Two little words that make every teacher's day when brought up in October: Fall. Break.
Fall break = Three days of absolute bliss, where there is no school, no students, no alarm going off at 6 a.m., no papers to grade (well, that's not entirely true...), nada. Three days where I can sit back, relax, and do things for me.
Too bad my to-do list is about a mile long. *sigh* Clean the house, do laundry, put away laundry, school things (I know, right? It's fall break. I must be crazy for thinking about school.), packing, brainstorming for my Halloween, costume, the list goes on. My cleaning list alone is prety long. The house has been neglected pretty badly recently, due to crazy busy-ness at school. Maybe I'll finally get around to hanging things up in my bedroom, also. I mean, I've only lived in this house for two months now. It's about time. I probably should've have started working on this list when I got up, but I just can't bring myself to get up out of my recliner and get to work. I haven't even put my contacts in yet. My motivation is really lacking today. I just want to relax on my break. I'll get around. Eventually.
I've also decided that I'm going to start my knitting again. I decided a while ago that I was going to knit scarves for my other team teachers for Christmas, and I figure if I have any chance at getting them finished, I should probably start now. So, I'm going to dig out my knitting needles and get to work. I'm sure you're thinking, "But what about your quilt?" Well, it's still there. Sitting in my sewing tub. And I'll get back to it eventually. But I'm not on a deadline for that, and I need to get these scarves done for Christmas. But one of these days, I promise I will get back to the sewing machine.
Back to fall break. The roommate and I are finally returning to Stillwater! This weekend is OSU's Homecoming (the biggest Homecoming the nation!) and we are so excited. We haven't been back to Stillwater since this summer, so this trip is long overdue. We're heading out Thursday to spend a long weekend with our fellow OSU fans. We're hoping to come home with another W on the schedule, especially since it's Homecoming, and we're playing a higher ranked team. And we're currently undefeated. Let's keep that goose egg on the right where it belongs. I sure do love those Cowboys.
I'm also pulling for another W for the Yankees. They're behind in the series right now with the Rangers and it makes me really sad. They need to get on that, put the Rangers away, and make an appearance in the World Series again. And preferably win it, like last year. I have faith in them.
Well, my to-do list is sitting here, staring me in the face. I'm running out of time before I leave, so I guess I better get on that.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Whooooooa.
I feel like life has taken off without me, and I'm barely hanging on! As soon as I mark off one or two things from my list, I feel like I add about five more. The other day, after a particularly rough day at school, I came home and just sat in silence for like fifteen minutes. No tv, no dogs, no Facebook. Just. Silence. I sat in my chair and stared off into space, enjoying the peace. It was glorious.
I think I need a vacation. How far away is fall break? Oh yeah. Eleven days. Because I'm counting down.
This is my life for the next 11 days: School (of course), grades = report cards = parent/teacher conferences, cleaning my room because I can't take it anymore, getting caught up on school projects (there's that darn to-do list again, will I ever get rid of it??), weekend trip to Lubbock (which means a long day on Friday, getting everything ready for school on Monday, because, let's be real, after spending my weekend in Lubbock, there's no way I'm gonna make it to the school on Sunday to get things ready), and most importantly, sleep. Does that leave any time for the enjoyable things in my life, like breaking out my sewing machine, because it's been forEVER? Nope. I feel like I've neglected my poor quilt. And it makes me sad.
On another note, this week is Homecoming. Monday was Crazy Hair Day and I rocked this sweet high, side ponytail. I'm talking full-on 80's awesome-ness here. But apparently, it wasn't crazy, according to my kids. Because, let's be real, I must wear my hair like this often, right? Oh dear. Tuesday was Twin Day, and the other 6th North teachers and I ROOOOOCKED it! We all dressed up as hippies, and it. was. epic. Once there is a picture on the website, I'll copy and post it on here. Wednesday was Pajama Day, thank goodness. And today was Favorite Team Day. I wore my OSU jersey and Pistol Pete earrings, of course. Even my panties were OSU, thanks to Victoria Secret's collegiate collection. But I didn't share that with anybody. Tomorrow is Tiger Day, duh.
