LIFE LATELY {11.03.2016}

It feels like life just seems to be going by faster and faster. Is it just me, or does anyone else find it hard to believe we are already in November? Well, Chapter 11 of 12 has officially started and I'm already thinking about what to do next. A lot of big things are coming up for 2017! I can't give away too much detail yet, but I can tell you it's going to be amazing!

Currently, I am a stay at home mom, but I am also preoccupied with college courses. I decided back in June that I wasn't going to keep making excuses, I was finally ready and determined to get my degree. Funny thing, my first college class, since 2010, took place during my final trimester, and I literally took my final exam two days before delivering JMWR. But you know what? I passed! So now, I am taking two college classes, English and Geography. I have a long way to go, but I know that it will go by fast, and if I focus more on today rather than trying to rush, I will actually get to walk across the stage.

Aside from college, I am eager to get back into the gym. Funny thing, back in August 2015 when we went on our last cruise, I managed to get down to my goal of 160lbs. Throughout my entire pregnancy, I didn't gain a single pound until the very tail end about two weeks before delivering, but even then I had only gained 5lbs. Since delivery, I have returned back to 160lbs. And although I am truly thankful for being back where I was, I'm not where I want to be, yet. My hope is that I can work hard over the next year and by next November, I want to reach my real goal of being about 125lbs. Too be honest, the number isn't so much my focus as just being toned and healthy. Just last night, I was scrolling through old Facebook photos and came across this photo. 

On the left is me in November of 2013 and on the right was October 2016.

My hope is that I will also be able to encourage my husband to join me in losing weight again. He hasn't gained a whole lot, but I know he isn't where he wants to be either and I love working with him to make him a better man, after all, that's what a wife is supposed to do.

There are some other exciting things coming up, but as I mentioned at the beginning, I can't really talk about it yet, but stay tuned because it's going to be BIG!

 

COLLEGE {11.11.2015}

I am officially enrolled back into college. The key word being back. I feel like I am so late in the game, practically all my friends have graduated and I'm just now jumping back onto the college bandwagon. But let's face it, I had other plans. I wanted to get married and get my feet wet first in life. I wanted to find my way in this world and really decide on a career. I meet so many people who regret their college majors and it's usually because they rushed right into it after high school. I am thankful, that I did take all of my basics right out of high school, so now I can go back and focus on my major. The thing is, I really didn't have a choice. Not trying to throw a pity party here, but unlike most kids, I didn't really have parents to support me through college. Eventually I would have been kicked out because I couldn't afford it on my own. My father passed away in 2008, two years before I started college and my mom wasn't in the picture quite yet. I had to learn, with my wonderful husband beside me, how to work hard for the things that I want in this life. Nothing has ever been handed to us since graduating high school. We've had to make it on our own and, thankfully, we had E's parents to pick us up a little bit if we fell, but they by no means, supported us. Although, I am so grateful to have spent time in the real world because it has taught me so much and I feel much more prepared as I head back to college. But really, it's so weird to be so late to the game. I guess at the end of the day,  at least I'm headed in the right direction.

So, now that I've had some time to find who I am and who I want to be, I have decided to go back to school to pursue my love for Teaching.

Right now, I will be attending community college, but my hope is to be able to transfer to University of Houston. I know, shocking right? My whole life I grew up an LSU Tiger! It's going to be crazy! I just need to get this done. I need to stop playing around and get my degree.

 

I decided to go for my Bachelor's of Science in Math for middle grades.

I've got a long road ahead of me but I am so excited to be able to do this. I have been wanting to go back to school for a while, but kept telling myself it wasn't possible. Finally, I sat down, enrolled in classes and forced myself to stop saying "I can't," and start saying "I will!"

 

All this to say, blogging will be less and majority of it will be updates. I will definitely try my best to keep you as updated as possible, but my focus will mostly be on college. I will also be posting YouTube videos, and of course, I will post those here on the blog.

 

I'm sure a lot of you are wondering "what does this mean for your TTC journey?" Well, it's been a long four years and we decided that our focus needs to shift onto things we want to accomplish before children. Of course, it is all in God's hands and His timing is for the best so I cannot say for sure when I will get pregnant, but there will be no doctors or medication. I want to get my degree and right now, that is my main goal at this time.

 

Thank you for your love and support.

 

 

THE PLAN ~ COLLEGE EDITION {03.05.2015}

There is only one reason that I am posting this...for my future self to look back at and either a) laugh because I made my plans a reality or b) to pout to myself and whine because I failed to accomplish my plans. Although any time option "b" goes into affect, it's typically because a better option has come to the surface and we took it and ran. However, that does not mean in any shape or form that I want, or will even allow, option "b" to take place, so let's go ahead and move right along to the topic and ignore option "b" was even there....

Currently, I have plans in motion to finish enrolling in a few classes at my current community college where I had previously taken classes. Right now I have about 8-10 classes left that I can take at the com. college, the remainder must be taken at the university. Below is my timeline version of my plan...

Mini-Mester (05.2015-06.2015) ~ Math 1314
Summer Semester 1 (07.2015-08.2015) ~ English 1302
Summer Semester 2 (07.2015-08.2015) ~ History 1302
Fall 2015-2016 ~ Up to three 3- or 4-credit hour transferrable classes
Spring 2016-2017 ~ Up to three 3- or 4-credit hour transferrable classes
Mini-Mester (May 2017) ~ One 3-credit hour transferrable classes

• transferrable classes must be chosen from University degree plan

Fall 2016~ Transfer to University!!!

I would like to major in Education. Basically, I would like to get the Bachelors of Science for Math Teaching grades 4-8.

Currently, I have two colleges that I would like to apply to...

***drumroll please***

First up on my list...TAMU: Texas A&M University ~ Go Aggies!
Although it pains me, born in NOLA and raised a Tigers fan, I feel like this is really the best option for me for a number of reasons, so that is why TAMU is the school of my choice, number 1.

Second...UH: University of Houston ~ Go Coogs!
So originally, this was my go-to school, but after realizing that the better option would be for me to attend TAMU, I decided to keep this one on my list as a "backup." (After all, a girl's always got to have a back up plan)

So there you have it! That is my plan and I'm sticking to it. I am sooo ready to go back to school. Especially seeing my husband in his school for his job, it makes me realize that I need to better myself and do what I love...TEACHING! It's going to be a long couple of years, but in the end it will all be worth it. And every time I get discouraged, I will remind myself about the 80 year old woman here in Houston that went back to school and got her degree! If sweet granny can do it, so can I!!!!

LET'S GO AGGIES! ***fingers crossed*** I've only got until January 2016 to get where I need to be to apply for my Fall 2016 transfer to TAMU.

Stay fit, preppy, smart, and blessed!