Words describing today

Two minute drill. Should be in bed. Here is a sum up of today with random words:

1. alarm
2. 6:30
3. Shower
4. Read scriptures
5. Watch Sportscenter
6. Drive to school
7. Snow
8. Snow
9. Snow
10. Snow
11. Snow
12. Teach Pe
13. Put in SOME grades
14. Feeling behind
15. Teach Health
16. Teach Pe again
17. Eat lunch
18. Laugh so hard.
19. Love the people I work with.
20. Have a grade level meeting after teaching two more classes.
21. Talk with Math department
22. Scrape snow off people's cars
23. Get stuck in road outside of friend's house.
24. Help a stranger get unstuck from same road
25. Shovel
26. Shovel
27. Shovel
28. Eat Spaghetti while watching Reba
29. Return 24:Redemption to Blockbuster
30. Kmart. Didn't buy Christmas tree. Another year I convinced myself not to.
31. Bought shower caddy for my soap. My other soap holder always falls down
32. Come home
33. Have an hour to myself.
34. Blog
35. Bed

Well that was more than 2 minutes. Night.

Winter hits hard.

Winter does not play well with the other children. Winter pretty much hates everybody. Okay so maybe there are some people out there that like the snow and go "play" in it and are friends with winter but I am feeling the Winter blahs already. Maybe it is because it is always hard to come back from Winter Break. I just want to shut myself in my house and watch movie after movie. Maybe I will start tomorrow night. It snowed a lot today. I would say somewhere between four and eight inches. I do not like it. I do not like cleaning it off my car. I do not like driving in it. I do not like walking in it. I do not like having to take off my shoes when entering houses. I do not like putting said shoes back on to go out again. I do not like coats(although I do like my pink coat).

It is ten and I am ready to sleep. I am off to bed. Thanks for reading my paragraph of ramblings about my dislike for winter. I need to buy some ski boots so I can cross-country ski in the back of school.

School was good today. The kids were surprisingly not annoying. Go kids!

The End of Break...

It is time to go to bed so I can be fresh for tomorrow. It is always hard to go back to work after a long break. I am very thankful for the vacation that I was able to have.

Today I cooked some pot roast in my crock-pot. The smell radiating from my kitchen when I came home from church was amazing. I was so excited to eat it. It was just as yummy as it smelled. I tried to make gravy but apparently, I am not a good gravy maker yet. I will have to work on that.

I did get to go to Park City yesterday. We left a little late because Janette got her car stuck on the side of the road by her house. It was hilarious. I was glad I could help her get out with my mad winter skills. It was a funny experience that I am sure Janette will not live down any time soon.

I got a cool new pair of basketball shoes. I will be set for teaching PE now seeing my mom also bought me some new shorts and four new t-shirts. I will have to take pictures each day so you can see how awesome I look.

I do look quite amazing in my new necklace that I got from my mom for Christmas. She is so good to me. I miss her already!

Well, here is to a great Monday for everybody. Enjoy!

Back.

I arrived safely into Salt Lake City Thursday night. Funny how coming back seems to always go easily, but going doesn't. Weird.

I had a great break and enjoyed seeing my family and so many of my friends. Like I always say, I am surrounded by wonderful people all the time.

Yesterday, I fooled myself by thinking that I would go into work and get some grading done. Yeah right! I did go into school and managed to pick up the work that needs to be graded.

I guess it wasn't a total loss of a day though, because I was able to organize my clothes drawers and make a pile of clothes to get rid of and I also unpacked.

Last night, I had dinner with the famous Janette and then we watched the 24 Movie which is a preview of the upcoming season.

Today Janette and I have plans to drive to Park City and hit the outlet mall, but it did snow last night and the roads may be a bit icy. Janette is supposed to drive so I am thinking we may not go. If I were driving, we would go, seeing I am a skilled winter driver.

Tonight, I really should get some grading done. Slacker pants here is having a hard time being motivated. I really have a desire to watch The Holiday. I love that movie and probably will end up watching it. See how exciting my life in Provo really is? Don't be jealous. I need to find something in the future to look forward to or it is going to be a long, long January and winter.

Well, off to ready myself for a trip to PC, or at least I hope I will be going! I need some new basketball shoes for work. Thrilling again, eh?

Later.

2009....a new dimension.

I always feel welcomed in Wausau!
Inside The Wausau Mine Company. Great food and amazing atmosphere.
It was cool to re-connect with Holly
I loved this pic of Heidi. It is definitely Facebook material.
I stayed at The Hotel Marla. She is an awesome friend!
This is my new hat. I think it may just be on my head permanently.

So, have you broken any resolutions yet? Me either, but it is only 1:30 a.m. here. It was a great last day of 2008. I was able to head up to Wausau on Tuesday. I went real early because snow was in the forecast and I am so glad I did. I am very thankful that my dad knocked on my door at 8 a.m. and encouraged me to get going in order to beat the storm. In Wausau they got about four inches during the day. I met up with some friends at The Wausau Mine Company that evening. Can you say: "I want some cheese on my cheese, please?" Me either, but their food is amazing. My favorite is the Italian french fries which are little morsels of goodness consisting of a pizza crust smothered in mozzarella cheese. We also had some pizza but by the time you pig out on the fries you have very little room for the pizza.

Marla and I stayed up until two talking. She is an awesome friend. I really am so blessed to have the people in my life that I do. I am always in awe due to the way that I can be away for months and instantly re-connect with my Wisconsin friends.

Today, I was able to meet up with an old friend from my ward in Wausau and her family. Holly is a good kid who just returned from her mission. She is figuring out her life and it will be fun to see where it all takes her.

Tonight, I came back to Rhinelander and spent time with the fam. We met for dinner and then came home. Andi and I watched Friends and then turned to each other at midnight and said nonchalantly, "Happy new year." I didn't watch all of the episodes that we watched because I was asleep for about half of them. I guess I really am getting old. Old people don't make it to midnight. They go to bed at like ten or eleven. Maybe it is true that you revert back to your childhood as you age seeing tiny kids usually miss the ringing in of the new year. Life sure is a roller coaster.

2008 leaves with many adventures had. It was the year of, "Whatev," for me. I really like that theme so I am keeping it this year but adding the theme "opening to possibilities" to it. Of course, I also have some resolutions but I am keeping them to myself so all of you cannot point and laugh at me when I break them. I should write a list for myself before going to bed tonight, though. Then the only person pointing and laughing will be me. I look forward to all of the experiences I will be blessed with this coming year.

Here is to 2009 being one of the greatest years for each and every one of us. Happy New Year to all and to all a good night. I cannot even say see ya next year because I missed my chance. I guess I will have to settle for a see you in the future!