I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since I've last posted. Time has been going by pretty fast lately!! I will post pictures for this post soon!
To be very honest with the blogging world/readers, we have had somewhat of a tough month. I think it really hit us (especially over the holidays) that we are truly living in Japan and we'll be here for quite awhile yet. As there are times I think it will go by fast and things will be great, there are those times where it weighs pretty heavy on me. I want to be honest of where we're at now so we can look back and remember all these times!
I remember my brother telling me back in the day (I'll actually never forget it..where I was, what I was doing, how I was feeling - even what I was wearing) that "before things get better, they'll probably get worse". And the reason for the 3 week "pause" for blog writing? You can probably guess…
So I'm not writing this to ask for any sort of sympathy or attention, but I am writing this because this has truly been an experience of a lifetime and we are just 4 months in. It's been a roller-coaster of feelings since we have gotten here. And since I hate roller-coasters, it's time for our life here in Japan to start feeling more like the "Lazy River" ride :)!!!
I have come to realize that not everything comes easy in life. In the states, there are many things at your fingertips that can make you happy. In my case, shopping for clothes or groceries was one of "happy" places. Or having a handful of friends to go out for happy hour and then to meet up with a bunch of people later on was awesome. I haven't found that here, YET. And if I don't, It's definitely ok. There are some really neat places in Yomitan, but it takes work to figure out what is actually inside. I, of course, can't read anything here. I can usually tell if it's a restaurant - but that's about it. So in order to know, you have to simply walk in and figure it out yourself.
I often tell Tony how much LESS we would see of each other if we lived in a place, such as Minneapolis. I would have more plans on the week nights and weekends, as would he. What better time of our lives - as newlyweds - to have ALL this time together. I do often complain of his long hours at work, but the second he is home, I am there. (poor guy ;) We are blessed. And we appreciate it.
So all this being said - I had SUCH a great day today. Tony went golfing with a couple of buddies, which was great for him! And I went for a coffee date with my good friend, Natalie. On my way home I decided to venture off on the side roads and came across an awesome Thai place called Sirojuma. I had some amazing curry soup :) ... and then to fulfill my love for shopping, I found this amazing warehouse with TONS of stuff that is very reasonably priced. And the greatest thing about this place is that they accept any credit card, Yen, OR Dollar. You don't get that in Yomitan. Places rarely take our USAA credit card and accept only Yen.
I think I'm going to enjoy this "Lazy River" ride here in Okinawa :)
"Be brave enough to live creatively. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can only get there by hard work, by risking and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you will discover will be wonderful: Yourself."
Alan Alda
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Street Tennis
As many of you know, Tony LOVES tennis. And you also probably know, I don't always love to play as much as he does. We have been to "real" courts a few times since we have moved, but recently we have just been playing in the street right outside our front door. It's actually been pretty fun :) Yesterday we had a very old Japanese guy stand there and watch for about 20mns. I don't think he was able to talk, but he sure was smiling and giving us a thumbs up!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Grady Lawrence Huinker
On Thursday evening, November 7th, God blessed us all with the arrival of our newest nephew, Grady Lawrence. He looks like such a sweet boy with his shocking blond hair.
As it's been incredibly hard being on the other side of the world from all the nieces and nephews, it's twice as hard not being able to meet the newest member. Again, very thankful for FaceTime - but you know there's just that feeling you can never replace…
We are counting the days until we get to hold him and squeeze him.
Ladies and Gentleman, Grady Lawrence:
As it's been incredibly hard being on the other side of the world from all the nieces and nephews, it's twice as hard not being able to meet the newest member. Again, very thankful for FaceTime - but you know there's just that feeling you can never replace…
We are counting the days until we get to hold him and squeeze him.
Ladies and Gentleman, Grady Lawrence:
Friday, November 1, 2013
What Feels Like HOME.
Living in a foreign country feels…..well…. foreign. As much as I enjoy experiencing all the things on Okinawa, I do love the things that feel like HOME.
FACETIME. This has been a lifesaver for me. I absolutely love to see my family (at least once a week) on screen. It is something I look forward to on a daily basis and allllmost makes me feel like i'm right there with them. It's a comforting feeling knowing that I won't really miss them growing up the next 3 years because I'll SEE them grow up. Speaking of which, this is already happening with my oldest nephew, Max. I can't believe the things he is saying, what he is reading, etc. Thank goodness for technology.
