In June of this year I will be graduating from Capella University with my Master's degree in School Psychology! How exciting! It's been a long road. I can recall starting the program in April 2008 and thinking there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Now within a few months I will have my degree, and have managed to maintain a 4.0 GPA! Hopefully that will continue through the two courses I am taking now and my master's final project!
Once I have my master's I will immediately return to school to obtain my Educational Specialist Certificate, which one needs in order to practice as a school psychologist in my state. That will take me another year and includes a 6-month practicum and one school year internship. I am currently looking for sites now. Exciting! :)
March 4, 2010
December 29, 2009
PLANNING A WEDDING!
December 7th was a Monday that started off like any other Monday, dragging my butt out of bed reluctantly to head off to work, hating every minute of being out of my warm comfy bed, but the day ended differently than any other day ever has or will: I GOT ENGAGED!
Leaving work that evening my cell phone rang, which is pretty unusual in these days of texting. It was my boyfriend, telling me he was going to be late coming home. He got pulled over on his way home and (OOPS) his registration was expired because he was too lazy to re-register his car, so he got towed. He was waiting on the side of the road about an hour and a half away from where I was currently leaving work so a friend was going to come pick him up and give him a ride back to the office. From there, he would have to take a company van home and then at some point that week register his car so he could pick it up and drive it home. I couldn't hide my aggravation at the fact that the tickets he now had to pay could have been avoided if he had just registered his car when he needed to. I think I said something snippy like "well, you learned that lesson and won't make the same mistake in the future, huh?" I drove home just as snippy but resigned myself to the fact that what happened was done and from here on out we try to avoid unsightly expenses at all costs. What a day...
So I come home from work, irritated and needing to get some school work done. However, I have an apartment to clean: dirty dishes, litter box, empty the dishwasher, and cook dinner since my boyfriend will not be home to help. After all that is done, I can start my school work. It is the last week of my quarter: I have a quiz to take, chapters to read, discussion question answers to post, responses to give to other learners, and a paper to finish. All of this is due on Friday. Awesome.
So I get to work, cleaning and finally cooking. I don't even remember what I made that night. My boyfriend got home about 7:30 pm. We ate, we discussed the crappy situation at hand with his car. After dinner, I went into the bathroom and when I came walking out I saw something brown sitting on top of my dark blue comforter of my bed, on MY side of the bed, mind you. I said "what is this?!" My boyfriend came into the bedroom to look and said "That would be cat shit". Awesome. We just got a kitten on November 28th and the kitten has never gone to the bathroom anywhere but his litter box since...except for Monday, December 7th. I was FURIOUS. We had just started letting him into the bedroom during the hours we were home, and while I was cooking and cleaning he went in and shat on my side of the bed. Livid does not begin to describe how I was feeling at that moment...I looked at my boyfriend in despair and said "what else is going to happen today?"
Finally after my boyfriend cleaned up the cat mess I sat down in the recliner to do some school work. I was highlighting in my textbook for about 10 minutes when all of a sudden my boyfriend came over and squatted/knelt down next to my chair. I looked over, think I said "what's up?" Then I noticed the small red box in his hand...and I think I stopped breathing. My body just went into shock and I think I kept saying, "oh my God...really?? Are you kidding? Is this really happening? Are you SURE!?" And he opened the ring box and inside was this gorgeous sparkling stone, a round solitaire diamond set high in a gold band, absolutely breathtaking and I grabbed it out of the box to put it on myself and it didn't fit...so I put it on my pinkie and he said "will you marry me?" and of course I said YES!
Leaving work that evening my cell phone rang, which is pretty unusual in these days of texting. It was my boyfriend, telling me he was going to be late coming home. He got pulled over on his way home and (OOPS) his registration was expired because he was too lazy to re-register his car, so he got towed. He was waiting on the side of the road about an hour and a half away from where I was currently leaving work so a friend was going to come pick him up and give him a ride back to the office. From there, he would have to take a company van home and then at some point that week register his car so he could pick it up and drive it home. I couldn't hide my aggravation at the fact that the tickets he now had to pay could have been avoided if he had just registered his car when he needed to. I think I said something snippy like "well, you learned that lesson and won't make the same mistake in the future, huh?" I drove home just as snippy but resigned myself to the fact that what happened was done and from here on out we try to avoid unsightly expenses at all costs. What a day...
So I come home from work, irritated and needing to get some school work done. However, I have an apartment to clean: dirty dishes, litter box, empty the dishwasher, and cook dinner since my boyfriend will not be home to help. After all that is done, I can start my school work. It is the last week of my quarter: I have a quiz to take, chapters to read, discussion question answers to post, responses to give to other learners, and a paper to finish. All of this is due on Friday. Awesome.
So I get to work, cleaning and finally cooking. I don't even remember what I made that night. My boyfriend got home about 7:30 pm. We ate, we discussed the crappy situation at hand with his car. After dinner, I went into the bathroom and when I came walking out I saw something brown sitting on top of my dark blue comforter of my bed, on MY side of the bed, mind you. I said "what is this?!" My boyfriend came into the bedroom to look and said "That would be cat shit". Awesome. We just got a kitten on November 28th and the kitten has never gone to the bathroom anywhere but his litter box since...except for Monday, December 7th. I was FURIOUS. We had just started letting him into the bedroom during the hours we were home, and while I was cooking and cleaning he went in and shat on my side of the bed. Livid does not begin to describe how I was feeling at that moment...I looked at my boyfriend in despair and said "what else is going to happen today?"
