Re-posted from November 11, 2010
my job-search is on-going...still unemployed.
my class is going pretty well. there was some drama for a while- people complaining about how the class was going, etc. but i think it's finally settled down. there are only 5 classes left and we're starting on our big final projects. we basically have to plan an entire wedding as if we're doing it for a real couple. we have a budget and we have to choose real vendors in the area and use real numbers for the cost of everything. my budget is $30,000 and i'll have 60 guests for a fall wedding. sounds pretty awesome to me!!! :o) i've already been looking up ideas for fall weddings and i've found some cool stuff.
the more i think about event planning the more i think i don't wanna do it full-time. i just like my weekends too much! i like the freedom to plan my OWN events, ya know? i want to be able to plan a big halloween party for my friends rather than for strangers. so i think event planning is either something i'm going to try to do THROUGH another kind of job (like working on a uni. campus) or something i do on the side every now and then.
i'll be glad to be certified though because it certainly can't hurt in the job department. plus i'm learning a ton about event planning that can help me just in the creation of my own events!
halloween:
the friday before halloween we went to a friend of a friend's party and it was fun! jens and i dressed up as japanese people and i finally got to wear my second ukata (summer kimono)! i actually had to watch a video to figure out how to tie the obi (sash) lol
the sat. before halloween we co-hosted a party with some friends of ours and it was really fun too! i dressed up as a female mad hatter and i actually won the costume contest! i gave the prize to the runner up though since i was co-hosting the party lol it was my friend who dressed up as a female sherlock holmes! very cute! jens was mario from the mario brothers and he wore a fake mustache and everything. it was funny!
me and another friend are already talking about next year's halloween! we're thinking of getting a bunch of people together and renting out a place for a masquerade ball! nothing too fancy- the key element would be everyone must wear some type of mask.
i wonder if we could even turn it into some sort of charity party like the halloween party we had in mokpo, korea every year benefiting the local orphanage. we might even get more people to come that way! i really miss that party in korea- so much fun! if we did it here we could raise money for the local shelter! hhmm....
garden:
it's going well! i have 4 buttercup squash growing! i planted onions which won't be ready til next spring, the cabbage and carrots are getting fairly big and the oregano and basil are AWESOME! i've had to give away cuts of basil it was getting so big. i should really freeze some of it for the winter cuz it'll eventually die off but i've been too lazy lol
growing a garden has been so much fun though! it's really rewarding and i would recommend it to anyone who has the space! even just growing some herbs in pots on a windowsill or porch would be fun! the biggest surprise with gardening has been how easy it's been. after the initial work of digging the bed, putting up the fence and putting the seeds in he ground it was a piece of cake! i just water every day and throw some leaves out of the bed and that's it! nature does the rest! i have been lucky though- i haven't had a lot of pests. something was eating my basil for a while but it quit and now i think grasshoppers are eating my cabbage and squash leaves a bit but not too bad. they say you can spray this organic stuff on them called garrett juice but again, i haven't taken the time to make it. you have to get things like manure-based compost tea and seaweed juice....the grasshoppers haven't been too much of a problem yet so i'm going to wait on that.
we have our compost heap going too...not sure if it's the right ratio of "brown" and "green" items or if it has the right moisture level but i'm not too concerned with it lol it's basically just a place to throw my food and yard scraps. if it turns into some awesome compost then great! if not, whatever. it must be fairly rich in nutrients though because i think a squash seed i threw in there started growing! :oD unfortunately i have to stir the heap up every now and then so i dunno if it'll get a good chance to grow but that's cool it sprouted!
thanksgiving:
i can't believe we're almost halfway through november! time has been flying! i'm excited for t-day though! i LOVE all the wonderful fall foods and it'll be great to be home with family this year! my parents work alternating days throughout t-day week so i'm spending the time with jens's family and then i think we're gonna do a christmas decorating dinner with my family later.
fire academy:
i think the reason time has been flying by so quickly is because jens has been in fire academy! it's been keeping us both pretty busy! i do housework all day and when jens gets home he and/or i have to do showers, dinner, ironing, homework, cleanup and bedtime! then every weekend is packed because it's the only time we can do fun stuff together or with friends. he's doing really well in academy though! he was just bumped up to captain of ALL his classmates! :o) pretty awesome!
he's testing for cleburne fire dept. this sat. and i'm hoping he passes! it would be GREAT if he got a job there because they'll pay for his emt and paramedic training. so fingers crossed!
i'm hoping one of us has a job before x-mas so we can actually buy a few things for people. i've been trying to think of things i could make but i can't really think of anything i haven't already done...and i'm not SUPER crafty...like i'm really slow at knitting and i have almost no experience with sewing...
anyway, that's all for now!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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