Sunday, July 13, 2014

Finally Made It Back. . .

to San Antonio!  I have been here two weeks, but this is the first time in which I have actually had the space and time to write about it.  The last two weeks have been absolutely fabulous as I have been setting up the apartment and relaxing a little bit.  Needless to say, the dogs have been VERY happy that I am on vacation  right now and that I have one more week of vacation to go before I start my new job.  I will be doing the same AP position that I did in Houston, but I will be at a K-10 campus.  The school is only four years old and they are adding a grade level each year until they are a full K-12 campus.  I am a little worried that it is a K-10.  I can handle 6-12, but the littles?  It's the K-5 graders that worry (OK, more like scare) me.  I do not do well with the littles.  Hey are way to needy for me.  Thankfully, I won't have to do too much with the kiddos of that age group.  I will also hopefully not have the same schedule and all the responsibilities that I had these past couple of years.  If I do, I will have to figure out how to work things out so I am not at work so many hours in the day.  I will figure something out this year.  I am just hoping there aren't near as many after school/ evening events that I have to attend.  That is my hope anyway.  We shall see what happens.

The ward here is super amazing and I am loving it!  I have a couple of friends that I have known for several years that are in the ward and it makes me way more comfortable to be me in that ward.  It also helps that I haven't been thrown into a calling, at this time, in which I do not attend Relief Society or Sunday School and only have access to a few people.  I am excited to be back in San Antonio and be around people I know and love.  It's been a while since I have felt this way and I am so happy that I am starting to feel like my old self again!  Now, all I have to do is get back into an amazing workout routine and get my body back to my liking.

I am tying to decide if I do cross fit or Krav Maga.  It is such a tough decision!  I have weighed the pros and cons, but I still can't figure it out.  I am leaning more towards cross fit because it's more of what I know will work for me if I can get in enough workouts every week. But Krav Maga is something different and incorporates self defense which is always a valuable tool.  But I am such an indecisive person at this time in my life that I just can't figure it out.  I am going to give myself until September 1 to make a decision.  That will allow me to get into the groove at work and see what my schedule will really be like before I make a commitment.  If I decide in cross fit I can find a place really close to where I work and sign up there is the price is right.  Which would be fantastic!  If I decide Krav then I will have to check scheduling to make sure I could make it in time or they have late enough classes.  So much to think about!  We'll see what happens and what decision I make.

It's July and that means it is Leland Appreciation Month.  I have not been doing a very good job at showing my appreciation to him for being born and making my life so much better.  The problem, I don't know what to do.  What do you do for a guy that is really simple and doesn't need much to make him happy?  How do I make him feel special?  It's irritating as to how simple he is.  I know he likes the Broncos, the Texans, the Spurs, concerts, amusement parks, anything lemon based, wrestling, cards, and of course, he loved me.  But I don't know what to do that I haven't done already.  I have given him everything he has needed in the past and he doesn't really need anything else.  If does need something it's usually contact solution or something for his cards.  What do you get the guy that doesn't say he needs anything and when you're on a really tight budget.  Plus he is going to be at a thing for work on his birthday so it makes it a little difficult to plan anything.  I use to always know what to get people as gifts for different events.  I would walk through a store, see something that reminded me of a friend or family member that just suited them perfectly, and poof!  I had a gift.  Now I have no clue what to give people. I have lost my touch.  I no longer have the gift.  It's quite sad if you think about it.  One day, one day I will have the gift again (fingers crossed).

Today Germany won the World Cup 1-0 against Argentina.  I always knew Germany would win.  So many thought it was Brazil or Argentina's year, but I knew differently.  Germany understands one thing that South and Central American teams don't understand and that's one thing is TEAM.  There are so many individual players that are so great and have all the fame they are relied upon to do everything or they take on so much of the pressure that it is up to them to do it all the teams fail.  Until they all learn that is about team, heart and hard work, they will never win.  Hard work will beat out talent any day.  Trust me.

That's the scoop!  I am in such a better place at this time in my life and becoming what I use to be.  I am grateful for the opportunity to be back in San Antonio and doing what I love to do with the people I love to be with.  It is quite amazing that the Lord has blessed me as much as he has!