End of the Year Thoughts

I have been thinking a lot lately. Josh says that me thinking can become dangerous. I'm not sure about that one. Well, I decided to post some of my thoughts and see what others have to say. Some are really weird while others are normal for someone like me.

1. Student Teaching: I will start student teaching on Monday. I cannot wait. However, I'm really nervous. What do I do for lunch? What happens if my teacher gets sick of me? Can that happen? I will be with them for 8 hours a day, five days a week, for the next sixteen weeks. What happens if I get bored observing for the first two weeks? That is going to be the longest 2 weeks of my life. I'm not nervous to work with middle school students or to even teach them. That is nothing compared to everything else.

2. Weddings: My best friend from high school got married yesterday. I'm happy for her. She deserves to be happy with the man that she loves. But for some reason I cannot get a nagging feeling out of my mind. For some reason I'm just disturbed about her being married. I gave her a great present. It is worth a lot of money but I don't think she'll like it. Me and Karen both gave her a lot of food. That is always the worst part about getting married.. going to the grocery store for the first time... I got lucky that I started preparing early. She is one of those people that I worry about liking it for some reason.

3. Easy living: I know that people cover things up all of the time but how do they do it? It seems that every one's lives are so easy but mine isn't. Shannon, my friend that just got married has it easy. Her parents paid for this amazing wedding and she won't have to pay rent for the first year because they are going to be living with his mom. Yeah, I wouldn't want to live with a family member after I first got married, but that just means that she can do more frivolous things than I can. I feel as though I'm being punished for something that I am trying to do right. Is that weird? Anyway, I know that I don't hear about all the ups and downs of everybody's lives but for some reason, in my mind, everyone has it better than me.

4. Friends: I know that my cousin Emily has posted about this before but I'm going to do this anyway. I feel as though I have no friends. My sisters are some of my best friends, along with my parents and Josh. But I would like to have some friends that are not family members. I would love to invite some people over for dinner but I feel that since they already have other friends... why would they want to come over to my house? I could hang out with some of my old high school friends but honestly we are in two different worlds now and it is difficult for me to be around them.

5. House Warming Party: This is the last one... I promise. Five is a good even number. I've been thinking about having a house warming party. I would invite a few people over and we can get together and play games and eat a lot of good food. I only have one major problem with that. Who would I invite? What "friends" (if you didn't read number 4, I would do so now). Would people think that I am a dork for just wanting to play games? I don't want people to think that I am lame.

Anyway, if you have any comments to help me settle these thoughts that would be great. Josh has helped me a little but I still cannot get some nagging things off of my mind. Overall, yes, I have issues.

First Christmas

Josh and I celebrated our first Christmas together... married. It was awesome to be able to celebrate with just him for a few hours. Around 8:30 we went over to my parents house and had breakfast with my mom's side of the family. It's a tradition so we couldn't break it. Later tonight my parents and oldest sister (and her family) are going to come over for dinner. I don't have very many pictures yet but I will make sure and post them as soon as I get others. For now, you have to look at pictures of me and Josh opening presents together.

Here is our very wimpy tree. Notice how wonderfully it is decorated. Yes, we only have 14 ornaments. Guess what I am going to be doing tomorrow????

Here is something I made Josh. I HAD to make something for him. It will go in our room. According to Josh I need to make a V and S so it will say J vs. E. Do you think I should?

Here I am really excited for my Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends DVD. It is my favorite cartoon so Josh got them for me. After opening presents I had to watch one. They are awesome! I recommend one with Cheese in it.... he's my favorite.

A Very Long Week And Some Goodbyes

I think that this has been one very long week... but it was very successful. First, Josh and I finally moved into our house. Okay, we just got it last Friday but it felt as though we were constantly moving this week. We start on Tuesday and finished last night. WE HAVE A TON OF STUFF!! I don't know how we fit it all in our apartment. Come to think about it... we still have a few more boxes at my parents house. Most of those boxes contains books, cleaning supplies, and holiday decorations, but we aren't counting all that yet. We are still working on setting up our house. Don't worry, I'll get some pictures as soon as our place looks halfway decent. It is less than a week until Christmas and the only decoration we have up so far is a wreath my sister Wendi made for a homecoming gift. I LOVE IT! If it helps any, there are some penguins on it. You cannot pass up penguins. The house doesn't feel like home yet so that kind of stinks but I'm sure that in time it will eventually get there. Josh and I are going to turn in our apartment keys either on Saturday or Sunday. I'm so glad that we are out. I was starting to go crazy in there... just ask Josh. Despite the fact that we were in the process of moving, Josh and I still had to go to work. We both had Tuesday off and that was when we got a good portion done. We wouldn't be where we are at now if my dad and cousin Michael didn't move our couches as well as a few other pieces of furniture. THANKS GUYS!!! WE LOVE YOU FOR ZYOUR SERVICE!

