So life has been fun since I last wrote. I mean, it's summer and I'm a teacher so I really can't complain!
I got an A+ in my Online class...hooray! I got a 100 on the WebQuest that I'd been working on and like a 98 on the final paper. So I really can't complain. A third of the way there...
I've been spending lots of time with good friends. Ricky and I hung out a couple of times and frequented Pei Wei and Comedy Worx here and there.
I've been trying to spruce up my apartment some and Mrs. Puckett and I went thrift shopping one weekend and got a lot of neat stuff and tried to bring some color into my place. She's been more than helpful with helping me find some things for my place on craigslist and in stores. We spent most of one Saturday together just shopping, rearranging my place, and decorating.
I went to a Play Reading party at Martha's that same day. As "different" as it sounds, it was quite fun! Melissa went with me too which was great. We met some new faces and enjoyed some yummy snacks as well. Of course we had to play the old staple, Catchphrase...
For Fourth of July, Melissa and I joined Martha and some of her friends at the Koka Booth Ampitheater in Cary for games, snacks, and fireworks. I successfully got rid of my double stuffed oreos that I did not want. lol. We had a good time.
This past weekend was my dad's birthday and I surprised him by driving down to Fayetteville for the weekend. He insisted I stay in Raleigh and enjoy my weekend. I had no plans and knowing it was his birthday I headed home, stopped and got a handful of balloons, and popped up on the door step. I think he was pleasantly surprised and felt special. My aunt and uncle had come down that weekend too so my dad was certainly surrounded by loved ones. We went out riding, saw The Heat (hilarious!), and ate at Oyster Bar with Mr. Mike and Mrs. Carrie. We ran into one of our neighbors there who sent over a free appetizer of calamari. Not only that, my dad left his jacket at the restaurant and she swung by the house later and returned it. Super nice of her.
While I was home I caught up with Leo and Travis which was fun, especially since I haven't seen Travis in forever! Oh, and I also saw my little duckling and her fam! It was super ironic because they happened to be in Fayetteville for the son's baseball games! hah...small world! Leo went with me to see her...I'm glad she could come.
In other news, I've started ESY with my little Pillsbury boy and that's going well, but I still can't get a good read on his mom...hm. I guess only time will tell. I checked in with them yesterday and today about his appointment. I'm nervous about this hiatus and her not wanting to continue with ESY. Hmm.
I had lunch with Brooke Satterwhite last week after ESY with my kiddo.
It looks like my middle schooler is officially going to the deaf school...they had his meeting this Tuesday.
I hung out with Sample and watched Switched at Birth. That same day I went to Wal Mart and ran into Hayslett and Ms. Dale. Random, much.
This week I've been taking it easy. I made my first craigslist purchase and bought some peacock pictures and bulletin board for my room. I caught up with Ms. Dale and her mom last night after a girls night was canceled.
I caught up with Chanel (from CSI) today and got fro-yo. She's cool!
Ricky and I got lunch at Cafe Carolina too...friends forevz.
I tried a new place that opened in Wake Forest called PDQ...it was good, but I could live without it.
Had lunch with Corrie and Melissa and had an extremely social waiter.
Oh, and I've started going to a dermatologist and getting a series of skin peels/dermabrasions so lets hope I see some success!
Oh, and my super short term goals have been to finish this book, Smart Women Finish Rich (it's taking me foreverrrr to read it) and to go to the gym consistently this summer. I've gone about 3 or 4 times this summer and done about 2-3 miles on the equipment in the gym--go my life!
And now I'm getting ready to head off to camp tomorrow so I won't be back for 10 days! ahh! While I'm already ready to get back...that means summer will be flying by....Noooo!!
I'm excited to see Kelly and Emily before camp though....prayers that camp is super duper awesome!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Merry, Happy.
I'm a happy girl today.
I found out I was in the newspaper. At Donna's recommendation, I sent in a little blurb about the end of year celebration I had for my students. Little did I know, it ended up in the Franklin Weekly. :) Yay!
In other news, I took the EIPA today. Ugh, much harder than I thought it would be. But I'm holding onto a little piece of hope of my "passing."
Father's day has come and gone. I went home for the weekend and my dad, uncle, aunt, and I went up to Hampton, VA for the day for one of my cousin's high school graduation party. On Father's day we went to church, ate at Ruby Tuesday where the service was subpar, and saw the movie The Place Beyond the Pines. Kind of a trippy movie, but pretty good.
I saw bff Hyzer and Katie. I went for a quasi-run with Matt. (I didn't make it past a mile). Oops. Caught up with Leo for a bit. It's been a pretty good summer vacation so far.
