Second to last day...

So on my second to last day of spring break... I had another very nice day :) Sherlock and I went out and played in the snow some more! He is such a silly dog. It was actually pretty warm, so he got very wet rolling and playing in the slushy snow. He chased snowballs, slid down the hill on the snow, and buried his kong and dug it out again. He makes me laugh :)

Then I had a wonderful belated-birthday lunch with my local-Jessica. (I have to clarify because there is St. Louis Jessica from college, and then local Jessica from CC. Next year, she will NOT be local in Africa, but... hopefully I won't be here either! Either way I love both my Jessicas :) hee hee) She took me to a super-yummy BBQ place in Manitou Springs. MMMMmmmmmmm meat :) We had a fun lunch and then I spent the afternoon grading papers, cleaning up the apartment, and playing with the puppers some more.

This evening I was delighted to find that the Disney Channel is doing a movie marathon!! LOVE IT!! So far I have watched Tarzan, Hercules, and now Aladdin. Is it wrong that I know the words to all the songs? :) Of course I am also grading papers, so I AM getting something done too! Tomorrow is the last day of freedom before the stress starts again... it's been delightful but too short!!

Fun Birthday :)

So yesterday I met Marci and Jeff and Nathan and Pat (Marci's mom) at the movie theatre to see Monsters vs. Aliens. It was pretty cute :) I also enjoyed the popcorn, soda, and candy (those Eckles do movies right!!) Then we went to Old Chicago where Nathan treated everyone to birthday-pizza dinner. YUM!! :) I also LOVED the multiple rounds of the birthday song. Here's how it would go:

Marci and Jeff: Happy Birthday to...
Nathan: YOU!
Marci and Jeff: Happy Birthday to...
Nathan: YOU!
Marci and Jeff: Happy Birthday dear Poll...
Nathan: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Marci and Jeff: Happy Birthday to...
Nathan: YOU!
*clapping clapping clapping*
Nathan: HAPPY DAY!! HAPPY DAY!!

Marci got a video of it, so i will have to see if I can get it on here eventually :)
It was a very nice birthday!

Twenty-ten!

So I just can't bring myself to say I'm th---y. I'm twenty-ten :) Maybe when I have a job and am feeling like I am ready to step into the next adventure of life I will be ok being th---y... but for today... I'm just not quite there yet.

However, I am totally ok with it being my birthday!! :) It's snowing like crazy outside, so I am not venturing out for a while, so I think I will watch my birthday present from my nephews - Horton Hears a Who! I might have a piece of cake for breakfast too :)

A Better Checklist :)

sleep late (check!)
play with my pupper dog (check!)
paint my toes (check!)
go shopping with my bff Marci (check!)
have dinner and watch Ratatoullie with my favorite Nathan (check!)
sleep late again (check!)
have lunch with my Mums (check!)
find some cute shoes while shopping with my Mums (check!)
be lazy all afternoon (check!)

I'm on spring break :)

Hey Spring Break! Nice to meetchya!

So I am FINALLY on spring break! YAYAYAYYAYAY!!! I slept for 13 hours... not including the 3 hour nap I took when I got home yesterday. I was a little tired :)

So Friday I left school, came home and packed up and then drove up to Frisco. It was a gorgeous afternoon with the sun peaking through dark rain clouds, and it just reminded me how much I want to be living back in the mountains. We stopped at the top of the pass between Fairplay and Breckenridge for some play-stick-in-the-snow time and then met up with Aunt Barb at the hotel. She took Sherlock for a walk while I did some last minute reading up on interview stuff.

The next morning I got up and drove the rest of the way up to Edwards. Of the 5 districts I planned to interview with, my bottom two (Aspen and Steamboat) were not hiring any elementary people... so while I think it would have been good practice to interview, I was not really that disappointed. Summit County was only taking applications as they didn't know what they would have available yet, so I gave them my stuff. So first I interviewed with Roaring Fork (Glenwood Springs Area). I interviewed with one of the elementary school principals and I think I really impressed her. The only downside is how uber expensive it is to live in that area. Then I interviewed with Eagle County. I was suppose to interview with another one of the elementary principals, but she was very pregnant and apparently needed a break, so I interviewed with the head of the HR department instead. I don't think he was expecting to interview anyone, but he was really fun, and he flat-out said he liked me a lot. So overall I felt good about how the day went. I still don't have any concrete prospects, but I am glad I went! I think the combo of a good day and lots of sleep helped too :)

Sherlock had a super-fun day with Aunt Barb too! I met back up with them and then Sherlock and I drove back home. And now I am OFFICIALLY on spring break! WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!

Last Lap....

Well the finish line (for this particular race at least) is in sight. I just finished researching and writing cover letters to the 5 districts I am interested in that will be at the job fair Saturday. I have to do a table of contents for my portfolio and print some resumes and these letters and then I think I am ready. I have to say I don't give a hoot what happens at school tomorrow as I will just be counting the hours until I can leave. Luckily we have an assembly in the morning, and specials in the afternoon, so it should go by fast. I will be leaving school early so I can come home, pack, feed the fat kitty, and drive up to Frisco. My wonderful Aunt Barb is meeting me up there and putting Sherlock and I up for the night in a hotel, so I don't have to drive through skier traffic on Saturday morning. Then my aunt will have a dog-day Saturday while I go job hunting. She rocks :)

I am enormously stressed, nervous, and really really tired... but 48 hours from now, I will be officially on spring break!! :)

One day at a time...

Report cards done (check!)
MR chapter turned in (check!)
Technology paper/project turned in (check!)
Last waste-of-my-time technology class (check!)

3 out of 6 researched and individualized cover letters to school districts (check!)
90+ % of my portfolio done (check!)

Haven't gone crazy on any kids (check!)
They have actually been pretty good so far this week :) I'm a lucky teacher!

Wonderful long chatty conversation with an old wonderful friend (check!)
Thanks for calling Stephnerninny! :)

Hey and it's only Tuesday night! Yay for productive-me!