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Yeah well…I’m almost done. Almost. :thumbsup:
I made it through my first set of final papers. I still have to write closing arguments on one, but I’m content with the fact that it shouldn’t take more than an hour or two. And I’m still waiting to hear back from the professor regarding the presentation that pre-ceded the paper.

However, I know that my other paper went well. :woohoo:

very well written. this was an enjoyable read. im glad you made it into the course

That’s what she said, at least. I hope that means that my final grade will be good as well. :pray:

Patience is a Virtue.

Although it was drilled into me for 8 weeks, 3 days…*you dont need to know the rest*…it’s an area that I still struggle in. :bitch: I’m having a hard time seeing where this is going…and I think a few others are as well. :shocked: The issue is that no one really “knows” and I dont know how I feel about that. If THEY dont know, how am I supposed to know? My confidence in this is shaken, and I might have to consider some alternatives soon.

Things are good right now with me and Incog. :heartbeat:And I know that it’s all God…I hope that things continue to be good and even better than they are. A few weeks ago, *if you remember*, we went to Palm Springs and stayed at the Morongo Resort and Casino. Super plush it was *yoda moment*. Those are some of the photos above. There are more in the gallery, of course.

Welp….I hope you all had a blessed past few weeks! Stay safe!

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It’s been a while…again. So much has happened that I was going to put things into categories for you, but realized that even THAT would be really long.

It rained today. And you know they say that when it rains, it pours…so let me give you a recap…

Last week was pretty okay. A lot of running around, to say the least.

I had a chat with Incog that I believe changed a whole lot of things for us. It’s a positive note. There’s nothing sour or wrong here.

We went snowboarding last weekend. We saw snowFALL for the first time EVER. We had a LOT of fun, but managed to hit a patch of ice on the way back. Thank God for two selfless young men who helped us by pushing Lexi as Incog drove in order to get out of the ditch that several cars had already skidded into. I prayed the whole way home.

Last Sunday we went to go see a movie, and on the way out, i left my purse in the theatre. After sneaking into another movie, and driving about 2 blocks from home, i realized that i didnt have it and we drove back in a panic. When i ran up to the manager, he knew what i wanted. I didnt have to ask. But sadness set in when i realized that the person who turned in my Dooney & Bourke Purse and matching Wallet, neglected to turn in my Cell Phone. I purchased the new Treo the next day, but not without turning off the old phone and reporting it stolen so that whoever had it, could not use it OR activate it on another line.

I’ve been so tired this past week, I dont even know what’s wrong. Classes went okay, but it seems like I’ll be doing papers and reading books until Jesus’ Second coming.

Yesterday *Thursday* I received some “somewhat predictable” news that i “wasnt expecting”. I was kind of hurt, and felt like I had been led astray but came to the realization that SOON is so much better than NEVER.

Today, i took Lexi to the car wash to get a full detail…polish, wax, interior shampoo at the car wash down the street from my job. They were supposed to call me when it was ready, but they didnt. I called them, and was amazed to see that the Lexi looked really good…brand spankin new. I tipped the man who had done most of the work and drove back to my own job. About three hours later when I left for lunch, I realized that they had “neglected” to put everything back into the middle compartment. I lost my garage door opener, a pair of Guess Sunglasses, two CDs, a notepad and pen, and……the Car Charger for the new Treo that I purchased not even 5 days ago. I drove straight to the car wash only to reach a CLOSED sign. An hour after that….it rained.

We went to see Vendetta and The Hills Have Eyes tonight. They were both really good movies, but we realized that people can not control their children these days. Talking throughout an entire movie is NOT COOL. Neither is swinging your leg and kicking someone’s chair and then denying it when they turn around to ask you to stop.

Someone I knew….their father died last Sunday. I received the news tonight.

