2005 is in the books
Last year was a pretty crazy year for me. Last January, I started subbing in Minnesota. Then I got a job at a boarding school in Connecticut where I didn't really fit, and now I'm out in Las Vegas teaching. That makes it living in 3 time zones. I also learned a lot about myself, and that I should learn to speak up more.
My best friend got engaged, so that meant that I had to go bridesmaid dress shopping over Christmas even though she's not getting married until November. That was kind of interesting. Her little sister, the other bridesmaid, is the one who tried on all the dresses, and you could tell that she was quickly getting bored with having to try them all on.
I coached the school jv soccer teams. The boys season was interesting. We had a fairly decent record at 4-6-1 (we had the same amount of wins as varsity, but they played more games), but there were huge conflicts on the team. There was a lot of racial tension, and it even went so far as saying that I was racist. That really upset me, but I stuck it out and survived the boys season. We are now in the girls season. While there isn't the same amount of drama and tension, the season isn't going very well. Right now we are currently 0-7 (as is varsity) and haven't played a home game yet. Why haven't we played a home game? Well, the school/school district thought now would be a great time to refinish the track that runs around the football field where the girls soccer team plays. So, no going on the football field. Even without that, we probably would still have had all our games to this point away, as someone in PE decided it would be a good thing to hang from one of the goals and broke it on us. The crossbar pretty much came down to my forehead, which meant it wasn't suitable for playing on.
I still need to work on having a life. I pretty much go to work and then come home. I don't even go out on the weekends. This, I know, needs to change. Part of it is that I didn't know anyone when I came here. Part of the reason why I still don't know a lot of people is that I keep to myself. This has got to change. I need to be just a bit more outgoing. This, I am determined to change. Not that I'm going to turn into a sex-crazed partier going to the clubs every night, but I would like to learn more about the city that I'm living in. The kids find it odd that I still don't really know where anything is. They'll say street names, and I'll just be like and where's that?
Hopefully 2006 has much in stored for me. I can't wait to see how the year pans out.
My best friend got engaged, so that meant that I had to go bridesmaid dress shopping over Christmas even though she's not getting married until November. That was kind of interesting. Her little sister, the other bridesmaid, is the one who tried on all the dresses, and you could tell that she was quickly getting bored with having to try them all on.
I coached the school jv soccer teams. The boys season was interesting. We had a fairly decent record at 4-6-1 (we had the same amount of wins as varsity, but they played more games), but there were huge conflicts on the team. There was a lot of racial tension, and it even went so far as saying that I was racist. That really upset me, but I stuck it out and survived the boys season. We are now in the girls season. While there isn't the same amount of drama and tension, the season isn't going very well. Right now we are currently 0-7 (as is varsity) and haven't played a home game yet. Why haven't we played a home game? Well, the school/school district thought now would be a great time to refinish the track that runs around the football field where the girls soccer team plays. So, no going on the football field. Even without that, we probably would still have had all our games to this point away, as someone in PE decided it would be a good thing to hang from one of the goals and broke it on us. The crossbar pretty much came down to my forehead, which meant it wasn't suitable for playing on.
I still need to work on having a life. I pretty much go to work and then come home. I don't even go out on the weekends. This, I know, needs to change. Part of it is that I didn't know anyone when I came here. Part of the reason why I still don't know a lot of people is that I keep to myself. This has got to change. I need to be just a bit more outgoing. This, I am determined to change. Not that I'm going to turn into a sex-crazed partier going to the clubs every night, but I would like to learn more about the city that I'm living in. The kids find it odd that I still don't really know where anything is. They'll say street names, and I'll just be like and where's that?
Hopefully 2006 has much in stored for me. I can't wait to see how the year pans out.