Yep, tonight is Thanksgiving. Kinda. Not really. Oh well!
Tonight is our Young Adult group's Thanksgiving feast at Truro:) I'm really excited about it. Really hoping friends that I haven't seen in a while show! We'll have turkey and mashed potatoes and pie and other goodies :) Yeah I'm excited about the eating part too.
Know what's also so incredibly awesome?! My family is coming THIS WEEK!!! Daddy's coming in the next few days, and Mom and my brothers will drive down on Saturday :D I can't wait to see them all! I've really missed that bit of chaos in my life, believe it or not :)
If you're in the area and want to meet up with some other YA (Young Adults) for fun, fellowship, and of course, food, come on over to Truro tonight at 6:45 :)We'll have plenty, promise!
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Nov 17, 2009
May 7, 2009
Subbing Week 2!
**Definitely meant to put this up last week...sorry!
I am slowly starting to get past my introverted nature and search for teaching jobs...and accept them! :)
It was fun on Wednesday. The sub list said "Lower Elementary Grades" instead of a specific grade, and I found out why when I returned to the school on Wednesday morning. Another sub and myself watched classes 30 minutes at a time while the teachers went to some meeting (LEP?). It went well for the most part. I enjoyed this day because I got to "sample the grades" and see what I fit well with:)
5th grade was interesting. They started to talk loud but I put a stop to it rather quickly. Another sub and myself watched 2 classes combined that were watching a movie, but had to improvise when it ended and the teachers were nowhere in sight. So, we did pop questions based on the movie (MLK, Jr.). I asked them if anyone had a dream that part of our future in America could change. We did a short discussion on global warming and I got input from them on how it might be accomplished. Same with reasoning behind recycling. They were pretty good for the most part:)
4th grade was a bit challenging. They were doing writing while I watched them, and decided that since I was a sub, they would talk. I let them know that if they continued to talk and not work, I would be writing down their names and the teacher could take their time off recess or talk to you afterwards, depending on her "level of punishment." Most of the kids quieted down immediately, but I went around and found a few scragglers;) Thank goodness the teacher has the kids put their names on a name card in front of them! They never knew who I was writing down!
3rd was chaotic, but I think that was also because it was the end of the day and they were ready to go home (as I was , in some cases:)). One class I took outside to recess, another I oversaw a practice test, and the last class of the day was just reading a book and dismissal:P What fun!
On top of all this, it was teacher appreciation week! Someone created a "chocolate festival" over in the main teacher lounge. There was angel food cake with chocolate and whipped cream, choc. covered pretzels, hundreds of mini chocolate bars, Reese's, Milky Ways, etc, and chocolate frozen desserts like chocolate bars and skinny cow sandwiches! :) Mmm mmm good!
I liked having this experience over at this elementary school. It was a blast and it gave me another school to possibly bring my resume to!
I am slowly starting to get past my introverted nature and search for teaching jobs...and accept them! :)
It was fun on Wednesday. The sub list said "Lower Elementary Grades" instead of a specific grade, and I found out why when I returned to the school on Wednesday morning. Another sub and myself watched classes 30 minutes at a time while the teachers went to some meeting (LEP?). It went well for the most part. I enjoyed this day because I got to "sample the grades" and see what I fit well with:)
5th grade was interesting. They started to talk loud but I put a stop to it rather quickly. Another sub and myself watched 2 classes combined that were watching a movie, but had to improvise when it ended and the teachers were nowhere in sight. So, we did pop questions based on the movie (MLK, Jr.). I asked them if anyone had a dream that part of our future in America could change. We did a short discussion on global warming and I got input from them on how it might be accomplished. Same with reasoning behind recycling. They were pretty good for the most part:)
4th grade was a bit challenging. They were doing writing while I watched them, and decided that since I was a sub, they would talk. I let them know that if they continued to talk and not work, I would be writing down their names and the teacher could take their time off recess or talk to you afterwards, depending on her "level of punishment." Most of the kids quieted down immediately, but I went around and found a few scragglers;) Thank goodness the teacher has the kids put their names on a name card in front of them! They never knew who I was writing down!
