I'd like to take a moment to write an ode to everyone's favorite groundhog Phil.
-for my California readers who live in nice weather year round, you might not know about Phil. On Feb 2 he comes out of his little hole and if he sees his shadow and runs back into his hole it means 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, it will be an early spring.
So with that knowledge in hand I give you my little ode to Phil.
Phil, Phil, you darling little squirrel
(Oops I mean groundhog)
When you scurried out of your hole
On that hallowed Feb day
You looked and you looked
You scoured around but just couldn't see
That friend of a shadow that you typically see
Hurray hurray for an early spring!
The people cheered at the thought that spring was near
But those weeks began to pass
And winter stayed winter and cold stayed cold
Lies!!! Lies I tell you Phil is all lies!!!
You blasted little rascal you lied to the world!!
Spring is not here and it doesn't seem near!
You lied Phil, you lied. Excited for spring and its not yet here. Way to Dash my dreams you stinking squirrel!
-the end!
I am itching for spring! It's staying lighter later, and it makes me wanna be able to run outside and enjoy this light that I feel like I haven't seen in 4 months. My body is itching for spring. I can feel it in my bones, this longing to get outside and go for a run, and enjoy the warmth. I want to leave that gloom that winter casts over everything! Even the birds think it should be spring!
In the winter, the birds stop chirping. You just don't hear them at all in the winter. Yes they can be seen flying around from time to time, but you don't hear a peep.
The past week or so walking out to the car in the morning I have heard a few little chirps. Even though its 30 degrees those couple of chirps tell me they want spring to come too.
I'm itching for spring. I'm longing, hoping, yearning desperately ready for its return.
Spring is my favorite season because it feels like such a new warm beginning.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Feeling Nostalgic
Hey kids.
I have had this really strange feeling come over me lately that I don't really know how to describe other than nostalgia. This little feeling was brought on by an invitation I received on facebook a few weeks back. The story starts about oh I don't know 17 years ago. Way back when I was a little 11 year old girl getting excited to start middle school. I took piano lessons for a couple years in elementary school. But when I was making the transition from elementary to middle school I knew I wanted to quit the piano lessons and join the band in middle school. So that is what I did. Because my district had an amazing music program, the high school had a day for the elementary kids to go in and try out all of the instruments so they could decide what to play in middle school.
My dad took me in and I tried out the french horn, and the clarinet. I couldn't decide between the two. We asked the high school director what he thought. He thought I'd be good on the french horn he said because I had a good ear. In the end, I ignored him and chose the clarinet.
So it began, for the next 7 years I played the clarinet. I liked it. I loved band. I loved the music. I loved that all of my friends were in band with me. So life continued, and I grew up. By the time I made it to high school band, there were 4 concert bands (one for each grade level, with really good underclassmen in the upper bands). There were two band directors who were polar opposite personalities. Mr. Rosario (who conducted the freshman and junior bands) was a goofy Puerto Rican who was obsessed with John Williams music, and always had a movie score for us to play. His walls were also plastered in Star Wars posters. He was fun. The other director, Mr. Pritchett was stern, and seriously, and not to be crossed, or tested. His daughter Katie was in my grade. He was a great conductor, and knew how to get the best out of us.
So high school moves on and I come to my senior year. By this point in time, I somehow got this strange belief deep within me that I had no reason to stay friends with my high school friends after high school. I knew who my "real" friends were. They were my christo friends who I had always had a deeper connection with than anyone of my friends from school. So I kept most of them at arms length, and I even grew apart from a few of them then. But the people at school I was close with were all in band with me from 6th grade through senior year.
When we were juniors we knew our band was good. Not just good, but exceptional. Each year there is a state music competition for band. Junior year we got perfect scores in all but one category and missed going to the state final by a tiny margin. This was unheard of for a schools "secondary" band.
