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I was just checking my blog to see if anybody had posted a comment... well, "somebody" HAD and it was a SPAM about VIAGRA!! WHAT?!?! That is not cool, blogger. Seriously. If you are going to do spam, at least know your audience. I updated my blog, and I don't really know what that means. Maybe it will download pictures. That would be delightful.

So I survived my 7th week of student teaching. I was sick for most of the week, and teachers do NOT want to be around sick people, so they sent me home early every day. That was really nice, even though I couldn't breathe. I attempted to teach this horrible Romantic Period poem, "Thanatopsis." It was awful. The poor children will probably fail that part of their test. Poetry and I go together like oil and water, so to teach it to a class was a painstaking adventure.

Today Jack and I had an adventure. My name had been drawn in a contest to win a 3 day/2 night vacation of our dreams. So we had to go to the Ho Jo on Kingston Pike to watch a demonstration and listen to their spiel and then we could get our prize. Well, we walked into the Ho Jo, which reeked of old smoke, and there were about 2 other couples there to claim their Myrtle Beach dream vacation. The guys who were running the "program" did not CARE. We waited and waited for them to get started and finally they did, but they didn't want to actually DO anything. The guy just goes, "well, I don't really feel like doing this, so I'll just give you the brochure and you can go." He was supposed to do a cooking demonstration so we would buy the cookware. He said, "if my boss asks, the chicken was good." HA!! So Jack and I walked out of there with a 3 day 2 night vacay to some pretty cool places. It was so sleazy and shady, but we think the vacation is for real.

Then we went to pick out WEDDING INVITATIONS! It was fun and Jack was very patient and helpful. It was easier to go with him than by myself because he doesn't agonize over all the details like I do. Guys.

This week I have to teach Longfellow, Emerson, and Thoreau. I have to study and do homework and it is NOT COOL. But it will be over in May!

Inservice

It is weird that I just went to an inservice. I am too young to have to go to an inservice. That is for teachers. Oh, wait...

Yeah, so my life is crazy right now which is why I have neglected Plain or Peanut. Plus, Knox County will not let me get on blogger.com. Stupid public school.

I will do the mundane stuff first, then talk about the fun stuff. So, I have just finished six weeks as an 11th grade English teacher. And... it's so not for me. I always knew this semester would be a discerning period for me and to see if teaching was something I could see myself doing. It's not. But that's ok too, because at least I know now and am honest with myself. It's really hard being at Farragut for many reasons which I won't post here, but I know this is making me a better... something.

Anyway, on to the FUN STUFF. JULY 7th people!!! That's the day the preacher and I are gettin' hitched. We have been engaged for a little over a month and it's so much better than dating! We have most things planned for the wedding, thanks to my mom and my future cousin-in-law Allie. It's hard for me to do a lot during the day, so they have gladly taken over. What a great family we have. I would much rather spend my days drinking coffee and planning the wedding, but instead I am spending my days with snobby teachers and unmotivated sixteen year olds.

This is probably the most recent picture of us, but not the best. This was the day after we got engaged. You should ask me about how we got engaged because I would love to tell you!

Hopefully I will be able to post more often because we all know this is my favorite place to vent!