So much has happened in the past few weeks. Most of it has been really enjoyable, I've learned from a lot of things, and I found that sometimes you just have to stress out for a few minutes and take a deep breath before moving on.
Columbus Day weekend at the beach with my girlfriends was awesome!! We all needed some time away from home and away from school. We drove down Friday night and Saturday we spent relaxing! It was sunny and kind of warm so we walked along the beach and sat outside as much as possible. Sunday was rainy and cold so we were productive and got some grading done before we relaxed in the afternoon and then went out for fun at night! We came home Monday and then I had to get ready for the week ahead. All in all it was an amazing weekend!
The next week went pretty well. It felt long for only being 4 days long but nothing too out of the ordinary happened. I remember the days themselves feeling busy.
That weekend one of my friends from home came to visit me here. It was an interesting weekend since he was on crutches and couldn't walk much so our options were slightly limited but we still found things to do. It was good to see a familiar face. I realized that I don't know the area very well, just the few places that I always go but not much beyond that. It was nice to play host, even if it was an odd weekend.
This week was first time that I truly felt stressed by being in two different schools on different days. It was homecoming week at both schools. We had spirit days to dress up for each day, but they were different for each school, so knowing what to wear each day when I woke up was a challenge on its own. On top of that my planning seemed to be lacking and a tad behind the curve of where I would like it to be. I kept feeling like whenever I made it to the correct school in the morning half the battle had been won, but that I still had no clue if the schedule was different (the PSAT's were also given this week, and we had a pep rally) or if my students would be able to focus on the material past despite everything else going on. I just felt on edge all week with school related activities. We did have one really fun activity... faculty flash mob in the pep rally on Friday!!
Every night I came home and just collapsed. It was nice to relax, although some nights I still had school work. Or I was studying for the certification exam that I have to take in a few weeks. One night I had some fun, which was then crushed by a difficult conversation with another friend. Life really is a balance and you can never expect anything to last. I've been reminded that the simple things really are most important!
Friday night I went to the homecoming football game with a few friends. Luckily the team won so everyone was quite happy. Saturday I went to chaperon the homecoming dance. What an interesting experience! Just taking the tickets in the beginning we got to see quite the array of outfits. My goodness dresses have gotten short and heels have gotten high. And girls do not know how to walk in either part of that combination which made if kind of scary and kind of funny! At one points there was a girl who said her friend got hurt on the dance floor so I had to go into the center of the "clump" of kids with a few other teachers looking for the girl. Let's just say that was terrifying and an experience I'd never like to relive!! It was funny as we were walking through, they realized we were teachers and their hands slowly starting coming into sight and and they just stood still and backed away from us. It was a fun night. Afterwards my friend came back to my place and we relaxed together and just enjoyed the night.
This week will be another busy one. We've got 2 weeks until the end of the quarter which means quizzes and grading and plenty of planning! Plus I will be getting observed at least twice within the next two weeks so it'll be interesting for sure.
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