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Hiatus

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 | Random Thoughts | No Comments

I’ve been on hiatus this past month.  School has gotten quite busy, HOA business keeps us on our toes, and Nate and I have been out of town a couple of the past weekends.  I have oh so much to write about, I just haven’t felt much inspiration or creativity.  So, here’s a brief synopsis:

School–School is going very well.  I enjoy my students so much.  They are as sweet as pie this year!  Their math ability, on the other hand, is lower than I’ve ever had in the past.  It’s weird to miss the spunky-behavior challenges I’ve had in past years.  The students this year are so low, but so sweet.  They think if they smile and act cute, no one will actually notice they still add denominators, multiply on their fingers, and can’t identify the “tenths” place!  Yikes!  Every year brings new challenges.

Marriage–Nate and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary on November 9th.  We spent 4 whole days in San Diego!  We went to Sea World, National Comedy Theater, and saw “Changeling.”  Of course there was lots of good food, and many hours spent playing the Wii (yes, we took it with us!).  It was a relaxing get away.  I am so grateful for my husband.

Friends–We’ve been getting to know another young married couple who live in our building.  They do not have children either and have been married as long as we have.  We spend a lot of time together.  On Halloween we carved pumpkins, we put together Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes last week, we have dinner together at least once a week, and every Monday night we watch “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother” together at their place.  It’s refreshing to start a new friendship.

Random–I read part of a “birthing” post written by an old college friend today.  It was a beautiful description of how she gave birth to her daughter, naturally and peacefully.  Yet, I couldn’t finish reading it.  I’m so overwhelmed!  I thought the more I educate myself on such matters, the less I’ll have to worry about and feel anxiety about.  However, the opposite seems to be happening.  The closer and closer we get to making a “family” decision, the more serious the decision feels, and the more “freaked-out” I get.  I don’t want to know all the gory details.  I don’t even want to know the gory details when I’m in the midst of them!  I simply want to take each step as it comes.  Which is all I guess I really have to do…

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding…”

That’s all I have to say for now.  Until next time…