I suck at blogging

Since I am so horrible and the blogging experience, I decided to make a new blog for Thomas and I. I am hoping that since it is FOR Thomas and I, I will be more likely to post stuff on it. Therefore, I will no longer use this blog because I think it's a waste.

Anyhoo, the link is: http://ourclementsclan.blogspot.com

I would suggest removing my old one from your list and putting this one on instead!

Love, Courtney

boyfriend... : ) (old post i'm finally just putting up...)

ok, so here's an update on the boyfriend sitch. his name is thomas clements. we've been friends for about a year and a half. we met at church and started hanging out regularly for about 2 months until i started dating someone else and thomas had his options elsewhere. we didn't talk much the rest of that school year, just a quick phone call and sometimes even a quick visit. we didn't really start hanging out more until november, but i was already kind of seeing someone and when he told me he liked me i got a little scared and pushed him away. then FINALLY in february or march i called thomas and we started to hang out more often. more often meaning, i would most likely go over to his house or he would come over to mine at least 5 times a week. i told him that i did not want to date anyone as i was not sure where my life was headed to at that point, plus he was going to be in minnesota for the summer. needless to say, i am not too keen on long distance relationships. but the more we hung out, and the more i got to know the not-so-superficial-as-i-thought thomas... the more i started to discover feelings i had had for him. :) apparently he always had a bit of a crush on me, but i didn't think i really liked him until recently (he believes otherwise...).
so he finally kissed me the week of finals (at which point i told him i was still "undecided" about him, which only further ensued in his mind that i totally had it bad for him). there were other kisses that week as well, and at graduation i still was not admitting to anyone other than my roommate jill that i quite possibly could like this boy. the plan was for thomas to go work in minnesota and leave the sunday after graduation. he was waiting for me to ask him to stay and when i didn't he jumped at the chance to stay when his roommate and friend asked him to stay until the next friday. week of bliss ;) for both of us. after finally admitting my feelings, we were officially unofficial. i told jill and natasha (my two best friends at school as well as partners in crime...) that i can totally see myself marrying this kid. thomas left, i was sad. thus started the "summer of the phone" as my mom refers it.
this last weekend thomas and i went to his family reunion in eastern washington, which included the funeral of his mom's father, who died last monday. greatest weekend ever. this weekend wasn't so amazing just because i got to see my amazingly good looking and incredibly romantic boyfriend that i have not seen since... before... we started dating... i genuinely had a really good time. spending time with my potential future in-laws and just getting to know his mom and sister (as well as his paternal grandparents...) just cemented things about thomas in my mind. so wonderful.
so that is greatest relationship of my life in a nutshell. now i have 2 1/2 weeks until i get to go spend a week with him in minnesota, which could not come sooner.

no more pullman safeway

i no longer have to deal with the stupid old people of pullman who give me crap about things that i have no control over. if i could have worked self-checkout everyday for the last month, i most definitely would have. therefore, i would only have to be nice every 15 minutes or so... and if i chose to do so... instead of constantly for at least 20 minutes at a time...
what i AM going to miss, however is all the amazing people i have met this year who have done so much to support me and have been so much fun! really saddening that i have to move to a store of old people and high school students...
i will most definitely miss the store, my favorite customers (i.e. george, claudio, mr. & mrs. hinderer, mr. niccols, and mr. hill) and all of my amazing front end loves.

on a lighter note... i have a boyfriend. :) more news on that later.

WSU ALUMNUS 2008!

indeed. i have officially graduated from wsu!! what a whirlwind of 3 years that ended in one of the best weekends of my college career.
the graduation ceremony itself was actually the best graduation i have ever been to. the speakers were great, i knew tons of people that were graduating during the same ceremony that i cheered as loud as i could for, i cried a ton, i sat with my favorite people in my program, i got to enjoy watching not one, not two, but 5 beach balls get stolen then re-blown up and encouraged my fellow classmates to keep the balls from being taken by the ushers, and i sang the wsu fight song for the last time as an undergraduate student (as well as the always useful "GOOOOO ---COOOOUGS!!!" shouted through the crowd). best. graduation. ever. hands down.
took tons of pictures on thursday and saturday, although saturday's were significantly more amazing.my family came down, everyone but phillip. that was a lot of fun. we haven't all been together like that and had that much fun spending time together (and got along so well) in so long so it was SOOOO great to have them here. i can't wait to get home now!! i miss my family so much!
as for other things... i got a GORGEOUS bouquet of my favorite flowers (daffodils) from the most amazing person ever! my friend thomas has recently discovered my favorite flowers and decided to show just how much he loves me by sending me a beautiful display of the most happy flowers on the planet. thanks love.as for the time being, just packing, working and playing as much as physically possible for the next week and a half until i leave to go to ARIZONA!!

