So the joke still hasnt gotten old for me. It goes something like this: Someone Rachel hasn't seen in a while: "hey! hows the job hunt going?" Rachel: "oh yeah i got a job! I'm going to be a teacher!!"... Continue Reading →
I remember my great grandma talking about spiders in the South that were the size of dinner plates. i woud laugh at her exaggeration. I am not laughing now. Last night, while tucking my mosquito net in around my bed... Continue Reading →
my best friend Traci's brother Matt has been fighting the war in Afghanistan for the last year or so. They were called last week that he had been injured in some sort of accident or attack, they're not sure which.... Continue Reading →
Things I know about Texas: the sky is big. the fried chicken is good. the sun is hot. and the people dont talk good English. When I told people that I was going to Texas to learn Latin, they all... Continue Reading →
Okay so the initial excitement about landing a teaching job, having a plan, the promise of paychecks and benefits is slowly dying. All the cuteness of the kids asking me to sign their yearbooks, clapping for me at the assembly... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure how it happened, but tonight I found myself chaperoning a junior high dance party. And probably enjoying the dance more than I did when I was actually in junior high. Even though everyone there called me "hey... Continue Reading →
The start of a new week is both the best day and the worst day of the week for the unemployed. A. All you suckers have to get up early and to go to work today! nine to fiiiive hahaha!... Continue Reading →
In a nice little active step towards something that resembles future employment, I took my CBEST today to be qualified to substitute teach! I think I might like teaching. Which is another way of saying I don't ever want to... Continue Reading →
So at first I thought it was just an ironic, and kinda sweet and helpful coincidence that all the Facebook ads to the right of my page are about dating web sites. There were even a few that I, though... Continue Reading →
So Lent started last week on Ash Wednesday.I remembered it was Lent when I was at the gym and kept seeing people with gnarly birthmarks on their foreheads. Birthmarks made of ash. I'm Christian, not Catholic, so I have no... Continue Reading →
Thats right! My sister Jenna became a mommy this weekend. We got her an adorable puppy for her birthday. The poor thing is only two pounds but has three last names: Darcy Bennett Weight. Named after Jane Austen characters. Mostly... Continue Reading →
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