Hard working and working hard!
Aside from teaching and testing, I've also had an amazing Mardi Gras season and birthday to tuck under my belt in these past few weeks. But I have been thinking hard on my next post.
Ok.....thats a lie.
I have actually been spending a disgusting amount of time on Pinterest and in Joanns buying craft supplies. Lucky for you all, a good friend recently threw an idea my way that I just had to steal.....um....borrow! Because of her recent realization that this year puts her one step closer to the dreaded 3-0, she decided to build her 30 before 30 list. It holds some things she would like to revisit and others she would like to experience for the first time. Looking over her list I began to go back to all those "I'm going to do that one day" moments.
I think some of my favorite promises in life begin with that simple phrase, "One day I will...." But life has quickly shown me that one day is to short and to many of my moments I hope to have also rely on having some wonderful people around me.
So here is what I have built as my own 30 before i'm 30.
30. Ride a cable car in San Fransico
29. Find more lost treasures up the other part of Route 66
28. Shower in a waterfall
27. Parasail
26. See the beauty of Ansel Adam's Yosemite National Park, up close and personal.
25. Spend an entire day, 12 full hours, doing nothing but reading a book.
24. Be in another musical.
23. Line Dance- just once, get it out of my system, just enough to embarrass myself
22. Take down my family's history and memories in their own words, before I regret not taking the time to.
21. Disneyland!
20. Spend at least a day a week during my summer off, reading to kids at Sacred Heart.
19. Grow as a Photographer and make time for it again.
18. Scan and save all the photos of my grandparents and great grandparents.
17. Dive into a cruise buffet!
16. Give up a holiday to serve food at the mission.
15. Visit the snow in Colorado
14. Climb another mountain, hopefully not in flip flops this time.
13. Visit the Florida Keys.
12. Drive coast to coast.
11. Give more then I get, Find a charitable group to volunteer my time too.
10. Visit the Smithsonian
9. Ride on a train.
8. Get remarried in the cheesiest Vegas wedding possible! Think tall hair and powder blue tuxedos.
7. Ride a mechanical bull.
6. Visit Savannah, GA
5. Experience the Grand Canyon
4. Stay at a cabin in the Smokey Mountains
3. Learn how to make my nannies lady finger cookies.
2. Spend an entire day watching the classics.
1. Share the gifts and memories of my childhood with my own child. Look at places I have spent my whole life loving through their eyes!
As I take on this list I hope to also take on the world. I don't want the regrets that follow that phrase "One day I will...." I don't want to look back one day and make excuses for missing out when the only reason would be that I never tried. And through this project I want to grow as a person, as a daughter, as a grand daughter, and as an adventurer.
Fingers Crossed!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Keep those bridges flame retardant.
And now for something completely different.
I've made it a life choice to not burn to many bridges along my path in life. This has had its benefits along the way as I've stumbled across old friends an relationships. Today I took in my pretty new teacher mobile to have a little Prius pampering. The only toyota dealership in town just happens to employee and old flame of mine. This isn't a "we dated in high school and he bought me a happy meal" flame. It's more like 3 years of my life of growing up, living together, and learning the hard knocks of life until we drifted and crumbled away. The split was painful and hard but over the years we managed to take what had been a big part of our lives and build a friendship. Anyways, when I arrived to pick up my precious pile of Prius he was in the lobby finishing up with a customer. He saw me, asked how I was enjoying the car, an bantered back and forth about how my old car was a coffin on wheels and breaking off piece by piece. I waved my goodbye and was headed out the door when he stopped me. He quickly asked the associates in the lobby to check and make sure my new (but used) car was up to date on its recalls. Everything was seen about and I headed on my way. Driving home it hit me how grateful I was to have good people around me. Even though there were many breaks and cracks in the history of our friendship and he could have found 100 reasons to hate me just because, he took the time to make sure I was in a good place with a good car. It's something so simple but says so much about the person I want to be and the great person he always has been.
Be aware of the people you let go in life. Burning bridges leaves you with nothing but an empty feeling and no way to go back to the wonderful friends you have made along the way.
