Behind in my Blogging

Well, around half of a month has passed since my last blog. I am definitely behind! There is no way to catch up and tell all the things that have been going on, but I will fill you in on some of the details. I have been busy with school as usual and I have officially switched from a non-thesis Master's degree to a thesis degree. I know I am crazy but I have had some conversations with my professors and believe it is the right choice. I have always truly wanted to work at the college level and also do research but once I started looking into the Literacy program at WKU, I thought I would not be able to go beyond a Master's degree in that area. Although that is true, I have two other options for a doctoral program. I could either pick up everything and move to Lousiville to pursue a PhD in Literacy, which is not going to happen, or I could drive to Tennessee State University and attend seminars on weekends to obtain my degree. I am planning on that one for now, but the other night I found out something even better. TSU is looking for instructors in the area of Literacy and if I am teaching there I would get a break on the tuition. As soon as I get my Master's degree I can apply to work there and luckily I have already really been blessed with some great connections to help me get a job there.

I am currently sinking in pool of homework. It would not be a big deal if I was not teaching full time, working part time with adult readers, and trying to be a good wife, but I am making things work. I had to take my first personal day this year just to catch up on my Master's work. I got caught up for one day. :) I actually stayed home today too, but I had a doctor's note. I went to the doctor yesterday because I had a sore throat. It ended up being a sinus infection but I had a bump inside my nose. My friend had MRSA staph infection from a bump in her nose and so when I told the doctor I had been around her, she gave me a really strong antibiotic and told me I shouldn't go back to school until after the weekend. I am supposed to watch the bump to see if it gets worse, but so far it is still just the same. It is sore but I am not too worried about it. I was very thankful for the doctor's excuse though. I have just taken a break. I am going to be busy for the rest of the weekend trying to get as much homework done so that I can somewhat enjoy our Thanksgiving break in Branson, Missouri. Although I will be trying to do some work during the break, I hope to enjoy getting away for the first time this year. I absolutely love Thanksgiving!

Bryan is doing really well with his photography business. I can't believe how successful he has become just doing a hobby. He is staying busy which is good because otherwise he would just be sitting at home alone a lot. He has also really been trying to help out around the house. I think our Tuesday night marriage study with our small group is helping. We have also been reading a book called UnChristian together which has really been great. I read it out loud and he listens and then we discuss what we have read. We have done this before with required readings but not just with a book we both wanted to read. It has really been great. We don't get to read as often as I would like, but we try to read a little bit every few days.

Last weekend I experienced my first tailgating ever and my first WKU football game. I was a little unsure of what exactly I was supposed to do while tailgating. There were people everywhere. We visited and chatted with some of our former small group friends that were visiting for WKU's homecoming and then we hung out with two couples that we knew from Bryan's work. I was fascinated by the football experience. I hate sports, but I like the environment at sporting events. I like observing all the people and the things that are going on. We ended up losing the game, but it was a great first football experience at WKU.

I hope to post more often, but just in case it is another half of a month, I will try to take notes. :)