I went to the Carolina Summer Institute in Auditory Verbal Therapy and learned so much! Gini and I were partners and we made a pretty good team. We worked with a wide range of students throughout the week--from a 14mo. old to a 12 year old. I also racked up a lot of stickers during the week. We gave out stickers to one another for doing 'good' deeds. haha. Anyway, I feel better prepared to deliver J's ESY services this summer because of it. While I was at CSI I stayed with Melissa and Corrie during the week to cut down on all the driving I'd be doing. I had fun living with them for a week. It was nice coming in after a long day and having people to talk to.
I recently discovered chicken pot pie soup at Jason's Deli. One word: heavenly. I went once with Ricky and then later in the week with Melissa and Corrie and got the soup both times, lol.
School ended with a chaotic bang. I actually missed the last day of school and the workdays due to CSI. But it was so worth it and I'll be able to celebrate the end of the year properly next year.
I'm still coming off of my "high" about being in the paper. Most people know I hate attention, but this is a really good feeling to see the fruits of my labor. Anyway, I'm looking forward to Wine & Design tomorrow night with my cousin, Nikki.
Hopefully I make more of a dent in my last paper for my online class. Almost done! Oh, and I just made this ballin' WebQuest for my online class. Super excited about it.
My day is officially made. Just got a sweet, sweet phone call from my little duckling. I think I"m going to eat some dinner and work a bit on this paper.
Peace and blessings. :)
I found out I was in the newspaper. At Donna's recommendation, I sent in a little blurb about the end of year celebration I had for my students. Little did I know, it ended up in the Franklin Weekly. :) Yay!
In other news, I took the EIPA today. Ugh, much harder than I thought it would be. But I'm holding onto a little piece of hope of my "passing."
Father's day has come and gone. I went home for the weekend and my dad, uncle, aunt, and I went up to Hampton, VA for the day for one of my cousin's high school graduation party. On Father's day we went to church, ate at Ruby Tuesday where the service was subpar, and saw the movie The Place Beyond the Pines. Kind of a trippy movie, but pretty good.
I saw bff Hyzer and Katie. I went for a quasi-run with Matt. (I didn't make it past a mile). Oops. Caught up with Leo for a bit. It's been a pretty good summer vacation so far.
I went to the Carolina Summer Institute in Auditory Verbal Therapy and learned so much! Gini and I were partners and we made a pretty good team. We worked with a wide range of students throughout the week--from a 14mo. old to a 12 year old. I also racked up a lot of stickers during the week. We gave out stickers to one another for doing 'good' deeds. haha. Anyway, I feel better prepared to deliver J's ESY services this summer because of it. While I was at CSI I stayed with Melissa and Corrie during the week to cut down on all the driving I'd be doing. I had fun living with them for a week. It was nice coming in after a long day and having people to talk to.
I recently discovered chicken pot pie soup at Jason's Deli. One word: heavenly. I went once with Ricky and then later in the week with Melissa and Corrie and got the soup both times, lol.
School ended with a chaotic bang. I actually missed the last day of school and the workdays due to CSI. But it was so worth it and I'll be able to celebrate the end of the year properly next year.
I'm still coming off of my "high" about being in the paper. Most people know I hate attention, but this is a really good feeling to see the fruits of my labor. Anyway, I'm looking forward to Wine & Design tomorrow night with my cousin, Nikki.
Hopefully I make more of a dent in my last paper for my online class. Almost done! Oh, and I just made this ballin' WebQuest for my online class. Super excited about it.
My day is officially made. Just got a sweet, sweet phone call from my little duckling. I think I"m going to eat some dinner and work a bit on this paper.
Peace and blessings. :)
Friday, June 7, 2013
Magenta.
“Magenta…that’s what I call it when I get that way. All kinds of feelings tumbling all over themselves. Well you know, you’re not quite blue, because you’re not really sad. And although you’re a little bit jealous you wouldn’t say you’re green with envy. And every now and then you realize you’re kind of scared but you’d hardly call yourself yellow…I hate that feeling. Just hate it. And I hate the color magenta. That’s why I named it that. Magenta. No way to really explain it but, fortunately between friends you don’t have to.” Blanche Devereaux, The Golden Girls
Well, the curtains have closed on another school year. It didn't hit me until I went to my 8th grade student's graduation this evening. I can't believe he's really leaving. I will truly miss that kid. But he will be getting what he needs at the Deaf school. And if it's not what he likes, then I'll still be here! I was in for a treat as the entire 8th grade signed "World's Greatest" by R. Kelly. So touching. I got a video of it so I'll always have that memory. His mom gave Sabrina and I "thank you" cards. I really appreciated that. After everything we went through this year, a "thank you" card is enough to put everything into perspective, why I do what I do...because I care for my students.
