So here I am again, about two weeks into summer. I definitely miss school and having something meaningful and productive to do with my time, though surprisingly I haven't cried about saying good-bye to my students and at this point I doubt I will. I love them and describing them I cannot help but smile, but I know they need to move on and I am looking forward to teaching next year's miscreants, or however you spell that word. My mom and dad are in Europe, so it is pretty quiet on the home front with just Gina and myself roaming around. The summer has started out fairly slow and it has been hard to get adjusted to the added time in my day. It is so ironic that during the school year I was at war with time never having enough and now I have too much. I wish I could package some of the time up and save it for later when I will actually need it.
I have found things to do with my time, though. Last week I got to celebrate Sarah's wedding and see Courtney again which is always a blast. I had never met Sarah's fiance before, but he seems really nice and compatible with Sarah. It was a simple wedding, but really wonderful. The venue was at a church and I was amazed at its vastness. The auditorium was set up like a theatre and the reception took place in the lobby.
This week I have had a chance to hang out with some of my friends. I went kayaking/swimming at a nearby lake with Rebecca and of course the occasional trips to Coneys and Swirls for ice cream. I also had the opportunity to play soccer with a local school here in town. The last game I played was with 10 year olds, so this game was much more competitive and of course I woke up today much more sore. I half rolled, half fell out of bed, but it is a good sore, so I'm sure I will laugh throughout the day as I waddle to different places. Stairs are the hardest part. Right now I'm wishing for one of those stair chairs that was used in the Disney movie Up. I'm sure running will be out of the question for today, but I am planning on going bike riding with the other 5th grade teacher, Katie, so we will see how that goes.
This week, I also got around to donating blood and you know you've been someplace too often when the staff starts recognizing you. I go about once every 3 months and this past time I went, the nurses recognized my face and actually talked to me like I was part of their crew. I don't know whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, but since I get to choose, we'll pretend that it is a good thing.
I've also tried some new recipes. Yesterday I made this spaghetti bread thingamajig. I made it at 3 and we didn't eat it until 9, after soccer. It tasted almost like the spaghetti pizza from Cicis though I wouldn't give it that much credit. Adding spaghetti sauce to it and garlic powder did help and of course now we have plenty of leftovers.
Well, I guess that is all I have to share today. See you later, as in probably a month or so...
Toodles,
Kara
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