One of my most embarrassing life moments came in front of the whole band. At our school if you were in band, you were automatically the marching band. If we weren't forced to do marching band, our school wouldn't have had a marching band. So our first day of marching band practice of my senior year there was pizza for everybody after practice. Mr. P dismissed all of the seniors first. Being so excited about finally being seniors my friends and I started walking inside. Me, upon being so excited about being a senior, was excitedly talking to my friends and not paying attention to what I was doing tripped and fell on the curb. Embarrassing, yes. I could hear the rest of the underclassman behind me laughing, and my friends were also giggling at my clumsiness as well. But when I stood up I knew something was wrong. My knee was bleeding so I hobbled to the bathroom and when there realized my ankle was swollen like crazy. I limped back into the band room showed my friends my ankle. Without informing the teachers about it, took my wounded pride and limped out to the parking lot, got in my car and went home. When I walked inside I burst into tears. Partially from the pain, and partially from the embarrassment. After the hospital, I started my senior year off with a sprained ankle.
Senior year moves on. At spring break the band took a trip to Disney World, which was awesome. We got to play at the park. We also got to go into the Disney recording studios and record a track with part of fantasia. It was pretty cool.
The rest of the year was devoted to winning the state contest. Our school hadn't won it in like 10 years which was unfortunate because they used to win it just about every year.
For the contest we played two songs. One was a march, and the other was a 17 min long variation that featured each section of the band. We killed it, and won state.
I've been thinking about that a lot lately because I recently got invited via facebook to an even this coming summer to celebrate by old band directors retirement. He is getting together an alumni band to have a concert this summer. I don't know why but ever since I got that invite, I've been thinking about my previous band life a lot. I've been debating doing this or not. Waiting to see if any of my old band friends were going to do it too. I'm sure they aren't as several of them are now doctors on the east coast.
I've been cat sitting for my parents this week. We got dumped with 12 inches of snow yesterday, so had a snow day today. So i've pretty much just been laying around my parents house today being bored. I looked through their movie collection and found the tape of our state band competition. So I guess watching that, and thinking about this alumni band got me feeling a little nostalgic. -Among other things which I will go into at a later date.
I really don't know why I felt the need to go on this tangent about high school band, I guess its just been on my brain lately.
I have had this really strange feeling come over me lately that I don't really know how to describe other than nostalgia. This little feeling was brought on by an invitation I received on facebook a few weeks back. The story starts about oh I don't know 17 years ago. Way back when I was a little 11 year old girl getting excited to start middle school. I took piano lessons for a couple years in elementary school. But when I was making the transition from elementary to middle school I knew I wanted to quit the piano lessons and join the band in middle school. So that is what I did. Because my district had an amazing music program, the high school had a day for the elementary kids to go in and try out all of the instruments so they could decide what to play in middle school.
My dad took me in and I tried out the french horn, and the clarinet. I couldn't decide between the two. We asked the high school director what he thought. He thought I'd be good on the french horn he said because I had a good ear. In the end, I ignored him and chose the clarinet.
So it began, for the next 7 years I played the clarinet. I liked it. I loved band. I loved the music. I loved that all of my friends were in band with me. So life continued, and I grew up. By the time I made it to high school band, there were 4 concert bands (one for each grade level, with really good underclassmen in the upper bands). There were two band directors who were polar opposite personalities. Mr. Rosario (who conducted the freshman and junior bands) was a goofy Puerto Rican who was obsessed with John Williams music, and always had a movie score for us to play. His walls were also plastered in Star Wars posters. He was fun. The other director, Mr. Pritchett was stern, and seriously, and not to be crossed, or tested. His daughter Katie was in my grade. He was a great conductor, and knew how to get the best out of us.
So high school moves on and I come to my senior year. By this point in time, I somehow got this strange belief deep within me that I had no reason to stay friends with my high school friends after high school. I knew who my "real" friends were. They were my christo friends who I had always had a deeper connection with than anyone of my friends from school. So I kept most of them at arms length, and I even grew apart from a few of them then. But the people at school I was close with were all in band with me from 6th grade through senior year.
