Yes, I Am Rambling

I am actually impressed with myself that I have blogged literally every day so far. Funny thing is, I never thought I would come back to bloggerland. Seriously. Our lives got completely crazy there for a while, and I was honestly too embarrassed and frustrated to blog.

That has changed, thank goodness.

I was finally able to get my college life straightened out today. After all, I'm 28 years old. You would think I would have at least had an inkling of what I wanted to be when I grew up, but no.
First, it was a dental hygenist. Then I moved to Respiratory Therapy. When that didn't pan out, I gravitated toward Criminal Justice. After finding out that the APD police academy is closed down until further notice (not enough money to train and hire newbys), I went with the ONLY thing that came naturally and had been a constant my entire life...I have now declared my major in Physical Education. I, for the first time EVER, am very excited about my choice. That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside--I will be putting my efforts into something I enjoy.
Yay.

So after much working, tweaking, and talking, I've been given the opportunity to do an internship at Gold's Gym. After all, it IS my second home. :) It's a full semester of non-paid fun, but the payoff at the end will be great. And hopefully I can just slide right in to a job there.
Oh--and I've talked John into actually using his personal training certificate to use and apply at Gold's too. If I'm going to do this, I want him to work with me.
The NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) Certified Personal Trainer exam was a KILLER. Seriously, I have never attempted something that hard in my entire life. I did the best I could--it took me 2hrs and 15mins to complete the exam--but in the end, I failed.

Yes, I failed. By just a few measly points. And I can't tell you how bad that hurts to admit.

There is good to come of this though. I can still be a personal trainer and do my internship. I will just have to retest after March 12th. This time, I'm going to Lubbock to take the computerized version so I don't have to wait 4-6wks for my results. I can get them instantly. Also, I've talked John into going with me and taking the test too! He is a WITS certified trainer, but I think we'd both be more satisfied with NSCA-CPT. The test I took has roughly a 54% pass rate, and only 2 out of 7 who took it this time passed. After saying that, I don't feel like such a loser. :( The mere fact that my instructor praised my training abilities gives me hope that I will one day have the certification I desire.

Our trip to Ireland is on the horizon! Just a few more weeks to wait. I am already semi-panicking. I seriously hope I've remembered to purchase or borrow everything we will need.

We still have no resolution on the car wreck we had in Houston on December 17th. Unfortunately, the man who hit us was arrested on a DUI (no, that's not unfortunate--just the situation is) so we can't get access to his insurance information, if he has any. Not knowing is holding up the repairs on my Honda. Waiting is a pain, but I'm at peace with it all.

~Mel