My goal this week

• don't let little things stress you out.
  
• come home before 5:00 at least three nights.
  
• plan at least half of next week before Friday.

...and most of all...

remember to breathe

It's Okay...

It's been a rough week...you know it's bad when a SHORT week is a rough week. Oh well. In the last few days I've learned who and WHAT I do and do not need in my life. So, i'm linking up with Neely today for It's Okay Thursday! So, without further adieu...

In the last few days, I've learned that It's Ok (personally)....

...to come home to your boyfriend and vent/angry cry for an hour.

...to let certain things bother you, because apparently they SHOULD.

...to not understand how some people live their lives they way that they do.

...to twitter rant about certain things.

...to be so angry that you want to scream. But to cry instead.

...to not be ashamed of the fact that you can love a pet like a child.

and in the working world, i've learned that It's ok....(professionally)

...to not let angry parents squish your dreams!

...to stop trying to be such a perfectionist.

...to let things go to the wayside sometimes, for sake of your sanity.

Thankfully, tomorrow is Friday. And I have a whole weekend of NOTHING planned. :)

18 months ago today...

...I remember being a nervous wreck while trying to decide what to wear.
(Do I wear pants or a dress? Do I wear my hair curly? Or go with straight? Shit, my straightener broke last week. Curly it is. I hate my hair curly. It was straight last time I saw him. Maybe he's going to think I'm not cute now.)
...I remember trying on 15 different outfits and texting my best friend to see which one she liked best.
(Turns out her phone was off...oh, that's why you never texted me back. Oops)
...I remember getting in the car REALLY early because I was so anxious to have dinner.
(I should have known right then and there that it was going to work out...because he was even earlier than I was)
...I remember almost getting into a wreck trying to find a parking spot because my mind kept wandering.
(What if he doesn't like me after all? What if I make a fool of myself? What if he thinks i'm crazy?)
...I remember that I kept checking and re-checking my hair and makeup, making sure I looked "just right"
(I would learn that it doesn't matter what I looked like that night; he tells me I'm beautiful all the time anyway)

*****

...and then I remember seeing him for the second first time. My heart skipped a beat. My palms got sweaty, and I almost tripped over myself, in true Katie fashion. There he was, my prince charming, standing on the corner waiting for me. I remember thinking that he was even more handsome than I previously remembered.

Our first date was the best first date I could have ever asked for. Drinks and dinner, followed by hours of talking laughing in the park. It kind of sounds like a fairy tale. Because, well, it is a fairy tale. At least in my eyes. I am a princess, and he is my prince.

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 Who else can you spend hours sitting on a park bench talking with, besides your soul mate? Who else can make your heart literally skip a beat, besides your soul mate? Who else can you laugh about knocking tables over with and then run out of the restaurant laughing, besides your soul mate? Who else can you wake up to a text from the next morning saying "I can't wait to see you again", besides your soul mate?

nobody else, that's who.

Then, after that night, you will proceed to have the most incredible year and a half of your life with your soul mate....and you will be anxiously awaiting the day that you will be able to walk down the aisle and say "I do" to that same man you began to fall in love with on that night exactly a year and a half ago. The same man you keep falling in love with over and over again, every day of your life.

Sometimes and Always

Oh, last day of Winter Break...how I cherish you. It's almost 10:00 and I'm already finished planning. Now I just have to decide whether it's worth it to go up and copy things for this week or not. hmm. Today is the coldest day since February 2011! The high is 37 with wind ALL day. HOLY OLD MAN WINTER.

Anyway, anyway...moving on. Today I'm linking up with Megan at Mackey Madness for Sometimes and Always!

Sometimes: I just want to stay bundled up in my blanket and watch trashy TV all day.

Always: I know I have responsibilities, and I will get up and shower anyway.

Sometimes: I feel like I'm not doing a great job at being a good teacher.

Always: Someone gives me a reality check and reminds me that I am a great teacher.

Sometimes: I want to go crazy and spend all of my money at the mall on pretty things.

Always: I realize I have bills to pay and have to stick to a budget.

Sometimes: I want to change the channel when boyfriend is watching something i don't want to watch

Always: I realize that I just enjoy spending time with him...no matter what we're watching

Sometimes: I get impatient waiting for certain things to come...