When we were juniors we knew our band was good. Not just good, but exceptional. Each year there is a state music competition for band. Junior year we got perfect scores in all but one category and missed going to the state final by a tiny margin. This was unheard of for a schools "secondary" band.
One of my most embarrassing life moments came in front of the whole band. At our school if you were in band, you were automatically the marching band. If we weren't forced to do marching band, our school wouldn't have had a marching band. So our first day of marching band practice of my senior year there was pizza for everybody after practice. Mr. P dismissed all of the seniors first. Being so excited about finally being seniors my friends and I started walking inside. Me, upon being so excited about being a senior, was excitedly talking to my friends and not paying attention to what I was doing tripped and fell on the curb. Embarrassing, yes. I could hear the rest of the underclassman behind me laughing, and my friends were also giggling at my clumsiness as well. But when I stood up I knew something was wrong. My knee was bleeding so I hobbled to the bathroom and when there realized my ankle was swollen like crazy. I limped back into the band room showed my friends my ankle. Without informing the teachers about it, took my wounded pride and limped out to the parking lot, got in my car and went home. When I walked inside I burst into tears. Partially from the pain, and partially from the embarrassment. After the hospital, I started my senior year off with a sprained ankle.
Senior year moves on. At spring break the band took a trip to Disney World, which was awesome. We got to play at the park. We also got to go into the Disney recording studios and record a track with part of fantasia. It was pretty cool.
The rest of the year was devoted to winning the state contest. Our school hadn't won it in like 10 years which was unfortunate because they used to win it just about every year.
For the contest we played two songs. One was a march, and the other was a 17 min long variation that featured each section of the band. We killed it, and won state.
I've been thinking about that a lot lately because I recently got invited via facebook to an even this coming summer to celebrate by old band directors retirement. He is getting together an alumni band to have a concert this summer. I don't know why but ever since I got that invite, I've been thinking about my previous band life a lot. I've been debating doing this or not. Waiting to see if any of my old band friends were going to do it too. I'm sure they aren't as several of them are now doctors on the east coast.
I've been cat sitting for my parents this week. We got dumped with 12 inches of snow yesterday, so had a snow day today. So i've pretty much just been laying around my parents house today being bored. I looked through their movie collection and found the tape of our state band competition. So I guess watching that, and thinking about this alumni band got me feeling a little nostalgic. -Among other things which I will go into at a later date.
I really don't know why I felt the need to go on this tangent about high school band, I guess its just been on my brain lately.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Updates....the little things
So there isn't really anything major going on right now. That is probably why I haven't posted any updates lately. So I figured I'll just give you the highlights.
-if you haven't ever had a drink called a rocket, you should
-a Wilson family delicacy is hot dog soup (sounds disgusting, but it is delicious)
-Caroline made me a valentine with sparkles on it
-my 6th graders don't know the continents
-you can take the Canadian out of Canada, but you can't take the hockey out of the Canadian
-a rocket is a beer combined with a Smirnoff
-living apart from you husband sucks for many reasons
-the good part of living apart from my husband is that I don't have to watch hockey, or action movies
-I had most of a class answer the question 'what European country first colonized brazil' with native Americans
-hot dog soup is like potato soup but with hot dogs in it(i should have said it was a higham family delicacy as its from my moms side)
-I suggest not using cherry lime Smirnoff in a rocket. Green apple is the best combo and you should all go try it right now
-I told one of my teacher friends that I love my sisters kids more than marks siblings kids...she thought that was bad
-remember when smirnoffs were like the best drink ever?
-I miss California like crazy sometimes
-dear heart has been fairly sane lately...but that could just be that since I don't live there any I don't have to see the crazy
-Colin laughs when I try to tickle him and make silly noises like I'm gonna eat him-this makes Caleb cry.
