Ouch, that one is going to hurt

Every time I say that I am going to be better at blogging I do worse. But now that I am on Christmas break, I have no excuse. A lot has happened in the past couple of months. So I am going to break this into 3 parts....Personal, Travel, and School.

PERSONAL

I still live by the rule of early to bed, early to rise. My body has just become too used to this schedule. However, on days I need to get up, I don't want to, and on days I can sleep in I am wide awake by 6 am. Go figure. Let's see...oh yes. With the end of the semester comes the retiring of another roommate. So before she left we did more roommate pictures and had a Pantyhose Pact meeting one last time. Erin moved to Gilbert to attend ASU. Erin has been my best friend this semester so it has been really hard to see her go. She is the one I would stay up late just talking with, or get up early with just to talk about not wanting to get out of bed. She and I have had a lot of different adventures and it is going to be so hard without her. She hasn't even been gone a week! I wish that I could keep all the people that mean so much to me here in Thatcher with me. Anyway, I will admit that I am a brat and have gotten so tired of new roommates that I refused to have a new person move into my room...so my roommate Sarah moved into my room with me. Not only did Erin leave, but now my good friend Kasi is leaving too! She is another member of the Pantyhose Pact. Now only Kyle and I are left. She is going to London to nanny and leaves before the new year. Ay yi yi, growing up and moving on is hard when all the people you care about are learning to live their lives without you.

TRAVEL

I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Utah for Thanksgiving. The break started out with me being sick and my mom freaking out and my friend Allen taking care of me. Haha. Ok, I'll start at the beginning. My good friend Allen and I were talking one day and we both mentioned wanting to travel for Thanksgiving so we talked about it and in about 10 minutes we had decided to go to Utah and spend Thanksgiving with his grandma in Mt. Pleasant. Of course both our moms freaked about the idea at first, but eventually they got used to the idea. However, that week I came down with a bad cold and the night before we were to leave I had a fever. So mom freaked out and called Allen and Allen got to play nurse that night since I was sleeping at his house. Haha, what a good little nurse he was...Starbucks included and everything! And by 4 the next morning we were on our way to Utah, Allen's uncle included.

From Mesa to about Panguich, UT it was either raining or snowing. But we made it and I have never seen a more excited grandma in my life! I felt like I was part of the family, even her dog liked me. We got ready for dinner and had a delicious ham dinner that Grandma Priest had been preparing for us for days. Have I told you yet how much I love her! We had the best time visiting that evening. However, I was ready for bed and was about to fall asleep on the couch before 9 pm! I told you that I have a terrible time staying up late, right?

The next day, after sleeping in (I think I got a good 11 hours of sleep that night), we got up and all made a delicious breakfast together. It was so much fun to all be in our PJs cooking and talking and laughing together. After breakfast and getting ready for the day Allen and I headed to Provo where he dropped me off with my most amazing, wonderful, and talented old roommate Amber. We had so much fun just catching up, attempting to make homemade cinnamon rolls, and shopping. Then that night my dear friend Rex met up with us and we all went out for Sushi and ice cream. After ice cream we went to Rex's place and visited with his roommates a bit before heading out to take pictures all over the place. I hadn't had such a great night in a long time. Being with those two again made the world seem like it had stopped and nothing mattered for the time being. I can't tell you how blessed I am to have them as friends.

The next day Amber and I slept in until 11:30 before getting up to get ready! I guess that is what happens when you go to bed at 3 am. We were able to go to lunch together and take a little photo shoot before Allen picked me up again. When we got back to Grandma Priest's we helped prepare dinner, which were the best little steaks ever, and then we visited some more before heading to bed. Our drive home began at 5 am and we decided to go a different way, through Moab and the Indian Reservations in northern Arizona. Let's just say I was never happier to see home at 5:30 that night. It was very kind of Allen to go that way so that I could be dropped off in Thatcher.

I am so glad I went on that trip. I not only was able to see old friends, but I was able to make new ones and gain another Grandma. You can never have too many of those!

SCHOOL

I never realized how the seasons affect the attitude of kids. Man, the past few weeks they have been squirrly! I got put in charge of the Christmas program at school, which was so cute, but took a lot of time! And right after the play was a Holiday parade around the track where the band played and the kids decorated bikes and wagons and did a whole performance around the track for parents and the Primary School. It was a really good time. Have I told you how cute my kids are? Well they are, and noone can debate that with me because I'm pretty sure I'll win that argument. Anyway, for a week all we did was practice for our play after school and during school and before school and....you get the point. I was exhausted by the end, but it was totally worth it.

