so, wedding planning is going well. it's lots of work! everyone always thinks it's going to be SOOO much fun- but mostly i feel like it's a lot of work and expensive. i suppose some parts are fun, but not all. but i'm happy with how everything is going. especially because we're on such a limited budget, but i think it's going to be a very nice ( Read more... )

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update: remember when i talked about that job that i had found that was half an hour away and i was debating whether or not i wanted to apply? well, it disappeared the next day anyway, so i forgot about it. then two weeks later, it popped up again and i did apply. i interviewed the next day (yes, very stressful being as i hadn't planned to ( Read more... )

i'm in shock. completely in shock. i drive across that bridge everyday. i was actually driving home about 15 minutes before it happened. because of the bad traffic, i have been finding other routes home and i went through downtown today but if i hadn't, it's very possible that i could have been on the bridge or near it when it collapsed. scary ( Read more... )

so john and i went looking at engagement rings today and it's so annoying how aggressive the sales people are. but it was also funny because when i said we were looking for a possible engagement ring, they all started taking out these huge diamond rings. and then when i said that it was too big, you could tell they were surprised and one kinda ( Read more... )

ok, so here's my problem. i'm looking for a new job and i've found one that i'm interested in- being a ESL para (paraprofessional) at an elementary school. the only thing that is making me hesitant is that it's in andover, which i've googled and it's about a half hour drive. i know it's not that bad compared to some people, but with gas being so ( Read more... )

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eh, blogging has lost it's appeal. it was bound to happen. how sad ( Read more... )

so, we have a new boy at school this week. it's actually the little brother of one of our current students and it's a "trial" week to see how he does ( Read more... )

well, not that i really want to complain lots, but i really need a break from my co-worker (aka the lead teacher). basically the whole year she's just been really unorganized and stressed because she's finding WAY too much stuff for us to do (we normally use about half of what she finds for each theme). she'll leave me alone with the kids (which ( Read more... )