Down the West Side Highway

I don't really know how it started, I guess it was Rich who lit Jeremy's fire. We were in New Hampshire visiting our dear friend Rich and we had brought our bikes up with us. Rich took us for a ride and then later in the day took Jeremy on an intense off road mountain biking adventure. I think that did it. Jeremy was hooked. When Jeremy got home he put his weight loss on the fast track and lost 40lbs. He bought himself a sweet road bike, petals, clip shoes, glasses, helmet, shorts, jersey, gloves, etc. He started out biking with me, 16 or so miles down the West Side Highway bike path. Mind you, this is only 3 or 4 weeks ago. It was my first time too, I was shocked when we got home and jeremy told me that I had ridden 15 miles. Since then, I have pushed myself to go further down the West Side on my Trek Hybrid, maybe a mile or two further, while Jeremy has pushed himself harder and further, capping out at 30 miles last Sunday. Some mornings he wakes up at 6am to bike 10 miles before work, climbing steep hills and trying to beat his current fastest speed of 20 miles per hour. Right now, I am not able to do the same rides as Jeremy because I do not own a road bike, but I am planning that by next October I will not only own a great racing bike, but I will also be ready to participate in the October NYC Race. Cycling is a great sport, although expensive, it is an amazing excuse to get outside.

Almost a Teacher

On November 17th I am taking the Elementary Praxis Exam as a means to an end... the end being my NJ Teaching Certification. I am going for three certifications,
Elementary Education K-5
Art K-12
Students with Disabilities
I am hoping that obtaining all three will give me an edge during my job search. As soon as I pass the Praxis I will be elegible for hire through the Alternate Route Program that I am taking at Bergen Community College which is being offered through The New Jersey City College.
Ahhhhh, I am almost there. I am still having difficulty grasping the idea that in a few months I will be leaving my bookkeeping job and starting in a school. My 7 year old dream is almost fulfilled.

Switch from MySpace to BlogSpot

Today I decided to move all my blogs that I have posted on MySpace to here. I am creating this blog because I think I am outgrowing MySpace. I have outgrown almost all of my MySpace friends and the people I really want to talk to do not have accounts there. I also feel that my posts are not reaching the right people... I don't know, overall I am just unsatisfied with MySpace and I needed a change. So, here is my change.

Wedding Plans

Sigh. Ugh. Planning a wedding is not as much fun as I thought it would be, but I feel like I am moving at a good rate. We have our venue, date and photographer. We were suppose to meet with a caterer, but I had to cancel and rescheduling is impossible due to the fact that they are blatetly blowing me off. Now I have to search for another caterer to interview. Anyway, we have the centerpieces, my shoes, dress, veil and shall. I have my invitations picked out, but not ordered and I know where I am getting my flowers. What is left to do? Well, a caterer, music, the slideshow and video for the screen, favors, transportation and honeymoon planning. Oh, and we need to buy the wine for the bar. I guess that's it. The invite list keeps getting longer and longer, it's now over 100 people, so I will have to start cutting people out, boo. That's all. That's the update.