I've made it a life choice to not burn to many bridges along my path in life. This has had its benefits along the way as I've stumbled across old friends an relationships. Today I took in my pretty new teacher mobile to have a little Prius pampering. The only toyota dealership in town just happens to employee and old flame of mine. This isn't a "we dated in high school and he bought me a happy meal" flame. It's more like 3 years of my life of growing up, living together, and learning the hard knocks of life until we drifted and crumbled away. The split was painful and hard but over the years we managed to take what had been a big part of our lives and build a friendship. Anyways, when I arrived to pick up my precious pile of Prius he was in the lobby finishing up with a customer. He saw me, asked how I was enjoying the car, an bantered back and forth about how my old car was a coffin on wheels and breaking off piece by piece. I waved my goodbye and was headed out the door when he stopped me. He quickly asked the associates in the lobby to check and make sure my new (but used) car was up to date on its recalls. Everything was seen about and I headed on my way. Driving home it hit me how grateful I was to have good people around me. Even though there were many breaks and cracks in the history of our friendship and he could have found 100 reasons to hate me just because, he took the time to make sure I was in a good place with a good car. It's something so simple but says so much about the person I want to be and the great person he always has been.
Be aware of the people you let go in life. Burning bridges leaves you with nothing but an empty feeling and no way to go back to the wonderful friends you have made along the way.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Good friends are hard to find
Sitting around one of my friends loudly declared while reading Facebook, "everyone knows I don't have a sense of humor. I'm blunt and too the point."
The friends I have been blessed with in life are all unique. They are all amazing. And are all crazy beyond belief! But I can love them for the fact that I understand they are all their own person! No matter how crazy that person that may be, I know she's always standing behind me with a bat if I need it saying "alright, who needs a talking to?"
The friends I have been blessed with in life are all unique. They are all amazing. And are all crazy beyond belief! But I can love them for the fact that I understand they are all their own person! No matter how crazy that person that may be, I know she's always standing behind me with a bat if I need it saying "alright, who needs a talking to?"
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Gleek at heart
"The one thing those drama groups don't have is the hot star football player who can sing and dance."
Oh glee, I hate to pop that bubble but I assure you my school drama group had the guy you described.
I know this for a fact because he stuck his tongue down my throat during a production......;)
Oh glee, I hate to pop that bubble but I assure you my school drama group had the guy you described.
I know this for a fact because he stuck his tongue down my throat during a production......;)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Dream man
I found this post through pinterest. It only further explains my love for my número uno on the top 5 list Mr. Gosling. You have NO Idea how much I'd love to use the bathroom while at work!!!
This is the way to a teachers heart; potty breaks and glitter.
This is the way to a teachers heart; potty breaks and glitter.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
What's Love Got to do With it?
Time fly's.....
And a list of celebrities with which I may one day be able to make sweet passionate love with actually takes a long time to compile.
Let it be known that this is possibly one of the hardest lists I have ever compiled. And I assure you, I LOVE to make lists. Each person was chosen based on the score they received when judged by a highly detailed rubric. Actually, most were chosen because my first reaction was "Ooo shiny man candy" when thinking of them. Away we go....
5. Colin Firth
He stars in nearly all of my favorite incredibly cheesy chick flicks AND he has an accent. That is all.
4. Zooey Deschanel
Let it be known that I tried to sneak Zooey in as a second string. In my argument she really shouldn't count on my list of top 5 since I have never had that playing for the other team moment in my life. I just would consider her if ever I found myself in any situation that I might be forced to select a woman or die. My husbands argument, "You get 5." FINE! Geez. So Zooey quickly made her way onto the list. I'm a firm believer of "just in case." My glove compartment is a fine example of this. Anyways, Who couldn't adore adorible Zooey, a bundle of cute, spunky, and random all mixed into one tiny doe eyed package.