STARBUCKS. It's not conveniently located to us, but I do see it quite often when I have to run certain errands. Just the sign from afar makes me feel good and puts a smile on my face. And then to actually go inside? Other than the baristas not speaking very much english and paying for my latte with yen, I can't tell if I'm in Okinawa or Minneapolis. That's a fun feeling to have for a short while. My friend Natalie and I used to meet there once a week and catch up. That hasn't happened for awhile for multiple reasons, but I think I'm due for it to be back on the ol' calendar.
HALLOWEEN. Ok, I admit - I am NOT a fan of this holiday. The only only only reason I like it is because of the excitement that comes from the nieces and nephews. Call me a fun-hater, but dressing up and eating candy has never really been my thing. Happy for those who love it, but I think i'll pass…until I have kids of course. At that time, I'm sure my feelings will change. Anyways, we celebrated Halloween at school on Thursday. The kids and teachers took the afternoon off and had our own "trick-or-treat" in the school. The teachers pretended their room was their home and the kids were able to walk around knocking and getting some candy. Even with the chaos and a splitting headache at the time, it did remind me of home - and that felt good for an afternoon. Don't be fooled, when I left for the afternoon … I was right back at disliking Halloween.
THE COMMISSARY. The commissary is the on-base grocery store. I actually border line hate (THIS POST IS GETTING A BIT NEGATIVE!!! :) the place, but what feels like home are some of the foods in the commissary. I complain quite a bit about the lack of organic foods at the store, but I guess they have a decent selection. Call me crazy, but the "usda organic" label makes me feel at home. weird, I know. So why do I hate this place? Imagine a town of (I don't know for sure) 40,000 people all going to one grocery store. And it literally is an "outing" for some families. I don't know why the mom, dad, and 4-5 kids all have to go to the commissary. It's quite a headache when you go.. I've heard quite a bit of moms complain about the hours it is open. I don't blame them - it's open from 9am-7pm. They can't really go to the store after the kids are in bed or their husbands are home from work. So when that mom with her 4 kids is in the store, I can't really blame them - other than they should plan better and go on the weekends. Ok, there's my vent of the commissary.
MY THINGS. I really enjoy our house and the best part about it is that I have my things finally. I went about a year without all the candles, dishes, pillows, comforters, furniture, etc. That was tough for me! Each night I come home from work, driving on the left side of the road, passing signs I can't read for the life of me, making my way through the narrow streets of Yomitan, I do get to come HOME to my (our) things.
I'm sure there are other things I am missing, but these things stick out the most. They are daily occurrences so I will continue to appreciate them and find a bit of HOME every day that I am here…and in the meantime, soak up this Japanese culture.
FACETIME. This has been a lifesaver for me. I absolutely love to see my family (at least once a week) on screen. It is something I look forward to on a daily basis and allllmost makes me feel like i'm right there with them. It's a comforting feeling knowing that I won't really miss them growing up the next 3 years because I'll SEE them grow up. Speaking of which, this is already happening with my oldest nephew, Max. I can't believe the things he is saying, what he is reading, etc. Thank goodness for technology.
STARBUCKS. It's not conveniently located to us, but I do see it quite often when I have to run certain errands. Just the sign from afar makes me feel good and puts a smile on my face. And then to actually go inside? Other than the baristas not speaking very much english and paying for my latte with yen, I can't tell if I'm in Okinawa or Minneapolis. That's a fun feeling to have for a short while. My friend Natalie and I used to meet there once a week and catch up. That hasn't happened for awhile for multiple reasons, but I think I'm due for it to be back on the ol' calendar.
HALLOWEEN. Ok, I admit - I am NOT a fan of this holiday. The only only only reason I like it is because of the excitement that comes from the nieces and nephews. Call me a fun-hater, but dressing up and eating candy has never really been my thing. Happy for those who love it, but I think i'll pass…until I have kids of course. At that time, I'm sure my feelings will change. Anyways, we celebrated Halloween at school on Thursday. The kids and teachers took the afternoon off and had our own "trick-or-treat" in the school. The teachers pretended their room was their home and the kids were able to walk around knocking and getting some candy. Even with the chaos and a splitting headache at the time, it did remind me of home - and that felt good for an afternoon. Don't be fooled, when I left for the afternoon … I was right back at disliking Halloween.
