1 year 28 days & a few hours-

That's how long its been since I sauntered across that lovely little stage in the gym @ UNF and received my Bachelors degree in communications. I was DONE! DONE! DONE! Never going to step foot in a class room again. I had a 4 month old baby at home, I was in the middle of a NASTY divorce & I was living with my parents. I wanted a J-O-B & to move out and on with my life. I would have killed for a PR job in broadcasting... I would have loved to do something for one of the 4 or 5 local news stations in my area... OMG would I have loved that... but...I woke up from my dream &...

Shortly after that I landed a job. -100% commission- I moved up relatively quickly, then I realized how un-ethical this job was. At a leadership/managers meeting my boss said and I quote "Do what you have to to get the sale... even if you have to lie a little bit" OMG did I just hear that, correctly? So I asked another one of the more seasoned veterans if I heard that correctly and assured I did. So I went about my day... and came back with a big fat GOOSE EGG. That statement weighed heavily on my mind all day. No way could I do that. I was a week from getting to train people (4 mons in to my job), a small promotion but a promotion non-the-less when I decided that this was not for me. I scheduled a meeting with my bosses boss and talked with her told her how I felt (i never burn bridges) and after two weeks of turning little to no-profit I was done.

Since then I have been a bona-fide "Stay-at-home-mommy" & I have LOVED every minute of it. Until you're a mother you will never know truly what a hard & tiring, but incredibly fulfilling job it really is. I have been blessed to be able to be the one to raise my daughter and be at home with her day in & day out. I have have raised her on my own, I have been there for EVERY single milestone, every smile, giggle, crawl & step. I have watched her struggle to figure something out then seen the sense of accomplishment on her tiny little face when she finally got it, that alone is worth every thing in the world. She has only been sick ONCE in her 17mons of life. She is my pride n' joy, except... 2 yrs ago I found my "calling" so to speak. I believe God spoke to me and I need to do what God is calling me to do.

When I was a SR in college about to graduate I worked at a daycare w.3/4 yr olds in the AM and then went to school and came back and in the afternoon I worked with the after-schoolers (k-4th grade) and while I was there I realized...I WANT TO BE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER! I needed to change my major- PRNOTO! One thing stood in my way... well two. 1) I was PREGNANT & 2) my PARENTS said "we will pay for 4 yrs of college not 6 (which is what i would have been if I would have changed my major in my SR yr... I would have had to do 2 more yrs)

So after long consideration I decided that the best thing for me is GRAD school... I know I don't NEED my MASTERS (in Early Childhood Development) to teach but I eventually want to be a principal ten inevitably I want to run to school board pres. but you have to do your time as a teacher first & to be a principal you HAVE to have a Masters. And why not get a higher degree? Its only 2 more yrs? HIGHER pay, its not like if I get certified, I will get hired, TONS of teachers got laid off b/c the economy SUCKS. SO why not take the time to let the economy recover and further my education...BETTER MYSELF. I never thought I would be the one to want to go to grad school.

I say yes!

So I took the GRE not once but twice ... needless to say I did less then stellar on them. Hey judge all you want you judgers! I have a toddler! I took a prep class and did WORSE after taking that...sheeish! I know. So since my (undergrad) GPA is also less then stellar so my first choice isn't an option anymore but while I was on vcay I visited a small private college in his home town... Matts sister went there too. Well she still has some contacts & pull there. Everyone knows now-a-days its ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW. So shes gunna make a few calls & E-Mails & we will see what happens. If all goes well w.the college & Mom/Tom I will be starting GRAD school in the Spring of 2010 (Jan).

So I hope with in the next few weeks I will be subing for the cty I live in and will be getting experience that way and then we will see how things pan out.

-never say never- You don't know how you're life will turn out... This last yr has been very unexpected for me... to say the least

Thx for sticking with me [us]

-Kelli-Sue

"Im on twitter!"

