the end, el finito, fine!!
it's official! i have finished my first year of teaching!! talk about EXCITING!!!! yesterday was kinda sad, all at the last minute. the bell was about to ring to end the day (ending with 4B) and the kids decided to come up and give me hugs!! OMG!! it was just soo nice to see all that from the kids!

i got this little gift from one of my students, Oscar. his letter is what really got me. it was just soo sweet and sometimes i wish that all the realizations that he made soo late in the year had been made earlier so he could have passed my class. its a double edge sword of sorts. but i loved the thought!!

4 hrs later. . .
just got back from Madagascar and B&N. it was such a cute movie!! i loved it!! its always nice to see good, funny animated cartoon-age! it makes me feel like such a kid!! i really just felt like being out but there was no where to really go. wasnt really in a going out mood. . just a out of the house mood. ya know how it is. . . got two (more) books from B&N. one will be good for next year for the kids when they're bored. . its basically a big puzzle book. the other one is basically a big trivia book for really smart people! i dont think i really qualify as really smart but it'll give me something to do: reseach for the answers of those questions. i'll then FOREVER remember the facts! (and super ready for the next time i ever play trivial pursuit!!)

well this weekend/weeks/months should be easy breezing. . .cant wait?? we'll see!!

Last Day of School!!!!
i'm sooooo excited! its going to be TONS of fun!! well maybe not!! i'm stuck watching all these kids take their finals but thats okay! life cant be THAT bad!!! i cant believe that im about to finish my first year teaching! its insane!! i have to honestly thank a whole lot of people for all their help! man! i got this awesome email from Tily today. he really is great! (mission to find Tily a nice Muslim girl this summer!) i still need to wrap up Donna's gift and get her a card to thank her for all that she's done for me this year! its kinda crazy to make this relationship of sorts with a person and then they leave right when you're done. its kinda bittersweet but i guess im a big girl and i can handle it!!

i got a call from Will today. its funny how different we are! i told him he should join me on Friday to go watch Madagascar and he totally was AGAINST the idea! who the heck doesnt wanna see a movie like that! its going to be HILARIOUS!! he said it looked cheesey. . apparently we have a difference of opinion there!! we're suppose to hang out sometime next week. that should be cool. . .

im excited about this weekend! im going to go to space center houston with the fam which will be nice. its kinda geeky but its been a while since we've done a family thing. i guess its part of the growing up thing so im excited at the opportunity to get to do this!! in the evening it'll be time with my boyz (minus Alfredo, unless he decides to make a last minute impromtu trip back!) i miss the good ole days of the great 5!! (i just made that up! we never had a name!) it should be fun!!

oh yeah, just to update, still no Angelina! she's a good 6lb-ish and i think my sis is just gonna wait till she's done browning!! =) i cant wait to see how she looks!! oh yeah, Tabitha took FOUR steps today on her own. it really is amazing what American Idol does to a kid!! LOL!!

to add on to my to-do list for the summer:
*learn spanish
*take the cake decorating class at michael's (i should sign up for her tomorrow!)
*build a larger savings account!!! =)
. . .to be continued. . .

the most fun i've had with kids in a while!
today was the last COSMO meeting of the year! it was actually a big relief and TONS of FUN!! there was TONS of pizza since not all the kids i expected to come showed up!! its kinda a waste! we hung out, took pictures, ate pizza, drank soda and played SPOONS!! OMG, lemme tell you, it's been YEARS, probably a DECADE (omg i can't believe i can use the word decade!) since i've played spoons! Tily and i played with four students. . lemme tell you that teachers and students are cheaters alike!! LOL some are just better than others at it! we had tons of fun! it's times like this that i'm going to really miss certain students! i just think it's amazing how you get different behaviours/reactions to/from different students during different situations. one of the best things about being a sponsor, for sure, is just seeing the students go through realizations! one of my students says that she's learned to let loose when all the studying is done. today, she let loose by having TONS of cookies and being super hyper. good kid. . .emphasis on KID! 2 more days left! wahooo!!! i cant wait!!

