Well...June is almost done and lots has happened. Here's a brief update.
1. I have a beautiful 4 bedroom house that is mine
2. The house is painted all sorts of colors
3. I got new carpet too
4. I'm still undecided about the cat
5. I love my haricut
6. My parents are still coming out
7. I get to move on Sunday
8. I get to see my uncle shoot off fireworks for the 4th of July!
9. We found a good home for the hamsters.
10. I'm posting pictures of the house today!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
I know that summer vacation is boring
I realize that I have agreed to be a teacher for the rest of my life and one of the things that goes with that territory is summer vacation.
I think that I loved summer vacation as a kid. I remember laying on my trampoline reading books, eating frozen apple juice, laying on my bed watching the curtains blow in the wind...I even remember the rule that my Dad tried to enforce that we were not allowed to go outside after dinner. I am pleased to say that we frequently ignored that rule. Summer was a time spent camping, roasting marshmallows and squishing fire flies on my fingernails. It was bliss...
Summer now is full of boredom. I realize that I am an adult and that I do have the ability to entertain myself all summer long but...it was a lot easier when all of my friends had summers off too. Now, I say good-bye to Lisa in the morning and I read or play on the internet all day until she comes home. Jay and Derek work as do all of my other grown up friends. It's rough being by myself all the time. I still read but I think it's the waiting that is the most irritating.
You see, my friends (or those of you who actually read my blog), I had my summer planned out to perfection...for the purpose of avoiding this time of waiting and boredom. Here was my ideal plan.
School got out on May 22. May 23 I was to leave for Disney and San Diego and come back four or five days later. Then, on June 9th, I was to fly to PA to hang with my sister until July 3rd. Sometime after July 10th my Mom would come and visit and we would go to New Mexico to see her family. She would leave and I would report back to work on July 28th. That would leave me some free time but there would not be a lot of days where I would be bored.
Then I got a phone call...from Tony (my realtor). He told me that I got the house that I had bid on and that we would close on the house on June 18th...RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TRIP TO PA!!!!!!!!!!!
Which means that all of my plans have changed and I am stuck waiting until I close on my house.
I went to Disney as planned and had a blast, came home and changed my plane ticket. Now I fly to PA on June 30th and the rest of the summer stays the same except I now have 2 consecutive weeks of nothing to do. AND I"M BORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But on the up-side...
1. I have a beautiful 4 bedroom house that will soon be mine
2. I get to paint this house whatever colors I want
3. I get to move out of my apt
4. When I move, I might be taking a cat with me
5. I get a free haircut today
6. I still get to see my mom this summer
7. My dad is coming out this summer too!
8. I get to see my uncle shoot off fireworks for the 4th of July!
9. We might have found a good home for our hamsters
10. I get a much better drive to work next year!
I think that I loved summer vacation as a kid. I remember laying on my trampoline reading books, eating frozen apple juice, laying on my bed watching the curtains blow in the wind...I even remember the rule that my Dad tried to enforce that we were not allowed to go outside after dinner. I am pleased to say that we frequently ignored that rule. Summer was a time spent camping, roasting marshmallows and squishing fire flies on my fingernails. It was bliss...
Summer now is full of boredom. I realize that I am an adult and that I do have the ability to entertain myself all summer long but...it was a lot easier when all of my friends had summers off too. Now, I say good-bye to Lisa in the morning and I read or play on the internet all day until she comes home. Jay and Derek work as do all of my other grown up friends. It's rough being by myself all the time. I still read but I think it's the waiting that is the most irritating.
You see, my friends (or those of you who actually read my blog), I had my summer planned out to perfection...for the purpose of avoiding this time of waiting and boredom. Here was my ideal plan.
School got out on May 22. May 23 I was to leave for Disney and San Diego and come back four or five days later. Then, on June 9th, I was to fly to PA to hang with my sister until July 3rd. Sometime after July 10th my Mom would come and visit and we would go to New Mexico to see her family. She would leave and I would report back to work on July 28th. That would leave me some free time but there would not be a lot of days where I would be bored.
Then I got a phone call...from Tony (my realtor). He told me that I got the house that I had bid on and that we would close on the house on June 18th...RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TRIP TO PA!!!!!!!!!!!
Which means that all of my plans have changed and I am stuck waiting until I close on my house.
I went to Disney as planned and had a blast, came home and changed my plane ticket. Now I fly to PA on June 30th and the rest of the summer stays the same except I now have 2 consecutive weeks of nothing to do. AND I"M BORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But on the up-side...
1. I have a beautiful 4 bedroom house that will soon be mine
2. I get to paint this house whatever colors I want
3. I get to move out of my apt
4. When I move, I might be taking a cat with me
5. I get a free haircut today
6. I still get to see my mom this summer
7. My dad is coming out this summer too!
8. I get to see my uncle shoot off fireworks for the 4th of July!
9. We might have found a good home for our hamsters
10. I get a much better drive to work next year!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
I know, I know....
I'm thankful for...
