It's a Girl!

So Justin, Katie, and I drove to Hempstead, TX on Saturday to pick up the newest addition to our little family. I am now a proud owner of a 9 week old black lab/border collie mix puppy named Mandi! She came with the name Savanna, but I decided that 3 syllables is too long of a name for a puppy you are trying to train. Mandi is very very cute and I'll post some pics of her soon. I am just really frustrated with her right now because of her puppy ways. All she does is chew on things--including me! I continue to correct her bad habits, but I just feel like it just isn't sinking in. I am ready to see SOME form of improvement!

The last couple of days have been stressful for me. I am almost completely moved in to Nick's room, and have ALL of my laundry to do. I need to get someone to show me how to work those stinkin high efficiency machines! This puppy thing is stressful because I now think that I decided to get her too soon. I don't even have a place to live next semester and now it will be harder to get a roommate. I was going to be able to pay all of my laptop off today with my $1000 my parents had for my education....unfortunately my mom already spent it w/o telling me or my dad. :( So, I can't get rid of that debt.

On a lighter note I was a victim of mass vandalization yesterday. I went to my car and didn't notice until I was driving around that a body part was written on my back windshield. That was embarassing...for one instant I looked like a rebel.

Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me...

...GUESS I'LL GO EAT WORMS!! I used to sing that song all the time when I was younger. It is amazing how things change when you get older, and you don't notice them while they are changing. One day you just look back and say, "Man, things have changed!" The other night Justin and I decided to look up our old private blogs we had earlier in our relationship. It was funny to think that at one time blogging was one of the two only lines of communication we had with each other. I was really embarassed to read a lot of the stuff I was thinking then...I wouldn't have even THOUGHT half of those things now! I think I have matured a lot since I've moved out of the house and not to mention learned a great deal too. Hey, I'm still typing blogs at work though!

I worked a lot yesterday so my day went by fast. I can't wait until tomorrow because I'm off here and I get to work at Dr. McClain's office. After work Justin chose to stay at the church and give Todd some company. I stayed for a while because I hadn't seen Justin all day and I wanted to take advantage of my nonexisting curfew. (uh-huh, I'm 20 years old) Yeah that's right...I like to live on the edge and hang out at church.....AFTER DARK! I got tired so I left after a while.

Now I'm sitting here bored at work. The Project Celebration people are trinkling in and I've completed all of my assigned tasks for the morning. I think I might go read Living by the Book by Howard G. Hendricks now....

Little Demons

Nothing out of the ordinary happened to me today. I woke up, played Paper Mario, and went to work around 3:00. I was scheduled the Afterschool shift. For those who don't know, Afterschool is a program the CLC at First Methodist has for middleschool students that simply gives them a place to stay while their parents are still at work. Things were a little different today because the Lufkin HS senior breakfast is tomorrow and they had to decorate the facility. So.....we moved the kids to the contemporary worship building. (ugh) I'm not sure if it is because these are the last few days of school for them or what...they were horrible! Running around, trying to watch MTV, messing with the pool tables, running upstairs, breaking into the coffee shop and stealing big cups for coke, and so so much more. My thought was since we were in the WORSHIP building the students should respect the facility a bit more. THEY WOULDN'T LISTEN TO US! What makes it worse is that I do not look authoritative at all. I was standing at a table serving triple chocolate cake (the snack of the day) and I turned around to see a bunch of kids lined up behind me. I asked them why they weren't getting cake and they said they were waiting for me to get my piece. They thought I was one of them!! I guess I have to wear shoulder pads or something to look older....who knows!? All I know is that those dang kids pushed my buttons on purpose and made me not want to have kids that live up to the 6th grade.

After work I went home, sat around, made a trip to Walmart with Justin, Katie, and Sean, watched American Idol, and here I am now. I am really excited about the finale of American Idol. I really think Taylor will win based on the final performance tonight. Ya never know though...

I have to get up early tomorrow morning and go work the senior breakfast. That should be interesting considering I have to direct traffic or something. Free food may be involved though...and that is worth it to me!

Plans for Friday have evaporated like the water at NRh20...I got the day off, but we are no longer going. I'm not upset, at least I get to work at the doctor's offie and go to Nick's graduation. I might get some Paper Mario playing under my belt too....man, we still haven't watched Saw 2!

Whata Wifi!

I'm back at Whataburger this evening...my computer is all charged up so I decided to take advantage of it! We (Justin and I) drove to this one and they were really rude to us when I was ordering our drinks, so we went to the one near Walmart just to find out their internet stinks...we decided to just drive back to this one after buying our drinks at the other. Tomorrow the NEW Whataburger opens up right down the street from the house! :)

Today I slept until I just woke up or really until my boss, Claudine, called me. One of our employees quit so I get to take over his shifts. Heck, more hours is more money to save. Now I work every day this week except Friday and Saturday. Justin's family and I are going to a waterpark in Dallas on Friday. His family is driving up there Thursday and we'll just meet them there on Friday. I'm excited because I've never been to a waterpark in Dallas before and I've been in the mood to play in some water other than my shower.