**Side note: Lee DeWyze just came on my iTunes, and I must say... I love him. He can come sing to me every nite.**
This might be one of the most random blogs I've ever written. I like it.
Not entirely sure why I'm still up this late, but I should probably head to bed. 105 twelve year olds await me tomorrow. Oh boy.
I think I need a vacation. How far away is fall break? Oh yeah. Eleven days. Because I'm counting down.
This is my life for the next 11 days: School (of course), grades = report cards = parent/teacher conferences, cleaning my room because I can't take it anymore, getting caught up on school projects (there's that darn to-do list again, will I ever get rid of it??), weekend trip to Lubbock (which means a long day on Friday, getting everything ready for school on Monday, because, let's be real, after spending my weekend in Lubbock, there's no way I'm gonna make it to the school on Sunday to get things ready), and most importantly, sleep. Does that leave any time for the enjoyable things in my life, like breaking out my sewing machine, because it's been forEVER? Nope. I feel like I've neglected my poor quilt. And it makes me sad.
On another note, this week is Homecoming. Monday was Crazy Hair Day and I rocked this sweet high, side ponytail. I'm talking full-on 80's awesome-ness here. But apparently, it wasn't crazy, according to my kids. Because, let's be real, I must wear my hair like this often, right? Oh dear. Tuesday was Twin Day, and the other 6th North teachers and I ROOOOOCKED it! We all dressed up as hippies, and it. was. epic. Once there is a picture on the website, I'll copy and post it on here. Wednesday was Pajama Day, thank goodness. And today was Favorite Team Day. I wore my OSU jersey and Pistol Pete earrings, of course. Even my panties were OSU, thanks to Victoria Secret's collegiate collection. But I didn't share that with anybody. Tomorrow is Tiger Day, duh.
**Side note: Lee DeWyze just came on my iTunes, and I must say... I love him. He can come sing to me every nite.**
This might be one of the most random blogs I've ever written. I like it.
Not entirely sure why I'm still up this late, but I should probably head to bed. 105 twelve year olds await me tomorrow. Oh boy.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Ho. Ly. Smokes.
School has taken over my life! I spend 8+ hours a day actually at the school, five days a week. I spend time every nite grading or researching at my house. And I spend a few hours every Sunday at the school, getting caught up and getting ready for the week. That doesn't leave much time for anything besides winding down/destressing from the day and then sleeping. Needless to say, I have not sewn on my quilt since.... well, since before I moved.
Yes, I said moved. The roommie and I moved into a house! It's so cute! I'll get around to posting pictures one of these days. I can't express how much I love living in a house and not an apartment now! It's awesome.
So, this is short and sweet, because, surprise surprise, I have papers to grade. (This is what happens when you take home at least 100 papers a nite.) But, I will leave you with this....
In what little free time I did have this weekend, I went to Amarillo and bought me some FiveFingers. And I'm already in love. :)
Except mine are all black. And they are awesome.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
So, at the moment, school and getting ready to move is occupying most of my time. Let's start with school...
My kids are preeeeeetty darn cool. I have a lot of ornery boys, but it'll be ok. I usually like the ornery ones. In total, I will see approximately 105 kids a day. Yes, I said "a day." I've got the names of my homeroom kids down, but I'm still working on the other 80 kids' names. But I'm getting there. I started a 26-week writing project this week. Sounds crazy, I know, but it follows the letters of the alphabet. That's why it's so long. Anyways, I read a couple of the kids' A entries, and some of them are so good! I think we're gonna end up with some really good "alphabiographies." Life is good in sixth grade. I have fewer lessons to plan and more time to do it. I am really looking forward to it all.
