Here to Stay?

I know I haven't posted in FOREVER, but I'm back & here to stay... I hope.

Life has been CRAZY lately.

I know I mentioned I picked up a fifth job, but I don't think I mentioned that it is at minimum 3 days a week from 5-11/1 (depending)

Then I had this new class last month where my professor gave us the sweet privilege of quizzes each day, homework most nights & SEVEN case studies to complete in one month with little direction. They only took about 6 hours each to complete at the beginning.

My husband's birthday was a couple of week's ago, I had work.

So to make up for missing his birthday we went on a mini vacation! Disney, ESPN World of Sports, Movies, Zoo, Beachin' & Relaxation

Did I mention life has been crazy?!

But fun, actually.

There's so much I want to share with you all, and so many sweet, sweet stories but I don't even know where to begin!

Let's start................                                                                                                              

                                                             

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This past Friday I received a phone call I've been needing for awhile now; regardless I didn't even know I  needed it. Complicated, I know. My boss texted me early in the afternoon and asked that I call him to talk business. Nothing too alarming considering we're always discussing new clients, changes, etc. 

As I answer the phone I first apologized for not filling out my time-card (it's online) in the past, oh, month or so. Because seriously, I haven't had time. At all. And as I go there, he's very understanding. Most people in my life know I'm busy as I don't return their texts, phone calls, e-mail, etc. I sometimes don't really exist at all. I just live in a hectic schedule of run-arounds and trying my best not to be late over and over again. I'm only social due to my never-ending shifts as a server/bartender.

But he sighs.. "I've called to ask you something, but I feel I've found the answer." I reply, "What's that?" "Is there anyway you can start coming to the office 1-2 days a week?" I almost pee myself laughing. There's clearly NO way I have time for that since I'm in school everyday until 1, which is an hour from my house, and also another hour from the office in separate direction. He already knows. And so, he let's me go as a contractor. There's no great dialogue for me to share with you because we get each other- he wants to expand, I want to simply breathe. And as I hang up the phone I feel sudden happiness take-over my body.

For almost 2 years now I've had a no-vacation job. An internet job. You know the kind of job that MAKES you take your laptop with you on vacation so you can constantly check your e-mail, write blogs and post social media. THAT WAS ME. I haven't had a real vacation in that long because nobody else is there to do my job for me. 

The real kicker? I wasn't going to call him back until Tuesday (after my mini vacation that I planned on working diligently through the entire time). I GOT MY FIRST REAL VACATION in what seems forever and I had never felt more relaxed or at peace with myself.

We've almost made it to the weekend!

Happy Hump Day, Everyone!

Scrub Life

Let's start here: I"m a slacker, I know.

I DO apologize for the lack of posts & short/crappy posts when I finally do!

But I'm here, for today at least. Hopefully tomorrow too!

Now, let's talk scrub life.

As of January of this year I've officially began my "core" classes in college. While I had tons of issues with my professor I kept my mouth shut and did the best I could. The first two classes I got by with a B (which sucks, because I'm an A student). And sure, it's wrong to blame others when you have short-comings, but I truly blame the teacher. I had a 4.0 all the way up until my second Chemistry class (November of last year), and my professor was also a poor teacher then, but I still managed to get a B in the class.

Last class, the teacher (who also happens to be the program director), wasn't able to teach our class- as she was preparing for a visit from the federal board to be sure our program is still accredited. Which REALLY sucked, as we got stuck with the same poor professor from January & February's class and she knew NONE of the material. Long story short.. I received my first C ever.

I should have cried.

But I didn't.

Embarrassed? I normally would be. Yet, I'm not.

I'm somehow happy with that C. 

As a perfectionist it's difficult to not be perfect, and not be that A student. If it's not an A, might as well be a C though, right? Perhaps that's a poor way to look at things for many. Obviously a C isn't good, except for those students who don't do well in school- those D students. Those people, they would be stoked to have gotten a C in a class, especially a college class.