finally updating

that's right friends. we have hit the single digits: 1 day left until graduation. as for what i'm going to be doing with my life after tomorrow... not a whole lot of planning as of right now. here's what i've got planned:
1. chances are not looking so hot as to grad school next year. i'm still on 2 waiting lists and have still not heard back from idaho state... but once again, chances are not looking up. therefore, i have decided to buck up and freaking live at home and get a job.
2. most definitely going to my aunt sherri and uncle chris's house may 14th in phoenix, az for 5 days. greatest graduation present ever. my parents rock. i'm going to tan, shop and play with the cutest cousins and aunt and uncle. love it! staying here in the land of pullman until then. getting to play with all my friends who are staying here for a week and a half will also be amazing.
3. moving home. i thought it was going to suck. but as i have started looking for jobs, and found an opening in eastern washington, the thought of living on my own (like completely on my own) freaked me out. no way. i need my mommy.
4. transferring to safeway at home. this may or may not remain permanent, as i may decide to keep a weekend job for spending money $$! still have to work out the kinks.
5. finding a job. i recently found some amazing information from the coolest person in the field
i know who also happens to be a wonderful family friend. instead of having to find a job as an assistant, i can apparently get a conditional certification and work as an slp (speech-language pathologist, what i'm actually going to be doing). the only thing i would have to do would be go to grad school within two years of working for a school district. after talking with my clinical supervisor, i figured out i actually may not be ready to be the leading slp in a school all by myself. therefore, i think i'll most likely get a job as an slpa (speech-language pathology assistant/aide) doing a lot of the same stuff... just without all the paperwork involved :)
so yeah, those would be my plans for the somewhat immediate future.
on an exciting note, i won a prize at work for checking under carts to make sure i got everything rung up (exciting, i know) but i got at $25 gift certif! woo hoo!
also, there is no longer stress in my life. senioritis has most definitely taken over. i have decided not to really care much about much of anything these days. so not worried about final grades. i did get to play with caleb and beth's baby abby the other day. she's real real cute. i'm just sad that i haven't spent as much time with the three of them as i have wanted to.
GRADUATING TOMORROW!! wow! so many years of schooling, so many hours spent studying (or at least pretending to), so much money spent, and so many majors considered before i actually found one that fits me so well! ready to start living the life of a college grad living at home!!!
some recent pictures!

My senior year thus far...

Hello there! I guess I'm just joining the craze that is blogging. It seems like everyone has one... mostly friends who are married, and I am most definitely far from that stage in my life.
I am in my senior year at Washington State University (Go Cougs!) studying Speech and Hearing Science. The countdown to graduation, May 3rd, is beginning after Spring Break.
I applied to 8 different grad schools (I know, right?) to begin my Masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Here's the official list: Washington State University, Western Washington University, Portland State University, Idaho State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Missouri State University (Springfield), Worcester State College (Massachusetts!!) and last but not least (my mom's least favorite choice) City University of New York Brooklyn. Thus far, I have only heard back from one school (which is my #1 actually...), Minnesota State University Moorhead. I'm on the waiting list. Now all I have to do is wait until enough people decline so I can get in!
The rest of this year has been rough to say the least. I have become the definition of senioritis this semester. Studying is the last thing I want to be doing, and I'm constantly yearning for a chance to go home to visit my family (which I'll get to do this weekend!!).
I have also become the definition of single this semester as well, which has its perks as well as its drawbacks. There have been a few takers, but none good enough to keep my attention for long. I can't wait to get out of here so I can start all over in a new dating pool!!
I'm ready to begin a new stage in my life, wherever that may be! I can't wait to get out of Pullman and, hopefully, get ready to study in another state. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with this thing pretty often and update everyone on my life!!