i had a splitting headache all day today but now it's finally gone after a nice relaxing run by the ocean with two girlfriends. we now have 3 members in our after school running club (me, a spanish teacher, and the nurse)! yeah! several more interested parties, but none who will actually buck up and get out there with us. they may be intimidated by our "grand finale" of running all the way up hill street (the street my school is on with the, uh, big hill). we're going to do that on the last day of school (maybe, since mary will be here--and maybe mare wants to do it :)!
matt and i are getting ready to go to our friends' (sue and tom) house. we'll be heading down to mexico over memorial day weekend. we rented a cool condo on the beach for so cheap!!! (hey michelle and mary--maybe girls trip? or maybe camping in san luis obispo?) so we're getting together with the other two couples tonight to figure out who brings what. well, the LADIES will figure out what to bring. the guys will probably fool around (ry, i know you've just been through this!)
one of the janitors at our school was talking about how her 10 year old daughter is getting her black belt in karate, so i acted interested (which i was) and made a comment about how t i thought it would be fun to do karate. which i actually do. and matt of course refuses to entertain the thought of engaging in that sort of activity with me. well, anyways, to me it was a passing comment. but to her, it was a committment to now join this karate club and now every single time i see her, she has to remind me of the times and place of the class. and finally i said, "i'm so busy with this end of the year stuff, i won't have time to even think of it until summer." so she said she had my number off the staff directory and would be calling me the day after school got out (she was laughing, but i know she is not kidding!). so then i had to tell her that i was going to be gone for half of summer--jeez! get the point. i guess it is just one of those people who can't take a hint (respect my time and my schedule!!!) and i'm going to have to be blunt and just say, "nope because blah blah blah..."
dad edwards, good luck and have fun with your indians reunion game!!!!
new(er) music that i'm listening to: the killers, franz ferdinand, the walkmen, plus, i love the new beastie boys single--yes, they have to be one of my favorite bands of all time-just when i'm about to forget about them, they come out with something new and fun-always solid and catchy and fresh!
today i heard this great song by kings of leon that reminds me of when matt and i were dreaming of moving to san diego and we wanted to do it ASAP. but we knew that for things to work out perfectly, we had to wait for God's perfect timing:
by giving in
what am i giving up?
am i losing way too much?
california waiting
every little things gotta be just right.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
only 14 more days of school left! woohooo!!!!
i can make it!
plus, those last 5 days for me are like the last day of school for teachers (since i see the majority of my kids once or twice/week) and that means party time! and making my cheap slave labor help me pack up all my belongings and tear down my office for the summer! yes!
matt and i went to the farmer's market last night and we did enjoy the OB people, as well as the cutie dogs that were everywhere. matt encountered a silly beagle that appeared to be in love with him. that guy howled and stared and wagged at matt all through our dinner. last week i got a bouquet of flowers for $1 that lasted about 5 days. i meant to try to find some more, but alas, i forgot.
i had a nice chat with michelle, who called last night.
looks like we have a 3 person adventure racing team for next spring (me, mary, michelle)!
yes!
since michelle posted her thoughts on turning 30, i wanted to put in my 2 cents! ha!
it won't be happening for another year and a half for me, but it does seem to be such a huge event in ones lifetime.
(of course, inflamed by american culture of youth-worship), but really, it is a big deal.
i'm just trying to make it a positive deal. i was considering trying to squeeze a bunch of stuff in that i've always wanted to do in the next year and a half so i could say, "i did that by the time i was thirty". but now, i'm going to celebrate turning 30 by either running a marathon or doing an adventure race, or something else physical--to show that my life isn't over! and how about a great trip to tanzania to celebrate? heehee! matt just informed me that he will not be a father while he is in his twenties. "what?" i said, "how do you know?", "because i'm going to be 30 in january", he said. oh. how did that happen? how were we just baby 22 year-olds when we got married and now he's turning 30?
well, enough of life's deep and mysterious questions.
oh yeah, justin, i want a dvd, please (matt will buy one from you when he comes in june). and so does michelle.
welp, i have to get going.
have a great thursday everyone!
i can make it!
plus, those last 5 days for me are like the last day of school for teachers (since i see the majority of my kids once or twice/week) and that means party time! and making my cheap slave labor help me pack up all my belongings and tear down my office for the summer! yes!
