Over the past few months, ever since I enrolled in my dreaded French class, I have been nervous/stressed/anxious about going. I had been told by everyone who had taken a class with this professor that she was heartless. She refuses to be happy until she has made each of her students cry. Or until she has called you out in front of the class and attacked you for either your personal beliefs or your wrong answer to a question. I was determined to not let her effect me. I was planning on being strong and keeping a good attitude and just letting her hurtful words slide off my back. Well. That all changed Tuesday.
It started like any other class. We reviewed the readings we read, her correcting our mistakes and then we all settled in for her lecture. Her lectures skip around like crazy and so it's very hard to follow and keep up with her fast French and crazy teaching style. But I was doing okay. It was 20ish minutes into class and I had taken a page and a half of notes already. I felt good about what I was learning and felt like I was keeping up very well. And then. It happened. She said, "Quel est la raison pour laquel le guerre civile americain commence, Katrina?" Which means, "Why did the American civil war start, Katrina?" Like everyone else in the room I looked around for Katrina. There are only 8 people in our class and I didn't remember anyone being named Katrina. After a few awkward seconds of silence my eyes settled on my professor. My heart sank when I realized she was talking to me. "Moi?" I asked. "Oui, tu es Katrina." I hesitated in responding that my name was Kristina. And that was when she tore into me. I'm going to loosely translate what she then said.
"Katrina it is very important for you to pay attention during class. It says in the syllabus that class participation is a huge part of your grade and if you don't pay attention you will fail."
She went on for literally 5 more minutes about how I need to pay attention or fail and blah blah blah. Now. Let me say, when I get mad, I cry. That's how I am. So as she goes on and on, I'm getting more and more angry because she is making me look awful, and she is talking to me with zero respect, in front of my whole class. I could feel the tears pushing at the back of my eyes but I wasn't going to let her win. She didn't deserve that. Finally she stopped griping and looked at me for an answer. I replied, in French, that the civil war started because men were fighting for equality.
After making a spectacle about my poor French, she informs me that the civil war was an economical war, surprising me and probably everyone else in the class. She said that people in the North were paying their employees and people in the south weren't. Therefore, the civil war was more about economics than it was about equality. I can't begin to describe how much more angry this made me. Essentially, I felt like no matter how you look at it, the civil was about equality. Even if you look at it economically it was about equality in economics. So, after being attacked and laughed at by her, I quietly went back to taking notes.
About ten minutes later, she asks another question. Which she also directs towards Katrina. Now, if someone is going to give me a new name, they can't expect me to learn it in 10 minutes. So again, I look around. This time I get another 5 minute speech about how I shouldn't look to other people for answers. I kindly tell her that my name is Kristina. She doesn't care. She just wanted an answer. I answered her question...which of course was wrong. And now I can't hold back the tears anymore. As I sat and stewed I got more and more mad and more and more frustrated. I couldn't believe that I was sitting in class crying because of her. I was ashamed and frustrated with myself. Class ended eventually, with her asking me if I was going to pay more attention next week. I told her yes and then rushed out of there.
I honestly don't know how I'm going to show my face in that class again. Please pray for me over the rest of the semester. I still have to go 25 more times or so.
Moral of the story: No matter how much I pay attention, I won't answer a question directed to Katrina.
-Kristina
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
My classes
It's been a few days and I said I'd talk about my classes...which I never did. So here ya go. Now you can know what I do all day haha.
My chemistry class is pretty easy. I was a little concerned about it to begin with but it's specifically for elementary education majors. So essentially we just do experiments and see how they relate to PASS science objectives. Last week we played with liquid nitrogen. This week we had to compare things using balances...pretty easy stuff.
Math for the Elementarty Child is a really sucky class. My professor just rambles a lot and she is strict in what she wants us to do with our classes that we observe. It's like she doesn't understand that we have to do whatever the teacher is teaching for the week. We can't just enter into a classroom and do what we want with it. But that's okay. This class is also really a pedagogy class. Unfortunately, I'm not learning anything pedagogical. If that's even a word...
