School started back today with my students.
I am excited because I love to teach and
get to know the kids I work with.
But even more exciting is the fact that I just experienced my LAST first day of School at Bishop Manogue.
It is crazy! I can't believe how quickly these years have gone and yet I am completely ready to move on with our next adventures.
I will be sad to leave GREAT friends that I have met there...
but I have 9 1/2 months...so I plan to make the most of it.
On the agenda for this year:
1)sparkling cider lunches aka champagne lunches
2) movie night
3)Math dept Christmas party
4)Last performance as a LOGARITHM...we are doing Vanilla Ice meets N'SYNC
5)Put on Your Kicks...PROM '86 (Put it on your calendar 3*19*2011...Faculty Musical)
6)Christmas in May
7)Birthday Pranks
8)much...much...more I am sure :)
On a sad note:
I hate to even publish this,
but let it be a warning to ALL out there like ME!
After completely tearing apart my house and rearranging all my furniture, I have declared that my WEDDING RINGS are LOST.
Last Monday (the 16th) I got in the car after dropping the boys off at school and looked at my hand and noticed my wedding rings were not there.
Naturally, I panicked!
This has happened one other time, but they were found in my bed
where they fell off (or I very well could have taken them off in my sleep).
But no luck this time.
I feel like a part of myself is missing
and I don't know if I will ever let it go.
Luckily, my sweet Christopher has been very kind about it.
I don't know what I would do if he was ANGRY at me on top of the guilt I feel already.
So here is the LESSON to be LEARNED.
If your rings can slide off your finger...get them SIZED!
Even if you figure you will be CAREFUL
and if you like that when you get
HUGE, PREGNANT and SWOLLEN that you can still wear them...it is
NOT WORTH THE RISK!!!
I still have HOPE that they could turn up,
but I am seriously considering a scavenger hunt around all the Reno pawn shops
to see if someone turned them in. (If you're up for an adventure...let me know)
My ring was/is so unique I KNOW I could spot it in a second.
But for now, I think about it everytime I start playing with my finger like I used to do when I would twirl my ring when I was nervous.
It truly makes me SICK thinking that I have misplaced
something that holds so much meaning for me.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sometimes I wish...
1. Chris could be home (especially on the tough days when I would rather lay in bed than do anything at all)
2. 4th year was over and we were moved and in our new home ready to embark on our newest adventure.
3. I could get over all of my insecurities and really embrace life.
4. I would just let myself have a good cry instead of having to be the one holding it together all of the time.
5. I was a better mom and did more things with my boys that I have always wanted to do.
6. Little people didn't throw temper tantrums.
7. I was 16 again and could just be silly and do silly things.
8. I could snuggle with my boys (all three of them) all day.
9. My boys weren't so big, even though I really enjoy this time.
10. I lived in a small town like "Gilmore Girls" and had tons of super close friends for my neighbors.
11. I didn't love chocolate and icecream so much.
12. I could sew like my Mom.
13. I could sing like Amanda.
14. I could run like Lindy.
15. I could have thick, long, blonde hair.
2. 4th year was over and we were moved and in our new home ready to embark on our newest adventure.
3. I could get over all of my insecurities and really embrace life.
4. I would just let myself have a good cry instead of having to be the one holding it together all of the time.
5. I was a better mom and did more things with my boys that I have always wanted to do.
6. Little people didn't throw temper tantrums.
7. I was 16 again and could just be silly and do silly things.
8. I could snuggle with my boys (all three of them) all day.
9. My boys weren't so big, even though I really enjoy this time.
10. I lived in a small town like "Gilmore Girls" and had tons of super close friends for my neighbors.
11. I didn't love chocolate and icecream so much.
12. I could sew like my Mom.
13. I could sing like Amanda.
14. I could run like Lindy.
15. I could have thick, long, blonde hair.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Across the Country: Reno, NV to Harrisburg, PA
Before we left, I was trying to explain to Tracen that Mommy and Daddy were going to be leaving for a few days and so he would have to stay with Grandma Debbie. He didn't like this idea and so I asked him:
Me: "Do you want Daddy to have to go to Pennsylvania ALL by himself?"
Tracen: "No...."
Me: "So then Mommy needs to go with Daddy for a few days, I'll be back I promise."
Tracen: "But I don't want you to go."
Me: "But you don't want Daddy to be alone to you?"
Tracen: "No....so, I'll just come with you!"
What a smart guy...almost convinced me to let him tag along :(
Here are some details from our trip:
Us...in the car!!!
Wednesday: July 28th
Reno, NV to Salt Lake City, UT (520 miles and 7.5 hours)
We left at 645 pm and arrived in SLC around 215 am
Thursday: July 29th
SLC, UT to Lincoln, NE (872 miles and 12.5 hours)
We left SLC around 1130 am and arrived in Lincoln around 1 am
Friday: July 30th
Lincoln, NE to Columbus, OH (840 miles and 14 hours)
We left Lincoln around 1030 am and arrived in Columbus around 130 am
We stopped and looked at the Mississippi River. Neither of us had ever seen it before...so that was kinda fun =0)
Us by the river....
Us by the river....
Just me and the Mississippi!
The bridge we crossed over the Mississippi...we felt very connected to Christin and Kent at that moment! Ha!
Saturday: July 31st
Columbus, OH to Harrisburg, PA (380 miles and 6.5 hours)
We left Columbus around 1130 am and arrived in Harrisburg around 6 pm
On our drive through Pennsylvania to Harrisburg, we traveled on the turnpike...it cost us $12 just to drive on the road. But hey...on the bright side we didn't have too much traffic...pay for no traffic...I would do it any day!
Beautiful Pennsylvania...we traveled through about 3 or 4 of these cool tunnels through the hills.
We traveled through LOTS of states, drove over LOTS of rivers, listened to two books, watched one movie and just hung out.
We traveled through: Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. I wish I had taken pictures of all the "welcome signs," but I thought about that too late....maybe next time!
One of the many rivers we crossed...no, its not the Mississippi
Today, we traveled to the land of Hershey, PA and went to Chocolate World. After a chocolate tour and lots of crowds we called it good.
The Hershey tour was more like a Disneyland Kiddie ride.... it was fun!
And this is for Christin...you gotta love the GIGANTIC display of Reeses :)
Good luck, Chris! You will rock it out here at Penn State :)
I had to add this...isn't he handsome! Soon to be Dr. Karrasch...you know you would want to have him as your doctor :)
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