Well, it has been an insane two weeks. So much to do, and so much going on! I am now finally able to sit down and update!
The Monday after the ATL weekend, my LOVE came into town on a Greyhound bus. It was so good to see him in all his bearded glory! (Baby, I miss you and your beard, which is now gone!) Monday, we had a much needed date night. We went to Five Guys and then went to see The Reader. Tuesday, while I was at EMS, Rob hung out with his groomsman, Knox, and his wife, Mary. When I got out of school, I met them at their apartment, and later the four of us went and had sushi at Hokkaido... YUM!
Wednesday was a good day, even though it started off badly. Mrs. R gave me the day off to go to a doctor's appointment and to hang out with Rob... she is so sweet. In the morning, I went for my first annual exam since I was 18. The only details I will divulge is that is was highly unpleasant and painful. They started me on Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Lo, and I have had some interesting side effects (to be discussed later in the blog!). After we left the doctor, Rob took me to the mall, bought me a cookie, and took me shopping for skinny jeans, which I was very excited to find for only $20. We 86ed plans to hang out with friends that night, and instead watched "Milk" and "My Best Friend's Girl" at home while eating a Wal Mart pizza. A perfect night in, if you ask me! Unfortunatley, I had to take him back to the bus station at 11 for his long 15-hour trip back to Houston. It was so sad to see him go.
Thursday, Mrs. R had a doctor's appointment of her own, so I was left by myself to teach for most of the day. In other words, the sub didn't show up until 12:30. I had gone down to the office after block A to tell our PERMANENT SUB that the sub Mrs. R had put in for hadn't shown up (thinking that she would just come down for block B, seeing as her job title is "Permenant Sub"). FYI: It's illegal for a student teacher to be "alone" teaching the students; the cooperating teacher or a sub is supposed to be in the room at all times. Seeing as the administration didn't seem to mind that they were committing a crime by not MAKING the permanent sub come down, I decided to wash my hands of the situation. Despite the administration's errors, the day was actually really good. One of my "thugs" in Block B (who is a 15-year old 7th grader) came up to me and, without making eye contact with me, said, "Ms. H, I like the way you teach us," and swaggered out of the classroom. It was very flattering and surprising, to say the least! A sub finally showed up during the middle of block C, but the rest of the day was very very good.
Friday was our designated weather day, so I had the day off! Not knowing how I would spend my long weekend, I called Mom Thursday morning to tell her I would probably be coming home. She told me that she was going to meet my dad in Austin to visit Savannah, Andy, and Claire. She said, "Why don't you just come with me?!" So Thursday, after I left EMS, I ran home, hurriedly threw a bag together, grabbed Gus the cat, and drove to Mobile. Mom and I left Friday morning at about 6 AM, got to Bridge City and picked up Dad at about 11, and were in Austin by 5. Andy and Claire didn't know I was coming, so went sent them a picture message of me when we were almost there to give them a hint!
It was so good to see Savannah: she is growing so quickly! She sits up all by herself, puts her own pacifier in and out (sometimes she puts it in backwards!), and is not far at all from crawling. Saturday, we went to get Claire's bridesmaid dress (and HOT shoes!) and then to Babies R Us for some goodies for Savvy (including a whole set of CUPS for her to play with... for more info on Savvy's cup obsession, visit her mom's blog!). Saturday night, we went to Rudy's for some delicious Texas style barbecue and to watch Savannah entertain us and the entire restaurant!
Sunday was a LONG day. We left Austin at 5 or 6 AM, got to Bridge City at about 11 to drop Dad off, and finally got back to Mobile at 5 PM. I hung out with Mom, collected Gus (who was hiding under the bed after a very traumatic weekend in which he hissed at his Aunt Randi a lot), and finally got back to Tuscaloosa at about 9:30. I crawled into bed and was asleep by 11. The whole weekend, I was in the car for about 30 hours. Thank goodness I'm flying on my next trip to Texas.
[Now, back to what I said earlier about the side effects of my birth control:]
Monday, I started to feel really... hormonal. Everything the kids did just GRATED my nerves and I left school in a terrible mood, vowing to not apply to any more middle schools. Tuesday, I was so tired it was impossible for me to be in a good mood. The night before, I had been up late working on a speech for my night class, and I hadn't finished it, so I worked on that while the kids were working in the computer lab Tuesday. Fortunately, the speech went really well Tuesday night, so I treated myself to Five Guys, went home and was asleep by 9:30. Here's the funny part: Rob called at about midnight after he'd been out at an open mic and I don't remember anything about the conversation. Rob told me later it went something like this:
R: Hey baby!
