A request finally answered....

So I had a request from Shannon at least a couple of weeks ago to update this thing. Well I'm finally getting around to it. Things have just been a little busy and I usually don't know what to write.

School has started. I'm now into the second full week. So far things are going well. Sometimes I get a little frustrated with my students because they won't stop talking. They just know each other so well, so they feel the need to talk pretty much whenever they get the chance. Some days are better than other. I'm getting into the swing of planning and staying sane at the same time. I haven't done a lot of graded yet, but I'm sure in the next couple of weeks, it's going to really increase. I know that I could have been more prepared for the school year, but it's so hard to know how much you have to do before your first year. It's one thing they don't prepare you for in college. They also don't prepare you for field trips. I've got to plan some for this year, and I honestly don't have a clue about where to go or really how to go about planning it. Tonight was "Back to School" night, which is basically a big open house. I had to do a presentation to the parents of my students about what we are going to cover this year. Unfortunately I didn't get thought all of my presentation. But I had a hand out for my parents, so they can look at that. A lot of the parents seem really focused on challenging their student. So I'm really going to have to find ways to do that, without getting to stressed and overwhelmed. Okay, enough about school.

This weekend I'm flying to Albuquerque for my nephew's baptism. I cannot wait. I'm looking forward to seeing him and lots of other family. Unfortunately it's going to be a quick trip. But it should be a nice break from school. Kate seems to do a good job of not letting me get to consumed by school. It's nice to know someone down here. I sometimes wonder if I'd be doing stuff with other people as much if I didn't already know someone. Once in awhile I do get lonely. I think I'll always have that problem. Sometimes I'm okay with being alone; other times I get so depressed about it. I just looked around my apartment and remembered that in addition to the busy days and evenings I have this week, I also have to clean up my apartment by the time I leave on Saturday. My parents, grandparents, and younger brother are bringing me back on Monday from New Mexico and they're staying here. Right now there is pretty much just a path to walk from one room to the next and to the couch. It's really pathetic.

Well that's enough for now. I splurgged tonight and went to Wal-mart and bought three new books. I really needed some new books to read and after the last couple of busy days, I felt like I deserved it. I'm going to do some reading before bed, then sleep like a baby.