matt and i went to the farmer's market last night and we did enjoy the OB people, as well as the cutie dogs that were everywhere. matt encountered a silly beagle that appeared to be in love with him. that guy howled and stared and wagged at matt all through our dinner. last week i got a bouquet of flowers for $1 that lasted about 5 days. i meant to try to find some more, but alas, i forgot.
i had a nice chat with michelle, who called last night.
looks like we have a 3 person adventure racing team for next spring (me, mary, michelle)!
yes!
since michelle posted her thoughts on turning 30, i wanted to put in my 2 cents! ha!
it won't be happening for another year and a half for me, but it does seem to be such a huge event in ones lifetime.
(of course, inflamed by american culture of youth-worship), but really, it is a big deal.
i'm just trying to make it a positive deal. i was considering trying to squeeze a bunch of stuff in that i've always wanted to do in the next year and a half so i could say, "i did that by the time i was thirty". but now, i'm going to celebrate turning 30 by either running a marathon or doing an adventure race, or something else physical--to show that my life isn't over! and how about a great trip to tanzania to celebrate? heehee! matt just informed me that he will not be a father while he is in his twenties. "what?" i said, "how do you know?", "because i'm going to be 30 in january", he said. oh. how did that happen? how were we just baby 22 year-olds when we got married and now he's turning 30?
well, enough of life's deep and mysterious questions.
oh yeah, justin, i want a dvd, please (matt will buy one from you when he comes in june). and so does michelle.
welp, i have to get going.
have a great thursday everyone!
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
i'm listening to hot rod circuit and remembering the drive up highway 1 on the coast last year. matt slept in the passenger seat and i had a 6 disc rotation of deathcab, travoltas, hot rod circuit, saves the day, ash, and ben folds. my scenery included the ocean, mountains, and vineyards...
matt is finishing the neverending job of painting our kitchen a deep red (cherry cobbler, for those who are interested in the actual name-probably no one :). i apparently am a little too sloppy and when using such a dark color, it really shows. so matt volunteered to finish/made me stop--ha! oh well, he's doing an awesome job. i think i like the way it looks (matt says that i'd better, with as long as it is taking him). it's just a lot of color. i might rag some reddish brown paint on top of it, to break it up and give it some depth and texture. we shall see.....
i received a fun letter from grammy in the mail, as well as a fun motivational packet/running journal from mary!
grammy/aunt deedee, i looked up your vacation condo-it looks fun! that lap pool is pretty neat. sounds like you all will be having so much fun!
and a second entry has been made in the training journal, mary.
matt has a job interview tomorrow, so pray for him everyone!
it looks pretty good on paper and he is really interested in it.
17 more days of school.
and i got permission to take june 10th off to go kayaking with mary!
so really only 16 more days :) yay!
how long is too long?
-get up kids
farewell.
matt is finishing the neverending job of painting our kitchen a deep red (cherry cobbler, for those who are interested in the actual name-probably no one :). i apparently am a little too sloppy and when using such a dark color, it really shows. so matt volunteered to finish/made me stop--ha! oh well, he's doing an awesome job. i think i like the way it looks (matt says that i'd better, with as long as it is taking him). it's just a lot of color. i might rag some reddish brown paint on top of it, to break it up and give it some depth and texture. we shall see.....
i received a fun letter from grammy in the mail, as well as a fun motivational packet/running journal from mary!
grammy/aunt deedee, i looked up your vacation condo-it looks fun! that lap pool is pretty neat. sounds like you all will be having so much fun!
and a second entry has been made in the training journal, mary.
matt has a job interview tomorrow, so pray for him everyone!
it looks pretty good on paper and he is really interested in it.
17 more days of school.
and i got permission to take june 10th off to go kayaking with mary!
so really only 16 more days :) yay!
how long is too long?
-get up kids
farewell.
