feelin better

How could I not feel better after reading my friend Danielle's latest blogs?? Oh, if you didn't know, Danielle and Neal and Soomi and Kevin are among my favoritest people on earth. I spent two years in Hungary with the former couple, and one year with the latter. And they are the coolest. And they all got to celebrate Danielle and Neal's engagement..and I feel like I should have been there. (insert sigh) Ah, alas, I suppose I cannot be everywhere at once. I am just so thrilled for them!! YAY!! Check out my friends being happy! click on Danielle on the sidebar.

On other things...I started doing this crazy thing called Bikram Yoga. http://www.bikramyoga.com/It happens in a heated room (up to 105 degrees F) for 90 minutes with lots of sweaty, breathy people, and an instructor who talks a mile a minute... chest up, lift up, eyes up, push hard, surrender to the pose. All the while, I am wondering how my body could possibly do all these things she is describing. And the first day, my friend Laurie and I took turns feeling light-headed and nauseous. Needless to say, the first day was a torturous one. The second one, I actually did all the poses! (Although when I tried to the tree, the instructor told me that I couldn't even get into the pose until my knee was locked..and no matter how hard I willed my knee to lock, the darn thing just kept wobbling! So I never did the tree. Next time.)
I had a good day with the 3rd grade class I have been subbing for. (Thank the Lord) I literally threw my hands up last week after a chaotic day of fighting for control over the little monsters...and today I actually felt like I TAUGHT. Man, for those teachers out there, you gotta know how big the difference is! I was no longer a babysitter, and actually had their attention! Woohoo! It seems as if 3rd grade is the middle school of elementary if you get my drift. Pushing the limits, lying, manipulating, man, they know how to do it! But, today I was tough. I gave my first time out within 10 minutes of class, gave no second chances, refused to listen to tattle-taling (man that is huge in 3rd grade!) and, well, it was good. I am still convinced that teaching high school is more for me.
It snowed today, too, and that was nice. :)

the waiting game

I feel like I am in a holding phase. I am constantly trying to figure out what money I need to live on, which sub jobs I absolutely have to take (so burned out on subbing right now!) , trying to get all my stuff in for school in the fall, and in the meantime trying to relax and enjoy life. Is that possible? I just feel overwhelmed today. I hope things get better. I woke up to a dusting of snow, so that was nice...
I didn't get the job I wanted... I am sort of in a yucky mood today, so that's it for now.
Peace out.

pics from my party

I thought I would write about my 30th, since so much has happened since then, and I got pics! So I will try and post a couple here.
It was a blast. the entire evening was basically centered around playing Taboo, which I thought was so hilarious, as I expected to be the only one excited about games. But, NO..turns out my bro in law, Mark, is a crazy game-player, and is really good at Scrabble. (drat, he beat me on Christmas!) We had a circle going the entire evening, that just kept getting larger and larger as more guests dropped in. And the only one to not play was Ben, who I have to say on his behalf, was the score-keeper, and I am pretty sure was on the side of the birthday girl to score the game. (Thanks, Ben!! )
We even had an after-party party, which included my awesome Starbucks crew. Love 'em, and some of which are here. That's Robbie on the guitar. As cute as he is talented...he actually serenaded me. Ah. I feel so blessed to work with people like him.
I felt like a rock star. I have to say that turning 30 is so much fun. And although I have only been living here a few months, it turns out that i have some pretty wonderful friends to boot. And family that just keeps on giving. Thanks, guys. I love ya.

found a roommate

found a roommate, found a roommate, just now.

So I have been going through the grueling process of figuring out my housing situation for March. I am so psyched. I found a really nice girl (she is actually 11 yrs my junior!) who is a nanny and is looking to change to become a live-out nanny. She is cool and likes time to herself and quiet but can also talk really well, too. Fun. We found a gorgeous place (i will be forever ruined for future apts.) in the same complex where I am now. I love it here. So that's good. So i had that know in my stomach feeling whenever I have to make a big decision. But I know this was a good one...it was just too clear and too easy. Yeah. I love that. God rocks.

On other fronts... I am waiting to hear back from a prospective job. It would be a teaching assistant position in a college prep private school, and would be a real shoe-in for future teaching possibilities. Basically, I think I would love working there. So, please tuck that into your little bag of prayer requests.
thanks.