virus

tomorrow i have to wear clothing that isn't yoga pants or gym shorts and sweatshirts.

i've been sick for 4 days.
this is ridiculous.
tomorrow, i attempt a day at school. honestly, eating dinner tonight really took the energy out of me so we'll see how well i handle 26 4th graders at 8:35 tomorrow morning.

good god. what am I going to wear.

homeless

I am officially temporarily relatively homeless.

Let's break that down:
officially - my parents are closing on the sale of our house as I type this.
temporarily - we will move into our new home in a month
relatively - I'm not staying with my parents; I'm living in Waseca while I student teach in Owatonna.

going home tonight - not to move, be in a wedding, or get a lot of things done.
just to hang out with my family and friends.
to be with the people i love.

where is home? not geographically sure.
but it's where ever i'll be this weekend
:)


P.S. This weekend i'm going to start planning lessons to teach at school. My teacher has been having me do a lot with students, but we've been operating from her (excellently crafted) lesson plans. Can't really tell you how excited I am.

update

student teaching: one giant bag of awesome.


my day is filled with two of my favorite things:
kids
solfege

hell to the yeah.


had my first observation today and i didn't die!
victory!

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So this is goodbye.
Most likely not a "see you later".

Tomorrow, I will be driving away from my home of 13 years for the last time.
I'm in my bed, my room nearly empty.... the rest of our house an admitted mess.

Not sure what to think, but maybe it's best not to. Yeah, it kind of sucks, but my new sister taught me a delicious phrase that turns a normally apathetic or frustrated phrase into one of hope (cliché, I know). She says, "Whatever - it'll be awesome".

Quite honestly, it's usually true. Maybe this is a little bit hippy of me, but if I just let go and think it'll be good.... maybe it'll be good.


Okay, so even I can only take so much sentimentality.
Awesome things that have happened because I'm moving:
oreo milkshakes
unearthing all of our childhood toys OH MY GOD SO MANY 101 DALMATIONS AND STARWARS TOYS YEAAAAAAAAAH
realizing that home actually is NOT where you keep most of your underwear

how great that I have this opportunity to shed a layer of stuff, put myself back together in a new place with my parents, and give a new family a place to grow. I mean, moving that china cabinet really SUCKED, but I think my bed frame will go relatively easily (thank you, IKEA!).

and even if it doesn't.....
whatever - it'll be awesome

this is the pile of crap to get rid of....this round at least

i noticed this summer that I hadn't had any orange juice since I was in the UK. if you know me, you know that's really atypical. I haven't really been drinking it, even when it's available... but I craved it today! It seems that I'm back to being me, haha. 

side note: if you haven't listened to "The North" (the new album by Stars), go do that. 

you won't regret it.