Mom had her radiation treatment this week. I don't think that I have ever talked to her so much over the phone! It was actually really fun.. I think that I am going to call more often. She's finally out of her "prison" which is great for everyone in the family (so to speak). I feel as though I don't have to worry about her too much anymore because she can go about doing things. Mom, if you're reading this, I just want to let you know how awesome you are and I love you a lot! You're so brave with everything that you've been through.

This week was my last week at EVIT. I have been working there for three and a half years. I was just starting to enjoy it and then I have to leave. I am moving on to bigger and better things so everyone understands. They will miss me and my dedication there... I cannot wait to see what happens. This week was also my last week of babysitting for the Notations. Every Tuesday morning for the last 18(?) weeks, I would go and watch three boys. THeir names are Dylan, Jamison, and Alex. I grew to love them, and of course I had to say goodbye. Hopefully I will see them at concerts.

Hopefully, I will be able to post some more pictures as we get settled and celebrate our first Christmas married. I'll probably post a lot because there are many things happening. Keep looking for the latest and greatest on the Hoffman Hotline!

History Books

Today will now forever be marked in the history books. Well, not for the United States or the world but it will be marked in the history books of the Hoffman Family. We were able to close on our house. So, we are now official homeowners. We signed all the paperwork on Thursday morning and tonight we got our key. Tuesday will most likely be the big day when we move in. There is still a lot left to pack and we want to do some cleaning before "the big day". As soon as we get the house a little cleaner and filled with out stuff I will take some pictures and post them. Just think! Our first Christmas in our first house. We are really lucky!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Okay, so there have been a few good and bad things happening in the Hoffman household since Thanksgiving. I'll start with the good and then move toward the bad and ugly.
GOOD:
The good thing is that I have finally finished my last semester of real classes at NAU. I'm so excited because now I have a month to relax before I start student teaching. I think that I did really well in my classes. I know that I got 4 out of 5 "A's"... I'm going to try not to complain. I'm actually impressed because this semester has been really hard on me. I also have two weeks left at work. It will be hard to leave but I am ready. Since I only work 3 days a week I only have five days left (or 35 hours). Time goes by quickly... I doubt that my last 35 hours will.
BAD:
I had the flu yesterday. I never noticed how bad it was before. I wasn't feeling well throughout my whole day at work. I stayed because I was still okay. Around 2:45 (15 minutes before I was to leave) I thought that I was going to faint. It was bad. Thank heaven I work with my dad because I was able to call him over and he came and gave me company while I laied on the floor and recuperated. I didn't have lunch with him yesterday so it gave me time to spend with him. I left work about 7 minutes early because I didn't think I should stay and I was feeling better. Lets just say that the rest is history. I woke up feeling a lot better.
UGLY:
If you don't like things that are ugly, then you might not want to read this part. Anyway, we are having a lot of trouble with out house purchase. We were supposed to close on Friday December 5th which means that we were going to move into the house this Saturday. That won't happen. The guy has a second mortgage so that is making everything really ugly for us. It might be another few days until we actually sign or we might not even get the house. Yeah, it stinks. So, we will probably be spending our first Christmas living in my parents basement.
CAN GOOD COME OF THE UGLY?
I think so. This is my opinion on the whole matter. I think that Heavenly Father wants us to get the house. When we first saw the house, we had a good feeling. Once we saw the house both of us were not nervous to purchase one. The next question is, if you are supposed to get it then why are you having so much trouble? Once again, this is all my (Emily's) opinion but I think it is a huge possibility. My mom goes through a major treatment next week. Radiation that is so powerful she pretty much has to be shut in her room for two days. My sisters and I are really stressed about it... so is my mom. So, I think that Heavenly Father placed this trouble in our path so that way Josh and I can be living at home so we can help out during the season. I don't mind, neither does Josh. I really think that although the ugly isn't fun, good can come of it. What do you think?