Boo hoo....

I took the day off of work (the ONLY day I've taken off all summer, thank you very much) to straighten out some last minute transfer issues with Messiah College. I met with an advisor and we looked over my Penn State transcript to see where I'm at in terms of what they can accept at Messiah. Bad news...the way things worked out a majority of my PSU credits don't even count!!! It is really quite wreched. I should technically be a junior, but am so far behind that i think i'm probably a sophomore..............total bummer! And that my friends, is the joys of transferring. The worst part is that some of the classes I have to retake, because of some miniscule little difference in the PSU vs. Messiah courses. It makes me so flippin MAD!

So, today i'm a little depressed.:(

Today I got a greater understanding of the term "eternal student..." Now when someone asks when i'll be done i'll have to say....never, i'll be in school forever.

I know, I know...a little dramatic you're probably thinking... But, in leu of today's events, just let me be on my soap box for awhile, please.

I'll let you know when i'm over it.

Camera nearly trampled by huge BISON

Doesn't that sound like a newspaper headline? I know...you must be thinking I totally just made that up, but I'm afraid I must admit it's true! Yesterday was fieldtrip day at work and we went to Lake Tobias. It's always a fun field trip for the little tykes, but with three-year-olds one can almost count on a few minor catastrophe's taking place. We got to go on a fun safari ride around the park where goats, bulls, ostriches, deer, etc. came up to the tractor and the kids hand fed them crackers. Of course there were a few freak-outs from some of the kids, but hey, that comes with the territory. Anyway, I was sitting with my darling boy Cameron and another boy Breydan when our tour guide stopped the tractor and was describing the bison that were coming up to us when I decided it was the perfect photo-op moment. That was when it occured. Breydan's head bumped into my hand (the hand holding my camera) thus catapulting my camera through the air and uh...down to the ground...directly under the massive 400 lbs bison. It was like slow motion. I just stood there staring at it in disbelief when one of the parents flagged down our tour guide who ever-so-kindly (and bravely might I add) got off the tractor and rescued my camera! Mind you, seconds before he retrieved it the bison starts moving his feet and I am serious when i tell you my camera was INCHES (if not centimeters) from the gigantic hoof of the beast. It is a MIRACLE it is still intact!!! Later talking with one of the parents we laughed as we realized the situation could have been drastically worse. I must have blocked out the massive pile of poop just feet from where my camera fell. Had I been in the next seet back my camera may have faced a very gloomy smelly and disgusting death...in bison poop. So, I think it's safe to say I really lucked out, all things considered. Needless to say it made quite the memory. And so when i say "Camera nearly trampled by huge bison" I really mean it!

And here's the part of the story when I tell you with surety that you're so lucky. Let me explain. You are so lucky because you know the very girl whom this fantastical yet realistic story happened to. You know the girl from the headline!!!

In advance let me say that autographs and other personalized paraphinalia will be available shortly. I know you're all excited...but try to contain your excitement.:)

Disclaimer: Headline used in blog does not reflect actual headline of any major newspaper. I wish.

Long overdue...

There are many things these days that are overdue in my life. First, this blog entry is overdue. I've been really busy and lets face it, just lazy when it comes to keeping up on the old blog. Sorry about that! Second, my library books were overdue. I borrowed a whole bunch of preschool curriculum books for work and totally forgot about returning them. Thus, I've incurred the overdue fee of a whopping $1.75. Darn! Well I guess that's a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things. Another thing that's overdue is a vacation. I'll tell ya, I need one! It's not that I don't love my job, but it does get a bit arduous at times. I just long for one free day all to myself. Last week was the massive July 4th celebration at the Schilling home. We had somewhere around 40 people at our home, which in preparation was days ahead of course! My parents are like superheroes when it comes to entertaining. Food was amazing and I'm always so impressed with how flawless things seem to be....but if I tried to put something like that together I just know it would be a huge flop of gargantuan proportions....better leave it to the pros i guess.:)

So, now that we've established what's long overdue, let's get back to the more important things in life. And let me tell ya, my life is so incredibly exciting these days. Lets see... Yesterday I went on a run, went to Walmart with Mom, and uh...came back home and watched a movie. Then today, i went to church. Whoot Woot! Exciting, right?! Ahh...that's ok though, I'm perfectly happy with being quiet and low key. It's when you sulk about how boring your life is that something totally insane and chaotic comes along. Note to self-- Be content with the low-key life. Repeat this to yourself as much as you have to.:)

Well, I hope all is well with everyone. I'll "due" better to keep you posted about my life as well!