My Passions

I know that I am a very passionate person.  I learn new things that I love and I really try to stick to them.  I think one of my heavenly gifts is passion.

Passion can come in many shapes and sizes.  Endrit has a passion for Chemistry.  It is amazing the things that he goes through to learn more about it as well as his constant head in the clouds thinking of ways to use Chemistry to make the world better.  He has a passion for technology.  Anyone who has met him knows that.  He can sniff out technology deals and predicts new technologies that will be out like no one else I have ever seen.  It is really fun to listen to him talk about what will be out in 5 years.

My passions are a little bit different.  I have a passion for technology, but it is the use of technology.  This is blogging, texting, Smart Board, ELMO, website design, etc. I like to use it but not actually research it.

One common thing with my passions is that I like to involve other people. I love to teach. I love to organize.  I am excited to be able to be paid for some of my passions.  I am excited to give my time for other passions that I have.

Another passion that I have gained in the last several years is that of adoption.  It really is an amazing system.  I am an advocate for home birth.  I love natural family planning.

Passion is a great thing to have if it is in the right avenues.  There can be not so great passions.  It is all sorts of fun.

Bountiful Baskets

There is a resource out there that is called Bountiful Baskets.  It cuts out the middle man of the grocery store for fresh produce.  Each basket each week costs $18 initially and $16.50 each week after that.  As with anything I am the person that says if it sounds too good to be true then it probably isn't good.  Well, let the picture speak for itself...

Pardon the smudges.  I didn't clean the lens before I took the picture and didn't look at the pictures before I put the food away.  This is after Endrit and I ate a banana and a strawberry. I think I forgot to put one more pomelo in there also.

I am a completely satisfied customer.  I am looking forward to see what I will get next week in my basket.  It is like Christmas morning every week.  You never know what you are going to get.

BOUNTIFUL BASKETS WEBSITE check it out for yourself.  It is in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Washington.

Passport

Endrit and I have known that we needed to get him a new passport ever since July when he got his citizenship.  The one thing that has prevented us from getting it is his parent's family union case for them to get green cards.  Well, we decided that we needed to just go and get a passport.  Well, the passport people now have Endrit's official Naturalization paper and we are left with the notarized copy of it.  Well, to our surprise, his parents get their court date in the mail today.  April 1.  April fools day!  What a day to have court.  We should have his paper back by then, but what are the odds?  Crazy.

So, Endrit is getting his blue passport in the mail soon.  He is excited to think he has 2 passports.  I told him he can only use his red one when we adopt from Albania in a couple of years.  It was funny.

So, passports and court dates.  What more can one day have in it?

Yoga

I think that I get more granola every day.  It starts with me needing to change things because of medical issues to me being 100% on board and getting more hippie every day.  I have started to take yoga.  I started a few weeks ago.  I really like it.  Today I went to a free class at a yoga studio.  It was so nice.  It was a lot of stretching.  I finally got past my toes in the stretches today. The instructor was really great.  I will be going tomorrow as well.  So, I do yoga 3 times a week now.  I would recommend it to anyone.  Fun times.

Happy Birthday Endrit!! + misc stuff

Endrit turned 27 today.  He is a sweetheart and it has been a good day.

As for the miscellaneous stuff I had my graduate school interview today.  They all but told me that I got into the program.  I will know for 100% sure by the end of March.  When I get in I will start taking classes this summer! I am very happy about it.  I will be busy, but I am excited.

On Thursday I am going to some mock interviews and I am talking to the administration to show my interest in the jobs that are opening up at the school I student teach at.  It has been an interesting couple of semesters.  I am planning lessons and I think that I really like it.

So things are going well.  This year will hopefully be a really good year.

Guess what was in the mail today...

The advertisement from the University to buy my graduation announcements.  I am filling out the personalized graduation announcement and here it is!!!

The Board of Trustees,

the President, and the Faculty

of the

University of Utah

are pleased to announce that

Rachel Eileen Shurdha

is a candidate for the degree of

Bachelor of Science

in

Earth Science Composite Teaching

at the College Convocation Ceremony

Friday, May seventh, Two thousand ten

Eleven-thirty in the morning

Film and Media Arts Auditorium

Salt Lake City, Utah

So, wow. I am so close to being done with my first degree.  So, May 7 and 11:30 I will be walking.  I am beyond excited.

Science Fair

The Northwest Middle School Science Fair is this Friday.  Endrit and I get to be judges for it.  I am excited that I get to do this.  It is interesting how much I am being integrated into the school.  People come to me with questions.  I have talked to the administration a lot.  They all know me by name; and that is a good thing.  I feel like I should be getting paid.  I have to get Endrit prepped to be a judge. I was one that explained some of things that the judges are going to be looking for with the students so I am ready.

Fun times coming up this Friday.