It's Been a Year!

So, I have to say, I am laughing that it has been over a year since I started this blog, and only my second actual post. At least I told you honestly- I knew I’d have a hard time keeping up! At this moment in time, I am wide awake due to a shot I had to take today to get over this sickness (as promised by Angie). I just started another load of laundry, and my husband is snoring too loudly for me to read or watch TV, so I figured now would be a good time to start blogging again!

So here is an update on the life of me since my last post:

I am now Mrs. Danielle Crick, although I guess the “newness” of marriage has all but worn off since we are slightly shy of our eight month mark of an old married couple. Things are more wonderful than I could have ever imagined, but I’ll spare you the mushiness of how in love we are J I’m sure I will spend more time with that on a later date- with fair warning, of course!

Because my first post gave an in-depth view into some of the major aspects of my life, I won’t spend time explaining all of the details yet again.  (I apologize for the autobiography on this wonderful life that I have. I can’t help but share my blessings!)

I am STILL at MTSU, however this IS my last semester, as I will begin student teaching next week (fingers crossed), which will be a whole new adventure in itself! I am overly excited, slightly anxious, and extremely eager to begin this next phase in the journey to becoming the educator I desire to be.

I am super thankful for the many blessings God has granted me over this past year, and I am at such a great place right now. It is amazing the things He will do when you surrender life to Him, and pray for His will rather than your own!

Although this post is filled with useless rambling, I’ll do my best to update regularly, with more focus, of course! Laundry is almost done, and I’m attempting to go to sleep now! Sweet dreams all!

So here it is. I'm finally blogging.

I have been wanting to start a blog for quite a while now, but I've never really had the time to devote to it, nor the willpower to make myself sit down and write when I actually did have the time. Now, sitting here contemplating on whether or not to begin this blog or work on a 10-15 page paper over literary criticism of a book I've not yet read, I've decided that this is a much more exciting choice. Since procrastination is part of my daily life, it only seems necessary to start a blog in this frame of mind :) As a side-note, I am well aware that I am not officially a "Crick" yet, even though I have named my blog "The Crick Corner," but I am a little over six months shy of becoming one, and you have to admit, the title is catchy! Plus, there is no sense in changing the name six months from now, if I make it that long in the blogging world.

I consider myself blessed beyond anything I could have ever imagined. God is number one in my life, and after 2o years of trying to live my life on my own terms, I realized that this was not my life to live, but the life I am supposed to be living through Christ. Philippians 1:21 says to live is Christ and to die is gain. This has proven to be so very true in my life, because when I surrendered my life to Him, essentially dying to myself, I finally realized the path I needed to follow to truly live. That's a lot of life and living! Basically, at the breaking point in the life I thought I had under control on my own, I decided it was time to follow Him. Plain and simple.

Anyway, I am one of the lucky ones. My parents have been together for 22 years, and have a great relationship. We have our rocky times just like all parent-child relationships do, but we share a love with no boundaries. They have blessed me with two wonderful sisters, for whom I constantly strive to be a Godly, positive role model for. It's a blessing and a curse to be the oldest, for many reasons. The biggest thing is knowing that they follow my lead in many aspects of life, so it is important for me to give them an admirable path to follow.

Two and a half years ago, I was lead to the man I had prayed for for countless years. It was only then that I truly deserved a man to love me unconditionally. I won't go into the mushy, gushy lovie, dovey stuff, even though Tony is well-deserving of all of the fabulous things I have to say about him. In 198 days, I will marry my best friend, and we will continue to grow both in Christ as one, and in our relationship.

With Tony came a family I am also so grateful for. His mother treats me as her own child, and I have been accepted as a sister to both April and Charisse as well. How fortunate am I to marry into a family who loves me just as much as my own!

I am in my last year at MTSU, and I am an English major with a minor in Psychology and Secondary Education. Call me crazy for wanting to teach English to hormonal high schoolers for the rest of my life, just as so many do, but teaching is both my calling and my passion. Plus, I'm pretty brave, and I have a quick-witted mind that will come in handy as well :)

So, with this all being said, I am so looking forward to the future God has in store for me. I have been through the ups and downs of life just as everyone else has, however, I have chosen to leave the old me behind, praise God for my blessings, and praise Him while I'm weathering the storms as well.