Science for the Elementary Child is really fun. I really like the professor and I've learned a whole lot in the few classes that I have had with her. We seem to just do a lot of projects in this class too but it makes sense because she is trying to teach us how to teach science. It's also a pedagogy class but I'm actually learning.
Advanced French would be okay except for my professor. I'm really not sure how I'll make it through the semester with her. I think I'll be okay if I just remember that her personal opinion of me doesn't matter. I just have to pass the class. So I just need to stay caught up and do the work. It'll be okay.
Lastly I have Math Concepts and Reasoning. We are basically just relearning concepts that we learned in Elementary School. So, it's inceredibly easy because it's basically just a review. It's good though. I definitely need that review if I'm going to be teaching elementary kids things that I haven't learned in 10 years.
So, those are my classes. I think right now I'm doing pretty good...but ask me again in 3 or 4 weeks and see where I stand.
I don't really have a lot that's too interesting to blog about. So that's all for now.
-Kristina
My chemistry class is pretty easy. I was a little concerned about it to begin with but it's specifically for elementary education majors. So essentially we just do experiments and see how they relate to PASS science objectives. Last week we played with liquid nitrogen. This week we had to compare things using balances...pretty easy stuff.
Math for the Elementarty Child is a really sucky class. My professor just rambles a lot and she is strict in what she wants us to do with our classes that we observe. It's like she doesn't understand that we have to do whatever the teacher is teaching for the week. We can't just enter into a classroom and do what we want with it. But that's okay. This class is also really a pedagogy class. Unfortunately, I'm not learning anything pedagogical. If that's even a word...
Science for the Elementary Child is really fun. I really like the professor and I've learned a whole lot in the few classes that I have had with her. We seem to just do a lot of projects in this class too but it makes sense because she is trying to teach us how to teach science. It's also a pedagogy class but I'm actually learning.
Advanced French would be okay except for my professor. I'm really not sure how I'll make it through the semester with her. I think I'll be okay if I just remember that her personal opinion of me doesn't matter. I just have to pass the class. So I just need to stay caught up and do the work. It'll be okay.
Lastly I have Math Concepts and Reasoning. We are basically just relearning concepts that we learned in Elementary School. So, it's inceredibly easy because it's basically just a review. It's good though. I definitely need that review if I'm going to be teaching elementary kids things that I haven't learned in 10 years.
So, those are my classes. I think right now I'm doing pretty good...but ask me again in 3 or 4 weeks and see where I stand.
I don't really have a lot that's too interesting to blog about. So that's all for now.
-Kristina
Friday, January 15, 2010
Science biography
For my Science for the Elementary Child class I had to write a biography of my past experiences with science, and how that will shape my view of science in the future and now. So...here it is:
“You did not do any work to complete your science project; therefore your grade is a zero.” Those words are the first real memories I have of science. I was in sixth grade and had spent the last 3 months going outside every day and measuring rainfall, wind speed, temperature, and barometric pressure. Because the science fair was in February, that meant I had froze every time I stepped outside to take measurements. After three long months of measurements I compiled graphs, tables, hypothesis and conclusions and turned in my report. I felt a huge weight lift off of my chest. I no longer had to worry about standing outside in the wind, rain, and freezing temperatures just to get a couple of measurements. Two weeks later, my teacher gave me my grade: 0%. At twelve years old I had never received a grade lower than a 90%. This absolutely crushed me and brought me to tears. I hardly even looked at my paper because I was so upset. My mom was more upset than I was and encouraged me to talk to my teacher the next day. I was nervous, and scared, but I obliged.
“Mrs. Wilson,” I said, “why did I get a zero on my report when I did everything I was supposed to?” That’s when she said those fateful words: that I didn’t do any work and so I deserved a zero. I didn’t understand. How could I have wasted all of that time? I argued that I’d been working on my project for three months while everyone else had probably thrown theirs together the night before. “I know that’s not true Kristina,” she said, “Your report says that you just got the measurements off the internet. That’s not doing any work.” I had never felt more humiliated. I did too do work. Did she even read my paper? I fought back tears and told her that I had gone outside every day to take those measurements. She then took my paper back at it and glanced at the first page. Her eyes filled with surprise, “Oh,” she said, “I must have gotten you confused with someone else.” I watched her take her red pen out of a desk and change my grade from a 0 to a 100%. Since that day, I have hated science.
