First days at La Salle..

have been good, of course there have only been 2 thanks to Tropical Storm Fay. Having Monday and tuesday off were nice and i have to say that Fay was an increadibly dissapointing storm (i am not saying thats a bad thing.). we went out this weekend to stock up in supplies like baby food and bread and canned food and water and the like but in the end our power never even flickered and we have had thunder storms worse. But i am NOT complaining, i am sure another will come and make up for the dissapointment i am sure we all felt not having to suffer in the heat with no ac or power or any other "luxuries"

la salle has been good. so far so good. i have 2 freshman classes and 3 senior classes. the freshman are ridiculously cute for now, however i am sure that will all change. and i already know which senior level class will be my trouble makers and "annoying" class. already they dont want to shut up, but thats ok. i am going to email all the parents this week and tell them that this particular class seems to think my class is a joke and if that doesnt work i will start to single people out. that should fix things pretty quick i'm sure. but all in all they seem like good kids, some just lack in the "smarts department" as Sister Pat, my principal told me today.

the other teachers i've befriended are cool. easy to talk to and one is my department chair and so far i really like her. we also get to eat for free in the cafeteria which is AWESOME, it really cuts down on my morning prep before heading out the door at 6am and also keeps food cost down, always a bonus, not to mention the food so far has been pretty good. and while my legs are super achey from walking aorund all day and my voice is fading things are good.

Work is going well. Students report on friday and so far everyone seems really nice. so far so good. today some students came in to help the teachers put their classroom together and move all the books into the appropriate rooms. i had a few girls helping me who were awesome. As i was organizing stuff I was listening to two of them talk about their summer and their boyfriends and their summer work projects. One of the girls was talking about how she was mad at her boyfriend about him going out with his friends and leaving her "home alone" or whatever it was. It made me think about how lucky I am and how happy I am that I have such an amazing relationship with my husband and how we have matured from that high school immaturity of having "ask permission" or "give permission" for someone to go out. E came home today and told me he was going out with the "boys" on friday and my immediate was response was "thjats cool, what're you gonna do?" and he told me.....but whats really nice is that I didnt care that he's going out without me nor do I care where or with whom he's going. trust is an amazing thing and was definately something that came with age for sure. and i do the same thing, neither one of us has to worry about what the other will say or if the other will be mad. we definately dont do much together anymore with the baby but thats ok. we enjoy our family time together and do get out occassionally alone. i even remember when i was pregnant not caring that he went out, he definately hung out with me and did his "husbandly duties" by bringin me take out or ice cream or whatever but i have never felt he had to always be there. of course i sometimes wish i could go too but thats normal. So back to the girls in my class....they were talking about this one girl's boyfriend and as soon as they started talking about it they were on to something else...amazing how quickly their train of thought changes...

Back to Work

I had my first day at La Salle this past friday. it was ok. i, along with about 8 other new teachers were orientated (is that a word?) from about 9am to 2:15. it was a long day but honestly it wasnt that bad. they didnt read the handbooks verbatim only told us the stuff we ACTUALLY needed to know, which was nice. YEsterday we relaxed. tried to go to sawgrass outlets but as we got htere the sky opened up and there was torrential down pour and severe lightning storm which was nice enough to follow us home. so we were stuck inside the rest of the day. today was much of the same. we ran some errands, returned some stuff and finally bought another real car seat for E's car. and pizza for dinner. it was a very romantic way to spend our anniversary! :) i highly suggest pizza and beer for an anniversary dinner. :)
today i decided again it would be a good idea for me to play soccer again (i suppose i sort of have a love hate relationship with it. i love it, it hates me) i am SO out of shape. but it was 7 v. 7 with 2 girls on the field and it was fun. an hour long and in the morning (11am) so it wasnt too bad. however i am now a tad sore. ugh.
back to work tomorrow. :( that means i have to get up early, get the baby ready and out the door and then be productive.....icky.....work sucks. but at least i think i will really like where i am teaching and the people i will be working with. so thats good.
i had more to write but i am way to tired and will be headed to bed momentarily, and probably fast asleep by 9....

Many Updates and other sorts of stuff...

I havent written in awhile, not for lack of stuff to blog about but mostly I have been unmotivated as the days draw to a close on my summer vacation. tear. new teachers report tomorrow. TOMORROW!!! ugh. i am so not excited about giving up the role of stay at home mom. i like that role. i wish i could keep it.
so anyways. E is in Costa Rica this week on business. its lonely without him but it could be worse, it could be longe i guess. The baby is walking, not well as he is too impatient to only walk. his body moves faster than his legs can go so after a few steps he reverts to crawling, although he has successfully walked from one end of the living room to the other. He is eating more solid food. like sandwiches and bananas (when he can pick those up, theyre a little slimy which makes grasping the little pieces difficult) and chicken and tofu (although my tofu didnt come out well for me, sort of had the consistency of soggy bread. gross.) although the baby liked it. i went shopping for new clothes for work as my new job requires that i look respectable on a daily basis, something that was not required in public school. not a big deal in and of itself but with the ability to wear jeans and school related t shirts to work every day my wardrobe isseriously lacking in the business appropriate attire. so we went shopping. $350 later i got 7 shirts and a dress. and some accessories. the shirts generally werent that expensive but when i went into The Limited and tried on a size 6 dress that actually fit i bought it (it gave me a huge ego boost as pants sizes are ALWAYS larger than that by a size or 2 or in some cases 3) so i bought it....and a necklace and bracelet to go with it that totalled $130 just for one outfit. oh well. however ALL of the shirts i bought are black, white or a combination of the two (including gray). so satuday it will be my goal to buy something in color. anything in color would be nice.