I can't believe that I have already taught for 19 weeks! Where does the time go? I don't want a new group of kids next August, I love the ones I have now.

So there you go...a quick but lengthy synopsis of my life. Sorry if I bored you with it...I'll try and do better with littler ones. And now I am off to Havasu for Christmas, with a couple stops along the way. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! And as my kids said at the end of their play, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

Dancing Queens and Mad Scientists

So Halloween came and went...it was crazy! It started Thursday night with a date with Levi where we carved pumpkins and watched Hocus Pocus. That was a fun night, but ended so late for it being a work night. It was the first time that I had ever carved pumpkins. I ended up breaking 2 saws as I was carving too! Haha...oops. But our pumpkin turned out really good. It was a really good night.

The next day at school it was one big party all day long. I have to say I have the best class ever though. All morning the kids were outside running around and doing activities we had set up for them. It was so funny to watch them race, play tug-of-war, do sack races, and other things. It was fun to be able to take pictures of them and play with them too. After that they were

exhausted so we watched a movie. I spent most of the movie pulling students out of class to do work that they owed me. I know, mean teacher. And then after they had study hall or music, we had class parties which involved SO much food! It was so good though! I love my job! Right after school my roommate and I went to the middle school and helped set up a haunted house in the middle school. We did that until about 6 pm and then went to dinner with the principal, secretary, librarian, counselor, and everyone else who had been helping set up. After that we went home and got ready for the costume dance at the institute. We were amazing! Erin, Bailey, Kasi, and I were all members of ABBA. It was fun but we were exhausted by the end and my feet were killing me. I passed out on the couch for a bit before going to bed.

Then Saturday came. Talk about a busy day too. We woke up and got ready and went to the middle school to finish setting up the haunted house. Let's just say we were there until we had come home and get ready for it. Erin, Kasi, and I were all in it. It was crazy! Then we ran back to the middle school and put finishing touches on the haunted house before it opened for business. We did that for 3 hours. It was fun! I was a mad scientist in the labratory and I looked crazy! Erin and I showed up at a surprise party for about 10 minutes after that before going home and cleaning ourselves up and then going to bed. Our feet were once again killing us! So it has been quite the crazy weekend. But it has been an incredibly good weekend, except for the fact that it is almost over and I feel like I haven't had a break at all!

And then today in Stake Conference President Packer talked about "the valley" meaning the Gila Valley, meaning Thatcher and I was so proud to be sitting in "the valley" and listening to him say that. I love Thatcher!!!

No More

This is going to be short and to the point.
No ice cream.
No more him.
I'm so done with it.
The end.

M&Ms and Skittles

Well...it has happened. It is now my turn to owe my roommates M&Ms and Skittles. No ice cream...yet. I'm holding out on that one. If you have no idea what I am talking about...just keep reading. In our house, the Lighthouse, we have certain "special" rules when it comes to guys. There are only 4 rules, if you don't count the "no guys in the bedroom" rule. Anyway, these rules are as follows.
1. Cuddling: Skittles
2. Hand Holding: M&Ms
3. Kissing: Ice Cream
4. Engagement: Steak or Nice Dinner
The first time you do one of those things with a new boy then you owe your roommates. Pretty simple rules...I've never had to pay up until now. And honestly, totally took me by surprise! Anyway, if it goes anywhere I'll let you know, but for now it sits at being a big fat nothing...except for the occasional cuddling and hand holding. :)

Catch Up...not Mustard

So it has been a while...actually way too long and there is way too much to get caught up on so I will try and summarize for the people who actually read this.

August and September were ridiculously busy months. Not only did I move to Thatcher, but the house I moved into was being shared by 5 girls so I was sleeping in the living room for the entire month of August. I started my job as a 5th grade teacher, which I love! (I'll talk about that a little more later). I was also in charge of 2 bridal showers, which I did on the same day. I would not suggest doing that. I was in a wedding. I went on trips to New Mexico and Mesa. To put it short...I was home 2 weekends during those 2 months, and one weekend was completely taken up by the bridal showers. Oh, and I got called to be in the relief society presidency of my ward. Whew, I think I have covered everything now.

