the basics.
i have a kitten now. his name is charlie. and he is pretty bipolar just like another charlie i used to know. he's been very cuddly and sweet lately though. as soon as i have a non-blurry picture on my computer, i will post it. right now they are all blurry. or you could just come over and meet him. he is getting used to other people now.
i'm going to be a bridesmaid in another wedding this winter. my friend ash is getting married the day before new years eve. hurray! i can't believe i'll have been in two weddings in the last year.. sooooo weird. i'm trying not to think about it.
the job is still good. so stressful at times. i feel like there is so much we are supposed to be doing and its insane. but that's what teaching's all about i guess, whether you're elementary, high school or preschool. i sometimes wish that everyone (particularly my friends who i haven't been giving very much of my time or attention to) could see how much work teachers actually have to do, because i don't think people really understand the fact that i do not just leave work and my job ends there. for the last week i have been spending hours at home, not only planning for the week, but also MAKING my own materials for my classroom since our school really doesn't have much for us.
the kids are great. we have a nice class, but they are so young that it gets really hard sometimes because they are just soooo dependent. we are really trying to teach them to do things on their own, which many times results in some kind of tantrum when we won't just do it for them.
however then i see things like this ....
and this ..
not to mention this ..
.... and i realize how much i really love those kids.
my sister is home from europe now. i am incredibly happy about that. she missed her first flight home, which bummed me out .. a lot. luckily she made it on a standby flight the next day, and now she is home safe and sound. and she got me a smurf bag in berlin! holy crap! i am in love with it. maybe i will post a picture of it one day.
andy's sentencing is tomorrow.. for those of you who have no idea what i'm talking about, just go here: www.shac7.com .... it feels like forever since he was put under house arrest. i can't believe he's just been stuck in his house all summer. i called him tonight just to say hi and see how he was feeling.. and within a few minutes his ankle bracelet started beeping, which he then told me would kick him off the phone about ten seconds after the second beep. so we rushed and said our goodbyes before the conversation was ended for us. it was really .... weird. that's the only word i can think of to describe it. and the whole situation is bullshit. if you read on the website, you'll understand why i say that. i can't believe he could go away for almost three years for something like this, when there are people out there who commit "real" crimes who get wayyyy less time than that. it really gets to me.
that's all i've really got. now i am going to sleeeeeep.
goodnight my lovelies.
xo
i'm going to be a bridesmaid in another wedding this winter. my friend ash is getting married the day before new years eve. hurray! i can't believe i'll have been in two weddings in the last year.. sooooo weird. i'm trying not to think about it.
the job is still good. so stressful at times. i feel like there is so much we are supposed to be doing and its insane. but that's what teaching's all about i guess, whether you're elementary, high school or preschool. i sometimes wish that everyone (particularly my friends who i haven't been giving very much of my time or attention to) could see how much work teachers actually have to do, because i don't think people really understand the fact that i do not just leave work and my job ends there. for the last week i have been spending hours at home, not only planning for the week, but also MAKING my own materials for my classroom since our school really doesn't have much for us.
the kids are great. we have a nice class, but they are so young that it gets really hard sometimes because they are just soooo dependent. we are really trying to teach them to do things on their own, which many times results in some kind of tantrum when we won't just do it for them.
however then i see things like this ....
and this ..
not to mention this ..
.... and i realize how much i really love those kids.
my sister is home from europe now. i am incredibly happy about that. she missed her first flight home, which bummed me out .. a lot. luckily she made it on a standby flight the next day, and now she is home safe and sound. and she got me a smurf bag in berlin! holy crap! i am in love with it. maybe i will post a picture of it one day.
andy's sentencing is tomorrow.. for those of you who have no idea what i'm talking about, just go here: www.shac7.com .... it feels like forever since he was put under house arrest. i can't believe he's just been stuck in his house all summer. i called him tonight just to say hi and see how he was feeling.. and within a few minutes his ankle bracelet started beeping, which he then told me would kick him off the phone about ten seconds after the second beep. so we rushed and said our goodbyes before the conversation was ended for us. it was really .... weird. that's the only word i can think of to describe it. and the whole situation is bullshit. if you read on the website, you'll understand why i say that. i can't believe he could go away for almost three years for something like this, when there are people out there who commit "real" crimes who get wayyyy less time than that. it really gets to me.
that's all i've really got. now i am going to sleeeeeep.
goodnight my lovelies.
xo