Nae’s Heart

So the last few days have been fun but very busy… It all started on Thursday night…

I was hanging out with Lori and we drove to Mission Viejo to pick up a package that UPS had attempted to deliver, but hadn’t left since no one was home.  After we did that we went back to her house and watched a movie.  I walked home around 10 and headed to bed.

Friday dawned beautiful and I had to work… I did my normal morning work and then headed upstairs to sub in Spanish… I know, what is Renae doing subbing in Spanish since she doesn’t even speak it?  Well the teacher left very good detailed instructions of what her students were supposed to be working on and how they were to act.  I managed just fine.  That night, James had a softball game and I went to freeze, ummm… I mean cheer, for him.  :) His team, The Goats, won, he ended up sliding at some point in the game and tearing the scab off his leg… It was a big scab on a sore he had gotten sliding the week before.  When we got home he cleaned it and we headed to bed.

Saturday dawned cloudy and rainy.  We headed to the church around 9 am for Cantata practice.  I didn’t get to sleep in like I normally do, but that is okay… We were at the church until 12:30 and then we headed to Chino so I could get my allergy shots.  Then James took me home and I took a 2 hour nap. He headed back to Bethel to work on some design stuff that had to be done by Sunday.  He arrived back home around 5 and we went to South Coast Plaza, which is a ritzy mall close to our house.  We walked around the mall for about 2 hours and then headed to Souplantation for dinner.  It was a great end to a busy day.

Sunday was a typically “normal” day… arriving at the church at 8 am, heading home after service for lunch and a nap, back at the church at 4 pm for choir practice, and back home to relax before work on Monday.

Monday turned out to be pretty laid back… I worked my normal hours and then headed home to do some laundry and then went back to pick James up from work and then back home for the rest of the night.

Tuesday, I worked all day.  I did my normal morning work and then covered a k-4 class in the afternoon.  After school I helped out by organizing some choir music and then went over to a friend’s house for dinner and a movie.  I went straight to bed when I got home at 10 pm.

Wow, finally to today, Wednesday!  Today I had a somewhat fun day.  I was privileged to go on a field trip with James’ 5th grade class.  We went to The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana.  Most of you would know it as the place with the big black cube off the 5 fwy.  It was a lot of fun and gave me a break from the “normal” work week.  I was able to take a 20 minute nap in the auditorium after we got back and so along with that and a White Chocolate Mocha from Starbuck’s I am ready for church.

I hope you have all had a great week so far!

Well… Jr High volleyball is done.  The girls learned a lot and had a great season.  We had our last match today, it was a playoff game and whoever won was going to the championship on Thursday.  We lost, but we won one of the 3 games played so I have nothing to complain about.  My girls played their hardest and enjoyed learning the game of Volleyball.  They are all winners in my book because the all accomplished a goal that they had set for them self at the beginning of the season.  I loved being their coach and enjoyed the opportunity to teach them about a sport I love.  I was also able to encourage them to let the Lord get the glory for wins and losses.  We had a wonderful time drawing closer to the Lord and learning how to honor Him.

So we didn’t win first place in the division, but we did get 3rd.  Yes, we would have loved to win 1st place but the Lord knew we need the lesson in humility.  I for one appreciate the learning processes and the chance to try again next year.

So on our day off on Monday, which I blogged about, James took me out to dinner at BJ’s.  I like their pizza but I like their pazookie more.  We enjoyed some delicious pizza and a three pazookie sampler with Triple Chocolate, White Chocolate Macadamia, and Cookies and Creme.  It was all so good and I was so full.  We headed home and watched some more olympics and then went to bed… I woke up around 3:30am not feeling well.

I had the 24 hour flu and it hit me at 3:30am… not the most wonderful time to get sick, but then is there ever a wonderful time to get sick?  Needless to say on Tuesday I stayed home from work and spent the day sleeping… Thankfully I survived the day with only a fever and some aches… I still had a fever that night so I stayed home on Wednesday also.

On Thursday I was back at work in the swing of things… I still had to turn in my passport application since I had been sick on Tuesday and Wednesday.  So on Thursday afternoon I ventured to the post office to get things turned in… When I arrived I realized I didn’t have a copy of my driver’s license and so I had to get copies made and get my passport photos taken.  Thankfully I got everything done and turned in and was back at the school to take my Jr High girls to their volleyball game… We lost by only a few points which I think is good considering we didn’t have any practice this week.

Today, Friday, I have had a fairly normal day.  I am subbing in 4th grade this afternoon, but they are doing seatwork so it is an easy class… I do have practice with my girls and I think James has a softball game, but it is the weekend so I am okay with a busier evening.

I have been watching a lot of the olympics… being sick the beginning part of the week helped with that.  On Wednesday, I watched the very interesting sport of Curling, Yes you read that right, Curling… It is actually quite nail biting.  You slide the rock to get it to curl just right into Home.  The closest Rock at the end of the End wins a point.

I have also enjoyed figure skating, snowboarding, hockey, skiing, speed skating, etc… I happen to enjoy pretty much any sport.  I am looking forward to the many events still to come.

I have a super busy week next week with a normal day Monday,  a “Women in Sport’s” Seminar on Tuesday with some of the high school girls, a Jr High volleyball game at home on Tuesday evening, Jr High girl’s volleyball pictures on Wednesday, Church, a Jr High volleyball game at home on Thursday, and I don’t know of any special plans for Friday night yet…

Hope you all have a great weekend and a good week!

