one step at a time.

Ah, so I passed Subtest I & II. Huzzah. I am taking Subtest III in May. Then I will just need to volunteer, get my CPR/Fist Aid certificate, and find a school that is taking admissions.

My avocado seed split this weekend. The root is almost sticking out of it. So exciting. Next thing you know I will have a tree overtaking my living room. I also just bought strawberry seeds and lettuce/arugula/spinach seeds. I think I might pick up a tomato bush too. Pretty soon I can make dinner out of my deck! So awesome. I am still bummed about the beekeeping class falling through. I would have loved to get over my phobia and get something productive out of it. Maybe next year.

So I am now a "Tante!" My cousin just had a girl. Her name is Sydney and she is adorable. I am hoping to see them sometime soon. They plan to stop by on their way to their timeshare up north in a couple of months. I can't believe Oma is now an Urgrossmutter!

I have about two more chapters of LoTR left. It sucks because it was such a great trilogy and now it has gotten really boring because everyone is parting ways and heading home. It's so sad when a good book ends. The worst part is trying to figure out what to pull off my library of books next. History? more Fantasy? Classic? Philosophy? Haha. Too many choices.

I think I'm going to go finish my book now.

One step at a time.

Leave us kids alone!

I have finally gotten a kick start on what will hopefully be my career path. Huzzah! I took the first two subtests for the CSET on Saturday. It was really weird going in to take a test like that. Haven't done it since the SATs so long ago. I studied more than have in a long time as well. I feel confidence with my career choice (so far) because even though it was non-stop reviewing world history and when I was taking a break, watching History Channel documentaries on the Civil War, I felt a revival of interest in the subject instead of a loathing for the hours "wasted."

In so far as the actual test, it was very so-so. I was very confident going into it, thinking that the CliffNotes CSET prep book and online resources helped prepare me for the worst, but in actuality the test asked a lot of questions I feel I wasn't prepared for. For example, US History barely touched on the Revolutionary War, and I can't remember one question on the Civil War. It was all about policies, expansion to the west, and more modern things. I was rather angry at that because both wars were very important and the whole point of this test was to test my knowledge on the subjects. I feel good about World History though, seeing as the essay topic was comparing quotes from John Stow's Survey of London, and... *drum roll* a quote from the Decameron. Can you believe it? Haha what luck I have!

My next test is not until May which is nice, seeing as the topics are civics (ugh), econ (cringe) and California History (cinch).

On the down side, I was looking up credential programs in the area, SFSU being my first choice. They cut out their part time program and so far the only other school I've really looked at was USF.. which is rather expensive and would mean I would have to get my masters straight up, not necessarily bad, but I dunno. A Jesuit school might be fun, or really awkward. It would be kinda cool to say I have a BA in Mediveal History and a MA in Education with an emphasis in International and Multicultural Education and/or Teaching English as a Second Language. Sounds so professional. Haha getting carried away. How exciting!


Oh, by the way, don't get to find out my unoffcial scores till April 15th! How rude!