Just an Update

Things are very hectic these days, but going well.  We have had a lot of things happen over the past couple of weeks and we are coming up on some pretty exciting times.

Amanda turns three on Saturday!  Time has really just flown.  It really seems as if I was just holding her when she was a little baby.  She is all girl...and she has informed me that she no longer wants to be a baby.  I can call her baby as an endearing term, but I am not allowed to call her a baby anymore. 

We are currently potty training and this job is quite frustrating.  She will wear big girl panties all day long, but the minute she has to tinkle she wants to put a diaper on.  It is a uphill battle and we take it a day at a time.

I recently went and rehearsed with the Paluxy Wind Symphony.  I really had an amazing time.  The band is under the direction of Jonathan Hooper.  Hooper was my director at Tarleton and the one who auditioned me for the marching band.  I sit next to my middle school band director and mentor, David Talmage.  I am a little rusty yet, but nothing that time and practice won't cure.  I am looking forward to playing with them on a regular basis.

Speaking of Tarleton; I e-mailed the registrar earlier this week to find out if the university accepted transfer credits from Kaplan University.  Hallelujah....THEY DO!  I am 60 hours away from finishing my bachelors degree in Business but I really wanted to finish at Tarleton (where I originally started college).  I have a few hurdles that I have to clear but then I will be able to apply.  I was so excited to hear that news. 

I also enrolled in dance class.  Amanda tried it for a few weeks a few months before Christmas, but to no avail, she didn't want to pursue a dance career at this time.  So, I took the liberty of enrolling myself.  I start in March and I couldn't be any more stoked to dance. 

Lady Gaga's new song, "Born This Way" came out recently and I absolutely love it.  I love Lady Gaga as an artist...she is a little crazy sometimes when it comes to wardrobe, but as an artist she is truly a genius.  Vogue had her on the cover this week and I picked it up in Barnes and Noble.  It was quite an eye-opening and touching read.  I also got to see her interview on Indian television that was quite moving.  I find Lady Gaga to be intriguing.  Not everyone is a fan and that is okay.  I love ALL music and you can find a wide array of genres on my iPod.  Like food, I will listen to anything once.

I am about three months from my braces being removed.  They thought it was going to be December or January...but alas it wasn't.  I have waited 28 years for straight teeth so a few more months won't hurt.  My teeth were a major self-esteem issue for me when I was in middle school/high school.  They were crooked and big and I was so self conscious about them.  Plus, kids can be cruel and teeth isn't the only thing some people get made fun of for.  Thankfully, my parents couldn't afford for me to get braces when I was in school.  Yes, I said thankfully.  I think if I would have gotten them then I wouldn't have appreciated them as much and have taken care of them as well as I do now.

Also, I am starting a book.  I am not going to leak any details about that.....but I am writing one.  Thanks to my good friend, E.B. for pushing me to write it.  Although she didn't tell me to write it, her thought provoking conversation, honesty and opinions pushed something in me to write this book.  I have changed over the past couple of years and the change in me and the experiences I have had has helped people.  I know because they tell me.  I enjoy helping people and if my situations or thoughts can help someone then I am all for it.  Back story:  I started this book about two years ago and just really didn't have time, motivation or support to write.  If I ever finish and it happens to get published then you will know at that time what it is about.  So thanks E.B. for the friendship and most of all the support.  You will be the first to read it!

I really think that is it for now.  I will try to keep the blog updated as to all of these happenings.

Lacey