3rd was chaotic, but I think that was also because it was the end of the day and they were ready to go home (as I was , in some cases:)). One class I took outside to recess, another I oversaw a practice test, and the last class of the day was just reading a book and dismissal:P What fun!
On top of all this, it was teacher appreciation week! Someone created a "chocolate festival" over in the main teacher lounge. There was angel food cake with chocolate and whipped cream, choc. covered pretzels, hundreds of mini chocolate bars, Reese's, Milky Ways, etc, and chocolate frozen desserts like chocolate bars and skinny cow sandwiches! :) Mmm mmm good!
I liked having this experience over at this elementary school. It was a blast and it gave me another school to possibly bring my resume to!
Apr 3, 2009
Drink of Choice
Last night my bff from forever ago, Anna, was hosting a dinner/drinks/movie night at her place, since she's leaving to go to New Zealand on Monday:) It turned out to be a good group of ladies that were or became friends: Alison (bff from forever), Meredith (met on Sunday), and Katherine (met that night). We had an awesome dinner of linguine in alfredo sauce, salad, homemade applesauce, and salmon. Believe it or not, those that know my tastes, I actually ate half of my salmon! It was that good!:)
We eventually decided it was probably time to make a few (light) drinks and start the movie. Anna the "expert" read all the recipes and started with a mudslide. I had a sip of mine and gave the rest of the glass to Anna's dad. Not quite my taste at all. After the others were done with their drink (and I had snacked on a few cookies while waiting:P), we opened the Cosmo mix. Let me just tell you, fruit punch-type drinks are the way to go! Since it wasn't a drink that you blend like the mudslide, we could create our own variety:P I think the label said 2 parts vodka, 3 parts cosmo mix?
I ended up with probably 1 or 1/2 part vodka and 3-4 parts mix.
Now, even though this sounds weak, the big news is that I drank it! I had put so much sweet fruit punch-like mix in it that I could barely taste the vodka. On one hand, that's bad because Meredith said that I should always be able to taste the alcohol so I don't have too much of it, etc etc. However, it's a huge thing for me to like an alcoholic beverage... and to have seconds.
Now don't read this whole post as "Becca's becoming an alcoholic, and this is where it all began." I like to know the fact that I am not allergic to alcohol. I don't mind that the drink I made/had was uber fruity and barely alcoholic - I'm not looking for a buzz or anything. I had fun talking with my friends, not under the influence. We enjoyed our time before our drinks just as much, if not more, than after.
All in all, good party Anna, we will repeat this sometine later, when you return from your trip!
We eventually decided it was probably time to make a few (light) drinks and start the movie. Anna the "expert" read all the recipes and started with a mudslide. I had a sip of mine and gave the rest of the glass to Anna's dad. Not quite my taste at all. After the others were done with their drink (and I had snacked on a few cookies while waiting:P), we opened the Cosmo mix. Let me just tell you, fruit punch-type drinks are the way to go! Since it wasn't a drink that you blend like the mudslide, we could create our own variety:P I think the label said 2 parts vodka, 3 parts cosmo mix?
I ended up with probably 1 or 1/2 part vodka and 3-4 parts mix.
Now, even though this sounds weak, the big news is that I drank it! I had put so much sweet fruit punch-like mix in it that I could barely taste the vodka. On one hand, that's bad because Meredith said that I should always be able to taste the alcohol so I don't have too much of it, etc etc. However, it's a huge thing for me to like an alcoholic beverage... and to have seconds.
Now don't read this whole post as "Becca's becoming an alcoholic, and this is where it all began." I like to know the fact that I am not allergic to alcohol. I don't mind that the drink I made/had was uber fruity and barely alcoholic - I'm not looking for a buzz or anything. I had fun talking with my friends, not under the influence. We enjoyed our time before our drinks just as much, if not more, than after.
