Well, I guess that it is about time that I do this.
Life is going pretty well. Mark and I did get married back in October and we are now living in Westerville right on the corner of Cleveland and Schrock road. We are living in a two bedroom apartment and absolutely love it. It is in a secluded area and is surrounded by the woods and a river.
There are times that I can not believe that I am married. It seems so unreal that a year ago I was going through the whole wedding stuff and that that particular chapter of my life is over. I never regret my decision to marry Mark. Our relationship has grown so much in being married. In a since we are stronger than we have ever been. We have decided that we are going to try and start our own family. I can not wait.

Well domestic life is calling me right now and I need to finish making dinner. I will try harder to keep in touch I promise. This is a good outlet for me.

Take care,
Virginia Huhn

I am a coward. I could not bring myself to talk to the family. Why, I do not want to have to tell that i am engaged 15 times. So I sent it out in an e-mail. Tell me what you guys think.




Hello,
> I hope that all is going well with you, and that
> life
> is treating you kind. Things here are going well.
> Dad
> as many of you know is back home and doing very
> well.
> It seem like it was only yesterday that he was
> comming
> home and Mom and I were so worried for his safety.
> He
> is still in physical therapy and mading advances
> every
> day to being strong again. We recently had to put
> down
> our collie stormie. He was getting to be too weak to
> function. He is greatly missed. We did get another
> dog
> though, he is a 10 week old Boxer puppy that we
> named
> Linus. It is our hopes that with assistance he could
> be a hearing dog for dad while he learns to venture
> out into the world again.
> Mom is doing very well. Her job luckily is being
> very
> supportive to the needs of Dad and she has been his
> greatest support through all of this. As would be
> expected she is getting burned out and is in much
> need
> of a vacation. I keep reminding her that through all
> of this it is making us stronger.
> I am doing well. I am still working at the day-care
> center (10 hour days). I am now the head teacher of
> the 3 year olds. It is a very rewarding job. And in
> other news. I am now engaged. I have been with Mark
> for almost 2 years now and I could not be happier.
> He
> is a wonderful person and I can not wait to have him
> be a part of our family. Right now we are looking at
> next October for possible dates that would be
> suitable
> to us and the church.
> I did not have the e-mail addresses for everyone in
> the family, so if you have any of them that I am
> missing I would love to get them so that I can pass
> along the good news. Thank you sooo much!
> Take Care,
> Virginia

Now for the feedback.

Today I went to the eye doctor for my anual check up. ( Not so anual I have not been to see him in almost 5 years) It turns out that my eyes are not bad but not as good as I thought they would be. I am far sighted and I have a slight stigmatism. So now I have to wear glasses *sigh*.
In other news I am now officially engaged. Yippee. I am so happy. I will be posting all of the dramatic details as they occure. My parents took it a lot better than I thought they would. Now to announce it to the family. This should be beautiful, figuring that I have issues with so many of them. Oh well, it is my wedding and they will just have to dealk with the fact that my "true family", Mark and myself are doing the planning, and that my extended family will be lucky to have any say in anything that goes on. Well I am getting calls right now, better go.

I know that it has been a while since I posted here, but really there is not enough going on to post on a regular basis. On a good note I finally have a class room of my own and I absolutely love it. I am now the head teacher in the 3 year old room. I have 10 kids that are my sole responsibility. It is very rewarding. That and it is also very stressful, I have no one to blame if something goes wrong in my class. I have no co-teacher and no one to answer to in my class. If I want to do something I can do it as long as it is within the regulations of the center.
Today we had someone from state come in to check in on an incident that happined with one of the kids(nothing major). It did not involve anyone in my class, so I was not under the radar. But, I knew that she would be comming into my room to do a quick check. Everything was fine in my room, nothing was out of order. She came in and said "My name is bla bla bla and who are you?" I told her that I was Virginia and that it was nice to meet her. At the time that she walked in I was passing out snack and the kids were sitting in circle. (surprisingly they were all listening when she walked in). she than proceded to look around the room counting the kids. I told her that I had 12 in the room. She than said to me "I am just checking" and than asked me "So this is the one year old room?" I am thinking to my self "yeah sure these are just really big 1 year olds who happen to be able to commmunicate in a 3 year old level" Of course I did not say this. Instead I told her that it was the three year old room but that in the afternoon we joined the 3 and younger 4 year olds togather to create one room but that we kept it at the 3 year old ratio of 12 and not 14. She could not get this concept. She refered to my room as the 1 year old room again and than refered to it as the 2 and 3 year old room. I am sorry, but there os no way that my room could have anything to do with the 2 year old room. I do not have a changing table in it. Duh. Stupid people bother me. And to thing she was checking our lisenscing. Something does not seem right with this.

