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 →
I wore the Shape-ups to school again today. I was throwing a "Latin Olympics" party for a 6th grade class, so I needed to be able to run around and chase down boys stealing the marshmallow shotputs and pool noodle... Continue Reading →
People in marketing and advertising and product placement are geniuses. EVIL geniuses. You know how at places like Bed, Bath, and Beyond there are those bins right by the checkout with all that cool, funky, As Seen on TV type... 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 →
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 →
I am back at school! My second week of my second year of teaching is almost over, I can reach out and touch Labor Day weekend. It's been really good so far. My stress level is way lower this year,... 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 →