It's been a while

So much as happened. School is moving right a long. We just got back from FL with the dance team and it was a nice trip. Got a little sun and the girls danced their hearts out. I saw a couple friends I haven't seen in over 10 yrs! It was like we never left each other. I am starting a new blog about my thesis. See what happens.

Teaching Philosophy

What is my teaching philosophy? I am in the midst of developing it and I have to submit it next week. I have never thought about it. I haven't thought about a lot before I started teaching at the University level or even before Grad School. As hard as it is I think it has been a great opportunity for me to stop and smell the roses. I have just been surviving and it's time to start living.

Turkey Day

It's Thanksgiving and I had a wonderful day with the family. I cooked with Mom and we had great food. My cousin came over to hang out the night before and it is always nice to see some family since we don't get a chance to often. I am now trying to finish up the semester. Getting my classes ready for finals and also getting all my work done. Luckily I started today so that makes me feel better. It's a really nice day out. I need to take a walk or something. I feel so gross and out of shape. Work it out work it out!!

We are going on the Christmas tree hunt later today. Hopefully we'll find a tree lot so we can get it up and decorate. I love the Holidays!!

Time Flies...

Well, it has been a hot minute since I have written. Not much new just working and in school. My classes are all great. We are winding down the semester. I have a few slackers but what can I do? Only so much. My house is great although I had a ghetto fabulous incident last night. Diddy wakes me up at 1am barking and I hear the dog next door barking and someone banging on the door. Well girlfriend must have put boyfriend out! He was banging on the door saying let me in and she was not having it. I know all this b/c Diddy and I listened for the 10 min it went on. I couldn't hear all that she was saying so I don't know the premise of the fight. Good times.

Crazy times are about to start as all my assignments will be due soon. agghhh I can do it though. I have reconnected with HS peeps through facebook. Gotta love the internet!

Hey

What's happening? Not much here. Chillin and glad I have a free weekend and I don't have to work. Yahoo!! I cleaned up my place, got the bills ready (didn't pay them just got them ready) and took care of some other work related issues. Now I am about to chill and read the mags. Can't wait to catch up on my gossip :)

Injuries Galore!

I'm all jacked up! Once again i'm having issues with my Achilles tendons (plural) and my hips. Possible tendinitis in my hips. I want to claim old age and over use. I need to take care of myself and that is very hard when you are on the go all day. It is so hard but I have to if I want to continue the work that I do.

Anyway my classes have been going well. I had to set some students in my modern class straight. I just simply had to remind them that "I got this". I don't need their help in running the class. If I should ever, I will ask but for now I GOT THIS SO SHUT UP!

Okay goodnight :)

Happy Birthday to Me!!

So tomorrow is the big BDay! Whoo hoo and I have to work :( Teaching a dance team a routine so it's not too bad. Go in there throw the choreography at them and i'm out. I'm gonna celebrate with friends next weekend and hopefully with family this weekend. It's just another day. I am thankful I made it another year. A lot went down this year. I made it through.

Classes are going well. I actually am enjoying them this semester. Some of the boys in my modern class I have to remind that "I got this" and i'll let them know if I need any assistance. It's actually pretty funny. They are all doing great.

I am having issues with my other Achilles tendon which is not good. Quick update: about 5 yrs ago I ripped the other one 2x's so I am very nervous. This one is definitely not totally ruptured b/c I'm walking but something is going on in there. Partial tears or something. We'll see next week. However I am still teaching on it and teaching for 5 hours tomorrow. Go me.

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

My family got the Wii Fit and I am addicted. As of now I am the Hula Hoop champion. I was obsessed with beating my bro and I did it. My abs were cramping and I was dripping sweat but I did it. That is the most fun exercising I have ever had. I am not so good heading the soccer balls. It'll take a little practice. I am also the ski jump champ. Go me. I love that thing. I need to buy one to keep at my house. It's the best ever.

Diddy is staying at grandma's for the 1st part of the week since I'll be gone all day. He would have been here alone which isn't bad but he needs to go pee pee. I didn't want him to suffer. Poor thing. Maybe I need to look into a dog walker. There are stay at home moms maybe one of them will do it for free! That would be nice.

