Can people change?

I've been told the past few days that people can magically change and be everything you've ever wanted.

I'm skeptical and not falling for it. 
What are your thoughts? Can it happen?

Until next time...

Tis true.... I'm single!

After two and a half years, I am now single. Don't adjust your computer screen or restart the browser... you didn't read that wrong. Ryan and I are no longer an "item".

Many are asking what happened, but honestly it's not some horrible story of cheating or a knock down drag out fight. It just became clear to me it wasn't working out and there were things in the relationship I didn't see working for a marriage. Since we were obviously heading in that direction, these past few months I've been doing some serious analysis of where we were as a couple and where we were heading in our futures.

Many know Ryan is trying to go to law school in Fall 2011 and is in the middle of applying for those right now. While I was very excited for him at first when he brought up law school, I started to get less and less thrilled about it when the schools he was applying to were getting further and further out of San Diego. I originally jumped on board with the law school idea when he wanted to go to California Western School of Law which is in downtown San Diego. When that was deemed "not good enough" and he started to apply to places in DC, Chicago, Texas and North Carolina and expected me to pick up and move, I was less than stoked.

Many of you may also know, I'm one third done with my MBA program at PLNU and I have an incredible job (my dream job actually) which amazing co-workers and so why would I leave either one of those to be unemployed with no friends or family close? It wasn't something I was willing to do. His idea was to have me transfer to a school near his and that would be that. No thanks. 

There were many other circumstances that came into play with this decision and without getting into details, we just aren't a good marriage fit. As I told Ryan yesterday, "I can't marry you, but I can be friends with you". Nothing is more true. 

As for now, I'm stoked to get back to me and focus on my goals and dreams and have sleep overs and girl's night in at my apartment. Things I didn't have time for when I wasn't single. I want to explore San Diego, meet new people and just enjoy my 20's and not have to think about "when we're married" or "in 10 years will we still want this?" It's now, "what will I want in 10 years?" AWESOME!

While it's annoying to think I have to start dating again at 24 (I turn 24 on 12/12) and I thought I was done, I am surrounded by awesome co-workers who are reassuring. One hadn't even met her husband yet when she was 24 and a few aren't married. It's not the end of the world if I'm not married by 25. *deep breath*

If y'all have any questions, I'm happy to answer them. I'm not going to start crying when you ask about Ryan and I (PROMISE) and so don't be shy if you're curious.

There's the story!

Until next time...

Yup, it's true!!

I'll post more about it later, but to answer the "NO WAY!" comments and questions... it's true!

From my phone...

I just unlocked blogging on my phone! Look forward to very up-to-date posts and thoughts on my life!

Until next time...

(from my phone)

Black Friday was a SUCCESS!!

I can officially say I was a Black Friday shopping warrior! Not nearly as crazy as those people who camped out in front of Best Buy for hours and hours, but I did start at midnight and crawl into bed around 6am and then shop some more that afternoon. I'm weirdly proud of myself.

Where the Seybert women went and when: 

12-Midnight: Pismo Outlets
1:45 am: McDonalds for a pick me up
2:45 am: Kohl's (store opened at 3am and we were there!)
4:14 am: Old Navy
5 am: Bed Bath and Beyond
6-10 am: Sleeping at home
2-5 pm: Downtown SLO

Since we didn't get left overs (my mom's favorite) since we ate Thanksgiving at my uncle's, my dad cooked while we were gone and we came home to Thanksgiving number two! Delish!

Saturday was Small Business Saturday and so my mom and I went to a few places today, but not nearly as successful as Friday. Not even close.

All in all the Seybert women contributed to the economy and had a blast doing it. I'm still tired and haven't caught my body up to the fact it's still only Saturday and we didn't skip a day even though I shopped all night long. Weird feeling.

Until next time...

Black Friday Game Plan

Every year my mom and I get up and join the crowds of crazed shoppers on Black Friday. However, every year our start time seems to be later and later the older we get. Not this year!

The Pismo Outlets open at midnight tonight and then Bed Bath and Beyond at 5am and then World Market at 7am. My  mom wants to go to Kohl's which opens at 3am, but we'll see if we do that. I'm not a huge Kohl's fan, but we'll see. 

This year is going to be interesting to see how long we last. I bet the adrenaline will kick in and we'll be good to go, but you never know! All I need is a huge diet coke or coffee and I'll be set. Oh and crazy shoppers be warned, if you elbow me even once, you'll get it even worse back. You've been warned. 

Here's to great deals and all night shopping! 

Until next time...

Remember how I said I loved my job?

