saturday morning!
and i finally slept past 7:00 (7:15, to be exact)!!!
yay! this really is reason to celebrate!
i love coming back to ohio for family and friends, of course, but another reason is that i can actually stay up until 2:00 am and i can sleep in until 10:00 am!!!! (nevermind that it is my usual 11:00pm-7:00am schedule disguised as eastern standard time).
dad, how about the 23rd for a trotter's dinner?--yummmy............. i can't wait for one of my favorite meals in the world!!!
and mary, you get those pictures of bocifus up on your blog or i will come visit unexpectedly next weekend!
he sounds so completely cute and such a great pet!!! i'm so happy for you guys!
tonight we're going to the festival of lights at the wild animal park, since i took too long of a walk last night (it wasn't actually long in miles, rather, minutes, since the person i was walking with was s-l-o-w) and got home too late. but i made a great dinner of carne asada tacos and matt and i played uno and watched tv for awhile. i started falling asleep at 8:30 but matt forced me to get up, thankfully!
mom, cool bag. is that an exchange gift for the quilter's guild? i wonder what you received/will receive. hopefully you don't get a ceramic box that holds a smelly piece of soap!
well, i'm going to make some christmas cookies today, so i need to go shopping.
farewell people.
~tracey
Friday, December 12, 2003
hello there.
fun day yesterday, i had a day of rest from all exercise so my body can get schtrong and build up!
nice long talks with mare and our good friends chelsea and connell. so good to catch up with everyone. and we haven't talked to chels and connell for months, but it really seems like yesterday. they're low maintenance friends where you can pick up where you left off and it seems as if no time has passed at all. and they've been such great, encouraging, life-giving friends--truly a gift from God.
yesterday i had to do a training for my supervisor and some other teachers and teach them all how to give a certain test. that was fine, that's not really the point of the story, though. my supervisor, guy, gave me a gift for doing it. and that was a ceramic box type thing with a lid and a yucky smelling soap inside. it was a nice gesture, though. and then later he explains how we're going to do a "trash for treasure" gift exchange. so let's say you bring in three items you got for christmas that you didn't want and you get to choose 3 items that other people have brought--fun, eh? except i want to bring that ceramic thing already!!! darn! i know i can't get away with that one--that would be so chacho!!!
it's friday.
i'm listening to norah jones and getting mentally prepared for the day.
i don't feel like working, but i know it will go by quickly.
plus, i have the last hour and a half of the day to do paperwork and that kind of stuff. so i don't have to be "on" for that.
so as long as i can make it to 2:00 today, i'm fine. so minus lunch and recess, that makes 5 hours of performing for children! i can totally handle that!!!
then tonight matt and i are going to the wild animal park to see the festival of lights.
yay!
my two favorite things in one place: animals and christmas!
justin, if you like lemony snicket, you might get into the spiderwick books, too. unless you already are, that is...
well, i must be going.
have a great friday, everyone!
tracey
fun day yesterday, i had a day of rest from all exercise so my body can get schtrong and build up!
nice long talks with mare and our good friends chelsea and connell. so good to catch up with everyone. and we haven't talked to chels and connell for months, but it really seems like yesterday. they're low maintenance friends where you can pick up where you left off and it seems as if no time has passed at all. and they've been such great, encouraging, life-giving friends--truly a gift from God.
yesterday i had to do a training for my supervisor and some other teachers and teach them all how to give a certain test. that was fine, that's not really the point of the story, though. my supervisor, guy, gave me a gift for doing it. and that was a ceramic box type thing with a lid and a yucky smelling soap inside. it was a nice gesture, though. and then later he explains how we're going to do a "trash for treasure" gift exchange. so let's say you bring in three items you got for christmas that you didn't want and you get to choose 3 items that other people have brought--fun, eh? except i want to bring that ceramic thing already!!! darn! i know i can't get away with that one--that would be so chacho!!!
it's friday.
