Saturday Morning....
so, my excuse of not blogging due to blogger being down in China is gone...sigh. Where does one start when the first post gives no real information and so much has happened in the FOUR MONTHS I've lived here? I'll start with today:
I am listening to Angela Aki on my bed in a pool of sunshine with a half drunk cup of tea. I've just woken up from ten hours of blissful sleep to the smell of coffee cake that my roommate is making. Soon, three other teachers here will be dropping by to learn how to make bagels from my amazingly talented roommate. I get to enjoy the benefits of the lesson and brunch! Ahead of me today is a day full of grading interrupted by a trip to the fruit marked to bargain for some delicious seasonal produce (currently apples, pamelos, and mikans). When I say grading, I mean 26 "final" drafts of seventh and eighth grade essays plus 26 book reviews besides a couple revisions from a project I gave in the Pentateuch class. Ah, the life of a newbie English teacher who has yet to learn to stagger her assignments!
To play catch up, here are a few major events that have occurred in my life (not in chronological order):
I got engaged! you can check out the story on Sam's blog - kuribod.com - and it is the true version; do not be misled by references to swashbuckles (sp?) or penguins.
I've made it through the first quarter of teaching - including parent teacher conferences - without too much damage to my students (who I love!).
Rachel and Noel came to visit! you can check that out on their blogs as well as they are much more responsible and interesting bloggers!
My friend Naomi from growing up is PREGNANT!! the first of my close freinds to turn this leaf over which begs the question "who will be next?" Carina? TEGAN? Kat? Michelle? hmmmm...
I turned 25
I am blanking on other "big" events as life here has become normal - the daily walks to or from school, getting clothes tailored, getting my first ever manicure, bleaching vegetables, having an Ayi come in a clean and cook twice a week (I'm so spoiled!), eating freshly fried zhaotzi (pot stickers) from a bag while carrying on a conversation with the cutest Chinese little girls - "I like cat" "my name is_____" interspersed with my meager Chinese - and the list can go on and on.
To end (I hope some of you have stayed with me this far!), some memorable quotes from my kids upon my engagement:
"When someone engages you, do they become your fiance?"
"You laughed?! You're supposed to cry!!"
on why their essays weren't graded yet: "it's because she has a boyfriend!"
"Ms. Nordaas is in love!"
so, my excuse of not blogging due to blogger being down in China is gone...sigh. Where does one start when the first post gives no real information and so much has happened in the FOUR MONTHS I've lived here? I'll start with today:
I am listening to Angela Aki on my bed in a pool of sunshine with a half drunk cup of tea. I've just woken up from ten hours of blissful sleep to the smell of coffee cake that my roommate is making. Soon, three other teachers here will be dropping by to learn how to make bagels from my amazingly talented roommate. I get to enjoy the benefits of the lesson and brunch! Ahead of me today is a day full of grading interrupted by a trip to the fruit marked to bargain for some delicious seasonal produce (currently apples, pamelos, and mikans). When I say grading, I mean 26 "final" drafts of seventh and eighth grade essays plus 26 book reviews besides a couple revisions from a project I gave in the Pentateuch class. Ah, the life of a newbie English teacher who has yet to learn to stagger her assignments!
To play catch up, here are a few major events that have occurred in my life (not in chronological order):
I got engaged! you can check out the story on Sam's blog - kuribod.com - and it is the true version; do not be misled by references to swashbuckles (sp?) or penguins.
I've made it through the first quarter of teaching - including parent teacher conferences - without too much damage to my students (who I love!).
Rachel and Noel came to visit! you can check that out on their blogs as well as they are much more responsible and interesting bloggers!
My friend Naomi from growing up is PREGNANT!! the first of my close freinds to turn this leaf over which begs the question "who will be next?" Carina? TEGAN? Kat? Michelle? hmmmm...
I turned 25
I am blanking on other "big" events as life here has become normal - the daily walks to or from school, getting clothes tailored, getting my first ever manicure, bleaching vegetables, having an Ayi come in a clean and cook twice a week (I'm so spoiled!), eating freshly fried zhaotzi (pot stickers) from a bag while carrying on a conversation with the cutest Chinese little girls - "I like cat" "my name is_____" interspersed with my meager Chinese - and the list can go on and on.
To end (I hope some of you have stayed with me this far!), some memorable quotes from my kids upon my engagement:
"When someone engages you, do they become your fiance?"
"You laughed?! You're supposed to cry!!"
on why their essays weren't graded yet: "it's because she has a boyfriend!"
"Ms. Nordaas is in love!"
Sam and me :)
Laoshan mountains
My Eighth Grade boys
Noel and Rachel in China with Sam and Heather
posted by Amy Reiko at 4:58 PM
3 Comments:
YAY! YOU BLOGGED!!!!!!
And on the day I stopped checking! :-D
and Naomi is PREGNANT?! Can you believe I got goosebumps when I read that? :) Holy cow. When is she due? Will you be able to see her baby at your wedding??
Ah. I should just e-mail you.
Love,
Kat
hurray!!! I MISS YOU!!!! Is there a first month anniversary for getting engaged...? ;) hehe Because if there waaas...
Sorry I've fallen off the face of the earth since arriving back home. It's been a nuthouse (for me) since being back - in the best way possible, but still pretty dang crazy.
The more I write here the more I realize that I should do what Kat should do :) and just email you. So I will! But it might be a few days. :) Carina and Becca are coming over tomorrow!!! I'm so excited! (and right now SO tired!)
I love you!!
Rachel
p.s. The "hurray" was not for me missing you, but meant to be taken as encouragement to keep blogging. grins
love you!!
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