My Loving Dog Reynaldo

It is a sad time in the Glass household as we lost a family member this week. Our precious Bernese Mountain Dog passed away suddenly Monday night.

We spent the Christmas holiday in Prescott, Arizona with my brother. Reynaldo had been a little sick and the vet said that it was a Urinary Tract Infection. He was put on antibiotics and told that he was all good to travel. After spending two days in the car with my parents he was feeling a little worse and so we took him to a vet on Christmas Eve. After a couple shots of antibiotics and anit-nausea medicine and given some fluids. He was doing well and we thought nothing of it.

The day after Christmas he suddenly went downhill and had a hard time breathing. After realizing that he couldn't move we loaded him up in the car and took him to another emergency vet clinic. It was heart breaking to see him so sick and to not know what was causing him to be sick. After x-rays, and and ultrasound he was kept overnight for observation and so he could get more fluids. Monday morning my parents picked him up and the vet said he was ok to go back to Dallas as long as he was taken to another emergency vet as soon as they got to town.

About halfway through the day he started to go downhill again and my parents did everything they could for him. At about 9:30 my mom crawled into the back of the car and sat with him until he passed away at 11:45 pm.

WIth everything in life they come and go, but no matter what it is hard to lose a member of your family. I know that as time goes on my heart will heal, but there will never be a dog like him. One who liked to be alone, but at the same time always came to you at the moment you needed someone.

I love you re-re and I always will.

Christmas is Here! Christmas is here!

Christmas is here!!!!

I finished work today and 4:45pm and headed home to pack and get ready to go to Arizona tomorrow. I am so excited to spend an rather unusual Christmas with my family. Mom and Dad started driving to Prescott, Arizona this morning and Caroline and I are flying tomorrow afternoon. We will have the dogs with us and JP is waiting our arrival.

I am so excited I can hardly stand it. We are going to hiking and exploring and I cant wait.

....More to come.....

So I know it has been a long time since I last wrote but a lot has happened.

I got into another teaching program and am almost finished with the course work and I can begin my student teaching. I have no clue where I am going to teach but I have started submitting my resume, so if you have any contacts please let me know.

I got to see Oklahoma State University's Homecoming celebration for the 6th year in a row. I am pretty excited about the roll I am on with my attendance and plan to continue going. So all those who love going back to Stilly let's set up a trip for Homecoming 2011.

I attended Bryan's 5-year class reunion and got to see a lot of people I haven't seen in awhile. I also got to experience Arka-la-la for the first time. It was a blast and I can't believe that I have been out of high school for 5 years.

For Thanksgiving I traveled to Oklahoma City to spend the weekend with Bryan and his family. I had a great time seeing everyone and got to play dress up with Paige, Piper and the guys. Our visit was short but sweet and I had a great time getting to play with Caden. The only down side was that Justin was not there as he was working in Branson. I also got to experience my first black Friday trip to the mall. It wasn't as bad as I had imagined. After our shopping trip we left OKC and went back to Dallas. We had a watch party for the OSU-OU Bedlam game.

I turned 24 and got to visit my brother in Prescott, Arizona. Other than that not much has happened. I am now waiting for Thursday to arrive so I can go back to Arizona to spend Christmas with my brother and family. I am pretty excited to go hiking with the whole family, including the dogs! I promise there will be pictures to follow the trip.

On to Plan B....

It always pays to have a plan b. My plan A fell through today when I got a call saying that they were no longer able to continue the program.

What do I do now?

Well, watching Glee is a start. Jk, but seriously. I am currently watching Glee taking the night off from worrying about it all. Everything happens for a reason. As cliche as it is, I know that everything will work out and eventually I will get into a program and start my teaching career. I am just hoping that it is sooner rather than later.

The plan for now is to hopefully hear back from the two programs I contacted earlier today about their programs. Once I get some information about everything I can go from there on where to apply or really what my next step is going to be. As of right now I am still taking the TExES test on October 2 and need all the luck I can get.

Well I am off to watch Glee and eat dinner with my dad.

Nerves and Cramming and Stress....Oh My!

As the test date rapidly approaches I find myself starting to freak out. The other day looked at the calendar to see exactly how much time I have before the TExES test. T-minus 2 weeks tomorrow.

Insert nerves and uncertainty here.

After realizing this I have started to freak out a little. Ok maybe that is an understatement, but you get the idea. I have been reading a felt like I was somewhat prepared, only a little concerend about 2 sections of the test, and now I honestly don't know if I am going to be able to pass this thing at all. It also doesn't help that in the past I have had text anxiety.

This weekend I plan to really buckle down and read at least two books along with the Quicknotes I have. I am just hoping that I can actually focues and not let my mind wander to those nightmares of failing the test. The fact that I am sitting at work with little to do, knowing that I could be studying and putting my time to better use is not helping either.

Only two more weeks and then I will be taking the test and with any luck passing and hopefully starting my quest to earn my teaching certification.

I need a hobby

For the past two months i have been studying for the TEXES test for my teaching certification. I am less than a month out from the test and it is about to kill me. I have been a good little student and studying every chance I get. But as we all know, you can only go so long before you get burned out. I am teetering on a very fine line here.

I am so ready to be able to read a normal book at night and work on some of my art projects. I am even thinking of starting back up with my jewelry making. But who knows what I will end up doing. All I know is that I am ready for October 2 to be here.

If anyone has any tips on the certification test please let me know!

School Starting

School is back in full swing. Well most schools are. Here in Dallas everyone started Monday. As I check out facebook and Twitter everyday it makes me sad to be in the real world working full time. I hate to say it but I would rather be sitting in a classroom learning. I guess I am making up for part of it because I am studying for one of the certification classes to get my teaching certificate. I really need to buckle down this weekend and study but I have been in the process of moving over the last week and a half. For all my lovely Zeta ladies at OSU good luck this semester!