3. Joe Manganiello
This position is without a doubt reserved for Alcide Herveaux from the "True Blood" series. Special acknowledgement must be given to Charlaine Harris and her vampire/werewolf/fairy/all things mystical (boarderline romance novel) Sookie Stackhouse series of books. Without them I do not think I would be nearly as head over heals for this hunk of man as I find myself. With those books setting out his predetermined characteristics he becomes a dangerous combination of sensitive, understanding and heartwarming packed into a sexy human rock wall.......I'd climb him.
2.Jason Seagal
My love for Jason began early. Although I saw him in such charming roles as the creepy friend in "Knocked up" and in the long lost series "Freaks and Geeks" he still didn't really have my heart. That was, until I saw "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." It was then that I began to see the humor that would eventually win me over and begin wondering what we could name our children. Something about a man and his puppets takes me back. I don't think its part of any Peter Pan syndrome.....possibly a Sesame Street syndrome? After this came the marathons of "How I Met Your Mother," only adding to my hearts obsession. And then.......The Muppets! *Sigh* I should have known all along he was a Jim Henson fan, the signs were all there! From then I was hooked, imagining the wonderful life we could have playing with his original Star Wars figure collection (I'm assuming he has one) and visiting the Museum of Puppetry in Atlanta to touch the original Kermit!
1. Ryan Gosling
No words need be said. I've watched him since "Breaker High." He is freaking Ryan Gosling!
There is is "The Top 5" in all their wonderful glory.
All participants of the top 5 have been listed and saved this date of February 1, 2012. For changes or modifications to be made to said list the following is required. Request for changes must be put into writing and turned into assigned husband 30 days prior to "chance meeting" with said celebrity. Requests will be considered on the grounds of reasoning and begging and will receive a response within one week. All list celebrities can be automatically replaced in cases of death or asylum commitment on the part of the celebrity.
Let it be known that I tried to sneak Zooey in as a second string. In my argument she really shouldn't count on my list of top 5 since I have never had that playing for the other team moment in my life. I just would consider her if ever I found myself in any situation that I might be forced to select a woman or die. My husbands argument, "You get 5." FINE! Geez. So Zooey quickly made her way onto the list. I'm a firm believer of "just in case." My glove compartment is a fine example of this. Anyways, Who couldn't adore adorible Zooey, a bundle of cute, spunky, and random all mixed into one tiny doe eyed package.
3. Joe Manganiello
This position is without a doubt reserved for Alcide Herveaux from the "True Blood" series. Special acknowledgement must be given to Charlaine Harris and her vampire/werewolf/fairy/all things mystical (boarderline romance novel) Sookie Stackhouse series of books. Without them I do not think I would be nearly as head over heals for this hunk of man as I find myself. With those books setting out his predetermined characteristics he becomes a dangerous combination of sensitive, understanding and heartwarming packed into a sexy human rock wall.......I'd climb him.
2.Jason Seagal
My love for Jason began early. Although I saw him in such charming roles as the creepy friend in "Knocked up" and in the long lost series "Freaks and Geeks" he still didn't really have my heart. That was, until I saw "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." It was then that I began to see the humor that would eventually win me over and begin wondering what we could name our children. Something about a man and his puppets takes me back. I don't think its part of any Peter Pan syndrome.....possibly a Sesame Street syndrome? After this came the marathons of "How I Met Your Mother," only adding to my hearts obsession. And then.......The Muppets! *Sigh* I should have known all along he was a Jim Henson fan, the signs were all there! From then I was hooked, imagining the wonderful life we could have playing with his original Star Wars figure collection (I'm assuming he has one) and visiting the Museum of Puppetry in Atlanta to touch the original Kermit!
1. Ryan Gosling
No words need be said. I've watched him since "Breaker High." He is freaking Ryan Gosling!
There is is "The Top 5" in all their wonderful glory.
All participants of the top 5 have been listed and saved this date of February 1, 2012. For changes or modifications to be made to said list the following is required. Request for changes must be put into writing and turned into assigned husband 30 days prior to "chance meeting" with said celebrity. Requests will be considered on the grounds of reasoning and begging and will receive a response within one week. All list celebrities can be automatically replaced in cases of death or asylum commitment on the part of the celebrity.
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