May and thus since NSU does not have a job for me I have started looking. However as much as I don't really want to stay in Tahlequah it is daunting and a bit scary to think about moving. I have an interview next week and its actually a school that Bryan wanted me to apply to. I applied for a few jobs, but the promise of Cherokee Nation money to buy a house is also really tempting...so in other words we need prayer to know what we are supposed to do...

ice storm update

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:08:23 GMT

The ice storm turned out to be pretty bad. We lost a lot of branches and a bunch of trees in our neighborhood are gone. Luckily though we never lost power. We had the in-laws over while their power was out. NSU was closed from tuesday morning to thursday at noon and then opened late on friday. Today we worked on cleaning up the branches.

I had a great birthday although I ended up not taking an official day off. Wednesday morning and thursday morning I worked at the donut shop because some of the employees couldn't make it in. Luckily Bryan picked me up, or I wouldn't have gone in either. He is the greatest husband!! My student workers surprised me on friday with a card and sweatshirt, yay! It was so sweet!