i really meant to update...

i had this idea in my head after the last few posts that i was going to post once a day again. if not that often, at least once every two.

life gets in the way, although i'm not really sure how.

i do remember the week of the office post my mom went out of town, the boy stayed with me and i was asleep by nine all week. then i had no idea what unit i was going to teach my writers workshop, and had to worry about grading papers for another week. [i'll try this updating-more-often thing again.]

my first quarter as a teacher has passed. it was a lot better than i thought it would be... probably because i only teach part time and have just one prep. either way, 1/4 of the year is down.

parent/teacher conferences were last week; i had done them as a student teacher, so i wasn't too worried about it. rightly so, as none of them went terribly wrong. i only had one awkward one, my first actually, where the parent reprimanded her child for five minutes while i awkwardly scribbled on a notepad and pretended to look at my computer screen. other than that, they went well.

i was on the 6:00 news the other day, which was hilarious. it was an ambush, and i looked ridiculous.

i'm working this thanksgiving at the restaurant. i'm not sure what time, b/c i haven't worked in a couple of weeks to look at the schedule posted on the break table, but i'm actually not upset by it. thanksgiving at my house consists of me, my mom, and her husband... thrilling. i'd rather eat the leftovers. [what restaurant is open on thanksgiving anyway?? i will definitely be judging the people that come in to eat.]

i've been hanging out with the boy a lot lately. we haven't been doing much aside from just catching up, chatting, sitting, going to the mall, enjoying each other's company. it's been nice, and i'm loving the world we're in.

all for now.

wish me luck finding time to post again soon.