Junior highers are so presh sometimes. Remember being at that age? Their hormones are the driving forces behind everything. They look like little adults, they think they are little adults, but they still have a loooong ways to go. One... Continue Reading →
The ringtone on my iphone that I have set for my alarm is an optimistic ringing of church bells. Kind of sounds like someone might be getting married in a movie from sixty years ago. Kind of obnoxious. When I... Continue Reading →
Tonight I played my first ever adult vball reverse coed game :). It was wicked fun. I was a little nervous and scared going into it...One of the guys on my team is like 6 foot twenty. A huge man.... Continue Reading →
I love going on walks. I like the idea of exercising, and I like how I feel afterwards, but I don't think I'll ever really belong to a gym again. I'd much rather be outside and breathing fresh air and... Continue Reading →
I have had my share of Girls Nights Out. I have probably had a share for you, too. And your mom. Maybe because I overdosed on the good life in college (and after college. and in foreign countries. tee hee.)... Continue Reading →
Remember how fun it was to have a birthday when you were younger? Today is my BFF ry's 27th birthday (sorry to out you ry :) ) Out of our close group of friends, because her bday is in January,... Continue Reading →
Last night I made the huge mistake of starting to read "The Girl Who Played with Fire" at about midnight. I started, and I couldn't stop. Because it was too scary to stop reading and go back to my room... Continue Reading →
For New Years...well...I've turned into a bit of a grinch. This is a holiday that seems to always get so blown out of proportion...and always seems to let down in a way. One of those nights when the "getting ready"... Continue Reading →
People, a place, and a mission so amazing, we roll twice a year :) We had such an awesome time this last week we spend in Ensenada. It started out a little shaky....I was driving down with the Sullivans, and... Continue Reading →
Every summer since I was 13 I have gone on a week-long journey that helps me define who I am, or who I want to be; that snaps me into perspective; forces me out of my comfort zone and into... Continue Reading →
Some say the three best things about being a teacher are June, July, and August. And sometimes I have to agree with that! Because I'm off right now, I got to take a full week to go visit my family... Continue Reading →
I can’t believe I made it through my first year of teaching. I can’t. And that it went…wellish. I didn’t have too many horrible parent encounters of the third kind. I only suspended one student (for cutting my drama class... Continue Reading →