Archive for the ‘Work’ Category

Happy Birthday to Brooke!


2007
10.10

I just wanted to shout out another happy birthday wish to Brooke Luckadoo from the Campus Shop. I hope you have a great birthday (even though you have to work).

Chaos


2006
08.26

Hey Everyone, I’m finally getting a little time to update. As you know, I’m starting the MBA program at GWU this Fall. As I finally have a chance to glance through my syllabi I can’t help but feel a little overwhelmed. I knew that taking online classes might mean a little more busy work but wow. One of my classes won’t be too bad, just tedious. The other was surprising. I have a project, a book report, and another project to do this semester and much of that is actually due either while I’m in Russia or just before I leave. With pretty much all of my September weekends booked up with other things, I don’t know when I can get it all done. I will mostlikely have to turn in my assignments and midterms early due to the Mission trip. I know that I can do and that I will do it, it just makes me a little nervous. I had intended on getting ahead on the assignments before the classes officially started but since I”ve had to work til 8pm everynight and some Saturdays I haven’t had time. I’ve actually been staying at work til 9pm at the earliest just trying to find my desk for the next day. This has definitely been one of the worst rushes so far. Please pray for me if you will. I know many of you do already and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that.

Today Justin is at the race in Bristol with some church friends. He probably won’t be home til around 2am or so. I was able to sleep in a little which felt good (I was up a lot of the night coughing). Java and I have been to the dump and outside a bit this morning already. I’m steadily plowing away at my “to do” list I’ve been compiling since I haven’t been home most nights to clean. Today at 3pm is a party for our Sunday School Class. It’s at a man from our church’s house. He has a pool! woohoo! This white girl is going swimming! While I don’t think many people from our class are going to be able to make it, we do have about 3 new prospects coming that have just started at GWU. I’m very excited. Justin was able to talk to them on Wednesday night at church and invited them to the party. They came by the Bookstore on Thursday to get directions to the party. I really hope they will like us and continue to come to Crestview.

Ok, enough babbling. I hope you all have a great weekend!

Madness


2006
08.12

I’m sure most of you have forgotten who I am by now since I haven’t been online or posting lately. Things have been so hectic lately that I don’t know if I’m coming or going. Right now and for the past month or so I have been in a pre-rush state at work. This has been the busiest presemester I’ve had. We lost Maxine at the Bookstore. She moved to Florida, so Cary has had to learn her position and do her old position until we hired someone about 2 weeks ago. We both have been working extra hard and have dipped into each other’s jobs to help out. We have also been granted a new shipping room and have spent much time moving books and merchandise over there. Then we expanded our store out some and have had to move things around. On August 1st we openned our shipping center for the Fall semester. The first day we had 200 orders. Then we have had internet problems which I bet if you went to www.gardner-webb.edu right now it wouldn’t pull up. At least it hasn’t for me since I’ve been home this weekend. On the 28th my classes officially begin. They’ve posted the online class info already but since the website doesn’t work I can’t check to see what I’m in for. I would love to say that I will be back to posting and online soon but It looks like it won’t be until September. We start our late hours coming up this Wednesday and for the next two weeks I’ll be working 8:30-8:30 everyday (gotta love having a salary position). We even have to stay late on Friday this week and we’re open this coming Saturday but I will not be there because we are having Walker’s 1st birthday party (a little early,it’s really on the 24th) and I won’t miss that for anything. He is growing so fast. He started walking at 10 months and is so smart. I can’t wait to see him again. Well, I’ve babbled long enough. I hope you all have a great week ahead of you. I hope to possibly have time during the late work hours to post but I guess we will see. I miss you all!

Diving right in


2006
07.05

Although I wish I was talking about a swimming pool at this particular time…haha I’m actually talking about what I’ve gotten myself into. Starting this Fall I will be a full time Graduate Student here at GWU. I’ve decided to pursue my MBA (no jokes please haha) with an emphasis in Health Management. I’m hoping that it will help me to find a career somewhere in a Hospital or a Medical Office of some sort. I should complete my degree by August of 2008. The best news about it is, it’s absolutely free to me…Well as Dr. Negbenebor always says, “Nothing is free…Opportunity Cost”. I will be signing away my life for the next 4 years in order for this to happen. I have to work here while I’m in school and 2 years afterwards. I figure I’ve been here fulltime for 4, what’s 4 more? haha Hopefully it won’t be too long. Pray for me and pray for Justin because he will have to deal with my many tantrums hehe. I’m nervous about taking the GMAT now ($250 test). Please make checks out to…. just kidding. That is the only thing I will have to pay for and I have until January-ish to take the test. I’m nervous about going back to school and trying to do it full time while working but I know that God has a plan for me and that I can do it if I just try. My friend Cary that I work with is in the program too so we will get through it together.
So….what do you think?

Praise God


2006
06.28

Hey Everyone…I can’t wait until I can sit down and finally update this thing on all that’s been going on. I’m sure by the time I do I’ll forget most of it but I’ll try. I have a Prayer Praise to share with you. This week has been inventory week, Vacation Bible School, and a book audit. So far, my book inventory went really well and this morning I had an audit on my books. It was a new guy and he checked at least 20 different books. Thankfully we aced it and got all of them correct. Now we just have to finish supply and GWU merchandise inventory by tomorrow. VBS doesn’t end until Thursday. Along with my Prayer Praise I have a Prayer request. It may sound silly but I ask that you all pray for Justin and I for we have both been going nonstop for awhile now and are both sick. I just ask that you pray that we will find good health again and also make it through the rest of this crazy week. Thanks guys! It’s so nice to know we’ve got people praying for us. Hopefully I’ll let you know how things go soon. Don’t give up on me. I can see the light hehe.

Just Put an Apple in My Mouth


2006
06.08

*Oink Oink*

Today is Justin’s birthday but it sure feels like it could be mine haha. Today the ladies from the bookstore went to Olive Garden as a sort of farewell lunch for Maxine. Her last day with us is next Friday. She will be moving to Florida to be with her husband. We ate til we were beyond stuffed and the best part….it was free. Our boss gave us money to go.

Now today at 4:30ish Heather and I have scheduled to go to the wellness center and work out. I think I might have to take it a little easy today. This pot-bellied girl might not make it haha.

After that we will cool down and then we will meet up with Justin and his family at IHOP for supper. I might need to wear my pj pants hehe.

I’ll let ya know how all that goes haha.

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN AGAIN! I love that man! I just want you all to know that it’s okay to be jealous that you can never have him as your husband (well you ladies). I mean after all I am the luckiest gal around :) So…show some sweetness to my hubby today.

Apples and Accolades


2006
05.05

Today is Gardner-Webb’s Annual “Apples and Accolades” for faculty and staff. This is a faculty and staff recognition program and a picnic. Every year we all gather together while members of GWU’s workforce receive awards for how long they’ve been here and how wonderful they are. After that, we eat FOOD hehe. I always love the cookies and fruit. Last year they served barbecue but we’ll have to wait and see about today. I love anything that gets me out of work for 2 hours and has food. Two more years til I can get my “5 year award”. Let’s hope not ;)

Lunch with the Girls


2006
05.04

Today Cary, Maxine, and I ventured to Gastonia to the new Olive Garden for lunch as a sort of “farewell lunch” for Maxine. She isn’t leaving til some time in June but it’s the last chance we have while we have student workers to work the shop. It was so nice and now I only have about 2.5 hours left of the day. It’s so nice not to have to be stuck at work all the time. I wish I could just do my work and then leave when it’s done everyday and still get paid the same. Wouldn’t that be nice. My meal was actually pretty cheap for the all you can eat soup, salad, and breadsticks. Very good!