THE COMMISSARY. The commissary is the on-base grocery store. I actually border line hate (THIS POST IS GETTING A BIT NEGATIVE!!! :) the place, but what feels like home are some of the foods in the commissary. I complain quite a bit about the lack of organic foods at the store, but I guess they have a decent selection. Call me crazy, but the "usda organic" label makes me feel at home. weird, I know. So why do I hate this place? Imagine a town of (I don't know for sure) 40,000 people all going to one grocery store. And it literally is an "outing" for some families. I don't know why the mom, dad, and 4-5 kids all have to go to the commissary. It's quite a headache when you go.. I've heard quite a bit of moms complain about the hours it is open. I don't blame them - it's open from 9am-7pm. They can't really go to the store after the kids are in bed or their husbands are home from work. So when that mom with her 4 kids is in the store, I can't really blame them - other than they should plan better and go on the weekends. Ok, there's my vent of the commissary.
MY THINGS. I really enjoy our house and the best part about it is that I have my things finally. I went about a year without all the candles, dishes, pillows, comforters, furniture, etc. That was tough for me! Each night I come home from work, driving on the left side of the road, passing signs I can't read for the life of me, making my way through the narrow streets of Yomitan, I do get to come HOME to my (our) things.
I'm sure there are other things I am missing, but these things stick out the most. They are daily occurrences so I will continue to appreciate them and find a bit of HOME every day that I am here…and in the meantime, soak up this Japanese culture.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday Funday
Yes, that's me....with a drink
THANKS FOR THE CHAIRS MOM & DAD!!!!! :)
Tony is the little black speck out there
success.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Rapasardo's + Browns
This weekend is a long one for us - which we of course LOVE! Tony has a 4 day weekend and I have a 3 day, so we decided to make a little bit of a road trip with the Rapasardo's on Saturday! Tony and Andrew work together at 3/12...and well, Ali and I seem to get a long quite well. When I heard she used to work at LuLu Lemon and had a "thing" for Anthropologie, it was love at first sight.
Saturday morning we were texting with ideas for the day and decided on the infamous Okinawa Aquarium. It was about an hours drive north from Yomitan, so not too bad. The Aquarium was very neat. As you can probably imagine, the fish were HUGE and very beautiful. We had a good time walking around, the guys read just about everything they could - while Ali & I admitted that often times we look at the words, but never really read it...or care TOO much. On our way home we stopped at Blue Seal to get some ice cream. I don't think that will be the last time I stop there - a scoop of sea salt cookie was pretty darn good.
We all went our separate ways for a couple hours and then met up at a cool rooftop bar/restaurant. Unfortunately when we got there they had stopped serving food, but we were able to enjoy a drink on the rooftop. Very cool setting! So we ventured off to a place nearby that we have all driven past a million times, but have never gone. Good thing we did! It was a hole-in-the-wall (probably why we haven't stopped yet) but delicious! Each table had their own grill and you order raw food and cook it yourself. Genius idea for a restaurant if you ask me. Ali and I got the shrimp and vegetables...I was able to cook the shrimp, but tony had to peel off the head for me. Gross.
It was such a fun day and evening! Sad to report the Rapasardo's are leaving end of December! We are so happy for them, but selfishly SO BUMMED!
Here are a few pictures:
We had great laugh from this picture.
Cafe in the Aquarium
There was some presentation going on. Of course we couldn't understand a word of it.
The first place we were at for an Orion beer
spicy sausage - YUM!
delicious shrimp
Pictures from a different camera:
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Random thoughts on paper..or on a blog post
Kindergarten - I have a whole lot to say about this group of kids, but I will keep it to a minimum:
Last week, Saburo (local kid) comes up to my desk sticking his pointer finger out at me (too close for my liking) and asks if he can go get a kleenex. Looking at what came out of his nose, "yes, Saburo...you may"
(we are learning the difference between telling and tattling in class right now)
Student: Ms. Tara, Dylan is kicking my chair
Me: Lia, are you tattling right now?
Student: NOOOO i'm not tattling!!!!!
Me: Then what are you doing?
Student: I'm telling you that Dylan is kicking my chair!!