Tomorrow morning *this morning*, in about 6 hours, my mom will be knocking on our door. We’ll be making the trek up to Palm Springs for the weekend, to spend a day or so relaxing and taking in the views while my mom gambles. We’ll be staying at the Morongo Casino, Resort, and Spa. It’s supposed to rain, but i dont care…

I dont profess to know a lot…but, the Lord works in mysterious ways…He opens doors that we can not see…and He’s ALWAYS on time…

You see, I know that God is working…and I know that he’s opening doors…and this mini vacation…is RIGHT on time…

Stay Blessed…

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Some people might call it boring.
I don’t.
The weekend started off somewhat rocky, but it ended up right on track. :pray:
Saturday morning, Incog and I headed out for my Aunt Georgia’s house to just…get away.
Sunday afternoon, we drove back to Northridge, and I was able to stop at Bath & Body Works to return the Leaf & Rusher Green Tea Wash that I purchased last week *the tube was slightly damaged at the end*. We ate at Chili’s and finished the evening up at home watching “Hustle and Flow”. I capped my evening off with a nice long shower and Biore Warming Face Cleanser. I’m relaxed…and sleepy…:yawn:

I learned a lot this weekend…to say the least.
I learned a lot about myself, about Incog, and about God.
You see, God has a way of putting people to the test.
But as long as you put your faith in him, you’ll always come out on top.

Have a blessed weekend everyone. Put God first…He’ll guide you…

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Not sure how many days, but I know it’s been a WHILE since my last post. Let’s see…Christal’s birthday was the 18th, and I posted two days after that making it the 20th, and today is the 28th, so…8 days, huh. :uhh:

I guess I’m at a point where…”I dont know” seems to be the magic phrase. Sometimes I wonder what keeps me pushing. I got a lot on my shoulders. You ever just wanted to stop and say….”I WANT OFF”! or even just stay in bed and pull the covers up and just pray that the next day you’ll actually WANT to get up? :surprised:

I found this old picture when I was browsing the computer last night. What’s weird is that I remember that day. It was a very cool day, and I was about to get ready to chill at home. I was always one to find joy in relaxing. Never really wanting to go out TOO much. I hated LA. It was so BLAH to me…I couldnt wait to move. I used to lay on my bed and watch old TV shows. A typical Saturday for me was actually just sleeping and watching tv throughout the day. That for me was enough.

Where am I going with this…

Right now, I wish a lot of things. I wish a lot of things would happen. I wish a lot of things would just BE. I’m starting to grow closer to God, and it’s almost scary because I’m CATCHING myself before I do something, or say something. When you ask for God’s guidance, he really DOES guide you. I just hope that what I want, and what I wish, will somehow come to fruitation. Better yet, I hope that what I want and what I wish, will be God’s will. :pray:

Have a Blessed Tuesday you guys….

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We went! :heart: I had so much fun! lol…I havent had that much fun in a long time. :kiss: I’m happy.
We’re such dorks. :heartbeat:

God, I love this man. :woohoo:

Anyhow, that was my valentine’s present. Also, on Saturday, we went to Ikea to get another dresser. My clothes have been finding their way to the floor since my first dresser became full. :uhh: So, while Incog put the dresser together, I went through all the clothes that I had, and bagged some of the old ones for donation. I now have two dressers…not overflowing…and nothing on the floor. Go me. :thumbsup: And Go Incog for being handy with the screwdriver and hammer. :thumbsup:

I’ll post the photos from the photo meme a little later this week, once i get the photos together. I added voting to posts this weekend, but took it down once i realized that people were voting and not even commenting, :shocked: which kinda sucked the fun out of it. :loser: I wish there was a way that only those who commented could vote.

Welp…that pretty much made my weekend. What’d you guys do??

Stay blessed! :pray:
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Dear God,

Why are these girls on this show? Is it because they’re confused? Please help them to understand that life WILL go on without Flava Flaaaaaave. It just can’t be that serious.

Amen. :pray:

Now that I’ve said my prayers….WHAT IN THE CUFF ARE THESE WOMEN THINKING? Now, I can understand the whole, “there’s someone for everyone” thing, but geez. The bad part is, I can’t stop myself from watching it. :surprised: Incog laughs at me. :pissed: But I can’t help it.

