Wow! I can't believe it's been seven months since my last post. This (school) year has flown by and a lot of changes have occurred since September. Let's see.. I bought my very first brand-spankin-new car on New Year's Eve and love it! I got a 2013 Toyota Corolla. It had a whopping 5 miles on it when I drove it off the lot. After driving back to Texas and a trip home, it has quite a bit more miles on it now, but I still love it. I also moved into my own apartment. It's the first time I have had my very own apartment and I am enjoying every minute of it. It's sometimes a bit too quiet and lonely, but it's also soooo great knowing that it's alllll mine! Needless to say, I've spent a pretty penny buying furniture and cutesy decorations, but it just looks so damn pretty I can't stop decorating. :)
About 10 weeks ago, I started my journey to a healthier me and joined the gym. My thyroid disease makes weight loss super hard, but I've lost about 10 pounds and am slowly seeing results. My cousin also got me hooked on body wraps by It Works and I have lost a couple of inches in my waist with the help of those puppies. If you want to try them, go visit my cousin's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ItWorksPancotti. My progress is slow, but I'm getting there!
Sorry this post is all over the place. There's just so much that I need to get out of my brain. So, now on to my other randomness..
I have asked myself a few times why I was sent 1,000 miles away from my family and friends, besides to start my teaching career. Sometimes I wonder if I was sent out here to meet my soul mate. Sometimes I think I just needed a break from everything that was my life back home. As far as the soul mate business goes, I read something once (gotta love Pinterest!) about soul mates and, well, here it is:
I don't know if I was sent here to meet my "romantic" soul mate, but I have definitely met a soul mate. Kaitlyn is another newbie this year in 5th grade, and I don't know what I would do without her. She has helped introduce me to everything Texas, including Texas Country music (Josh Abbott and Randy Rogers Band), Cabela's, breakfast tacos, and I'm sure there's more that I can't think of right now. Most importantly, she has helped me remember how fun it is to be a single twenty-something. I had been in a relationship (well, 2 different relationships) from the time I was 18 until I was 23. I hadn't really had the chance to enjoy being a twenty-something because my most recent relationship drained everything out of me, especially my happiness and energy. Kaitlyn is helping me make up those missed years (and then some!) that were spent in a less-than-stellar relationship. I have my moments when I wish I had someone to snuggle on the couch and watch a movie with, or to take care of me when I don't feel good, or to go walk River Walk with, holding hands with the occasional PDA, but there's also great things about single, too. I get to go out whenever I want and not have to worry about someone getting his panties in a bunch over it. I spend all my money on myself. I'm not paying someone else's way. I'm not raising a grown man, and most importantly, I can honestly say that I am happy with my life.
Going back to Kailtyn introducing me to Texas, while we were walking through a local park the other day, we came up with a summer bucket list. These are all things we want to do this summer, and my plan is to write about our adventures on here:
Visit Port Aransas
Go to Guadalupe River State Park
Float the River at Don's
Enchanted Rock
Kayaking
Horseback Riding
Buy mountain bikes and go for a long ride
Day Hike
Hamilton Pool
Fishing
Old Town Helotes
Crafting (PINTEREST!!!!)
San Antonio Zoo
Bear Moon Cafe
Wii Sports
Get Sexy, Get Tan, and Get Drunk
I am sure we will add to the list, but that's enough to get us started at least. We will, after all, have two and a half months to partake in all sorts of adventures!
Soooo excited for this summer! Only 35 more days of school including one Early Release day, Field Day, testing days, and 5th grade graduation. I'm not sure who is more ready for summer; me or the kiddos. Perhaps we are equally ready. :)