I want to know 20 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked,never liked each other, or if we already know everything about eachother. I really don't care. You are obviously on my list, so let meknow with whom I'm friends! Just copy and paste these questions intothe comment window and then simply type your responses after eachquestion.

Thanks!

1. Your Full Name:

2. Age:

3. Single or Taken:

4. Favorite Movie:

5. Favorite Song:

6. Favorite Band/Musician/Artist:

7. Do you have children (names and ages):

8. Where do you live:


HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...

1. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?

2. What's your philosophy on life?

3. What do you like to do in your spare time?

4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?

5. What is your favorite memory of us?

6. Would you give me a kidney?

7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:

8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?

9. Can we get together and make a cake?

10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?

11. Do you say nice things about me?

12. Do you think I'm a good person?

13. Would you drive across country with me?

14. Do you think I'm attractive?

15. If you could change anything about me, would you?

16. What do you wear to sleep?

17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?

18. What is your favorite recipe?

19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?

20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

I'M SMART! I'm smart ! The stupid test says I'm smart












of course this is only a matter of opinion!

The good

On a positive note I had my five year reinion on Saturday. I did not think that I would find anyone to associate with but than a few of my close friends from HS showed up and things went really well. I can not believe that no one has really changed. The surprising point of the night came when someone that I would not have expected came up to me and asked me if I still had a boston terrier. This took me completely by surprise because I never made reference to them. He told me that I mentioned it one day in english calss. I guess that he liked me, he would have to figuring that he remembered a random comment that I made 8 years ago. *weird* Mark was sitting next to me and after he left Mark said to me "someone has a crush on you!" I never would have thought this person to like me. He is too much of a pretty boy. oh well.


The bad
This is where I need some advice. I am currently head teacher in the 3 and 4 year old room. I can not stand my co-teacher. She places all responsibility on my shoulders and I can not take it anymore. I feed the kids , I do their art projects with them and I do circle with them. She can not put the kids to sleep without me and if anything needs to be said to the parents I do all the talking. That and if the kids need to be repremanded for unacceptable behavior I do that to. The kids listen to me. They laugh at her and look to me to see if it is ok. I cannot stand working with her.

The ugly
I am a clutz to the extreem. I wore a new pair of shoes today and found out that I can not walk in them. Go me. My leg is all swollen and turning colors. I am so pissed with my co-teacher. I came limping in to the classroom after my break and she asked me what was wrong. I told her and she looked like she actually cared. I asked her to get the 20+ cots up after nap time and told her that I would set up snack in turn. My knee was throbbing and it hurt to bent it. What happens she starts to sets out that I said I was going to do when I went to the restroom and I end up putting away the cots. BITCH! That and I end up taking out the trash that was billowing over the top of the can b/c it was too heavy for her to handle, AND I end up cleaning the entire room by myself while she goes outside and plays with the kids. I can not do this. I have enough to deal with at home to put up with this shit.


The wonderful
At the reunion I ended up connecting with one of my really good friends. We got to talking and I will be going to Chcago on September 2nd to see Carrie Underwood. I am so excited about this. I have never been to Chicago. HE he he he he. I guess that I have something to lookforward to.

