My weekend

I have to say, I've only been unemployed for 1 entire day, and I'm already getting a little stir crazy.  Thankfully I had enough going on this weekend that it kept me entertained most of the time.  Friday was my best friend Casey's 22nd birthday so we went to El Ricon that evening to celebrate and ended up hitting Cheap Shots afterwards for a bit.  She had to work on Saturday morning so she wasn't keen on doing too much until Saturday night.  Saturday during the day I was pretty lazy and really had no desire to get ready and go out again (Alex and I have decided we have gotten too old to stay out like we used to ;)) but we did anyway.  We went and had dinner at Nick's and then headed to The Red Shed for a bit.  Alex and I both were so sleepy so we were party poopers and got out of there as soon as we could.  Alex's parents came down today so we had a great time hanging out with them.  They both had just gotten back from a couple of trips to different places Alex and I got a bag full of goodies from their travels! :)  They also took us to lunch at The Globe (I was so excited to get Chocolate Torte :)) and on a Target run which they bought me some stuff too...yeah and people wonder why I'm so spoiled ;).

They also brought some food that she made from home so Alex and I had yummy leftovers for dinner and we just finished the movie "Jumper" and are now watching "Vacancy".  The movie is really getting creepy so I'm going to sign-off before I jump and throw the laptop across the room :)  Have a super fabulous night and I'll update soon!

Much love,
Maegan

Josh's Surgery and Job Update (or lack thereof)

Josh had his surgery today after his lovely nose injury. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it home for the surgery but thanks to camera phones and picture messages, I got the play by play.

Josh the day after the accident and a pre-surgery picture (it already looked a ton better!)

The surgery didn't take more than a few minutes because I was getting typical funny "Josh" text messages and there was about a 10 minute pause before I started getting them again so it was a quickie. Here's what I got from him (and I know he sent them because Mom has no idea how!)

Some post-surgery shots. You can already tell it's much straighter!

The doctor said it looked really good and he probably wouldn't have to have anything else done to it. He said if he's careful, he can even play 7-on-7 next weekend, but it will take about 4-6 weeks to fully heal (which is good because he had senior portraits scheduled for today and obviously had to be rescheduled for the end of July). Continue to pray that he has a speedy recovery :)

As far as the job, I didn't hear anything today so it looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow if it's by mail or Monday, which is fine I guess. I'll definitely update as soon as I know something!

I better get going, I've been super lazy today and I desperately need to get some stuff accomplished!

Much love,

Maegan

Interview and Last Day at CCI

Note: I apologize for the randomness of this post, but this is what happens when your life is all over the place :)

Okay, first thing....go see "Get Smart"! It was super cute and funny and made me totally forget about my interview today :)

Also, today's my parents 26th Wedding Anniversary!! Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!

I had my interview today at 8 am. I felt like I did okay on the interview and the administration was super nice, but I don't really have a good feeling about getting the job. I'm not sure if it's because I got burned by not getting the job at my dream school, or I'm unconsciously preparing myself for a letdown, or if God is trying to tell me this isn't the job for me. Either way, they told me that I would find out either this afternoon (which I haven't) or tomorrow so we'll see. I had a slight breakdown tonight because although I know there's a reason behind me not getting the job (possibly jobs) it still hurts and puts a damper on my self-esteem. I don't like not having everything in order in my life and the uncertainty for the fall is unsettling to me. After a long talk with my parents and lots of tears, I've decided that if I don't hear anything by next Monday, I'm going to apply to be a sub. With all of the schools in Tuscaloosa, surely I'll get a decent amount of sub time and hopefully a decent amount of money. Plus, it will be a great way to get experience and get my foot in the door. I know several teachers at my dream school that are going on maternity leave and I've already told them to make sure they consider me if I'm not working anywhere. Maybe this is God's way of finding something better for me...I don't know, but I do feel better knowing that I can at least have something to do for the fall. Anyway, enough of that....

Today was my last day at CCI, so I spent most of the day cleaning out my desk. My boss did tell me that she would help me get a position on campus if I desperately needed one so there's another back up plan as well. I've got to go back sometime and finish cleaning my stuff off of the computer and get a few more of my things, but I'm officially finished working there. After I got home, Alex and I went to lunch at Zoe's (one of my favorite places to eat) so seeing him and getting to eat more yummy chicken salad made me feel worlds better. Right now I'm sitting here watching "Fool's Gold" and trying to get stuff organized on my computer. Hopefully I'll hear something tomorrow and I'll be sure to update.

