Sunday, October 6, 2013
Time for an update!
Looking forward to some football today! Not sure who I should cheer for, Packers or Lions. I'll probably go for the Packers since they're behind, but it's so exciting that the Lions are number 1 in the NFC North! I'll be happy with whoever wins :)
Student teaching has been going really well! I really like the school that I'm at, and I've enjoyed the elementary setting more than I thought I would. Those students are just sooo darn cute! Some 4th graders of mine were singing Ylvis's The Fox song and I just wanted to start singing along with them! However, I needed to teach :(
On friday, my cooperating teacher had a meeting so she had a substitute teacher for the morning. She was a nice lady, but since I knew what was going on with the different groups, I did the teaching. It was cool to be the lead teacher the whole day. My only complaint from friday was when my students joined a general education classroom to observe some crayfish in the science lab. The substitute walked around and helped other students, so I was left alone to supervise my students. There was only six of them, so it wasn't that bad. However, at one point I looked over at the boys and they had the crayfish out of the bin walking on the table! They were not supposed to do that. The science lab teacher came to the rescue, so it was all good! (I did not want to touch the crayfish!)
I only have a week and a half left at this school. Parent-teacher conferences are october 15-16, and then I'm done there. There's been a change with my second placement. I won't be at Chris's school :( There's a girl in my program doing her student teaching there right now (with the teacher I would have been with) and her experience there is not going so well. I guess the teacher hasn't been a great mentor. So, now I will be going to Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis. Chris has heard a lot of good things about this school from some of his classes, so I'm pretty excited to go there. I'm still really bummed that Chris and I won't be at the same school though!
I was really looking forward to car pooling with Chris also because my Jeep has been leaking transmission fluid. It's a pretty slow leak, and I've been able to add fluid every now and then, so it's been fine so far. I've looked online to see if this is an easy fix. If it's a seal problem, then the transmission needs to be taken out...not cheap. Sooooo, now I'm not sure what to do. I guess it's a good thing transmission fluid isn't that expensive. Anyone know how well products like Trans-X works to fix leaks?
I'll end this post with a new favorite commercial of mine. It's the from Geico. Hahahaha it's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXW35eh5WEs
Looking forward to some football today! Not sure who I should cheer for, Packers or Lions. I'll probably go for the Packers since they're behind, but it's so exciting that the Lions are number 1 in the NFC North! I'll be happy with whoever wins :)
Student teaching has been going really well! I really like the school that I'm at, and I've enjoyed the elementary setting more than I thought I would. Those students are just sooo darn cute! Some 4th graders of mine were singing Ylvis's The Fox song and I just wanted to start singing along with them! However, I needed to teach :(
On friday, my cooperating teacher had a meeting so she had a substitute teacher for the morning. She was a nice lady, but since I knew what was going on with the different groups, I did the teaching. It was cool to be the lead teacher the whole day. My only complaint from friday was when my students joined a general education classroom to observe some crayfish in the science lab. The substitute walked around and helped other students, so I was left alone to supervise my students. There was only six of them, so it wasn't that bad. However, at one point I looked over at the boys and they had the crayfish out of the bin walking on the table! They were not supposed to do that. The science lab teacher came to the rescue, so it was all good! (I did not want to touch the crayfish!)
I only have a week and a half left at this school. Parent-teacher conferences are october 15-16, and then I'm done there. There's been a change with my second placement. I won't be at Chris's school :( There's a girl in my program doing her student teaching there right now (with the teacher I would have been with) and her experience there is not going so well. I guess the teacher hasn't been a great mentor. So, now I will be going to Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis. Chris has heard a lot of good things about this school from some of his classes, so I'm pretty excited to go there. I'm still really bummed that Chris and I won't be at the same school though!
I was really looking forward to car pooling with Chris also because my Jeep has been leaking transmission fluid. It's a pretty slow leak, and I've been able to add fluid every now and then, so it's been fine so far. I've looked online to see if this is an easy fix. If it's a seal problem, then the transmission needs to be taken out...not cheap. Sooooo, now I'm not sure what to do. I guess it's a good thing transmission fluid isn't that expensive. Anyone know how well products like Trans-X works to fix leaks?
I'll end this post with a new favorite commercial of mine. It's the from Geico. Hahahaha it's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXW35eh5WEs
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Week two of student teaching is finished. I'm going to start taking over some teaching this coming week. So far, I've just been helping out in the classroom and getting to know the kids and how things work at the school. I'll be teaching writing to some 4th graders and I'll be teaching a Kindergardener basic skills. I'll start doing more teaching as I go.
I've never worked in an elementary school, but I really like it! The kids that I work with are pretty great. No major problems. Some of them are labeled EBD but I haven't seen much behavior problems. I just had my student teaching seminar this week, so that was nice to hear other people's student teaching experiences. We also talked about the goals/competencies that I need to complete for student teaching to get my license. There's actually quite a lot of them and I'm nervous about doing them all in one semester. But, I think it's do-able, so no worries :) Goals/competencies include academic interventions in reading, writing, math, and spelling, administering an assessment on a student with LD, and writing an IEP for that student. All this stuff I did in my classes, so now it's just time to put it all to use!