Man, looking back on this year it's been a heck of a ride. Maybe the second year of teaching is supposed to be this way. I worked with possibly the least flexible teachers that have ever graced this planet. My duckling and I have come so far together. She now has a routine, weekly vocabulary words, and is simply blossoming! Battling my little dude's behavior and his family's hands off attitude. He is really growing up, it's incredible how fast he's growing up. Unfortunately, his behavior still has a long way to go.
Once again another ending is here. I once read a quote that said: "Beginnings are scary, endings are sad, but it's the middle that counts the most." This is so true. I'm so nervous about a new beginning with my job. A new school year. Now that my signing student will be gone, I'm not sure my passion will be fulfilled. The end is sad. I can't believe how fast the year went by. I think I accomplished many of my goals. I've established many healthy parent relationships, created and carried out a sign language club, actually went on a field trip with the sign language club, got to listen to Mr. P flatter me on the regular at school. Man, just so many highlights from this school year. Part of me doesn't see how teachers do this. Seeing your kids come and go each year seems to be emotionally draining. I think that's why I like that I can follow my kids from year to year. I don't like goodbyes. But I guess no matter what, I'll always hold a little piece of them in me.
Just to recap on the events of the past month and some change:
1) Life group cookout on Memorial Day
2) End of Year Celebration for my students (Another success! My signing kid wants to come back next year...ha! And my duckling's mom sent an article I wrote about it into the newspaper. Oh and their end of the year gifts were so neat--I got them all knapsacks, popsicles, sunglasses, and mini fans with a note that said "Stay cool this summer!"
3) Parents came up this past weekend for a late Mother's day celebration. Martha finally got to meet them
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tired.
Stress. People are just stress. We complain about being stressed all the time, but we're really making our own stress and then some for everyone else.
This is currently how I feel at the moment. But it's not as bad as yesterday.
I've been working on getting one of my students on ESY, but it has been a CHALLENGE. So much red tape and resistance from fellow teachers and overseers. I'm just so glad to have the meeting behind me and want to get hurry and hear back from compliance. If they don't approve this I'm going to be feeling some kinda way. Like, all the stress that has gone into this is ridiculous.
So, it has been an extremely busy month and still continuing. I recently ran my fifth 5K...the Glow in the Dark Run. I did it with Melissa and Chris McLaney and we had a great time. I had a garage sale with my lifegroup and we raised nearly 400 dollars in partnering with Help One Now for the orphans in Freirre Village. I got a bunch of things for only ten dollars and some of Karen's delicious apple crumb cake. Yum!
Teacher Appreciation Week was last week which was nice. Although, I was "bad" and ate ALOT considering we got free breakfast, candy, and lots of free gifts. Oh well...I'll take it.
I got As in my first two classes of grad school and will begin my next class online Monday. Once that starts I will be busy all the way up until June. Man...end of year celebration, Carolina Summer Institute, and possibly ESY. Oh, I'm just tired thinking about it.
Anyway, I shall go retreat after this long, but overall good day and relax until Scandal comes on!
Ta-ta!
This is currently how I feel at the moment. But it's not as bad as yesterday.
I've been working on getting one of my students on ESY, but it has been a CHALLENGE. So much red tape and resistance from fellow teachers and overseers. I'm just so glad to have the meeting behind me and want to get hurry and hear back from compliance. If they don't approve this I'm going to be feeling some kinda way. Like, all the stress that has gone into this is ridiculous.
So, it has been an extremely busy month and still continuing. I recently ran my fifth 5K...the Glow in the Dark Run. I did it with Melissa and Chris McLaney and we had a great time. I had a garage sale with my lifegroup and we raised nearly 400 dollars in partnering with Help One Now for the orphans in Freirre Village. I got a bunch of things for only ten dollars and some of Karen's delicious apple crumb cake. Yum!
Teacher Appreciation Week was last week which was nice. Although, I was "bad" and ate ALOT considering we got free breakfast, candy, and lots of free gifts. Oh well...I'll take it.
I got As in my first two classes of grad school and will begin my next class online Monday. Once that starts I will be busy all the way up until June. Man...end of year celebration, Carolina Summer Institute, and possibly ESY. Oh, I'm just tired thinking about it.
Anyway, I shall go retreat after this long, but overall good day and relax until Scandal comes on!
Ta-ta!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
So, it's Saturday! One of my favorite days. :)
Things have been going well. I can't complain really. I have great co-workers, fantastic students, and amazing friends and family. I'm not quite sure how to start this blog post so I'll just kind of ramble until I get to my point.
I finished The Hunger Games last night. There's something about endings that never really satisfy me, especially when it comes to these books. I found the ending rather depressing, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised with a book based on the premise of people killing one another.
