I really regret not posting more regularly. Will I ever get to present day without a posting the size of a small book?

Monday:
I subbed the special education class again. I like subbing. You get to meet tons of different kids and see all the school. It’s also helping me see which grade I’m more leaning towards. It’s also kinda cool to go to a new location every time you go to work – keeps things interesting. 🙂 The kids for the most part are really sweet, and I really enjoy my time with them.

I received my present from Bryan’s parents. It was Marry Poppins on DVD. It’s like they know me or something. 😉 They also mailed us lots of yummy food!

Monday night we went to class.

Tuesday (Election Day but more importantly my birthday!):
Tuesday I decided not to go into work so that I could go get my driver’s license which expired on this day. Yeah, yeah…I know I waited until the very last minute, and believe me, I paid for it! I got up super early so I could be there when it opened so as not to spend all day there. Turns out I could have slept in on my birthday because I needed my birth certificate which was in Mississippi. I never even got a number. I was SUPER ticked off that I had wasted my time and that my license was going to expire before I could get a new one. The Texas DPS site did say that I needed it but only if you know to search really hard to find it. They could really make that site more dummy proof. I suppose the employees of the TX DPS must really enjoy hearing the same complaints and arguments day after day. Wonder what their breaking point is on getting things changed?

So, back home I went. I started watching a movie and Bryan went and got my a chicken biscuit for breakfast. He fed me all my favorite foods on my birthday. He’s the best!

I convinced Bryan to take the rest of the day off and play hooky with me! He made an awesome lunch and later followed with an awesome dinner which wouldn’t have been possible if not for the food that his mom mailed us. We watched a lot of House since they were running a marathon (great present from the TV!). I FINALLY received my present from Bryan which was too perfect. He found a place that will print paintings on canvas. He had them do a beautiful Munch painting. You can even see the brush strokes; it’s crazy and beautiful. He knows me so well! I enjoyed hanging out with Bryan at home even if it did start out a little rough thanks to the TX DPS.

Pictures of me opening Bryan’s gift:
It’s so big!
What could it be?
But first the card
Will I ever get to it?
Almost there…
Who packaged this?
OMG!
Wow!
It’s beautiful!

Wednesday:
Subbed again – my own class this time – a first! It was a fourth grade class – all Hispanic and I don’t speak any Spanish. Luckily they were all very fluent in English or that would have been a major disaster. The kids were pretty good until last hour when talking became a problem. The talking out of turn started to get to me. I was relieved when it was time to leave. Overall, my first experience running a class was great. They listened to me, and I feel that I did a pretty good job reacting on my feet and making sure that we got all of the day’s activities in found on the lesson plan.

Wednesday night we went to the sparring “class”. I kicked someone’s elbow with my foot again and boy did it smart! It’s only just now feeling back to normal today. I love this class. I’m learning a lot and noticing that I’m reacting a lot quicker than I used to. I’m also able to see thing that are happening where they used to just be a blur. I do love to spar even if I’m not all that great at it. I tried to do the Kung Fu class after this but my foot was hurting so bad that I opted just to leave.

Thursday:
I FINALLY started my classroom observations. It was at this brand new elementary school really close to the house. It was kind of boring just observing and taking notes, but it was an opportunity to learn. Everyone was really nice and welcomed me into their classroom which was nice. It’s always good to see what other teachers are doing so I can know not to do that or to pick up some great ideas.

Thursday night I went to TKD which was cool because a 7th degree senior master was there and taught class. I always love taking class under someone knew because they all focus on different things which is a great learning experience. I also realized that I had kinda forgotten my form thanks to spending all my time focusing on Kung Fu and almost none on TKD. I stayed after class and went over it till I had it down again. I better practice because testing is next Saturday! I also got a chance to converse with the senior master. He was really awesome!