Just this morning I met my friend Becky (also doing her student teaching) for breakfast. We went to Hell's Kitchen in downtown Minneapolis. It was super delicious! I had some lemon ricotta hotcakes. I didn't even need the maple syrup; they had plenty of flavor.
Now I'm back home and Chris and I just finished watching the Gopher game on the Big Ten Network. Gophers won! They're looking pretty good! They won their first three games. We'll see how they do when they play some really good teams. Tomorrow, I won't be able to watch the Packer game or the Lions game :( Maybe I can find it online somewhere.
Not much else planned this weekend. We'll be going to the dog park later this afternoon before it starts to rain.
I've never worked in an elementary school, but I really like it! The kids that I work with are pretty great. No major problems. Some of them are labeled EBD but I haven't seen much behavior problems. I just had my student teaching seminar this week, so that was nice to hear other people's student teaching experiences. We also talked about the goals/competencies that I need to complete for student teaching to get my license. There's actually quite a lot of them and I'm nervous about doing them all in one semester. But, I think it's do-able, so no worries :) Goals/competencies include academic interventions in reading, writing, math, and spelling, administering an assessment on a student with LD, and writing an IEP for that student. All this stuff I did in my classes, so now it's just time to put it all to use!
Just this morning I met my friend Becky (also doing her student teaching) for breakfast. We went to Hell's Kitchen in downtown Minneapolis. It was super delicious! I had some lemon ricotta hotcakes. I didn't even need the maple syrup; they had plenty of flavor.
Now I'm back home and Chris and I just finished watching the Gopher game on the Big Ten Network. Gophers won! They're looking pretty good! They won their first three games. We'll see how they do when they play some really good teams. Tomorrow, I won't be able to watch the Packer game or the Lions game :( Maybe I can find it online somewhere.
Not much else planned this weekend. We'll be going to the dog park later this afternoon before it starts to rain.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
First Day of Student Teaching
I started my student teaching today! I'll be at this school for about 6 weeks, I think. Today went well. Since the students are just starting school, it will be a couple days until the special ed services start happening. My cooperating teacher works in a resource room, so there will be different groups of students we will work with. There will be a a couple reading groups, a writing group, and a math group. I'm pretty excited to meet the kids and start working with them!
I bought a new laptop last friday! My toshiba was getting really annoying, so it's nice to have this new one. It's a MacBook Pro and very nice. Maybe I'll be a little more motivated to write in this blog with my new computer!
I hope to keep this updated while I'm student teaching....but no promises!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Busy Week
Well, about one more week now until my summer classes start. These past few weeks I've been working at the map library on campus, but this coming week, I am doing a little traveling.
First stop tomorrow is Scott and Erika's house. Chris, Knox, and I will spend the night at their house (super excited to see the house they just bought!"). It'll be really nice to catch up with them.
Second stop will be at Aunt Mia's house Sunday morning for Daryl's graduation. Woohoo!! It's also been a really long time since I've seen them! It'll be nice for Chris to meet them also. We'll be camping at a campground near Aunt Mia's house Sunday night and then it's time to hit the road again.
Third stop will be Crivitz, WI. Mainly I'm just dropping Chris off at his parent's house, but I might stay to visit if there are people home. They will probably be working though.
Fourth stop...Marquette! Last time I was in Marquette was mid-march, so hopefully it is really green now! Plans for when I'm home include: hanging out with the kiddos, seeing The Great Gatsby with Mom, hanging out with Casey (and making her wrap my bridal shower gift), meeting up with Ellen, dentist appointment, Lindsey's bridal shower, and going to Messiah for church Sunday morning.
I'll leaving Marquette Sunday after church and then head back to Crivitz to pick up Chris. I'll probably stay there for lunch or something before we hit the road to head back to Minneapolis.
One more thing...
After Chris's Buick was stolen, he started driving his Aunt's vehicle (and she bought a new one). But now, the Buick was found by the police and Chris plans on selling it (maybe just for parts). He gave back his aunt's vehicle so she can sell it (for more than what Chris could afford) and now Chris bought a 1994 Ford Tempo. Here's a picture...
First stop tomorrow is Scott and Erika's house. Chris, Knox, and I will spend the night at their house (super excited to see the house they just bought!"). It'll be really nice to catch up with them.
Second stop will be at Aunt Mia's house Sunday morning for Daryl's graduation. Woohoo!! It's also been a really long time since I've seen them! It'll be nice for Chris to meet them also. We'll be camping at a campground near Aunt Mia's house Sunday night and then it's time to hit the road again.
Third stop will be Crivitz, WI. Mainly I'm just dropping Chris off at his parent's house, but I might stay to visit if there are people home. They will probably be working though.