Me: ooooohhhh
On a fun note, my kids are doing really well in class. Of course I am reminded every 10 mms that they are just 5 & 6 years old and I need to cut them a break more often than I probably do...but I am pleased with the class overall. Some days I love my job and others - eh, it's alright ;)
other random things:
Typhoon Fitow came to visit this past weekend. We prepared as if we were to lose power for about 3 days. Thursday morning around 5:15am Tony and I took the satellite off the roof, brought all the flowers in, I baked 2 pizzas, and had everything powered up just in case. I thought maybe we were over doing it a bit, but I guess we didn't know what to expect. Better to be too prepared than not! The storm wasn't anything too crazy. High winds and rain that tore up some small plant roots, but other than that - the power remained on and we had a GREAT excuse to stay in all day and finally spend enough time together to actually get stir crazy and sick of one another (ok, maybe not quite;)
Thursday night before the storm hit, I sent Tony a list of things to get at the grocery store since he was going home hours before me. Here was the list: Milk, Peanut Butter, Tequila, and Vodka. Oh yes, the essentials for a typhoon ;)
One of my favorite, if not my most favorite, thing on this island is the people. They are so nice and sincere. I hope those that come visit can stay long enough to really get a grasp of this. When we leave a store/restaurant of any kind they ALL say "thank you for coming". Those in the kitchen, at a different register, or someone stocking the shelves. When they hear one person say "thank you for coming" they all say it. You actually feel special and important LEAVING the place!
I like having the car I do. I have always had a thing for making "mixed" tapes while growing up. I used to listen to the top 9 at 9 EVERY night with a blank tape ready to press the play and record button at the same time, hoping to time it perfectly. I have missed making mixed cd's lately because of all the bluetooth action i've had in the cars we owned..but now, I don't have that! And loving it :) I get to make mixed cd's once again :) and my car has a tape player! Maybe I can somehow have my mom scavenger up some oldies.
This past Friday Tony and I met some friends at an Italian place in Yomitan. When we pulled into the parking lot, waiting for the others to arrive, we sat there for about 10 minutes watching a guy across the street do karate in his living room. We both admitted that if this were someone working out in the states, we would have laughed quite a bit. But here in Japan, we couldn't help but to stare with amusement and think it was way cool. There are many times I am reminded where I live, but this time it reeeeeally hit me. Very fun.
That is all for my randomness....for today anyway
Last week, Saburo (local kid) comes up to my desk sticking his pointer finger out at me (too close for my liking) and asks if he can go get a kleenex. Looking at what came out of his nose, "yes, Saburo...you may"
(we are learning the difference between telling and tattling in class right now)
Student: Ms. Tara, Dylan is kicking my chair
Me: Lia, are you tattling right now?
Student: NOOOO i'm not tattling!!!!!
Me: Then what are you doing?
Student: I'm telling you that Dylan is kicking my chair!!
Me: ooooohhhh
On a fun note, my kids are doing really well in class. Of course I am reminded every 10 mms that they are just 5 & 6 years old and I need to cut them a break more often than I probably do...but I am pleased with the class overall. Some days I love my job and others - eh, it's alright ;)
other random things:
Typhoon Fitow came to visit this past weekend. We prepared as if we were to lose power for about 3 days. Thursday morning around 5:15am Tony and I took the satellite off the roof, brought all the flowers in, I baked 2 pizzas, and had everything powered up just in case. I thought maybe we were over doing it a bit, but I guess we didn't know what to expect. Better to be too prepared than not! The storm wasn't anything too crazy. High winds and rain that tore up some small plant roots, but other than that - the power remained on and we had a GREAT excuse to stay in all day and finally spend enough time together to actually get stir crazy and sick of one another (ok, maybe not quite;)
Thursday night before the storm hit, I sent Tony a list of things to get at the grocery store since he was going home hours before me. Here was the list: Milk, Peanut Butter, Tequila, and Vodka. Oh yes, the essentials for a typhoon ;)
One of my favorite, if not my most favorite, thing on this island is the people. They are so nice and sincere. I hope those that come visit can stay long enough to really get a grasp of this. When we leave a store/restaurant of any kind they ALL say "thank you for coming". Those in the kitchen, at a different register, or someone stocking the shelves. When they hear one person say "thank you for coming" they all say it. You actually feel special and important LEAVING the place!
I like having the car I do. I have always had a thing for making "mixed" tapes while growing up. I used to listen to the top 9 at 9 EVERY night with a blank tape ready to press the play and record button at the same time, hoping to time it perfectly. I have missed making mixed cd's lately because of all the bluetooth action i've had in the cars we owned..but now, I don't have that! And loving it :) I get to make mixed cd's once again :) and my car has a tape player! Maybe I can somehow have my mom scavenger up some oldies.
