May 23rd, 2013

Today, the day did not start out very well. I was in a bad mood up until right before my first class started. After that, the day was exponentially better! Today I am celebrating not giving up and succumbing to the mindset that it has to be a bad day. Things can turn around if you let them! :)

May 22nd, 2013

Today, I woke up at freakin' god-awful early to get to Perry-Meridian High School on time (I'm pretty sure it'll take a miracle for me to actually enjoy getting up early). I found out I'm going to be teaching there this next year! I got to meet the teacher and some of the students I'll have, and I got explained a lot of how things work around the school. It's crazy cool information and I'm definitely excited to be there starting in August!

May 21st, 2013

This is too beautiful not to celebrate. This story. Zach's story. I don't remember the last time something touched me this much. Today, between my classes, I watched this video. When I saw that he had passed *yesterday*...I nearly lost it right then and there. I had never heard of the guy before watching this, and this video made me feel like I had known him for years. Please PLEASE take the time to watch it...I promise you won't regret it.

Zach's Story

May 20th, 2013

Today was a fantastic do nothing day! No work or responsibilities to do today, so I spent the majority of my day animating a "hip hopera" with Dustin. It's crazy, I spent about six hours working on two minutes of animation. It was CRAZY!!!! This is why I could never be a full time animator...that's too much work for too little product! But I really do enjoy it, so for recreation I'm fine with spending the time when I have it. I'm just glad Dustin appreciates the work :P

May 19th, 2013

Today, Rachel and I decided to trade name tags at work. Although I didn't face any confrontations with it, I was walking to the concession stand and I heard one of our managers exclaim "but you're not Emma!" I had a huge grin when I walked out, it was fantastic! :)

May 18th, 2013

Today, I got to see my (nonbiological) big sister Ashley! Although I feel like I've seen her more recently than a year ago, I was definitely glad to be able to catch up with her! So much has happened since we last met up...it's always great seeing her! <3

May 17th, 2013

Today, I learned how to cool down an overheated dog. It's something that I hope I never desperately need, but it definitely came in use when Abby was panting so hard she was shaking. Sometimes it's just...good to know :)

May 16th, 2013

Today, I bonded very well with one of my classmates. He's actually in both of my classes, an education major, and student teaching in the fall in the same corporation I'm in! We were talking about all sorts of things...it was definitely nice to find something in common with someone I'll be spending so much time with this summer!

May 15th, 2013

Today was an awesome day! After class, I went to work because we had staff cook out before a staff meeting before I had to work tonight. It was so much fun to see everyone out of uniform and wanting to just socialize. We have such a great community established at work and I love being able to be a part of it :)

May 14th, 2013

Today, we actually were able to have a successful family dinner! It so rarely happens with all of our work schedules the way they are, but it was definitely nice that it happened tonight!

May 13th, 2013

Today, I got to train people at work! It was my first training shift in almost a year, and it's one of my favorite things to do! Well it was usher trainer, but a slow day at the theater, so we couldn't just throw them into a random theater and actually get a good gauge at what it's like to actually clean a theater. My solution? The projectionist and myself take some old popcorn, big trash, and booster seats, and make one of the theaters "realistically dirty". It was so much fun! And now I feel better about these new hires actually knowing how to clean a theater :)

May 12th, 2013

Today, my dog did the craziest thing! She loves laying on our couch, but the parents don't want her to because she sheds and it's a black couch so her hairs are very noticeable. Well, she tried to get up onto the couch and I told her to get down. What does she do next? She jumps off the couch and runs over to the chair where she promptly sits like the chair is made for her. I've never seen her do that before...but it was so in character I started cracking up. Day. Made :)

May 11th, 2013

Today, Rachel and I were watching some videos from our very first blog together, and we were CRACKING up! She also was able to deduce what song I was talking about by me saying a potential starting letter...and that's it. I love my sister sometimes...alright fine, all the time, but seriously though, she cracks me up :P

May 10th, 2013

Today, I was on register at work. Usually, I'm the supervisor in charge of the staff on register, but I was one of the registers that the supervisor was in charge of! Surprisingly...I really enjoyed myself! I don't know if it's the new inventory system they came up with or if it was who I was working with or if it was just...something else! But it was an amazing shift! Great success :)

May 9th, 2013

Today, my parents and I went to go see Big Wedding in theaters and it was such a good movie! It was the first movie I had seen since I've been back for the summer, and it was definitely a good choice!

May 8th, 2013

Today, I got to change a light bulb inside one of our projectors in the movie theater. It's a little nerve wracking, because if you mess up the light bulb can explode and if it scratches the reflector mirror, then all of a sudden you owe the theater a loooooot of money! However, I was confident in my abilities and was successful in my endeavors. Now to change another one on Friday xD

May 7th, 2013

Today, we had black angus bacon and cheddar burgers for dinner. They were delicious! It was a new brand that we hadn't tried before and they were a raging success! Not to mention it seemed that everything else I put on my burger just complimented it so well...it was fantastic! Maybe one day I'll be able to replicate the technique :)

May 6th, 2013

Today, I went to the eye doctor! I was one of those weird kids who actually enjoyed going to places like the dentist and eye doctor, and that still holds true today! I got to pick out new glasses and I gotta say, they look sharp!

May 5th, 2013

Today, was a nice relaxing day getting ready for the start of the week. It's going to be a busy summer, so having yesterday and today to just ease back into things was pretty nice :)

May 4th, 2013

Today, it being the first full day the entire family was here, we all went out for a family dinner! With as crazy as all of our schedules are, we might not get an opportunity to do that again anytime soon. It's always nice to spend quality time together like that :)

May 3rd, 2013

Today was my last day at the high school. I had such a great time; my students are amazing! I had students that I didn't think I bonded with so much come up to me, tell me how much they were going to miss me, and ask to stay in contact with me! Craziness! I've loved every moment of this opportunity...I wouldn't have traded it for anything :D

May 2nd, 2013

Today, one of my students let me know that she can quote almost all, if not all, of the Lorax movie. We had a total bonding moment, especially since both of us were quoting it while her class was watching it! I love being able to bond with my students on such an informal level.

May 1st, 2013

Today, I took a bunch of random ingredients from the fridge and pantry, threw them together, and made a pretty spectacular dish out of it all. That's one of my favorite ways to cook: Not knowing exactly what I'm doing but somehow getting everything to work out deliciously! Can't wait to do more of that over the summer :)