Fourth stop...Marquette! Last time I was in Marquette was mid-march, so hopefully it is really green now! Plans for when I'm home include: hanging out with the kiddos, seeing The Great Gatsby with Mom, hanging out with Casey (and making her wrap my bridal shower gift), meeting up with Ellen, dentist appointment, Lindsey's bridal shower, and going to Messiah for church Sunday morning.
I'll leaving Marquette Sunday after church and then head back to Crivitz to pick up Chris. I'll probably stay there for lunch or something before we hit the road to head back to Minneapolis.
One more thing...
After Chris's Buick was stolen, he started driving his Aunt's vehicle (and she bought a new one). But now, the Buick was found by the police and Chris plans on selling it (maybe just for parts). He gave back his aunt's vehicle so she can sell it (for more than what Chris could afford) and now Chris bought a 1994 Ford Tempo. Here's a picture...
Monday, May 27, 2013
Dulcey's Top 10 Trips
Top 10 (in no particular order or rank)
1. Banff hiking with Dad. Let's do it!
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3. Backpack from Munising to Grand Marais through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
4. Travel through the Midwest to Trout Creek, MT by train! (maybe this summer!)
7. Anywhere in Hawaii!
8. Western Europe. I've had this Lonely Planet travel book for a loooong time. Time to put it to use!
9. Trip through REI or WWF. Like this kayaking and snorkeling trip to Belize!
10. Hike/camp the Pacific Crest Trail
There are many many other places I'd like to see, but let's see how long this list takes me!
Friday, July 6, 2012
Hey everyone, sorry it's been so long since I've posted. But now, I have a little time because I'm done with most of my summer classes. I still have one online class that goes until August. So let me tell what life in Minneapolis is like and what my classes are all about.
I'll show you what I've been up to with some pictures...
Well the first thing I did when I arrived in Minneapolis (besides go back to bed) was to go see the Tigers play the Twins at Target Field. It was a good game! Tigers were behind for most of it, but late in the game, got a home run and took the lead! Woohoo, go Tigers!
Some other things I've done here in Minneapolis include shopping at the Mall of America, Sea Life Aquarium, Como Zoo, and the Gay Pride Parade. I have yet to see the infamous Cherry and the Spoon.
Most of my time though, has been spent at school. So, here are some links to some videos we watched in some of my classes. It's pretty interesting stuff!
Willowbrook - Does anyone remember this? This was a school in New York were many people sent their children with disabilities to. This journalism work was the start for Geraldo Rivera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_sYn8DnlH4&feature=related
The Color of Fear - This movie is a group of men talking about culture issues. It is kind of old, early 90s I think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rbfh5oM3EQ
Refrigerator Mothers - I can't believe this even happened in our history. Mothers who had children with autism were accused of "causing" it because they were so "cold" to their children. Really disturbing. Here's a link to the whole documentary. http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/refrigerator_mothers
FAT City - Really good for teachers. Talks about teaching students who have a learning disability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G9--hUQDwY Watch other videos of Rick Lavoie. He's pretty entertaining.
4th of July
Spent the fourth here in the city. It was also mine and Chris' anniversary. We sure picked a fun day for an anniversary!
I'll show you what I've been up to with some pictures...
Well the first thing I did when I arrived in Minneapolis (besides go back to bed) was to go see the Tigers play the Twins at Target Field. It was a good game! Tigers were behind for most of it, but late in the game, got a home run and took the lead! Woohoo, go Tigers!
Some other things I've done here in Minneapolis include shopping at the Mall of America, Sea Life Aquarium, Como Zoo, and the Gay Pride Parade. I have yet to see the infamous Cherry and the Spoon.
One of theses guys was rescued from the flooding at the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth.
Most of my time though, has been spent at school. So, here are some links to some videos we watched in some of my classes. It's pretty interesting stuff!
Willowbrook - Does anyone remember this? This was a school in New York were many people sent their children with disabilities to. This journalism work was the start for Geraldo Rivera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_sYn8DnlH4&feature=related
The Color of Fear - This movie is a group of men talking about culture issues. It is kind of old, early 90s I think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rbfh5oM3EQ
Refrigerator Mothers - I can't believe this even happened in our history. Mothers who had children with autism were accused of "causing" it because they were so "cold" to their children. Really disturbing. Here's a link to the whole documentary. http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/refrigerator_mothers
FAT City - Really good for teachers. Talks about teaching students who have a learning disability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G9--hUQDwY Watch other videos of Rick Lavoie. He's pretty entertaining.
4th of July
Spent the fourth here in the city. It was also mine and Chris' anniversary. We sure picked a fun day for an anniversary!
Breakfast Chris made me!
Spent the afternoon at the beach. Lifeguard in a festive speedo!!
We had dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory. It was pretty sweet!! Look at the fancy chairs we got!
Flowers that Chris gave me. Also, check out the difference between my desk and Chris' desk...
Chris...nice and clean.
That's what I've been up to. This weekend we have some friends visiting, Jason and Saundra. We're going to Chris' uncle's birthday celebration thing at a beach tomorrow. Then, on Sunday, we're going to Warped Tour to see some bands. Should be a pretty fun weekend! I'll be heading home on Tuesday the 10th.