In other news…have you tasted the CrackerJack Rice Cakes from Quaker? :thumbsup: ON POINT!

PHOTO MEME TIME!

In comments, let me know what you’d like me to take photos of! Whatever I’ve talked about that you want to see… whatever I HAVENT talked about that you want to see…whatever it is..I’ll photograph it and post it in my next entry.

Welp…Happy End of Hump Day….*God, the week’s going by fast*

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that was my weekend in a nutshell…OH and I had a free moment so I decided to put together my first blend.
I’ve never done a Photoshop Blend before, but I figured….WHY NOT?

SIDENOTE: IF ANYONE NEEDS A DOMAIN NAME OR HOSTING, LET ME KNOW (IM CHEAP)!

It sucks, but it’s MY suckage. Hopefully, I’ll get better…lol. You know I’m more of a “clean” designer.

In any case, the tinting went okay. Afterwards, we came home and watched RADIO since I had to watch it for a paper. Then, Sunday morning, we went to Church. :dance: And after Church, we came home, switched cars, and took Lexi to get a Professional wash. She needed it.

The Steelers won the superbowl. I was rooting for Troy, one of my favorite USC Alums. :dance:

Welp, I wrote my first essay for grad school. But once i was done, i realized that I wasnt sure how long it was supposed to be, so I emailed my professor and asked her and she said that it only had to be 2 pages. :pissed: I told her that I kind of over did it, and she said that it was okay.

In class yesterday, Monday, I switched professors. *sigh* They needed 16 people to switch professors (same course, same syllabus, different professor, different syllabus). So I and a few others decided to switch, which was good because now I have Wireless Internet in the new classroom. lol

Welp, I hope today is a good day for all of ya…:wave:

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FreedomLand – Samuel L. Jackson
It looks GOOD. It comes out February 17th and that might need to be a movie theatre trip. :thumbsup:

I didnt really have much to say tonight. Incog and I are taking our cars to get them tinted tomorrow. He purchased an Acura CL S-Type (white). He’s been dying to get one for a while now, and I’m so happy that he was able to find it with everything you wanted in it. So now that we both have new cars, we’re going to get them treated to a first class window tinting. *giggle*

I’ve gotten two of the books I ordered already. I wasnt expecting to get anything until at least Monday, which makes me happy; especially since the book that’s most important arrived first. I was able to finish up the first reading which was due the first day of class. I wasnt able to do the reading since I didnt know that I would be taking the course, and therefore, didnt have the book. But now that I have it, I’ve done the reading for last week and this week already. :curtsey:

If you have a second…go and read this post: Is The Grass “really” Greener? Well said, Thykness! Well said!

Welp, I’m sleepy. I’ve done a few updates….

Hope you all have a blessed weekend!

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Bally’s cancelled my membership as of the 12th of this month. I still had to pay cancellation fees for this month, $14.00, but it’s all gravy! :thumbsup: Thanks to Lonny who helped me out with the Chiropractor Letter.

My second night/new class was/is very cool. The course is Human Resources Management and my professor is a mystic. It was so crazy to hear about all the places she has been and to hear her long list of credentials, including a part time position at USC’s Public Administration Department. Towards the end of the course, we took our FIR0-B Surveys, and it felt like my palm was being read. NOW, I dont believe in that stuff, and I think my mom would have some type of spaz attack if she found out if I did, but that’s what it FELT like. My FIRo-B revealed that I’m a “Rebel”. Meaning, within an organization, I’m one to be very quiet. Even if the building is burning down, and I have the secret key code, I’d probably keep it to myself. A “Rebel” is one to go with the flow, doesnt necessarily like to be in control, and once directed, will do what needs to be done. NOW…we are supposed to watch ourselves to see if we fit our survey scores. I’ve been watching, and so far…I do. Very WEIRD. :surprised:

Anyhow, I’m excited about my classes and the doors that they will open. I’m NOT excited about getting home at 10 at night, but I figure, it’s only for 2 nights a week and the classes are only 8 weeks, so I can handle it. But the book issue: WHY does CSUN feel the need to run out of all the books that I need? lol So I had to amazon.com all the books like I did at USC. And of course, they were much cheaper; a blessing in disguise. :pray:

We’ve finally finished moving into the new office. It takes me about 15-20 minutes to get to work now (2 streets). :surprised: yay me.