Long weekend is over. I'm off to make my TV Grid. I have to write it out so I can set TiVo and won't forget any of the 20 shows I want to watch. Maybe that's why i'm single....

Back in the trenches...

School started this week. So far so good. I have one more class to teach this week. I always worry they won't show up after the first class but whatever someone else will sign up. I am having serious PMS issues this week or maybe MS issues. It isn't pretty. I feel horrible yet, I have to keep the energy up for the kiddies. I should have been an actress.

Diddy has done well being home by himself. Little does he know it'll get worse once studio classes start back. Poor guy. I wish he could walk himself.

My bro is doing Weight Watchers and why did he lose 12 pds his first week? This week by monday he had lost 5 more. It's so not fair. Why do guys lose weight so darn fast. Damn these womanly hormones. Why can't life be fair? why???

I'm a hustler baby...

So the picture below is of Diddy and Mr. Bear. They are chillin on the bed. Mr. Bear was suppose to be Joey's but I stole it from him when he was a baby. Yes, I am nine years older but that's beside the point. Anyway he has traveled the country twice and he lived in Japan. He has seen it all.

I made it through another week. I just realized that I only have one week left and then school starts. Where did August go? I thought I wasn't going to be doing anything. Luckily I have been able to work a lot and make some money. Since I moved last minute I was getting nervous. It all works out in the end.

God doesn't give me anything that I can't handle.

What Up?

So I have been hustling like a crack dealer! I have been making it work. Setting up privates getting choreography done so when my real life starts I can focus on all of that. The apartment is good. I finally got all my furniture. I just have to add the finishing touches to make it home!

The neighbors dog tried to kill Diddy the other night. Way to make a first impression. That dog is never nice and I'm not sure but I think he was trying to bite him. I didn't know what to do. It was weird. If I had a dog that was not nice to anyone I would not keep him. Hello can we say lawsuit!! I should have let him bite Diddy. Cha Ching!! I wasn't thinking clearly.

I am dancing in the Agricultural Fair in Montgomery County tomorrow. I think we are next to the pigs. I'm serious. That's what my friend said. Anything for the art right? I have rehearsal later which is good because do I remember the dance? I'm sure it'll come racing back to my old ass head. I better stretch it out. It hurts just thinking about it...

Bad Day

I am suppose to be all excited I moved and the truth is I could care less. I am so stressed out right now that I cry if you look at me wrong. I woke up tired with puffy eyes. My friend saw me and said I looked tired so I wasn't imagining it. I have no reason to be tired b/c my schedule hasn't started yet. Maybe I'm tired from not being busy? That makes no sense but right now nothing makes sense.

If I hear one more person is pregnant or had a baby I am going to scream. It just reminds me that I am single and am no where close to having a baby. Everything just sucks right now and I know other people have it worse but I should be able to complain when I want to.

Tomorrow has to be better.

Hey Hey Hey

Long time no blog! I am back from Myrtle Beach and dance wise all went well. The kids won $1,000 in the big dance off so that was pretty cool. One girl broke her ankle after it was all over by doing leaps in the parking lot. Well maybe doing leaps in the parking lot wasn't the best idea?? At least it was all over however we don't know how long she'll be out.

I have moved! All good except the scalding water in my shower. There is no cold just hot and hotter. I called and she wrote it up but I'm not sure what that means. Do they call first? Diddy won't take kindly to strangers up in his crib. Not much else going on. Damn my life is boring. It really is. I have nothing good to report. Maybe next time.

Peace

Back from the Beach!!

I headed out to Bethany Beach this past weekend and it was beautiful. We stayed in a gorgeous house and did our thing. I got a little burnt but it's not too bad. I wasn't looking forward to coming back to the real world and packing to move. Yes, move I signed the lease before my trip. It was a little nerve wracking and it's real now. I've done it before I can do it again.

Other than that I am getting ready to head to Myrtle Beach for dance competition. This week will be intense at dance and we'll be all over the kids to get it together. Well if they didn't slack we wouldn't need to be all over them now would we? They make the decision. A wise one would be to BRING IT!!

Peace out ;)

Phone Drama!!