So what does that make me a bad student? A D-student?

Well, of course not.

I've decided it's a part of me growing up, becoming a bit more wise. I've learned, quickly, that sure I'd LOVE to get an A in every class, but I'm not perfect. If I could somehow focus only on college I'm 99.9% sure I'd still have that 4.0 GPA I've dreamt of since childhood. 

However, I work a lot. To the point where I've lost all track of days, dates and times for that matter. All I know is go, go go! & I'm fine with that. I'm happy to know that I'm supporting myself (not that my husband doesn't have a stable job and income) in a way that I can both pass a class in school while working all the time and still manage to afford a $700 2-day vacation if I so desire!

WHY is it so frowned upon to only have an average grade in a class? How was I one of those people who has thought the exact same thing my entire life? After all, once college is over I won't be asked "What what your GPA while attending high school, your community college and your university?" That's unrealistic. What is realistic is knowing that the moment I graduate I'll be prepared to start paying back my student loans, and I'll be ready to use the information I learned by working hands-on and not through answering direct questions from an out-dated textbook. 

For once I feel like something almost devastating has worked out favorably for me, and I must say, I feel much less pressure now knowing that I've hit a "low-point" that can't be un-done.

Sometimes we just have to let go a little, learn to have fun and care a little less<3

Excuse my dirty hair, poor angle & disgusting green scrubs :P

Xoxo,

   B!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!<3

Lots & lots of rain here, but not letting it get me down~

Happy Weekend!

Big surprise date for me tomorrow!!

And a special little shout-out to our friends Jacy & Doug on sharing the birth of their precious baby boy <3

Xoxo,

   B!

Mini Vacay Recap! ~

I've been on Spring Beak this week, and let me tell you, it has FLOWN by.

I think I'm depressed knowing I'll be back in school full-time in only 4 short days.

And I'm even more depressed knowing that I have school ALL SUMMER long, which is horrible.

The positive side of Spring Break? Getting away for only a short while.

I convinced my husband to take a day and a half off work so we could have ourselves a little mini vacation. No exaggeration when I say mini.

It was the most spontaneous thing we've ever done, and it was perrrrrfect<3

On Monday morning I texted everyone I worked with to get my Monday night & Tuesday night shifts covered- & after a long and stressful wait for texts back I finally had both covered around 4:30 Monday afternoon (thank you again Becca & Maddie!) And off we went!

But, we didn't even have a hotel reservation.

I had planned to go to the Florida Keys. This is the beach with the whitest sand (cool, also) and some of the clearer waters in Florida. And I've heard it's a BLAST- so we went.

When we arrived, we were confused. We couldn't find a single hotel ON THE BEACH.
It was the strangest thing, ever. They literally didn't have any ocean-front hotels. So, what's the point?

So we decided to sit in a parking lot and do some research, because there was NO way I wasn't waking up on the water Tuesday morning (sometimes I'm a brat, I know).

So we decided to drive another 15 minutes and landed ourselves in Longboat Key, FL! We stayed at this "resort" that was more of a motel than anything. And thank goodness we are Florida residents because we only paid $170 a night when they originally were wanting $269- I would have canceled our reservation once I saw the place and we paid that much, seriously. I actually cried when we pulled up because it looked so dumpy.

But 15 minutes later I was happy. They had an awesome pool, we were right on the water and they had the cutest little tiki hut, delicious food & room service. The employees were all super sweet also!

We laughed, loved & boozed quite a bit. It was PERFECT<3

I've been working like a mad woman lately & Jordan and I haven't had anytime down time together. Our mini getaway was just what we needed!

We somehow managed to spend $700 in our day and a half vacation, and Jordan was rather sun-burnt, but it was definitely worth it. In fact, we're already planning our next get away. 

Everyone needs to just get away every once in awhile (:

All of the other photos are on Jordan's phone- but I'll post them in a separate link later {: