Sara's 2008 filled with adventure and more...

Welcome again on this year’s ‘Sara’s top 2008’…
I will tell everything about last year.. and I’ll be using the same chapters like last year, so everything still has it’s place. But for this year I created a couple more!

Generally
2008 was a year filled with adventure and lost of unusual things. I had my great things and my bad.. But I guess most things were quite good. I have to think about my Erasmus experience! As I post this review today it will be one year pricesly when I left for Ireland…
I graduated from the Katho (finally) and I did this on my own!! Yay me.. I have been working a couple of times already sow I’m quite happy! I am now currently working at my old practiceschool from a couple of years ago. I’m replacing Mrs Cathy who is at home from an operation. From October on I got some very good jobs (the best one to be in Machelen for 6 weeks!) But for now, I’m stuck at home because I got sooo ill I’m nearly dying.. (nono :P that’s not true.. I have no clue how I got it, but the doctor says it’s a spastic bronchitis and I have to stay home for the rest of the week.. I already miss my children!! How must Mrs Cathy feel about her 6 weeks stay at home!! Oh dear… Ah well.. I’m already saying stuff that happened in 2009.. so I have to quit and tell everything on my next-years post :)
What more to say about 2008? I’m already together with my sweetheart for 1 year (since July) and 6 months (since December) Yay! But more of this in the following lines ;)
Have fun reading about my year..

About love…
As mentioned up above I’m still together with my lovely and gorgeous man of my life.. Michael! I still love him and I’m looking forward to the year we are moving in together!! In our surroundings many couples died out unfortunately.. How sad this is..

==> About Michael..
Nothing much not to attack his personal life ;)
Just wanted to say he and his family had to move from there home only a couple of meters from me.. to another home closer to the station. They had to cos the boss wanted his daughter to move in that house.. I found the new house... Completely renovated.. but in the end it’s not really the perfect home.. I spend the last night at Mic’s old home and the first night in Mic’s new home..
And he became a Godfather of Kobe.. the child of his bigger brother. That happened on the (6th of February) I think.

About school…
Well, I finally got to be a kindergartenteacher!! Yes!! I graduated on the 30th of June and we had a nice party going on in Katho Kortrijk.. It was a nice reception,.. mic was there too.. Unfortunatly I didn’t stayed that long.. And I only said byes to Wouter and Eline.. Sad huh..

We had our big practice (about a month) in Oeselgem, I was there with 4 other students: Céline, Elke, Eline V. and (thankfully) Eline too.. We had our best of time there, it was only afterwards the troubles started. It was something about a mathsassignment and some people really pissed me off.. and quite frankly I’m more of the follower so it was the first time I stood up for myself… Well.. Thank God I’m not seeing them again.
The children and the Mrs from that school were very nice! I liked it very much… Although I sometimes had the feeling there was something wrong, but couldn’t put my finger on it..
Ah well.. I’m glad I survived it.. There were 2 people who didn’t make it from the whole bunch, but are now doing there practice to be graduated in February 2009. Sometimes the Katho reaaaally sucks.. But in the end I really got some nice memories of that place.. A few months ago I went to school again with Eline to be at the international evening from the Erasmusstudents from 2009.. Ahh.. memories…

==> About school and the Erasmus experience!!
The best thing that the school has given me,.. was the free passage to Ireland!! I had a clear on since I got my rapportcard in 2007.
So I left for Ireland (actually Northern Ireland) on the 20th of January 2008.. We had a pretty nice meeting with our roomies and our house…
The time I got there was really (as I sum up) nice, beautifull, great, sometimes lonely, great for myself and independence, worrying, and so on.. I had loads of emotion about this Erasmus trip. As I’m not that good with people I think sometimes I was quite stupid about things.. I was devastated Michael didn’t wanted to come over.. Didn't had the time unfortunatly. I didn’t make lifelong friends, as it wasn’t my intention.. I wanted to work for school and as my punctional me I did this as well. When my computer died out on me, I was at school every day except Sunday cos the school was closed.. We didn’t had any internet connection whatsoever,.. so I was depressed even more. And sometimes I needed Wouter’s computer as well.. so that was difficult too.. AAAAAAArg…
The house we lived in was quite depressing, not much heating, mould in the shower and so on.. But it was home and I loved it there.
The school over there (St Mary’s College University) was just great.. they helped us everywhere they could. Our practice school (St Clares Nursery Unit) was so nice too! I still miss it over there ... I loved the children and so on.. They were really nice people!
The most, most, most thing I did regret was I didn’t spend more time in Ireland.. I was so sad I didn’t go to Donegal that time. Other Erasmusstudents did go on travels with loaned cars.. but chose not to take us.. as Wouter didn’t wanted to do that.. I did some exploration on my own and went to couple of places like Newcastle (this one I did go with Erasmusstudents) and I went to Downpatrick and to Bangor.. Not much ay.. But unfortunately I didn’t had the money to go places.. My mother still is struggling from this adventure.. DAMN.
I couldn’t go To Donegal, and I have tried by sending mails, but nobody was really interested. In that sight, I was sad the school didn’t organise more trips. But they did organise trips though! We had the international week, trip to Bushmills and the Giants Causeway..

About music…
Not much I’m afraid.. the time in Belfast gave me time to explore folkmusic as there were numerous live acts of folkbands in Irish bars.. And twice I heard Moya’s music in Robinsons bar and in Downpatrick, the ‘buying zone’.. cool..
Mic and me chose a song that mostly reflects me. It’s the one from Savage Garden: To the moon.. The rest of the lyrics are a bit sad.. but the music and melody we like both :D
And I wanted the more cheesy song: ‘Truly madly deeply’.. :P
But in November the longawaited cd by Enya came out! ‘And Winter Came’.. It’s a lovely cd with a couple of good songs.. The songs I like are: ‘One time by the moonlight’ and ‘My!My!Time Flies!.. Nothing we have heard before.. But the cd is very good!

About sports…
I soo not want to talk about this.. It’s been bad. That’s all I’m going to say… :S I did’t do a thing.. Unless you count my holiday in Westerlo. We cycled the whole way from Antwerp. So far and so hard too.. But nice.
I went to the gym only once in Belfast and couldn’t find the pool at the main College… d’oh.. Although I lost a couple of kilo’s when I got back from Ireland.. Not eating huh.. saving up and stuff..
I would like to do some sports.. I can’t move myself to the nearest dance club.. I don’t know why but I’m postponing it so many times! :S..

About work.
I didn’t had any work on the 1st of September, the day started.. I just stayed home.. doing not much or spending time with Mic..
It lasted till October when a school from Zwijnaarde called me and asked for a couple of days.. I was soooooo excited!! And I could take a ride with Mic’s Dad too.
From then on I came back a couple of times to Zwijnaarde, I went to Eke (schooltje Landuit), to Zevergem (6e leerjaar!), and Machelen (3e leerjaar).. I had a great experience in each and one of them.. I hope they call me back every single one of them.. And now I’m in a 6 weeks period in Machelen in the second class..
I had so much to do in the holidays I worked a bit in the GB.. not much.. After a short time I didn’t liked it anymore and I didn’t liked the personnel who worked there.. I hated it! I would cry if I had to work with the same person again.. Awfull.. Thank God the GB is over.. I went 2 weeks to the Snipper again. The offered me a job.. cos they wanted to help me soo much.. I’m still grateful they did, but in the end I declined and wanted to wait till something good came up..

About forums and Movies..
Nothing and nothing from both of them… Some forums I still visit.. but not that much are Unity (Enya’s place) and MB forums.. (Moya Brennan).. But I’m just looking mostly and not posting..
Not much movies in 2008.. We had a couple of movies to watch.. thanks to my brother!

Family..
Everything oke again.. All goes well with Yasmin and Ilyes and we got 2 new additions to the Schmit Family!! Simon (18 oct) from Jo and Natalie (who got married last year) and Jenne (4 Feb) from Natasha and Steven (Natalie’s sister..)
We got a lot of communions and parties..
Aunt Gretel married this year with Pascalle! It was a very nice ceremonie and great party! They left to South America with their motorcycle in September and are returning to Belgium somewhere in March.. Wow! What a long honeymoon :P
We also had the Christmasparty again a few weeks ago where even Mic’s Dad turned up! :D Cool huh?? Do I have any persuasion?? :P

About friends…
A couple of Erasmusstudents I’ve met this year, but not the whole bunch of them..
My other friends.. I try to see them some times.. but it doesn’t go everytime..

