NO MORE CLASSES!...at least for now...

YEAH! Took my last final on Thursday night! I now have about a month off without classes that way I can reconnect with my family and focus intensely on my teaching as well! I am going to also be doing a fair amout of house sitting for a couple friends which will be nice! Now that I am teaching I also get two weeks off here at the holiday season so you know what that means dont you? TWO WEEKS OF MID WEEK SNOWBOARDING! YAHOO! I cannot wait to hit the slopes, no crowds, no lines, its going to be GREAT! I am also headed out today with my friend to add a few final touches to my shopping for the season, it will be great times walking around shopping freezing our behinds off because it is supposed to be super cold and snowy today, not that I am complaining! Well I am off, it is early and I want to lay back in bed and catch a couple more zzz's.

I Will Honk and Flip You Off!

OMG! I have been out shopping this weekend and learned that people have been super crabby this holiday season. It has been a very frustrating experience let me tell you! Between people being bad drivers, bad customers, you name it, it has not been pleasurable. I was glad when the week ended and it actually ended with a bang on Friday night with our holiday party, we had a TON of fun! I got to talk to many people and learn so much about all of the people that I work with, it was a great time! It seems that the past few Friday nights I have gone out, stayed out late, and then paid for it hard on Sunday! Did not make it to the hills this weekend which pisses me off, but I managed to get a lot done around home! So I am guessing that is a good thing! Well I am gonna go for now, I need to get a few more things done as well as get ready for finals this week! Take it easy! PS: What do you think of my new bumper sticker slogan?

FREE iPods

Ok - so I know I should not do this, but, I got an email from a trusting friend and she referred me to this site to get a free iPod. All you need to do is go to the site, register, apply for an offer, anything from just applying for a credit card to design services, and what I did was I signed up for magazines for 30 bucks for 6 subscriptions. Once I get 5 people who joined from my referral then I get a free iPod. You can do the same as well!! So please take a moment to check it out. I was scared at first, but I did some research and all their partners are ligitimate as well as their site. So lets all get FREE iPods! Oh, Yah click on the link of copy and paste it into your browser.

http://ipods.freepay.com/?r=25654347

Parade of Lights

Light the Lights!

Can you believe that the holiday season is upon us with the sales getting better as the days approach Christmas? I had the BEST time last night! I went downtown with my friends Melissa and Mark. We met up with two of Melissa's friends and watched the Parade of Lights. Talk about a neat and fun way to not only spend a Friday night but to ring in the Holiday Season. While down there I got to talk to one of the friends, and we had a really good time and I do hope that we are able to do it again. We spent a good majority of the evening hanging out, talking and getting to know one an other. I was glad that she was able to take me home last night, I really appreciated that. I got up early this morning to stand in line for a Christmas gift, met some great people and hopefully will be contacting them. I felt so brave letting someone who I did not know bring me back Starbucks, but it totally worked out. Tomorrow I get to go see my first Christmas play! My friend Allison and her kids are in a play at her church and I was invited! I am very excited and cannot wait to see it! Have a good night, I am off early, lack of sleep is wearing on me. Please click on the 'Parade of Lights' link at the top to check out the Parade. The image is courtesy of that web page.

SHOPPING!

OH THE SALES...

Per tradition Mom and I spent most of our day trying to find the best deals on the items we wanted to purchase as Holiday gifts. Surprisingly I got much of what I wanted and then some! So I guess I could call today rather productive. TALK ABOUT CROWDS though! There were so many people whereever we went, but luckily I always found us close parking! I am pretty good about that! We brought home a car load! Wow, it was unreal! I got one really special gift and I cannot wait for the person getting it to open it! It was one of those things that you only see once a lifetime and that only fits a select few and this person will be so happy with this! Its cute, and that is all that I am saying about that! So I went to Keystone the other day with my friend, we had a great time but the snow sucked! It was really crusty and you could tell that it had been skiied off. We had fun, even though I smacked my knee on the ice. Oh well, you only live once so I am guessing that you should enjoy it! Well I am off for a much needed nap. Its been nice house sitting for my aunt and uncle while they peruse the west coast of Oregon. The picture of today is of my friend and I at Keystone on Wednesday! Aloha! :)

BREAK TIME!

Time for a much needed break...

