Whatev!

You may or may not know but my life quote has been "Whatev" lately. Whatever happens, happens. You just never know! It is kind of a reminder to me to not take things too seriously and to just enjoy and live life. My wonderful friend, Marla, sent me this amazing mug because it reminded her of me. We have matching mugs, which is a cool thing, if you ask me! Marla is one of my favorite people on the planet and it isn't just because she sends me cool presents. She is always so easy to talk to. We can go weeks, months, or even years(that has never happened by the way) without talking and it is like we never missed a beat! I love that about her. (We even just talked for an hour on the phone tonight!) She is one of the few friends that I still have from high school and I think that is pretty special. Thanks for being awesome Marla.

Today was a day. After posting earlier, I taught some more and then put some grades in(the term ends Friday). After school, I worked out then went home and grilled some amazing marinated pork. YUM! Seems like time is flying this week. Good but at the same time I always ask myself: What have I done with my life this week? Hard to answer that when it is going so fast you can't even remember having a moment to yourself because it goes so fast. I wonder why some days drag and some just go by quickly. Weird life.

Well, have an awesome day or night depending on when you are reading!

Good Kids!

I just wanted to point out how much I love my third hour class.  We have been testing at school this week, so our third hour Leadership class is an hour and a half long.  (I could never do the block schedule!)  It is long and with my kids who I already lose patience with, it can seem very,very, very long.  Today though, they were really easy and a few of them helped create the door decoration you will see in the picture.  Didn't they do a superb job?  I thought so.  I also thought you might like to see a picture of me in my office wearing a hat.  It is Red Ribbon Week(a.k.a. drug awareness week) and we get to wear hats all week.  I love it.  Not having to deal with my hair is awesome and I am always in a hat outside of school anyway!

I haven't been up to much this week.  I did carve another pumpkin with Janette on Monday night and have been putting some of my DVDs on my Ipod as I have figured out how.  I am a little angry about the fact that you have to keep all the files on your computer that you want in your Ipod or they will be deleted the next time that you sync the Ipod with the computer.  That is the only lame thing I have found so far!

Well, I better get off and grade some tests for Health.  They are having a make-up day at the end of class and these tests from forever ago need to be on their grades.  Go me and my procrastination once again!!!

Later,

A

P.S. I always feel like signing these posts because really it is often like I am writing each of you a letter!

Vegas Photos!

Here are some pics of the fun this weekend!

What a fun weekend. Now I will need a few days of rest to get back in the swing of things. I got to hang out with Alyssa, Leslie and of course the Hageys. We had fun "gambling" which meant I played the crane game and the boys rode rides at Circus Circus. Morgan and Derek are so good to me. They were great hosts and I am glad I have such a fun place to stay in Vegas. I had a hard time leaving the boys, Henry and Spencer. They are so cute. It was so nice to have people so excited to see me awake in the morning. I could use a cheering section like that everyday. It was also nice to see the Belagio Fountains a few times. Morgan and I went to see it again last night!

The Browns(Alyssa's Family) were also good to me. They fed me great food and let me play Guitar Hero. They also let me make a huge mess of their kitchen counters!

I was so glad to see everybody.

The drive home went quickly which was nice. I only made a few stops including stopping to see Janette's Mother's grave. I have always loved cemeteries! So peaceful.

Well, I am tired. Must go sleep. I haven't slept too much this weekend. Tomorrow is going to be a long day I foresee!

Last Full Day In Vegas

Well, today was it. I got to spend more time with Alyssa and Alexa and the Browns. They were so nice to have me. They made sure there was good food and times. Alyssa and I went to watch Alexa at both gymnastics and soccer. If you have not seen three year olde do these things, you need to. They are so cute and funny. Then we went to look for Halloween costumes and bought pumpkins to carve. We played a little Guitar Hero again then got to work on the pumpkins. After we had fun creations, I headed back to Morgan and Derek's where I had fab tacos...yum! Morgan and I then went to see the fountains at Belagio again so she could see them in the dark. I love those fountains if you hadn't figured that out by now. We then came home and "watched" a movie(I fell asleep like often happens). I am so tired; being a tourist is tough work!!!