-you probably shouldn't drink a rocket if your name is Kristin or Erin
-I can't help it if I feel closer to my sisters kids...it's a blood thing
-I feel like I knew all seven continents in elementary school
-this one time I remember drinking by the pool all afternoon and then trying to touch Sophie's boobs
-Caleb is a sensitive little guy. I think he's like me that way
- my 8th graders one day said "that's so fetch". It was a perfect opportunity for me to respond with "youre not gonna make fetch happen". They started cracking up
-when I was a kid I would cry if I spilled something
-I get really angry in my head when I am at somebody's house as a guest and they give me a meal with no napkin
-Sophie's really guarded about her boobs
-if you don't know what 'fetch' means you should watch mean girls(KATHY!)
-I hate getting messy when I eat probably more than I hate anything...hence my anger when not provided with a napkin
-I can always tell there is hockey on TV when I hear my husband yell 'that should have been a penalty'
-I think the Fourth of July 2009 was one of my favorite days
-the last time I ate an orange I almost started crying because its juice was getting all over me. I haven't eaten an orange since, and I don't plan to
-I have enjoyed coaching basketball and getting to know my girls better
-I could really go for some golden spoon right now. And some in n out for that matter
-I have been so fired up at one of our bball games that I had to go home and drink half a bottle on wine to help my anger towards to opposing coach dissipate
-sleeping with my husband in a queen bed is like torture. I need my space
-wink wink...living apart from my husband sucks
-in a related yet unrelated note: when we have kids my in laws are so not allowed to stay with us. MIL has been with Tim and E and just watching them all together with the baby is enough to convince me I can't have her when I have kids. I understand its different for E whose own mother is dying. I will be happy to have my own mama help me
-I am shocked that my husband got me a valentines day present. A one hour massage at a spa
-I can usually find something humorous about the kids everyday...it helps to keep me from going crazy
-mark living with his brother has worked to my advantage...I got a diamond necklace for Christmas and a spa day for valentines.
-in our 5 years together I have gotten one valentines gift from him-but I never bought him anything either. We are more the go out to a nice dinner couple than the present couple
-if you wanna see Sophie get really embarrassed ask her about her boobs-it is quite funny
-I had a nice birthday this year, got a sweater from Riegle part of 5 and a homemade card from Caroline. Mom/dad got me a cast iron Dutch oven that I'm really excited about. Mark and I went out to a fancy steak dinner
-boy that rocket is going through me like crazy. I feel like a racehorse
-I think my favorite bday was my 23rd which was a night out in Hollywood
-Did you catch that racehorse joke? I thought it was funny
-my principal made fun of me one day for a spelling error i made in an email. I informed him that was why i didn't become an English teacher. He thought that comment was funny too
-I believe that I have spewed enough nonsense for one evening. Hope you enjoyed the update! Have a good night kids I love you!
-if you haven't ever had a drink called a rocket, you should
-a Wilson family delicacy is hot dog soup (sounds disgusting, but it is delicious)
-Caroline made me a valentine with sparkles on it
-my 6th graders don't know the continents
-you can take the Canadian out of Canada, but you can't take the hockey out of the Canadian
-a rocket is a beer combined with a Smirnoff
-living apart from you husband sucks for many reasons
-the good part of living apart from my husband is that I don't have to watch hockey, or action movies
-I had most of a class answer the question 'what European country first colonized brazil' with native Americans
-hot dog soup is like potato soup but with hot dogs in it(i should have said it was a higham family delicacy as its from my moms side)
-I suggest not using cherry lime Smirnoff in a rocket. Green apple is the best combo and you should all go try it right now
-I told one of my teacher friends that I love my sisters kids more than marks siblings kids...she thought that was bad
-remember when smirnoffs were like the best drink ever?
-I miss California like crazy sometimes
-dear heart has been fairly sane lately...but that could just be that since I don't live there any I don't have to see the crazy
-Colin laughs when I try to tickle him and make silly noises like I'm gonna eat him-this makes Caleb cry.