I'm happier today because I am more settled in at the house. My stuff is no longer all over Katie's room! I felt really bad about that, but now my belongings are safely tucked away in their own cabinet. Living out of a suitcase was no fun...

Nothing else has been happening. We still haven't watched Saw 2 and I have been playing Paper Mario in my spare time. Maybe I'll have something more exciting to talk about tomorrow...

Internet Snob

I am so desperate to serf the net at highspeed that I have driven across town to Whataburger. The ONLY reason I haven't been blogging is because we only have dial-up at the house. I am an internet snob. French fries and a Dr. Pepper is a perk too.

Not too much has been happening to me lately. I've been settling in at the McClain's household and refreshing my memory up at the Christian Life Center. Rooming with Justin's little sister Katie hasn't been too terribly bad. I will say though that I've never had a younger sister so it is taking some time to get use to.

Tonight was the season finale of Desperate Housewives!! It was crazy, and I am already excited about next season. :) There are so many twist and turns in this show and that is what I love about it. Every episode has you on the edge of your seat. Will Bree hook up with a murderer after saving her daughter from one? Is Gabriella going to forgive her husband for cheating on her? Oh, and poor Susan might have lost the man she was going to propose to. Enough about that...WEDNESDAY is the finale of American Idol. I am especially excited because the last two contestants are my favorite male and female...I can see myself buying either ones' cd. So that is a plus.

One thing I really miss is going to Grace Bible Church. I know I will be here only for the summer, but everything is just different now. Oh well, maybe I'll be off one Sunday so I can make the drive.

I better go now, I am using Justin's computer...mine died. Man oh man, I'll be happy when I can use my computer again. Until whenever...

Final Exam Day #2 & #3

Yesterday was my dreaded Poli Sci final exam, and wonders of all wonders I actually pulled it off! I made a C on the test and ended the course with a high C. I was EXPECTING to earn a D or low low low C overall. That made all those boring days trying to figure out what the heck the Prof was talking about worth it. :) Not much more happened yesterday...Justin and I headed back into Lufkin, I dropped him off at First Methodist so he could set up his drums, and I drove to get an oil change. Last night during .5ive I worked Hebrews, then went home to study for today's exam.

YAY! I can officially say that I am finished with this semester! My last exam was today and I think I did very well on it. Com 101 is easy so if I didn't, I will be ashamed to admit it. I won't find out for sure though until next week because this Prof takes his time grading.

There is still a lot of today left, but I just had to take advantage of the high speed internet in Justin's dorm while he is packing. I can barely use my laptop now at Justin's house because they have dial-up and two boys already battling over the internet is quite enough w/o me trying to connect as well. Guess I'll just have to use the WiFi at Whattaburger.....

I'm off to assist Justin in moving out and transporting his drums later! BYE!

Movin' Along

Today was my dedicated "Move Out of Steen Hall Day." I thought it was going to be easy since I borrowed Sean's Expedition, but boy was I wrong! Evidentally I was able to cram more stuff in that dorm than I thought. It would have helped if I had been a bit more organized throughout the entire school year. Since I'm moving into Justin's house I had to drop a lot of my stuff off at his Town House for storage. No room in the Inn here in Lufkin.

To top it off today was VERY humid. At the end of the day I was glad that I had worn shorts. :) I am happy to be out of the dorm, although it had turned into my home. Steen became the place I felt most comfortable sleeping. Hopefully I'll find a roommate to get an apartment with so I won't have to go pot luck in a dorm again.

Tomorrow is my Poli Sci exam and I just got finished making the review. I will most likely study for the next hour or so and then hit the hey! TA-TA!!!

Final Exam Day #1

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! I am very excited about that for sure...of course, finals come along with the last week of school. (blek!) I had my Math In Society exam today and I stunk it up. Justin and I stayed up until 3:30am studying for that thing and I don't think I made as well as I wanted. I fully understand that it is my fault though...I have been a horrible student this semester and haven't been keeping up with the material. You would think that I would be a little more studious since I'm the one who will be paying back the loans when I graduate. Next semester will be different though...

After my final, I had to fix the dilemma of getting the couch I bought out of Emily's apartment. (the girl I bought it from) My final took longer than expected, but she needed the couch out today. I packed a load from my dorm room, put it in my car, picked up Justin, and headed to Lufkin (again) to pick up Sean's Expedition. Nick, Justin's bro, has been helping us move furniture and he was the hero of the day! He met us back in Nac. and helped move the couch to Justin's town house. Since Justin isn't moving there this summer we are using his bedroom as a storage unit.

I just got back from hanging out with Mike and Paul. THEY COOKED THE BEST BREAKFAST BURRITOS IN TOWN! We also watched a movie...so I didn't get any packing finished this evening. I will be glad when this whole moving thing is over with...it is tiring.

New Job, New House, New Furniture!

Monday is my first final and I'm not so sure I'm ready yet. Math 110 was pretty easy when I went to class so hopefully it won't be too bad. I'm very glad that I will have tons of freetime to study this week...

