I've decided to not even apologize for not posting in close to two months. Things happen, I get busy, this blog becomes a non-priority.
Anyway. School is going really well! My kids are curious, and sweet, and chatty (which sometimes makes me crazy!), and they even--hold on, let me catch my breath here because I can barely believe what I'm about to say. They even... ask me for homework! It's pretty fantastic! I'm sure that we're just in our "honeymoon phase," but I would love for this to continue. So... kids, if you've somehow stumbled upon this blog... keep up the good work! Every day is different, but I also sort of know what to expect? Monday starts the sixth week of school. Amazing, right?! Gah. It's gone by so quickly, and before I know it, they'll be visiting my room as seventh graders. Well... some of them will; I'm sure a few will hope they don't have to see me ever again after this year.
Want to see what my room looked like when I inherited it? Feast your eyes on what are probably far more pictures than you ever thought necessary!
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| Standing at the door, looking to the left |
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| Standing at the door, looking between left and straight ahead (like diagonally?) |
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| Standing at the door, looking straight ahead |
After I took down some of the stuff left in my room and unloaded some of the stuff I brought in, this is what it looked like:
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| Still day 1, looking sharply to the left |
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| Still day 1, looking "diagonally" at the room |
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| Still day 1, looking straight ahead when standing at the door; and I have a desk!! |
Then I went home, and came back the next day. This is how it looked after a little bit of work (I forgot to take progress pictures before I started working)
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| Beginning of Day 2 |
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| Beginning of Day 2 |
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| Beginning of Day 2 |
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| Beginning of Day 2, standing by the cabinet in the corner |
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| Day 2, standing at the cabinet in the corner and looking at the door (obviously) |
After that, it just got a bit neater and I wrote on the board. I'll try to remember to take some pictures of what it looks like now, because it's still a little different. It's working out well. :)
Let's see. What else has happened since last I wrote? We went to Illinois, we hung out with some friends, we saw a few movies, we messed up and cleaned up our apartment, we did normal (boring) things. Pretty uneventful.
Oh wait. Except for one thing.
WE WENT TO THE JOURNEY AND FOREIGNER CONCERT LAST NIGHT!!!!!
I absolutely loved the concert... the traffic, on the other hand, I did not enjoy. The concert started at seven, and we sat in traffic so long that we didn't get to the venue until eight! There were so many people at the concert and trying to get in, we were just waiting and waiting and waiting. Unfortunately, we waited so long that we missed all of Night Ranger. I was sort of okay with that, though, because the only song of theirs I know is "Sister Christian," and it's not really the best song in the history of the world, you know?
I did, however, feel kind of sad that we missed the first song Foreigner played ("Double Vision," in case you're wondering), but that was the only one we missed. We found a spot on the lawn, put down the blanket, and sat down to enjoy the fantasticness. I was so excited and so happy and so full of... of everything. Was that night better than our honeymoon? Probably not. Is it a close second? Definitely yes. I was just blown away. Ahh. I'm still a little high off it.
AND! Jay got me a sweet! Foreigner concert tee. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
But now, it's 10:42, so it's time for bed.
I hope you've enjoyed this brief update. Good night!
