so i am finished with my class and start work tomorrow. it is a little weird that i will pretty much be on my own... hopefully it won't be too bad. i am not excited about going in at 7, but such is life... and such is life that i will be working every other weekend. i am hoping to find a job where i can have a more flexible schedule. but despite those things, i am excited to start. i take my state exam the 14th. hopefully i will pass!

this is totally random, but i want to know what is up with people not wanting to hang out with someone anymore because they are married. seriously. since i have been married i have only managed to keep one friend that hangs out with me on a somewhat regular basis. but even that is not the same like it used to be. is it THAT weird to hang out with a married person??? i don't have cooties. i am still the same rachael i have been... just married. i just don't understand... oh well. to be young and married... haha

well... this has been a random post. hope you enjoyed it. and i hope everyone has a wonderful night!

yesterday was fun... and hot. but amber and i still managed to have fun taking pictures at the square



we are awesome with our walking shot

and really happy faces picture

and feet picture

she's a great friend


so, i have started clinicals this week. and there is so much to learn. i am trying to decide if working in a nursing home is for me though. i would like to try a hospital or doctor's office (if they hire CNA's). i am in this awkward position... most 20 year olds are not really sure what they want to do with their life. and i am no exception to this. however, i guess i feel a bigger need to decide because i am married and perhaps have a little bit more responsibility. i want to do this... and maybe advance to be an LPN or RN... but i also love photography. i am passionate about that. i love anything creative... my soul thrives there. but is it impossible to make a living just doing photography? i am not sure. i don't know... i think i make things way more confusing then they should be. but i just want to be sure... i can only do this once. i am never guarenteed anything... and i want to live it fully doing what i am passionate about... oh goodness.

by the way, you know what makes me mad? people who are mean to each other... and for no reason at all. even if someone is different than you... or not as smart as you... or whatever... that does not mean that they are not a person... they deserve respect and to be treated in a loving way. it hurts me to see that.... anyway...

so yeah... that is an update/whatever. hope you enjoyed. and i hope you have a great night!

1.) i have the BEST husband EVER!!!

2.) i am tired. i am currently going to class for 8 hours a day to train to be a CNA. it is entertaining but long. (imagine sitting on an uncomfortable chair listening to the same instructor all day) the residents are pretty entertaining as well.

3.) i knew george and izzie would get together sometime. am i pathetic? maybe.

4.) i really do have the best husband ever. seriously. for example: he made me a site for my photography stuff today. isn't he great?!

5.) i forgot my purse at moe's tonight. i felt like a total idiot. i never do that. seriously.

6.) i kinda wanted to play in the rain today.

7.) you should tell me how you are. so, how are you?

amber and i went to centennial park today. it was a lot of fun! i have uploaded some pictures, mainly the fun ones. see:




amber looks like a scared little kid


and she wants to kill me here

she's definitely extra special :)



but there are MANY more! and i have uploaded them to my flickr page check 'em out! and enjoy :)

i hope everyone else had a fabulous day! and i hope you have a GREAT night!

i went out to eat with my cousin cindy tonight. it was pretty fun. while i was waiting for her about 5 nuns walked in there in a straight line... and that was most definitely funny. but i think nuns are kinda funny anyway. as we were eating one walked by and it was windy and it looked like she was flying away. it was hilarious! and there was this old lady that offered my cousin her bacon... that was... odd.



we always seem to try on hats at cracker barrel




we got pop rocks


and apparently my lil sweet gramma watches a lot of reality shows. and cindy calls her to remind her to watch them on the night they come on. and she called her on tuesday to remind her about american idol and this is what happened:

cindy: "american idol is about to come on"
gramma: "good, because i have been watching this anna nicole stuff all day"
cindy: "well taylor (cindy's husband) says he's that baby's daddy!"
gramma:"well he better get down that quick! they are doing dna testing tomorrow!"

hahahahaha my lil sweet gramma is too funny! there is no other gramma that would say that. only mine. ah that is so cute. i love my gramma!

well, nathan and i want some cookies. so we are going to go get some! yesssssss! i hope everyone has a great night!

spring is almost here.
yay!
that means it is time
for me to roll down my windows
turn up my music
and drive and drive and drive

that is the best

so if you watch grey's, were you disappointed in last nights episode?

today is nathan's birthday, who happens to be the most wonderful man ever! so everyone please wish him a happy birthday! he is really incredible, trust me!



who else can be this awesome?!

[i love you, nathan! i hope you have a perfect birthday! thank you for being so amazing! happy birthday]

To My Valentine:


You are the best Valentine because:

because you appreciate the silly side of life

you play in the rain with me

because you follow after God's will even if that means leaving everything close to you behind

you treated me like a princess the night you asked me to be yours forever... and you still continue to now :)

you love me so much more than i even know

you got me the BEST dog EVER!

you make a pretty cool ninja

you help make my dreams come true

you are friends with a pirate. that is pretty cool

you are the best husband a girl could ask for! thank you for being so amazing!

happy valentine's day, my love!

each of us are born on to this earth with a completely blank canvas. we hold the paints in our hands and we choose how the painting will look. everyday we have thousands of choices to make. small ones and huge ones that can effect the outcome of our painting. we can choose to float through life or we can choose to live life. we can choose to use our precious time here to make a difference. to touch many lives and leave behind sweet memories.

i think back to ellen. i am amazed at the legacy she left behind. she left beauty and God's love everywhere she went. you could see it on the faces of all who loved her. the same with bruce. and recently with my cousin, katie. she lived her life to the fullest. she got what it is all about. they all painted beautiful pieces of art with their lives.

i don't know about you, but i want mine to be a masterpiece.