As for moving.... we've been waiting to move for about a month now. The house we're moving into is being remodeled, and we've been waiting for it to be finished. We've spent a considerable amount of time doing some painting there. We have to be out of our apartment by Tuesday, which means everything moved out, apartment deep cleaned, and checked out with the landlord. Soooo, we're going to be packing and moving a lot this weekend. Which means a lot of my free time in the upcoming weeks will be spent unpacking and settling in, as well as keeping up with school and going to the Y. Which, I'm going to start doing every day, along with one of the fifth grade teachers from my school, starting in September.
It's going to be interesting!!
My kids are preeeeeetty darn cool. I have a lot of ornery boys, but it'll be ok. I usually like the ornery ones. In total, I will see approximately 105 kids a day. Yes, I said "a day." I've got the names of my homeroom kids down, but I'm still working on the other 80 kids' names. But I'm getting there. I started a 26-week writing project this week. Sounds crazy, I know, but it follows the letters of the alphabet. That's why it's so long. Anyways, I read a couple of the kids' A entries, and some of them are so good! I think we're gonna end up with some really good "alphabiographies." Life is good in sixth grade. I have fewer lessons to plan and more time to do it. I am really looking forward to it all.
As for moving.... we've been waiting to move for about a month now. The house we're moving into is being remodeled, and we've been waiting for it to be finished. We've spent a considerable amount of time doing some painting there. We have to be out of our apartment by Tuesday, which means everything moved out, apartment deep cleaned, and checked out with the landlord. Soooo, we're going to be packing and moving a lot this weekend. Which means a lot of my free time in the upcoming weeks will be spent unpacking and settling in, as well as keeping up with school and going to the Y. Which, I'm going to start doing every day, along with one of the fifth grade teachers from my school, starting in September.
It's going to be interesting!!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Soon and very soon
I have a working sewing machine again! Yay! Although, it is a different machine. I took my original machine (it belonged to my mom's mom) to be cleaned and fixed. I got it back, set it up, and was SO excited to finally get started on the sewing of my quilt. I got out a piece of scrap to do a little practice on first, since it's been several years since I've used a sewing machine. Turns out, this machine still won't sew. :( So, I called my mom, and asked if she would get me a brand new machine as an early Christmas present. And because she's amazing, she agreed. And even better, since she was going to be coming my way today, she asked my grandma (my dad's mom) if I could borrow her machine until I got mine. So, now, I have my other grandma's machine, which works, and I can get started on sewing my quilt! FINALLY! I will have pictures soon, once I've actually sewed some! YAY!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Sashing-Check!
All of my sashing pieces are cut and ironed! I considered starting to pin my rows together, but I figured that would best be done piece by piece, as I get them sewn together. With my luck, I'd stab myself several times if I tried to pin a whole row together before I sewed it together. So, again, I wait until I can get my machine back before I can do absolutely anything else. *sigh*
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Pause
So, it's a little slow-going on the quilt right now. The ol' sewing machine had to be taken to Amarilllo to be fixed and cleaned. But, as soon as I get down there again to pick it up, which should be next week, progress will be back on track. Until then, I guess I can be cutting my sashing pieces. Yeah... I should probably get started on that...
Friday, July 23, 2010
I have started my t-shirt quilt! Yay! And now I have pictures!
The deconstruction of my t-shirts...
My cut up t-shirts, ready to have the interfacing ironed on...
My t-shirt blocks, interfacing ironed on and cut to size...
Stitching the front emblem to the block...
Daphne wanted to help... :)
This is my progress so far! I went out today and bought material for my sashing, so I'll be working on cutting all of that out. I will have pictures up for that soon. Until then.... wish me luck. Haha.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
In the beginning...
...there was a pile of old t-shirts.
I have begun my first big sewing project--a t-shirt quilt. I have not done any sewing, literally at all, since I was in high school. I have done my research on this though, read blogs and websites and magazines. I'm going into this with the mindset that I CAN do it. I remember sewing basics, and what I don't know I can look up. Google has been my best friend the last few days.
