last week...

sometimes i wonder if i look this mean when i'm at work ...

i definitely don't have the threatening ruler, that might be overkill

... i kicked 4 students out of class

... i was called a fucking asshole (for not thinking it was cool that a student wanted to spend class texting and not do any work)

... i had a paper airplane thrown at my head

... i was given a lovely drawing of a marijuana leaf and a joint (just in case i wasn't sure what he planned on doing with the leaf)

... i heard the word "fuck" an uncountable number of times

... i had a student throw chairs across the room and then break the legs off of a third chair. awesome.

seriously hoping this week is slightly better...

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it's the little things ...

mine usually don't have notes as sweet as this on them ...

... reading about hydrology. (ok, being done reading about hydrology)

... New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat

... quilts.

... a little bit of snow. makes winter a little bit less depressing.

... flowers.

... texts from charlie when i'm at work.

... my down jacket.

... a hot shower.

... my polka dot coffee mug.

... organization.

... calenders.

... talking friday off!

... how i met your mother reruns.

... our garage.

... pink post-its.

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all about me, honestly

1. i'm so not a morning person. in fact i'm ridiculously grumpy in the morning.

2. i do not understand the giant "savory savory mushrooms" can on federal. it's in the middle of a neighborhood. why?

3. i am 26 and cannot figure out what i want to "be". ugh. in all honesty, i just want to find something that i can stand doing.

4. i used to talk about how people shouldn't be defined by their careers. and then i gave mine up, and i sort of got why it's so important to have one.

5. kids scare me. in the sense that they're expensive and permanent, and at some point they are going to grow up and make bad decisions.

6. i hate the harry potter movies.

7. when i have a bad day, sometimes i come home and yell at charlie for something so stupid, like not filling the dog's water. that usually makes my day even worse.

8. i'm a huge introvert and could go for days without talking to another person.

9. i like henry just a little bit better than dunkin. i tell myself it's because even though both of the dogs are ours. dunkin was charlie's before we were dating and i bought henry when we moved in together. i'd feel guilty about this but i know that charlie loves dunkin just a little but more than henry. it all evens out.

10. i hate big houses. i never want to live in one. i'm also not a fan of houses with formal dining rooms and living rooms. this goes along with never wanting to host a huge thanksgiving dinner.

11. i'm not a good driver. i don't pay attention to stop signs or what color the light is.

12. my car is really, really dirty. i hate cleaning it.

13. i don't have a lot of patience.

14. sometimes i'll eat a bag of chips for dinner. like i'm in college. even though i know it's bad for me.

15. i hate that charlie doesn't want me to do his laundry. so i do it anyway.

16. i love bubble baths. charlie says i'm wasting water. i don't care.

17. i bought a ski pass this season and i sort of wish i didn't. waking up at 5 am on a saturday to drive to the mountains is so not what i want to do on my weekends.

18. i drink a lot of tea.

also ... i still want to read wedding magazines. but don't worry, i haven't bought any. :)

it's the little things ...

... drawing hearts in the sand.

... clean dogs.

... chicken noodle soup for dinner.

... drinking tea in bed while reading a book.

... a cheeseburger on a friday night.

... waking up to a dusting of snow.

... old books.

... candles.

... valentine's day. so soon!

... wearing uggs to work. (don't judge me. my classroom is actually 55 degrees)

... clean laundry.

... super bowl parties.

... president's day weekend. 3 days off, baby!

... reading books over charlie's shoulder. (he hates it).

... daydreaming about an unbroken table.

... pottery barn catalogs.

... buying cakemix in hopes of making cupcakes.

this weekend i will be:

... reading, studying, & doing lots of homework

... making a jeopardy game.

... watching a movie.

... drinking two cups of coffee in the morning.

... not waking up at 6 am.

... cleaning our house.

... thinking about Valentine's Day.

... grocery shopping.

... getting ready for some visitors this week.

... "watching" the superbowl with some friends.

... praying for snow (lots of snow) monday.

... walking the dogs.

... not grading a single paper.

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this was exactly what i needed

i have a confession to make, i've been an emotional mess lately.

on sunday night i had a total meltdown about everything. my job, school, our dirty house, everything.

luckily, i married someone who has the ability to calm me down when i'm completely freaking out.

hawaii was wonderful. seriously. but i also had a lot of free, alone time, and used that to freak out about everything that i needed to get done but couldn't because i was in the middle of the pacific ocean. i couldn't get my book for school before leaving (even though i went to the bookstore twice and charlie went once) and so i couldn't do any of the work for my class. totally frustrating. i also was thinking about work. i did get some papers graded on the beach, which helped a lot, but still ...

monday was rough. i haven't been sleeping and after traveling all night and then trying to get ready for the week ahead i was so, so tired. the thing is, i'm usually not this much of a head case. i've never had problems sleeping, ever. i've slept through a thunderstorm, in a tent, with my sleeping bag in 3 inches of water.

last night charlie and i climbed into bed early, with tea, and books, and henry snuggled between us. it was perfect. must do that more often. have i mentioned i love our quilt?

tuesday was better than monday and wednesday's looking even better. i've calmed down a bit, gotten a ton of work done and charlie's picking my book up for my at the bookstore today. (5th trip. a little ridiculous, no?) he's awesome. really, really awesome. i should bake him a cake or something. or cook him a steak. dudes, like meat.

oh, i miss this!