OH MY GOD I AM GETTING MARRIED IN SIX DAYS!!!!!

Back to your regularly scheduled LiveJournaling.

It's been a ridiculously busy couple of weeks (illness induced laziness aside). About the only good thing that came out of my being sick all last week was that I was able to make some phone calls regarding reunion stuff (OMG THAT'S IN THREE WEEKS!!!). This week was absolute craziness, I didn't know if I was coming or going. Having passed the ( Read more... )

I started ChaLEAN Extreme today - new workout program that's built around weight training. It's a 12 week program, 3 phases over 4 weeks each. Looking it over, I think it's the sort of program I might be able to stick to after the "goal" of firming up for the wedding/honeymoon has passed because you constantly have to increase your weight/ ( Read more... )

I started the day with a nosebleed right when the 9:00 bell rang. Everything progressively got better from there. Everyone completed their seatwork on time; reading groups went awesome; everyone brought their math binders to school and I only had one student who didn't complete the last two homework problems; for lunch I made a bagel, peanut ( Read more... )

It was a very busy weekend but lots of fun. On Friday night, Aaron and I tried out a couple recipes from the "Around the World in 450 Recipes" book that his sister got us for Christmas. We made chicken dumplings (the recipe was actually for pork dumplings but generally with most Asian foods you seem to be able to substitute your meat of choice) ( Read more... )

The children are whacked out. Let me just make that statement right now. And it's still two full weeks and two days of school till Christmas break. Suffice it to say, there will be little to no learning happening on December 22nd and 23rd ( Read more... )

The first three weeks of school were pretty crazy-like. I felt like I was just treading water in my classroom. I finally am feeling like I know what I need to do, and I'm starting to get semi-organized. I still haven't gotten myself to the point I was at pretty quick last year, where I could arrive around 8:15 and be out the door by 4:00. But I ( Read more... )

"One of the most green and beautiful islands in the Caribbean is, arguably, the most romantic. The scenic south and central regions are mountainous and lush, with dense rainforest, endless banana plantations, and fascinating historic sites. Along the west coast, some of the region's most picturesque and interesting resorts are interspersed with ( Read more... )

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