8 Things about Me
8 TV Shows I Watch
1. 90210-new
2. The Office
3. Food Network- cake wars
4. America's Next Top Model
5. American Idol
6. Pushing Daisies
7. Friends (reruns)
8. Gossip Girl (I can't believe I'm admitting that)
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8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Ninfas
2. Campari's
3. Taco Bueno
4. Soliz
5. On The Border
6. Texas Roadhouse
7. Massa's
8. New York Pizzeria
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8 Things That Happened Today
1. I was late getting to work
2. Watched kids taking finals
3. Ate gifts brought by my students (yum)
4. Talked on Facebook ALOT
5. Planned my lessons for next semester
6. Shopped for gits online
7. Worked some actuary problems ( I was bored)
8. Partied with my cheerleaders!!!!
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8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Christmas Break!
2. Baking later tonight
3. Seeing my nieces and nephews
4. Heaven
5. Growing old with someone
6. Retirement
7. Being finished with the marathon
8. Being finished with my invisalign
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8 Things I Wish For
1. A healthy and happy family.
2. Everyone I know and don’t know to be in heaven.
3. A vacation
4. My students to do well in class
5. A million bucks
6. A date
7. Write a book
8. To develop a group for girls that travels and speaks and really reaches the heart of teenage girls
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8 People I Tag
1. Hub
2. My Brother-in-law
3. Riz
4. Krista
5. Marilee
6. Matt
7. Matt
8. Rick
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Monday, October 06, 2008
Turtle Power
So I posed this question on Saturday and I had a great explanation from a friend who related it to the power rangers...
Why, on Saturday morning basic TV, do we need two episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles running at the same time? Is one just not enough?
Why, on Saturday morning basic TV, do we need two episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles running at the same time? Is one just not enough?
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Green Day songs and Sunscreen
So my first year of teaching is almost officially over. Its crazy how fast its gone by. I am one fingerprint away from being officially certified to teach in the state of Texas (woohoo!!). So I had told my friend Joel that I would blog the whole year about my experiences... well I didn't. You have no idea what its like being a first year teacher. So in exchange for a whole year's worth of post here are the top 10 things I've learned this year.
1. I have way more patience than I thought I had.
2. All kids are great but I really like teenagers a lot more than little kids. Or maybe I can handle larger quantities of teenagers than I can little kids.
3. God is awesome. When He leads you some where He will also provide for you. I have never been so scared in my life as when I took this job but God has been with me through all of it and I've had more strength, more energy and more resources than I ever thought possible.
4. Never ask kids why they didn't do something. They didn't do it, they should apologize, end of story. Asking why just opens the door for lying and excuses.
5. Adults are just as bad as kids. We don't get our stuff in on time, we talk during meetings, and we love to be in the know about all the gossip. Apparantly you never grow out of stuff.
6. Being a coach is hard work, especially for cheerleading. I have loved being a cheerleading coach but its definitely not easy. Getting 10 girls to do the same thing at the same time is not an easy task, plus throw in some emotions, boy drama, and mood swings and it makes it that much more fun.
7. You can always do what you're doing better. I feel like I screwed up my first round of students (apparantly this is a common feeling). I do feel like I should apologize though. I know my math really well, but I didn't always convey my concepts that well... amazingly your good ideas come after you've already taught that section.
8. I work longer and harder now than I did at my last job. This can be proven by the 10 lbs I lost in my first semester of teaching as well as the fact that I can't sit down in the evenings without falling asleep (this used to not be the case). Consequently I have tried to watch Harry Potter 3 times and have never made it past the first 15 minutes (Sorry Sean)
9. I have an incredibly supportive friends. My friends came to so many scoreless football games and overhyped basketball games just to support me.
10. Its great to love what you do. I really liked being an actuary. It was ok most of the time. But I know LOVE what I do. I get up and go to work earlier than I ever did before. I feel like I get to play all day long. And now when I sit in an office for even 10 minutes, I am BORED to tears. I encourage everyone to find what they love and do it!!
1. I have way more patience than I thought I had.
2. All kids are great but I really like teenagers a lot more than little kids. Or maybe I can handle larger quantities of teenagers than I can little kids.
3. God is awesome. When He leads you some where He will also provide for you. I have never been so scared in my life as when I took this job but God has been with me through all of it and I've had more strength, more energy and more resources than I ever thought possible.
4. Never ask kids why they didn't do something. They didn't do it, they should apologize, end of story. Asking why just opens the door for lying and excuses.
5. Adults are just as bad as kids. We don't get our stuff in on time, we talk during meetings, and we love to be in the know about all the gossip. Apparantly you never grow out of stuff.
6. Being a coach is hard work, especially for cheerleading. I have loved being a cheerleading coach but its definitely not easy. Getting 10 girls to do the same thing at the same time is not an easy task, plus throw in some emotions, boy drama, and mood swings and it makes it that much more fun.
7. You can always do what you're doing better. I feel like I screwed up my first round of students (apparantly this is a common feeling). I do feel like I should apologize though. I know my math really well, but I didn't always convey my concepts that well... amazingly your good ideas come after you've already taught that section.
8. I work longer and harder now than I did at my last job. This can be proven by the 10 lbs I lost in my first semester of teaching as well as the fact that I can't sit down in the evenings without falling asleep (this used to not be the case). Consequently I have tried to watch Harry Potter 3 times and have never made it past the first 15 minutes (Sorry Sean)
9. I have an incredibly supportive friends. My friends came to so many scoreless football games and overhyped basketball games just to support me.
10. Its great to love what you do. I really liked being an actuary. It was ok most of the time. But I know LOVE what I do. I get up and go to work earlier than I ever did before. I feel like I get to play all day long. And now when I sit in an office for even 10 minutes, I am BORED to tears. I encourage everyone to find what they love and do it!!
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