Sarah

ATTENTION: Nurses!!!

What do you do if you are a victum of an insect wanting to take up residence in your…. EAR?

It all began when I was showing off my little Bella to one of my swimming students. We were having a rather interesting conversation when something flew directly into my ear! I sort of froze in shock and then preceeded to yell as well as attempt to dig this creature out of my ear. When the use of my finger didn’t work I moved on to the pool. I thought I could perhaps flush it out. SO I TRIED…. At one point two of my students told me it was coming out. In a panic I attempted to pick it out. NO GOOD! After this…. it disappeard. Was it still in my ear? The girls tried to reasure me that it had probably came out. But you see… I have absolutely no evidence to back up that claim!

Unfortunately… I have been one of these victims. So Please, I need some advice.

Can car salesmen really be trusted?

Alright so yesterday Jason and I, along with my family, decided to go visit some dealerships to see what they had as far as “newer” used cars went. My car just recently decided that it wanted to die and never be revived again. It was ready to go to car heaven, if there is such a place hee hee. It isn’t always easy borrowing a car to get to work. So we looked… There were a couple of cars that caught my eye at the first dealership but we all decided that it wasn’t smart to just grab something at the first place you look. So we went to lunch, made a call to a guy who normally would be able to give us a good deal on a car. We then soon found out that he didn’t have cars that fit what I was looking for so we made our way to the second dealership. I noticed right off that this place didn’t have quite as big of a selection as the first one but we went ahead and walked around, heard the pitch for every car, and decided that none of them were really going to work. When it was apparent that none of the cars were striking our fancy the salesman informed us that they had another lot just down the street with more cars if we would like to go look at them. I looked at Jason and he looked at me and we thought , why not? So off to the third location we went.

Once again, I wasn’t really impressed with anything they had there. Perhaps I’m a bit picky? That could be but there are two things that I really wanted to shoot for. A NEWER used car so that it would most likely last a while for Jason and I, and secondly that it isn’t black. Why should the color matter? Well come live with Jason and I this summer for week and you will know why I would prefer to have White or some light color :). Needless to say… I was a bit down. I had wanted to go home with a new car but I wasn’t going to be foolish and just pick something that wasn’t good for what Jason and I needed. Right when we were about to leave this third location the salesman brought out some kind of a higher boss to “talk” to us. He then gave his pitch about how he would be able to find a car that would be exactly what we wanted. When he found out that Jason and I were engaged,and really didn’t have any money, he told us about this one car that he would be willing to sell to us since he knew we were in need of something on the lower cost end that was dependable. Here was the clincher… it was back at that other lot! I didn’t really trust this guy’s overwhelming desire to give us a break but oh well, “we might as well look”, I thought to myself.

The car was actually quite nice. You could definitely tell that it was a newer car and it didn’t appear to have anything broken on the inside. Jason and I also took it for a test drive and it drove pretty nice. Was it my favorite? No and Jason saw that on my face so we all had a pow wow. Both Jason and my dad thought that we should first see if we could get the first dealership to come down any on the car I actually liked. So that is where we are now; in the midst of seeing who can come down the lowest.

I’ve got my fingers crossed!!!!!! 🙂

Texas here I come…

In two days I will begin the long journey to Temple, Tx.

Am I looking forward to the trip? Well yes… and no. I absolutely cannot wait to be able to go back there and meet some of Jason’s family while surveying the landscape. I have been told that it is a very pretty area with nice green rolling hills. That sounds wonderful to a girl who has been raised her whole life in the desert. The color we see most year round is…well… brown. Not to exciting I have to admit. So yes I am excited and looking forward to acquainting myself to part of Jason’s family and old stomping grounds.

BUT….

The 20 hours of sitting in a car that’s needed in order for us to reach our destination is not appealing to me one bit. I’ve never been much of a traveler. I have a tendency to get car sick as soon as the wheels start moving. There have been a couple people who have suggested that I should try Dramamine. I think I will take their advice, Walmart here I come!

Despite my sick stomach I will have the opportunity to spend those 20 hours talking with Jason. Talking to each other may require a bit of yelling due to windows being rolled down from the lack of having an air conditioner but… it will be an adventure to remember always.

Soo… See you guys when I get there!!!

Stressful and yet…exciting!