All in all, good party Anna, we will repeat this sometine later, when you return from your trip!
Mar 21, 2009
Week 3
Wow, I can't believe week 3 is complete! Haha this will show how unproductive I can be....
On Sunday I got to help out in the nursery. Techincally, I was supposed to be the supervisor that hour. Informally, I got stuck in the back as a helper. Not bad though, I was needed and I was there:) So many cute kiddies - I think we had a head count of 15?
I called Fairfax County's Subbing Office on Tuesday. The guy I talked to was very nice and signed me up for the next available Substitute Orientation: April 22nd...... Whaa?? So that's just kind of frustrating knowing that I have a full month before I even get into orientation, after which the board probably approves the substitutes before they are able to work. Gaa. Oh well, at least I've got the ball rolling before the end of the year!
I only babysat twice this week. I got to take Lauren to aquatics and then to school. She turned 5 this week! I've known her since she was almost 2, so it's astonishing that's she grown that fast! She is such a cute cuddlebug and was very snuggly once she got out of the pool. Too bad she was soaking wet! The other babysitting fun was actually today. Marie, Beth, and I had a ball singing everything from"Fishy, Fishy" to "This Little Light of Mine." Sometimes with piano accompaniment! We then had a delicious dinner of mac and cheese, followed by brushing teeth, taking a bath, reading some stories, and getting tucked into bed. They are so cute and I can't wait to be with them again next weekend!
Tuesday Sean and I went to a Bible Study for "kids" our age - what a difference! Sean and I agreed when we finished just the worship that we would like to make this our Bible Study for now rather than my parents' studies. It was awesome to meet the leader, Mimi, as well as the others, and to see Anna and Alison again!
Thursday I met up with Cortney to crochet, and Sean came along for the ride. We drank coffee at Caribou and laughed about dorm times - Cortney was a few doors down from me during my last year on campus:) Hopefully this will be a weekly thing!!
My brother Sam had a JV Lacrosse game on Friday night, so Sean and I went with Mom to watch it. Silly me forgot that home teams sit in the shade! First day of spring was colder than the first day of winter! The wind was relentless and caused me to hide as deep as I could into my hoodie. Sean was a dear and bought some hot chocolate from the consession stand during halftime:) Hopefully next time we go, it'll be MUCH warmer!!
Yesterday I finished a blanket that I've been meaning to finish for 5+ years. It was originally for a cousin on my dad's side, but she's in K or 1st right now:P Shows how diligent I am with my projects;) Anyway, here's a picture of just before I finished it:
(Sizewise, I think it's going to be more for me than a newborn baby:) )
I am starting 2 more projects now that I thought would be fun. One is a baby blanket - doubled in width to make me a cozy lap blanket. My house will be filled with random blankets! The other is a stuffed animal if I can figure out the pattern correctly. I also have to go buy some yarn in order to do that - or maybe I'll check the attic for my plethora of yarn:)
Also, I have started to read the books from the library :) I got a bit preoccupied reading about the Glycemic Index Diet, which I'm hoping Sean and I will be able to do. It's not necessarily for me, because thanks to my speedy metabolism, I have horrible eating habits;) However, it's a very interesting read and encouraging! Anyway, I started reading "Good-bye, Mr. Chips" as well as "Men Without Women." Nothing like a good "new" book late at night while curling up in your blanket!! :)
Alright, tomorrow brings working in the nursery with Mom again! After that, it's Chipotle with the siblings - whoot!:)
On Sunday I got to help out in the nursery. Techincally, I was supposed to be the supervisor that hour. Informally, I got stuck in the back as a helper. Not bad though, I was needed and I was there:) So many cute kiddies - I think we had a head count of 15?
I called Fairfax County's Subbing Office on Tuesday. The guy I talked to was very nice and signed me up for the next available Substitute Orientation: April 22nd...... Whaa?? So that's just kind of frustrating knowing that I have a full month before I even get into orientation, after which the board probably approves the substitutes before they are able to work. Gaa. Oh well, at least I've got the ball rolling before the end of the year!