Looking back I realize that such a small event probably should not have changed my view on science forever. But I was so young that it affected me tremendously. Maybe because of my attitude towards science, or maybe because my teachers really were awful, I had bad experiences with science throughout the rest of my secondary education. In seventh grade, my class did nothing but definitions. We had lists of hundreds of words that we would have to memorize every month and take huge tests over. While I realize that it’s important to know what words mean, an overload of definitions will cause you to remember very little. The only thing that I remember from this class is a sentence to help us remember the chemical formula for sulfuric acid: Johnny isn’t with us anymore, because what he thought was H2O was really H2So4.
My teacher in 8th grade was the most ditzy person I have ever met. When asked if she really burned her hair off her response was, “Well, I don’t think so. Everyone always asks me that though so maybe I did.” The only thing I really remember was that there is a crater on the moon named Billy. Her husband’s name was Billy and throughout the whole moon unit she told us every day about how her husband has a crater. Ninth grade was the worst yet. My teacher had taught kindergarten for several years before my class and we were his first secondary class. He knew very little about science and every day we would watch a movie and take notes. We’d have to turn in ten facts that we didn’t know before. This wouldn’t have been so bad except we would watch the same movie for a week at a time; everyday starting over at the beginning. Tenth grade was the last year that I took science before coming to college. My teacher was known for being a pervert and I was not excited to take this class. On several occasions he made me do pushups for talking. One time I refused because I had on a low cut shirt and I wasn’t going to lean down in front of him. His response was, “well we can go to the back corner and I’ll just watch you.” I ended up getting detention because I still refused.
In all the situations that I have found myself not liking science, it has been related to the teacher. Since coming to TU I have really enjoyed the few science classes that I have taken. My professors have been excited about their subject; they aren’t just teaching because they have to. I think that it is incredibly important for teachers to love what they are doing. If the teacher doesn’t show interest in their subject...why should the children? I also think that hands-on science is the best possible way of teaching science. Even though I had bad experiences with science, I always made A’s and B’s. I think that shows that, essentially, it was the teacher that I didn’t like, not the subject.
My definition of science is that it is the study of everything. Science covers so many different subjects and so many different ideas. Since it is a study, I truly believe that a student must actively study during the study of science. This means that students have to do experiments and see things that are happening to fully understand and appreciate the scientific world. This semester I am taking two science classes. I was so worried about this before because I wasn’t a science fan. However, both science classes are showing me the fun and interesting side of science, the side that all students should see at a young age.
“You did not do any work to complete your science project; therefore your grade is a zero.” Those words are the first real memories I have of science. I was in sixth grade and had spent the last 3 months going outside every day and measuring rainfall, wind speed, temperature, and barometric pressure. Because the science fair was in February, that meant I had froze every time I stepped outside to take measurements. After three long months of measurements I compiled graphs, tables, hypothesis and conclusions and turned in my report. I felt a huge weight lift off of my chest. I no longer had to worry about standing outside in the wind, rain, and freezing temperatures just to get a couple of measurements. Two weeks later, my teacher gave me my grade: 0%. At twelve years old I had never received a grade lower than a 90%. This absolutely crushed me and brought me to tears. I hardly even looked at my paper because I was so upset. My mom was more upset than I was and encouraged me to talk to my teacher the next day. I was nervous, and scared, but I obliged.
“Mrs. Wilson,” I said, “why did I get a zero on my report when I did everything I was supposed to?” That’s when she said those fateful words: that I didn’t do any work and so I deserved a zero. I didn’t understand. How could I have wasted all of that time? I argued that I’d been working on my project for three months while everyone else had probably thrown theirs together the night before. “I know that’s not true Kristina,” she said, “Your report says that you just got the measurements off the internet. That’s not doing any work.” I had never felt more humiliated. I did too do work. Did she even read my paper? I fought back tears and told her that I had gone outside every day to take those measurements. She then took my paper back at it and glanced at the first page. Her eyes filled with surprise, “Oh,” she said, “I must have gotten you confused with someone else.” I watched her take her red pen out of a desk and change my grade from a 0 to a 100%. Since that day, I have hated science.
