I love my students. Hands down, the freshmen class rocks. They are polite, smart, and inquisitive. They ask a lot of questions and seem to really like me! I'm glad that they seem to be enjoying school and my class especially.
Last weekend, being a three day weekend, meant that I could relax a tad and get some stuff done. And boy, did I get things done! I built (and by built I mean struggled to follow IKEA's directions) a desk, bookshelf, and side table for my room. I now feel like I have a bedroom instead of a room with a bed and some random boxes. I also finally unpacked the last of my belongings. I am no longer using boxes as night stands (but I still don't have night stands...), and my shelves are full of pictures of people I love and miss immensely. I definitely need new frames and need to print off new pictures, but that can wait.
And do I need to mention again Twilight? I'm racing on of my students, Jim, to see who can finish the series first. As of today I was ahead. I really want to beat him!
I've been missing home a ton lately. It rained all day today, which is really strange for Houston. Usually it's just a STRONG thunderstorm in the afternoon, but today it started around 10 and stayed gray and wet all day long. I LOVED it!!!!!!!!! My coworkers think I'm a little crazy, but that's OK. It reminded me of something I read a year ago in a class. It was about how the Scottish or Irish have over 20 words to describe snow, and that Portland has probably just as many to describe rain. I don't think my kids would know what I was talking about if I said the word "drizzle." I really need to find that quote...
Oh! And I got a massage and haircut and I bought a George Foreman grill and a food processor! So many great things!
I really must get back to reading Breaking Dawn now. I think I might finish it tonight...
Cheers and love to you all!
