Redemption

Well I've started student teaching! It is everything I thought it would be, except for the fact that I find it extremely enjoyable! Mary (my host teacher) is really nice, and our personalities click very well together. She is quite constructive with me, which is exactly what I need/love, so it is a very good working relationship. I feel my ideas/concerns are very well accepted. The only thing that really sucks is that I'm paying about $11,000 this semester to be working full time! Other than that though, I've been extremely happy :)

I am not seeing my kiddies as much as I'd like to, so that kinda stinks. Even worse, I'm barely seeing Dan at all :( I miss my hubby. It's only been a few weeks, but it feels like an eternity. I can't wait until the summer so at least we will have more time together. Plus, he won't be so sleep deprived. I always feel so awful when he is tired because I know he's not sleeping enough due to my student teaching schedule. I must say though, I have noticed a difference with him. He hasn't been as grumpy as he used to be, and I really credit the job switch for that. He was stressing so much on the day shift because some of the kids were just rotten, but now that he's on overnights, he's getting paid the same amount to watch tv and play computer games... the schedule sucks, yes, but overall it's not a bad deal.

I started Jazzercise with my friend Becky this past week! We signed up during an offer that was only $20 per month! That isn't bad at all! We are going Mondays and Wednesdays for right now, and I think that is perfect. If I went more than that I would get sick of it/burn out faster. 2x a week is perfect for me to just get started. I've been watching what I eat, but I am not "dieting". That word is just terrible and only sets me up to gain more weight in the long run! I'm just trying to make healthier choices! Hopefully that will lead to weight loss!

I'm definitely getting closer to Becky lately. I don't have any friends who are in my situation really. Not only is she married, but she's also a parent. Most of my friends are either single moms or married with no kids. Plus, we enjoy a lot of the same things, so it's just nice....

... I guess you could say that 2010 is slowly redeeming itself :)