Spring Break - Day One

Slept in 90 min.

Began reading BSA hiking merit badge book

Made breakfast

Boiled Daisy's (my car) thermostat to see if it's working - it is

:( WHY WON'T IT OPEN AND LET COOLANT THROUGH!!!!!!!!!!!

Trimmed dead leaves off peace lily Mrs. Ficarro gave me for accidentally leaving me alone in the Boys & Girls Club and me walking out and setting off the building alarm 7 years ago.
Finished listening to tape 7 of the Book of Mormon - King Benjamin's final words
Washed bedding, clothes
Started blog post
Searched through listing of education jobs in the area
Renewed library books
Took a self-assessment quiz on health: NEED IMPROVEMENT :)
Looked for recreation and daycare jobs...started creating a sitter profile...taking too long

Working At Henderson Elementary

Which is the elementary school my 3 younger siblings went to. I like it a lot.

As for having fun in Virginia:


Today --

• I made a butterfly by walking in snow


• After 5 minutes in my car, I could still see my breath (ok ok that was just cool, not fun)


• I had a personal pan pizza, one of my favorite things (pepperoni)


• I CHUCKLED!! (its been a while) reading Brigham Young's frankness


• um...working on it


• oh hey, I just watched Lucy's ballet recital and had a good chuckle. Very cute.

Ooops

YES! I am still alive. Aug 29th was a while ago. I have some catching up to do. FYI I am here in Virginia for a good 18 months or so, finishing masters in LD.

Still having fun:

• Went to my last YSA New Years Eve dance with Nathan the man...in D.C. at fancy schmancy Marriott hotel. Got lost while driving :( Got "lost" while exploring hotel ;)
• Did not dress punk but did wear my new 2 1/2 inch loafers with laces.
• Took a kid (Gordon) to see "Bedtime Stories" last night. That was awesome. Shrieking laughter. Got paid to get out of the house :)

More stuff

• Helped devour a 1/2 lb. cookie sundae
• met a couple from New York who work on cruise ships from Ft. Lauderdale
• Saw the end of US 1 (Rt. 1 as we call it in VA)
• Bought black hair dye but chickened out
• Bought hair scissors but chickened out
• Found boogers on the lounge wall during cleaning - did not chicken out
• Beat Ben at Polynesian tug-of-war (ok ok 1 out of 3 games)
• Saw a chicken in Key West, thought it was weird
• Got a bumper sticker with the Key West motto on it
• Bought Kinos (hand-made sandals from Key West)

More Fun...

• Tried to 'mow' grass out of swim test area after squall
• One of my responsibilities is to drive scout groups to different docks. I was asked, "Are you old enough to drive?"
• Rode on a 60 year old Harley -- yeehaw!
• Found out my ancestor cousin was a wolf hunter - explains a lot ;)
• Successfully backed up an 8 passanger van with a trailer to turn around!!
• Got a tip thrown in my fruit punch
• Figured out how to weave palm leaves
• Observed birds huddled in formation on the beach braving a tropical storm

More firsts

• Fed an eel - bright green!
• Disected a squid
• Learned that squids have quills in them and kept one
• Announced fish awards at a luau
• Did 12 monkey pull-ups on my bunk
• Shot hoops (after the age of 25) without my shoulder hurting :)
• Ate the best toffee cookies
• Got licked in the mouth while talking (blaaaaah!) by a captain's dog named Girl who weighs about the same as me
• Ate my first corndog in the Keys - thanks to Alex for saving the leftover snack bar meats, and my courteous friend, Chris
• Explored a whale skull

Some cool things I have done here...so far...(all firsts for me)

• Rescued a swimmer during a swim test
• Fed shrimp and squid to a little nurse shark
• Lost 2 pair of sunglasses within 2 weeks
• I loose my staff mug every day
• Gave bubble wrap as a goodbye present to my very first crew who were SO CUTE AND NICE. They were so excited, it sounded like fireworks.
• Sailed backwards in a little sailboat
• Oh this was my favorite - kayaked at night just after sunset - so gorgeous, then once it was dark we saw glowing fishies!!!!!!, the stars were amazing, and my friend said, "since you are really not doing much (referring to my mighty paddling) you can just sit there" so I did sometimes. And the breeze - ahhhhh, not to mention some of my favorite company ;)
• Played a guy game (spoof on Dungeons & Dragons) and won
• Wore a bikini in 'public' (for about 5 seconds at night or else Jennifer would not let me back in the room)
• Rode a bike off a dock (videos to come man!)
• Ate a seed pod that tastes like SweetTarts
• Saw a wild manatee
• Am invited to go on cruises to Bahamas & Mexico
• Found a doctor who wants to play with my meds to get me off of them - yeah!
• Ate Key Lime Pie in Key Largo (haven't made it to Key West yet) and fell in love
• Punched a captain for slapping my hanches
• Broke blocks of ice out of a big freezer
• Slept in the Everglades during high mosquito level
• Saw many wild alligators
• Learned that Jennifer loves flamingoes
• Conquered my fear of swimming in the ocean