Finally after my boyfriend cleaned up the cat mess I sat down in the recliner to do some school work. I was highlighting in my textbook for about 10 minutes when all of a sudden my boyfriend came over and squatted/knelt down next to my chair. I looked over, think I said "what's up?" Then I noticed the small red box in his hand...and I think I stopped breathing. My body just went into shock and I think I kept saying, "oh my God...really?? Are you kidding? Is this really happening? Are you SURE!?" And he opened the ring box and inside was this gorgeous sparkling stone, a round solitaire diamond set high in a gold band, absolutely breathtaking and I grabbed it out of the box to put it on myself and it didn't fit...so I put it on my pinkie and he said "will you marry me?" and of course I said YES!
October 15, 2009
Restaurant Review of John's Pizza Restaurant, 111 Rubber Ave Naugatuck CT
John's Pizza does not look like much from the outside. It's set next to a Dunkin' Donuts and a Family Market, across the street from a Friendly's. When you walk in, there is no host or hostess and it's as if you've come in through a back door simply because there is no one to greet you and the tables are right there in front of you. I went there last night with my girlfriend, hoping for some delicious "wood-fired grilled pizza" as their handmade sign out front advertises. Boy, were we in for a surprise.
The waitress came over to drop menus to us as she was bringing drinks to another table. She was multitasking the entire time we were there, which is exactly what a waitress should do. Within minutes she had taken our drink menus, nothing fancy, just a water and a diet coke, although they had Shiraz which is my favorite wine and I have not found that at many pizza places or Italian restaurants. We decided on a chef salad with italian and peppercorn dressings on the side, and a small pizza with red sauce, broccoli, sliced tomatoes, and ricotta.
Our salad came out within minutes as well. Nothing fancy, pretty comparable to any chef salad I had ever had.
Our pizza came out shortly after. Now who are we kidding, this was the main event, what we were really looking forward to. And it exceeded our expectations! I love a thin crust. The crust on this pizza was delicious, thin, light, fluffy, and tasted like a wood-fired crust should taste! I was really impressed. Now, a pizza can get pretty wet and messy when you have red sauce AND sliced tomatoes on it. This pizza was not too wet, nor was it too messy, even with the added moisture from ricotta! Instead each bite was full of flavor, chewy crust, no toppings were falling off so each bite had each of the ingredients in it. The waitress was so attentive that my water glass was just below half full and she was bringing me a new full glass. As soon as I took my last bite of pizza she was right there sweeping my plate away for me. She was really great. The whole experience was a positive one. A great night out with a good friend, excellent food, friendly environment, and great service. I would highly recommend John's restaurant if you are ever in the area and looking for some wood-fired pizza.
The waitress came over to drop menus to us as she was bringing drinks to another table. She was multitasking the entire time we were there, which is exactly what a waitress should do. Within minutes she had taken our drink menus, nothing fancy, just a water and a diet coke, although they had Shiraz which is my favorite wine and I have not found that at many pizza places or Italian restaurants. We decided on a chef salad with italian and peppercorn dressings on the side, and a small pizza with red sauce, broccoli, sliced tomatoes, and ricotta.
Our salad came out within minutes as well. Nothing fancy, pretty comparable to any chef salad I had ever had.
Our pizza came out shortly after. Now who are we kidding, this was the main event, what we were really looking forward to. And it exceeded our expectations! I love a thin crust. The crust on this pizza was delicious, thin, light, fluffy, and tasted like a wood-fired crust should taste! I was really impressed. Now, a pizza can get pretty wet and messy when you have red sauce AND sliced tomatoes on it. This pizza was not too wet, nor was it too messy, even with the added moisture from ricotta! Instead each bite was full of flavor, chewy crust, no toppings were falling off so each bite had each of the ingredients in it. The waitress was so attentive that my water glass was just below half full and she was bringing me a new full glass. As soon as I took my last bite of pizza she was right there sweeping my plate away for me. She was really great. The whole experience was a positive one. A great night out with a good friend, excellent food, friendly environment, and great service. I would highly recommend John's restaurant if you are ever in the area and looking for some wood-fired pizza.
Amazing Weekend Breakfast!
So last weekend I was about to make breakfast and I noticed I had a couple of overripe bananas about to go bad and be thrown out so I decided to make banana pancakes for breakfast. When I went to grab the milk out of the fridge was when I saw a pint of strawberries that also needed to be used, so I figured: strawberry banana pancakes. Then for a twist, I thought I'd throw some heart-healthy oatmeal and walnuts in there and hope for the best. I really wasn't expecting much. How they turned out, though, was absolutely melt-in-your-mouth delicious! The strawberry and banana paired so well together and the walnuts added a new taste and texture to pancakes. The recipe is as follows:
Mash up one ripe banana
Mix with 3/4 c. Bisquick (I was in a hurry!)
1/4 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. milk
1 egg
cinnamon to taste
chopped strawberries, about one large handful
1 1/4 c. sour cream
1/4 c. walnuts
As with any pancakes, heat up your cooking surface on medium or medium-high. I used a griddle. Plop a large spoonful of batter down on the surface and wait until you see bubbles forming throughout the pancakes to flip them. Once flipped, let them cook a few more minutes on the other side and that's it. Top with some butter (I like Smart Balance Light) and light syrup. They are really quick, easy, and taste like you spent hours perfecting them. Good luck!
Mash up one ripe banana
Mix with 3/4 c. Bisquick (I was in a hurry!)
1/4 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. milk
1 egg
cinnamon to taste
chopped strawberries, about one large handful
1 1/4 c. sour cream
1/4 c. walnuts
As with any pancakes, heat up your cooking surface on medium or medium-high. I used a griddle. Plop a large spoonful of batter down on the surface and wait until you see bubbles forming throughout the pancakes to flip them. Once flipped, let them cook a few more minutes on the other side and that's it. Top with some butter (I like Smart Balance Light) and light syrup. They are really quick, easy, and taste like you spent hours perfecting them. Good luck!
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