listening to: The Stone, DMB
Up And Away, DMB
Boris The Spider, The Who
Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen
Jurassic Ark, The Ringling 5
Christmas Medley, RENT
Drive In, Drive Out, DMB
Don't Stand So Close To Me, The Police
in just the past week, things have changed so radically. last monday was my birthday, and it passed without much fanfare. i went to dinner with my brother, which was really awesome.
tuesday i didn't do anything but pack. i got ALL my clothes into one suitcase, i was so impressed with myself. i knew i took too many clothes last year, so i really tried to be conservative. my suitcase still weighed a ton.
wednesday mom and i went out to eat lunch with my grandma. i love spending time with my grandma. she told us about my aunt ethel, who is in the hospital in florida. she's had a blood clot, cracked a few ribs, and now has a "mass" in her side, whatever that means. unfortunately it doesn't look like there is much time left. sad sad sad face. and then.... more packing.
thursday was the best day ever. i went to lunch with my sister in law and mom at red lobster, YUM. after that, i met up with kelly to go to east rec for old times sake.
it was kinda awkward cause two of the lifeguards i knew from school and they didn't like talk to us or anything... we were just like, ohhey we're here to swim... after that we went to brenda's for an AWESOME dinner - chicken parmesan, salad and bread...yummy yummy yummy!!!!
then we went to steph's house for a bonfire and ice cream cake. holy crap it was amazing. the crunchies and fudge are the best.
then we stoked the fire and played apples to apples. oh good times. apples to apples is definitely my favorite game.
friday, i visited Moen to see the marching band. it was alright. very wierd to be there without knowing many people... the last "generation" that i taught is graduating this year. later in the day, i met up with my pastor and we had a really good talk. it's so nice that i have someone i can go to and talk to. i feel better about a lot of things. friday afternoon, i went to jessica's house and hung out with her and her mom until the library lock-in. i felt exceedingly old, because it was mostly like junior high kids, but it was still fun with jess. and so saturday morning i came home ridiculously early and sleep deprived. i took a few naps, haha, and packed up the rest of my stuff and the car.
sunday morning i got on campus a little after 10, unpacked relatively quickly, and had lunch with my mom. surprisingly i didn't cry at our goodbye. savannah and i headed up to peer helper training. the first day was mostly about getting to know the others and techniques of how to get to know people. i was really exhausted yesterday and went to bed before 11, haha.
today we talked about conversation, questions, non-verbal cues, and helping a person make a decision. many of the things we talked about are really helpful and i'll definitely be able to use them. we finished training early, which was REALLY awesome. finished a little before 7.
and here i am! relaxing in my dorm room, jammin' to some good tunes, getting ready to go to bed. tomorrow i have to be up early again... looks like i won't be able to sleep in for a while but wednesday we only have one thing scheduled and it's in the morning, so i have the rest of the day to take care of all the other things i have to do.
i called benford tonight and he actually answered! we had a really great conversation. we talked about my starting a pep band of some sort on campus, and i am really going to work on it. just think how that would look on my resume!! i've noticed recently that he is talking to me more like an equal, and dare i say, a colleague, rather than a student. he was telling me things about marching band and directors and all kinds of stuff. and it wasn't the goofy, random stuff that we usually discuss. this conversation had a point and it went somewhere. and the more i learn i find i can talk to him almost like a colleague too. gosh, imagine what that would be like, to call him a colleague someday. gosh! and he made me aware again that that is realistically only three years away. three years from now i could potentially be starting my own classroom. scary to think about.
so overall, things have been fantastic. i'm back at school, loving it, and looking forward to so many things. hopefully i'll be able to write again soon, keep things updated.
adios for now!
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