When I was ending my college career, my very wise dad gave me some great advice.

"There are three things to juxtapose when considering a job. Location, Money and Job Satisfaction. You can love your job, make great money and hate where you live. Or you can love where you live, make great money but hate your job." 

You get the picture. I judge a lot of things based on this principle but recently I've wondered about where the fourth factor of bullshit comes into play. How much is "too much" or when do you just wipe it off and keep trudging?

The past two days have been a form of an all-you-can-eat Vegas buffet but rather than yummy food and drinks, it's been utter bullshit mainly from my job and those crybabies who work around me.

You may be wondering what I'm talking about or why my blog has been locked down. Welcome to my hell of a workplace when it comes to having a personal life. It's a myth that you have a "personal life" at the ol' Naz and that's starting to come to a head.

I love my job, I love the people I work with (for the most part) but I can't stand how people take it on themselves to point out to their bosses who then tell my boss about things they don't like about me and my personal life. Keyword... PERSONAL.

Case one: Anyone who knows me knows I'm very passionate about PLNU and I wouldn't do anything to hurt to negatively impact this place. It would kill me to think something I did made someone not want to come here. Anyone who knows me also knows I'm not the biggest college sports fan. Oh and you know I have a sense of humor too. (Obvi)

Now to the real point of case one... one of the assistance coaches of the basketball team told his boss about one of my tweets on my PERSONAL account. The tweet said,

"I love how PLNU played some no name school (not a Naz Uni) in hopes to win Homecoming, but instead kept up the tradition and lost anyways."

Now if you know PLNU men's basketball, they're not very good, most would say "awful" but hey I didn't go that far. And if you know anything about Nazarene Universities, there are eight in the country and we're all "sister schools". We usually (while I've been a student) played another Naz school for Homecoming (and lost). So the fact we played some school from South Dakota and STILL lost. I find that funny. Sue me.  Well it got back to the head coach who happens to be the athletic director (my luck right?) who then tells my boss he's "disappointed" that the "face of PLNU" would tweet such things and that a recruit saw it. Hold up... a recruit saw it because YOUR assistance coach took it on himself to try and make me feel bad (he didn't ps) and so that's HIS bad... not mine. Just so we're clear. 


Granted I probably shouldn't have tweeted that, but hell it was funny and I did and so put your big girl panties on and get over it!

That all happened last night ps.

Case two: This morning my boss comes in and tells me one student googled my name, found my blog and was offended by it. They then turned around and emailed Eric (my boss) about it and said something along the lines of "I can't believe you'd let this type of stuff happen."

Well, first you know it's some crazy mom who is EXACTLY the type of person I make fun of on here so you know that's why she's offended. Her kid probably couldn't get accepted, or they missed the deadline or what have you, but you know she's all offended because it's like I'm talking directly to her. So again, my job takes away another level of my personal life. Awesome. 

So there are my explanations of why this blog is no longer open to everyone. If you know people who read this but can't see it now, please have them email me and I will add them to the "allow" list.

During fall travel I could see why people don't stay in this job long, but now I'm really starting to see it. It's unfortunate how my dream job has really reared it ugly head in the last few months. *sigh*

Until next time...

I'm changing permissions on this blog....

Due to circumstances, I'm locking down my social media outlets and will only be allowing certain people to read this starting next week. if you'd like to be on the list to read this blog in the future, please email me your email address you use to sign into Google/Blogger. Email me here

Until next time...

Tales of a deadline day

So today is our Early Action deadline for fall 2011 admission. It couldn't be more stereotypical of a deadline atmosphere with all phone calls and emails I've had to experience today. Here's my letter to those I talk/type to today... (If only I could actually say it to them...)

Dear student (and parents) who are frantic about the deadline being today -

Is it really that big of a shock to you that today is November 15th? Please stop calling/emailing me pissed it's the deadline and YOU didn't get things done on time. I am pretty sure November 15th came in the order it was supposed to and didn't creep up on us like BOO! HERE I AM!

All over the website we say we need extra materials beyond the application itself. Is it that big of a shock that a college needs your high school transcripts along with your application? Isn't it a no brainer that if you took the SAT or ACT, we'd want your scores with your application?

Sorry for assuming anything from you since you've told me numerous times y

ou're overworked and this is just oh so much for you to handle. My bad. Won't happen

again.

Thanks to all, from your exhausted Admissions Counselor,

Noelle

If only I could. Nonetheless I love my job and off I go to keep typing emails, returning voicemails and conducting last minute interviews.

HAPPY DEADLINE DAY!!

Until next time...