Grades

I will be in my office from 12-5 on Monday if you want to come talk to me about your grade. If you can't come in (or don't want to), just email me, and I will let you know your scores. I can also make arrangements to return your papers to you after the break if you would like.

Thanks again for a great semester.

Carols, Class, and Friendships

I went Caroling today. It was marvelous!! I love singing and I love making other people happy as was why my presentation today was on happiness...I find it satisfying to make others happy and spread the love with smiles or a big hug! HAHA!! I even brought a date along tonight for the caroling. He's an acquaintance from high school in my AP Art class back in the day which feels like forever ago! It's been cool getting to know him better via texting and now just a casual date! Oh how fun this time of the year is with caroling bringing people together!! I don't mean me and my friend, cause we're just merely friends, but a new friendship that's been formed is very satisfying. That's how I felt about this English class! New friendships were formed and your smiles will stay with me forever! As cliche as that sounds! :D Thanks for a marvelous semester! Sorry if my bubbliness was overbearing at times, but I guess that's all in a day's work for an over zealous optimist! :D

Last Blog

The semester is officially over, and I can honestly say that I am both happy and sad about that. I am happy because I get to have a break from all the stresses that come from school. I am also happy that the semester is over, because I am one step closer to graduating and getting my degree. I am sad though, because I loved the two classes that I took and learned a lot of from each of them. I am thankful that I was able to be in Dr. Westover’s class. He taught me so much about how to become I better and more effective writer, and my writing skills have improved a lot. Before this class, I wasn’t a bad writer, but I wasn’t a good one either. Basically I was an average one. Now I think that I am such a better writer and I actually enjoy writing a lot more than I previously have. Thank you Dr. Westover. You taught me so much. I will continue to use what you have taught me throughout the rest of my schooling and life.

Dear Semester, be over...

I am so ready for this semester to be over. Last week I stressed out with all that needed to be done and I was very sick. I hate it when I procrastinate until the end. Then I am stuck trying to get everything finished at the same time. You would think at my age that I would learn a lesson from myself. I am so ready for the much needed Christmas break. I teach a special needs school class and I have the whole Christmas break off. At this time of year it is always a rush with parties, finals, shopping, finals, work, finals and family and did I mention finals (haha). It seems sometimes that the list never stop. I have felt very overwhelmed. I am going to kick back and enjoy my hot chocolate, and this special time of year from this point on. So everyone have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

What Makes Me Happy :]

After listening to Alecia’s presentation on happiness, it got me thinking about what makes me happy. I decided to compile a list of a few things that make me happy:

Balloons. Pancakes on rainy days. Accidental bodily functions (when it’s not happening to me). Blue nail polish. The “help, I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” commercials. Christmas music. Tepenyaki. When people look me in the eye and smile. Falling asleep after a long day. Car rides with my favorite play list. Eating popsicles in a bubble bath. Babies smiling at me from across the room. Laughing til I cry. Crying til I laugh.The movie “What Happens in Vegas”. Walking into a warm house after being out in the cold. The line that makes an ‘O’ a ‘Q’. Rainbows in the middle of a storm. Spongebob Squarepants. My darling boyfriend. Cinnamon gum. Full moons. Dancing with my heart. Reading love letters from the 1800’s. Junior bacon cheeseburgers. Watching my best friend with narcolepsy fall over. So You Think You Can Dance. People getting hurt (but not too hurt). The smell of cookies in the oven. Text messages that say I love you. John Mayer. New shoes. Sandwiches that were made with love. Big hugs. Helping someone with a problem that only I can fix. Taking pictures. Christmas lights. Buying presents I know will make the recipient so happy! Getting letters in the mail with my name handwritten on the envelope. Kisses kisses kisses. Clean teeth. And my family :]

White Water

WOW what a great you tube show that Scott had found. I was thinking how beautiful that the river was. The thrill of excitement of being in the kiak and shooting down the waterfalls. This definitely would take someone that is a daredevil at heart. I KNOW that I am way to much of a chicken to do anything like that. But watching someone else do it is exciting. I have been river rafting with my friends and family and it is great fun. We have experienced some real heart stopping events but we all lived to tell story after story about our rafting experiences. How I wish that I was more adventurous. The older I get the more chicken I become with adventure. I went tubing last winter and almost couldn't even tube because I was scared of getting hurt. My kids called me names and now I'm known to them as the biggest chicken ever.

Elderly Drivers

I thought this was a great subject that Jarrica presented. The first you tube showing made me remember my dear sweet little grandma looking through her steering wheel to drive. She once got on the freeway and was going the wrong way down the freeway it scared her to death. Some how she was able to get her king sized Cadillac "The Golden Boat" turned around and headed in the correct direction. I agree with Jarrica and think that older drivers need to take a special test to keep their driving privileges. Most of the elderly are on medications that cause complications with their driving. I know of this first hand. When I was 16 I was driving to McDonalds with my friends. I felt so cool because I just got my drivers license. I was making a right hand turn correctly when all of sudden I got SLAMMED in the rear by a woman that was 80 yrs old. She hit me going 50 mph. My friends and I were sitting in the front seat that became the back seat. We were hauled off in the ambulance. Luckily we were not really hurt just ended up with really bad whiplash. My brothers friend was this elderly woman's hairdresser. 6 months after she hit me she pulled out in oncoming traffic and someone T-boned her and killed her.