Goodnight for now!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Happy Easter!! I apologize for the lack of posts. I've been pretty busy lately. So here are a few updates...
- About 3-4 weeks ago now, Chris was here visiting. We had a great time! It was so nice to have him here. Not to mention taking off the whole week from work was nice. I really enjoyed showing him around Wrangell and showing him bits of my life here. Wish he could have stayed longer than a week though.
- Right after Chris left I started helping out with a lifeguarding course being offered at the pool where I work. I'm a Lifeguard Instructor, so I volunteered to help out with the classes. It was very time consuming and I had a few very long days. But, it was a great experience to be able to teach the classes. There were two other instructors there with me but they had never taught a class before. I'm not really one to talk though since I've only taught one (at camp). Now, with this experience, I'd feel more comfortable doing it again, even if it were by myself. I think I'd be able to get through it. These lifeguarding classes just ended last week.
- This past week I've been battling a sickness. Just a chest cold, but it was really not fun. I've still got a nasty cough and a snot machine in my nose. Other than that, I think I'm getting better. I had to cancel zumba last week because of it. I would have taken some sick days at work but there were some high school qualifying tests going on at the school and I needed to be there to proctor some tests. Also what really sucked was spending $22 for some DayQuil and NyQuil. $22!!!
- Easter day! This morning Heather and I provided music in church. We played music for the whole service, hymn and the liturgy. It was a blast! I played the guitar (Ryan's guitar) and Heather played an African hand drum. I uploaded some videos from the service to YouTube. Here are some....
After church today, Brittany and I went over to Ryan and Heather's place for an Easter lunch/dinner. It was super yummy. Ryan made a ham and we had sweet potatoes, salad, rolls, and, of course, mandarin salad! That was my contribution. And for a dessert, we had some strawberry shortcake.
While the ham was cooking the four of us went for a little walk down the shoreline at a place called Pat's Landing. It was really beautiful. It was a clear sky with the sun shining. I was a little upset Ryan and Heather hadn't shown me this place earlier! Anyways, I decided to put my feet in the water for a little bit. I was very cold but it seemed just like Lake Superior to me! Also, I decided to take a little taste of the salty ocean water. I took a little sip out of my hand and boy, it was salty and gross. No, I did not drink it either. I spit it out. My first taste of ocean water! Walking back along the shore line, the tide was coming in and was closing in on us. But we made it safely back to the car.
- One final story. Here is my own little Easter miracle. I thought I had lost my cross necklace my father had given me for my graduation from NMU. I used to wear it nearly everyday, but when I moved here to Wrangell, I couldn't find where I had packed it. Once I initially looked for it and couldn't find it in my stuff here, I thought I had left it at my mom's house. But at Christmas time, I couldn't find it there either. So every now and then I would look for the necklace in my stuff here hoping to find it. BUT, the night before Easter, I was trying to pick out an outfit to wear to church and grabbed a necklace out of my jewelry box and the cross necklace was tangled up with that necklace! I was so happy to have found it! I couldn't believe it! It made my day :)
Pretty soon my mom will be here visiting Wrangell for the Stikine River Birding Festival! I suppose she's coming to see me also.... The birds are coming! Today I saw some robins, some eagles, a herring, some loons, and some other birds I wasn't sure were. I think some ducks. I can't wait to have her here!!! Hope this blog entry got you all caught up on my life and that you enjoyed it!
--Dulcey
- About 3-4 weeks ago now, Chris was here visiting. We had a great time! It was so nice to have him here. Not to mention taking off the whole week from work was nice. I really enjoyed showing him around Wrangell and showing him bits of my life here. Wish he could have stayed longer than a week though.
- Right after Chris left I started helping out with a lifeguarding course being offered at the pool where I work. I'm a Lifeguard Instructor, so I volunteered to help out with the classes. It was very time consuming and I had a few very long days. But, it was a great experience to be able to teach the classes. There were two other instructors there with me but they had never taught a class before. I'm not really one to talk though since I've only taught one (at camp). Now, with this experience, I'd feel more comfortable doing it again, even if it were by myself. I think I'd be able to get through it. These lifeguarding classes just ended last week.
- This past week I've been battling a sickness. Just a chest cold, but it was really not fun. I've still got a nasty cough and a snot machine in my nose. Other than that, I think I'm getting better. I had to cancel zumba last week because of it. I would have taken some sick days at work but there were some high school qualifying tests going on at the school and I needed to be there to proctor some tests. Also what really sucked was spending $22 for some DayQuil and NyQuil. $22!!!
- Easter day! This morning Heather and I provided music in church. We played music for the whole service, hymn and the liturgy. It was a blast! I played the guitar (Ryan's guitar) and Heather played an African hand drum. I uploaded some videos from the service to YouTube. Here are some....
After church today, Brittany and I went over to Ryan and Heather's place for an Easter lunch/dinner. It was super yummy. Ryan made a ham and we had sweet potatoes, salad, rolls, and, of course, mandarin salad! That was my contribution. And for a dessert, we had some strawberry shortcake.