Also, Josh's surgery is tomorrow at 1 so keep him in your prayers!

Much love,
Maegan

Chicken Salad and Doctor's Appt.

I have a wonderful boss named Kathy. Not many people love their bosses, but I do! She's like a second mom to me and she has ALWAYS taken good care of me. Since it's my last week at Creative Campus, she surprised me with lunch at the University Club here in Tuscaloosa. Just to give you an idea of this place, this is where the President takes guests to eat.

The food was incredible as always! I had Mrs. Pat's Famous Chicken Salad on Flatbread with Sweet Potato Fries and an Almond Ball for dessert (ice cream covered with slivered almonds and chocolate syrup) It was so yummy!! Even though there has been a lot of drama going on at Creative Campus, I am going to miss Kathy dearly. As I have mentioned before, I have been working for Kathy since my sophomore year of college so we go way back. :)

Anyway, Josh went to the doctor this afternoon and they are going to do surgery on Friday. Thankfully the doctor said he wouldn't have to do major surgery; just basically moving it back into place and he said it would take about 5 minutes so he wouldn't even have to stay overnight! :)

Alex is coming over to keep me company so I don't go insane stressing over my interview tomorrow and he's taking me to see "Get Smart" which I'm super pumped about! Think about me tomorrow around 8!

Lots of love,
Maegan

Good news and the bad news

Before I get to good news, Josh update:

Mom called the plastic surgeon/ENT and he's going to see Josh on Wednesday and he'll probably have the surgery sometime this week...I'll keep you updated!

My good news:

On Friday (as I do everyday) I kept a constant check on the job board on the state board of education's website. I was looking at it one minute and then flipped pages and then flipped back and there were 2 new positions listed and I went ahead and clicked reply. Because this is something I do constantly I didn't expect anything of it, however, this morning before I left for work I got a phone call from one of the schools wanting me to come for an interview for a first grade position Thursday morning at 8 am. This is not a school I know much about, but I do know that my old clinical supervisor is very well connected with the school (I think she used to teach there, but I can't remember) and that one of the girls I graduated with is a first grade teacher there. Anyway, everyone I told said it was a wonderful school so I decided to drive out tonight to familiarize myself with the area, which leads me to the bad news....

It is REALLY far out there....as in over 30 minutes with traffic. It's not that big of a deal, but it just kinda made my heart sink a little knowing that I would be doing a lot of driving and spending a lot of money on gas if I got the position. However, since there's been such wonderful things said about the school, I'm hoping that outweighs the drive :)

I e-mailed both my old supervisor and my friend and had them put in a good word for me. My supervisor actually went up and saw the principal and called her after getting the okay from me (she's wonderful like that) so hopefully that'll help.

Anyway, I'll update you after the interview!! :)

The one with the family and the hospital trip

I'm sure you're wondering the reason for my title (I'm watching "Friends" so hence the cheesy "Friends" style :)) and boy is it an entertaining one :) To give you a little background, every year Josh comes down with his basketball team for a team camp hosted by the University of Alabama. They usually play all day Friday and Saturday and have a tournament style (if they lose they are out) on Sunday. Anyway, this weekend Josh and the family came down for camp. Even though they played all day on Friday, we didn't get to go to any of the games except the very last one. Although it wasn't that late, we were all exhausted (Mom & Dad from driving; me from cleaning) so we went home and Mom and I watched "27 Dresses" on Tivo.

 

Josh and I at in between games Friday!

 

  

Josh had a fairly early game on Saturday and had them spread out throughout the day so we did a lot of driving back and forth from here to Coleman Coliseum.