I began the deconstruction of all my shirts tonite. I spent the afternoon deciding on measurements, drawing out a plan (because I am a very visual person, and had to draw out and totally plan out my quilt before I did ANYthing else), deciding what kind of fabric I wanted to use, etc. I've made so many lists and calculations and drawings today, I'm surprised my head hadn't exploded! This evening, I cut the sides I plan on using out of my t-shirts. I bought the interface and will break out the ironing board for that tomorrow. Wish me luck. :)
I have begun my first big sewing project--a t-shirt quilt. I have not done any sewing, literally at all, since I was in high school. I have done my research on this though, read blogs and websites and magazines. I'm going into this with the mindset that I CAN do it. I remember sewing basics, and what I don't know I can look up. Google has been my best friend the last few days.
I began the deconstruction of all my shirts tonite. I spent the afternoon deciding on measurements, drawing out a plan (because I am a very visual person, and had to draw out and totally plan out my quilt before I did ANYthing else), deciding what kind of fabric I wanted to use, etc. I've made so many lists and calculations and drawings today, I'm surprised my head hadn't exploded! This evening, I cut the sides I plan on using out of my t-shirts. I bought the interface and will break out the ironing board for that tomorrow. Wish me luck. :)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
I recently decided that I needed some new hobbies. My creative juices have been screaming to be let out, so this is what I've decided to try...
*knitting--I learned how to knit, just basic stuff, in high school. I would like to try my hand at it again and see what happens.
*sewing--Again, I did some sewing in high school, but nothing to difficult. I'd like to get better at it, so I'm going to be doing a lot of this. Amarillo's Hobby Lobby may be seeing me a lot, for fabric, because the selection at my Wal-Mart... not that impressive.
*quilting--I have been telling my mom for years that I want to have a t-shirt quilt made. And then I thought, why not just do it myself? I mean, it can't be that hard right? I might be eating those words later, but, let's hope not.
I'm pretty excited about these new ventures I'm going to take on. Let's add these to... school, working out, grading papers, and, well, sleeping, and we'll see how much I actually follow through. Haha. I have high aspirations. Especially I'll have room to keep the sewing machine up at all times in our new house. I've done a lot of... soul searching, I guess you could say, this summer. Made some decisions about how my life is going to be now. Hm. We'll see.
*knitting--I learned how to knit, just basic stuff, in high school. I would like to try my hand at it again and see what happens.
*sewing--Again, I did some sewing in high school, but nothing to difficult. I'd like to get better at it, so I'm going to be doing a lot of this. Amarillo's Hobby Lobby may be seeing me a lot, for fabric, because the selection at my Wal-Mart... not that impressive.
*quilting--I have been telling my mom for years that I want to have a t-shirt quilt made. And then I thought, why not just do it myself? I mean, it can't be that hard right? I might be eating those words later, but, let's hope not.
I'm pretty excited about these new ventures I'm going to take on. Let's add these to... school, working out, grading papers, and, well, sleeping, and we'll see how much I actually follow through. Haha. I have high aspirations. Especially I'll have room to keep the sewing machine up at all times in our new house. I've done a lot of... soul searching, I guess you could say, this summer. Made some decisions about how my life is going to be now. Hm. We'll see.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
So, I'm getting out of Guymon again and I absolutely can not wait! I'm leaving Saturday morning for 5 days at a camp on the OK/Arkansas border. This will be my third summer as a counselor there, and I can't express enough how much I love it. If I could turn this one week's experience into a paid, year-long job, I would be so stoked. I would love that job more than I love the one I already have! Aahh, New Life Ranch, how I love thee.
Too bad my to-do list between now and then is about a mile long. Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in a little pool time... or a lot. There's nothing like putting the earbuds in and laying out on a lounge chair in the warm sunshine to make my heart smile. I think I'm going stir crazy here anyways. I need to find something to do that does NOT involve covering my books from school. Because that's alllll I've been doing the last few days. I think I'll take a break for awhile and do something else productive. Like laying out. :) Or paying bills. :( Either way, I won't be doing school work. And that's all that matters.