Ok, for a little more detail I will break this up into sections by month. So August. I moved into my house during the first week of August because I started teacher meetings the second week. Well, one of my roommates was supposed to be getting married so she was going to live with us for a month before their wedding, but she was going to move her stuff over to their apartment so I could move my stuff in. Well, let's just say she moved the bunk beds out (which left no room for 3 beds in one room) and that is about it. So it was the living room for me for a month. Our hallway was a line of mattresses. We would lay them out for sleeping and pick them up during the day. Talk about being disorganized! I should have taken a picture of it. Well, then I started teacher meetings and school. That first week was busy! I am lucky to have great friends who spent a lot of time in my classroom with me helping me get it ready for school to begin. I really don't know what I would have done without them. Can I just say that I love my job! Sure I hate getting up early every morning and I've become the most anti-social person on the face of the planet, but most days I enjoy being with the kids and seeing them get excited about learning. I've even been some of the kids' favorite teacher...but I don't like to brag about that too much. ;) They are so fun and creative. And my homeroom group of kids really think things through. They debated for days on the pros and cons for certain class pets (I told them we could get one...what was I thinking?!). We finally decided on a box turtle. So I went to the pet store and bought a Sulcata Tortoise. I should have done my research first because this sucker is going to get huge in the years to come! He is very cute and little right now and the kids adore him, but one day down the road I am going to have to find an alternate home for him. His name is Tiny Tim. Haha. Ok, so on with August. My friend, Kyle, was getting married to a girl I used to visit teach. I kind of set them up. And since his fiance asked me to be a bridesmaid I got to throw her a bridal shower. We also had to throw a bridal shower for my roommate who was getting married. The only available day for both of them was August 23rd. So my day consisted of bridal shower stuff from 7 am to 7 pm and I would not have survived without my amazing roommate, Erin. It was ridiculous and I was a little more than grouchy afterwards. Note: that was the first weekend I had been in town since I had moved back. The next weekend was Kyle and Kyia's wedding so my roommate and I once again went to Mesa. We made it to Glendale for Kyia's bachellorette party and I stayed at another bridesmaid's house. Let's just say that everyone's hair had to be the same, which meant our day started at 5am and we did wedding stuff all day until 10pm. I was so exhausted. (The picture is of me at the wedding with 2 of the groom's men, Spencer and Eric...love them!) It was a good thing that my friends, Allen and Justin, had offered me their condo to stay at while they were out of town. I crashed for a good 12 hours after that. So in a nutshell...that ends my month of August.

Ready for September?! Haha, I promise it won't be as long as August was. I don't really remember where I was all the weekends of September, but I know I was in Mesa for a couple of them and I went to New Mexico for another. I have had the great opportunity to spend some time with wonderful friends and old roommates. In New Mexico I got to go visit with a friend's family that I dearly love. Marquette and Cameron were good friends of mine at school and they just moved to Tucson to go to school. Well Marquette's cousin is my friend too and he came over one night and invited me to go with them to New Mexico for the weekend but he was leaving before I could get out of work to go so I didn't think that I could go on the trip. Well, Cameron called me the night before and told me that Marquette really needed some of her old friends because they were having a hard time adjusting to Tucson so he made up an excuse to stop in Thatcher on the way to New Mexico and they picked me up! It was great! We were able to spend a day at their grandparent's ranch in the mountains. We played with horses, swung on a tire swing, walked in a waterfall until we were completely soaked, and hiked. (The picture is us in front of this cute little cafe and store in a town in the mountains...this was taken right before we had the bright idea to get in the waterfall). It was great! One of the weekends at the beginning of September we were told that Thatcher was creating a single's ward for those people not going to school or living at home. I got more upset by it than I should have. I had a hard time accepting the fact that I now had to switch to a ward where I wouldn't be with college students when I already didn't have the chance during the week to be with them anyway because I was at work. I was really mad that I had to go to that ward and the Lord knew it. So He decided it was time to humble me and I got called to be the 1st Counselor in the Relief Society. It is a tiny ward so it is going to be a challenge to get girls interested in being there. So far we have had a record of 10 girls in Relief Society. Each week we cross our fingers that more people have decided to leave their home ward and join us. We will have to see how that goes.