3 days of school left. . .
its been a long time since i've done a countdown but there it is!! only 3 days of school left! its insane! i havent really thought much about it and it really doesnt feel like school's almost out but it is!! IT'S OFFICIAL! in a week, i'll be BORED out of my mind!! LOL it's going to be GREAT!! i'm super excited!!

so i've decided to make a TO DO list for the summer:
*hang out with friends, old and new! (Boni, i'll be calling you!!)
*research tentative areas of study for grad school and then
*study for the appropriate grad school test: LSAT, GRE, GMAT. . something!!
*clean/decorate/paint my room
*workout (yoga, kickboxing, jogging, pilates, something!!)
*lesson plans for next year
*visit Austin, Richmond and maybe NYC
*(most importantly) HAVE A LIFE!!

i think there's a lot of other thigns to do but i just cant think of them!! im excited for summer! WAHOO!! yeah!!

i'll do some super-reflecting another time. for now, i'll keep it toe deep! =)

Congrats to the Class of 2005
to be honest, i really dont know that many people that graduated this year. most of my friends graduated before me (dayam those people that actually graduated in FOUR years) or with me!! (5 years baby!!) but congrats anyways!! just some people that i know of off the top of my head from UT. . .
** Julie, who's an awesome gal and even better shopping partner!
** David G. . .all of my bad boy fantasies come to life. . LOL! i like thinking of him like that. . .(i've never had a bad boy fantasy though to be honest! he's just everything that i never found appealing in a guy smashed into one person that i'm totally DRAWN to!! see the contradiction here??)
HOOK'EM!!!

so the weekend was rather calm to be honest. . .i spent most of it shopping for the BEST deals in the world!! i love it!! i got myself a "good girl seeks bad boy" tshirt and a "good girls are bad girls who dont get caught" tshirt! i love it!! it's something i can wear so i can have fun when im out and about enjoying summer!! poker night was alright. Knobbe is weird. honestly i'll miss him when he's not down the hallway but seriously, he's been weird and extremely ass-ish towards Pam. not a fan of that! but oh well! oh yeah, Ricky has a job now!! WAHOO!! Congrats!! i love that he's FINALLY joined the work force with the rest of us! lol

so i started to look into school again. im not sure if i really have my heart into law school. if i dont, i really should start looking into something else!! i went to look into gettin a degree in public health but apparently i need to be a doctor or dentist or something already?!?! what kinda crap is that?? those people dont need M.P.H.'s when they already have M.D's and D.D.S.'s GEEZ! overachievers!! soo its either law school or some type of masters program! i was even considering petroleum engineering but apparently they dont have that at UH so im kinda S.O.L.! oh well. . . i guess i need to start looking into what i like so i know what i'll be studying for this summer. . GRE, LSAT, GMAT! WHO KNOWS because apparently i dont!! *sigh*

oh yeah. . the XYs. .. hahaha. . they are totally NON-existent right now. i honestly dont know if thats a good or bad thing! it really makes ya think!! (but not tooo much! thank Gosh!)

*sigh*
yup! thats it. nothing special to type for a title this time around. lets see. . we (COSMO) finished the pond, or at least we lined the bottom, which is good enough for right now. its been a lot of hard work and i know its something i'm gonna have to work on again next year! its a good start. i think i've been a good sponsor this year!! =)

my life. . .*sigh* i'm about to have all the time in the world in about a week and a half. what the heck am i gonna be doing?? i'm really going to be in major need of finding things to do or i'll be bored out of my mind! its weird because i have these awesome friends that i've made this year and i'm sure im going to be spending a big chuck of time hanging out with them this summer but ya know, importantly, i wanna be around my old friends this summer too!! which reminds me, i STILL need to get Caroline a gift!! it'll happen!! =) to be honest, im just excited about hanging out. i miss just being able to do that!! i'm probably going to have to set some summer goals since i've totally been off with the whole resolutions thing! lol its not even funny!! Pam wants to start playing tennis so that should be fun! i do have a racket and some balls so it only make sense to play!! i also want to get back into bowling!! i LOVE bowling!! i miss it! =( just need to pick up things again.

