the beginning...: My Crippled Body, Heart, and Brain

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

My Crippled Body, Heart, and Brain

Maria N. Thomas:

Josh and I have been so busy. It is so exhausting. Our schedule for a few days:

Yesterday (Tuesday): Went to work all day. Came home and packed. Left for Cumberland. Spent the evening at my mom's.

Today (Wednesday): Drove to Hagerstown, MD. Had interviews for jobs that are not even posted. Drove back to Cumberland. Visited my (too young) grandfather who has lung cancer. Drive back to Morgantown. Had a meeting with my Home Group from church. Came home. Got a scary phone call about my family. Booked a hotel for tomorrow.

Tomorrow (Thursday): Go to school and work all day. Then drive to Salisbury, MD after school. 6-hour trip. We will get there a little after 10pm. Stay in a gross, cheap hotel.

Friday: We both have interviews early in the morning. Then we will drive the 6 hours back to Morgantown.

Saturday: Wake up and drive to Fairmont to babysit a 6-month-old and 20-month-old all day. Drive home that night.

Sunday: Sunday school teaching in the morning. Then go to church. Then drive to Pittsburgh to watch the PSO. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS CONCERT SINCE I WAS BORN. **More about this below... Drive home from Pittsburgh Sunday night.

Monday: Go to work. I have a phone interview Monday morning during my plan time for another job. Then teach all day.

Tuesday: Election Day. No School. PTFO. (Pass the eff out)

**Note about the PSO concert: When I was a junior in college I took what was probably the most demanding class of my life. But here's the thing: after being in the class for about 10 weeks, I stopped caring. So during my lecture time 3 days per week, I would sit at my desk and make lists. I decided to make a Bucket List. Nothing too ridiculous... I didn't want to climb the tallest mountain or jump out of an airplane or anything. My list, after careful reflection over a period of a few weeks, only totaled about 25 things. Two of these things were: See the Sibelius Violin Concerto performed live. See Shostakovich Five performed live. A stipulation: These will only count if they are performed by reputable orchestras with great conductors and horn sections. This weekend, the Pittsburgh Symphony is playing a concert. Here is the program: