Hiking

Went hiking up Dry Creek Canyon with Jane. It was so pretty. I must get back into hiking.

Also hit The Storytelling Festival's Laughin' that night. It was very funny and a really nice evening. What a great weekend this is turning out to be.

Pics include hiking(one is of Mt. Timponogos from a ways away. It was funny because Jane was joking around and said: "They really should come up with a name for that mountain." I just played along not realizing that it was Timp and was like yeah...they really should...I didn't really know it was Timp...so it was funny). That house I am looking into buying in my next life when I am rich. Can you believe that waterfall?

Yeah. I live here!

I was awe struck by the pretty mountains yesterday. It made me glad to be back in Utah. Weird. Sometimes I don't like that I live in Utah but other times I am really content with it. Why is that?

I was playing tennis with a friend yesterday when I realized that the mountains were just so pretty.

The week has been just pretty typical. I guess I am back in grove again!

Here are some funny conversations from Health Class today:

1. A girl asked if I was married or dating anybody. I told her that was a pretty personal question but answered anyway.

2. Same girl mentioned how she always wants to eat chocolate while menstruating. The boys all thought that conversation was too much and inappropriate for school. I laughed. They compared it to talking about their crotch and I disagreed. It was just funny. Maybe you had to be there.

3. A real funny part of the previous conversation was that another boy who was not listening very closely said: "Who's a lesbian?" and we all laughed at him because we never mentioned lesbians. It as funny too...but maybe you had to be there.

An other exciting note. I was looking into subscribing to the Salt Lake Tribune and it was way too expensive but I have discovered that we get the paper at school and I can take a copy for free each day. Bonus. Isn't it wonderful how the little things can make me so excited?

Just a tiny post...

I just had to type this before I forgot about it. One of my students said a sweet thing to me in class today he said: "Alice, you are like the only one of my teachers that actually is excited and happy about their job!"

That is something I like to hear! It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

A Fun (and laughter)Filled Weekend!

The week went very well. I HATE the first week. The first day is especially my least favorite. It ranks up there with the last day because you really can't do anything or expect that the kids will be on their A game. So in other words, it means I have to be on and it is really just the get to know you crap that I really don't care about. Okay..so that was maybe a little strong. I actually do like getting to know my students, but I really don't think I need games or worksheets to do so. I kinda like to just get at it! I am liking my classes. They seem to be fun already. It is going to be a fantastic year...because I said so. See, I have been using the word fantastic a lot lately. Somebody asks me how my summer was: "Fantastic." Somebody asks me how the first day went: "Fantastic." Somebody asks me how the weekend was: "Fantastic." You get the picture right? I figure that everything is going to be fantastic because I have decided that it will be fantastic. So take that dreary world of reality...it will be fantastic.

My friend, Alisha, visited from Logan for the weekend. She is wonderfully fantastic. Basically, when we get together, it is a party of laughter all of our waking hours. She arrived on Friday night and we stayed up talking until late. Then Saturday we didn't do much except watch movies and hang in our pajamas. We did get dressed to go to the drive thru at In-N-Out, and that seemed even a little much. I think we could have pulled off the pajama look from the car! It was hard to have her leave today because having her around is really non-stop entertainment.

Tonight, I went up to my other family's house in Sandy. They are always so good to me and I really like hanging out with the nephews. As you can see by the pics, they are also a hoot. Highlights were Spencer telling everybody that he was going to whack them in the bottom, Oliver putting food on his head, Henry being picky about his food and giving me lots of hugs, trying to convince Josh(the teenager) to come eat dinner with us, swinging the boys around, catching a little chat with Morgan about homemade laundry soap and bread, getting a million kisses from little boys, Oliver dancing to music, watching Bones, the boys loving their new Packer hats that I found in the airport in Minneapolis(aren't they cute) and eating way too much yummy brownies. It is so nice to have an adoptive family here in Utah. I love it and them!

Well, I must put myself to bed. It is kinda early for me but I really am not ready for tomorrow's school day so I better get myself into work a little early to plan. Oh the joys of being a teacher.

Here is to a fantastic week. Think it and it will be it! :)

p.s. I have caught a little bit of the Wisconsin accent. The title of the blog is true. How do I make it so I don't lose it?

Hot, Hot, Hot!!!

It was very hot today when I went running. I am still glad I went. Good thing there were trees along the path. I love my new Pe shorts as well. I could only find one pair, so the search continues.

The days are flying. I am going to be glad for a weekend though!