I made it through dance team camp! I was les mis mostly because I had no communication to the outside world. Not only did I not have TV, I had no cell phone. Yes, I stood in line that morning for my new Iphone and I got it. Well, there were so many people activating the guy told us to go home and put itunes on it. Ok that sounded resonable. He did not tell me my phone would not work until I did that. I had about an hour when I got home so I hooked it up and nothing still to busy. So I figured, oh the phone should work later my old phone would not be off for 3 hours. So I had my lunch meeting and i'm headed to Baltimore for camp and NOTHING!! My phone was off and the new phone was not working. I freaked out. What if I get in an accident? What do I do? I have no way to reach anyone. I frantically started looking for a pay phone (next time your out look for one... not so easy to find). Anyway I calmed myself down (b/c I did live without a cell phone) and made my way to camp. As soon as I got there and found the team I borrowed someones phone to tell my loved ones I was alive and I had no phone so to call the one I was on. My brother said that he understood and I had to put itunes on my new phone for it to work. So I did it, 2 full days no phone. It was rough especially when you have a lot of down time. Did Angelina have the babies? Were Jen Aniston and John Mayer still together? I had no clue.

So, Biggie is still in the house and he needs to go. I was home with them this morning and he peed and pooped two times on the floor. He has no schedule. Crap when you want! That's his schedule. Diddy just looks at him. I just hope he doesn't pick up his bad puppy habits. Pictures will be coming soon but his face still hasn't cleared up. It was like something bite him or something. There was a big red hole on his face and last week it was ANGRY!! Now it's more pink and the hole is closing up. The breeder offered to pay vet bills and give Joey his money back if he wanted. That's a positive sign although I think he's staying :(

Hey Hey Hey!!

Long time no blog! I'm back and crazy as ever. Still running around like a chicken with my head cut off. It's all good. I wouldn't know what to do otherwise.

So, I'm moving!! I'll be heading to Centreville in the next few weeks. I'm pretty excited and i'm sure Diddy is excited to get away and get some sleep. Oh wait an update is needed. My brother got the bulldog. His name is Biggie and he's gonna be biggie. Like 70 pds I thinks. He's cute now although he eats like a pig and makes a mess with the water. He's an attention whore so if i'm brushing Diddy, Biggie is all over me even though he has no hair to brush. The boys have been sharing a room and were asleep when I left. Did I mention Biggie snores? Like father like son. My bro snores like crazy. They were meant for each other.

Dancing started this week and i'm not sure how I feel about it. I try to go to work and come home but somehow I get sucked into the drama. It's always drama. The lives of teenagers are so hard! I just look at them and say, you're kidding me right...

I'm going to dance team camp this weekend. Shoot me now...

Stay tuned for pics of Biggie and Diddy!

-although Biggie is having an issue with his face, we may have to wait until that clears up :)

Moving On

So, the time has come. I'm moving and it's scary, yet exciting. I had to announce it to make it real. I will be totally poor but it's worth it. Wish me luck!

I am still hanging out with the same guy. All is going well on that end. I am about to start teaching next week so I need to prepare for that. My crazy schedule is back in full force. That seems to be how I roll!

My bro says he's getting a bull dog. It is not cute! I don't think Diddy will like that.
Stay tuned...

I wish...

So much is going on in my life and the funny thing is no one knows the truth.
Don't we all wish our lives were perfect?

I wish there was no drama;
I wish people's feelings didn't get hurt;
I wish it wasn't always about them;
I wish I didn't have to pay someone to listen to me talk about how I feel;
I wish I would fall in love and have a family;
I wish I didn't care what people thought of me;
I wish I didn't have to constantly think about my weight;
I wish I was rich so I could do whatever I wanted!!

Now if only a genie would appear...

STRESSED!!

I am just praying that I make it through this week. I thought my schedule/workload was lighter during the summer months? Not the case. I am running around just as much as I do during the school year. Not to mention that I am dating, therefore I have to fit so much more in with no extra time.

On a happy note I went to see BANZAI UNDERGROUND last night. A fabulous cover band. Theye are so good and had a nice crowd last night in Old Town. Good times. I try so hard to enjoy myself however, in the back of my head i'm thinking I should be home doing homework. Maybe i'll bring that up in counseling this week.

I took two Pilates workshops yesterday that were much needed. It gave me the boost to get back to studying but I have to make it through my grantwriting course 1st. Two more weeks and I can breathe. I can do it! I can do it!