[talk show host]

floating upon this surface for the birds
the birds
the birds

-radiohead


[styrofoam remix]


ah!
the events of my life have been mostly surreal.
here's the highlights from september.

...a language! filled week.
*enjoying the Language! trainer
*goofing around with Jenny, Jim, and Kelly for three days
*wandering to McD's with Jenny and Kelly on a Friday that felt like summer.
*being first told that my Friday IEPS were canceled on Thursday night, only to be called at 10:00 on Friday to find that they, in fact, most certainly were not canceled. oops.
*making those IEPS a success, despite the frantic conditions that preceded them.

DOWNTOWN
*weekend with Phil and Steve on the town
*insert many drinking challenges, bribing a car valet, and much mischief. good things.
*Tour de Fat: reveling in bikes, brews, and a circus-like atmosphere all day Saturday

...a marathon week.
*teaching. all. week. long.
*trip to the ER on Monday for massive stomach pains = quality time with the child advocate (super cool) and a trip to pick up my car and dinner with a friend downtown.
*CONFERENCES!!! working from literally 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
*needing to learn Spanish. desperately.
*playing with Theo instead of lesson planning (aiding and abetting him in his attempts at magic tricks :)
*half-day Friday spent with my door open, working on sub plans, soaking in the warm breeze.

[a weekend i DO NOT remember]
*i believe it was spent recovering from one L.O.N.G. week
*Journey of Hope Benefit concert Sunday with Phil at Red Rocks = an amazing atmosphere

...a week of NEARLY no teaching.
*no school Monday means a LOST day looking for the DMV, starting to pack...
*PD tuesday - goofing around with Jenny while trying to learn about visual strategies
*wednesday in the classroom = kids forgetting who i am!
*CRF PD thursday in Englewood means crashing at a friend's :)
*FRIDAY FLIGHT!!!!

WISCONSIN!
*flying by myself for the first time
*having "that child" behind me. you know, the one that kicks, screams, and cries for the entire duration of the flight. lucky me.
*chatting with a lawyer/real estate proprietor from California, meeting over "Atlas Shrugged"
*beautiful weather for football!
*phone calls early in the morning from a friend in the hospital - slightly scary.
*tailgating....all.day.long. bar hopping....all.night.long.
*reconnecting with those people that made college home for five years. good times.

...a week of ALL teaching.
*instituting the Language! program
*TEAM SUCCESS!!! really making a difference with my behavior kiddos :)
*Monday = one show of a day. not in a good way.
*PD after school Wednesday AND Thursday. i'm not a machine, people!!!
*IEP on Friday...loving that paperwork...ew.

UofM/MSU GAME!!!
*early to bed Friday to rest up :)
*making a shirt at 8 a.m.
*Blake Street Tavern, surrounded by State fans and good people
*making it official...
*tromping around town, talking to bums and watching Penn play
*texting everyone and their mother, possibly spilling alcohol all over my phone (now quite sticky...)
*making a fool of myself and passing OUT early with a black eye and a fat lip
*driving through the mountains to visit the family in Breckenridge for dinner :)


i don't quite understand how everything works, but i'm so glad it does.
love wins.