shingles again?

No, I'm not totally sure that I have the shingles again, but man, it hurts!  I'm trying to take it easy  more often, since I found out that the shingles is caused by stress!  I am stressed--I'm a MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER!

In other news, we did TAKS reading testing today which meant a lot of me standing, walking, running, rushing, wiping, snapping, pointing, shushing, sweeping, sweating and etc.  (so I suppose shingles again wouldn't be such a huge surprise).  I can't wait to get out of here!  I am just so ready to not work ever again, really.  Well, no, not really.  I feel like I'd have to make some sort of contribution.  Not a knock those of you avid readers who are homemakers, I would totally be down for that, if I weren't such a busybody.  For example, last summer break, I got a job at starbucks because I was so bored.

I know things would be different if Keith and I were planning to start a family.  Which I think we are?  I am totally ready to make more worshipers of Jesus!  But it is all about the Lord's timing.  Everyone (mainly Arianne) thought Keith and I would be announcing pregnancy the December after we got married...boy where they (mainly she) wrong.  I just thank the Lord for his perfect timing.  I sometimes wonder if I did get pregnant how much my priorities would change...how really stressed or less stressed I'd be.  I've just been thinking about motherhood for so long that I can't imagine myself being anything BUT grateful, peaceful and excited about being a mom.  I've had 3 years of amazing marriage to think about it.  My family is ready, I've got my degree, my husband has a Masters, and we have a Savior who is totally Sovereign .

7 more school days until spring break!  I cannot wait!  Our big plans include:

- car shopping- possibly

- resume building

- movie watching

- food chomping

- FEIST WATCHING!- she's finally coming to Dallas on like the 16th of april...which isn't during spring break, but I have to include her in a list of "big plans" c'mon!

I'd welcome some snail mail.  I miss getting things in the mail.  I am such a stationary/greeting card collector.  If you write me, I promise I'll write you back and make it well worth your efforts.  There's just something about getting a real letter rather than an e mail.  Blech, "e-mail" we even abbreviate the title.

Dog tired...I hope people are reading this.