i really wanna touch base on a topic i havent really thought about (aloud) in a while. . .relationships. oddly as i get older, i dont feel that "push" as i did when i was still in school. . wake back when in the beginning. i think being that its been over 4 years since i've been in a "serious" relationship really helps down play the whole importance of it. i'll be honest, like anyone else, i wouldnt mind finding someone to talk to and hang out with and share good times with. thats always fun! i mean, i'll be honest, i LOVE being "in like" its fun!! i miss that feeling. i just like being carefree and uninhibited in conversation with someone. just being able to just shoot the breeze and not worry about what the other person is thinking. i know i've had some moments like that so far this year. . .lets hope for some more!!

okay . . its late. . .i still have to prepare Trivial Pursuit tomorrow! hehehe i'm excited!!!! yeah!! its gonna be fun tomorrow!! =)

having a girlie moment
so im still sick. . .stuffy, sneezey, sometimes coughy. it sucks! i think if this gets worst, im going to take tuesday off. i hate feeling crappy! its NO fun! but im sick...no question about it. hopefully i get better sooner than later

still havent gotten a phone call. .would do it myself but i'm not feeling well and i dont wanna call anyone when im sick. . .

so Mr.WillO and i spoke this weekend. had to cancel on tentative saturday nite plans since i wasnt feeling well. i have a feeling going out on friday probably killed my already weakened immune system but it was all worth it for Gypsy! =) turns out he got some kinda gift certificate to M Bar and he said maybe we should go since it totally NOT his kinda place. LOL i honestly dont think its mine either but it would be fun to go anyways. . i mean $10-$15 cover? good gosh!! thats toooo much!! but yeah, the whole point of gettin gone here. . found some pictures of him in UNIFORM. omg!! lemme tell ya, there is a reason why girls like guys in uniform. .(Pam, if you wanna see, just tell me!!)

okay. . on that note, my sick self is going to bed! nite

Another quiz

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.

You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Makes ya think! Most of it seems true. It's rather odd how they get all of this from picking animals. I guess everything really does stand for something!! I wonder if people realize those things about me when they get to know me. . hmmmm makes ya think!! =)

i HATE being sick!
so it's official. Friday morning's sore throat was phase 1 of me being sick. I have officially entered FULL ON SICK mode! it SUCKS!! my throat doesn't hurt anymore but instead, my nose is stuffed and i've been sneezing. im glad i dont have to deal with coughing!! its way past my bedtime but i just wanted to whine about being sick. (its better than whining about guys . . which i STILL dont understand! oh well!) im gonna go to bed before my other nostril decides to ka-put on me too! PLUS nyquil SHOULD kick in soon!! yeah!! love that stuff!!! wish me good luck on getting back into good health condition!

confusion. .
before i begin, lemme say that i HATE when my wireless or just plain ole internet in general refuses to cooperate with my laptop!! it sucks! yesterday was bad just not being able to check my email. yes it sounds lame but yeah, it was a little bit of hell. . okay. . i'm over that

so lemme get to the meat and potatos (sp?) of everything. . .i love that everyone is suddenly having this urge to contact me. . but DUDE!! dont make me act all girly girl trying to decipher the male brain! i didnt understand it when i was in school for 5 years. what on earth makes ya think i can understand it now??

granted i know i overanalyze things and lately i've just been really good at just taking things one step, one breath at a time. but dammit! suddenly i get all girly. . maybe its PMS. . lol.

i think im getting sick. my throat is getting sore and starting to hurt. thats NEVER a good sign!!

oh yeah, thanks for all the compliments guys!! i think im enjoying the whole dressing up and looking nicer thing. it makes me feel good (esp since i've been slacking in the working out dept!! =X)

a slow maturation process
so it was funny today. . it was Cathy's briday shower (kinda pointless) after school and i was randomly asked by another teacher "are you next?" LOL of course, because i'm a complete and utter idiot, i was replied with the fact that i could only be next if i had a bf or at least it could be considered. . .PLUS, i dont think i really have the desire to be NEXT. i dont think that stuff i really in my current radar. i've got time, my clock isnt ticking yet!