I have always heard others talk about how stressful planning a wedding can be. Jason and I are only in the beginning stages and have already hit a wall. Thankfully…we have successfully climbed it and are now on the other side. Yes, our official date for the wedding is May 17!

The exciting side of planning:

Invitation samples are on their way. I was told recently to look on Costco.com and see the invitations they have on there. I found a couple that I liked so I ordered samples to be sent to me. Hopefully they come in soon so Jason and I can take a look and see if any of them will work.

Warning:

” Due to the ‘scary’ nature of this book, we advise you to use your own desgression while reading in the presence of children. “

——I only wish that message would have been attached to the book and I would have seen it before I read it!!!

As a preschool teacher I’m usually the one to read the children a story before nap time. This usally helps them calm down a bit so that they can rest. Today was different though, The book I chose wasn’t the best one for me to choose for this particular audience. I guess it was a little too scary for one of my students. As soon as I read the book I left to go on my lunch break. Not 5 min later I recieved a call on my cell phone due to a child crying uncontrollably with the fear of dying. When I told him that he wouldn’t die unless he tried to swallow a horse (must read book to understand!) he told me that he was afraid that he was going to dream that he swallowed a horse and that he would die. I tried to calm his fears the best I could. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT????

So.. I’m going to be a Rushing

Well, Hello everyone! My name is Sarah Ming and I am soon to become a Rushing. Yes yes yes, he finally asked me (I was about to have to take your advice Maria)! But let me tell you that when he walked in at 1:30 am that was the VERY last thing I thought he was doing. So let me tell you the whole story…

Well, Hello everyone! My name is Sarah Ming and I am soon to become a Rushing. Yes yes yes, he finally asked me (I was about to have to take your advice Märia)! But let me tell you that when he walked in at 1:30 am that was the VERY last thing I thought he was doing. So let me tell you the whole story…

This story begins by my trip to the far and distant place referred to as Oceanside. Jason and I had been planning all week that I would be coming up there to spend the weekend with him. I usually work until 5:30 pm as a preschool teacher of 2 and 3 year olds. On this particular Friday I was blessed enough to actually get off at 5:30, on the dot. So I literally ran home, grabbed my stuff, and left my house right at 6:00 pm. As I found myself hurrying around my house to get everything packed up after a long day of work, it came to me that I just might be able to surprise him a bit by showing up a little earlier than “planned”. Little did I know then that what turned out to be a pure-hearted intention became a huge stumbling block for the plans he had.

You all should have seen the look on his face when I walked in through the door. It wasn’t surprised, happy, or excited like I had hoped I would see, but instead it was a bit of disappointment and an “Oh no” look. I didn’t know exactly how to interpret that so I just chose to brush it off, give him a hug and say: “Surprise!” The rest of the evening went great. But it was soon going to become a night/early morning I will never forget.

I finally announced at about 1:15 am that I needed to go to bed or I would be totally useless Saturday. He agreed that we should both get some rest so I crawled into bed as he headed off towards the couch in the living room. He came back in briefly to “grab a pair of sweats and T-shirt” to sleep in. After he left the room for the second time I realized how bright the room was with both of his computer screens on and a candle still lit. So I sluggishly rolled out of bed and walked into the other room and asked if he could come turn them off for me. He said: “oh yeah, I was just about to come back in there.” I thought that was strange because we had already said our good nights… I found myself thinking: “why?” So I just went back in, curled up in bed and started drifting off into dreamland when…

I opened my eyes to find Jason sitting on the edge of the bed facing his computer desk with a guitar sitting in his lap. Believe me, part of me thought this a bit strange but the other part of me said “it’s Jason” and you guys probably know what I mean J . He then began to strum a quiet tune on the guitar, as quietly as he could, without waking up the other sleeping people in the house while I could still hear it.

He then pulled out a small white box and gave me the most adorable smile. I guess you can say that I had my freaking out moment saying “oh my gosh” and pulled the covers over my head. Let’s just say that I knew the question was coming for a while now, but never did I suspect that would have been the moment. But you know what? I wouldn’t want to change any of it. I am going to be marrying the man that I love, the man I respect, and the man I want to spend my entire life with. So you know what this means don’t you??????

I’m going to be a Rushing!!!!!!

P. S. And you guys all have to listen to me now 🙂