This summer I am teaching Special Ed in a class with nine nine-year-old boys. Needless to say, I'm exhausted and have had frozen yogurt three nights in a row. As dinner. It's also possible that I'm drinking a lot of... Continue Reading →
I have a park near my house where I do a 3.5 mile loop most evenings, for almost two years now. I love Daylight Savings allowing me the sunlight to run even after work and volleyball. But sometimes I find... Continue Reading →
We went to a sneak "hunger games" last night, because my aunt and uncle got the hook up. its pretty sweet - free happy hour at cheesecake factory and then see a movie before anyone else can? yeah...yeah i think... Continue Reading →
i am one of those who wears her heart on her sleeve. i can't lie very well, i can't keep a secret, i can't hold in laughter or tears. how i am feeling and what i am thinking is usually... Continue Reading →
Tryouts are over, the volleyball team has bees chosen, I feel good about my choices, I'm sorer than I've been in a year. Holding tryouts knowing youll cut half the girls in attendance is rough. They sprinted and wall sat... Continue Reading →
We're getting really good at waking up at obnoxious hours to take obnoxious busrides to get to beautiful places. Maybe when I get back to the states I can lead courses on how to torture your sleep cycles for all... Continue Reading →
I just drove 10 hours by myself back from Portland, one of the best vacations of my life. En serio. I can be cynical about holidays like NYE, Valentine's Day, etc., which seem to scream "Hey you! You're single! And... Continue Reading →
These next few weeks, millions of young professionals are heading back home for the holidays. These are funny times for us; we’re used to our own agendas, our own apartments, a faster pace, and spending more time with friends than... Continue Reading →
We´re going to Belize, baby!! This morning was the last day of school, and we've packed our belongings into our huge backpacks, and spent time contemplating the meanness that is behind the packing industry, as things such as towels and... Continue Reading →
I made it! after moving right past stressed out about the trip and straight through to panic, to almost leaving m passport at home, I boarded eight million planes and on Latin American time (read: an hour late through everything) we arrived... Continue Reading →
This is National Novel Writing Month. Or NANOWRIMO, as cool bloggers refer to it. I'm more like, "isn't this month reserved for growing out your facial hair and eating turkey and football?" But I guess there is more to life than all... Continue Reading →
Autumn can be a little depressing...especially if your favorite baseball team is no longer making this an Orange October for you. Or if you live in California, where Mother Nature decides to extend summer an extra six weeks while the... Continue Reading →