Giddy up! Made it to Thanksgiving break! Talk about a frazzling week! Everyday the past week I have just about wanted to pull all my hair out at some point. Oh well, it has been a lot of fun, the kids for the most part have been great, although today, many of them were in rare form. We had one discipline problem after another! It sucked. I felt bad for the people having to deal with them, myself included cause I had a few as well! Oh well, I relate it to the forthcoming break and time away from school. I was surprised this morning with Starbucks from my friend (YUM), and then overall had a lot of fun today, a few wrong turns, but overall it was great. Tomorrow I am headed to Keystone with my good friend, I am sure that her and I will have a great time, she is a lot of fun to be with and I am looking foreward to seeing some snow and making a few turns! If I do not update before Thanksgiving, have a GREAT Turkey Day! GOBBLE! GOBBLE! PS: Saw an XBox 360 on sale on eBay for $98,000.00! Yes, ninety-eight thousand dollars! Can you believe that??? Also the picture above was taken at Keystone last time I was up!

Makin' Some Turns...

GIDDY UP!

Made it to Keystone today...

Rock on! Keystone opened Friday!!! I made it up today to make some turns! And to top it off...not that I was excited enough to be up there, but it was a POWDER day! YAHOO!!! The conditions were incredible! They had open about 3/4 of a run open to mid-mountain where you could catch the lift back to the top. If you wanted to go all the way down you had to ride the gondola back down! Oh well, I still had a great time! My first run felt amazing and I found some killer powder stashes! It started to get super crowded for the very minimal terrain they had open so I called it a day! I drove by A-Basin to check them out, but they had HUGE lines as well and only minimal terrain open! Till next time, pray for some more snow!!!

I Feel At Home...?

I Finally Feel Important!

I finally feel at home at the school. I am not too sure what exactely what it was today to make me feel that way, but tonight I really do feel like I am meant to be there. I am not sure if it was playing such a role in the Veterans Day assembly, or talking with parents and them telling me that they appreciate all that I do, or working one on one with a child who needed someone to talk to, or if it was the teachers and the principal thanking me. So many different variables today, not quite sure which one smaked me upside the head and made it all clear. But, something definantely changed. I realized that this is my career, this is my passion, and I do not have to go back to the other job which was really wearing me down. I am at home, and feel at peace with all that I do and really feel like I am making a difference, I could see that today. I am off for the evening...I hope everyone who reads my Blog enjoys what I add, I love this, it is so personal and a great way to share with others a little piece of me. PS: Keystone and Brekenridge open tomorrow!

Still Coughing...

I Know...I Sound Gross...

I know I sound like crap...I am feeling overall better, but each time I cough I can still hear crap deep down in there that needs to come out! My headaches have subsided which tells me the antibiotics are working and clearing up the junk from my head. Had a good day at school yesterday even though I was in a meeting all day. I look foreward to this next week...the kids were so sweet when they heard I was sick, many of them approached me and told me to feel better which I though was so sweet of them, they are so caring! Unfortunantely because of my illness I have not had time to go up to the hills to shoot any pictures or make any turns, but, I did capture a couple from Keystone's website. They are set to open this Friday! YAHOO! I am SOOO excited! I have plans to head up!! The picture in the upper left is of the River Run base and the picture in the lower right is of the Starfire run off of North Peak!! I had a good day as well today, slept in which was nice and something I never get to do! When I finally got out of bed, no one was around, so it was nice and quiet to sip a cup of tea, grade some papers and do a little lite reading. From there helped with a little house work and then when shopping with the parents, and then car shopping with my bro. He is the worst at making decisions, but, he does not even have his license yet, so that should make this decision easier! I still love him! Well, I am off, I am gonna take tonight as a restful relaxing evening at home with a good movie and hit the bed early! Have a good one! I LOVE YOU ALL for thinking of me while I have been ill! :)

Medicine

YUCK!

Aimee - I cannot beleive that we have the same thing! I have been on Zithromax now for 2 days! I came home sick from work today, because it was taking all my energy just to stand there and teach! Yuck! My Dr. also gave me Rescon which is supposed to dry up all the stuff! Its kicking my butt though! I am so worn out, and tired its unreal! I have absolutely no energy which sucks! How are you doing otherwise? I still cannot beleive that we have the same thing, although I dont have the 80 some pills you do. I am allergic to amoxycillian so I have to take the high end antibiotics. I am off! Miss you, call me this weekend!

I THREW IN THE TOWEL...

Ok, so I admit...I babied up...I threw in the towel with this cold cause it settled in my chest this morning and got substantially worse. I woke up and felt like crap! I told myself if it got worse then it was time to admit defeat and give up! So that I did! I called the doctor...was so thankful that they could get me in today! However, I was a little annoyed that I had to wait 35 minutes, but, whatever. Final diagnosis, sinus infection which has been causing all my other ailments. And here I thought it was Bird Flu! LOL JK. Glad it was not that! Well after much persistance by my friend Kathy at work, I finally went home late this afternoon, I have taken my first round of antibiotics as well as the stuff to help dry me up, and clear me up. So with that all said and done, I am gonna go...put on my pajamas, not go to class (doctors orders) and stay home and sleep. Yeah me! Have a good night!! :)