Well I think that about sums up my life the past couple months. I have the best roommates ever. We get along so well. I am so blessed to be back in Thatcher. I just cannot seem to get away from this place. Everytime I think I am going to leave something brings me back and it feels like home here. Thatcher has stolen my heart.

P.S. My good friend, Brittany, came to visit in August before she had to be back to Flagstaff for school. She is dating my friend, Dave, from down here. Anyway, back in March, Dave and Brittany played a stupid prank on me that I was super stressed out about at the time. So...my friend, Jordan, decided we should get them back for it. And our plan was brilliant! Jordan is a security officer at the college so he called his friend up, Justin. We planted IBC "beer" bottles and a bag of "drugs" (which were just mints) on the practice football fields. Our friend, Kasi, got a Bud Light box from the Elk's Lodge and we planted that under a tree by the bottles. So Brittany gets to town and I talk her and Dave into going with me to play with all the cool practice things on the football field. Well, Justin walks up not long after we are there and spotlights us with a flashlight and starts asking us questions because supposedly a call got sent in about drinking and partying going on at those fields. Brittany and Dave said that we were the only ones who had been out there...perfect thing to say I might add. Haha. So Justin tells us to stay put while he takes a look around. So he walks over to this ditch we are by and pulls out shines his flashlight in it and pulls out the bottles. Then he keeps looking and shines his light on the tree that the Bud box is under. I thought Dave was going to have a heart attack. So Justin asks us if we want to change our story and we don't so he calls for backup. Hah! So Jordan comes driving up with his red and blue lights flashing and he starts talking and looking around. And he knows all of us so he is acting like he is trying to be our friend and that he believes us but he has to be professional. So he asks to talk to me off to the side and while he is doing that Justin is telling everybody else that someone has to go down to the station to take a breathalizer test and tell the chief their aliby. At the same time, Jordan is telling me this and I agree to go so he puts me in handcuffs. This is the time where I for sure thought Brittany and Dave were going to wet their pants or something. They were calling my name and asking what was going on. So Jordan puts me in the truck and then says that the others can come talk to me through the crack in the window. Dave pleads with me to let him take my place since I'm a teacher and all, but Jordan said that I already agreed so he couldn't. Then Justin walks up to them and says, "I just got another call and I'm supposed to tell you all....this is all a prank!" IT WAS SO FUNNY! Brittany and Dave believed the whole thing! We got them so good!

God is mad at you, Katie.

So kids say the darndst (sp) things. The other day I called the 4 year old that I nanny a "punk". She responded by telling me that God is mad at me for calling her names. I laughed. But today feels like she may be right. Somebody doesn't like me up there right now, which I don't blame anyone for after the explicit I uttered after backing into someone's car while I was driving my boss's car. I feel like nothing goes right for me sometimes. I get so moody and impatient and I take it out on the kids. It just proves to me that it is good that I am not married, that I'm not ready to be a mom now, I'm not even ready to be me.

Procrastination, Rings, and Blessings

I am supposed to be doing a study guide right now for the final I am taking this evening...yeah, kind of not happening. I would really rather not have to worry about school again. I haven't had a break from classes in over 2 years. I am really kind of burnt out from it all.

This summer has been crazy and sometimes I feel like my life is a little screwed up. For the most part I spend my time with guys...besides the occasional wonderful friends I have that are girls. But with guy friends comes letting go of a friendship because of marraige and other things. But since this time last year, I have been told by 4 close guy friends that they are gay. It was quite a blow last summer when the first one came out. I was the first person he told and I didn't know what to do. A lot of people have turned their backs on these guys because of their decision. Now I know their decision isn't what is right in the eternal scheme of things, but I can't turn my back on them because I know them as people, as the wonderful, caring, smart, amazing people they are. Sometimes it is tough spending time with them because I have learned that others who are my friends sometimes aren't comfortable being around that. But I love these guys for who they are, not what they are and I wish other people could see it too.

Anyway, I also had the opportunity this summer to go ring shopping! I am not engaged! My good friend Kyle (who I will talk about a little later) proposed to his girlfriend and he trusted me enough to ask me to go pick out a ring for her. It is beautiful and when he proposed a couple nights ago she loved it. And....they want me to be a bridesmaid! That was a shocker since I am better friends with him than with her, but such a priviledge too!

