-I'm so looking forward to Thanksgiving! It's such a special day and I love the meaning and history behind it. My birthday is the week before Turkey Day, so from then until Christmas, I'm pretty much in celebration mode. It's the most wonderful time of the year!
-Speaking of birthdays, Cam and I went to see Morrissey in concert this week for my birthday. It was a great show! Morrissey was awesome live and he is such a character. He's too cantankerous to play many of his hit songs live, but it was an amazing show nonetheless. Our friends Elena & Theo were sitting two rows ahead of us and we hung out with them before the concert, which was fun. I have to say that Bass Concert Hall is my favorite venue ever! Our seats were awesome and I just love it there. Doesn't hurt that it's on the campus of my alma mater either.
-Are you watching the new Beavis & Butthead? Probably not, but Cam and I are and it's amazing. I watched this show pretty religiously as a middle schooler. My Dad even took me to see the movie when it came out. Everything is exactly the same - they're still in high school, still wearing the same outfits, but now they watch current-day shows and music videos. As you can see, I'm super mature - ha!!
-I finished my Christmas shopping! I started Sunday before last and Cam & I finished last Sunday. I've never been done this early - usually I don't start until around Thanksgiving. It all started with a really good sale and then it was like I was on a mission to finish. It's a good thing too because this December is going to be crazy busy, so I'm glad to have my shopping taken care of!
-Cam & I booked a little anniversary getaway and we're so excited! We're going to stay at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Bastrop. It worked out pretty perfectly because we're going to a wedding in Houston the Saturday before Christmas, so on our way home that Sunday, we're going to stop in Bastrop and stay the night. It's supposed to be an amazing place, they were having a sale, and I love the idea of spending a little money to help the economy in a place that has been through so much in the last few months like Bastrop has.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Vent
Warning: This post is just me venting. It's not happy or positive or anything like that.
In the past two weeks the following things have happened at school:
Today I wore a cute outfit to work. I'm not one to brag, but this black and white jacket-dress is one of my favorite things ever, and it was finally cold enough to break out the black leggings and boots. I felt good! That was until a girl in one of my afternoon classes came up to me and told me I looked like Minnie Mouse. Just what every grown woman wants to hear, right?
Last week a kid I don't even have as a student walked up to me in the hall and got really close to my face (he has issues and is special needs, which is why I shouldn't even take this to heart, but whatevs). He told me I had something on my face. Naturally I put my hand up to my face to wipe whatever it was off, and then he told me that it looked like a pimple that was about to pop.
And the piece de resistance was when another teacher and I were talking to each other at the beginning of a class recently. This teacher is my work "bestie" and she is a year older than me. One of my rather clueless students (who is new and didn't know who this other teacher was) came up to us, looked at us for a second, and the proceeded to ask me if I was my friend's mother.
Seriously? Is this my life? Am I working in bizarro world? I know they're just kids, but after awhile it gets old. And the sad thing is they're probably trying to be cute/funny, but they should know better at this age.
And while we're at it, I've noticed another thing about this generation. Very few of them say thank you. For anything. Whether it's giving them a pencil or giving them an extra point they need to pass my class for the six weeks, gratitude is not in their lexicon. And it offends every bit of my Southern sensibilities.
Yes, I'm being super sensitive. I'll be better tomorrow - I promise. I just have to get this out. Is it the weekend yet?
In the past two weeks the following things have happened at school:
Today I wore a cute outfit to work. I'm not one to brag, but this black and white jacket-dress is one of my favorite things ever, and it was finally cold enough to break out the black leggings and boots. I felt good! That was until a girl in one of my afternoon classes came up to me and told me I looked like Minnie Mouse. Just what every grown woman wants to hear, right?
Last week a kid I don't even have as a student walked up to me in the hall and got really close to my face (he has issues and is special needs, which is why I shouldn't even take this to heart, but whatevs). He told me I had something on my face. Naturally I put my hand up to my face to wipe whatever it was off, and then he told me that it looked like a pimple that was about to pop.
And the piece de resistance was when another teacher and I were talking to each other at the beginning of a class recently. This teacher is my work "bestie" and she is a year older than me. One of my rather clueless students (who is new and didn't know who this other teacher was) came up to us, looked at us for a second, and the proceeded to ask me if I was my friend's mother.
Seriously? Is this my life? Am I working in bizarro world? I know they're just kids, but after awhile it gets old. And the sad thing is they're probably trying to be cute/funny, but they should know better at this age.
And while we're at it, I've noticed another thing about this generation. Very few of them say thank you. For anything. Whether it's giving them a pencil or giving them an extra point they need to pass my class for the six weeks, gratitude is not in their lexicon. And it offends every bit of my Southern sensibilities.
Yes, I'm being super sensitive. I'll be better tomorrow - I promise. I just have to get this out. Is it the weekend yet?
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