He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

I love the Amazing Race. I wish I had what I think it takes to be on that show because as hard as it looks it seems to be an incredible experience. Watching the show this week it occured to me that if my brother and I went on this show we would be very similar to Victor and Tammy, the lawyer siblings. Upon this realization, I called my mom and quickly told her as I knew she'd be watching the show too. She chuckled and agreed. You see, I am Tammy and my brother is Victor. Although I am the older sibling, I can completely see my brother taking control. I'd be the one up on the balance beam freaking out and trying to do my best as my brother yells what he believes to be encouraging things (really, it would just make me more nervous and upset). I really hope the TandV can work it out and win!

Oh, and if you didn't see the cheese detour, you need to google it. I've not laughed that hard in a long time.

Such a relief...

I've been pretty stressed out lately. What with my grandparents moving into a nursing home, starting a brand new after school activity with 41 crazy 12-14 year old girls, and planning a school wide poetry slam, it has been an insane month. But, I've somehow survived and am able to tell it.

GOTR is going really well and the girls seem like they are really enjoying themselves. They pretty much walk every day and will probably be embarrassed when they actually get to race day and they are the only girls walking, but as long as they are moving and having a good time I don't care.

Our Poetry Slam was awesome! We had a couple of minor setbacks (like one of the judges not showing up at all) but overall the talent of our students was shining. I'm especially proud of the 8th grade winner. He is a huge, scary looking guy and he's all heart.

In other news, Lent is upon us. I've decided to give up a few things. One-I'm only going out to eat once a week ( I wanted to give it up completely but knew it would never happen), two-giving up sweets, and three-giving up bread. This has been a huge effort because when I am stressed I love to eat.

What is everyone else giving up?

GOTR is so much fun!

My life has been crazy the last few weeks.

My grandpa took a turn for the worse last week but seems to be doing better. Turns out he was dehydrated and then when they gave him an IV his kidney's couldn't keep up. He also has a massive infection in his kidneys. My great uncle passed away during this time too- my grandpa's brother. I think this really made reality sink in that Grandpa may not be around too much longer.

On a happier note, I had a fantastic time at Julie and Jared's wedding. They looked so happy and it was a great way to spend Valentine's day-with my friends and lots of dancing!

Girls on Track has started and if the first week is any indication it is a hit! I have had multiple teachers/admin come up and tell me the girls seem to be loving the program. I'm so excited and it really gets me pumped.

I'm still training for the half-marathon. I think I'm a little crazy, but it is giving me something to focus on right now. I may be crawling across the finish line, but I'm going to do it!

No Time to Blog

It has been a while...sorry! I've been quite busy only not necessarily good busy. My grandpa had a stroke and is still in the hospital. He is doing a little better each day but he is very frail and has lost a lot of weight. I've always been very close to this grandpa so it is painful to see him like this and not hear him call me sunshine anymore.

Other than that, things have been ok. I've managed to avoid the flu so far and had a great time Super Bowl Sunday stuffing my face, playing with Sam, and pretending to watch the game.

I get to hang out with the girls this weekend for Julie's bachelorette party. We are going to see That 80's Band so it should be a good time! I'm on Week 4 of my mini marathon training. I have to run/walk 5 miles this Saturday...wish me luck!

Busy as a bee...

Wow! This week has FLOWN by!

Let's see...I've helped some kiddos learn to waltz for our Inaugural Ball on Tuesday, started planning the Poetry Slam at work, and finished my first week of half-marathon training.

Friday I spent trying to recover from the week and hoping to not get sick. Saturday I went to my friend's father's memorial, the gym, Olga's, and Sara's surprise 30th birthday party! Amy, Jon, Alison, and I had TONS of fun! There are lots of Facebook pictures to prove this point. I'm not quite sure why Jon has banned the three of us girls from taking cameras with us anywhere yet. The birthday girl looked like she was having quite a good time as well. Today I managed to get to church and a bridal shower for Julie. The shower was great and I got to hold baby Samantha which makes things even better!

I'm hoping that I can rest up tomorrow since we have the day off. Although, I'm sure that between Hooter's fried pickles and planning the fake, I mean real, Encounter Reunion tour I have plenty to do!

Weekend Update

For all of you wondering what happened at my school...in one word-nothing. We are no closer to unmasking the dirty thieves. I've cleaned up my office and everything is back to normal-or as back to normal as it can minus about 180 computers. We hear we may be getting replacements within a couple of weeks.

My weekend was a short one! I managed to fall asleep before 9 on Friday night. I was mildly embarrassed that that is what came of my Friday night, but quickly popped out the contacts, brushed my teeth, and hopped into bed. I must have been exhausted because I slept until 8 the next morning. Unheard of for me!

Saturday brought a decent weight loss at WW and my first workout in training for a half-marathon. That is right. I've decided to train to run a half-marathon. It is a pretty hefty goal considering I've never even run a 5K and get short of breath running outside, but nevertheless I'm going to try-or die trying. My friend Sarah has embarked on this journey with me. Today officially kicks off training. I'll try to update more on our progress. I'm interval training so tonight is 30 minutes of intervals-bringing me to about 3 miles.

Saturday evening I went triviaing(yep, just made up a word) with Laura and Amy. I knew nothing but enjoyed acting like I may possibly know the answer to any questions. Amy and I giggled the entire way home about the mispronunciation of the word morgue and the misspelling of hamburgers (ham bergers).

Sunday I went to church, lunch with mom and grandma, and was snubbed at Imo's by a jerk. Sara and I went to see Bride Wars (cute although not as funny as I wanted it to be) and then I had dinner with Terry. We discussed how much it sucks trying to date. Glad to know I'm not the only one!

More updates later!

I'm a little rattled...

Yesterday, upon arriving at my librarian meeting, I learned that my school was broken into over the holidays. The three people that broke in stole over 180 laptops. To make matters worse, these laptops were being kept in my office in the library. The thieves dumped over all of the carts I had filled with books in order to help their robbing process go a little smoother. When I finally got to school yesterday afternoon, I saw the mess. It is crazy. It feels a little bit like someone broke into my house. We know a few more details but that is about it. We have a snow/ice day today so I can't even start cleaning it up yet. Not the best way to start off the new year.