i'm listening to norah jones and getting mentally prepared for the day.
i don't feel like working, but i know it will go by quickly.
plus, i have the last hour and a half of the day to do paperwork and that kind of stuff. so i don't have to be "on" for that.
so as long as i can make it to 2:00 today, i'm fine. so minus lunch and recess, that makes 5 hours of performing for children! i can totally handle that!!!
then tonight matt and i are going to the wild animal park to see the festival of lights.
yay!
my two favorite things in one place: animals and christmas!
justin, if you like lemony snicket, you might get into the spiderwick books, too. unless you already are, that is...
well, i must be going.
have a great friday, everyone!
tracey
Thursday, December 11, 2003
last night i ran 5 miles while matt played bball in la jolla with friends
(mare, you may notice i'm off of our schedule--because i stayed up too late sat and skipped sunday--i'm doing everything a day ahead or something).
then i went to henry's to get some groceries
then i came home and made a fantastic cheese fondue, if i do say so myself!
matt also had a steak, since he doesn't think bread, cheese, and vegetables are a full meal :)
then we went in the hot tub and relaxed our tired muscles.
ahhhhh..... what a perfect night!
i can't wait to see bocifus!
have a great day, people!
tracey
(mare, you may notice i'm off of our schedule--because i stayed up too late sat and skipped sunday--i'm doing everything a day ahead or something).
then i went to henry's to get some groceries
then i came home and made a fantastic cheese fondue, if i do say so myself!
matt also had a steak, since he doesn't think bread, cheese, and vegetables are a full meal :)
then we went in the hot tub and relaxed our tired muscles.
ahhhhh..... what a perfect night!
i can't wait to see bocifus!
have a great day, people!
tracey
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
yay dreams!
it's been fun to read the dream-themed blogs lately.
"if nothing else, i can dream..."
over the rhine
i was just driving to work the other day and i could see the mountains, the ocean, and the city all in one shot, and it finally hit me that this is real! we really LIVE here! i am a californian! up until now, i have been in almost a state of disbelief, like, is this real? but it is and i finally realized that in fullness. we made it, we're realizing our dream! and justin, like you, i remember the dream stealers and crushers, who said, "yeah right. you always talk about california but you won't really move there." or even just the looks or idiotic questions (why would you want to live out there? you're going to fall into the ocean...) or silent disapproval of folks. all lies! and why? just to squish you and make themselves feel better about their own insecurities and fears?
anyhoo, it's real. and with God in control of your desires and dreams, anything can happen.
ahhhhhh...
i'm excited for christmas, to see family and friends!
we're almost done with our christmas shopping--it's much less this year (whew!) since we drew names with the siblings in BOTH families. thank goodness--it was getting out of control! but it is still fun to buy things and wrap them-heehee!
welp, i'm going to go running now.
dream on!
-tracey
it's been fun to read the dream-themed blogs lately.
"if nothing else, i can dream..."
over the rhine
i was just driving to work the other day and i could see the mountains, the ocean, and the city all in one shot, and it finally hit me that this is real! we really LIVE here! i am a californian! up until now, i have been in almost a state of disbelief, like, is this real? but it is and i finally realized that in fullness. we made it, we're realizing our dream! and justin, like you, i remember the dream stealers and crushers, who said, "yeah right. you always talk about california but you won't really move there." or even just the looks or idiotic questions (why would you want to live out there? you're going to fall into the ocean...) or silent disapproval of folks. all lies! and why? just to squish you and make themselves feel better about their own insecurities and fears?
anyhoo, it's real. and with God in control of your desires and dreams, anything can happen.
ahhhhhh...
i'm excited for christmas, to see family and friends!
we're almost done with our christmas shopping--it's much less this year (whew!) since we drew names with the siblings in BOTH families. thank goodness--it was getting out of control! but it is still fun to buy things and wrap them-heehee!
welp, i'm going to go running now.
dream on!
-tracey