Merry Christmas, Everybody! I hope it was great!



nathan got me a canon rebel! so awesome! he is the BEST husband ever....


i got him a nintendo ds and brain age... which does not compare to the greatness of his gift to me.... but we sure have fun with it!


So, once again, Merry Christmas! Have a great night!

*and if you would like to see more pictures from our christmas you can check out my flickr photos!*
http://flickr.com/photos/rachaelmoore

first, if you have 'on demand' you should do some karaoke. seriously. i just sang some christmas songs and danced around to others. fun times.

secondly, i feel God awakening my heart. and it is pretty awesome. i guess for a while i have felt rather distant from God... and lacking in passion. and this week God has put an amazing woman in my path that has helped to be an encouragement to me. and i feel His desires for me and my life stirring in my soul... and i am starting to see clearly a glimpse of my future... and it feels good to know that God will always be taking care of me. i feel i have been overly cautious with my faith lately... and feel the need to just leap, and walk in faith again. goodness. i have been waiting for a long time for this. i guess my sleepy soul finally decided to wake.

welp! i hope everyone has a wonderful night!

so nathan's company had a christmas party at amerigo's tonight. and we had to get christmas gifts to play dirty santa. we got mr. and mrs. potato heads. perfect gift! anyway... so has anyone ever seen the christmas party episode on 'the office'? you know how michael gets an ipod... this girl totally opened up a shuffle. b/c of nathan's boss. it was funny and shocking.... later we found out that it was for an even bigger scheme. so long story short, nathan's boss got them all ipod shuffles. dang. i wish i had a boss like that....

anyway... it was pretty fun. i have a christmas party with my class tomorrow... i will be getting food. for free. that is pretty cool too, right?

well, i hope everyone had a great night!

at starbucks!it was fun



we had our computers... and talked to sarah online... and to each to each other! ha!

look how cool we are! 
 
it was fun! and much needed! i so miss hanging out with all my friends! a lot! dear friends: i hope you don't think i am boring now that i am married! i am not. we can stil hang out. love, rachael
 
anyway... so i start work tomorrow. this will be the first job i have had that i do not know anyone at all. that makes me a little nervous. but everyone seems nice... so hopefully everything will go well. and hopefully i will like it. i have a problem with that one it seems... oh well. i know the time will come when i am able to do exactly what i want. but right now this is what i have to do. so might as well try to enjoy it, right?
 
well, i hope that everyone is having a great sunday! adios!

so here's a recap of my week so far...

Monday: apply at a church in brentwood for teaching position

Tuesday: they call me for interview

Wednesday:
10:30-interview, went well, said they would call back in a day or so for second interview
2:45- lady calls for the second interview
3:00- lady calls offering me the job

pretty awesome. and fast.

so no more lazy days for me. friday i have to go in to fill out paper work and such... and start on monday. as much as i was hesitant about another child care job, this seems like a nice place. the director was very nice and funny (and she likes grey's!!!), and seemed to know how to take care of her workers. and it is a church. being in a christian environment and doing childcare makes all the difference. so i hope that i like it.

and what makes this super great is that i don't have to cook tonight because nathan is going to take me out!!! yay! haha!

so i have had this desire to go feed ducks at a park recently, and so today, nathan and i went to centennial park. i had some bread and my camera ready!



me feeding the ducks!


that white one made some funny noises...


i took some pictures...


and nathan took a picture of my feet...


we saw some geese


and went by the parthenon


nathan walking along


i have not been there in so long! i loved it! and it was so beautiful outside today!

i hope everybody else is having a great day!

so it may be a little early... but nathan and i put up our christmas tree! it was a lot of fun! i am so excited to have it up!



nathan decorated some ornaments




and we started putting up the tree...




sophia watched...


nathan and i decorated the tree


our tree all decorated!


a view from outside...


sophia as a reindeer and me


ah! i am so excited about christmas this year! i can't wait to do all the christmas things with nathan!

i hope everyone has a great night!

nathan and i celebrated thanksgiving in nashville with my family this year. it was a lot of fun! and it was also nice to spend time with my family for thanksgiving because i have not been able to in a few years.

so a photo recap:



the expected picture...



nathan got a paper.... it was HUGE! it was full of ads for tomorrow




sophia came along...


saw all the food and wanted in on the celebration


we went outside...




and my sister and i went for a ride on our cousin's bike


it was a fun day! and for dinner tonight nathan was super wonderful and made dinner for me!!! it was nice to have dinner cooked for me. he is so great!

so how was everyone else's thanksgiving? i hope everyone enjoyed it!

well, i hope you guys had a happy thanksgiving! and have a good night! and if you get out in the crazy shopping frenzy tomorrow be careful for the crazy ladies with the killer shopping carts....

i hope everyone has a happy thanksgiving!!!

i am listening to copeland. and thinking. a lot.

sophia is next to me... and puinea gig's empty cage is on the other side. i wish i had time to clean it up and put it away... but i think i still haven't let go yet. i know, she was just a guinea pig.... but a great one. silly me and my silly emotions.

tomorrow is my last day as a nanny. and it is a weird feeling. i am going to miss judah... a lot more than i probably think i will. he's my little buddy.

i feel overwhelmed by the blank canvas that lies before me. i have so many options... but it feels like none at all. i am having a hard time finding something else. but i know that everything will work out when it is supposed to...

and on that note, i feel the need to do something more. something bigger than me... something creative... something full of passion. something that is moving. something beautiful.

and i am also feeling the need for a really good conversation and a good long cry

i felt the need to post something... anything.

i am glad grey's is on tonight... i feel the need for the drama and humor it brings me for an hour. and i love the company i have when i watch it... amber and nathan. two of my favorite people.

hope everyone is having a great night!