so Jamia told me today that i've been looking nice lately, dressing up and stuff. (its always nice when people notice it!) i think i'm starting to grow up a little bit where i want to be dressed up and looking nice for some to most of the time. the irony is that i do this at work (where there's NO ONE to impress) instead of when i'm out with people (where i have a GREATER potential of meeting/seeing people i want to impress) i guess overall, i dont care to impress people. they like me for me because DAMMIT, i'm an AWESOME person!

there's less than 12 days of school left. why cant it go by faster???

i'm kinda nervous about COSMO tomorrow. its going to be INSANE with all the WATER in the pond. LOL. that'll be fun!! how do you get that stuff out?? with buckets? we might just have to!!!

oh yeah, NAPS are great! i forgot how wonderful they were until i got reaquainted with them during the past couple of days. *sigh* feels like my last semester all over again!! =)

weekend update!
so its been quite a few days since im written on here. . part laziness, part being flat out tired!!! so here we go!!

thurs, 5/5 . .
we all survived! metal detectors were out to check the kids providing some security. rumors were that there were about 20 kids rounded up on main campus. round all the MFs up that might be connected to gangs. i'm still too young to die and the kids are even too younger to die (worse grammar EVER but with the point made!)

friday, oh how i love THEE!!!
friday will always be known to me as margarita day. i dont care where i get it as long as i get it! we got ours from TC this weekend, in the heart of da lief! mann!! lemme tell you that those suckers sneak up on you like its no one's business! the worst part was that i was warn!!! D'OH! we got quite a show sitting there though. . we saw some chick exerting some rage on the car in front of her. . possibly her ex! she hit his car window until it broke. that must have been the longest red light of his life! does him right for pissing her off that badly! you gotta be a jerk*ss of some type to get that kinda treatment from a girl. . or she was pretty psychaotic. either way, he shouldnt have messed with her!! went to CVS to pick up pictures and was POed to find out that there were imperfections. . photo girl wouldnt discount them for me but some how charged me for only 13 pictures when i had gotten about 150 pictures. . shooot! when i get charged under $2 (since i had a $2 coupon) for that many pictures, i'm not gonna be dumb to say anything at all. apparently the manager asked me about why i was so angry at the counter AFTER i left the store instead of finding out what was going on when i was in there. . i think he was hittin on me. it was weird! but oh well, maybe that will be good connection in the future? LOL. .yes that was lame!! i have to admit that i have fun hanging out with Gypsy. its just always good times with her!!

Saturday. . mani-day!
got manicures and pedicures with Mom. it was nice. my toes are probably a lil bit too pink for my own liking but a little different is always good! im young! pink like that is good for me! i went to the mall and got myself a shirt since i still had a city cash left that Pam gave me. didnt do much saturday. . which was nice. got mom a shirt but she said it was too expensive so i'll be returning it pretty soon. i'll just have to wait for it to go on sale and buy it for her then!!

Today. . happy mother's day!!
didnt do much.. got lost going to my cousin's house. . couldnt find it for our life and left the cells(ALL OF THEM) at home! dorkus me! took the family out to this new restaurant nearby for dinner. . paid for it all by my lonesome because i can afford it. . talk about endulging mom for the weekend! insane! realize (not for the first time, of course) that my younger bro is a mooching pig who raids my room during the day. .. totally pisses me off. . .this is what happens when you dont have a job. he needs to make money and learn to take care of himself. . .who knows what kinda person he's gonna grow up to be. . so far, i'm not pleased.

only 14 days of school left! i need to make a DCA review and a final review. . i think i'll make the DCA review my final review. . it only makes sense!! kill TWO birds with ONE stone! i cant wait till the end of the year!!

oh yeah. . .apparently im a good study break go-to person! =) i like that. . .i'm also a good study buddy (for future reference) i like to frequent random coffee places and look smart! hehehe. . need to go back to little italy again. i liked that place. . it reminded me of austin and when i was an undergrad! *sigh* over a year ago. . i'm gettin old!

well good morrow dear people. .till we meet again!!

