Life is busier and busier...and that's not something to boast about. It seems like one minute we slow down, the next something flies in to confuse the calmness.
The great news is that J and I got to go back to our university for a visit, which was amazing. We had the best time. It was so worth the 2.5 year wait since graduating. We had great seats the a football game, walked around campus filling our hearts with nostalgia, ate at our favorite food joint, shopped a little, and walked to our engagement location. It was so, so fun, and I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity. My aunt and uncle are amazing, and they happened to have two tickets they weren't going to use.
That was two weeks ago. Since then, things have gotten a little crazy. I started my second job a few weeks ago, which means I'm working almost every day of the week now (my bad idea, yes). We had parent-teacher conferences this week, so we had two twelve hour work days to start our week. Lastly, I helped with homecoming this past weekend, and we later found out that one of our students had died on the way. I didn't know this student, but it has been a somber week, let me tell you. I then helped with testing today, which meant I lost my planning. Needless to say, it's been exhausting!
In other news, my grandma in NY is in the hospital, and there's nothing I can do to help. I'm over twelve hours away, and all I can do is think about her and hope for the best. She's in ICU for pulmonary fibrosis, which they just diagnosed. This is one of the main reasons I don't want to move far from my mom. Knowing that my grandma, one of my favorite people in the world, is sick, and I can't even check on her is heart wrenching. It's not like I can just go see her for a day. So, with her in the back of my mind, it's been tough. She'll be in the hospital for another week at least, but I hope and pray she'll be better soon after that.
Other good, amazing, beautiful things are happening in my life, so there's not much to complain about. Sometimes, though, it's the toughest times that make me want to write--as well as the most beautiful. I also tend to write on this blog at the worst times these days, when I only have a few minutes to spare.
This is just an update that I can read later in my life when I regret not writing in a journal like I used to.
I hope all of you are finding yourselves well and wonderful.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
We've had a great weekend so far.
J and I went to yard sales yesterday, coffee and breakfast included, which was tons of fun, then we visited family for dinner in the evening. We got to see most of J's family, play on "the farm," and eat some really good food!
On Friday night, we saw the NASA rocket burn itself up into the sky. It was launched at 11:28 p.m., and we got there just in time. I was exhausted, so I slept from 10:30-11:15 p.m., then we quickly jumped in the car, drove to a back road, parked in some tall grass, and waited. We had a perfectly flat, open view of the field facing east. It was awesome...a perfectly clear night. It was pretty incredible to see. The rocket was much larger than a shooting star. We could see where the flames were coming off the bottom, and we even saw the different stages. It was definitely a memorable few seconds/minutes.
Fall is always a fun time, and spring and summer always make me forget. I do appreciate the cooler weather, though, after having had hot, mosquito-filled days for a while now. I'm ready to open the windows and have fires in the fire pit again. Here are some things coming up this fall:
1. Yard sale.
2. Big family reunion
3. My first day at my second part-time job.
5. Football game -- yes, we get to go to one!!
5. Halloween! :)
...among other things!
It's going to be great.
J and I went to yard sales yesterday, coffee and breakfast included, which was tons of fun, then we visited family for dinner in the evening. We got to see most of J's family, play on "the farm," and eat some really good food!
On Friday night, we saw the NASA rocket burn itself up into the sky. It was launched at 11:28 p.m., and we got there just in time. I was exhausted, so I slept from 10:30-11:15 p.m., then we quickly jumped in the car, drove to a back road, parked in some tall grass, and waited. We had a perfectly flat, open view of the field facing east. It was awesome...a perfectly clear night. It was pretty incredible to see. The rocket was much larger than a shooting star. We could see where the flames were coming off the bottom, and we even saw the different stages. It was definitely a memorable few seconds/minutes.
Fall is always a fun time, and spring and summer always make me forget. I do appreciate the cooler weather, though, after having had hot, mosquito-filled days for a while now. I'm ready to open the windows and have fires in the fire pit again. Here are some things coming up this fall:
1. Yard sale.
2. Big family reunion
3. My first day at my second part-time job.
5. Football game -- yes, we get to go to one!!
5. Halloween! :)
...among other things!
It's going to be great.
Friday, September 6, 2013
squirrel tail
Today, during the fire drill, one of my students found a squirrel tail (just sitting in the grass), picked it up, and called out, "Look what I found!" to everyone around him.
A few minutes later, a girl brought snake skin to show that she had found around the same area.
I'm guessing the snake ate the squirrel or something, but either way, it was the strangest, goofiest fire drill I've ever had.
This is why I teach. lol. It keeps me going.
A few minutes later, a girl brought snake skin to show that she had found around the same area.
I'm guessing the snake ate the squirrel or something, but either way, it was the strangest, goofiest fire drill I've ever had.
This is why I teach. lol. It keeps me going.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
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