I ran this morning in the Fremont Oktoberfest 5-k. It started at 9:30 on this beautiful Sunday morning in Fremont–a wacky part of Seattle. I like to call it, “hippie on the outside, yuppie on the inside”. Anyway, it was my first race since 2003, so I thought I would be horrible, but I had a lot of things going for me.
1) Justin’s I-pod shuffle with rockin’ Indian music and Cake
2) Competition
3) A clear idea of where the race would finish
4) supporters at the finish line (Andrea and anyone else who finished before I did)
5) pride–I didn’t want to be one of the “walkers”

So, I finished in less than 30 minutes and I didn’t walk the whole way. I was rewarded with bananas, cold water, free running gloves, and fruit leather. Woot.

The Dawg Dash is in a little over a month–here’s to making it in 25 minutes.

*got new phones…other ones aren’t working
*read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe for the first time–significant Christ/redemption themes!
*went to the Friends of the Library book sale and bought 83 books for less than $60—all for the classroom
*went to grad school last night
*went to a birthday party for one of Justin’s coworkers
*had a Muffins and Makeover party this morning

doing housework now and about to watch “Girl with the Pearl Earring”

Bonus Question: If you could say I looked like one of these three actresses (I’ve heard I look like all of them from different people) which one would you pick?:

Clare Danes
Scarlett Johannson
Drew Barrymore

Um….an update…let’s see. Last night the electricity went out for a few hours before we went to bed. I lesson planned by candlelight, and Justin and I formulated a wake-up plan centered on cell phone alarm clocks and breakfast/coffee at McD’s.

I got to school and helped students with a lab on the effects of changing pH levels and temperature on daphnia, a tiny crustacean. I helped with the senior class meeting during advisory, helped seniors in my LA class choose a topic and thesis for their paper, and taught reading strategies to my LA10 class. During my free period, I watched the 10-12 students that didn’t go on one of the field trips.

After school, I went to the chiropractor, had my first pumpkin spice latte of the season, picked up Justin, and registered for Pioneer Organics again.

Now we are going to work out, as I am running a race this Sunday.

It’s my lunch now, and I am writing during my lunch. It’s Friday and I’m most of the way done with my classes. I’m listening to Garrion Keillor now.

Tonight I will go to a colleague’s Back-to-School party, then I’ll go with Justin to a play at the Intiman. Tomorrow will be Puyallup Fair day with Andrea, and Saturday is my debut!

I can’t listen to the show and type at the same time, so this has to be short…

I just got back from a trip with some awesome ladies to a place called Aumsville, OR. It’s my MK director’s mom’s/grandma’s place and we stayed there for the weekend. We fished, ate, walked, paddled, and beaded jewelry. We had tons of fun, but now I need to get on to my lesson planning. More details later (and pictures!)

I’ve worked at school all day today preparing for tomorrow.
1) We had a stupid 3-hour meeting this morning, first thing
2) There’s an espresso stand within walking distance from my school
3) I made all my copies for the week, and I am uber-organized

I must go now and revel in my short-lived organization.

Today I woke up at 9:30 to make pancakes, bacon, and eggs. Soon, Justin and I will go for a walk on this overcast and cool day. Later this evening, our church will have a meeting regarding forming 2 groups from our 1, and then we’l BBQ! My friend Lan is coming to teach me how to make dumplings–woohoo!

I haven’t done much today, so I’ll talk about the weekend as a whole. Friday night Justin and I watched “Enter the Dragon” with Bruce Lee. We ate gyoza and sticky rice, and I had some tea, just to fit the mood. Saturday Justin and I worked out, I worked in my garden, did laundry, cleaned the house, cooked tortellini soup, read a magazine, and generally stayed home alone doing house-y stuff. That evening was our film nite and we watched “Song of the South.” We played a rousing game of Settlers after an interesting discussion.

Sunday was our church meeting, followed by a BBQ with the Eldred’s, followed by a haircut for me, housecleaning, and a no-show for one of my Mary Kay parties. Blech. Aaron, Andrea, and Justin were at Victrola, so I decided to meet them afterward for some consolation and lesson planning. A coconut macaroon and cocoa loco tea would make everything better. I loved the feeling of that evening.

the streets are rainy, air is cool, i pass urban twinkling lights and enter a warm coffee house space buzzing with conversation, music, hip people
i wear a chocolate corduroy jacket, turquoise tank, jeans, brown vintage alligator kitten heels
sitting at candlelit tables with a rosette-foamed capuccino in dim lights
insipiring