I'm one week away from finishing up my first two grad school classes. My final unit project in 524 and my final exam in 545 stand between me and freedom. I can't wait to be done. I'm planning on taking some time after church to knock out my unit project. Then, I'll hopefully go and meet my cousin Dominique in Durham to do some bouncing around at Defy Gravity! :)
Although, my freedom will be short lived. My summer class begin at the end of May. So I guess it's nice that I'll get one month off and that my summer class will essentially end when my school calendar ends.
I'm waiting for my parents to drive up...any minute now....we're going to Frankie's later to celebrate my cousin TJ's 16th birthday! Wow! I can't believe he's already 16. Oops...definitely forgot to go and get him a gift. Maybe we'll do that while we wait for everyone to arrive. I haven't heard from Ethel so I'm sure they're running fashionably late as usual.
Oh! Speaking of Ethel. She called me about a week ago and let me know that at the end of May everyone is planning on going to the New Bernian Ball. So she pretty much twisted my arm into going as well and hooked up up with the tickets with a quickness. So I'm excited for the end of May and spending the entire weekend with my family at the New Bernian Ball. I'm thinking about taking that Friday off so I can go to my grandparent's anniversary dinner. Sabrina made a good point and said that I'm always at work and never miss a day so one day wouldn't hurt...hmm, I'll decide before the month is out, I guess.
Sherri came to visit me again this week and she was quite impressed with the changes I'd made in my teaching! I'm glad I'm growing and developing my skills, but I always have that feeling that there's still SO much more to do. But I guess that's the case for most people.
I have a lot coming up in the next two months:
*Finishing my classes for grad school
*Seeing my old 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Sprouse
*Field trip to ENCSD (praying that it goes smoothly. Sabrina and I went to a workshop there last weekend and got to see the campus. It's actually quite small (but warm and welcoming). We were a bit disappointed to find out that most of the buildings were closed (although, not surprised) and that the population of deaf students there has changed considerably. We met a lot of fellow interpreters too. Karene and the blond lady (her name escapes me at the moment) were quite nice).
*ASL Idol (Maybe. Sabrina and I are thinking of going and bringing our student If not , Ill head home that weekend because there's apparently going to be some sort of Deaf event at Cross Creek Mall the same day as ASL Idol).
*Yard sale with my lifegroup
*Illuminated 5K
*Mother's Day
*Free concert to see Joy Ike perform
*EIPA workshop
*New Bernian Ball
....and this is only up to May! Oh boy being an adult is just too much!
Oh, so in other news....I fell victim to a credit card scam. I got a random text saying my account had frozen and to reactivate my account by putting in my card number, social security number, and security code. Ugh. Yes, naivety at its finest. Luckily, I was able to repair the situation quickly and received my new credit card yesterday in the mail. It hurt my ego more than anything. I guess it could have been much worse so thank goodness it wasn't.
So after being in a moral dilemma I decided not to go to D.C. and instead go to Higher Ground Summer camp with some members of my church. Believe me, I was SO torn with the decision and I feel awful that I can't spend the weekend with my parents in D.C. But my heart is wanting to go to the camp. Especially since Shane's been planting that seed in me since last summer. Plus, it will be a wonderful opportunity to spend some time with the folks in my church.
At the moment, mom, dad, and I are lounging around my apartment. We went and saw TJ and my cousins briefly at Frankie's and then decided to go to The Cheesecake Factory. I kind of feel bad because I think my cousin was planning on me hanging around much longer and actually spending some quality time with everyone, but alas I stayed posted up under my parents. I'm sure she understands and it's been a little while since I've seen my parents so I'm glad I did get to spend some time with them. Not to mention the fact that they cleaned my kitchen and sprayed for bugs. ;)
So I'm going to try and be productive, but we'll see how well that turns out on this beautiful Saturday afternoon.
Peace and blessings. :)
Things have been going well. I can't complain really. I have great co-workers, fantastic students, and amazing friends and family. I'm not quite sure how to start this blog post so I'll just kind of ramble until I get to my point.
I finished The Hunger Games last night. There's something about endings that never really satisfy me, especially when it comes to these books. I found the ending rather depressing, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised with a book based on the premise of people killing one another.
I'm one week away from finishing up my first two grad school classes. My final unit project in 524 and my final exam in 545 stand between me and freedom. I can't wait to be done. I'm planning on taking some time after church to knock out my unit project. Then, I'll hopefully go and meet my cousin Dominique in Durham to do some bouncing around at Defy Gravity! :)
Although, my freedom will be short lived. My summer class begin at the end of May. So I guess it's nice that I'll get one month off and that my summer class will essentially end when my school calendar ends.