Teachers RULE, students DROOL!
sorry for a lack of posting yesterday. . .i got like 11 freaking hours of sleep. that made today go by nicely!!

so today was an overall great day. my classes werent to bad for the most part. they paid attention to me ramble on about renewable energy and stuff! yeah!! sometimes i just love my kids. . sometimes i can just hate them!!

on a good note, i got a message! its funny how exciting little things like make me sometimes. im a nerd. . a bit of one.

went browsing for mother's day gifts. man!! i love my mom but i dont know if i can afford a diamond solitaire for a pendant. i mean, $1500 for E class 1/2 diamond!! and thats not even including the setting!! GRRR! expensive!! i guess its kinda back to the drawing board for mother's day/bday gifts!!

Faculty vs Seniors basketball game was FREAKING AWESOME!! Faculty won 70 to 65/64? I'm not sure really. there was a little bit of point tampering on the student behalf! Mr. Faidaro, Tily, Knobbe and Mr. G were all AWESOME!! Mrs. Salinas was hilarious! it was insane that she was slammed to the floor by her son. . so was Tily, but not by his or her son! lol overall though, it had an amazing entertainment value. because of that, i'll be wearing jeans tomorrow! YEAH!! i love jean days!! oh yeahhhh cute teacher. . number 24!! found out from pam that his name is Derrick and he's going to be the new geography teacher, possibly filling Kevin's spot. so he'll be on my team!! NICE!!

my stomach hasnt been feeling really right lately. its not a good thing. . and it doesnt help that i've been feeling really bloated and fun since i havent been running!! this sucks!! hopefully i wont feel so bad after i'm out all day workin on the pond with COSMO. .

current work problem: i had applied for this materials camp at UH a couple weeks ago but had heard NOTHING from them!! assuming that i didnt get in, i signed up for the 2nd part of Capturing Kids' hearts when i heard the spots opened up!! well i got the paperwork for CKHs the other day so i'm in there BUT (un)fortunately, today i also got an email notify me that i've been admitted into the materials camp!! i think im going to talk to Gina as soon as she has a moment. . or as soon as i get a moment! i need to figure out which would be better. . probably the materials camp. . it's proabbly more worth my while. . but who knows! i just wanted to go to CKH with my friends so it'll be fun!! i'll have to just wait and see!!

lazy me. .
so i've been meaning to update since friday nite/saturday morning but it didnt happen so now i'm going to recap my weekend.

friday night went to see Kung Fu Hustle. OMG! i totally loved it!! it was funny and fun! PLUS, it made me feel GREAT that i could understand parts of it!! it was in Cantonese with English subtitles. and again, i was amazed to have been able to pay attention during the movie since it was late! it sucks to be tired and watch a foreign film because you could BLINK and miss the whole storyline!!

Saturday wasnt too much of a big day. Ended up going out to D&B that night. Played games, ate food, went to a sex shop. hahaha. what an evening!!

Today. . once again, didnt do much. woke up, ended up going jogging for a little bit, came home, ate a little, went to Wallyworld, returned something for mom, Pam came over for bbq which was fun. unfortunately Tabitha is scared of Pam so she cried the whole time she was here. i think Tab's just being whiney. its quite possible since we spoil the crap out of her! Tab was more fun later though. apparently she finds it super amusing when i make random quick movements! (who knows why she didnt find Pam funny then!!) Had her cracking up like a nutcase!! Ended up having a productive last hour since i have my powerpoint and notes done for tues/wed class. i think i'm going to have them do more of a thinking assignment after the notes in effort to prepare them for a higher-level thinking stuff next year. anythings possible! i'm just tryin to take grades!!

this week is going to be hectic! i gotta go to lowes or home depot and look into supplies for cleaning the pond on wednesday. its only me that day with the kids so it might be crazy but im ready! i think i've finally adapted the "go with the flow" attitude that i've been searching for most of my college life! i'm finally somewhat there! yeah!!

i'm thankful for good friends! saturday night, i was glad that i was able to call Huy and talk to him. sometimes you just need someone to listen to you and thats what i needed then. oh yeah, i'm glad for random text messaging too. i just wish it was a phone call instead of a text message though!! but like i said, i'm coming to terms with go with the flow. its not a bad thing after all. oh yeah, i need to start liking running more. it makes me feel good when i do it. i think im becoming a major fatty! i gotta be careful!! need to look good for summer!!!

no matter what though, im still EXTRAORDINARY!! =)