While the ham was cooking the four of us went for a little walk down the shoreline at a place called Pat's Landing. It was really beautiful. It was a clear sky with the sun shining. I was a little upset Ryan and Heather hadn't shown me this place earlier! Anyways, I decided to put my feet in the water for a little bit. I was very cold but it seemed just like Lake Superior to me! Also, I decided to take a little taste of the salty ocean water. I took a little sip out of my hand and boy, it was salty and gross. No, I did not drink it either. I spit it out. My first taste of ocean water! Walking back along the shore line, the tide was coming in and was closing in on us. But we made it safely back to the car.
- One final story. Here is my own little Easter miracle. I thought I had lost my cross necklace my father had given me for my graduation from NMU. I used to wear it nearly everyday, but when I moved here to Wrangell, I couldn't find where I had packed it. Once I initially looked for it and couldn't find it in my stuff here, I thought I had left it at my mom's house. But at Christmas time, I couldn't find it there either. So every now and then I would look for the necklace in my stuff here hoping to find it. BUT, the night before Easter, I was trying to pick out an outfit to wear to church and grabbed a necklace out of my jewelry box and the cross necklace was tangled up with that necklace! I was so happy to have found it! I couldn't believe it! It made my day :)
Pretty soon my mom will be here visiting Wrangell for the Stikine River Birding Festival! I suppose she's coming to see me also.... The birds are coming! Today I saw some robins, some eagles, a herring, some loons, and some other birds I wasn't sure were. I think some ducks. I can't wait to have her here!!! Hope this blog entry got you all caught up on my life and that you enjoyed it!
--Dulcey
Monday, March 26, 2012
Testing new app
Hello! I realize I haven't updated my blog in a while. But, I have intentions of writing more this weekend. Right now I'm testing out a new app on my iPad for posting here. I hope it works.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Well, It's been a pretty nice day so far (expect for that packer loss today). I woke up this morning from a bad dream but the sun was out and shining which was comforting. I sat in bed and watched an episode of Parenthood while I waited for Brittany to wake up (I don't want to wake her up to go out in the living room). That show is pretty darn good. So when Brittany woke up I started washing the dishes. While I was washing them I heard a cat meowing at the front door. It's the land lady's cat, but her and her family are gone for a few weeks. A friend of the family is staying in their house but maybe he doesn't know the cat got out? Here's what I saw looking out the door.
He looked so cold and sad! I opened a can of tuna and put some yogurt with it and gave it to him outside. He still wouldn't go away though. Brittany said I couldn't let him in. Buuuuut, she left for church and I let him in anyways (yes I did tell her that I let him in when she got back). He is a sweet heart. He came inside, walked around for a bit then settled down in the chair and took a nap. It was hard kicking him back outside, but I put a box out there with a towel just in case he comes back.
So, since I opened some tuna I made some tuna salad. AND THEN, I made some homemade pizza rolls and oreo pudding (the oreo pudding came in handy after the packer loss...I ate a lot of it to drown my sorrows).
He looked so cold and sad! I opened a can of tuna and put some yogurt with it and gave it to him outside. He still wouldn't go away though. Brittany said I couldn't let him in. Buuuuut, she left for church and I let him in anyways (yes I did tell her that I let him in when she got back). He is a sweet heart. He came inside, walked around for a bit then settled down in the chair and took a nap. It was hard kicking him back outside, but I put a box out there with a towel just in case he comes back.
So, since I opened some tuna I made some tuna salad. AND THEN, I made some homemade pizza rolls and oreo pudding (the oreo pudding came in handy after the packer loss...I ate a lot of it to drown my sorrows).
Now the rest of my plans for the day include watching Downton Abbey tonight and skyping with Chris!!! I haven't been able to skype with Chris for the past few days so that'll be nice to see his face again!
This week at school is exam week and I'm not quite sure what my role is for that. I know I'll be helping Heather grade some papers (is it nerdy I'm excited to do that?). Hopefully this week will go by fast!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Alright, second blog update for the week!
Being back at work has been alright. There's been a couple issues but nothing I can't handle. I was actual surprised to see how many people said they missed me while I was gone last week (I took some extra days off). It is kind of nice to hear that. Next week is semester exams for the students so, I'm not sure what my schedule will be or what my role is during all that. Guess I'll find out!
So, I've become a little bit addicted to the game fruit ninja. I don't know what it is about that game, but I like it. My high score is 471. I've been trying for a while now to break 500 but hasn't happened yet. I'll be sure to let you all know when that does happen.
I'm excited for the packer's game this weekend. I haven't been rid interested in football in the past, but I think it reminds me of home (mom) and that's why I like it so much. Plus, here in wrangell, games start at like 9 in the morning on Sundays. It's kind of nice waking up to some football.
Well, since I'm writing this on my phone I have my photos to share - photos from my break.