I'm waiting for my parents to drive up...any minute now....we're going to Frankie's later to celebrate my cousin TJ's 16th birthday! Wow! I can't believe he's already 16. Oops...definitely forgot to go and get him a gift. Maybe we'll do that while we wait for everyone to arrive. I haven't heard from Ethel so I'm sure they're running fashionably late as usual.
Oh! Speaking of Ethel. She called me about a week ago and let me know that at the end of May everyone is planning on going to the New Bernian Ball. So she pretty much twisted my arm into going as well and hooked up up with the tickets with a quickness. So I'm excited for the end of May and spending the entire weekend with my family at the New Bernian Ball. I'm thinking about taking that Friday off so I can go to my grandparent's anniversary dinner. Sabrina made a good point and said that I'm always at work and never miss a day so one day wouldn't hurt...hmm, I'll decide before the month is out, I guess.
Sherri came to visit me again this week and she was quite impressed with the changes I'd made in my teaching! I'm glad I'm growing and developing my skills, but I always have that feeling that there's still SO much more to do. But I guess that's the case for most people.
I have a lot coming up in the next two months:
*Finishing my classes for grad school
*Seeing my old 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Sprouse
*Field trip to ENCSD (praying that it goes smoothly. Sabrina and I went to a workshop there last weekend and got to see the campus. It's actually quite small (but warm and welcoming). We were a bit disappointed to find out that most of the buildings were closed (although, not surprised) and that the population of deaf students there has changed considerably. We met a lot of fellow interpreters too. Karene and the blond lady (her name escapes me at the moment) were quite nice).
*ASL Idol (Maybe. Sabrina and I are thinking of going and bringing our student If not , Ill head home that weekend because there's apparently going to be some sort of Deaf event at Cross Creek Mall the same day as ASL Idol).
*Yard sale with my lifegroup
*Illuminated 5K
*Mother's Day
*Free concert to see Joy Ike perform
*EIPA workshop
*New Bernian Ball
....and this is only up to May! Oh boy being an adult is just too much!
Oh, so in other news....I fell victim to a credit card scam. I got a random text saying my account had frozen and to reactivate my account by putting in my card number, social security number, and security code. Ugh. Yes, naivety at its finest. Luckily, I was able to repair the situation quickly and received my new credit card yesterday in the mail. It hurt my ego more than anything. I guess it could have been much worse so thank goodness it wasn't.
So after being in a moral dilemma I decided not to go to D.C. and instead go to Higher Ground Summer camp with some members of my church. Believe me, I was SO torn with the decision and I feel awful that I can't spend the weekend with my parents in D.C. But my heart is wanting to go to the camp. Especially since Shane's been planting that seed in me since last summer. Plus, it will be a wonderful opportunity to spend some time with the folks in my church.
At the moment, mom, dad, and I are lounging around my apartment. We went and saw TJ and my cousins briefly at Frankie's and then decided to go to The Cheesecake Factory. I kind of feel bad because I think my cousin was planning on me hanging around much longer and actually spending some quality time with everyone, but alas I stayed posted up under my parents. I'm sure she understands and it's been a little while since I've seen my parents so I'm glad I did get to spend some time with them. Not to mention the fact that they cleaned my kitchen and sprayed for bugs. ;)
So I'm going to try and be productive, but we'll see how well that turns out on this beautiful Saturday afternoon.
Peace and blessings. :)
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Spring Break=Love
Good news, friends! I got accepted into the Caroline Summer Institute in Auditory Verbal Therapy! I also received a $500 scholarship to go! Woohoo!
Today has just been a happy day. I wore a really cute dress today and got tons of compliments.
I met the cute, new music teacher at the middle school.
I have a laundry list of things to prepare for though:
-Work
-Grad school
-Prepping for the CSI
-EIPA this summer
-Middle school field trip to ENCSD
In other news, we're on Spring Break! It's been such a wonderful, wonderful break so far. Melissa and I went up to Washington, D.C. for the weekend to stay with Jessica. It was super nice. We left Thursday evening around 5:30pm and got there around 10pm Thursday night. We stopped at the Noodles & Company in Richmond, VA for dinner which we've decided is our new favorite Noodles & Co! Our quasi-waiter seemed to fancy Melissa and was just pretty fun to talk with. I also got a free rice krispy treat so that's always a win! Friday we went to Jefferson Memorial and to Chinatown. That evening we watched The Emperor's New Groove too. Such a good movie. We ate at this place called Wok n Roll for lunch and went to Bus Boys & Poets for dinner. Bus Boys and Poets was super nice. I was slightly bummed because after we left I realized they had ASL night the same evening we were there. Oh well.
