I've only had it for a few hours, and already I'm totally in love! It's so fun. I'm going to be very selective about apps I add. I've done the facebook app and activated the nike+ that is included! I already synched it to my current sensor! Woohoo! I uploaded a few photos (from Europe last year) and the good music I have on my current laptop. I guess I will work on uploading more later. Totally worth the 4 hours of tutoring. :)
The mom of one of the kids I tutor generously gave me these bags of homemade soup. They smell fantastic. Unfortunately they have meat in them, so I cannot partake. I've put them in the freezer to save for my sister. She says she'll come by this weekend to pick them up. We'll see about that I suppose!
This is where I spent 2 hours of my afternoon on a so-called "early release" day from school. Basically all it means is we have several classes as normal, kids get to go home early (when it still feels like we had a whole school day!), then we teachers get forced to sit through 4+ hours of meetings. At one point I thought I might scream out loud. I felt about how that tree looks in the photo. We've got one more of these days this year!! Thank goodness.
"Pre-release edition" Fun!!
This is a close up of some of the decorations in the faculty mail room at school. The guys always decorate and bring in a special brunch for the ladies at work on Valentine's day. There's even a made to order pancake station run by the male assistant principal. He even special delivered with my pancake! Very fun! In return, the ladies always treat the guys on St. Patrick's Day.
This is my friend Ashley. We gave her a baby shower at work today. It's her first (a boy!) and she is so excited! It's been great fun watching her go through this. I have to admit that I'm jealous- she's doesn't have to come back to work next year. I'm still working on my plan for being a stay at home mom without the kids! Heh.
This is how I spent the majority of my "day off"- deep cleaning my fridge. It looks pretty damn good, though (if I say so myself). It is very calming to open and look into the nicely organized shelves now! I vow to keep it like this! I will! I need to have a strict rule with leftovers-
I hate this light. I've spent countless minutes- hours even??- waiting at this damned light. It's the only way to get from the supermarket across the street to my apartments. Really- no other back way out. Such a pain because the timing is really bad. It's always at least a 3 minute wait to cross if you just miss it (which of course I always do, since it's only about 10 seconds long to cross). I should start keeping track of the time I spend sitting in front of this light!
I was just about to leave my apartment this morning when I saw the colors outside of my window. I wasn't sure if the camera would be able to capture them, but it seems to have done an okay job. The weather has become quite spring-like. It's a shame I have to work late every night this week and can't even enjoy it. I've definitely caught spring fever, though! Yea for not having to wear a coat!
Total chick flick, but it was fun! My sister suggested going to the movies this weekend, so we decided to see this one. I enjoyed it. The "Mac guy" was especially good. It's nice to see he has a little more acting ability than just those commercials (which I totally love, though!) We went to dinner afterwards and had some nice sister conversation. Thanks for a fun night, Mandy. :)
I had intended to get out for my miles after work. It was in the 50s, sunny, etc. However, I didn't leave work till 5 (grades to input before Monday morning) and *had* to rest for a few minutes. By the time I was ready to go run, it went from light to dark within about 15 minutes. So, instead I laid everything out for an early Saturday morning run. I normally like to sleep in a bit since I have to get up early every other day, and since I work PT on Saturdays. But, I had to get the run in! And yea! It's going to be in the 30s in the morning. :( So... wish me luck.
This is the top of my car this morning before I left for work. It was 17 degrees F this morning (something like -10C according to my car thermometer). I'm happy it wasn't all over my windshield and windows like the other day. I usually don't leave enough time for defrosting in the morning! Despite the extreme, bitter cold, it is actually a beautiful morning- the orange reflection in the photo is from the sunrise. I'm sort of looking forward to my run this afternoon. It should be just at freezing, but still bright and sunny.
Stopped here after work today with a fellow teacher! They have the absolute best margaritas. Tonight we went all out and had the homemade top shelf version. It was quite strong! Had a fun time chatting and relaxing after work, though- especially on a Monday night.