A: Hey.
R: You asleep?
A: Yeah... why are you always calling me?!
R: Well, I just got home and wanted to talk to you.
A: I'm just sooooooo tiiiiiiired.
R: I'm sorry.
A: It's okay... I'm just tiiiiiiired [whinier now].
Or something like that. Basically, I was really mean to him and I don't even remember saying any of that at all! I apologized profusely the next day after he told me, but I hope it never happens again. I blame The Pill. Wednesday night, I had dinner with my bridesmaid Laine, who is also experiencing similar weirdness on The Pill. Thursday, Mrs. R had ANOTHER doctor's appointment, so it was me and a sub (who actually was reliable and showed up before I did!) and the day was relatively good.
That night, I was up late working on a review assignment for the kids on Friday, and I even had to wake up at 5:30 to finish it before I went to school. Needless to say, I felt like poop when I woke up Friday. I was nauseated beyond belief. I called Mom crying on the way to school, telling her that surely I wouldn't make it through the day. I guess when I got up and started teaching, I forgot about how crappy I felt, so I did make it through the day. I tried to eat during my morning break, but I had no appetite. (That's how I know I'm sick, when I don't have an appetite!) I actually had a really good day with my "problem" class, who were really pleasant and productive. That was nice.
By the end of Block D, I had no energy left and slumped out of the school by 3:20, came straight home and got in bed in all my nauseous glory. I slept till about 7:30, at which time I woke up, watched some movies, and tried to eat, but it actually felt better just to sit rather than try to move to the kitchen. (I'm scared of fainting when I'm at home alone for fear that I'll hit my head or something, so last night, I would crawl anywhere I needed to go.) I finally got to sleep around 12:30 and had to get up in the middle of the night and run to the bathroom. In the process, I almost fainted, so I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor (so cold... so gloriously cold!) for about 15 minutes. I woke up at about 10 this morning, not feeling much better, but finally by about 3 I felt pretty decent. I actually got out of the house and got some food (which I didn't finish, but at least I ate something).
That should bring you up to speed pretty much. It's been an interesting few weeks. To recap:
I drove, I got moody, I got nauseous.
The Monday after the ATL weekend, my LOVE came into town on a Greyhound bus. It was so good to see him in all his bearded glory! (Baby, I miss you and your beard, which is now gone!) Monday, we had a much needed date night. We went to Five Guys and then went to see The Reader. Tuesday, while I was at EMS, Rob hung out with his groomsman, Knox, and his wife, Mary. When I got out of school, I met them at their apartment, and later the four of us went and had sushi at Hokkaido... YUM!
Wednesday was a good day, even though it started off badly. Mrs. R gave me the day off to go to a doctor's appointment and to hang out with Rob... she is so sweet. In the morning, I went for my first annual exam since I was 18. The only details I will divulge is that is was highly unpleasant and painful. They started me on Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Lo, and I have had some interesting side effects (to be discussed later in the blog!). After we left the doctor, Rob took me to the mall, bought me a cookie, and took me shopping for skinny jeans, which I was very excited to find for only $20. We 86ed plans to hang out with friends that night, and instead watched "Milk" and "My Best Friend's Girl" at home while eating a Wal Mart pizza. A perfect night in, if you ask me! Unfortunatley, I had to take him back to the bus station at 11 for his long 15-hour trip back to Houston. It was so sad to see him go.
Thursday, Mrs. R had a doctor's appointment of her own, so I was left by myself to teach for most of the day. In other words, the sub didn't show up until 12:30. I had gone down to the office after block A to tell our PERMANENT SUB that the sub Mrs. R had put in for hadn't shown up (thinking that she would just come down for block B, seeing as her job title is "Permenant Sub"). FYI: It's illegal for a student teacher to be "alone" teaching the students; the cooperating teacher or a sub is supposed to be in the room at all times. Seeing as the administration didn't seem to mind that they were committing a crime by not MAKING the permanent sub come down, I decided to wash my hands of the situation. Despite the administration's errors, the day was actually really good. One of my "thugs" in Block B (who is a 15-year old 7th grader) came up to me and, without making eye contact with me, said, "Ms. H, I like the way you teach us," and swaggered out of the classroom. It was very flattering and surprising, to say the least! A sub finally showed up during the middle of block C, but the rest of the day was very very good.