Being back at work has been alright. There's been a couple issues but nothing I can't handle. I was actual surprised to see how many people said they missed me while I was gone last week (I took some extra days off). It is kind of nice to hear that. Next week is semester exams for the students so, I'm not sure what my schedule will be or what my role is during all that. Guess I'll find out!
So, I've become a little bit addicted to the game fruit ninja. I don't know what it is about that game, but I like it. My high score is 471. I've been trying for a while now to break 500 but hasn't happened yet. I'll be sure to let you all know when that does happen.
I'm excited for the packer's game this weekend. I haven't been rid interested in football in the past, but I think it reminds me of home (mom) and that's why I like it so much. Plus, here in wrangell, games start at like 9 in the morning on Sundays. It's kind of nice waking up to some football.
Well, since I'm writing this on my phone I have my photos to share - photos from my break.
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| Lacey and Natalie on Christmas day. |
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| New Year's Eve ball drop. |
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| Mountain! |
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| Knoxypoo!!! |
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| Some cool light display just outside of the Space Needle. |
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| Oh William. How cute. |
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| Winter Wonderland. |
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| Wooo! 21 point hand! |
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| Chris driving me back to the airport :( Yes, those are Gopher's sunglasses. |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Wooo new year!! My apologies for the lack of blog updates. So here's a short entry to get updated.
I just got back to Wrangell early this morning. I have been on vacation for the past three weeks and had a great time with all my family and friends. Some highlights: hanging out with Lacey in Texas, Christmas with the family, FLLC staff reunion, CHRIS, and playing with Knoxypoo. I had such a good time that I'm actually pretty sad that I had to leave everyone. Hopefully I can figure some future plans out and be closer to those that I love.
So I finally came up with a few New Year's Resolutions.
1. Donate to a different charity every month (repeat of last year's, hopefully I'll last longer than three months)
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables.
3. Cook more meals (limit the ramen and mac n' cheese)
4. Swim the Teal Lake this summer
5. See Gavin Degraw in concert.
6. Read more
We'll see how these go - I'll keep you updated. Well it's 7:00 AK time right now and 11:00 Eastern time, which is what I've been used to the past couple of weeks. Let's see if I can stay up tonight to watch the second season of Downton Abbey!
I just got back to Wrangell early this morning. I have been on vacation for the past three weeks and had a great time with all my family and friends. Some highlights: hanging out with Lacey in Texas, Christmas with the family, FLLC staff reunion, CHRIS, and playing with Knoxypoo. I had such a good time that I'm actually pretty sad that I had to leave everyone. Hopefully I can figure some future plans out and be closer to those that I love.
So I finally came up with a few New Year's Resolutions.
1. Donate to a different charity every month (repeat of last year's, hopefully I'll last longer than three months)
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables.
3. Cook more meals (limit the ramen and mac n' cheese)
4. Swim the Teal Lake this summer
5. See Gavin Degraw in concert.
6. Read more
We'll see how these go - I'll keep you updated. Well it's 7:00 AK time right now and 11:00 Eastern time, which is what I've been used to the past couple of weeks. Let's see if I can stay up tonight to watch the second season of Downton Abbey!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wow, I haven't blogged in while! I guess I've been busier than I thought. Here's what I've been up to.
- Girl's Basketball Team. I took Heather's spot on the team as the assistant coach on a trip to Petersburg. It was a tournament in there so, the A team and the B team both played 3 games each that first day. There were 13 girls, me, and the head coach Dane. The trip was really fun and I enjoyed hanging out with the girls for the weekend. I didn't feel much like a coach though. I didn't know any of the plays they had learned and I was still learning most of their names. So, I let Dane do most of the coaching and I sat on the bench yelling and cheering them on. Still fun. The boat ride there was...interesting. I'm glad I finally got to go out on the water here, but I did get a little motion sick. The ride there the driver was going too fast and hitting the waves super hard. On the ride back, the driver was much nicer and went slower...probably cause there was really high winds so he was being cautious. It was a little scary that ride back too because it was dark out and all I could really see were the white caps from the HUGE waves. It was still a pretty cool adventure though.
- Pet sitting/House sitting! Ryan and Heather went on their honeymoon to Hawaii for the past two weeks (the just got back this past weekend). So, while they were gone I stayed at their house and took care of their dog Milo. He's a pretty cute dog...a bit annoying at times, but overall I love him. We had words a few times but we generally got a long. I really enjoyed being out at their house also because 1) they have a larger tv (better for football!), 2) they live more in the woods than where I do (the city) so it was really nice to be among the trees, 3) they have two really big windows in their living room that let in a lot of light during the day and I could watch the snow fall nearly every day! and 4) they have a wood stove, which was super cool to have a fire to sit by every night. I had a great time there at their place and would gladly do it again!
