May has been...

Well, it's been rather weird so far. There have been some great things that have happened within the past few days and some devastating things that have happened.

The good news is that my Dad, who has been jobless for a little over a year now has a job! It is only a 6 month contracting job in Huntsville, AL so he and my Mom won't have to move, but it may possibly turn into a full-time job. So congratulations to my Dad! He goes down next week.

Interestingly enough, the reason that we live in Ohio is because my Dad had gotten laid off from his previous job in Nashville, TN. The company basically went bankrupt. This past weekend I learned about the awful flooding in Nashville. My parents sent me a few pictures of the neighborhood in Brentwood, TN where we lived. I could not believe my eyes when I saw the pictures. There were two people in a canoe in the middle of the street and a dog was swimming in the street. Unbelievable. From what I understand, everyone in that subdivision is okay and the water is slowly receding. The scary part about all of this? While living in Nasvhville, I worked at the JCC which just happens to be right next to Bellevue. I was thinking about staying in Nashville when my parents said they were moving up to Ohio for my Dad's job, but unfortunately I didn't have enough money yet (I had only been working for a year) to live on my own. But I did look at some apartments just for the heck of it and one of the apartments I looked at is in Bellevue. So had I stayed in Nashville, I don't know what I'd be doing right now. I only hope that my former co-workers are okay.

There are a couple of good things going on this month as well. I am seeing Legally Blonde: The Musical with my Mom in Cincinnati on the 15th so that is something to look forward to. I also booked the hotel in Hammond, IN for when we (my boyfriend and I) go up in August to see Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard in concert. Now all I have to do is buy the tickets that go on sale the 21st. I'll believe that date when I see it on Ticketmaster. I'm hoping that is sometime soon! The date has been changed four times now.

The 2009-2010 school year is coming to an end. The last day of preschool at the DJCC is May 21st. It's just hard to believe that the kids in my room, many of whom are now 3 years old will be leaving our room this summer and will be moving up to the next room. While I am sad to see them go, I am just amazed at how much they have all grown in the past nine months! I will be working there over the summer since I am a full-time employee and am both excited and nervous about the kids that will be coming over to our room. It will definitely be a big change, that's for sure. But I'm looking forward to it. :-)

I guess that's all for now. I will try to update again next week.

-Lisa