Welp….kisses and hugs and all that girly crap…Have a good week! Stay Blessed! :wave:

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I felt like I was getting ready for Kindergarten as I rushed around making sure I had my books, and homework. The only thing missing was a “mammy” made peanut butter and jelly samich. Maybe she’ll send me one from Oxnard for tomorrow’s class. :dance: Naptime :yawn:was replaced with a 10 minute break which allowed me to answer my “crack” addiction (Cafe Mocha) at the local “Freudian Sip”. And just like USC, we had homework due on the first day. *aint THAT about a bitch* I have no serious complaints though. Most of the people in my class are 30 and up. There are a few (3) of us, who happen to be in our 20s which is okay by me because it allows me to hear from those who have more experience in the public sector than I do. Most of them hold management positions in Police Departments and City/County Planning Offices. :surprised:

When I first got there, I was wondering…why me? Why would they accept me? I’m probably the youngest one there. What could I have to offer? But once the discussions got under way I realized that I had a lot to offer the discussion being that I’ve only worked in the Private Sector. It was good to be able to compare/contrast the two. Many people were amazed to know that I owned by own business at such a young age and wondered why I wouldnt strictly pursue that instead of working for a private or public organization. I told them, just as I’ve told everyone else: If I was REQUIRED to do what I LOVED, then I wouldnt LOVE it as much anymore. I LOVE programming, and it has proven to be a serious money maker for me, more so than my 9-5. But I dont want to be FORCED to program as a means of survival. I’d rather have the extra pocket money for D&B, Lexus‘ and saving for that home with the pool that Incog and I dream of so much. Which brings about another issue…

My plan was to complete the program in under 2 years. I DO NOT want to be in this program forever. When we were going around the room introducing ourselves, one older man (mid 50s) stated that he had been in the program BEFORE the professor’s hair had turned gray and he is now trying to finish it, and has to take several classes over due to the changes that have occured in the past two decades. I don’t want to be like him. I mean, I have great respect for someone who has decided to get back on the bandwagon and finish up their masters 20 years later, but I just dont want to be finishing up my masters at the age of 60. I’d rather just do it now and get it over with. Which leads me to my current status…

I’m currently trying to add another class to my schedule this semester, being that they will no longer be offering summer classes for the Master’s program. My plan of taking 2 courses the first semester and then 2-3 courses for the next 4-5 semesters wont really work now that there wont be a summer session. So, I’m doubling up. :uhh: A girl has to do what a girl has to do. :surprised:

My mom said something interesting the other day. She said, “Courtney always does what has to be done. You’ve done it before, now do it again.”

She’s right. But on the same token, I know that I’m only going to do what I WANT to do. I have a hard time dealing with someone telling me that I can’t have something that I want, or that there’s nothing that I can do at the current time to get what I want. That usually leads to rebellion in my case. :mouthshut: I’m working on it, but it aint been easy. :pray:

I know what you’re thinking…no more D&B bags? no more random trips? no more shoes? Well maybe that’s not you, maybe that’s just me. :uhh: But I’ll be alright. I’m just going to have to practice some delayed gratification. Pray for me. :pray: You know how hard it’s gonna be.

When I got home tonight, I was happy to see that Incog had cooked. My little chef cooked for me on my first night back in school. :couple: I’m constantly reminded that while I’m setting out to obtain this Masters to better myself, it will in turn make things even better for the both of US. And that makes me happy.

Welp…time to get some programming done. Yep, it’s a little past midnight. But it’s the only time I have to work. If it wasnt for Sherece, I would have forgotten to post. Besides that, my tummy’s hurting for some reason….*sigh*.

Have a happy Tuesday! Stay Blessed! :wave:

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