I only babysat twice this week. I got to take Lauren to aquatics and then to school. She turned 5 this week! I've known her since she was almost 2, so it's astonishing that's she grown that fast! She is such a cute cuddlebug and was very snuggly once she got out of the pool. Too bad she was soaking wet! The other babysitting fun was actually today. Marie, Beth, and I had a ball singing everything from"Fishy, Fishy" to "This Little Light of Mine." Sometimes with piano accompaniment! We then had a delicious dinner of mac and cheese, followed by brushing teeth, taking a bath, reading some stories, and getting tucked into bed. They are so cute and I can't wait to be with them again next weekend!
Tuesday Sean and I went to a Bible Study for "kids" our age - what a difference! Sean and I agreed when we finished just the worship that we would like to make this our Bible Study for now rather than my parents' studies. It was awesome to meet the leader, Mimi, as well as the others, and to see Anna and Alison again!
Thursday I met up with Cortney to crochet, and Sean came along for the ride. We drank coffee at Caribou and laughed about dorm times - Cortney was a few doors down from me during my last year on campus:) Hopefully this will be a weekly thing!!
My brother Sam had a JV Lacrosse game on Friday night, so Sean and I went with Mom to watch it. Silly me forgot that home teams sit in the shade! First day of spring was colder than the first day of winter! The wind was relentless and caused me to hide as deep as I could into my hoodie. Sean was a dear and bought some hot chocolate from the consession stand during halftime:) Hopefully next time we go, it'll be MUCH warmer!!
Yesterday I finished a blanket that I've been meaning to finish for 5+ years. It was originally for a cousin on my dad's side, but she's in K or 1st right now:P Shows how diligent I am with my projects;) Anyway, here's a picture of just before I finished it:
(Sizewise, I think it's going to be more for me than a newborn baby:) )
I am starting 2 more projects now that I thought would be fun. One is a baby blanket - doubled in width to make me a cozy lap blanket. My house will be filled with random blankets! The other is a stuffed animal if I can figure out the pattern correctly. I also have to go buy some yarn in order to do that - or maybe I'll check the attic for my plethora of yarn:)
Also, I have started to read the books from the library :) I got a bit preoccupied reading about the Glycemic Index Diet, which I'm hoping Sean and I will be able to do. It's not necessarily for me, because thanks to my speedy metabolism, I have horrible eating habits;) However, it's a very interesting read and encouraging! Anyway, I started reading "Good-bye, Mr. Chips" as well as "Men Without Women." Nothing like a good "new" book late at night while curling up in your blanket!! :)
Alright, tomorrow brings working in the nursery with Mom again! After that, it's Chipotle with the siblings - whoot!:)
Mar 16, 2009
On Reading...
I was finally able to get to my public library after being here for 2 weeks. Since I'm basically sitting around turning in applications waiting to connect myself to the public school system, I've been twiddling my thumbs. So, as you can see on the right side, I've added my library list :) Hopefully I'll get through one a week or so? Depends on how quick the school system needs me:)
Aug 9, 2008
Almost there!
I really need to find a better blogging time system:) It's been a hectic few weeks for me, so bear with me as I post about random nothingness:)
I went home for a few days (Sun-Wed) to babysit and earn a bit of money for gas as I prep for Student Teaching come this Monday!!! Phillip was allowed to come home with me on Wednesday, so instead of prepping and finishing up my DLP work, we've been to a few places:
- Wed we drove down to Lynchburg, played most of a game of Monopoly, ate at Subway, went to Game Stop, picked up some candy at the Dollar Store, and saw Iron Man. After this we went to Sean's and played TopSpin2 (tennis game) on XBox 360 and had some dinner.