Too bad my to-do list between now and then is about a mile long. Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in a little pool time... or a lot. There's nothing like putting the earbuds in and laying out on a lounge chair in the warm sunshine to make my heart smile. I think I'm going stir crazy here anyways. I need to find something to do that does NOT involve covering my books from school. Because that's alllll I've been doing the last few days. I think I'll take a break for awhile and do something else productive. Like laying out. :) Or paying bills. :( Either way, I won't be doing school work. And that's all that matters.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
High Expectations vs. Settling
Is it too much to ask to want a good guy?
Let me define good. I mean someone who isn't just trying to get in my pants, who will respect me, and who I can have an enjoyable time with. Apparently these qualities are hard to come by. I've been "in the dating scene" for... awhile now. So far, I have found a whole lot of Mr. Wrong's and not even a Mr. Almost. Maybe my standards are too high? I like to think that the man I'm looking for is achievable. Blame on the amazing male role models in my life, but I know there are good ones out there. I guess they just aren't where I am.
I never worry about this too much, but being in the middle of the wedding season (my refrigerator and Facebook page are covered with wedding invitations, engagement announcements, etc.) has got me thinking. I like to think I'm ready for marriage. I've got my college degree. I'm in a profession I love, but is not limited to certain locations. I'm independent. I'm 23. Those are all pretty good qualifications for being ready to get married, right? I'm through with silly hook-ups and "just having fun." I think I'm ready to find someone that I can spend forever with. I want to date men with marriage potential. I'm ready for Mr. Right to step in and save me from all the awkwardness of dating around. So, to get to my original point... Do I stick to my high expectations for what I desire in a future husband or do I settle for something not quite as perfect? I realize there won't be one "perfect" guy out there for me. Nobody is perfect. But I do have high expectations on non-negotiable qualities. I suppose I can slide a little on some of the "fluffy" qualities. By this, I mean, the qualities that don't affect who I am and what I believe, the important stuff.
Maybe I'm just getting restless where I am. I'd like to think that my future spouse is not here in the panhandle. But maybe he is? I sure haven't seen any inklings of him, if he is. I guess I'll put on my optimistic face a while longer and see how it works out for me.
Two posts in two days. Look at me go.
Let me define good. I mean someone who isn't just trying to get in my pants, who will respect me, and who I can have an enjoyable time with. Apparently these qualities are hard to come by. I've been "in the dating scene" for... awhile now. So far, I have found a whole lot of Mr. Wrong's and not even a Mr. Almost. Maybe my standards are too high? I like to think that the man I'm looking for is achievable. Blame on the amazing male role models in my life, but I know there are good ones out there. I guess they just aren't where I am.
I never worry about this too much, but being in the middle of the wedding season (my refrigerator and Facebook page are covered with wedding invitations, engagement announcements, etc.) has got me thinking. I like to think I'm ready for marriage. I've got my college degree. I'm in a profession I love, but is not limited to certain locations. I'm independent. I'm 23. Those are all pretty good qualifications for being ready to get married, right? I'm through with silly hook-ups and "just having fun." I think I'm ready to find someone that I can spend forever with. I want to date men with marriage potential. I'm ready for Mr. Right to step in and save me from all the awkwardness of dating around. So, to get to my original point... Do I stick to my high expectations for what I desire in a future husband or do I settle for something not quite as perfect? I realize there won't be one "perfect" guy out there for me. Nobody is perfect. But I do have high expectations on non-negotiable qualities. I suppose I can slide a little on some of the "fluffy" qualities. By this, I mean, the qualities that don't affect who I am and what I believe, the important stuff.
Maybe I'm just getting restless where I am. I'd like to think that my future spouse is not here in the panhandle. But maybe he is? I sure haven't seen any inklings of him, if he is. I guess I'll put on my optimistic face a while longer and see how it works out for me.