-you probably shouldn't drink a rocket if your name is Kristin or Erin
-I can't help it if I feel closer to my sisters kids...it's a blood thing
-I feel like I knew all seven continents in elementary school
-this one time I remember drinking by the pool all afternoon and then trying to touch Sophie's boobs
-Caleb is a sensitive little guy. I think he's like me that way
- my 8th graders one day said "that's so fetch". It was a perfect opportunity for me to respond with "youre not gonna make fetch happen". They started cracking up
-when I was a kid I would cry if I spilled something
-I get really angry in my head when I am at somebody's house as a guest and they give me a meal with no napkin
-Sophie's really guarded about her boobs
-if you don't know what 'fetch' means you should watch mean girls(KATHY!)
-I hate getting messy when I eat probably more than I hate anything...hence my anger when not provided with a napkin
-I can always tell there is hockey on TV when I hear my husband yell 'that should have been a penalty'
-I think the Fourth of July 2009 was one of my favorite days
-the last time I ate an orange I almost started crying because its juice was getting all over me. I haven't eaten an orange since, and I don't plan to
-I have enjoyed coaching basketball and getting to know my girls better
-I could really go for some golden spoon right now. And some in n out for that matter
-I have been so fired up at one of our bball games that I had to go home and drink half a bottle on wine to help my anger towards to opposing coach dissipate
-sleeping with my husband in a queen bed is like torture. I need my space
-wink wink...living apart from my husband sucks
-in a related yet unrelated note: when we have kids my in laws are so not allowed to stay with us. MIL has been with Tim and E and just watching them all together with the baby is enough to convince me I can't have her when I have kids. I understand its different for E whose own mother is dying. I will be happy to have my own mama help me
-I am shocked that my husband got me a valentines day present. A one hour massage at a spa
-I can usually find something humorous about the kids everyday...it helps to keep me from going crazy
-mark living with his brother has worked to my advantage...I got a diamond necklace for Christmas and a spa day for valentines.
-in our 5 years together I have gotten one valentines gift from him-but I never bought him anything either. We are more the go out to a nice dinner couple than the present couple
-if you wanna see Sophie get really embarrassed ask her about her boobs-it is quite funny
-I had a nice birthday this year, got a sweater from Riegle part of 5 and a homemade card from Caroline. Mom/dad got me a cast iron Dutch oven that I'm really excited about. Mark and I went out to a fancy steak dinner
-boy that rocket is going through me like crazy. I feel like a racehorse
-I think my favorite bday was my 23rd which was a night out in Hollywood
-Did you catch that racehorse joke? I thought it was funny
-my principal made fun of me one day for a spelling error i made in an email. I informed him that was why i didn't become an English teacher. He thought that comment was funny too
-I believe that I have spewed enough nonsense for one evening. Hope you enjoyed the update! Have a good night kids I love you!
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Real life
So I realize that my New Years post was mostly complaining about the nerd party we were at.
So this new year has already been off to an interesting start.
I got our apartment! It is nice. Brand new, bigger than our condo was, and closer to my school.
After that, I decided to change my name. Yeah, yeah, I know. Been married two and a half years and never changed my name. After our honeymoon we crossed the border immediately. So my visa was in my maiden name. Then with all the immigration going on, I didn't want to change it and deal with changing it for immigration. But now that Mark has his green card, I could change my name without too much hassle to immigration.
In other news, while Mark has his green card, he has been working from Ohio. We had been under the impression that he would have to work from Ohio for at least 6 months before the Indiana office could be opened.
But then Thursday happened. On Thursday the boys had a very big meeting with American Standard. They are a company that makes bathtubs and toilets. They got the account! Which means that because of this new business with American Standard, the Indiana office will be opened next month!
Which is exciting and brings Mark to Indiana sooner. It is going to be insane though. Mark will have some very long hours ahead of him.
But it is all good, and means the business is continuing to grow.
I have enjoyed my break from school. Although I have been totally splurging and eating basically crap the past two weeks. I have gained plenty of weight back. I will however be going back on the skinny rules hardcore on Monday.
I am not looking forward to going back to school, basketball games start this week. I am already ready for basketball season to be over.
So I guess that's it for now.
