Well, Spring Break is officially over, and I'm back to work for two more months. I have definitely enjoyed working a teacher's schedule. You can't beat the breaks, and summer vacation is a big plus! I can't believe my second year at NVVA is wrapping up. It went by really fast. I know people say time flies quickly, but I don't think I realized how quickly until I started teaching. I think back to my first year of teaching...that was 5 years ago! My fifth graders are high school students now, and I'm not sure I would even recognize them if I saw them! It's crazy. Time flies even faster when you have kids. Someone mentioned on Facebook today that Charley is losing the "baby" look, and definitely looking more like a toddler. I felt that way this weekend, when she was at gymnastics. I've taught so many two year old kids over the years, I just can't believe that Charley is now one of those kids! Time really does fly.
Today was pretty uneventful. Just the typical work stuff, trying to get back into the swing of things. I had a hard time getting motivated, even though I had quite a bit to get done. I found myself dancing around with Charley throughout the day. Sometimes I wonder what people would think, if they were flies on my wall when I'm at home with Charley. We laugh a lot, and dance constantly. I'm notorious for dancing to Lady Antebellum, while doing the dishes or getting ready for the day. I guess it would probably be amusing to most people, but lucky for me, I never get caught (probably due to the fact that there's nobody here to catch me). I wonder of other people do the same things, when they are home alone, or if it's just me! Charley and I were both extra excitable today. I think spring fever is settling in, even though it is still freezing in Minnesota! I'm definitely looking forward to relaxing by the pool at Janine's at the end of the month. It will make flying to Vegas totally worth it! I'm actually looking forward to the trip, and seeing all of my Vegas friends. I'm not looking forward to administering tests for 3 days in a row, but it's okay, I'll deal with it! Charley will get a chance to see her dad and Grammy. It will be good for her, but definitely hard for me. I'm not used to spending much time away from her, especially for long periods of time. It will be fine, it's just going to be a challenge for me.
Alright, here's for my dating topic for tonight: dating people from high school. Since I've become single, I've actually talked to a couple of guys from high school. My sister ended up marrying a guy who when to our high school, and she recommends it, that's for sure. Here's the thing. Thinking about dating a guy from high school has it's positives and negatives. For one thing, they KNOW me. They might not know me that well, but they know about me, and the type of person I have always been. They even knew me during my awkward stage! And they are still interested. That's a definite plus. I mean, I've changed a lot since high school, but on the whole, I'm still the same, down to earth girl. That can be a negative, too, though. They might have preconceived notions about who I am. Am I still a good girl? Yes. I'm still responsible, and I stay out of trouble. But I've had a lot of life experience, since high school, and I've definitely grown up! I think I'm more fun than I was in high school, but that's just because I've loosened up a bit. Anyway, more than anything, I think the negative is that there is more at stake early on. It's not like just randomly meeting someone, going on a date, and realizing it's not going to work. With someone from the past, you already know about them, and the first date stuff kind of gets skipped. I think it could jump to relationship status more quickly than it would with someone who's NOT from the past, and that has its positives and negatives, too. Is it worth the risk? I don't know. Because they are really good people, and I wouldn't anybody to get hurt. It would be a pretty big risk! I guess time will tell, just as it will with any potential man in my life.
I'm too tired to write a teacher story tonight, but here's a funny little Charley quote. She called her dad tonight, and immediately started rambling about her day, and what she ate for dinner at her Papa's house (I was working). "I ate ketchup, and chicken, and yogurt, and trees, and broccoli. Lots of things!" Trees? Ummm, yeah, pretty sure she was actually talking about the broccoli, which she didn't touch. But she was very proud of herself. Love her!
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