So this last weekend was great! I went to Flagstaff to visit some friends from high school: Brittany, Holli, and Dallin. Also there were Cameron (Brittany and Dallin's younger brother) and Bryce (Dallin's roommate at BYU). It was like a big slumber party the entire weekend! It was great...minus the flat tire and the split in the side wall of another tire. It was so good just to be with them again and to be able to still have those old ties from back home. We went out to eat, they helped me change my flat and get it fixed, we danced, we wrestled, we shopped, we took pictures, we played, we watched movies, we talked...it was great! I don't think that I realize how blessed I am to have them in my life. The Lundin's and the Pace's were my saving graces the last couple years of high school and I am so grateful for their saving grace even today.

I mentioned a flat tire. Well that kept me from coming back to Mesa on Sunday and so I had to call and try and get someone to work for me...and Kyle pulled through. I am a nanny in Scottsdale for 3 kids and my dear friend Kyle agreed to watch the kids for me on Monday while I tried to get back from Flagstaff. I don't know how I would survive without Kyle sometimes. This last year he has been one of my closest friends. I know a lot of times girls like to girl talk with girls and their closest friends are girls, but Kyle has been the person who I have told everything to this past year, who has helped me, laughed with me, travelled with me, and more. We have some great memories together and now he is going to have some great memories with his soon to be wife, Kyia.

Anders is getting married this month. For those of you who don't know Anders...he is my absolute best friend. We met my first year of college, had a couple rough patches in the year and a half we went to school together, and have been close ever since. He's the type of person you talk to on the phone a few times a week and tell everything too, the type who sends cards and letters just for the heck of it, the type who makes up excuses to come visit, the type who will take a million pictures with you, the type who will talk to you about anything and everything, the type who listens because they honestly care, the type who will make you laugh when all you want to do is cry, and so forth. I have never felt more blessed in my life than when I have had him in it.

Wow, I really kind of unloaded here. I guess that is what happens when you just don't want to do homework.

LOOK! It's new!

So it takes me a long time to get things done...like Blogging. I figured it was time for a new post. It was time for a new one a long time ago! Wow, a lot has happened. I GRADUATED FROM NAU! That's right, I now have my Bachelor's degree! I have been offered a job teaching 5th grade Language Arts in Thatcher and I accepted it. I just can't seem to get away from that amazing place.

For the summer I am nannying in Scottsdale. This is my 4th summer with the same family and I love it! The kids are so funny some times and I'm learning that they will always surprise you with funny little things. I have really come to appreciate these kids and the extreme amount of personality each one has.

This summer has definately been different, not only in the things I do but also with my emotions as well. It has been such a busy summer! Not only did I graduate at the beginning of the summer, but I am taking a couple online classes this summer too. A group of friends from school came to Lake Havasu with me and we played on the lake and in the desert for a week, which was so much fun! And then my sister, Andrea, got married on the same day that one of my closest friends from high school got married...so it was an insane day of weddings! Plus I had my sister's reception in Lake Havasu, so that was another trip. I also had my interview in Thatcher. My mom and sister just bought a new house in Queen Creek, so I spent quite a bit of time helping them paint too. So let's just say that there is never a dull moment. I am very blessed to have amazing friends that come to visit me and who are around the valley for the summer. Sometimes I wonder why I am doing certain things in my life and they are always around to let me know how important I am and that means the world to me.

Now that Andrea is married, this makes me the last child in the family to be single. And trust me, I've heard a lot about it already from my family. Kind of makes me mad. Supposedly I'm getting old and need help to find a man to marry. But I still have time! I am still young! So what if I don't go out on many dates. I honestly don't think I am ready to be married and people need to realize that this is my life and it will happen when the time is right. It frustrates me when people talk to me like I need to get married now and why am I not dating anyone and we should find someone for you to date...makes me feel like something is wrong with me. Nothing is wrong with me!

So anyway, I am going to be better at this Blogging thing. I am, I promise.

