Substitution Sucks

Hello there,
So the last two weeks have had some interesting and fun weeks. We will start off with last week ;). I think where I left off was with that Tuesday I was being observed. The week turned out to be a great end of the week, had a few Lost nights...as of right now I'm almost back through season 3! yay! I have also been going to the Columbine Basket ball games, and Hockey games. They are a lot of fun, and it is great when the kids see you there because they get so excited when they see their teacher there watching them do something that they love. I got to go snowboarding on Friday, I was the first person up the lift and was able to hit fresh powder, it was soooooooo nice! I stayed with Franzi and her friend, and sister Friday night. It was fun we played asshole...I was the president for most of the time ;). Then on Saturday I had a half of day and went back early so I could prepare V-day dinner for Steph!

As for the weekend, it turned out awesome. So my dates that I had been going on were going quite well so I asked Steph to come over for dinner on V day. She accepted! lol. So I made my first total Vegetarian dinner ever, and it was really great. We ended up just talking all night, taught her a bit of the UKU. The night really turned out well, and yes I really like her a lot, give me a call if you need to hear more. But when I think of her I usually get a smile bigger than :-D that. (I cant make it look any bigger on here)

As for the next week, it kind of sucked. Well it was not terrible it was just long. I had brain fart while planning, so I was never really prepared until ummm 5 minutes before class. I mean it turned out fine, but I think I could have done a better job at times. I started coaching swim team, which has been fun on my time. Morning practices ever day of the week from 530 - 7, So i'm up by 430... Which means I'm going to be really early now...jajaja My wed. was honestly the best day ever! lol I got in and taught some kids how to swim in the morning...and I forgot my underware so I had to go commando all day. lol and that day was parent teacher confrences...good times ;). But it was a really long day, totaling at about 15 hours of work that day. But it was nice because we did not have a staff meeting the next morning, but I still woke up at about 430 in the morning. jaja and ya I forgot my dads birthday on Wed. too, ya I had a long day, but he enjoyed the blanket I made him.

As for the weekend, I had an awesome one. I went boarding both days! The first day I was on Mary Jane, and I able to get the first lift up on the Panoramic express, it was great because you know there was about 6-8 inches of fresh powder, it was amazing going down through the trees, it was almost as if a sea of snow was following me. Met up with some of my International friends, it was good seeing them, it suck not being able to see all there faces ever day. But I ended up going up to vail that night and staying with Steph and her friend at their place. It was fun...I got dominated at Rock band....ya...DOMINATED....... I cried a bit but I think I will get over it once I practice a bit more. And then we had a session where they tried to get me to like techno...but it did not work out to well. But other than that I was checking out Steph's photography, and she is awesome! ya like 100 times better than me! She was showing me how to edit the photos on Photoshop to make them all look even better too, so I cant wait to try that on my own stuff.

So overall points, things are going great. I'm having a good time in school, just a lot of work sometimes. Steph is amazing, and we are having a great time. And Snowboarding has been awesome.

Catch you all soon,
JeFf

Roar!!!!!

Well lets just say the last few days have been holy moly Chip ca poly! Well Monday was honestly like the longest day of my life it started out bad, but ended great! I made it that way and I'll tell you why ;-). The first part of the day royally sucked! It was just a long day, and I had a lot of planning to get done for the next few days and I was really far behind. But I caught up in school so it turned out ok! But then After school I had to go to a UNC meeting for all of us teachers, it was in "Denver"! So right after work I went straight over there...Then it was like the worst three hours of my life! lol. jk jk, but really they just sat there and told us things that we should have already known...and we already learned from last semester. But then after the meeting came the light of the day ;-). I went downtown and participated in a date. We went to the cheesecake factory jajaja again.... But It was honestly the best part of the week so far. For all of those who are amazed and shocked right now...(just like me)...don't worry she makes me happy and makes me smile; the right person to turn a day around. So when it came down to it, Monday turned out to be a pretty good day! Jaja though it was late it was worth it.

But I ended up only having about 5 hours of sleep because I needed to plan some things for today because I was being observed. Also we had a meeting at 645 for new teachers about IEP! yaya Abbey, I was thinking of you the whole time...and our little kidos. jaja. But ya it was cool, its just that I realize that being a teacher is only 34% of the job, the other 33% is dealing with excuses and problems and parents, the final 33% is going to meetings and staying up on your training. It is amazing how much work goes into this job, and I still wish I had more time! But as for the rest of the day it was quite funny. I was scheduled to be observed today in my 7th period class, that came but not before the principle of the school came in during 3rd and observed me! lol it was so funny because in my mind I was like OH FUCK! I FORGOT TO PUT THE STANDARDS ON THE BOARD TODAY! lol OH man oh so funny. But it turned out ok, the kids actually worked better in the class. We had a real discussion, and it was pretty awesome. As for my final classes of the day they went pretty well. My last one was ok. I really have some classroom management problems in it. My adviser was talking to me about them, and I will be working on them during the next few days. It seems that I'm to much of their buddy than a authoritative figure. So we will see how that changes over the next few weeks.

But over all things are going great, in school and out of school. And I think I know why...because it has started to snow more in Colorado ;). Everything deals with snow I think! I cant wait to go snowboarding this weekend! oh man it should be great.

So I think the thing I have learned out of the last few days, life has its ups and downs, but there are somethings there that will always pull you through even if you are stuck in the crappiest of all crappy moments. lol Thomas Crapper, go google him. And the best thing about it, is when you can add the simplest things to your life, you will be amazed on how much more happier you are. Yay for simplicity! :) well I hope you all are doing well, and I will see you soon.

Hey check this video out, I love it, and I so want to try it out sometime!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

May the Force be with you all!

YESSER REEE DOO DA DAY!

Well I sit here, as I'm pumping iron in my room ;-). And I cant sleep...you know why? Because I'm so excited to go to school tomorrow to see my kids! Wow...ya so I'm a nerd and dork, but I love teaching!