So in honor of President’s Day James and  I have the day off of work… We took some time to relax and then went to Aliso Viejo Canyon and took a 5 mile walk.  It was beautiful and very relaxing.  After our beautiful walk we did a little grocery shopping and are now home watching the olympics… I love the olympics and will watch as much of them as I can… Tomorrow we do have work and I have to apply for my passport for the Ladies Retreat in April.

I am not sure if James has other plans for tonight… but I would be content with staying home and spending time together.

Hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day

Well yesterday was the Super Bowl and a very busy day for our youth group.  We do an activity every year called Main Event and this year was no different.  As we prepared for the big party we also took the time to pray for the visitors and the message that Matt would be giving.  We barbequed hotdogs, put out candy and chips, we got the stuff ready for nachos… and then the game started.  We had at least 100 teens… We went through a lot of food but the best part was all of the visitors heard a clear gospel message and were given the chance to speak with a youth worker… Yes the Saints won in a huge upset of a game, the kids ate so much candy and junk food that they probably went home sick, and I didn’t actually get to watch the game because of serving in the kitchen, but if the message made one teen think about their eternity it was all worth it…

Why the part about the sickness in the title, you may ask?  well yesterday I had a really plugged nose and today when I woke up it was a full on cold so I stayed home from work and have been sleeping all day… I have a lot going on the rest of the week and I can’t afford to be sick, but then I stop and realize that God is still in control and he know what is happening in my life.  I hope I feel better soon… I am going to go back to sleep now.  Hope you all have a good day!

Well Homecoming was a huge success… I had a wonderful time helping decorate.  I did my first balloon arch… It took me 2 and 1/2 hours to fill 200 balloons with helium, tie them together, and wrap them around the frame.  My hands hurt from tying all of them and I have a blister but the arch looked wonderful and wowed the teens… Dinner was scrumptious.  I was there to help and ended up serving drinks for most of the evening. James worked the sound booth.  At the moment I don’t have any pictures but I will try to get some from some of the teens.  James and I didn’t get home until midnight.

We are enjoying a relaxing day at home… taking our time getting ready and just enjoying the time together.  We will be going grocery shopping and just getting things done around the house… I hope you all have a relaxing day!

So this week is Spirit Week… Today is Nerd day and I am already enjoying the outfits the kids are coming in… It is only 7:35 and I can tell it is going to be a fun day.  James’ class has a surprise… I will post pictures after it is unveiled.  Tomorrow is Retro Day and you can dress up as any decade… Wednesday is Fake an Injury Day, We are going to have a bunch of toilet paper wrapped kids running around… Thursday is Favorite Career Day… Friday is School Spirit day or Warrior day… I am looking forward to a great week! I didn’t do much today but tomorrow I will be in full participation.

I love rainy days… Especially when it is a day off!  I am spending a very relaxing day with James and my parents.  We started off sleeping in and having a lazy morning with coffee and coffee cake! I have done 2 loads of laundry and we are going to be heading out to a few stores this afternoon.  We have plans for lunch and dinner… I am also going to be helping my mom make some jewelry and I will be finishing a set for my sister!

Hope you all have a great day off!

Well, the new year is here and it brought tiredness and work with it.  I am doing good, just tired from to many late nights on vacation and traveling.  On New Year’s Eve, James, Ruth, Daniel, and I stayed up playing Wii until midnight and then went out onto the porch to watch some of the fireworks across the bay.  We said our Happy New Years… finished our game and went to bed.  Mom and Dad had been up playing games with us but went to bed around 10.  It was a very nice and relaxing vacation.  We didn’t really go places, We did the whole “I am going to the mall, Does anybody else want to come?” We never all went the same place together.  It was much more fun to stay home and enjoy the time together.  We got home on Saturday night and have been going none stop ever since.

I have been back at work for 2 days and I am already getting some extra hours so that is nice.  I am also coaching jr. high girl’s volleyball and the first game of our season is on Thursday.  I am looking forward to it… I am also hoping for a winning season, but I don’t know if I will get that.  Yesterday was James’ 24th birthday.  One of his students brought him a cake and we went out to dinner with my parents, Tim, and Ruth.  TGI Friday’s has good food and after we had stuffed ourselves we got our dessert to go and headed to our house to play some Wii and hang out.  It was a great ending to my vacation.

I am back to being busy.  I have volleyball practice Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri from 3:45-5:00.  The extra time is nice for James since it gives him time to work on stuff at school and church.  I am also able to volunteer in the school office and I really enjoy that.

I hope you all had a great vacation.

So this morning James and I got on the road at 6:10 am… I didn’t sleep very well last night and started out the morning feeling slightly sick.  As we drove it I started feeling progressively worse.  Around 7:30 am we stopped and got gas, coffee, and breakfast.  I thought maybe if I eat something I will feel a little better, but it didn’t help.  At our next stop I got some water and was feeling about the same.  I did okay just having pretty bad stomach pain but nothing more… well about 10 minutes from Mom and Dad’s the pain hit me and I lost it… on the freeway.  Thankfully we had a bag without holes in it and kleenex.  James got off the freeway and used side streets to get to mom and dad’s.  I am doing okay still having stomach pain every now and then, but alive.  I think the stomach pain is being caused by an allergic reaction due to cross-contamination.  We went to CPK last night for dinner and they do make a shrimp pizza… I am allergic to shrimp so if anything shrimp touched my pizza I could get sick.  If I ingest straight shrimp I will have a really bad reaction with hives and asthma and have to use my epipen.  Thankfully this is not the case.

So right now I am resting on the couch and James is playing Wii Mario Carts with Ruth and Daniel.  We are looking forward to a great week!