I'm happy. Took long enough.
The latest is that for the first time in 6 long years, I got to seriously hang out with my best friend Paul. Can you believe he has not 1 but 2 kids??? I still can't get over my friends having kids. It's really weird. Like some time warp jumped us ahead of where we should be: 17 and without a care! Saturday Alana, Paul, and I went to the late show of Flyboys (yes- I still think it's the best and, in a moment of insanity, decided to go to Denny's afterwards. I got a grilled cheese. Q isn't the only free flyer around town. On Sunday we got out all our old scrapbooks (totally a DECADE old... holy crap!) and had a blast remembering 'the good ole days'. What- am I really almost 30?!?!
For Labor Day (happy b-day Brandon) we went to lunch with Matt, Ash, Nate, and his cutest little girl ever, Naulie. She is a riot. It was pretty easy to talk everyone into walking downtown for cupcukes after lunch. All I had to do was mention them to Naulie and the deal was set. I got 5 cupcakes in all... but I did part with 2 (BIG sacrifice). I keep mentioning to my students how much I love these cupcakes but they're not taking the hint. Perhaps when finals hit I'll be getting a few bribe offerings.
Work is great. I had an amazing experience. The vice principal attended a meeting where my student's mom said I had changed her kid's life. It was pretty touching. There may or may not have been tears... and it's only been a few weeks. We middle school English teachers have to take kudos anytime they become available because it can be a hard knock life hanging with teens all day. Plus, my pay check is QUITE a bit more this year... which leads me to realize that it's not a huge raise... it just means I got paid squat last year (aka: year of the unrelenting hellish night mirror).
Speaking of Thailand... we are planning a trip. Any advice? Know anyone who has been? We need some tips.
...oh, and we moved. HURRAY!!! Which means our mortgage will be paid off in April. That's all folks. CARDS COMING SOON... ooooo, they are so cute, I had to remake mine.
2 comments:
Hurray for the cards! Why does Quinn look so sad in the first picture? And your hair looks really great in the pictures where you are wearing the blue shirt. :)
Yah, Nicole...I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!! It's probably just because I haven't seen you in foreve, but did you just chop it and cut bangs recently? I might be wrong, but it looks blonder too! Anyway, you look total model-ish and way trendy! :) Glad you got to hang with old friends too (and be just as spontaneous as Quinn) and go back to the good ol' days! Those times are my FAVE! Congrats on moving out! I'm lookin forward to the cards (you're a dork! why'd you re-make yours...now mine are gonna be way ghetto too...but there's nothin I can do about it! haha!) you make me laugh! :)
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