Two posts in two days. Look at me go.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Well, we all see how well the workout log worked for me, now didn't we? Haha. In reality, I did semi-ok with the working out. I just never blogged about it. I always have so much to think about and write about at the end of the day, I just never remember that I have an actual place to put it all. There needs to be a reminder email I can have sent to me that will keep me on top of this writing thing. Maybe I'll work on it now. It's summer, so I have a lot of free time. I finally started on my school to-do list today. I started tackling the biggest thing on the list, which is covering all of my paperback books with contact paper so they will keep in better condition longer. I worked on this for two or three hours today, and I'm a little proud of my progress. As for the rest of my free time this summer so far, once we got my brother's wedding out of the way, the roomie and I have been enjoying a lot of time poolside. I had forgotten how much I enjoy just being outside and soaking up the sun. It's nice. And, cancer risks aside, I'm enjoying the nice tan I have acquired.
Ah, my brother's wedding. It started with this fiancee's bachelorette party the weekend before the wedding. I was on my way to Dallas for the dinner party when I was rear-ended in OKC. Not a good start to my weekend, I must say. But thankfully, that was the only bad part to the weekend. I enjoyed spending time with my soon-to-be sister-in-law and her family and other friends. I also got to spend a little (and when I say little, I sadly do mean a very small amount) of QT with the brother. But I'll forgive it, because he was super busy with getting his new house ready to move in and other wedding priorities. I also got to enjoy several days at the parents' house. Although I did get quite bored with not much to do during the day, I enjoyed being around my parents for more than just a day or two and being back in my hometown for a short while. The wedding went fabulously and I am so glad to include my new sister-in-law in my family now.
So my plan for the rest of my summer includes finishing my school to-do list, getting caught up on my scrapbooking, more pool time, a couple camps, and well, just doing what I do.
Here's to hoping I can keep up with this better. Even though I say that every time. Haha.
Ah, my brother's wedding. It started with this fiancee's bachelorette party the weekend before the wedding. I was on my way to Dallas for the dinner party when I was rear-ended in OKC. Not a good start to my weekend, I must say. But thankfully, that was the only bad part to the weekend. I enjoyed spending time with my soon-to-be sister-in-law and her family and other friends. I also got to spend a little (and when I say little, I sadly do mean a very small amount) of QT with the brother. But I'll forgive it, because he was super busy with getting his new house ready to move in and other wedding priorities. I also got to enjoy several days at the parents' house. Although I did get quite bored with not much to do during the day, I enjoyed being around my parents for more than just a day or two and being back in my hometown for a short while. The wedding went fabulously and I am so glad to include my new sister-in-law in my family now.
So my plan for the rest of my summer includes finishing my school to-do list, getting caught up on my scrapbooking, more pool time, a couple camps, and well, just doing what I do.
Here's to hoping I can keep up with this better. Even though I say that every time. Haha.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Plan
All right, so, this is the new direction my blog is going to take. I've decided that I'm going to keep my work out log on here. Maybe this will keep me more accountable. Haha. We'll see. Now, don't get me wrong. I'll keep going with the normal updates on my life. But I'm also going to be updating you on how my fitness plan is going. Tonight, I'm going to create my fitness plan and post it on my bathroom wall next to the mirror so I see it every day. Then, I'll let you know how well I'm keeping up with it on here! Sound good? Good.
Well, with that out of the way, here's an update on my life. School has been going well. I had my last observation with my university supervisor (yay!) and he said he's definitely going to recommend me for my certificate (bigger YAY!). So, I'm finally done with all of that! I think, anyway. Haha. HOPEFULLY. :)
I did meet a boy a couple weeks ago. He's cute and very cowboy. And I like hanging out with him. I'm just not sure how much boyfriend-potential I see in him. To be quite honest, I'm not sure how much boyfriend-potential I see in anybody right now. Still healing the heart a little from the last one, I guess.