1. My mom and the ability that she has to make me feel ridiculous when i rant and rave about things
2. My glasses...who knew glasses could stop the "burning eyes"?
3. Brendan and the thousands of ways he makes me giggle every time I talk to him
4. Books...I wouldn't survive without the printed word that allows me to escape people!
5. Gillis who always has a story to trump mine any day of the week
6. Wikipedia without which I still wouldn't know what the Parvo Virus was
7. dreams...everyone needs a dream and some of mine are awesome!
1. My mom and the ability that she has to make me feel ridiculous when i rant and rave about things
2. My glasses...who knew glasses could stop the "burning eyes"?
3. Brendan and the thousands of ways he makes me giggle every time I talk to him
4. Books...I wouldn't survive without the printed word that allows me to escape people!
5. Gillis who always has a story to trump mine any day of the week
6. Wikipedia without which I still wouldn't know what the Parvo Virus was
7. dreams...everyone needs a dream and some of mine are awesome!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
I know that I need to post more...
I know that I've pretty much fallen off of the face of the Earth. I regularly check the blogs of my friends to see if they've posted something new but I don't really think about posting something new on my own blog. One of my favorite blogs to check happens to belong to one of my old college friends. She posts all the time and one of my favorite posts that she does is Thankful Thursdays. Every Thursday she posts several things she is thankful for. In honor of my love of her posts, I'm going to do the same. So here it goes...
I am thankful for
-My job. I have the most irritating, exasperating, wonderful job on the face of the Earth.
-My BFF. She drives me nuts but I wouldn't trade her in for anything in the world.
-Jay. He's my favorite 2 year old computer geek
-My cell phone. Without that phone I wouldn't be able to call my family every single day of my life.
-Charlie. Even though he is 11 years old, he still gets me where I need to go.
-Facebook. Need I say more?
Wish me luck with my future posting habits!
I am thankful for
-My job. I have the most irritating, exasperating, wonderful job on the face of the Earth.
-My BFF. She drives me nuts but I wouldn't trade her in for anything in the world.
-Jay. He's my favorite 2 year old computer geek
-My cell phone. Without that phone I wouldn't be able to call my family every single day of my life.
-Charlie. Even though he is 11 years old, he still gets me where I need to go.
-Facebook. Need I say more?
Wish me luck with my future posting habits!
Monday, January 26, 2009
I know that my students drive me nuts sometimes
There are moments in a teachers life when they should just walk away. Those moments when they just need to look at the person they are talking to and smile, nod and think happy thoughts.
I had one of those moments today.
One of my 8th graders came into my room after school and proceeded to tell me about all of the relationships going on in the middle school. In my head I keep thinking, "I don't care" but I keep finding myself saying..."that's a dumb relationship". Why do I listen? Anyone? The million dollar answer is...i don't know...
I had one of those moments today.
One of my 8th graders came into my room after school and proceeded to tell me about all of the relationships going on in the middle school. In my head I keep thinking, "I don't care" but I keep finding myself saying..."that's a dumb relationship". Why do I listen? Anyone? The million dollar answer is...i don't know...
Thursday, December 25, 2008
I know I don't know how to tag even when I've been tagged by others...
8 Shows I watch:
Heroes
30 Rock
M*A*S*H
Biography
Biggest Loser
House
Food Network
Discovery
8 things I did yesterday:
Went to the mall
Wrapped presents
Bickered with my dad
Talked to Lisa
Finally ate Christmas Eve Dinner with the grown-ups
Watched the Dark Knight
Got crushed by an overly enthusiastic puppy
Watched Martha Stewart with my mom at 12 AM
8 places I like to eat:
RA
Olive Garden
Outback
Black Angus
IHOP
Macaroni Grill
Cracker Barrel
My mom's house
8 things I am looking forward to:
My shower in AZ
Seeing my friends from high school
Sleep
Being with my family
New dress pants for work
Reading (like always)
My big, comfy bed-no more air mattresses for me!
Going back to work
8 things on my wish list:
(these are in no particular order)
A puppy I can name Atticus
A trip to Ireland
A house closer to work
A husband
No more lesson plans
A trip to Australia
Money to go on my trips
A bigger kitchen
8 people I tag:
Lisa
Jay
Jennie Dean
Drina
Tanya
Nichol
Amber S
Auds S
Heroes
30 Rock
M*A*S*H
Biography
Biggest Loser
House
Food Network
Discovery
8 things I did yesterday:
Went to the mall
Wrapped presents
Bickered with my dad
Talked to Lisa
Finally ate Christmas Eve Dinner with the grown-ups
Watched the Dark Knight
Got crushed by an overly enthusiastic puppy
Watched Martha Stewart with my mom at 12 AM
8 places I like to eat:
RA
Olive Garden
Outback
Black Angus
IHOP
Macaroni Grill
Cracker Barrel
My mom's house
8 things I am looking forward to:
My shower in AZ
Seeing my friends from high school
Sleep
Being with my family
New dress pants for work
Reading (like always)
My big, comfy bed-no more air mattresses for me!
Going back to work
8 things on my wish list:
(these are in no particular order)
A puppy I can name Atticus
A trip to Ireland
A house closer to work
A husband
No more lesson plans
A trip to Australia
Money to go on my trips
A bigger kitchen
8 people I tag:
Lisa
Jay
Jennie Dean
Drina
Tanya
Nichol
Amber S
Auds S
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