This past Friday Tony and I met some friends at an Italian place in Yomitan. When we pulled into the parking lot, waiting for the others to arrive, we sat there for about 10 minutes watching a guy across the street do karate in his living room. We both admitted that if this were someone working out in the states, we would have laughed quite a bit. But here in Japan, we couldn't help but to stare with amusement and think it was way cool. There are many times I am reminded where I live, but this time it reeeeeally hit me. Very fun.
That is all for my randomness....for today anyway
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Fuji
Hey, just thought I would throw up some of the pics from my trip to Mt Fuji, Japan recently. I finally got to see what mainland Japan was all about and as I suspected it was beautiful over there and very different than life in Okinawa. My favorite part was the fact that it was 70 and sunny with no humidity with great running trails through the forrest. Hopefully soon I will get to go with Tara and next summer climb the mountain...12,389ft!
To give you a quick rundown on my job and why I went there I'll try to explain as best I can considering operational security. My unit shoots artillery and we cannot do this on Okinawa because of some restrictions so the Government of Japan pays for us to bring our equipment to mainland to train there instead. It is a very interesting part of my new job and routinely I am in meetings with around 15 Japanese (Government of Japan officials, logistics company reps, etc.) with our small planning team discussing the training and negotiating the details of our upcoming exercises. I am in charge of most of the transportation and maintenance for our unit so this is important for me be involved in. This was the first time I got to be in the planning and actually go see it in action. I had lots of commitments back at the unit so I only went on this one for a short time. Here are some pics!
To give you a quick rundown on my job and why I went there I'll try to explain as best I can considering operational security. My unit shoots artillery and we cannot do this on Okinawa because of some restrictions so the Government of Japan pays for us to bring our equipment to mainland to train there instead. It is a very interesting part of my new job and routinely I am in meetings with around 15 Japanese (Government of Japan officials, logistics company reps, etc.) with our small planning team discussing the training and negotiating the details of our upcoming exercises. I am in charge of most of the transportation and maintenance for our unit so this is important for me be involved in. This was the first time I got to be in the planning and actually go see it in action. I had lots of commitments back at the unit so I only went on this one for a short time. Here are some pics!
Truck inspections prior to leaving for Camp Fuji
Breakfast bento box
About to offload
Moving the howitzers to get ready for the convoy
Offload
These pictures do not do the mountain justice, its huge!
Offloading our gear
More bento boxes...yum!
Went out to an awesome all you can eat and drink restaurant too!
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Sushi. Sushi. Sushi.
Ok, so you would think that we would have eaten a ton of sushi by now, but we really haven't. There has been the quick sushi lunches from the commissary that you would find in a store like Byerly's or Whole Foods back home, but that's about it (which was still awesome). There has been an abundance of sticky rice, however and other amazing food that we needed to experience!
Tonight, we finally went to a real sushi place called "Sushi Minami" and it was deeeelicious.
The owner lived in L.A. for 7 years and ran a sushi place - so we had an idea this was going to pretty good. A local, who lived in LA, who knows his sushi. Done.
Tonight, we finally went to a real sushi place called "Sushi Minami" and it was deeeelicious.
The owner lived in L.A. for 7 years and ran a sushi place - so we had an idea this was going to pretty good. A local, who lived in LA, who knows his sushi. Done.
the back room - true style
my favorite - eel.
Tony's favorite was the baked salmon.
the Sake was good, too :)
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
My Kindergarten Class
Yes, you read that right. As of last Thursday - I am a Kindergarten teacher at Santa Monica International school here in Okinawa. It's been quite the week!
About 3 weeks ago I submitted my resume to a bunch of schools around here thinking that I could potentially work as an aide, teach english, PE - or something along those lines. Last Thursday I got a call at 11am from Santa Monica asking if I would be interesting in coming in at 2pm that day for an interview. Without hesitation, I agreed. The interview went well and at 4:45pm I was offered the job. Now you're probably wondering how in the world this is all happening.
No, I do not have an education degree - but apparently you don't need one here. I do have a bachelor's degree and a whole lot of experience in (tennis) lesson planning, preparing activities, communicating with children and their parents, etc...however, NOT an education background. After accepting the position I wondered what I got myself into! More importantly, what I got the kids into!!!