In other news, the weather has been B-E-A-UTIFUL here this week! It makes me want to sit outside allllllll afternoon long! Which is bad, because I usually have a lot of stuff to do. Haha. I'm pretty sure that I will cry if it gets cold again. Mother Nature, you can NOT tease me with this lovely weather, and then send snow again! It's not funny! So I'm hoping that spring is here and winter has finally left.
I don't really have much else to say. Better go cook me some (healthy) dinner and get my school stuff finished for tomorrow!
Well, with that out of the way, here's an update on my life. School has been going well. I had my last observation with my university supervisor (yay!) and he said he's definitely going to recommend me for my certificate (bigger YAY!). So, I'm finally done with all of that! I think, anyway. Haha. HOPEFULLY. :)
I did meet a boy a couple weeks ago. He's cute and very cowboy. And I like hanging out with him. I'm just not sure how much boyfriend-potential I see in him. To be quite honest, I'm not sure how much boyfriend-potential I see in anybody right now. Still healing the heart a little from the last one, I guess.
In other news, the weather has been B-E-A-UTIFUL here this week! It makes me want to sit outside allllllll afternoon long! Which is bad, because I usually have a lot of stuff to do. Haha. I'm pretty sure that I will cry if it gets cold again. Mother Nature, you can NOT tease me with this lovely weather, and then send snow again! It's not funny! So I'm hoping that spring is here and winter has finally left.
I don't really have much else to say. Better go cook me some (healthy) dinner and get my school stuff finished for tomorrow!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Life
Wow, how terrible am I at keeping up with this?! First of all, for the few of those (if any?) that read this, I'm terribly sorry for leaving you hanging for months.
Now, life in the last few months. Wow. In a word? Impossible. And when I say "impossible," I mean it can't be summed up in one word. Busy. Crazy. Good. Bad. Fantastic. Real. Those are a few words I would use to describe my life. Here's a quick rundown.
September: Gene' and I did order our season tickets, so almost every weekend was spent in Stillwater at football games. School went well. Just normal, day-to-day craziness with my kiddos.
October: Ahhh, fall break. Two words that every teacher loves to hear. Again, we got to spend an extra day or two in Stillwater because there happened to be a game on our fall break weekend. We also endured a two and a half hour wait for the 30 seconds it took to get our flu shots. But worth it, I suppose, if we don't get the flu.
November: Again, Thanksgiving break. Two more words I love to hear. It was a busy month in school. I spent a week teaching my kids about the first Thanksgiving, because so many of them had no idea what it was all about! I got to go home for most of the break, and my brother and his fiancee came up from Dallas. I came back to Guymon to enjoy (well... not so much...) Bedlam with Gene' and her family. Rough game, but I guess that's about what we can expect when playing OU.
December: After finding out OSU would be returning to the Cotton Bowl, my parents generously offered to take Gene' and I to the game. The kids were a little crazy at school, but that's to be expected so close to Christmas break. I survived my first solo classroom party. Holy cow. I was exhausted at the end of the day! Christmas break went really well. I enjoyed spending so much time with my family. I made out pretty well with the presents too. Haha. I returned to Guymon to spend a few days, including New Year's Eve, out here with Gene' and all our friends. Then, we go up at the crack of dawn on New Year's Day to drive to Fairview and join my parents for the trip to Dallas for the game. Thankfully, we got to sleep in the backseat the whole way from Fairview to Dallas. We got to spend some time with my brother and his fiancee that nite and then we made the trek to the new Cowboys Stadium the next morning for the game. Pre-gaming festivities? Great. The stadium? Unbelievable. The game? Ehhh, not so much. And again, the Rebel Yell grated on my nerves like nothing else. But, overall, the trip was a success.
January: Cold. Long. We did get MLK Day off, which was nice. I sure do enjoy four-day weeks. :) Not too much happened in January. It was a pretty boring month.