 

Josh and I before his “last” game (you’ll see what I mean below)

 

A week or so ago, Josh busted his eye open and just had it repaired a few days ago. Although he was not supposed to be playing, my parents let him play since it's his senior year. Anyway, we were all talking about it and one of the player's mom's mentioned that "that was his senior injury". Not two seconds later, we see Josh walking off the court with his face in his hands. We were sitting on the other side of the court but we saw him walk up to the coach and we saw blood on his hands so we immediately thought that he busted his eye open again. They handed him a towel and rushed him back to the trainer and when we caught up with him he pulled down the towel and this is what we saw (note it is a little gross so if you have a weak stomach, you might want to skip on down!):

 

Obviously, it wasn't his eye. As you can probably tell he took an elbow to the nose and obviously it broke it. When the trainer saw it she immediately called Northport DCH and we rushed him there. One of the moms is a nurse (the same one who helped Josh with his eye before) and she rode to the hospital with us. Thankfully when we arrived, nobody was in the waiting room so he was able to go right back. They would only allow Mom & Dad to go back with him so I was in the waiting room with the other mom. I was a complete mess and was trying to call Alex (he was on a kayaking trip in Tennessee and did not have any signal) because he's had nose surgery too so I wanted to know what to expect. They checked him out and did a CT scan. The scan revealed that he didn't have a blockage so they told him he'd have to wait a few days before they could do surgery (they had to wait for the swelling to go down) so my parents made the decision to wait and take him back to the plastic surgeon who did his eye the first time, who also happens to be a ENT as well. This made everyone feel better because he is AMAZING at what he does. Anyway, we got Josh back to my apartment and the meds kicked in and knocked him out so I babysat while Mom and Dad went to go get my car from Coleman, clean out Josh's hotel room, and go get his medicine filled. When they got back, they moved him to my room to sleep in my bed since he had to sleep sitting up. At this point it is around midnight and even though I had to sleep on the couch (Dad slept with him so that he could put ice on it every little bit) I passed out right away.

Josh after he woke up this morning.  Blood’s gone, but you can tell how crooked his nose is!

Josh had planned to go to the game(s) today, but it was at 8 am and no one could wake up and he didn't really feel like it anyway. All of his friends were really sweet and called a great deal to check on him (even the ones from back home...news travels fast in a small town :)) He rested most of the day, but I rented "Meet the Spartans" and "Semi-Pro" on Tivo so he could watch them. Late this afternoon Dad and I decided to get out of the house and go house shopping/looking in Northport since we had some free time. We spent several hours just driving around looking and then we came back and Mom and I did a grocery run because I had NOTHING in the fridge :) They just left and I have to work in the morning so I'm about to hit the sack. I'll update more after Mom makes an appointment sometime this week!

Keep him in your prayers that all works out!

Love,

Maegan

Job Update

So I realized I never posted about the outcome of my interview. Well, I obviously was a nervous wreck all week waiting for Friday. Alex even did his best to keep me out of the house on Friday so I would actually relax some (I did keep cheating and checking my answering machine though :)) When I hadn't heard anything by 3:00, I headed home and when I checked my mail, I found the letter I'd been dreading. As you can probably guess, I didn't get the job :( I was devastated. I obviously first called my parents and they were extremely supportive and told me that there God had some reason in not giving me that job and reminded me that there have been quite a few situations where it didn't immeadiately work out the way that I had wanted it to, but later it worked out even better. I then called Alex, and being the amazing guy that he is, a few minutes later, I opened to door to find him standing there with a cup of Cold Stone Creamery "Chocolate Devotion" and a hug so that made my day a million times better. He of course was extremely supportive as well, and really helped me make it through the day and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Anyway, I'm trying to keep my head up and keep looking, so continue keeping me in your prayers.

I'm trying to get some stuff done around the house, but I did want to give you an update :)

Much love,
Maegan

Job Interview UPDATE

So today was the big day!! I could not sleep hardly at all last night worrying about it (I'm a big worrier so no consoling from friends and family helped!) so I woke up fairly early this morning. I wanted to give myself plenty of time to get ready and leave around 11:15. However, for some reason I got ready in record time today so I had a lot of time to sit around and worry (free time for Maegan...never good) Alex was a sweetie and got up early just so he could come see me before my interview so it was helpful to have him here to keep my mind off of it. I ended up arriving there around 11:30 and boy was I glad I did. They gave me 2 written questions and I spent pretty much the entire 30 minutes writing. Then, I went in for my interview. I found out that I was interviewing for a kindergarten position so I was excited to hear it was a younger grade :)



As I mentioned in my first post, I did my internship at this school so I was fairly comfortable with the interview panel since I knew most of them :) They asked me a few questions and I felt like I answered them pretty well (and there are not many things I walk of feeling like that....the majority of the time I analyze and critique everything I said) I asked them when I would find out and they said I should know something by Friday...so more worrying and praying for me :)



Continue to keep me in your thoughts... I really want/need this job!!



I promise to keep you updated!