Always: I know that it will eventually come when the time is right, and that I'm incredibly happy where I am right now.

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I suppose I'll get my act together and go take a shower now...the responsible side of me says that I KNOW I need to go to school and make copies. Man.

It's Okay

Happy Thursday! Winter break is only halfway over...and i've already read two books, cleaned the house, returned all of my items that didn't fit from Christmas, and spent too many hours lounging in bed. What am I going to do with myself for 6 more days?! :) 

Today, I'm linking up with Neely for It's Okay Thursday!

It's okay...

....to spend a ridiculous amount of time curled up in bed reading a book

...to go shopping multiple times in one week just because you CAN

...to be ridiculously excited about my J Crew purchases that are supposed to be delivered today

...to also be really excited about my print that I won from A Girl in Pearls through Mrs. Monologues' Holiday giveaways!!

...to become impatient about certain things

...to really wish people would stop asking you about those certain things because then it makes you even MORE impatient

...to think irrationally for a few hours about giving your cat away after he chews things BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS PRESENTS up.

I'm off to shower and find yet another new book to read...I hope everyone is enjoying the last few days of 2011. Here's to 2012!

Here comes Santa Clause, Here comes Santa Clause...

Hello, bloggy friends! I'm sorry i've been so slack lately. School was NUTS after Thanksgiving, with trying to squeeze the last few units in, benchmark testing, and holiday celebrations.

Now that I've finally gotten a break, I'm sick again. I started feeling icky on Wednesday night after I got home from school [hit me like a truck], and yesterday I woke up feeling like there were knives in my throat. I wrapped a few presents, had a lunch date with boyfriend, finished my shopping, and by that time...i was finished. I came home to find white spots forming in my throat and my temperature up to 99.5. Great. I finished wrapping our presents and proceeded to spend the rest of the evening wrapped up in the blanket and whining not doing anything. Thankfully, I have antibiotics from two weeks ago when they THOUGHT I had strep...but it turned out not to be. Guess they knew it would come back with a vengance!

Today I'm feeling a little better, thanks to the miracle of medicine. I'm going to shower and have lunch with boyfriend (poor thing has to work today), and then hopefully get the house cleaned before we head out of town to see his mom for the night. Tomorrow, we'll come back into town in time to get showers and head to my mom's. We always have a crazy busy few days during Christmas...this year, we've decided to hold off on exchanging presents until Christmas day after everything else is finished and calmed down. It was boyfriends idea, and I love the fact that he thinks that it should be a private time for us. :)

I need to shower...lots to do! I hope you enjoy your holiday as much as we will!

Sometimes and Always...

Today, I'm linking up with Megan from Mackey Madness for Sometimes and Always. I love her blog, and I'm so glad she finally made this a link up! :) So...here goes nothin'!

Sometimes: I want to lay in bed for hours after my alarm goes off.

Always: I get out of bed and go to work anyway.

Sometimes: I consider not taking a shower and using dry shampoo instead.

Always: I get up anyway and take a shower because I won't wake up if I don't.

Sometimes: I want to quit my job and be lazy at home.

Always: I thank God for providing me with an awesome opportunity to give underprivileged children an education.

Sometimes: I want to take a sick day, knowing that I have a terrible cold/cough.

Always: I realize that a sick day is more work than it's worth.

Sometimes: I feel like my temper gets the best of me when my students are misbehaving.

Always: I reflect and think about how I could have changed my behavior so that in turn, theirs might have changed as well.

Sometimes: I feel like punting my cat across the yard after he chews things up.

Always: I just shake my head and say "you better be glad I love you".

Sometimes: I want to be married already.

Always: I end up super glad we are enjoying our time as boyfriend and girlfriend. 

[I swear, I could stare at that handsome man all day...doesn't matter what his title is. ;)]

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...can you tell I'm a little overwhelmed and really ready for Christmas break? I'll be so thankful for a few weeks off!

There are less than two weeks until Christmas...and I'm really excited! Boyfrind and I get to *hopefully* squeeze in visits with all three families this year (his mom, my mom, my dad), and we both have the week between Christmas and New Years off. It will be really nice to have some uninterrupted time together.