February 2010
1 post
On Love
With Valentine’s just around the corner, I wanted to take some time to shed some of my thoughts about love. I’ve always loved the idea of Valentine’s - having an entire day dedicated to love…but truth be told, every day should be Valentine’s. Every single day should be spent telling and more importantly, showing the people in our lives how much we love them. I feel...
January 2010
3 posts
Esperanza
I’ve been cocooned in Ocotal, a small beach town on the North Pacific side of Costa Rica for the past week. It is absolutely stunning here and it is providing me with a much-needed break from work, school, and that much-dreaded routine. Unfortunately, I somehow developed an ear infection due to a combination of diving courses, using a q-tip and having a poor immune system. Long story but go...
Snapshots
Here’s a few snapshots with my favorite new toy. Can’t wait ‘til photography class starts!
ali and goliath dancing
they are dancing fiends!
awww…so sweet and so silly!
she knows how to strike a fierce pose!
isn’t she photogenic?!
mr. gingerbread is perilously close to the edge…
oh no! mr. gingerbread toppled over!
view of pch from santa...
Metamorphosis
2009 can be summed up in one word: growth. I grew as a teacher, a friend, a sister, a daughter, a girlfriend, and as a proud mommy of the world’s cutest puppy. It wasn’t always easy. Sometimes, it was more difficult than I could have ever imagined. Trying to balance graduate school with teaching full-time and having a personal life proved to be challenging at times. I didn’t...
December 2009
0 posts
November 2009
5 posts
Holiday Cheer.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with good food, good company, abundant laughter and plenty of love to go around. I always love the winter holiday season. It always brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart. There is something about seeing all the beautiful decorations around the city I love, witnessing the kindness people show one another, hearing the Christmas songs, and...
September 2009
1 post
Hold up...Wait a minute...
This isn’t addressed to anyone in particular but it’s just something that I thought about today…
Is it just me or is everyone hella rushed all the time? Where are you going? What are you doing? Why are you always in a rush? So many people seem to have this fixed notion of time and they live as if it rules their life. Days, weeks, months…it’s all planned out. I know...
June 2009
4 posts
Twentysomething Wisdom...
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The past two weeks, I...
Words of Wisdom
My best friend sent me this via email today. I really enjoyed it and I hope you do to.
Stress
A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience, Raised a glass of water and asked ‘How heavy is this glass of water?’ Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, ‘The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to...
Inspired...
A few months ago, I read a story that I wrote to my students. Afterwards, one of my students hugged me and told me that I inspired her to write her own stories…and she did. Her writing has evolved continuously and beautifully. It’s been amazing to witness. She told me that I inspire her, but the truth is that my students inspire me.
As the school year comes to a close, it inevitably brings about...
*Edit
So on the way to dinner with my roomie, we were talking about our pet peeves and I realized that my last rant did not include “sick people” etiquette.
Things to do if you are sick:
1. Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough. It’s all in the ELBOW, not the hand. If you sneeze or cough into your hand and touch someone else, you just gave them your germs. Stop being an asshole...
May 2009
3 posts
Random Rants
So maybe it’s because it’s that lovely time of month or maybe it’s because the sunshine has been playing hide and seek with me or maybe it’s just because some people are hella annoying but here’s some ranting I just had to get off my chest today:
Bathroom Etiquette:
When using someone’s personal bathroom, here are a couple of things to consider.
1. Boys -...
“Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get....”
– Barbara De Angelis
Blessed.
I am so thankful for having such a wonderful person to share my life with. From breakfasts in bed to weekly flowers to the occassional surprise card just to say “I care”, I have the most loving, kind and understanding man. I feel infinitely lucky and wanted to send out a big thank you to the Universe for bringing us together in unexpected ways. I hope that all the people I care about...
April 2009
24 posts
For shits and giggles....
Change your language settings to English (pirate) on Facebook. I am so easily amused. =)
Wishlist
I was browsing the Forever 21 website and found some cute stuff today!
Cute/Funny Story of the Day
So my kinders are still trying to understand this big world around them. One of them was exploring a book about the human body and the cool things it can do for us when it is working properly. Of course she ends up on the “reproduction” section and asks me how babies are made. My response: Babies are made by mommies and daddies. They each contribute something and the baby is made. Her...
ROFL...Earth Day...and Summer time...
So…one of the students in my class brought a pigeon egg that fell from the roof at her house to share today. After she was done, one of the other students asked her why there was no baby in the egg. This was her response:
“Um…well…it’s really gross and disgusting but the daddy bird’s sperm didn’t get to the egg so there was no baby.”
Next question:...
Why I adore my kids...
1. So every Thursday morning, we have a 30 minute music assembly called Morning Sing. Well one of the songs that we sing is a rhyming song and the last verse is a chance for different kids to make up a verse, or rhyme, on the spot. There were the usual cute ones like: “Have you ever seen a llama wearing his pajamas?” and “Have you ever seen a mouse building his little...
Cabo Wabo
Cabo was great. Great food, great memories and the best company <3
Highlights:
gorgeous weather during the day
crazy 80s yamaha scooter
yummy seafood
our hotel - great suite, great bartender (go, edgar!), awesome drinks (miami vice is my new thing), beautiful private beach, awesome massages on the beach, perfect temperature in the pool and hot tubs overlooking the ocean
banana boating
...
WatchOne of my favorite things to do with Ali is to drink good wine, slow dance to “Come Rain or Come Shine” by Billie Holiday and cuddle the night away…it feels like pure bliss… Happy Birthday, Bubby! <3
I’m gonna love you Like nobody’s loved you Come rain or come shine High as a mountain And deep as a river Come rain or come shine I guess when you met me ...
February 2009
10 posts
Amazing Website →
I love my students...
Quotes of the day:
“Ms. Jess, I decided that I need to pick one of my boyfriends to be a good hubby.”
“If a guy is a police officer, I won’t take him because police officers get shot sometimes.”
Context: One of my students was talking about watching the movie “Marley and Me” and decided to give a detailed synopsis from beginning to end. She’s...
Thoughts of the Day...
Why I love my job…so we’ve been making Valentine cards for the upcoming holiday and I’m looking through one of the kids’ cards and it says sweet things like “You’re a good friend, I like the way you draw”, etc. Then I get to one that says “You’re a good kisser.” LOL. I had to make him redo it but it secretly gave me a giggle. Oh man, I...
Worthless
Ugh. I can’t stand parking citation officers. I walked out to my car at the exact moment my meter expired. Some stupid bitch asked if it was my car that I was getting into. Uh…duh! She told me I was getting a parking ticket and I needed to stay because if I get the fine in the mail, I run the risk of doubling my fine. I think she just needed to meet a monthly quota and didn’t...