Friday was our designated weather day, so I had the day off! Not knowing how I would spend my long weekend, I called Mom Thursday morning to tell her I would probably be coming home. She told me that she was going to meet my dad in Austin to visit Savannah, Andy, and Claire. She said, "Why don't you just come with me?!" So Thursday, after I left EMS, I ran home, hurriedly threw a bag together, grabbed Gus the cat, and drove to Mobile. Mom and I left Friday morning at about 6 AM, got to Bridge City and picked up Dad at about 11, and were in Austin by 5. Andy and Claire didn't know I was coming, so went sent them a picture message of me when we were almost there to give them a hint!
It was so good to see Savannah: she is growing so quickly! She sits up all by herself, puts her own pacifier in and out (sometimes she puts it in backwards!), and is not far at all from crawling. Saturday, we went to get Claire's bridesmaid dress (and HOT shoes!) and then to Babies R Us for some goodies for Savvy (including a whole set of CUPS for her to play with... for more info on Savvy's cup obsession, visit her mom's blog!). Saturday night, we went to Rudy's for some delicious Texas style barbecue and to watch Savannah entertain us and the entire restaurant!
Sunday was a LONG day. We left Austin at 5 or 6 AM, got to Bridge City at about 11 to drop Dad off, and finally got back to Mobile at 5 PM. I hung out with Mom, collected Gus (who was hiding under the bed after a very traumatic weekend in which he hissed at his Aunt Randi a lot), and finally got back to Tuscaloosa at about 9:30. I crawled into bed and was asleep by 11. The whole weekend, I was in the car for about 30 hours. Thank goodness I'm flying on my next trip to Texas.
[Now, back to what I said earlier about the side effects of my birth control:]
Monday, I started to feel really... hormonal. Everything the kids did just GRATED my nerves and I left school in a terrible mood, vowing to not apply to any more middle schools. Tuesday, I was so tired it was impossible for me to be in a good mood. The night before, I had been up late working on a speech for my night class, and I hadn't finished it, so I worked on that while the kids were working in the computer lab Tuesday. Fortunately, the speech went really well Tuesday night, so I treated myself to Five Guys, went home and was asleep by 9:30. Here's the funny part: Rob called at about midnight after he'd been out at an open mic and I don't remember anything about the conversation. Rob told me later it went something like this:
R: Hey baby!
A: Hey.
R: You asleep?
A: Yeah... why are you always calling me?!
R: Well, I just got home and wanted to talk to you.
A: I'm just sooooooo tiiiiiiired.
R: I'm sorry.
A: It's okay... I'm just tiiiiiiired [whinier now].
Or something like that. Basically, I was really mean to him and I don't even remember saying any of that at all! I apologized profusely the next day after he told me, but I hope it never happens again. I blame The Pill. Wednesday night, I had dinner with my bridesmaid Laine, who is also experiencing similar weirdness on The Pill. Thursday, Mrs. R had ANOTHER doctor's appointment, so it was me and a sub (who actually was reliable and showed up before I did!) and the day was relatively good.
That night, I was up late working on a review assignment for the kids on Friday, and I even had to wake up at 5:30 to finish it before I went to school. Needless to say, I felt like poop when I woke up Friday. I was nauseated beyond belief. I called Mom crying on the way to school, telling her that surely I wouldn't make it through the day. I guess when I got up and started teaching, I forgot about how crappy I felt, so I did make it through the day. I tried to eat during my morning break, but I had no appetite. (That's how I know I'm sick, when I don't have an appetite!) I actually had a really good day with my "problem" class, who were really pleasant and productive. That was nice.
By the end of Block D, I had no energy left and slumped out of the school by 3:20, came straight home and got in bed in all my nauseous glory. I slept till about 7:30, at which time I woke up, watched some movies, and tried to eat, but it actually felt better just to sit rather than try to move to the kitchen. (I'm scared of fainting when I'm at home alone for fear that I'll hit my head or something, so last night, I would crawl anywhere I needed to go.) I finally got to sleep around 12:30 and had to get up in the middle of the night and run to the bathroom. In the process, I almost fainted, so I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor (so cold... so gloriously cold!) for about 15 minutes. I woke up at about 10 this morning, not feeling much better, but finally by about 3 I felt pretty decent. I actually got out of the house and got some food (which I didn't finish, but at least I ate something).
That should bring you up to speed pretty much. It's been an interesting few weeks. To recap:
I drove, I got moody, I got nauseous.
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