The Short Bus!

I should really change the name of my blog to "the short bus" instead of "life in Texas." The short bus pretty much sums up my life right now in many ways!

I am having a ball in Texas. My classes are quite challenging and I am finding out slowly that this school thing is TOUGH. I am enjoying the learning though and I am thankful to be able to do it! There's so much going on here and I am overwhelmed by so much of it! (in a good way)

Times are tough and I have a great paying job that really makes me smile at the end of the day. I have been given the amazing opportunity to drive a special needs bus at the Denton School District. These kids are just amazing. I have a couple of students bound to wheelchairs and quite a few others that have a mental issue of one kind or another. The route is split up between elementary kids and high school kids. There's no time on my run to do a middle school route so those are the two age ranges I get to haul around. There is so much we can learn from people with disabilities, that it is truly astounding. These kids have the biggest hearts and most open ears of anyone I've ever met. They love with a passion and grace that is truly biblical. I used to really enjoy driving bus for a living, now I LOVE it!

I am having trouble with a few things in my personal life and one is my weight. As many of you know, I have been gaining a lot of weight since I started college and have become progressively heavier. I was up late the other night because I couldn't sleep and I caught myself watching an infomercial for P90X. For some reason it hit me that maybe that was something I could try and do. I made mention of it to Aunt Sherry and she surprised me by ordering the system for me and having it shipped. It showed up and I will be starting the exercising and meal plan on Monday. I am nervous and a little excited. I have a big undertaking in front of me. I hope to lose between 70 and 80 pounds. We will see how it goes and I will hopefully be giving updates every 30 days. The program is 90 days split into 3 parts.

Not much else going on here. I am in search of a church to actively attend. A friend of mine from Texas has told me of a couple that she has been to close by and I will be attending one of those either this week or next. I may just go see my sister this weekend so we shall see. Anyway I hope all is well out there in fairyland!

And remember,

Keep your stick on the ice, we're all in this together!