Thursday, August 23, 2007
i had to blog so those ugly photos wouldn't be the first thing on my blog. =)
let's see....
yesterday was mike's birthday! yay!
i originally had planned a surprise hamburger bbq for him last sunday after he played basketball, but i found out two days before that he was suppose to drop off his brother at oakland airport at 6:30. i freaked out and said "but you're suppose to play basketball." then with a puzzled look he asked "why does it matter?" so long story short i had to tell him the plan.
despite the lack of surprise the burgers were good tho...
we made fat ones like these
everyone brought an ingredient for the burger and this was mike's appetizer.... he had 3 all together.
topher was so cute when he eats his corn.
we also had an ice cream cake! "the best cake ever" according to mike. each mini ice cream cones were his favorite flavors. =)
on wed. his actual birthday we went to Dona Tomas in berkeley, a gourmet mexican place.
and we had halibut cheek and car
ne asada.
personally, i would be content with mi pueblo. =p
the birthday date ended with matt damon demonstrating how to survive a car crash... just wrap the seat belt around your forearm a couple times.
let's see....
yesterday was mike's birthday! yay!
i originally had planned a surprise hamburger bbq for him last sunday after he played basketball, but i found out two days before that he was suppose to drop off his brother at oakland airport at 6:30. i freaked out and said "but you're suppose to play basketball." then with a puzzled look he asked "why does it matter?" so long story short i had to tell him the plan.
despite the lack of surprise the burgers were good tho...
we made fat ones like these
everyone brought an ingredient for the burger and this was mike's appetizer.... he had 3 all together.
topher was so cute when he eats his corn.
we also had an ice cream cake! "the best cake ever" according to mike. each mini ice cream cones were his favorite flavors. =)
on wed. his actual birthday we went to Dona Tomas in berkeley, a gourmet mexican place.
and we had halibut cheek and car
ne asada.
personally, i would be content with mi pueblo. =p
the birthday date ended with matt damon demonstrating how to survive a car crash... just wrap the seat belt around your forearm a couple times.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
puffiness
it started out like hives....
i'm not trying to pout
it got 3x bigger than my normal lip (the bottom lip) so now i look like i have major over bite.
i'm not trying to pout
it got 3x bigger than my normal lip (the bottom lip) so now i look like i have major over bite.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
work has been really stressful and i'm breaking out in hives all over almost everyday =(
a few weeks ago, my director gave me an opportunity to take over the pre-k class next year which at first i was very excited about. i've been prepping for curriculum and getting my classroom all set up. however, just these last two weeks, 3 out of 6 of my co-workers are dealing with illnesses in the family and one of the full time teacher who's been around for 20 years is leaving to teach at another school. so by default my director is putting all their task onto me. i went into work last monday and find that my task list is just getting longer. now i not only need to prep for the the pre-k class, i need to prep to get the whole school ready. i asked if the part time teachers can come into work the week before school starts to help do all the chores, but the answer i got was that "oh, because the part time teachers are being pay hourly, so we don't want to do that."
i know it's just the season for us right now and i need to understand and cover for my co-workers but sometimes i'm just screaming about how unfair this whole thing is.
onto a happier note. i did enjoyed the two trips that i was able to take this summer. even though i didn't blog about them, i'll list the favorites and here are some pic.
bath
-cute 19th century town and the jane austin tea room
scotland
-best tour guide and loved haggis
ireland
-giant causeway is breath taking
alaska cruise
- haven't quite decided how i feel about cruises yet. it was pure luxury because i can get what i want all the time, and the abundance of food but it also makes me feel very wasteful.
best part about alaska though was the excursion for a helicopter ride up to the glacier follow by the dog sledge ride in skagway.
a few weeks ago, my director gave me an opportunity to take over the pre-k class next year which at first i was very excited about. i've been prepping for curriculum and getting my classroom all set up. however, just these last two weeks, 3 out of 6 of my co-workers are dealing with illnesses in the family and one of the full time teacher who's been around for 20 years is leaving to teach at another school. so by default my director is putting all their task onto me. i went into work last monday and find that my task list is just getting longer. now i not only need to prep for the the pre-k class, i need to prep to get the whole school ready. i asked if the part time teachers can come into work the week before school starts to help do all the chores, but the answer i got was that "oh, because the part time teachers are being pay hourly, so we don't want to do that."
i know it's just the season for us right now and i need to understand and cover for my co-workers but sometimes i'm just screaming about how unfair this whole thing is.
onto a happier note. i did enjoyed the two trips that i was able to take this summer. even though i didn't blog about them, i'll list the favorites and here are some pic.
bath
-cute 19th century town and the jane austin tea room
scotland
-best tour guide and loved haggis
ireland
-giant causeway is breath taking
alaska cruise
- haven't quite decided how i feel about cruises yet. it was pure luxury because i can get what i want all the time, and the abundance of food but it also makes me feel very wasteful.
best part about alaska though was the excursion for a helicopter ride up to the glacier follow by the dog sledge ride in skagway.
