Ani doing pushups with her Uncle Rossy.
Sweet Anika on our trip to Colorado.
Sweet Anika on our trip to Colorado.
Today I've been working tirelessly on this big presentation I have to give next Wednesday in my "Seminar in Autism" class. My presentation is on "The Social Use of Language in High-Functioning ASD and Asperger Syndrome". It's coming along better than I thought, but still taking me a long time. I'm aiming to make it about an hour long and I really hope it doesn't end up longer than that! I am pretty sure my voice will be cracking and my whole body will be shaking the whole time, so the shorter the better! It's wierd but even if I tell myself there's no reason to be nervous, I just get all funny when talking in front of a class. At least I'm good at laughing at myself. That always lightens the mood a bit.
This weekend we'll be celebrating my amazing niece's 4th birthday. It doesn't seem possible that she's already 4! I remember when I found out Stacy was pregnant and trying to teach Anika to walk when she visited Illinois just like it was yesterday! Ross and I are driving out to Rowlett tonight and spending the night at his parents' house. I'm looking forward to relaxing with my hubby and playing with my Ani-girl. I hope it doesn't keep raining tonight because the guys are going to be putting up a swingset to surprise Anika. Hopefully it all goes well and she can play on it tomorrow.
In addition to finishing my presentation and celebrating Ani's birth, I also need to perfect my resume and make a cover letter. That's right...I need to apply to some jobs! Next weekend is "TxSHA" or the Texas Speech and Hearing Association annual convention in Austin. There will be tons of booths of employers and I'm hoping to hand out my resume to a few of them since I really haven't done any looking for jobs yet. It's so hard in a big city like Dallas to know what all is out there. I'm hoping that the convention gives me some ideas of places I'd like to work. I had intentions of brushing up on my interview skills before going, but since I've kind of run out of time, it looks like I'll be winging that too (if a interview even comes up, that is). So, please keep me in your prayers for next weekend and I'll let you know what comes of it! :)
Hey Emily!
ReplyDeleteNo wonder I like you so much...Jane is your middle name! :) It's always great to see you on Sundays. Thanks so much for taking such great care of my little man. :) Hope all is going well with preparing for your presentation on Wednesday. We'll for sure be praying that everything is great and you don't get too nervous. (I'm the same way about shaking and voice cracking..you're not alone.) :) You're going to do an excellent job!