Saturday was probably one of my favorite days. We went to Potbelly's for lunch and then headed to the National Zoo. It was such a beautiful day. We did a lot of walking, but it was well worth it. After the National Zoo we all got a drink--Jess and I got Slurpees from the 7 Eleven and Melissa got some coffee from Starbucks. Then we headed to the metro to get to Gallaudet University! What a beautiful campus! I'm SO glad I finally made it to Gallaudet and with two of my best friends. A girl in the visitor's center gave us a map and told us about some landmarks to check out. We walked around the campus and took tons of pictures. I think I could really see myself there one day! We'll see. :) After the visit to Gallaudet, we headed back to Chinatown to have dinner at Hard Rock Cafe. The service was so-so, but the food was delicious. While we waited we went next door to Ford's Theater--where Abraham Lincoln was killed. Across the street was the house he died in and we went there after dinner and took a picture. Ironic, I know. We had been walking and doing so much that day so needless to say we were quite ready to get back to Jessica's house and just veg out and watch some of the NCAA games.
Sunday was Easter! I went to church with Jessica at District Church and met some of her friends from Elon. After church, we went to Giants (a grocery store) to pick up the stuff for the "Resurrection Rolls" I'd been talking about all weekend. We went back to the house to meet up with Melissa and then headed to The Coupe for brunch. Another delicious meal! We came back after brunch and watched some of the NCAA games, worked, and napped. Jessica's roommates came back later in the evening so we all kind of started perking up when they got back. For dinner we went to this pizza place called Red Rocks Pizzeria. We had passed it on our way to The Coupe and decided to go there for dinner. The pizza was SO delicious!
After dinner we decided to make the resurrection rolls I had been talking about and chocolate chip cookies Jessica had bought. We had such a fun time making the rolls and got some great videos and pictures in the process too! It was really a great 'last night together in D.C. hanging out' activity. While the rolls weren't totally perfect, they were still pretty good!
Monday morning Melissa and I headed back to NC. We stopped in Chester, VA to get some breakfast at Cracker Barrel. We left about 6:45AM and got back about 11:45AM. All in all....it was a fantastic trip and I can't wait for the next adventure!
Yesterday, I met with my partner for my online project. We got a good start on our work, but after lunch at Noodles & Company we both had kind of checked out so we'll meet again on Thursday to hopefully finish most of it. I also had dinner with Martha, her Mom, and Eliza yesterday at Chile Bomba in downtown Raleigh. It was quite delicious and I enjoyed meeting Marth'a mom.
What else have I not reported on...
-I did a 5K at home in Fay about 2 weekends ago with my mom's office. I don't think it was quite a 5K, but it was still fun. I got to see bff Hyzer, but she's pretty busy so I didn't get to spend too much time with her at home. I hung out with Jessica some while I was at home too. I got to see my godparents too which was nice because I hardly ever see them. We went to the Flea market and Sandpiper.
-I got my hair re-twisted. I was a little stressed about it at first because the stylist had totally forgotten my appointment. I still think she should've given me a discount, but whatevz. It worked out and I didn't have to wake up at o'dark thirty which is always a plus. My mom came up that weekend too and we went to Dame's Chicken & Waffles for dinner. She'd been wanting to go so we finally made it there. That following Sunday we went down to New Bern for a few hours to celebrate Tricia's birthday. She had a dinner at Texas Roadhouse, but Mom, Ms Angie, and I ate at Morgan's before which was delicious! I saw a lot of the family at church too.
-Ricky and I hung out not too long ago. We were supposed to go to Greensboro to see Deborah, but decided against it. Instead we went to Gold Park in Hillsborough and took some awesome pics and made a new first--little Avery. Haha. That child was way too friendly, but sweet. She came up to us at the park and pretty much started telling us about her life. haha.
-I finished The Hunger Games and Where are the Children and am starting Loves Music, Loves to Dance
-Sabrina's birthday was last Thursday so we went out to lunch at Rigsbey's. I made her a cute little Easter/birthday basket
-I got a guy's number from the Mexican restaurant I frequent
-Had the last straw from "A"
Coming up next.....
-5K this Saturday!
-Hopefully finishing these projects for grad school this week
-Workshops and lots of professional development coming up
-Field trip to ENCSD
I'm trying to get back into working out. I went for a walk today to get some necessities from Food Lion and to SECU. I need to cut back on my eating out. That's my new goal for the month.
Anyway, I need to get on these projects. Wish me luck. ;)
Today has just been a happy day. I wore a really cute dress today and got tons of compliments.
I met the cute, new music teacher at the middle school.