Looking back I realize that such a small event probably should not have changed my view on science forever. But I was so young that it affected me tremendously. Maybe because of my attitude towards science, or maybe because my teachers really were awful, I had bad experiences with science throughout the rest of my secondary education. In seventh grade, my class did nothing but definitions. We had lists of hundreds of words that we would have to memorize every month and take huge tests over. While I realize that it’s important to know what words mean, an overload of definitions will cause you to remember very little. The only thing that I remember from this class is a sentence to help us remember the chemical formula for sulfuric acid: Johnny isn’t with us anymore, because what he thought was H2O was really H2So4.
My teacher in 8th grade was the most ditzy person I have ever met. When asked if she really burned her hair off her response was, “Well, I don’t think so. Everyone always asks me that though so maybe I did.” The only thing I really remember was that there is a crater on the moon named Billy. Her husband’s name was Billy and throughout the whole moon unit she told us every day about how her husband has a crater. Ninth grade was the worst yet. My teacher had taught kindergarten for several years before my class and we were his first secondary class. He knew very little about science and every day we would watch a movie and take notes. We’d have to turn in ten facts that we didn’t know before. This wouldn’t have been so bad except we would watch the same movie for a week at a time; everyday starting over at the beginning. Tenth grade was the last year that I took science before coming to college. My teacher was known for being a pervert and I was not excited to take this class. On several occasions he made me do pushups for talking. One time I refused because I had on a low cut shirt and I wasn’t going to lean down in front of him. His response was, “well we can go to the back corner and I’ll just watch you.” I ended up getting detention because I still refused.
In all the situations that I have found myself not liking science, it has been related to the teacher. Since coming to TU I have really enjoyed the few science classes that I have taken. My professors have been excited about their subject; they aren’t just teaching because they have to. I think that it is incredibly important for teachers to love what they are doing. If the teacher doesn’t show interest in their subject...why should the children? I also think that hands-on science is the best possible way of teaching science. Even though I had bad experiences with science, I always made A’s and B’s. I think that shows that, essentially, it was the teacher that I didn’t like, not the subject.
My definition of science is that it is the study of everything. Science covers so many different subjects and so many different ideas. Since it is a study, I truly believe that a student must actively study during the study of science. This means that students have to do experiments and see things that are happening to fully understand and appreciate the scientific world. This semester I am taking two science classes. I was so worried about this before because I wasn’t a science fan. However, both science classes are showing me the fun and interesting side of science, the side that all students should see at a young age.
Monday, January 11, 2010
First Day of School
It's so crazy how many first days of schools you have throughout college. It almost makes me miss high school and only having to be nervous once a year, instead of 3 or 4 times a semester. Oh well. It'll be done before too long.
I only have one class on MWF. It's called Standards Based Chemistry and we don't even have a book for the class. That's kinda exciting I suppose. Except it means that I have to be at class instead of just reading the book at home haha. The worst part is the time. 8 am. Blah. It's amazing to me how much time I had to do things after class. I took a nap and went to the store and got stuff ready for my event tonight. It was crazy. I'm so not used to having this much time in a day.
Tonight I have my first neighbor night of this semester. It's a coloring contest and I'm hoping that at least one person will come. That will make my trip to Target worth it at least.
I don't have a lot today. I'll have more tomorrow I'm sure after I have 4 new classes. Eek.
-Kristina
I only have one class on MWF. It's called Standards Based Chemistry and we don't even have a book for the class. That's kinda exciting I suppose. Except it means that I have to be at class instead of just reading the book at home haha. The worst part is the time. 8 am. Blah. It's amazing to me how much time I had to do things after class. I took a nap and went to the store and got stuff ready for my event tonight. It was crazy. I'm so not used to having this much time in a day.
Tonight I have my first neighbor night of this semester. It's a coloring contest and I'm hoping that at least one person will come. That will make my trip to Target worth it at least.