Sunday, May 16, 2004
yesterday i had another hiking class. this time it was at torrey pines, which i love already!
i arrived early so i decided to park at the bottom parking lot and take a mile hike up a winding hill. so i did, and when i got to the top, i realized that i didn't remember locking my car door. (we have 2 different keys for our jetta, one to unlock the doors and one to start the car--i only had the unlocker, the starter and the rest of my bulky keychain were in the glove compartment). so after considering that someone could drive off with the ghetto jetta with no problem, i ran back downhill for a mile, got to my car and realized that i had, in fact, locked it. by this time i was going to be late, so i did a run/walk back up the hill to meet up with my group. i arrived sweaty and out of breath, but it was quite a workout before the class even started!
it was really an interesting hike and at the end, the instructor bought us all big posters of plants and flowers in the area-so nice!
not something i'm going to hang up, but i will make it into a brochure type thing for next time i go.
when we were at the top of a bluff overlooking the water, we saw a fat, slippery seal bodysurfing in the waves! he was so happy and cute, flipping over and under the waves, going over and inspecting a kayaker (who had stopped to watch him--man, i wish that was me!), and then riding waves in. we also saw some dolphins making their way along the top of the water. ahhhhh.....
since i was already up north, i called matt and he decided to meet me up in encinitas.
we went surfing and i rode a few all the way in on my knees--it was so fun!
then, on my last two runs, i actually stood up at the end (it was all slow motion standing, screaming with glee, then slow motion bailing because i was getting too shallow-i wish i could have been an observer--i would have laughed at that girl!) then a preteen boy told me to watch out, he just saw a jellyfish. i asked him what color it was, thinking maybe he had just felt seaweed or something. he said it was red and white, which is exactly the kind i've seen there (and been stung by before). so i became frozen and matt finally came over to see what in the world was going on. it ended my surf session, but not a heartache, since the waves became so choppy right after that. poor matt got worked!
then we played some aerobie (little disc/ring thing that looks like a frisbie with a giant hole in it) and then i was down for the count--i took a fantastic nap on the beach!!! we finally headed home around 5:00, i listened to cush the whole way, and arrived home completely pooped!
19 more days of school--i can totally do it! it's going to fly, with everything going on.
p.s. i love how God heals everything in us
take that shame back
feel that heart attack
making it new for you
-cush
i arrived early so i decided to park at the bottom parking lot and take a mile hike up a winding hill. so i did, and when i got to the top, i realized that i didn't remember locking my car door. (we have 2 different keys for our jetta, one to unlock the doors and one to start the car--i only had the unlocker, the starter and the rest of my bulky keychain were in the glove compartment). so after considering that someone could drive off with the ghetto jetta with no problem, i ran back downhill for a mile, got to my car and realized that i had, in fact, locked it. by this time i was going to be late, so i did a run/walk back up the hill to meet up with my group. i arrived sweaty and out of breath, but it was quite a workout before the class even started!
it was really an interesting hike and at the end, the instructor bought us all big posters of plants and flowers in the area-so nice!
not something i'm going to hang up, but i will make it into a brochure type thing for next time i go.
when we were at the top of a bluff overlooking the water, we saw a fat, slippery seal bodysurfing in the waves! he was so happy and cute, flipping over and under the waves, going over and inspecting a kayaker (who had stopped to watch him--man, i wish that was me!), and then riding waves in. we also saw some dolphins making their way along the top of the water. ahhhhh.....
since i was already up north, i called matt and he decided to meet me up in encinitas.
we went surfing and i rode a few all the way in on my knees--it was so fun!
then, on my last two runs, i actually stood up at the end (it was all slow motion standing, screaming with glee, then slow motion bailing because i was getting too shallow-i wish i could have been an observer--i would have laughed at that girl!) then a preteen boy told me to watch out, he just saw a jellyfish. i asked him what color it was, thinking maybe he had just felt seaweed or something. he said it was red and white, which is exactly the kind i've seen there (and been stung by before). so i became frozen and matt finally came over to see what in the world was going on. it ended my surf session, but not a heartache, since the waves became so choppy right after that. poor matt got worked!
then we played some aerobie (little disc/ring thing that looks like a frisbie with a giant hole in it) and then i was down for the count--i took a fantastic nap on the beach!!! we finally headed home around 5:00, i listened to cush the whole way, and arrived home completely pooped!
19 more days of school--i can totally do it! it's going to fly, with everything going on.
p.s. i love how God heals everything in us
take that shame back
feel that heart attack
making it new for you
-cush