I have a laundry list of things to prepare for though:
-Work
-Grad school
-Prepping for the CSI
-EIPA this summer
-Middle school field trip to ENCSD
In other news, we're on Spring Break! It's been such a wonderful, wonderful break so far. Melissa and I went up to Washington, D.C. for the weekend to stay with Jessica. It was super nice. We left Thursday evening around 5:30pm and got there around 10pm Thursday night. We stopped at the Noodles & Company in Richmond, VA for dinner which we've decided is our new favorite Noodles & Co! Our quasi-waiter seemed to fancy Melissa and was just pretty fun to talk with. I also got a free rice krispy treat so that's always a win! Friday we went to Jefferson Memorial and to Chinatown. That evening we watched The Emperor's New Groove too. Such a good movie. We ate at this place called Wok n Roll for lunch and went to Bus Boys & Poets for dinner. Bus Boys and Poets was super nice. I was slightly bummed because after we left I realized they had ASL night the same evening we were there. Oh well.
Saturday was probably one of my favorite days. We went to Potbelly's for lunch and then headed to the National Zoo. It was such a beautiful day. We did a lot of walking, but it was well worth it. After the National Zoo we all got a drink--Jess and I got Slurpees from the 7 Eleven and Melissa got some coffee from Starbucks. Then we headed to the metro to get to Gallaudet University! What a beautiful campus! I'm SO glad I finally made it to Gallaudet and with two of my best friends. A girl in the visitor's center gave us a map and told us about some landmarks to check out. We walked around the campus and took tons of pictures. I think I could really see myself there one day! We'll see. :) After the visit to Gallaudet, we headed back to Chinatown to have dinner at Hard Rock Cafe. The service was so-so, but the food was delicious. While we waited we went next door to Ford's Theater--where Abraham Lincoln was killed. Across the street was the house he died in and we went there after dinner and took a picture. Ironic, I know. We had been walking and doing so much that day so needless to say we were quite ready to get back to Jessica's house and just veg out and watch some of the NCAA games.
Sunday was Easter! I went to church with Jessica at District Church and met some of her friends from Elon. After church, we went to Giants (a grocery store) to pick up the stuff for the "Resurrection Rolls" I'd been talking about all weekend. We went back to the house to meet up with Melissa and then headed to The Coupe for brunch. Another delicious meal! We came back after brunch and watched some of the NCAA games, worked, and napped. Jessica's roommates came back later in the evening so we all kind of started perking up when they got back. For dinner we went to this pizza place called Red Rocks Pizzeria. We had passed it on our way to The Coupe and decided to go there for dinner. The pizza was SO delicious!
After dinner we decided to make the resurrection rolls I had been talking about and chocolate chip cookies Jessica had bought. We had such a fun time making the rolls and got some great videos and pictures in the process too! It was really a great 'last night together in D.C. hanging out' activity. While the rolls weren't totally perfect, they were still pretty good!
Monday morning Melissa and I headed back to NC. We stopped in Chester, VA to get some breakfast at Cracker Barrel. We left about 6:45AM and got back about 11:45AM. All in all....it was a fantastic trip and I can't wait for the next adventure!
Yesterday, I met with my partner for my online project. We got a good start on our work, but after lunch at Noodles & Company we both had kind of checked out so we'll meet again on Thursday to hopefully finish most of it. I also had dinner with Martha, her Mom, and Eliza yesterday at Chile Bomba in downtown Raleigh. It was quite delicious and I enjoyed meeting Marth'a mom.
What else have I not reported on...
-I did a 5K at home in Fay about 2 weekends ago with my mom's office. I don't think it was quite a 5K, but it was still fun. I got to see bff Hyzer, but she's pretty busy so I didn't get to spend too much time with her at home. I hung out with Jessica some while I was at home too. I got to see my godparents too which was nice because I hardly ever see them. We went to the Flea market and Sandpiper.
-I got my hair re-twisted. I was a little stressed about it at first because the stylist had totally forgotten my appointment. I still think she should've given me a discount, but whatevz. It worked out and I didn't have to wake up at o'dark thirty which is always a plus. My mom came up that weekend too and we went to Dame's Chicken & Waffles for dinner. She'd been wanting to go so we finally made it there. That following Sunday we went down to New Bern for a few hours to celebrate Tricia's birthday. She had a dinner at Texas Roadhouse, but Mom, Ms Angie, and I ate at Morgan's before which was delicious! I saw a lot of the family at church too.
-Ricky and I hung out not too long ago. We were supposed to go to Greensboro to see Deborah, but decided against it. Instead we went to Gold Park in Hillsborough and took some awesome pics and made a new first--little Avery. Haha. That child was way too friendly, but sweet. She came up to us at the park and pretty much started telling us about her life. haha.
-I finished The Hunger Games and Where are the Children and am starting Loves Music, Loves to Dance
-Sabrina's birthday was last Thursday so we went out to lunch at Rigsbey's. I made her a cute little Easter/birthday basket
-I got a guy's number from the Mexican restaurant I frequent
-Had the last straw from "A"
Coming up next.....