- Thanksgiving! Brittany and I made our own Thanksgiving dinner! It was really fun! Since I had been house sitting and pet sitting we made our dinner out at Ryan and Heathers. The menu consisted of mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, rolls, mandarin salad, and TURKEY!! I cooked my first turkey! It turned out pretty well also! Except, it did take a little longer than expected to cook (I think it wasn't thawed completely when I put it in the oven..ooops). So, we ended up eating our dinner without the turkey and then just at the turkey when it was finished...a couple hours later. OH, also...I started my Thanksgiving day by watching the football game! It started at 8:30 in the morning here in Alaska and I juuust woke up in time for kickoff. I was glad that the Packers won and kept their winning streak going, but really I would have been happy if either team won.
- Speaking of the Packers. On Friday, Brittany and I decided to do a little Black Friday shopping (at the 3 stores that were open here in Wrangell) and we saw this vehicle that had a TON of packer stuff on it. There were giant G's on each side of the car, packer stickers in the window, a packer license plate in front, and the license plate in back actually read PACKER. It was pretty cool to see that, but then today I found out who owned the car. I had actually met her and knew her before I saw her car. I see her all the time when I'm at the gym. One day I was wearing my packer shirt and she comes up to me and says "10-0 baby!" and gives me big hug! It was awesome...and a little awkward (don't know her that well). But anyways, I saw that car outside the gym this morning and saw she was there also and I put the two together and started talking to her about the packers. She might be a bigger fan the my mom. She went to the superbowl this past year when the packer's won and got to talk on the phone to some rookie (can't remember who). She said her mom had met Vince Lombardi and since then she was a Packer fan. She's a pretty cool lady!
So, that's what I've been up to. Countdown till I start my adventure home: 2 weeks and 3 days! Can't wait!!!! "Maammmaaa I'm coming HOOOOME!!"
- Girl's Basketball Team. I took Heather's spot on the team as the assistant coach on a trip to Petersburg. It was a tournament in there so, the A team and the B team both played 3 games each that first day. There were 13 girls, me, and the head coach Dane. The trip was really fun and I enjoyed hanging out with the girls for the weekend. I didn't feel much like a coach though. I didn't know any of the plays they had learned and I was still learning most of their names. So, I let Dane do most of the coaching and I sat on the bench yelling and cheering them on. Still fun. The boat ride there was...interesting. I'm glad I finally got to go out on the water here, but I did get a little motion sick. The ride there the driver was going too fast and hitting the waves super hard. On the ride back, the driver was much nicer and went slower...probably cause there was really high winds so he was being cautious. It was a little scary that ride back too because it was dark out and all I could really see were the white caps from the HUGE waves. It was still a pretty cool adventure though.
- Pet sitting/House sitting! Ryan and Heather went on their honeymoon to Hawaii for the past two weeks (the just got back this past weekend). So, while they were gone I stayed at their house and took care of their dog Milo. He's a pretty cute dog...a bit annoying at times, but overall I love him. We had words a few times but we generally got a long. I really enjoyed being out at their house also because 1) they have a larger tv (better for football!), 2) they live more in the woods than where I do (the city) so it was really nice to be among the trees, 3) they have two really big windows in their living room that let in a lot of light during the day and I could watch the snow fall nearly every day! and 4) they have a wood stove, which was super cool to have a fire to sit by every night. I had a great time there at their place and would gladly do it again!
- Thanksgiving! Brittany and I made our own Thanksgiving dinner! It was really fun! Since I had been house sitting and pet sitting we made our dinner out at Ryan and Heathers. The menu consisted of mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, rolls, mandarin salad, and TURKEY!! I cooked my first turkey! It turned out pretty well also! Except, it did take a little longer than expected to cook (I think it wasn't thawed completely when I put it in the oven..ooops). So, we ended up eating our dinner without the turkey and then just at the turkey when it was finished...a couple hours later. OH, also...I started my Thanksgiving day by watching the football game! It started at 8:30 in the morning here in Alaska and I juuust woke up in time for kickoff. I was glad that the Packers won and kept their winning streak going, but really I would have been happy if either team won.
- Speaking of the Packers. On Friday, Brittany and I decided to do a little Black Friday shopping (at the 3 stores that were open here in Wrangell) and we saw this vehicle that had a TON of packer stuff on it. There were giant G's on each side of the car, packer stickers in the window, a packer license plate in front, and the license plate in back actually read PACKER. It was pretty cool to see that, but then today I found out who owned the car. I had actually met her and knew her before I saw her car. I see her all the time when I'm at the gym. One day I was wearing my packer shirt and she comes up to me and says "10-0 baby!" and gives me big hug! It was awesome...and a little awkward (don't know her that well). But anyways, I saw that car outside the gym this morning and saw she was there also and I put the two together and started talking to her about the packers. She might be a bigger fan the my mom. She went to the superbowl this past year when the packer's won and got to talk on the phone to some rookie (can't remember who). She said her mom had met Vince Lombardi and since then she was a Packer fan. She's a pretty cool lady!
So, that's what I've been up to. Countdown till I start my adventure home: 2 weeks and 3 days! Can't wait!!!! "Maammmaaa I'm coming HOOOOME!!"
