6...or 7 month hiatus

I've never claimed to be the greatest with time management, but I wish I was better. I've always been a "do-it-at-the-last-minute" kind of person. I just saw that my good friend Victoria had started a blog, and I love reading blogs, so I decided maybe someone out there was enjoying reading mine.

The weight battle is still going strong. I have happily kept off the 10 pounds I wanted to lose originally but still have 15 more to go. The worst part is getting in the exercise. I try to move around at school as much as possible but once cheerleading practice is over and I finally get all the girls out of the building, I'm exhausted. And not to mention the grading and planning each night. Also the fact that it gets dark at 5pm doesn't help! If only I could figure out how to turn on the stadium lights....


Thanksgiving Break is upon us and I truly never thought it would be here. The kids at school all claimed how ready they were but I don't think they understand that a teacher's wants and needs are always 100x greater than theirs. I could not wait to get out of there on Friday - 4:01pm, outta there!! This week will be full of stuff to do but I'm definitely looking forward to just doing nothing here and there. I have a DVR on 99% because I don't watch tv much during school and I have a lot of "projects" I want to do. One week is never enough time. And not to mention I'm turning 26 this week. My sweet students all sang happy birthday to me last week and made an announcement to the school. It definitely made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I guess being a new teacher I still enjoy those little things. So many teachers want nothing to do with the students outside of "write these notes and take this test." I can truly say that my classes run so much smoother once I establish those relationships with the kids. There are definitely days where I just want to hold up a sign that says, "Don't even blink!" but I still miss them here and there. They make me laugh and I really am happy being where I am! And somehow I went from Thanksgiving Break to missing my students. Gross.

Mom has officially made her grocery list so she and I will be headed out soon. Why is it we always wait until the CRAZY week of to shop? It's Thanksgiving, we have the same thing, every year, for the last 26 years that I can remember - why are we making lists? One year we're going to change it up and have the complete opposite of everything we've always had. Well...probably not since I am a huge fan of casseroles and we are the family of Turkey and casseroles. :)