Disney on Ice

I joined my sister this weekend with my nephews and went to see Disney on Ice. JJ's mom came with us as well....so there were 3 adults, 4 kids, and a lot of fun. I loved to see thier eyes light up every time something exciting came out on the ice. The boys liked the Cars stuff the best....expecially the racing. One of my nephews was ready to fly off the seat when Tow-mater came out.....man was it exciting! Talk now is of visiting the circus.....um......I'm not sure I'll make it to that one. :) This was the best method of birth control! Although I love my nephews to pieces, it was nice to go home to the quiet that afternoon.

I wonder....

I wonder if life really is better when shared with someone else? My students have made it their mission to set me up with someone.....when they mention parents, my easy out is to say "It's unethical." When they pick other teachers, I respond, "I don't think he's available, plus, I don't have time and I am not interested in dating." My students said if I dated someone I would be happy; so I asked them if I really seemed unhappy. They, of course, said that I was always happy, but that maybe if I was dating someone I would be happier. Have they seen their own juvenile relationship? They are always bickering and name calling and there is so much drama...granted they are middle schoolers....but all the adults I know are faced with the same scenarios. Can't I just be happy and successful without a man in my life? Why does our society see it as a problem if a 32 year old woman is not married, without children, and entirely independent....why is that so bad? I am happy, for God sakes! I am happy! Leave me alone already!

On a brighter note, I spent the weekend at my parents house and saw my nephews. They are so cute..... I was going to skip the trip since I am going to Disney on Ice with them next weekend, but the little on guilted me....he said please and that he wanted to do puzzles. :( So I buckled and went to their house. I didn't get home until 8:30, then a friend called and we talked until after 10:00, so now I am not working out. Guess I will have to do double tomorrow.

Europe is 4 months away! It is time to book the flights and hotels and start figuring it all out. I am super excited! (Now see, if I were in a relationship, would I still be going to Europe with a girlfriend? Hmmm)

Till next time....

It's been awhile....

I never seem to remember about my blog....although sometimes I wish I wrote more. I guess this could be my outlet.

Life has been great lately. I have about two months of grad school left...if I pass my comps, I will graduate May 1. I am very excited about that. This summer I am heading to England, Ireland, France, and Italy with some friends from school. It will be an amazing experience. Other than that, I don't have many other trips planned. I recently paid off my credit card and am hoping to avoid using it....so my vacationing has to come to a hault.

Teaching is going great. When the year first began, I truly missed my kids from last year and didn't feel much of a connection or bond with these students. Now that we have only a few months left, I am aware of the fact that I will miss them greatly as they move on to high school. They truly are an amazing group of kids....obviously some more than others, but I will miss many of them.

I am grateful that grad school is coming to an end. I have come to the realization that adults who are going for their master's degrees are a bunch of whiners. They come up with any excuse to get out of class or to bitch about assignments. It is annoying! I think as adults if we are taking the step to go to school, we should put forth the effort to do well. It is expensive and time consuming and it takes a lot of work; it is nice to be with others who are willing to work hard...and if they are not willing to work hard, it is atleast nice to not have to hear them complain about how awful it is every week. Sheesh! They are worse than my middle school students.

I have also been spending some quality time with my nephews....who are amazing. They are super cute and make me laugh. My sister certainly has her hands full with a 3, 4, and 5 year old, but they rock! Hopefully I will get better at blogging and I can tell some stories about them.

For now, I guess that is all. It is time to head to bed. I am in the middle of Thirteen Reasons Why right now and kind of eager to get on with it. It is a book about teen suicide and with the whole counseling degree and teaching middle school, my hopes are that the books opens my awareness and gives me more tips of clues to watch for.

Till then....

Float Trip

Well, I love a good float trip yearly, but I tend to forget how incredibly exhausting it is. This year we rode three in a canoe. It was awful. Our weight was unbalanced and we often overcorrected. We tipped 5 times and I have an insane amount of bruises to show for it. I had a lot of fun, but forgot to drink water... so I was left with a headache and went to bed early that night. I met a handful of really exciting people - with more of a past than I thought possible. One couple had a high school style fight - and they were in their mid-20's. It was amusing. It was great. It is over and we are now preparing for next year.

I did miss having my friends on my float trip with me. I went with my sister and brother-in-law, whom I love dearly, and all of their bar friends. In the past, I've always had my own friends with me too and that has been great. I missed them this year. I will have to re-think things for next year.

Note to all - DO NOT TAKE BOY/GIRLFRIENDS on float trips with you unless you have been together for a substantial amount of time. It ruins your trip and everyone else's.

Okay, that's all.

I leave in three days for San Diego. I am super excited! Oddly enough, I truly feel like I deserve all these vacations.

I believe I will get A's in my July classes and I got A's in my June classes too. See, I worked hard and do deserve more vacation!

Almost over...

Well, I have two weeks left of school this summer, and because of circumstances, I actually on have class two more times. That is exciting! I am going on a float trip this weekend in Noel, Missouri (thank gosh I'm not driving because I have no idea where Noel is). At the beginning of August, I am going to San Diego for 10 days. Life is good right now.

Classes are much easier this semester. I have 100% in both classes. This makes me curious as to whether or not my work is being graded for content or completion.... I love the A's, but am I really learning what I am supposed to be learning. One would hope. We do a lot of online discussions and I feel like I am learning a lot. It is useful content as well.

Although it is early, I think I would like to go lay in bed and read, so I am off for now.

Until next time... live well, laugh often!

2nd Round

Well, I guess I just got too busy to pay attention to my dandy blog, but I did finish my first month of classes. I miraculously got A's in both classes - yea!!! I have started the second round and they are much easier. I am even enjoying myself with the classes.

I finally got the Internet at home and can email and search the web and play - and hopefully get some school work done too! It should be great! I got cable too - I wonder how much of a distraction that will be.

I recently started reading a book called Twilight. It was amazing. I couldn't put it down. It is a vampire love story - not my typical pick, but it was for my book club. I loved it thoguh. Yesterday I started on the 2nd book in the series, New Moon, and I read about 300 pages of it yesterday. I can't put it down either. I already have book 3, Eclipse, waiting and the 4th book comes out Aug. 2. It's a teen series so most of my students have read it, but I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Maybe it will give us something to talk about.

Float trip is in TWO weeks and San Diego is in THREE. Life is currently good!

Advanced Ed Psych Midterm

Well, I had my first Advanced Ed Psych midterm today. I am a bit nervous because I didn't think it was as difficult as I thought it would be. When I think that, usually it means that I do a crappy job. I really felt like I knew the material and I think most of my answers were strong and filled with details. Hopefully they were the correct answers and accurate exampels. :)

I am supposed to be moving today, but it is pouring! It is supposed to be raining tomorrow too. What is this crap? I have tons of things to do and very little time.... yet I have to put it all on hold due to the weather.

Enough on that... time to finish packing.