This Week

This week was long and jam-packed, which is why I haven't touched the blog in a while.  Let's see...

Monday: Pretty normal.  My parents went to pick up their new Mac and were gone the entire evening so Mat and I had a few hours just us.  It was lovely.

Tuesday: I had a doctor appointment after work.  The woman doctor. You know, THAT appointment.  I was then supposed to meet my former roomie Jenn for Golden Spoon and much needed catch-up, but traffic reared its ugly head and she couldn't get here in time so we rescheduled for Thursday.

Wednesday: Mat and I went to an open house/vendor appreciation at The Summit House.  We were mainly going for the free food, and holy crap was that a good idea.  They had tons of amazingly delicious things as well as free champagne, wine, beer, etc.  It was awesome.

Thursday: Follow up appointment with my dermatologist after work, and then meeting Jenn for Golden Spoon.  The dermatologist is in Pico Rivera, and I work in Santa Ana, so after having driven 20 miles to get to work in the morning, I drove from Santa Ana to Pico Rivera, then back to Whittier where we were meeting, then to get gas at Costco, and finally home.  This was around the time that I realized I have virtually no spending money until I get paid at the end of the month.  Good times.

Friday: Oh glorious Friday.  I gave quizzes in all classes which gave me a few minutes of quiet in each class but resulted in a shit ton - yes, a shit ton - of grading for this weekend.  More good times.

The evening was ok.  Not exactly what I wanted for a Friday night, but a lot of stuff is going on right now.

Today: I RAN 7 MILES!!  Yes, 7 miles!!  And I didn't really even get that tired.  I got up at 7:15 so it wouldn't be too hot, and of course the sun was already out (stupid sun) but the air was much much cooler than last Saturday so the sun didn't bother me at all.  I also was a good little girl and didn't exercise at all on Thursday (just like I'm supposed to according to my training plan) and I just took a 2 mile walk yesterday morning.  Mat and I didn't do our usual evening walk last night due to the stuff that is going on, but it was probably for the best because my run was awesome.

I officially signed up for the half-marathon in Long Beach a couple days ago.  No turning back now!

Here's to hoping for a good weekend (despite the shit ton of grading - I should probably get on that) and the end to some stuff.

Farewell Summer...See You Next Year.

  Tomorrow is my first official day at Century High School.  We have three days of staff development this week, then I have my second/last New Hire Orientation on Saturday.  The kids start next Monday.  I'm not nervous yet, but ask me on Sunday night and things will probably be different.

Things I will miss:

• Morning walks when it's not dark outside
• Relaxing breakfasts of coffee and cereal while checking email and browsing the web and reading blogs with the news on in the background
• Not feeling rushed when I get home in the evening
• Not having to make breakfast/lunch/snack to take to work
• Sleep

However, for each thing I will miss there is another thing that is good:

• Despite having a longer commute, I still have time to take my morning walk
• Changing students' lives, one at a time
• Making actual money, finally having my own benefits, and all that good grown-up stuff
• Being a part of something great
• Doing something that I know without a doubt is what I am meant to do

Ok, I'll admit, it was harder to come up with the second list.  No one likes getting up at 5 am or feeling rushed to get to bed or having to drive 20 miles one way.  But, it's all good.  The next couple of years are going to be pretty fantastic.  I have big plans in these next two years, and I finally get to start putting them into action.  It's pretty good stuff.

And now, some summertime memories....

4th of July

Walking with Amermey - 4th of July

4th of July

Mat's Surprise Party - He was definitely surprised!

Mat's Surprise Party - Blowing out his candles

Mat's Surprise Party - Mindy and I 

Top of the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas

San Diego trip with Steph - Dinner in Little Italy!

Beach House - He buried his feet which resulted in me appearing taller.  :)

Margaritas - 4th of July

Beach House

Something New

So here I am.  I finally have a blog going.  I've had a LiveJournal account for quite a while, but I haven't written in it in at least a year.  I'm not sure why that is, but I eventually just got out of the habit.  And then I noticed that when I wanted to read my friends' posts, nothing would show up.  That made me rather frustrated and I kind of just stopped checking it.  Perhaps I will delete it entirely now that I have this.  Or maybe not because deleting it would entail losing all the memories that I'm sure I will stumble upon should I ever go back and read through it.

In any case, here I am.  I'm not sure what this is going to become exactly, but I want the opportunity to explore the whole blogging thing and see where it takes me.  This is a quick post, just to finally get me started.  I am quite tired today and would like to get in bed and watch Friends and read my book before falling asleep.  Tomorrow promises to be another busy day with the MISS program at CSUF (more on that later), so the more sleep I get the better.  Oh yes, and I'm hoping to hear positive news from Whitney High School.  I interviewed there last Wednesday afternoon and was told I would hear from them whether I got a job or not by the following Wednesday or Thursday.  I didn't hear today, so that means I should hear tomorrow.  That also means that tomorrow my stomach will be tied in even larger knots than it was today and that my legs will be even shakier.  Should be fun.  I must remember though that either way I still have a job, because the offer from Santa Ana Unified is sitting in my inbox.  Life is good.  God is good.  Things will work out.

And with that, I go off to my TV and reading.  Please add your comments, suggestions, etc, and follow me on my blog!