- Thurs was a bit more relaxed. Went to the store for sugar...er, cereal:D, milk, and food for later. We played some air hockey that we found in one of the rooms as well as snakes and ladders. Later, after Sean said he couldn't play with us:-P, we went to the Putt-Putt place nearby. We tried to play a round of putt-putt, but it started raining, so to wait it out, we bought a ton of tokens and played all the games inside. (I REALLY need to start taking pictures again!) Later we went outside and played all 18 holes of the first course - Phil 43, Becca 42 = both under amateur par!!
- Yesterday I was trying to find a pool that we could go swim in. See, Liberty would allow Lil Brother to come, BUT it means I'd have to 1) find my 1-piece suit and 2-see summer school people and millions of RAs returning to campus. (Sadly, it was only until this morning that I realized that some of my really cool friends - Andrew, Corey, Danny Latin - were possibly there yesterday celebrating a birthday.) And apparently YMCA costs $100 to join and $40 a month....but Phil would get in for free! Sheesh!:( So we went a few places, got McDonalds (and Wendy's) and went over to Sean's to play on his XBox while he mowed the lawn:-P After that he changed and we went to Putt Putt again. Played 2 different courses this time, plus a ton of games:) Mom called as we were putting the first course and let me know her computer had a virus, so after the Putt Putt and (grr) dropping Sean (the computer guru) off, we headed back to Northen VA.
Last night and this morning I have been trying to fix this silly computer. What's left for me to do today is put some Linux on the sucker, get all the files off into a contained hard drive, and reformat....twice:-P This might take a while sadly...so I hope I can get some hw done in the meantime!
Monday I start school!! Actually, I just meet the teacher, we discuss what's going on, and see from there how I'll be working with her. The 18th is when the KIDS will be there, minus the parent/teacher night this upcoming week:) I'm excited but nervous!!
I went home for a few days (Sun-Wed) to babysit and earn a bit of money for gas as I prep for Student Teaching come this Monday!!! Phillip was allowed to come home with me on Wednesday, so instead of prepping and finishing up my DLP work, we've been to a few places:
- Wed we drove down to Lynchburg, played most of a game of Monopoly, ate at Subway, went to Game Stop, picked up some candy at the Dollar Store, and saw Iron Man. After this we went to Sean's and played TopSpin2 (tennis game) on XBox 360 and had some dinner.
- Thurs was a bit more relaxed. Went to the store for sugar...er, cereal:D, milk, and food for later. We played some air hockey that we found in one of the rooms as well as snakes and ladders. Later, after Sean said he couldn't play with us:-P, we went to the Putt-Putt place nearby. We tried to play a round of putt-putt, but it started raining, so to wait it out, we bought a ton of tokens and played all the games inside. (I REALLY need to start taking pictures again!) Later we went outside and played all 18 holes of the first course - Phil 43, Becca 42 = both under amateur par!!
- Yesterday I was trying to find a pool that we could go swim in. See, Liberty would allow Lil Brother to come, BUT it means I'd have to 1) find my 1-piece suit and 2-see summer school people and millions of RAs returning to campus. (Sadly, it was only until this morning that I realized that some of my really cool friends - Andrew, Corey, Danny Latin - were possibly there yesterday celebrating a birthday.) And apparently YMCA costs $100 to join and $40 a month....but Phil would get in for free! Sheesh!:( So we went a few places, got McDonalds (and Wendy's) and went over to Sean's to play on his XBox while he mowed the lawn:-P After that he changed and we went to Putt Putt again. Played 2 different courses this time, plus a ton of games:) Mom called as we were putting the first course and let me know her computer had a virus, so after the Putt Putt and (grr) dropping Sean (the computer guru) off, we headed back to Northen VA.
Last night and this morning I have been trying to fix this silly computer. What's left for me to do today is put some Linux on the sucker, get all the files off into a contained hard drive, and reformat....twice:-P This might take a while sadly...so I hope I can get some hw done in the meantime!
Monday I start school!! Actually, I just meet the teacher, we discuss what's going on, and see from there how I'll be working with her. The 18th is when the KIDS will be there, minus the parent/teacher night this upcoming week:) I'm excited but nervous!!
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