1. I GOT A NEW CAR!!!!
So, at the end of June my grandmother pointed out that my car sucked...haha. She said that I needed to get some things fixed, which I did but didn't really have the money to get them done. I went to have it checked and serviced and found out that it would be about $3000 just to fix it...haha, yeah right. The next week Ellory and I went to look at new (well, new to me) cars. I just thought we were looking, hadn't even cleaned out my car when we found the PERFECT car for me. Six hours, yep six hours, later I was the proud owner of a 2005 Black Mazda 3i. I said goodbye to the old Coug and haven't missed her since! Here are some pics!
I love it!!!!!!!
That's right...a back seat with doors to get into it!
I now have 6 cup holders and the music controls on the steering wheel! :)
2. I got a new phone!
I saw this Palm Centro in Walmart one day for $18 and thought it strange that a Palm phone would only be $18. I'm still not 100% sure as to why, but I did some research and so did Ellory on the phone itself. A week and a half ago Ellory called me from Sams...he saw it there for free with a new plan or $50 with an upgrade. Well, both of us were eligible for upgrades but didn't feel like spending $50 for a phone when our old ones worked just fine. After about 30 minutes of talking to the guy at Sams, we told him we'd just go next door to Walmart and get them for $18. The guy says..."you want me to make a call?" I chuckled and said, "sure, why not." When we left we each got the phone, a month data plan and the upgrade fee all for $32 a piece. The guy, said, "how's that?" And, my amazing boyfriend says, "throw in covers and you have a deal." The guy went to the back and brought out a pack of three covers and said, "here ya go." So, Ellory and I both have identical phones now but we LOVE them! (Ours our black)
3. Career change!
I'm not sure you can actually call it a career change seeing as how working in an office isn't really a career...but whatever. When I dropped the pre-med designation to my degree while I was in college, no one told me that you can't do ANYTHING with a Biology degree without having more education. So....with the support of family and friends I've decided to go back to school to pursue a career in Diagnostic Sonography. For those of you that aren't familiar... Diagnostic Sonographers are those that do the sonograms of pregnant women (they also do sonograms of all different parts of the body). The really frustrating part is that there are only 2 programs in the Metroplex for this career and one of those two costs $36,000. To make it worse, they each only take 10 students every June. So, I've got one shot at one program. AND, because I don't have direct patient-care experience I have to get an Associates Degree. When I first started down this path I thought I could finish my prerequisites by June....well I have to have them done by December in order to apply to the program. With a lot of prayer and talkin it out with Ellory I am going to continue to do what I have to but I won't be able to actually apply until next December and hopefully start the 18 month program in June 2010. It's definitely a lot longer of a plan than I'd like, but I know that if it's what God wants He will bless it and guide me through it. I'm excited and hopeful for the future. I start my first credit class on the 25th! Ah...weird this whole going back to school thing.
Thanks for reading. I'll try to update more often so the posts aren't as long.
Have a blessed week!
