Slacker!

Okay, so I didn't exactly live up to the expectations I had for myself to actually blog every day this month. I was on the right track for a while...then I goofed. Then, over the last week or so, I haven't been able to pick myself back up. Ah well...life happens.

November is Haiku-A-Day month. I am setting the bar high again and I'm expecting to be able to accomplish this. I can say now that I think it will be easier to write a 3 line Haiku compared to a blog entry, but it may not end up that way. Expect my first one tomorrow.

So, here is what has been happening in my life over the last week or so:

Today was my last day working at the preschool. I'm bummed...super sad. I really love it there and enjoy the kids and the entire staff more than I could possibly express. I made sure they knew to call me whenever they needed a sub.

School continues to go well. My teachers are awesome. I believe I have 3 more weeks of class this term. I'm not sure what I'm going to take next term, but I may only take one class. Even though I am no longer at the preschool everyday, I'm still going to be working over 40 hours a week. I'm trying to do as much as I can without burning out. Sometimes it is a fine line, but I think I'm managing.

I absolutely love the classes that I have been attending that are for foster and adopting parents. Lance has gone to all but maybe one or two classes with me and they have all been great. We have met some absolutely wonderful people. I am signed up to take 3 more classes before the end of the year. I'm really looking forward to them.

I don't know about everyone else, but I am SOOOOO ready for the election to be over. Whoever is elected really has their work cut out for them. No on 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Weekend!

I Couldn't Help Myself

As I was driving to work today, I stopped at a red light and noticed a man walking to a street corner to place a sign to urge voters to vote Yes on Prop 8. I was so outraged that when the light turned green, I had already put my passenger side window down to yell something at him when I drove by. I won't repeat here what I said to him, but I can say that I wasn't nice.

Was this a bit out of character for me? Yes...yes it was. But, I couldn't help it.

I am continuously perplexed as to why people have such a hard time with gay people getting married. Maybe it is because I grew up outside of San Francisco that I am so accepting of other people. I was always exposed to people of different cultures, ethnicities and lifestyles. Or, maybe it is because my generation has been more accepting and tolerant of gay people. Whatever it is, I don't see this as a threat to the heterosexual population. Heck, the divorce rate is somewhere around 50%...what does that say about heterosexual marriages? That's not something to brag about.

I have gay people in my family and I have gay friends. I can't even fathom what it must feel like for them to have to face such discrimination. I don't know how to respond to people who say that they believe that they should have the same rights as far as owning property together or getting to visit their loved one in the hospital, yet they shouldn't be allowed to get married. I don't know how anyone could have a problem with that. It doesn't concern me or my marriage and they certainly aren't hurting anyone.

How is it anyone's right to tell them that they cannot have a legal ceremony to seal their commitment to one another???

I am outraged and I am saddened that people are so full of intolerance. I will absolutely, without a doubt, vote NO on Prop 8.

Another Cruise

I just got back from my parent's house where we booked another cruise to go on in March. My dad decided that he wanted to do an 8 day cruise to Mexico for his 60th birthday next year, and this specific cruise that he wants to go on is only offered in March and October. My sister and I would have to take a leave of absence from work next October and we would get docked an entire week of work, so we decided to do the cruise in March. It happens to fall during our spring break, so the timing is perfect! I'm super excited. This cruise will mark my 3rd cruise in a 7 month period. I better make sure that I don't run out of motion sickness patches! I'm bummed that Lance won't be able to go with us, as he doesn't have spring break until two weeks after I do. It would be way too hard for him to take off an entire week of work. Honestly, I think he'll probably be cruised out by the time we get back from our cruise in December. I don't think he's too torn up about missing the one in March.

I thought I'd post a couple of pictures of my parent's new puppy. His name is Bear and he's sooooo adorable! I don't think these pictures do him justice. My mom took him to the vet last week and he's a healthy 4.2 pound baby boy. I took a picture of their other dog, Sissy, so she wouldn't feel left out.

Enjoy!

Sissy

Bear

How cute is he???

Soooo behind!

I'm seriously behind on posting to my blog. Writing everyday has been really hard. I haven't been home much over the last two days, so my main priority has been trying to get laundry done and possibly get some sleep. I guess I have failed in my attempt to post everyday in October. November is Haiku-A-Day month. Hopefully that will be easier!

I finally got a chance to see my friend, Elizabeth, and her husband, Mathew, yesterday. They live in Utah and came to celebrate their daughter Evalina's 1st birthday with their family and friends here in California. I haven't seen them in a couple of years (at least!) so it was really great to catch up and finally meet Evalina. Another one of my old friends from high school was also there. It was nice to see everyone!

Today I am trying to catch up on what needs to be done at home. I have laundry piled sky high, the table needs to be cleaned off, I need to vacuum...the list goes on and on! I also can't forget about my homework. To top it off, I woke up yesterday feeling like my cold is coming back. I thought I was just getting over one and now I'm feeling crappy again. There has been a lot of sickness going around at the preschool, so I was probably bound to end up with something again. Good thing I have a lot of sick time at work!

I hope everyone has a good weekend!

Old Friends

So, I totally forgot to post something yesterday. I checked my blog yesterday but I didn't post anything. I must be tired!

I don't have much to report tonight. I do have a pretty exciting weekend ahead, as some old friends are coming from out of town. I haven't seen them in quite a few years, so I'm super happy! I also get to finally meet my friend's little girl. She turned 1 last weekend and is such a cutie! I can't wait.

Okay...that really is all I can scrape up tonight. Hopefully I'll have more tomorrow.

Goodnight!

Always Singing

It's no secret that I love to sing in the car. I don't do it much with other people in my car and I don't do it when Lance is with me, but I do it all the time when I'm by myself. I love belting out a good tune and I never care who's watching me.

I remember this one day about a year ago when I was headed to the movie theater to pick up some movie tickets. Like ususal, I was singing away. I had a guy pull up beside me at a light and smile. I quickly turned away and kept on singing. The light turned green and we both went our separate ways...or so I thought. I pulled up to the theater and got out of my car. While standing in line, I heard a voice right behind me say, "So...what song were you singing?" I blushed, bought my ticket and left quickly. It was the first time I had been embarrassed. For some reason, I can get up and sing in front of hundreds, even thousands, of people and not be scared or embarrassed, yet for some reason I wanted to crawl inside myself when the guy approached me.

On my way to work this morning, I pulled up to a red light. I was belting out a song that I hadn't heard in a while (and I won't discuss which song it was for fear of being teased...I'll just say it was a newer pop song) when I looked over and saw the girl in the car next to me singing also. Then I realized that we were singing the same song! She must have realized what was happening because she broke out in laughter.

Good times, good times!

Directv

Ever since we moved into our current house, we have experienced problems with our Directv service. I don't know how many times Lance has had to call them for certain things. Recently, our recorder has been acting up. We'll start to watch a show that we have recorded and it will freeze. It started out happening every once in a while. Then, about two days ago, I'd be able to watch a show for about 2 minutes and then it would freeze. It would start playing again and then freeze in another 2 minutes. It started driving us nuts!

Today I came home and Lance informed me that our box won't even turn on now. Perfect. I have a few shows that are on right now that I've been looking forward to. As disappointed as I am, it's a good reminder of how lucky I am to even have a luxury like that. I don't get to watch much TV as it is, but it has always been nice to turn something on and zone out for a bit after a long day. I guess I HAVE to talk to my husband every night now!

Just kidding, sweetie. =)