New wheels for GRMR RLZ

Well, if you're interested, here are the promised pictures of my new car--a 2002 Ford Escape.
I'm thankful that the Lord provided not only a car in my price range but also the kind I really wanted. I'm certainly looking forward to making some trips, hopefully soon.

A Presidential Respite

I've never been more thankful that Washington and Lincoln were born in February. We have Monday off for President's day, and I am so excited that I'll be able to sleep in! It is that point in the school year where the students (AND teachers) are so weary of school but spring break is still a month a way, which of course feels like it's a year away. Thankfully we have this weekend to catch up a bit in order to stick it out until April.

Not only will we have a break on Monday, but after tomorrow I'll be done with basketball season. Yes, of course I love coaching but having back my Saturdays and afternoons will be nice. Things have been hard to juggle.

To celebrate this new freedom in my schedule I'm going car shopping. The one I've been driving has finally started giving out. I could put more money in it and keep it on the road, but I'd rather just put the money toward a newer car with fewer problems to worry about. So be looking for pictures of my new ride sometime in the near future.

Happy President's Day! I know I'm happy!

...And I'm back.

I've been planning to post for some time now, but other things (well, life in general) keep coming up and before I know it, it's late and another day has passed. I'll admit too that often I don't know what to share on my blog so rather than ramble on about the mundane I don't write at all. I should probably come up with a purpose statement or something, but that would involve more time than I have at the moment.

All that said, in this post I'm still only going to write about the mundane to update my faithful readers of what I've been doing over the last few months.

The holidays went by in a blur, especially as I realize today starts the last full week of January. Most of my break was spent traveling or going to weddings, as you'll see from the list below.

• Dec. 15 School vacation begins
• Dec. 16 Drive to and from DC for a friend's wedding
• Dec. 18 Fly to TX to visit with extended family for Christmas
• Dec. 23 Cousin in TX gets married
• Dec. 28-29 Drive back from TX to VA with family
• Jan. 3 Return to school

The 2nd quarter ended Friday which means grades are due soon. I gave my first high school French exam last week. I was as nervous as the students, I think. Teaching French has been much harder than I thought it would be.

Basketball season has officially started for me as well. We lost our first two games, but won our most recent; I think we have a good chance of winning a few more too. I only have 7 girls again this year, some of which are far less experienced than players I have had in the past.

One last update, my best friend is now a mom, which makes me a proud aunt (pronounced like ant if you're from the south like me). Here's one picture of my "nephew" Keagan Burns, the first of many.

This Day in History

Today in 1512, Michelangelo finished his masterpiece on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Italy is the next place on my list of places to visit.