Tagged

Thanks Becca!
7 weird or random facts about myself.
1. I can't stand to have my knees touched, it is the only thing that makes me claustrophobic. I've had people think that they are helping me by holding me down and grabbing my knees...it doesn't help, it just makes me stop breathing or hyperventalate.
2. I HATE cupboards and drawers being open! Drives me insane! I have to go and close them if I see them open.
3. I have to be cold when I sleep or forget it. If it is too warm then I start feeling sick and I toss and turn all night.
4. I am afraid of falling, in every sense of the word...except for falling asleep (I do that one just fine).
5. When I sleep I have to have my door open about a foot, no more no less.
6. I have big earlobes...no joke! Compared to other people my earlobes are pretty big. I can fit almost 3 fingers from my earring to the opening in my ear...and my fingers aren't small. In fact, one of my best friends has nicknamed me Lobey.
7. When I concentrate really hard on something I tend to stick my tongue out. Not many people at college caught it but for some reason all the people I grew up with catch it every time!
I am so weird, I know.
So now I tag you! Callie, Diana, Chachi, and Kasi
1. On your post, link back to the person who tagged you - that would be me, in this case.
2. Post your assignment on your blog - seven weird or random facts.
3. Post these rules on your blog.
4. Post links to the bloggers that you will be tagging.
5. Go to those blogs and give them a comment on their blog to let them know that you have tagged them.

Some of my Poems

Sometimes I get in the mood to write poems...go figure. Anyway, these are a few of my favorite ones from the past year or so. I've been trying to experiment with some new techniques...or sometimes I just write what I feel. Let me know what you think, or just enjoy!

Only in my Dreams
I see you, know you, feel you
But nothing is as it seems
We can conquer the world together
If only in my dreams
I walk with you, talk with you
You haunt my every sleep
With thoughts and old memories
And the piece of my heart you keep
It all feels so empty
A darkness that light cannot break
I see nothing but feel everything
And in a cold sweat I awake
For only in my dreams
You are here with me
If only I could open my eyes
To find my dreams a reality.

Learning to let go
I know it can be called pathetic
Holding onto you the way I do
But some things are hard to let go of
When noone knew me as well as you.
Sometimes I try not to think of you
Sometimes I try to forget
But I know the harder I try
The more I will regret.
Regret our little adventures
Regret the times we shared
But I don't regret you at all
I regret how much I cared.
Remember the pictures we took?
I've taken them off the wall
The memories make me ache inside
For we thought we had it all
Time does interesting things to people
They move on, grow apart
But no matter how much time goes by
You'll always be in my heart.
For you see, I have built this wall
Designed to keep you away
But pieces of you got built in too
So you are with me everyday.
You can call me pathetic
It's a fact I already know
And it is harder than I ever thought
But I am learning to let go.

I think of you
No matter the day,
The time,
The place,
I think about you.
Your name could be in the whisper of the wind,
On the sidewalk,
In the clouds,
I think about you.
Your face is in my mind,
My dreams,
My heart,
I think about you.
When I remember the memories,
The laughs,
The tears,
I think about you.
When you feel discouraged,
Frustrated,
Alone,
I think about you.
You are in my prayers,
My actions,
My thoughts,
I think about you.
What carries me through the days,
The weeks,
The months,
Are thoughts of you.

The Art of Breaking
I see your picture on the wall
And seeing it makes me fall
Fall into pieces of us
Pieces I can't seem to pick up
I have never been one for art
But I am perfecting the art of breaking
Breaking down memories of us
Memories I can't seem to let up
Time changed everything from when we met
I hope we don't forget
Don't forget the friendship of us
Friendship I can't seem to give up
I have never been one for art
But I am perfecting the art of breaking
Breaking down the memories
Breaking without you here with me
Breaking my heart as it runs away with my mind
Breaking the more from you I find
Sometimes it is easy to fall
Fall into memories of us
Sometimes it is easy to forget
I hope you don't forget
Until then I will perfect the art of breaking.

Conformist...that's me!

I'm a little new at this blog thing...ok, really new at it. But I was told that it would be a good idea to start one and so I jumped on the band wagon and did it. I know, I'm a conformer.

My life is really not that interesting, but of course there are some things that some people like to be informed about. To begin with, I am not dating anyone. That means that come May, when my sister Andrea gets married, I will be the only single child left in my family. And honestly, I am completely fine with that!

Right now I am in the last part of my student teaching at Thatcher Middle School and I graduate from NAU in May! I passed my Arizona Educators Proficiency Assessment tests, which means that I can become a qualified teacher once I have my diploma. Hallelujah! Now I just have to decide where I want to teach.

That is just a quick update on my life. Don't worry, I'll go into more depth in future postings.