Swim lessons are going well. He is floating by himself for a short period of time which is cool to see, although he does cry the whole time he IS doing it. and its not a real i'm scared and hurt kind of cry, its a whiny i dont want to do this and am unhappy that i am not in control kind of cry, which isnt all that upsetting to me like it is to some other parents. Yesterday he got turned face down in the water. let me tell you how much he did not like that! when he rolled back over he was pissed off and certainly let you know it, but he was trying to turn himself over on his own which is cool, he knows what he needs to do, he just needs to get better at it.

in other news my little cousin (although not so little, shes a senior in high school) won 1st place in "Connection Idol" in Hartford Conn. I've posted the link here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6UCyojOVk - she has an amazing voice (I had no idea she could sing) and while you wont understand what she's saying because she is singing in Japanese I'm sure you will enjoy it.


The first picture is from our very long wait inthe airport when we flew home in July. He's looking out the window at the planes...or something at least..
This picture isnt good quality but it shows how much he actually loves the swing, it is probably one of his favorite things to do.
here hes eating a turkey and cheese sandwich and bananas. you can actually see all 4 teeth here too :)
And me and EJ with Lindsay and AMelia at their graduation from the "Baby's First Year" mommy's group we've been attending since he was 2 1/2 weeks .

Softball Success!

So my first softball game ever was last night...well, thats not entirely true. I think i played one season as a little kid inwhich i remember passing out from dehydration behind home plate and had to be carried off the field. not sure if i even finished the season....

so anyways, back to last night. We get to the field and it is thundering and lightning. If you live in miami you know the lightning i am talking about....giant bolts of lighting that you KNOW are striking the ground somewhere in the vicinity. THE GAME BEFORE US IS PLAYING!!!!!!!! are they crazy? yes, lets swing big metal bats around in an open field during lighting. just brilliant. and it was raining..not hard, just enough to make everything slippery. so anyways, its my first game. i dont know anyone and had told the captain that although i am athletic, softball isnt exactly my best sport, in fact its not one of my sports at all. my goal for the game was to hit the ball...not necessarily far or well, just in front of me. i didnt care if it was caught or they threw me out, all i wanted to do was HIT IT! so, wisely, the captain puts me at the bottom of the batting order, i have never played and wasnt all that concerned about where in theline up i hit. and he sat me out the first inning while we were in the field. all ok with me. i couldnt do any damage on the bench :) So the second inning comes around and he tells me to switch with the girl who was playing catcher...i said, no, i'll go in next time. so i sat again, which was fine. i couldnt screw up if i didnt play. Third inning that we are up to bat. I'm up, i am increadibly nervous. first pitch......i swing and *DING* I HIT THE BALL!!!! and i hit it well!!!! yay!!! I made it to first. SWEET! didnt get farther than that as next 2 batters were out and there was one out before me...but i hit the ball and made it to first base. SO then I was put in right field, should be ok. as long as the ball doesnt go threw my legs or something else embarrassing. One ball came towards me which one hopped itself to me (i caught it) and i threw to second....adn it made it without going over his head or bouncin g on the ground.

and then the game was called, we were down too many runs for them tp let us continue playing. oh well, we lost, but i not only hit the ball, but also made it to first and fielded the only ball than came my way. yay. i think i deserve a cookie. :)

my dog ran away.....

So Coco, my dog, was staying at the in-laws while e and i were in RI. We were going to take her home after our softball game last night. I was at my friend Lindsay's so EJ and Amelia could play and we could hang out. We were having a great time when I got a phone call from E.

E: "your dog is missing"
ME: "What do you mean, missing?"
E: "She was laying under the table at my parents and there was a huge clap of thunder and she disappeared, my dad cant find her" (FYI: my dog is TERRIFIED of thunder)
ME: "UH, ok, i'm on my way"
E: "I dont get out of work till 5 so I can meet you then"
ME: "um, ok"

So i got all our stuff together and headed to my in-laws, trying not to speed as I was upset and I had the baby in the car. I got there and drove around the neighborhood and looked and looked and looked for more than an hour. One pass by my inlaws I saw my mother in law running to their house from down the road......she yelled something inspanishand grabbed a leash and instead of gettin gin my truck she ran down the street while i drove, very slowly, next to her.

we found her, big sigh. yay. Some of you know that my dog to me is almost like a child (not quite that strong, but yes, I am one of THOSE people). i was increadibly upset and SO relieved to find her. so that was the drama of thursday...i am super happy she's ok and didnt get hit by a car or forever lost. oh, and the funny thing is that she was 3, yes THREE houses down from my inlaws.

Home At Last

after a long, but good week back home in RI. I will blog more later, i though i was up for the task of writing now but am exhausted and am looking forward to my bed. yay.