And, that brings me to February. We had two snow days this month, which I'll probably be regretting when we have to make them up during nice weather, but they sure were nice at the time. I also met a boy. Dated him. And had my heart a little beat up by him. But I'm surviving, trying not to be bitter and upset and all that. He's apparently not meant to be in my life, and as hard as that was to accept at first, I'm getting there. February is almost over, and that means March will be here. March equals = spring break, warmer weather, the start of college baseball, and that much closer to MLB Opening Day. :)
I can't tell you how ready I am for spring. I'm so over cold and snow and all this winter. I'm ready for shorts and flip flops, sno cones, driving with my windows down.
Alright, so, that's a pretty hefty update on my life. I'm determined to be better at posting from now on. Even if I have to put reminders up to help me remember. Haha. Maybe I'll even get some pictures up one of these days. We'll see.
Until then..
Now, life in the last few months. Wow. In a word? Impossible. And when I say "impossible," I mean it can't be summed up in one word. Busy. Crazy. Good. Bad. Fantastic. Real. Those are a few words I would use to describe my life. Here's a quick rundown.
September: Gene' and I did order our season tickets, so almost every weekend was spent in Stillwater at football games. School went well. Just normal, day-to-day craziness with my kiddos.
October: Ahhh, fall break. Two words that every teacher loves to hear. Again, we got to spend an extra day or two in Stillwater because there happened to be a game on our fall break weekend. We also endured a two and a half hour wait for the 30 seconds it took to get our flu shots. But worth it, I suppose, if we don't get the flu.
November: Again, Thanksgiving break. Two more words I love to hear. It was a busy month in school. I spent a week teaching my kids about the first Thanksgiving, because so many of them had no idea what it was all about! I got to go home for most of the break, and my brother and his fiancee came up from Dallas. I came back to Guymon to enjoy (well... not so much...) Bedlam with Gene' and her family. Rough game, but I guess that's about what we can expect when playing OU.
December: After finding out OSU would be returning to the Cotton Bowl, my parents generously offered to take Gene' and I to the game. The kids were a little crazy at school, but that's to be expected so close to Christmas break. I survived my first solo classroom party. Holy cow. I was exhausted at the end of the day! Christmas break went really well. I enjoyed spending so much time with my family. I made out pretty well with the presents too. Haha. I returned to Guymon to spend a few days, including New Year's Eve, out here with Gene' and all our friends. Then, we go up at the crack of dawn on New Year's Day to drive to Fairview and join my parents for the trip to Dallas for the game. Thankfully, we got to sleep in the backseat the whole way from Fairview to Dallas. We got to spend some time with my brother and his fiancee that nite and then we made the trek to the new Cowboys Stadium the next morning for the game. Pre-gaming festivities? Great. The stadium? Unbelievable. The game? Ehhh, not so much. And again, the Rebel Yell grated on my nerves like nothing else. But, overall, the trip was a success.
January: Cold. Long. We did get MLK Day off, which was nice. I sure do enjoy four-day weeks. :) Not too much happened in January. It was a pretty boring month.
And, that brings me to February. We had two snow days this month, which I'll probably be regretting when we have to make them up during nice weather, but they sure were nice at the time. I also met a boy. Dated him. And had my heart a little beat up by him. But I'm surviving, trying not to be bitter and upset and all that. He's apparently not meant to be in my life, and as hard as that was to accept at first, I'm getting there. February is almost over, and that means March will be here. March equals = spring break, warmer weather, the start of college baseball, and that much closer to MLB Opening Day. :)
I can't tell you how ready I am for spring. I'm so over cold and snow and all this winter. I'm ready for shorts and flip flops, sno cones, driving with my windows down.
Alright, so, that's a pretty hefty update on my life. I'm determined to be better at posting from now on. Even if I have to put reminders up to help me remember. Haha. Maybe I'll even get some pictures up one of these days. We'll see.
Until then..
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