I don't have a lot today. I'll have more tomorrow I'm sure after I have 4 new classes. Eek.
-Kristina
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
one more resolution
It's crazy to me that you can be such goods friends with someone for so long and then suddenly it's like you were never friends. It almost feels like it's an overnight thing. I've really struggled my whole life to have close girl friends. There have only been one or two that I have seriously felt like I could come to with anything. Throughout most of high school, my closest friends were guy friends. I felt like they caused so much less drama, and, I was such a tomboy that I felt like I fit in a lot better with them. I was so blessed to have some amazing guys as friends. And somehow, my boyfriends throughout high school tended to not be bothered by the fact that I spent most of my time with other guys. When I was a senior, that changed. Partly because as you get older, relationships tend to become more and more serious. But, as a senior, I was dumped by a boy because he didn't think I should care so much about my best friend, who was a boy, who was going through a rough patch in his life.
At the time I was angry. He'd understood for so long and then suddenly he didn't like me being friends with him anymore. I blew it off as jealousy. And I believed it was jealousy and him being ridiculous until I got out of high school. Well, to be honest, until recently. Throughout my senior year, and the summer after, I continued being friends with all the boys, and very few girls. I didn't really see anything wrong with it. I wasn't doing anything wrong and at least I had friends.
As I went into a relationship with Lucas I struggled to maintain my friendships but also be in a committed relationship. It was very hard for me to not see it as jealousy on his part. And, to be fair, it probably was a tad bit of jealousy. But now, finally, I'm realizing that it really isn't okay anymore. A teenage girl in high school can run around with guys all she wants. But I think that after high school, she should start finding some friends of her own sex. It doesn't look good to anyone if someone spends their free time with someone other than their boyfriend.
I'm writing this mostly because I need prayer, but also because I needed to understand my own feelings. I finally understand the huge desire and need I have in my life for good Christian female friends. I've gone through the last couple of years blowing people off, pushing friends away, and just not doing great at seeking people out. I think deep down it was me being selfish, if I couldn't have guy friends, I wasn't going to have any friends. I didn't want to deal with the drama of girls. So, in short, I've had basically zero friends. I've stupidly thought that I could do it on my own. I thought I had Lucas and that'd be enough. But let's face it, there are some things that girls need to discuss amongst themselves, sans boyfriend.
So the prayer I need: please pray for me to find some amazing Christian female friends. I need that now. So, New Year's Resolution number 4: Start searching for friends instead of expecting them to come to me.
-Kristina
At the time I was angry. He'd understood for so long and then suddenly he didn't like me being friends with him anymore. I blew it off as jealousy. And I believed it was jealousy and him being ridiculous until I got out of high school. Well, to be honest, until recently. Throughout my senior year, and the summer after, I continued being friends with all the boys, and very few girls. I didn't really see anything wrong with it. I wasn't doing anything wrong and at least I had friends.
As I went into a relationship with Lucas I struggled to maintain my friendships but also be in a committed relationship. It was very hard for me to not see it as jealousy on his part. And, to be fair, it probably was a tad bit of jealousy. But now, finally, I'm realizing that it really isn't okay anymore. A teenage girl in high school can run around with guys all she wants. But I think that after high school, she should start finding some friends of her own sex. It doesn't look good to anyone if someone spends their free time with someone other than their boyfriend.
I'm writing this mostly because I need prayer, but also because I needed to understand my own feelings. I finally understand the huge desire and need I have in my life for good Christian female friends. I've gone through the last couple of years blowing people off, pushing friends away, and just not doing great at seeking people out. I think deep down it was me being selfish, if I couldn't have guy friends, I wasn't going to have any friends. I didn't want to deal with the drama of girls. So, in short, I've had basically zero friends. I've stupidly thought that I could do it on my own. I thought I had Lucas and that'd be enough. But let's face it, there are some things that girls need to discuss amongst themselves, sans boyfriend.
So the prayer I need: please pray for me to find some amazing Christian female friends. I need that now. So, New Year's Resolution number 4: Start searching for friends instead of expecting them to come to me.
-Kristina
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wonderful Day
I had such a good day today that I wanted to write about it.
