School is moving along quickly. Progress report grades went out on Friday, so I expect some e-mails and phone calls starting tomorrow. I already got one e-mail tonight from a parent, but she clearly e-mailed me thinking I was another teacher. My classes have started to really show their true colors...their attitudes and abilities are finally shinning through. This isn't a bad thing at all. Now we are just on a roll. As of Tuesday all three of my preps will have completed their first unit test, and as of early next week all three preps will have submitted their first major writing assignment. This, of course, means mucho grading for me!
Everything else is just fine. John and I have joined a new gym, and I love it. It is called Urban Active. It is about 20 minutes from our condo but only 10 minutes from work. We got an incredible membership deal ~ we get full gym access (which has a full basketball court, racquetball court, swimming pool, exercising theater, all workout classes, lots of cardio and weight equipment, and much more) plus access to any Urban Active gym in the country for $25 a month. I was paying around $36 a month at our old gym, and the equipment was old and the location of the gym was in an old hallmark store, so it was tiny. Needless to say, I am enjoying working out for once! :-) My two favorite things about Urban Active are the new cardio equipment and the workout theater (the workout theater is a dark room with bicycles, treadmills, elliptical machines, and much more which are available to use while I watch a movie). Each day a new movie is played constantly. I have watched Pride, 16 Blocks, and Rudy just this week. So, I hope this solves my workout blues.
So, like I said, I've been busy. Below are three other things going on in my life...I am concentrating on the good, fun stuff, which will help to overshadow the stinky, crappy stuff that has been going on the past few months!
Let's see...what else is new in my life?
1. I am going to see some Broadway shows with a co-worker of mine. Actually, Chris is a former GLHS student (I only knew him through working with him when I helped out with the marching band) who now works security at the high school until November, when he will fill in for an English teacher who is headed overseas for 14 months to Iraq. We got tickets to the opening nights of the following shows: Frost/Nixon, Grease, Spring Awakening, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Color Purple, and A Chorus Line. I'm pretty excited about it.
2. I got a new cell phone. I know, real exciting, right? I upgraded to a Pink Blackberry Curve (thanks to suggestion from my sister and my best friend Danielle). My grandma (Amma) would be very proud of me...the phone did not cost me a cent! :-) It should be arriving by Tuesday. I am totally geeked up about it. Such little things bring me such happiness! Below is a picture of my soon-to-be-phone...except where you see gray/white will be pink on my phone! :-)
3. I am going to see New Kids on the Block this coming Friday with three friends from work. The group is playing in Cleveland so we are going to take a road trip, see the concert, stay over that night, then come home on Saturday. He he he. Below is a picture from the opening concert NKOTB had just a few weeks ago in Boston. It should be a great time and bring back some great memories!!!