Short & to the point

This is a cop out.. I will write a real on in about an hr when I lay down the kiddo and get outta the shower but this is drivibg me nuts!!! So here it is:

My dad sent me this is in an E-mail this morning and its PERFECT! I agree 100%

Let me get this straight...
Obama's health care plan will be written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it,
passed by a Congress that hasn't read it,
signed by a president who smokes,
funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes,
overseen by a surgeon general who is obese,
and financed by a country that is nearly broke.
What possibly could go wrong?
-Am I missing anything here?

Till a REAL blog comes thx for sticking with me!

FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER...KELLISUE

Well Overdue... On my soapbox... Well Kind Of....

So yah its been a while- well over a MONTH- geez!.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Thats what happens when I decide I want to take the GRE- Again. Then I get a very sick baby and just get all around busy... I don't have time to blog. By the time I lay Emmybug down at night and clean the playroom up I am beat- the LAST thing I want to do is blog and try to do HW during her naps. [[TRY being the key word]]

Anyways there are a few things that are just bugging me and I have to touch on them:

YOU CAN NOT CATCH PREGNANCY! Period. The End. It isn't a disease... It isnt the worse thing in the world & it surely isn't the plague & 23 surely isn't 15. So why are "young" mothers getting chastised? I don't get it. I also don't get why if a "friend" or an acquaintance gets pregnant why do you slowly but surely stop hanging out with them. You say "It's b/c they can't do the same stuff anymore" or "they are different, now" Yes and No. The only things they can't do anymore is SMOKE (gross!!) and Drink alcohol. They are different- Yes. They are ready to grow up and take that next big step in their life... or they don't believe in the "easy way out" as I have heard abortion referred to. So they take responsibly & do the right thing. A REAL friend will support that decision, understand that as it will not be easy, it is for this person the right thing, for them, and not slowly slip away.

That brings me to another topic... the term "Best Friend" ... a BF is someone who is ALWAYS there no matter what. Someone who despite your decisions & fights & Moves & bad haircuts they are STILL there. You can go a few hrs or days w.o talking and its like no time has passed. They are there when you are going through something extremely difficult. As I get older I realize that people I used to think were BFs weren't. I think people tend to "toss" the term BF around very loosely... almost like they do with "Love" and I know they are not the same but to me they almost are. They are both very serious terms and they both require work. No relationship can work if only one person puts in all the work... stop trying and see how badly it fails. Over the yrs I have gone through BF like I have gone though purses...sad, I know. I am the type of person who doesn't listen to other people, I make decisions based on how I feel and on what I want to do w.my life. Thats pisses ppl off, usually. A REAL friend would support those decisions. I have also realized I am going though a lot right now and I don't have the energy to try and make it work... a friendship should work on its own. If my phone doesn't ring or ding then so be it. I have lost a few BF b/c I A) Moved B) had a child C) stayed w.my BF D) im not sure but they just stopped calling/txting (i have too much going on w.my family to deal with it). But i have gotten over it.. I have a child to raise and a MASTERS degree to try to get!

Theres a few other things I wanted to touch on but I feel as If I have been on my soapbox and I want to stay consistent with blogging again... so I will touch on them prolly tomorrow or the following day!

Till I return... Thx for sticking with me!

**Follow me on Twitter for random crazy blabber... KelliSue

-KS

As Promised...

Here are some b-day PICTURES!!!

Look at the resemblance:

Me a few hrs old:


Emmy a few hrs old:


CRAZY HUH!?

Me & my precious baby girl on my b-day:


Me in my Bday Outfit/Shoes:



My TRUE RELIGION skirt from my wonderful Matty:

Back:


Front:


My adorable STUFFS from Hayls :
A closer shot of my cup/Cards:

Another one of PE/Cup:


My HP Cards (b/c she LOVES me even though im a dork), My Tervis Tumbler "K" cup, Pocket Ed & My 2d Guy Harvey Shirt!!


My Frame From Erin :

something similar (NOT THE SAME mine is an ORIGINAL) @ Her Etsy Store


and lastly but DEF. NOT least my new baby...
MY KINDLE, from Mom & Tom:

The inside & the Kindle:


The front/leather cover:


**I see my dad & his family on Sunday/Fathers Day so I think I might have an edit... If Im not a lazy bum..**

Thank you Internets for all the warm wishes on my special day! I appreciate it so much.