-5K this Saturday!
-Hopefully finishing these projects for grad school this week
-Workshops and lots of professional development coming up
-Field trip to ENCSD
I'm trying to get back into working out. I went for a walk today to get some necessities from Food Lion and to SECU. I need to cut back on my eating out. That's my new goal for the month.
Anyway, I need to get on these projects. Wish me luck. ;)
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Slacking.
I've been kind of a sloth lately. A combination of the gloomy weather, the enormous amount of work I need to do, and the constant obstacles I face as a teacher, I'm exhaustingly unmotivated Yes, I know I made up the word "exhaustingly."
So...where did we last leave off? I believe I told you about my wonderful trip to see my friend in Brevard. Since then, I've been staying busy. I suffered a cold for about a week and a half. Thank goodness that's gone now. I had an IEP meeting for my little duckling. That's what I shall refer to her as to keep her anonymous. Anyway, that was pretty nice to get behind me. Now all of my "major" IEP meetings are behind me. To be honest, I hate meetings...
What else...here's a bullet point list since I'm craving another key lime cookie right now...
-Valentine's Day with bffRicky consisted of dinner at Jason's Deli (Yum!) and going to see A Haunted House (I give it a 6 out of 10). We had a good time per usual. And I even ran into Mrs. Puckett at the B&N nearby while I was waiting for him! So good to see her!
-Now, I'm reading The Hunger Games
-Saw Abigail Washburn with Tasha (incredible show!) & I met one of her guy friend and dubbed him as relationship potential for her =p
-My laptop locked me out and I had to erase my stuff to get back into it (boo!)
-Shane & his family are back in the States
-Watched a lot of Roots
-Hungout with cuzzo Nikki last week at Chili's and had such a good time laughing about everything and nothing
-Went to the CIAA with my parents and saw Chris Brown & Tatyana Ali! #awesome!
-Dinner & SAB with Martha. #keylimecookies #takebackcarlton
Now, I'm just hanging out at my apartment trying to catch up on life. I've been feeling super frumpy lately. As in I feel ugly, fat, and incompetent. I know that's not reality, but...I kind of do...it sounds shallow, but I'm hoping once I get my hair done in a couple of weeks I'll feel more "me." I'm also hoping that my girls night with DWoods will help cheer me up too! We're going to Southpoint to do some shopping, pampering, and have dinner. Oh, how I love being a girl! :)
We had a meeting yesterday about teaching DHH children and while it was INCREDIBLY informative, I couldn't help but feel totally behind and well, not good enough. =/
Okay, key lime cookies call. Pray I do P90X tonight--I've been slacking on that too. Bleh.
Til next time...
So...where did we last leave off? I believe I told you about my wonderful trip to see my friend in Brevard. Since then, I've been staying busy. I suffered a cold for about a week and a half. Thank goodness that's gone now. I had an IEP meeting for my little duckling. That's what I shall refer to her as to keep her anonymous. Anyway, that was pretty nice to get behind me. Now all of my "major" IEP meetings are behind me. To be honest, I hate meetings...
What else...here's a bullet point list since I'm craving another key lime cookie right now...
-Valentine's Day with bffRicky consisted of dinner at Jason's Deli (Yum!) and going to see A Haunted House (I give it a 6 out of 10). We had a good time per usual. And I even ran into Mrs. Puckett at the B&N nearby while I was waiting for him! So good to see her!
-Now, I'm reading The Hunger Games
-Saw Abigail Washburn with Tasha (incredible show!) & I met one of her guy friend and dubbed him as relationship potential for her =p
-My laptop locked me out and I had to erase my stuff to get back into it (boo!)
-Shane & his family are back in the States
-Watched a lot of Roots
-Hungout with cuzzo Nikki last week at Chili's and had such a good time laughing about everything and nothing
-Went to the CIAA with my parents and saw Chris Brown & Tatyana Ali! #awesome!
-Dinner & SAB with Martha. #keylimecookies #takebackcarlton
Now, I'm just hanging out at my apartment trying to catch up on life. I've been feeling super frumpy lately. As in I feel ugly, fat, and incompetent. I know that's not reality, but...I kind of do...it sounds shallow, but I'm hoping once I get my hair done in a couple of weeks I'll feel more "me." I'm also hoping that my girls night with DWoods will help cheer me up too! We're going to Southpoint to do some shopping, pampering, and have dinner. Oh, how I love being a girl! :)
We had a meeting yesterday about teaching DHH children and while it was INCREDIBLY informative, I couldn't help but feel totally behind and well, not good enough. =/
Okay, key lime cookies call. Pray I do P90X tonight--I've been slacking on that too. Bleh.
Til next time...
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