Why? Because I did quit IHOP on Friday. That was totally unlike me, but I'm in Nacogdoches for a reason and if studying doesn't fit into IHOP's schedule--well, I don't fit into their's either. I apologized...that didn't change anything so they really didn't care. I felt really bad that night, but I feel much better about my decision now that I've had more time to ponder on it.

I was called in to work Saturday and today at the CLC/Hebrews Cafe. Man, I really remember why I liked this job now! It is so easy and you get to work with different people. The only downfall is that it is boring when no one is in the building. I tried to entertain myself by cleaning the windows--yeah I stink at that and streaks were everywhere. I am TERRIBLE at cleaning glass...maybe I'll find an easier way to do it this summer.

This morning was my first time to work at the Hebrews Cafe in the youth/contemporary Worship building. Making the coffee drinks isn't hard at all! When I get more comfortable with things I'll be able to go faster. I really think that coffee shop can be used as a wonderful ministry tool. People come for the coffee, you chat with them for a while, and invite them to .5ive, church, or whatever. I love interacting with people! Now the only gripe I really have is the fact that we close RIGHT when church is starting. Then people (students especially) kind of wander around until they are finished drinking stuff while the service has already started. I have a bad feeling about that. I don't like the fact that people lounge around at their leasure finishing their drinks or just waltz into the sanctuary w/ their cookies and drinks. Some people don't even go into the sanctuary and just sit outside drinking cokes and coffee. Personally, (and I'm not the boss) I think we need to close earlier and make the cafe a sort of before Sunday school thing. That's just me and I might be wrong.

Last night Justin and I stayed up really late moving him into his room here in Lufkin. We hope to both be moved in by Wednesday and then all we have to do is check-out after our last final on Thursday. Stress-free! I will be living with Justin and his family this summer. My room is taken by my Uncle Virgil...I'm happy about this because I'll be treated like the adult I am. What, I can stay out after midnight??

Soon I will be going over to Suzanne Russell's daughter's house to see about some furniture she is giving away. GIVING away?! It might be a dud, but I figured I'd try to see what they have to offer. I mean, my love seat and couch are in AWESOME condition and they were only $100. Fun, I love getting furniture!!

I Can't Stand the Decisions!

GOOD NEWS: I have a job in Lufkin! The deal with Mark Gipson worked out. (a gift from God) Remember? How the job just fell into my hands and all I was worried about was the amount of hours. Ok, I dropped by the CLC yesterday and Mark was like, "Do you wanna start working today?" I didn't even know that I had the job! So now I am officially on the schedule. I work this weekend too! And I am so excited to be able to go to church! Hopefully if there aren't too too many events on Sunday nights I can go to Crosspoint as well. :) This job in addition to the one at Dr. McClain's office will be enough to allow me to save money for the school year. Everything worked out with that...I'm happy...the CLC needed me so they are happy too.

BAD NEWS: Ummmm, yeah...I didn't think they needed me to start working now, so what about IHOP? They are under some big time stress. Everyone is quitting! So, of course I feel bad about quitting. Do I give a two weeks notice? That would be the best for IHOP, but it would also not allow me to study as much for finals. The only reason I'm in Nac is for school, so I know if I quit today that I would be able to study and move stress free. That would be nice...I just know it is very wrong not to give a two weeks notice. Then again, I haven't been treated the nicest either....didn't get Wednesdays off when I needed them...I get stuck hostessing when everyone is making money. AND then again, an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth isn't the way to go. "Two wrongs don't make a right."

MY DECISION: I will say that I have made a decision. I'm not going to say what it is, but I have made one. Am I sure that it is the right one (either for myself or IHOP)? No. We will see how everything works out...

Famous

Did I mention that I'm famous? Yes that's right folks! I, Angela Nicole Janisch, am in a total strangers' blog. I assume this person is using his blog as a project, but I'm in it none-the-less. If you are interested in the pic just click here. Yeah, I don't like the picture too much--I look really young and it appears that I'm "embracing Larry." I was really just shoving him over so Justin could take a picture of us by my favorite flowers. Oh well, I'm famous anyway. :)

I wish I could say that I have been really busy lately...unfortunately, I've just been working and going to school. IHOP is short on staff and I got to work a 12 hour shift this weekend. Man, this next week we are going to be even shorter on staff!! Finals week and I will be working non-stop. Yuck. That's ok, we probably won't have much business anyway. (famous last words)

Dead week this week. Finals next week. Back in Lufkin the one after. I seriously hope that I can just find a job for the summer in Lufkin...I would love to stay in one town most of the time. I have to pay for and pick up my new furniture. One problem: Where the heck am I gonna store it? I think they are too big to go in Justin's house...my house has no room with all of my Uncle's stuff he had to move out of his house...so I think I might get a storage unit. Any tips for that? Things I need to watch out for? Just wondering...

Four people left on American Idol. Desperate Houswives is still suspensful. Awww, and Ryan Seacrest & Terri Hatcher have broken up.I didn't know they were together...just thought it would be cool to tie my favorite shows together.

THE END.