i can't believe it's been nearly a year since i've posted.  i'm obviously not posting for any sort of audience b/c all of the friends who used to read lj are fully invested in private blogs/wordpress/facebook.  i just thought i should update my own journal to say that steve and i are expecting our first baby any day now ( Read more... )

so, after a busier week than usual, i had a lovely weekend as steev worked early on friday and had saturday off.  this was much anticipated as we needed to get a few things for the cali trip this coming friday.  we enjoyed a mad mex date on friday and a relaxed evening at home and saturday we got going early. steve really needed some new wedding ( Read more... )

dear chilly january ( Read more... )

how one can fetter away the time on the computer.  i sometimes stumble across the most intriguing blogs of ppl i don't even know. mostly this kid that steve met at cornerstone one year, he's canadien (thus the appeal)...well, his gf's blog is so lovely and all of her friends are artists and travel to europa all the time and most the most whimsicle ( Read more... )

well, i've completed my student teaching...and it's left me with the strangest feeling...i feel a great sense of accomplishment, but everything still seems uphill from here (resumes, portfolios, interviews, etc.)...and i do have to give a short little presentation on my work during the semester...that will prove to be more busywork beforehand, i'm ( Read more... )

it's rainy and dark. it's october. i just celebrated my birthday with my family. i'm really tired and i wish i had a week to hibernate in a cabin in ligonier with a nice book and good friends ( Read more... )

since i don't want to start anything right this minute b/c i'm tired and sweaty...i thought i'd post

i'm soooo anxious to be done w/ academics for awhile!  i only have class tomorrow, my final on thursday, and my teacher test on the history of the whole world from the beginning of time ;) on saturday! then i'm FREE until august 25 when i set foot in ( Read more... )

i'm real tired today as i've actually gotten on my bike a bit the past few days and yesterday I walked the kids to the zoo (it's a lot of work coming back up that hill to H.Park)...it's also my LONG day at school...I'm SO ready for these days to be over with..

you know how it's totally vain, but affirmation from the right person can mean such a huge ( Read more... )

it's honestly quite refreshing to be starting this week. not only did i recall that i have a "floating A" that I can use for the econ exam that i really effed up on friday (that's one FREE A on any exam), but i actually had time yesterday to clean and get myself mentally, emotionally and physically ready for the week (b/c last wk. was a douzy). i ( Read more... )

The Vagina Monologues is playing at the City Theater until Feb. 17...for thos interested:
 http://www.citytheatrecompany.org/vaginamonologues.html

it's $35 tues-thurs and $40 on the weekends...I'm still yet to see it, I'm thinking i might dip into my loan money, it's educational!  And I've heard great things about it on stage. I read part of Eve's ( Read more... )