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I want you to think about it anyway you want. Go in any direction you want with it. Just think about it.

LIFE

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Weeeeeeeekend.

So Eric and I traveled down Sunday morning before Thanksgiving to what some call Bubblecity or Shampoo Banana. We went immediately to the Urbana Free Library where we searched diligently for books to sell on Amazon. We met some wonderful people full of advise on being booksellers and we also found some decent books to sell! They gave us great information on book scanners and different aspects of the industry in which we can improve. What a great connection!!

We then went and had a wonderful meal with Grandparents. This is where I told them that we have decided to travel abroad and become great adventurers together. It went over much more pleasantly than I had expected. We had great conversation. I will really miss them when we go. I have found them an excellent present for the upcoming gift giving season.

From there we went to visit with great friends, and there was good conversation and jimmy johns. A wonderful lady friend of ours let us use her queen sized bed for the night as she was away, and it was luxurious compared to the twin we normally share. Many thanks to her!!

The next morning we awoke early and headed back to the library for free day. It was kind of crazy and we attained 7 large plastic bins full of good condition books, in hopes that they will be worth something on Amazon.

We were incredibly efficient and had time to visit a library and update our stocks before lunch. BUY SELL BUY SELL... etc etc After the library we had enough time to head over to Curtis Apple Orchard and buy some presents and things for ourselves! Apple donuts, cider and corn salsa top the list. YUMMMM Next up we met Pedro at a truly authentic Mexican Grill restaurant that replaced one of my favorite (but floundering) donut shops. It is called Maize and is on the corner of first and green in Champaign. The place was packed, with people eating in their car and squeezing together inside to get out of the cold while we waited for our food. We took it to go and spent a good many hours back at the house watching a rerun "Live" Thanksgiving special from the Food Network. An incredibly excellent way to spend an afternoon!

We then went to have dinner with my mother. Dinner was superb and it was nice to see her and catch up on things. We visited for a while and watched the end of Predator vs. Alien. Shortly after we collected the remaining Christmas decorations from my dad's apartment and returned home. Many of the books we've put on Amazon have sold in this past week which is nice to see.

Okay so here were my goals for November:

Finish LOTR I

Start LOTR II

Start reading CASCA

Finish 15/20 of my course modules

Practice a bit of rosetta stone

Go to yoga 3 times a week.

What I accomplished:

Finished LOTR I

Started LOTR II

Finished 7/20 course modules

Went to yoga 3 times all month (boo)

Ate amazing thanksgiving

Told my grandparents I'm moving to Korea

And I still have a few more days!

Going places

Okay well then. How are you? Let's start today with a quote:

"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." -Leon J. Suenes

I enjoy quotes. I find them really useful as inspiration for my life and they help me stir up my creativity. This one I have used in the past several times. I think its one of those realistically inspirational quotes that make one realize there is a price to pay and consequences for one's actions. I don't mind that though. Sacrifices need to be made to achieve anything worth while. One of my managers also enjoys quotes. I think it is good to have a base of inspiration laid around a shared success.

Speaking of my job... We have a rating program that goes around and makes sure the employees are doing their jobs right, and ensure best quality experience, and blah blah blah etc. I was recently rated and received a perfect 10. I hear this is a big deal, but I only received the news via txt message so I don't know the details yet. I also hear I won something (beside prestige of course). This was announced on a Friday night. I normally always work that night, but I took it off to have dinner with Eric, and his family.

The whole day was really wonderful. I finished part of my new class I'm taking. Did I tell you about that yet? I'm taking a class to be a better English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher. Why? Oh well because Eric and I are going to teach English in South Korea this coming spring. Then I read a bunch of the book I'm reading (Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring). I made goals for the month of November (I'll list those later). Then we went to a really awesome hot yoga class at Tribalance studio.

Yoga is so awesome. I am getting stronger, and more confident in my strength. Its so nice to be

fit again. Each teacher at the studio has a different style, but its all basically the same format. Poses for strength, poses for balance, ab workouts, tension-release relaxation. The different teachers have different followers and its sort of obvious which teach the more advanced classes, and who is more dedicated to beginners. I like to mix it up and work on different things in each class. The hardest pose for me to do is always half moon. I've included a picture.

Anyway back to my quote. Eric and I got accepted to teach next spring with the S. Korean government. So we have not so much time left here in the states. I am really excited about this change. I get excited at the tiniest steps toward being more independant and "adulthood". Sure being responsible is a bit arduous and I often wish I could just not work, but it is also incredibly fulfilling. We'll be leaving sometime between Feb 14th and the end of April. We'll know the details for certain in December.

Okay so here is my list of November goals:

Finish LOTR I

Start LOTR II

Start reading CASCA

Finish 15/20 of my course modules

Practice a bit of rosetta stone

Go to yoga 3 times a week.