We returned from ACSD on Thursday. Even though I tuckered out a bit after a 9 hour car ride, my body in general was more tired of sitting and eating, so I decided to go to step class.
I sweated my pants off and felt so relieved to be in motion! At the end of class we always pray and recite a motto together while holding hands. :) I've kinda always wanted to volunteer to pray but didn't want to be presumptuous since I am the new kid in the group. This time though Sharon looked at me and asked me to pray! Probably I am more mushy about this than most people would be, but it felt like an initiation of sorts- that now I belonged somehow. What a joy that this place and people I love so much showed (in this small way) that they don't think I'm bad either!
Feeling exhilarated, I walked out to the heifer with my swagger tight. I passed a guy in the window of one of the clinic buildings cleaning. Let me re-phrase: I passed a real good looking man in the window of one of the clinic buildings cleaning. He waved at me and I got all excited to wave back...let's be honest, a little too excited! Somehow instead of waving I stabbed myself right below the lip with my super long nails. It was bleeding and I was wrenching in pain... what a hot first impression right?
With head now out of the clouds, I went home to care for my flirting injury, shower and do laundry.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
ACSD in the Ozarks
June 6th I woke up at 4:30am. 11 hours and alot of quality time in the car with my coworkers later, I was in Springfield, MO for the ACSD conference. This is the first year that my position has been a part of this conference and I was geek-tastically excited about it.
It was so good to be out in the Ozarks and the campus we stayed on was beautiful. The plenary sessions were interesting and even if just personally I was encouraged. I could see it being a really great networking place in the future too for work related things...I just wasn't quite brave enough to mingle apart from my group this year.
I did meet some great people from another college at the opening banquet though. I liked them so much I decided to attend their session held over lunch a few days later. The opening slide flashed up and I knew I was in the wrong place... "being a single RD" hahaha. I am not an RD. oops! At least the single part was right. :)
The planning of the conference tried to incorporate the arts. I am a huge fan of this, but unfortunately I was too immature for some of it. A radio personality man read an excruciatingly descriptive poem about nature... I don't know if it was the bellow of his voice or all the frogs hippity hopping; but I just picked a spot, bit my lip and focused on not chuckling.
One of my fave plenary session speakers was Donna Feitas. She was so interesting and candid and funny- pretty much I want to be her when I grow up. :)
It was so good to be out in the Ozarks and the campus we stayed on was beautiful. The plenary sessions were interesting and even if just personally I was encouraged. I could see it being a really great networking place in the future too for work related things...I just wasn't quite brave enough to mingle apart from my group this year.
I did meet some great people from another college at the opening banquet though. I liked them so much I decided to attend their session held over lunch a few days later. The opening slide flashed up and I knew I was in the wrong place... "being a single RD" hahaha. I am not an RD. oops! At least the single part was right. :)
The planning of the conference tried to incorporate the arts. I am a huge fan of this, but unfortunately I was too immature for some of it. A radio personality man read an excruciatingly descriptive poem about nature... I don't know if it was the bellow of his voice or all the frogs hippity hopping; but I just picked a spot, bit my lip and focused on not chuckling.
One of my fave plenary session speakers was Donna Feitas. She was so interesting and candid and funny- pretty much I want to be her when I grow up. :)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
I feel happy of myself!
It is incredible how happy this video has made me today.... This child is beyond precious!
<a href="http://www.msn.com/?from={from}&amp;videoId=8742ea06-7cae-4c02-983e-69790aa88d0f&amp;from=mmv_mmv_en-US&amp;fg=hub_hpvideo2" target="_new" title="Kid Conquers Challenge And Thinks You Can Too!">Video: Kid Conquers Challenge And Thinks You Can Too!</a>
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