First, I got to sleep in. This is always wonderful. But, usually I'm not very good at it. I usually wake up fairly early and then just lay in bed for a few minutes before deciding that I have better things to do with my life. But this morning, I actually slept until 10. It was wonderful.
Second, I went to the bank. I deposited about 100 more dollars than I thought that I had in my wallet. haha. So that was beautiful.
Third, I went to work. Today was my first day as a cashier and I feel like I learned everything very quickly. I hardly had any questions and I was getting pretty comfortable by the end of my shift.
Fourth, I had my weekly date night with Lucas. First we went to Compadres. Which is always yummy. And then we went to the movie theatre. Halfway between Compadres and the movie theatre the car died. In the middle of the road might I add. I think today was the first time me and Lucas have really worked together in a situation like that and stayed calm and patient as we figured out what to do. It was good. Then we saw "Did You Hear About the Morgans." It was a pretty good movie and I think it had some pretty good life lessons in it: Expect everything and ignore all the b.s.
Fifth, Lucas came back to my house and we just sad together and talked for an hour. It was nice. And perfect. I love him.
Woo. I'm tired now. But it was just such an amazing day I wanted to tell about it.
-Kristina
First, I got to sleep in. This is always wonderful. But, usually I'm not very good at it. I usually wake up fairly early and then just lay in bed for a few minutes before deciding that I have better things to do with my life. But this morning, I actually slept until 10. It was wonderful.
Second, I went to the bank. I deposited about 100 more dollars than I thought that I had in my wallet. haha. So that was beautiful.
Third, I went to work. Today was my first day as a cashier and I feel like I learned everything very quickly. I hardly had any questions and I was getting pretty comfortable by the end of my shift.
Fourth, I had my weekly date night with Lucas. First we went to Compadres. Which is always yummy. And then we went to the movie theatre. Halfway between Compadres and the movie theatre the car died. In the middle of the road might I add. I think today was the first time me and Lucas have really worked together in a situation like that and stayed calm and patient as we figured out what to do. It was good. Then we saw "Did You Hear About the Morgans." It was a pretty good movie and I think it had some pretty good life lessons in it: Expect everything and ignore all the b.s.
Fifth, Lucas came back to my house and we just sad together and talked for an hour. It was nice. And perfect. I love him.
Woo. I'm tired now. But it was just such an amazing day I wanted to tell about it.
-Kristina
Friday, January 1, 2010
Goodbye '09, Hello '10
Goodbye 2009!
Wow. What a year it has been. It's time for a review of my year. Followed by my resolutions for the next.
There were some pretty big life changing events this past year but I don't think others will see them as important. We'll see haha.
January: I decorated my first cake. Doing this showed me that maybe I could take that path with my life. I really enjoy doing it I just don't have time to fully devote myself to learning right now.
February: I had my second Valentine's day with my boyfriend, Lucas. I've never had two Valentine's days with anyone. It was beautiful. And I'm so glad I will get to spend the rest of my Valentine's days with him.
March: Around this time I began doing martial arts. I really really enjoy it and eventually when I have more time I will go back to it. I think it's an awesome way to stay in shape and learn self defense.
April: I made my first cake that I got paid for. It was for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. Also in this month I got the yellow stripe added to by white belt. =) That's as far as I got though =( The cake picture is crooked. But that's cause the topper wasn't pushed in all the way. So chill haha.
May: I finished my second year of college this month. This was a huge accomplishment because it meant that I was half done. Of course, since then I've had to add a semester. But that's okay. Also in the Spring '09 semester I had a 3.7 gpa. =) No pictures for this one.
June: I struggled through this month in my relationship with Lucas because we both knew I'd be leaving for six weeks in the middle of the month. However, while this strained our relationship, I think ultimately it helped it.
July: Throughout all of July I was in France. I have too many pictures to choose just one. But it was a good experience and it helped me decide that I don't really want to pursue French as a degree. So, I don't think it was a waste of time like everyone else does.
August: Again, no picture. This month was a rough month. Full of ups and downs. Me and Lucas went and saw Wicked. Which was incredible. But then we broke up. I think this break up was hard on both of us for different reasons but we eventually worked everything out. And I can honestly say that our relationship is so much better than it was before.