Here are my REAL thoughts about it all. I am excited for the challenge, but I have great feelings about our system back in the states. As I know I will do a fine job, it's also a fact that I would NEVER get this job back in the states without the required degree. Rightfully so - and all more confidence I and you, the reader, should have in our education back home. Thinking about this for the entire weekend I started to doubt myself...but realized that if my kids had a teacher with the energy and love I have for kids and education of all sorts, I would be confident he/she would be in good hands.
That being said, I feel great being a teacher. I love kids, I love when I can "see" the lightbulb go off whether that's on the tennis court - and now, in the classroom. I am an organized person and enjoy the good feeling I have when leaving work knowing I did the best I could.. because that's all I have.
Today was my first day and it went very well. I think I set the tone that I can be fun and very serious all in the same day. I hope I captured their respect from the get-go! There was a whole lot of nose blowing, water spilling (we eat lunch in the classroom - no cafeteria).. tattling, some crying, same questions asked by the same person about 12 times in 2 minutes, "Samantha, pay attention" about a million times, "Saburo, what is rule #1 on the board!!! FOLLOW DIRECTIONS QUICKLY!!!" about 50 times today... the list goes on and on :) oh - and the first thing I did when I got home tonight? Washed my hands and took a shower :)
Tony is very excited that I am staying busy these days ;).. not too fun going to work while I'm sitting at home all day, I'm sure! I know he felt bad, but now we are both so busy and I foresee our weeknights ending a bit earlier than before - and reeeeally looking forward to the weekend :) He has been absolutely amazing with the support he's shown for the overwhelming feelings I've been having over the last week. Another reminder as to why I married this guy.
That is all for now. I'm sure I will be venting about the rugrats every now and then on the blog :0)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnkBejl278&list=HL1379414430&feature=mh_lolz
not sure if this will work - but it's a short video clip of some of the kids dancing in the classroom after school today! (might need to copy and paste the link above - haven't figured all this out yet...)
About 3 weeks ago I submitted my resume to a bunch of schools around here thinking that I could potentially work as an aide, teach english, PE - or something along those lines. Last Thursday I got a call at 11am from Santa Monica asking if I would be interesting in coming in at 2pm that day for an interview. Without hesitation, I agreed. The interview went well and at 4:45pm I was offered the job. Now you're probably wondering how in the world this is all happening.
No, I do not have an education degree - but apparently you don't need one here. I do have a bachelor's degree and a whole lot of experience in (tennis) lesson planning, preparing activities, communicating with children and their parents, etc...however, NOT an education background. After accepting the position I wondered what I got myself into! More importantly, what I got the kids into!!!
Here are my REAL thoughts about it all. I am excited for the challenge, but I have great feelings about our system back in the states. As I know I will do a fine job, it's also a fact that I would NEVER get this job back in the states without the required degree. Rightfully so - and all more confidence I and you, the reader, should have in our education back home. Thinking about this for the entire weekend I started to doubt myself...but realized that if my kids had a teacher with the energy and love I have for kids and education of all sorts, I would be confident he/she would be in good hands.
That being said, I feel great being a teacher. I love kids, I love when I can "see" the lightbulb go off whether that's on the tennis court - and now, in the classroom. I am an organized person and enjoy the good feeling I have when leaving work knowing I did the best I could.. because that's all I have.
Today was my first day and it went very well. I think I set the tone that I can be fun and very serious all in the same day. I hope I captured their respect from the get-go! There was a whole lot of nose blowing, water spilling (we eat lunch in the classroom - no cafeteria).. tattling, some crying, same questions asked by the same person about 12 times in 2 minutes, "Samantha, pay attention" about a million times, "Saburo, what is rule #1 on the board!!! FOLLOW DIRECTIONS QUICKLY!!!" about 50 times today... the list goes on and on :) oh - and the first thing I did when I got home tonight? Washed my hands and took a shower :)
Tony is very excited that I am staying busy these days ;).. not too fun going to work while I'm sitting at home all day, I'm sure! I know he felt bad, but now we are both so busy and I foresee our weeknights ending a bit earlier than before - and reeeeally looking forward to the weekend :) He has been absolutely amazing with the support he's shown for the overwhelming feelings I've been having over the last week. Another reminder as to why I married this guy.
That is all for now. I'm sure I will be venting about the rugrats every now and then on the blog :0)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnkBejl278&list=HL1379414430&feature=mh_lolz
not sure if this will work - but it's a short video clip of some of the kids dancing in the classroom after school today! (might need to copy and paste the link above - haven't figured all this out yet...)
the pretty cute view I have from my desk!!!
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