Sunday, October 30, 2011
OH, I forgot. (Dad, I thought you'd get a kick out of this) I bought Hemingway's In Our Time book where he writes a little bit about the Two Hearted River. The book is a collection of short stories, so I've only read the Two Hearted River one so far. It was pretty good. I kept picturing my dad while reading it....the main character is camping and fishing at the Two Hearted.
Okay, that was it.
Okay, that was it.
I want this jacket sooooo bad!!! http://www.patagonia.com/us/product/womens-waterproof-nano-storm-jacket?p=84235-0-512 WHY does it have to be $300 dollars?!?! And WHY do I feel like I need this so badly. It's quite annoying. Explain this to me Lacey.
Brittany's back! As much as I enjoyed the apartment to myself, it's really nice to have her back...someone to talk to. Haha I think I might be annoying her with my talking. I think I drank too much coffee this morning.
Yesterday I was so productive that today I don't have anything to do. I wish the pool was open. I'd go down there and swim some more laps. I'm feeling a bit lazy today.
I'm really loving all the horror movies on TV this past week. I've watched sooo many....Halloween, Friday the 13th (remake), 30 days of Night, Prom Night, Twilight, and Casper. Well, maybe those last two aren't horror. AND, I'll be watching Paranormal Activity 2 tonight with Chris!! Has anyone watched the FX show American Horror Story? There's a marathon on tomorrow of the shows it's had so far. I think I might watch some of them. It looked pretty good.
Well, let's hope my day gets more eventful. I'll be watching the Lions game in a little bit. GO DETROIT!!
Brittany's back! As much as I enjoyed the apartment to myself, it's really nice to have her back...someone to talk to. Haha I think I might be annoying her with my talking. I think I drank too much coffee this morning.
Yesterday I was so productive that today I don't have anything to do. I wish the pool was open. I'd go down there and swim some more laps. I'm feeling a bit lazy today.
I'm really loving all the horror movies on TV this past week. I've watched sooo many....Halloween, Friday the 13th (remake), 30 days of Night, Prom Night, Twilight, and Casper. Well, maybe those last two aren't horror. AND, I'll be watching Paranormal Activity 2 tonight with Chris!! Has anyone watched the FX show American Horror Story? There's a marathon on tomorrow of the shows it's had so far. I think I might watch some of them. It looked pretty good.
Well, let's hope my day gets more eventful. I'll be watching the Lions game in a little bit. GO DETROIT!!
Well, I think I' have been doing pretty good with updating this blog. I'm on a roll!
So, today was a pretty decent day. I got to sleep in, which felt really nice. I did some cleaning, laundry and dishes. And then I walked down to the pool and swam some laps. I swam a mile in about 45 minutes. The pool director pays the lifeguards (me) to swim a mile a week as an incentive to stay in shape. So, then I walked home and made Tuna Salad in a Popover Bowl for dinner. YUM! And then I did some more dishes, more laundry, and more cleaning. The place looks pretty nice now.
Yesterday at school one of my students further injured his knee. He had hurt it a few weeks ago during a wrestling practice. Yesterday, he was just walking down the hallway and his knee bent backwards (probably something with his ACL). He's supposed to have been wearing his knee brace still but hasn't been for a week or so. So when he fell, his knee started to swell really fast. It was about twice the size of his other knee in a matter of minutes. I hope he'll be okay.
OOOH, my skype date! It was fantastic and super fun! It turned out really well. And, afterwards, we even watched a movie together on Netflix! Dinner and a movie. We watched An Officer and a Gentleman. I forgot how good that movie is! Chris had never seen and I think he liked it as well. Our next movie date is to watch Paranormal Activity 2 tomorrow night. YIKES! I hope it's not too frightening. The first one creeped me out quite a bit. But, a good scare is always fun.
Well, time to skype again. Goodnight All.
So, today was a pretty decent day. I got to sleep in, which felt really nice. I did some cleaning, laundry and dishes. And then I walked down to the pool and swam some laps. I swam a mile in about 45 minutes. The pool director pays the lifeguards (me) to swim a mile a week as an incentive to stay in shape. So, then I walked home and made Tuna Salad in a Popover Bowl for dinner. YUM! And then I did some more dishes, more laundry, and more cleaning. The place looks pretty nice now.
Yesterday at school one of my students further injured his knee. He had hurt it a few weeks ago during a wrestling practice. Yesterday, he was just walking down the hallway and his knee bent backwards (probably something with his ACL). He's supposed to have been wearing his knee brace still but hasn't been for a week or so. So when he fell, his knee started to swell really fast. It was about twice the size of his other knee in a matter of minutes. I hope he'll be okay.
OOOH, my skype date! It was fantastic and super fun! It turned out really well. And, afterwards, we even watched a movie together on Netflix! Dinner and a movie. We watched An Officer and a Gentleman. I forgot how good that movie is! Chris had never seen and I think he liked it as well. Our next movie date is to watch Paranormal Activity 2 tomorrow night. YIKES! I hope it's not too frightening. The first one creeped me out quite a bit. But, a good scare is always fun.
Well, time to skype again. Goodnight All.
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