The Waiting Game

I am the queen at the waiting game! It never fails, last week I was in a huge hurry to make sure my application materials were in on time and now I wait. I'm waiting for other people to decide if I'm worthy enough and experienced enough to be interviewed. It'll be one week tomorrow that the materials had to be in. And all I can do is wait. Needless to say I'm trying to keep as occupied as humanly possible. Thus I planned meals once again (Loaded Baked Potato Soup, page 30 of Cheap, Fast, Good! use half and half instead of milk). I also finished my second knitting project!

I learned to knit in 7th grade home economics class, but I've never finished a project. I have a lot of half finished scarves sitting around (one nearing 14 years old). But in the last month I have finished two, a scarf and a matching hat. I've never been one who can sit still long enough, thus why my projects take forever. But, Friday night during a particularly rough spell of the waiting game, I sat and knitted for 3 1/2 hours straight. I'm not one to sit still for very long so this was quite an accomplishment. Scott modeled them for me and now wants a hat to match his scarf I'm working on. This first project is a Christmas present for my Grandfather. And hopefully I'll be able to give it to him in person in the next two weeks! At least I'm being productive, but I really wish they would call and let me know one way or the other.

Another week

I've just completed another crazy, busy week at BGSU. Someone please remind me why I'm getting my PhD again! Anyway, I'm still waiting to hear back from my editor as to whether or not I need to make changes to my Book Review. Get ready for this...my first time being published and I'm getting published in Theatre Journal! Sure its just a Book Review but soon I'll be able to go into Lexis Nexis or EbscoHost, type my name in as an author and I'll have an entry! Tee hee! I know rather dull but hey I take what I can get!

I thought today I'd give a bit more of an entry. Kristin might be keeping people up to speed but I did start dating again. In fact I had like this weird epiphany at my friend Gill's wedding in July. I was a bridesmaid...another long story. Anyway, I didn't tell her about the divorce so I acted like everything was totally cool and the whole time I was dreading the wedding because well...duh, I thought for sure it would be a terrible experience for me. But no...in fact I had a wonderful time. I met Gill's hubby-to-be, Ben, and I saw them together and it dawned on me that Sam and I never had that kind of love...and then I wasn't so sad anymore. (I've told all of this to Sam as well.) So when I got back from Arkansas I started dating - match.com is the best by the way.

I have met a wonderful man, his name is Scott and we are absolutely crazy about each other! He's a wonderful guy! We have A LOT in common! We met on match.com and he winked at me and I read his profile and I said to myself, "No way, he created his profile after reading mine!" So we chatted online before I headed to San Francisco for ATHE conference. It was an instant connection! We talked on the phone while I was in San Fran, and we decided that he would picke me up at the airport in Detroit. So our first meeting was when I was getting off the plane. I swear it was a scene from a sappy romance comedy, we picked each other out immediately and have been inseparable ever since. I can honestly say it was love at first sight! I know, feel free to gag here for all of the sugary sweet stuff I've been saying! I'm bringing him home at Thanksgiving to meet my dad and stepmom and all of my college buds! And I'm taking him to Minnesota for Christmas!

Hey I'd like to post some recent photos of myself, but I can't figure out how. Give me a hand y'all.