Currently Reading...

It's a great book so far. I already feel like I'm a part of the story.

I have plans...

... to make my summer as enjoyable as humanly possible. I understand that I cannot do any of this without God's help, but I also realize that I need to stand up and start making things happen on my own. I've already started by enrolling in summer school and getting a job. Now, it's time for me to start making changes. I know I'm always complaining about my weight and my image and talking about how I'm gonna lose weight and exercise and all that jazz... but I never finish. I just simply do not have the discipline to stick to a regular diet and exercise plan. I love to eat. I eat whatever is within reach, and since we can't keep enough food in our house (thanks to my brother), I'm left to buying fast food (which is not cool). And I'm also lazy beyond all comprehension. I don't like to move or do anything if my body does not agree with the weather. I really wish there was an easy way to lose weight and look great, but unfortunately there isn't. I guess I'm just gonna have to suck it up and deal with it.

Updates...

I haven't updated in a few weeks, and it's mainly because I haven't had any exciting news. Umm, I got a job at the Malco Theatres in Smyrna a few weeks ago. Started on May 20th, and I'm waiting on my first paycheck. One of my coworkers told me that we were supposed to receive e-mails from Malco today telling us how much we made... and then, if you're on direct deposit, it should be deposited sometime between Tuesday and Thursday. I haven't received the e-mail yet today, but I'm hoping I receive it by tonight. I've been working hard with the hours they have given me (which hasn't really been a lot), but I should be getting paid for more than 20 hours these first two weeks. If I don't get a lot of hours this weekend/coming up week, then my second check won't be all that great. Whatever though... Money is money, I guess. Unless I can get another job during the day or something, I'm gonna have to get used to working for a business that's based on well, business.

On another note, my online class starts today. I gain access to the classroom at 6:00 PM. I really hope I can get good wifi at that time. I'm taking Beginning French I which is the equivalent to Elementary French I at the University of Tennessee. I need it so that I can take Elementary French II in the fall and then finally be able to take my required foreign language courses for general ed. Between work and school, I won't really be getting into anything else this summer. Since I can watch movies for free, I'll be taking advantage of seeing as many movies as I can. Last night, Glen, Darrion, and I went to see Hangover II. It was pretty funny, lol. Tonight, Ashley, my baby sis, and I are going to see Jumping the Broom. I've already seen some parts of it while I was on break, but it doesn't matter to me. I still want to watch the whole film.

Cooking with Glennifer...

Babe and I cooked dinner together for the first time! :] Here's what we had...

 Spaghetti, of course! :D

 Baby's salad.

 My salad.

 My salad drizzled in pomegranate vinaigrette.

For our salads, we used a baby spinach and spring mix, grilled chicken breast filets, grapes, raisins, monterey jack cheese, honey roasted pecans, tomatoes (for me), carrots (for me), and hard boiled eggs. He used ranch as his dressing, and as you can see, I used pomegranate vinaigrette. Let me tell you... The salad was delicious! The spaghetti was too, of course. I had a little technical difficulties with the spaghetti pasta, because the water didn't wanna boil, but everything turned out pretty nicely. 

Tomorrow, we're gonna make tacos and fruit salad. :] I will probably post pictures of everything tomorrow... Maybe I'll even take pictures during the process of cooking and what not. I'm forcing myself on a strict diet plan, so I can no longer eat fast food. I am forced to cook my own meals now if I wanna eat healthy. That's why today, I bought lots of fruits. I'm really excited about this new plan. It will be much better for my health in the long run.

Summer 2011

I'm so excited/anxious for this summer... I start my summer class June 6th, and as far as I know, it's online. I'm trying to get a job, so I can save up enough money for my first two months of rent... hopefully. I'm also anxious to see what my final grades are looking like. The only grades I know of for sure are my A in Psychology and my B in Chemistry. I'm proud of those grades. Chemistry was my hardest class, so I'm really glad that I ended  up doing well in that class. I'm kinda worried about how I did in Math, Philosophy, and English, because there's just no way to keep up with progress. I guess I won't find out until April 18th when final grades are posted. I really hope I do well in those classes. I desperately need a better GPA.