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (screaming) I am a huge Evanescence fan and I just saw a trailer for their new CD. I am in love. they torture me with only 30 seconds. Damn them. Go take a look.

http://music.aol.com/artist/evanescence/554863/main
I will update soon. I promise!

I no not want to go to work today. Guess that I could cound it to the fact that I am going to get to spend my entire weekend having fun. Yippee. I feel like a spoiled brat saying this, but The past few weeks have been great. I got to go and see my friends over Memeorial Day weekend and had a blast at it. That and seeing Wayne and Isaac was awesome. I have missed those two for such a long time. That and I finally finished my classes.
This weekend I am doing much of the same even though I am helping with the health fair. I am so excited that i get to see Travis, I have not seen him in almost a year. And on top of it all I guess that it is good that I get to spend the entire weekend with Mark(Just kidding, you guys know that I love him).
Next weekend I will be going to Springfield,Ohio to visit Wayne and Isaac for the entire weekend. evein though I talk to them on a pretty regular basis I feel like we have so much catching up to do. I can not wait to see them.
Two weeks later is red white and boom and I am really excited about this one. Mark and I will have been togather for a year and a half. I can not believe that I have someone so special. He has stood by me throughout this entire ordeal for the past well----Year and a half and I could not be more greatful. I will not bore you guys with anymore details, but I feel so lucky to have him in my life.
On to other news, I will not be going to school this summer. Long story short, CSCC has screwed me over once again. They are saying that I owe them close to $300 for back tuition from 2003. How is this possible? I pay for my tuition out of pocket. What ever. I was going to take twelve hours which would cost me $975 dollars. With having to pay them the three hundred plus tuition and for books there is no way that I could ask my Mom to pay for this. Even though I would be paying her back I would only be wourking 25hours per week. I would no sooner pay her back, than I would have to barrow more money for fall quarter. So instead I will be paying back school, working full time and than going back in the fall. Oh, well, I guess that this is what I need to do. So now I am not sure what room I will be working in. Maybe the two year olds. who knows.

Yeay,
I am finally done with the whole finals thing. For three weeks I do not had any class. For once I feel as close to normal as I could. I do not have to visit my dad in the rehab center and I do not have any classes. My time is mine. What will I do with myself? On Monday I finished typing out my eight page paper on the book Little Women. I thought that I would run out of material within the first four pages, but surprisingly I had to force myself to stop when i got tot the eighth page. Woo-hoo the english major still lives within(I am now majoring in speach and hearing). Yesterday when I got to work after my sign language final, I realized that I had nothing to do. I had my class notebooks but nothing to do. It felt great. I also found out that this summer that I will be working with the five year olds. As long as I am not called "princess poo-poo head" I think that I will be okay.
On Friday I am staying over at Crystal and Dave's. I have yet another opportunity to be able to sell my art work, this after the flop that was Marcon.(I missed registration for art work.)Oh, well.
Dad is adjusting well. He is back to his usual abnoxious self and driving everyone nuts.I just have to keep on remindig myself that it is better than the alternative of not having him here at all.

Well the yaer in the fish bowl is finally over. My father is home and is doing well. We got a little bit scared when he first came into the house because he could barely make it into the house. That was our second scare for the day. I think that his anxiety was too high. In other news my aunt made it up here safely, barely, but she did make it.
Our first scare was in a sence scarier than the second.
We were getting ready to leave to go and pick my dad up from the rehab center when we heard the doorbell ring. There was a man probably in his early twenties at the door. He told me that he was trying to get signatures of people who were willing to listen to his speach b/c he was trying to improve his speach problem. He than switched gears and said that it was very important that he be seen doing it because his partner was slacking off and their boss was driving up and down the street and wanted to see them working and he did not want to be seen as a slacker. He than proceded by asking me my name and address. He took down my name and only the house number and street and said that we lived in PA. He than proceded and asked me for my home number so that his boss could call and see if we did his job right. I refused to give it to him. He than asked me if I could give him names of people who would be willing to help him. Wanted to have their names addresses and phone numbers. Yeah, right. He finally left and told us to have a nice day and I let it go.
When we went to go and get my dad he was standing on the hill behind our housewith an accomplice talking and laughing really loud. We got into the van and all three of us felt that there was something wrong. So, I called 911, cave tehm a really good description of what he and the other guy looked like. They said that they would send out a police officer. We turned around and decided that my aunt would stay home and watch over the house. The police came and they againasked for a description of the guy. Turned out that someone up the street had just gotten robbed and that they were on the look out for him. I guess that we hada reaason to be a little paranoid. I am now afraid to be alone in my own home.

Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago, it was 1996.

Take this survey, post the results, and see how many things have changed since then.

1. How old were you?
13 going on 30

2. Where did you go to school?
Worthingway Middle school

3. Where did you work?
somewhat at my grandparent's shop

4. Where did you live?
I had just moved to Worthington

5. How was your hair style?
like it is now but with Bangs

6. Did you wear braces?
no

7. Did you wear contacts?
no

8. Did you wear glasses?
sometimes for reading when I would get migranes

9. Who was your best friend(s)?
I donot remember, once I got into H.S I ditched them all for better friends

10. Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?
yeah right

11. Who was your celebrity crush?
JOhnny Depp, still is.

12. Who was your regular-person crush?
Ben Adams

13. Who was your ideal beauty? (who did you want to be/look like?)
Kate Winslet

14. Were you a virgin?
yep

15. How many piercings did you have?
one in each ear
16. How many tattoos did you have?
None

17. What was your favorite band/singer?
No Doubt, Sarah McLauchlan....ummm
18. Had you smoked a cigarette?
No.

19. Had you gotten drunk?
nope

20. Had you driven yet?
nope

21. If so which car?
n/a

22. Which of your pets were still alive?
Buddie, and Stormie

23. Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2006?
NO! I thought that I would be teaching in a real school by now and not stuck working at a day-care center.

so now we have the official date for when my Dad is comming home. He will be here on the 20th of May. I am excited and scared at the same time.

We had a home evaluation today for my father to comme home. This intailed the physical therapists comming to our house to examine its accessability for my dad. Well things went really well and it looks like my dad will be home in about three weeks. One part of me is terrified and the other part is extatic beyond belief. I am scared because I do not know if I will be able to take care of him for the one week that I am at home with him by myself. I am happy though that he will be comming home. It looks as though this year of torture will be comming to an end. It is not time to relax yet, there is still a ton of work that needs to be done. Finally a finish line is in view. I do not know what it is that I will do with myself now. So much of my time has revolved around the care of my father and all of my free time is consumed with either visiting my father or preparing the house for him. Now it looks as though I might have a free evening, imagine that.
I am so ready to be a normal person again. I am ready to detatch this trama from my life. That is not saying that I will forget about what has happined, but I am ready for this past year to be a memory, one that I hold on to but one that does not consume everything that I am and everything that I do. I am ready to breathe again.

To Whom It May Concern,

In times such as these when we Americans promote a sense of equality for all and a peaceful life it is a shame when they are interrupted. It is shameful when we have fallen back into times where persons are being separated and not given rights as "normal" individuals, especially in a collegiate atmosphere. Today, Thursday April 6, 2006, Jason Johnson, a sophomore at the University of the Cumberland (formerly Cumberland College) in Williamsburg, Kentucky was expelled on charges that he is a homosexual. This was right before he was going to a production of Shakespeare's As You Like It, in which he was stage manager. Close friends of his have said that the campus has students who regularly scan both facebook.com and myspace.com for students who are of deviant behavior and that this is the way that he was "caught." Jason, a well rounded student just like any other, the only difference is that he is homosexual and unafraid. How long must we silence those who are actively living their lives? Please help us. It does not matter if you are a student, newspaper editor, or parent, your voice matters. Please speak out against the injustices that are happening right here in America. Education is being affected, students' lives are being damaged.

Spread the word.