3 new chapters…
About holidays..
I went to Ireland.. with my Michael!! I was sooo happy to be back and we had a superfantastic great 10 days in Ireland.. And we went to Donegal! Yes.. Seeing so much things and doing so much things.. this holiday will be with me forever..
We went on a cycling holiday with Valentijn and Stefanie.. we cycled the whole way from Antwerp to Westerlo.. And it was a long ride! We did a couple of nice things, but it was too short..
About my drivers license!
Yup.. In October I went for my drivers exam.. the theoretical part.. I was again passed with flying collars!! With 39/40! Good huh? Now Mic’s Dad actually volunteered to drive with me.. Isn’t that great!?? I have been driving since November and I’m doing very good according to my guide.. Even better then Pieter and Michael together! That’s because I’m a woman offcourse :D

What are the peaks of this year?
- Going to Ireland with Mic and a rented car. (August)
o Going to Leo’s Tavern and eating there!
o My organisation of the whole 10 days in Ireland..
- Going to Westerlo with Mic, Valentijn and Stefanie. (August)
- My graduation as Kindergartenteacher
- Going to Belfast.. (a high one!)
- Getting a couple of very good parties.. (including a surpriseparty from my friends Natalie, Emmelien, Petra and Niki)
- I stopped nailbiting.. but started again. DAMN!!!
- Being together with my man for already 1 year and 7 months J
- My first job in Zwijnaarde!
- Getting my paycheck in January 2009 (from October to December).. Sorry had to include!
- Getting my drivers license that I completed my exams. (theoretical)

My expectations of 2008.. Did they come true?
I sure wants Mic by me.. for a long time! :D.. Jup.. still is :D and forever :D

I hope Mic has a great year 2008 in tow.. I wish him all his dreams comes true! Together with me *please* Well.. Not everything went well this year.. but I still wish him the very best for 2009!!

I think Mic's Godchild (he will be Godfather of his eldest brother's firstborn) will be a girl... (Due for February)I was wrong!! It was a boy..

I hope that everything will turn out okay for Natasha's Son!! (Also due for February)Everything did turned okay.. the doctors removed one of his kidneys and is now much better!

I hope I enjoy myself in Ireland..This came true.. but I had a couple pf mixes feelings about this..

I want to pass my last year at Katho.. and graduate as a kindergartenteacher!Jup this sooo happened!! Yay mee!!

I hope to pass my End work.. and can look back with a few happy memories of KATHO!This came true too.. But I was really a bit anxious about it..

I hope I can decide if I want to study further for Logopedics at ArteveldeGent.. but I have to put some priorities before that!Well.. that didn’t take long, my mother didn’t gave me the chance anymore

I hope my mother will win the Lottery again :p (but now something like the range with numbers with a few more zero's.. 10000000? maybe :P Nope.. offcourse not.. But Mic and I did bet on the Lott on New years eve.. Hoping on some kind of Miracle!

I hope my Brother will pas his almost final year and have a great 18th year birthday..Well.. he did pass it and is now finishing his last year.. next year going to the HOWEST in Kortrijk..

I hope I'll pass all my exams in January.. that is, when I will learn them a bit better..Yup! I passed everyone with flying colars!! :D

I hope/wish/want.. Mic will come to visit me in Ireland.. and my mother too..Well,.. he didn’t do that.. mostly because he didn’t had the time.. My mother didn’t had the money.

I hope to loose some weight as well..This happened in Ireland.. but ‘dehappend’ once back in Belgium.

I hope to persevere and stop biting my nails for ever!!! (but I'm on a fast track to succes :D)Shite.. not good.. I can do it if I want too.. but my determiniation is soo weak for this..

My expectations for 2009:
- Hoping to work till the 30th of June.. long periodes..
- Hoping to work from the 1st of September 2009..
- Finding a school that wants me to stay for ever.. Not a chance I guess :p
- Going on a holiday in the summer. (Ireland!)
- Getting my drivers licence somewhere in the summerholidays..
- Stopping the nailbitting for the millionth time..
- More sporting!! I want to dance again!!
- Saving up much much money for me and Mic..
- Living together with Mic :D
- Hoping my mum will win the lottery
- Hoping my brother will pass his last year at Highschool..
- Taking on a signing course.. (I was just a bit too late!!) damn.
- Don’t get any sicker than now.. or for my family and my Mic and his family…
- That’s it for now.. But I’m pretty sure I have more expectations :P

Sow! This was my Sara's 2008.. Hope you enjoyed it and found it interesting! I sure had a great year.. hope there's many of these to follow..See you next time!!

Lots of love..
Peace..
xxSara

PS: See my former Sara's 2007 at: http://sarakorbi.blogspot.com/2008/01/saras-2007-filled-with-love-and-more.html