Bad Day

So I applied for this internship. I was so excited for it. I feel I have earned one. Everyone was sure I would get one. People would tell me, "Good luck. Not that you need it." Everyone is well aware I am a good teacher and that teaching is what I am meant to do.

The people at Timpanogus Intermediate School do not agree.

I was so passionate about working there. It seems like an amazing school.

So, I was in a very bad mood yesterday. Talk about killing someone's self-esteem. I had a dinner date with my old roommates this same night. I did not tell them what happened.

Now, when I have a had very bad day, I either shut down or do something stupid.

We went to dinner at Red Robin (YUMMMM!) and when or waiter brought our checks back at the bottom it said "Patrick A." Hannah says, "First to find him on facebook wins!" So, to be funny, I looked him up on my phone. Not thinking I would be able to find him with just his last initial.

I found him.

I friended him.

He just accepted my friend request.

How awkward am I?

New Hat!

I made a new hat. Followed a pattern and everything.

Kind of. I usually tweak anything I make.

I love it. VERY warm.

Happy Valentine's Day!

New Year

I have decided to make a few resolutions. Nothing big and life changing, but life-bettering.

1. Work out daily.
Most people make this resolution every year. I just want to be comfortable in my body, I'm not hoping to be a size 2. I just want to be able to feel good.

2. Start a project and complete it before starting a new one.
I am HORRIBLE at this. I always will start a project then think of something new and have 5 half done projects that end up being tossed.

3. Be better with my money.
I recently had to move back home because I could no longer really afford my apartment. This was not all due to my negligence with money, I had to take a lot of time off work for school. I used to be really good about saving my money, but recently that has not been happening at all. I want to get my savings account back up to $1000, as well as having my credit card fully paid off.

4. Take pictures more and do things with those pictures.
I am so bad at taking pictures, I always have been. I want to really document my life in photograph, and then display those pictures more. I have so many pictures I have actually taken, but I am the only one that ever sees them on my phone or camera. That is changing.

5. Blog more.
I go through spurts with this thing. I don't have avid followers by any means, but someday I might. I want to get in the habit now so it is a habit later.

Five resolutions should be easy to keep. All too often people, including me, make 20 resolutions then kick themselves when they don't keep all of them. I don't want to be upset with how I do this year.

Preschool Portions

You know those beads that link together? Well we have about 40 of them in the nursery at school. One of our favorite things to do is squeeze them and have them suck onto your face. Today we were able to get 6 on my face. New record.

A Time to Shop

Black Friday, what a night! It is really still Thursday and I am almost done with a lot of my Black Friday shopping. Most people don't like the sales starting on Thursday night, I love it! I can get regular sleep, and am not out when it is the most freezing.
For the past few years I've been going to Park City with my mom and little sister. It's become a beloved tradition.
The first store of the night was Old Navy. I got jeans, slippers, and a ring for $14.07. Thank you Black Friday, thank you.

A souvenir

I'm not a big souvenir person. I rarely buy a snow globe, t shirt, key chain, or stuffed animal. Today I was cleaning out my car and found this snow globe. Last month while I was student teaching in a fifth grade class a little girl went to New York and brought me back a snow globe. I had only known her for maybe 5 days and she bought me a little gift.
This is what I love about teaching. You mean the world to these kids.