Have a good week friends
So this new year has already been off to an interesting start.
I got our apartment! It is nice. Brand new, bigger than our condo was, and closer to my school.
After that, I decided to change my name. Yeah, yeah, I know. Been married two and a half years and never changed my name. After our honeymoon we crossed the border immediately. So my visa was in my maiden name. Then with all the immigration going on, I didn't want to change it and deal with changing it for immigration. But now that Mark has his green card, I could change my name without too much hassle to immigration.
In other news, while Mark has his green card, he has been working from Ohio. We had been under the impression that he would have to work from Ohio for at least 6 months before the Indiana office could be opened.
But then Thursday happened. On Thursday the boys had a very big meeting with American Standard. They are a company that makes bathtubs and toilets. They got the account! Which means that because of this new business with American Standard, the Indiana office will be opened next month!
Which is exciting and brings Mark to Indiana sooner. It is going to be insane though. Mark will have some very long hours ahead of him.
But it is all good, and means the business is continuing to grow.
I have enjoyed my break from school. Although I have been totally splurging and eating basically crap the past two weeks. I have gained plenty of weight back. I will however be going back on the skinny rules hardcore on Monday.
I am not looking forward to going back to school, basketball games start this week. I am already ready for basketball season to be over.
So I guess that's it for now.
Have a good week friends
Monday, December 31, 2012
New Year, New Chapter
So happy new year everybody!
I figured now was as good a time as any to write a new post. The simple fact being that I am at a nerd New Years party.
Like if you have ever seen the tv show The Big Bang Theory....that is the level of nerdom that surrounds me. In one room my husband and his brother are playing NHL on Xbox.
In another room there is a massive fantasy type board game spread over the dining room table surrounded by a band of nerds talking about things like 'Lancelot cards', 'traitors' , and 'fight cards'.
While four of said people playing this game are normal looking, there are a few that fly the nerd flag with their appearance. For example one young man wearing a black t-shirt that has some deathly looking creature on it with a skull and wings or something ridiculous.
This is the nerd party I am at. There are booze, which can make any nerd party better. However myself, my husband, and my brother-in-law are the only ones drinking. My sister-in-law would be drinking if she weren't 8 months pregnant right now. I am one beer, and half a bottle of wine in.
So I am at least starting to 'feel good' this is by no means my idea of a 'fun' New Years and can't help but think that I wish I was with my friends in California. At this point I would almost rather just go to bed right now (9pm) then stay up with the nerd fest.
So now that we have established my physical surroundings this New Year's Eve, lets discuss my mental state.
Right now I am very excited to see what 2013 will bring. While difficult, I am thankful that 2012 provided Mark with his green card! 2013 should continue to carry us through with 'our plan'.
The plan right now is to continue on with how things are going. Mark working in Ohio until the business is ready to expand to indiana.
Found out today that we officially got the apartment we applied for!! It is a brand new apartment complex that nobody else has ever lived in. It is 10 mins from my school. Signing papers and getting keys on Wednesday.
The rest of the plan for 2013 is to keep on keeping on, hopefully get ready to buy a house, and start a family.
So I am looking forward to what 2013 has to offer.
I am hoping maybe for a trip to Cali in the summer too. I miss my girls like craaaazzzyyy!!
All for now my friends! Happy New Year, I love you.
I figured now was as good a time as any to write a new post. The simple fact being that I am at a nerd New Years party.
Like if you have ever seen the tv show The Big Bang Theory....that is the level of nerdom that surrounds me. In one room my husband and his brother are playing NHL on Xbox.
In another room there is a massive fantasy type board game spread over the dining room table surrounded by a band of nerds talking about things like 'Lancelot cards', 'traitors' , and 'fight cards'.
While four of said people playing this game are normal looking, there are a few that fly the nerd flag with their appearance. For example one young man wearing a black t-shirt that has some deathly looking creature on it with a skull and wings or something ridiculous.