September: I got my second tattoo. I love it and I still love it. Which, it's always good if you continue loving something that is permanently on your body haha.
October: Shanna had her second baby, my nephew, Jamison Christopher. This baby was truly a blessing to the Watts family. They went through a lot to have him and it made me truly appreciate life a little more.
November: I had to spend a week away from Lucas while he was in Cozumel. Being apart always makes me realize just how much I want to marry him.
December: This past month has been busy. I really am over halfway done with school now. I only have 4 semesters left and I'm so excited to get on with school this next semester.
Hello 2010!
I have a few resolutions that I'm making this year. They are kinda more like goals, but that's okay.
1. I want to run a 5k. I know that's short, and I should already be able to do it. But I'm incredibly out of shape. So it's going to take a bit of work.
2. I want to run a 10k. I really think I can get the 5k done pretty quickly and then I'll start getting ready for the 10.
3. I'm going to work on patience. It's something I've always struggled with but I really would like to be better at it.
I think that's all. I am welcoming this new year graciously. I'm ready for a new start so to speak and a clean slate to work on. So, with that being said, Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010.
-Kristina
Wow. What a year it has been. It's time for a review of my year. Followed by my resolutions for the next.
There were some pretty big life changing events this past year but I don't think others will see them as important. We'll see haha.
January: I decorated my first cake. Doing this showed me that maybe I could take that path with my life. I really enjoy doing it I just don't have time to fully devote myself to learning right now.
February: I had my second Valentine's day with my boyfriend, Lucas. I've never had two Valentine's days with anyone. It was beautiful. And I'm so glad I will get to spend the rest of my Valentine's days with him.
March: Around this time I began doing martial arts. I really really enjoy it and eventually when I have more time I will go back to it. I think it's an awesome way to stay in shape and learn self defense.
April: I made my first cake that I got paid for. It was for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. Also in this month I got the yellow stripe added to by white belt. =) That's as far as I got though =( The cake picture is crooked. But that's cause the topper wasn't pushed in all the way. So chill haha.
May: I finished my second year of college this month. This was a huge accomplishment because it meant that I was half done. Of course, since then I've had to add a semester. But that's okay. Also in the Spring '09 semester I had a 3.7 gpa. =) No pictures for this one.
June: I struggled through this month in my relationship with Lucas because we both knew I'd be leaving for six weeks in the middle of the month. However, while this strained our relationship, I think ultimately it helped it.
July: Throughout all of July I was in France. I have too many pictures to choose just one. But it was a good experience and it helped me decide that I don't really want to pursue French as a degree. So, I don't think it was a waste of time like everyone else does.
August: Again, no picture. This month was a rough month. Full of ups and downs. Me and Lucas went and saw Wicked. Which was incredible. But then we broke up. I think this break up was hard on both of us for different reasons but we eventually worked everything out. And I can honestly say that our relationship is so much better than it was before.
September: I got my second tattoo. I love it and I still love it. Which, it's always good if you continue loving something that is permanently on your body haha.
October: Shanna had her second baby, my nephew, Jamison Christopher. This baby was truly a blessing to the Watts family. They went through a lot to have him and it made me truly appreciate life a little more.
November: I had to spend a week away from Lucas while he was in Cozumel. Being apart always makes me realize just how much I want to marry him.
December: This past month has been busy. I really am over halfway done with school now. I only have 4 semesters left and I'm so excited to get on with school this next semester.
Hello 2010!
I have a few resolutions that I'm making this year. They are kinda more like goals, but that's okay.
1. I want to run a 5k. I know that's short, and I should already be able to do it. But I'm incredibly out of shape. So it's going to take a bit of work.
2. I want to run a 10k. I really think I can get the 5k done pretty quickly and then I'll start getting ready for the 10.
3. I'm going to work on patience. It's something I've always struggled with but I really would like to be better at it.
I think that's all. I am welcoming this new year graciously. I'm ready for a new start so to speak and a clean slate to work on. So, with that being said, Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010.
-Kristina
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