I feel....

I feel like a horrible blogger. I barely post anymore and if I do, I feel it lacks substance. I read so many other insightful or entertaining blogs and think, wow if only I could have a blog like that. And then I see blog awards passed around..... I'm not trying to have a pity party. I just wished I could make this blog better! To one day be worthy....

Anyways, enough with the negativity.

Did anyone watch last night's Bachelor!!! OMG :-) I don't want to spoil it for those who recorded it and haven't seen it but I loved the last five minutes. I think Jason made the best decision there! My top three are still in: Jillian, Molly, and Melissa. I'm really rooting for them and I don't think I'm alone. I'm excited to see what the Seattle visit will bring. I feel like they are doing it earlier in the season but perhaps I'm wrong.

Teaching is rocking right now. We started a persuasive writing unit (yikes, teaching writing) but so far, so good. I really thought my low group would have a hard time with it but they did better than both my high and my average classes. I think its because I modified the lesson a bit and gave them the graphic organizer instead of them having to make it themselves. My goal of this unit is to tie it in with the "Our Town" unit we will be finishing next week. Since we've been talking about whether this book should be taught at the middle school level (I didn't read it until high school and even then I don't feel like I truly appreciate like I do now), I want them to try to persuade me whether I should teach it at this level (middle school vs. high school). It's still a work in progress but I would really like to hear what they think and see what they did or didn't get out of it.

Well, I'm off to correct the "Our Town" Act II quizzes from today! I'm pretty sure we'll have no school tomorrow (darn New England snow storms) but just in case, I need to be prepared!

Happy (almost) New Year!

First off, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year even though its tomorrow because I don't think I'll be on at all tomorrow.

My plans for today and tomorrow are as followed:
Lunch at FreshCity to celebrate my fall semester grades
Packing for tonight
Mass in Littleton with the Aunts (friendly reminder: tomorrow is a Holy Day of Obligation!!!)
Sterling for New Years Eve with the Drumms and Gleasons (and Rosie is coming!)
Staying over night at the Drumms
Breakfast with the Drumms and Gleasons
Sweeney Todd (Doug has been dying to go)
Dinner with Doug's parents ( I love my in-laws!)

In terms of resolutions, I feel that I always set myself up for failure when I set them up. Instead, I've been a few goals/a checklist that I hope to use in 2008:

~Get an A in student teaching
~Workout/Exercise more often (I've been using one of my workout dvd's I bought for the wedding this week and I already feel the difference)
~Eat healthy (more whole grains, fruits and veggies, and more water like I did before the wedding)
~ Do one fun thing a weekend (so I don't get burned out this semester like I did last semester)
~ Be a better wife, daughter, sister, niece, cousin, etc.


Those are my top 5. I think anymore than that and I won't be able to focus on accomplishing all of them to the best of my abilities. On top of my goals, I'm very excited about my parish and my involvement. I hope to have a proper Lenten season and get involved with that at church.

On that note, I'm going to get ready for lunch and get geared up for a fun night at the Drumms. We are bringing Cranium!!!! I also hope I'll stay up til midnight. I tend to fall asleep at 10 so this should be interesting!

Happy New Years!