This is the nerd party I am at. There are booze, which can make any nerd party better. However myself, my husband, and my brother-in-law are the only ones drinking. My sister-in-law would be drinking if she weren't 8 months pregnant right now. I am one beer, and half a bottle of wine in.
So I am at least starting to 'feel good' this is by no means my idea of a 'fun' New Years and can't help but think that I wish I was with my friends in California. At this point I would almost rather just go to bed right now (9pm) then stay up with the nerd fest.
So now that we have established my physical surroundings this New Year's Eve, lets discuss my mental state.
Right now I am very excited to see what 2013 will bring. While difficult, I am thankful that 2012 provided Mark with his green card! 2013 should continue to carry us through with 'our plan'.
The plan right now is to continue on with how things are going. Mark working in Ohio until the business is ready to expand to indiana.
Found out today that we officially got the apartment we applied for!! It is a brand new apartment complex that nobody else has ever lived in. It is 10 mins from my school. Signing papers and getting keys on Wednesday.
The rest of the plan for 2013 is to keep on keeping on, hopefully get ready to buy a house, and start a family.
So I am looking forward to what 2013 has to offer.
I am hoping maybe for a trip to Cali in the summer too. I miss my girls like craaaazzzyyy!!
All for now my friends! Happy New Year, I love you.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Fast and Furious
All of the sudden I feel like life is coming at me fast and furious. After I moved from LA I feel like my life has been in a standstill. Just waiting for the day when life looked the way I wanted it to. Now all of the sudden that life is taking shape and I feel like I am just trying to keep up. All if these new life events are exciting, but giving me a lot to do and to think about.
It is crazy to think that in one week mark and I will be in Montreal getting ready for our interview. I can't wait for it to be over and get back to a normal life. I miss him.
In the meantime I've had a lot to do. I bought a car. While very exciting it was a very stressful process. I know we can afford it, I can't help but worry about such a big car payment over the next five years. But I do freaking love our new car and pretty much spent the whole day in it today.
The next step in the game of life is finding a place to live. This is proving difficult. But I know I will find something, it is just hard to make all of these big decisions without mark around.
Everything is great right now, and I know this whole plan is gonna work. It would just be nice to skip some of the stress that goes along with it.
Anyway, here's to exciting changes!
It is crazy to think that in one week mark and I will be in Montreal getting ready for our interview. I can't wait for it to be over and get back to a normal life. I miss him.
In the meantime I've had a lot to do. I bought a car. While very exciting it was a very stressful process. I know we can afford it, I can't help but worry about such a big car payment over the next five years. But I do freaking love our new car and pretty much spent the whole day in it today.
The next step in the game of life is finding a place to live. This is proving difficult. But I know I will find something, it is just hard to make all of these big decisions without mark around.
Everything is great right now, and I know this whole plan is gonna work. It would just be nice to skip some of the stress that goes along with it.
Anyway, here's to exciting changes!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Overwhelmed
At the current moment in time I am a little overwhelmed. Absolutely feel frustrated and a little bit. It is just work stuff that is getting to me today.
The moment I feel all caught up and okay with things all the sudden it comes crashing down.
I am finding it difficult to do everything I new to do as well as create first grade level lessons for my special Ed students.
I feel like they threw IEP's at me and said figure it out...and by the way will jump down your throat when you don't have it all figured out.
It's not really that bad as I make it sound, that's just how it made me feel. So yeah maybe I need to spend more time working on things.
But I'm just overwhelmed and feel a little attacked when nobody prepared me for these things.
Still trying to figure it all out
The moment I feel all caught up and okay with things all the sudden it comes crashing down.
I am finding it difficult to do everything I new to do as well as create first grade level lessons for my special Ed students.
I feel like they threw IEP's at me and said figure it out...and by the way will jump down your throat when you don't have it all figured out.
It's not really that bad as I make it sound, that's just how it made me feel. So yeah maybe I need to spend more time working on things.
But I'm just overwhelmed and feel a little attacked when nobody prepared me for these things.
Still trying to figure it all out
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