Rain, Rain, Go Away!

It has been rainy and cloudy and very un-Spring-esque since about Wednesday. I realize that I should be thankful since it is not blizzarding where I am like it is in the middle of the US, but still. The groundhog didn't see his shadow, which means spring is supposed to be near! Well, hello? Where are you spring?

Much to my dismay, it was once again pouring this morning when I opened my apartment door to go workout. Upon realizing that I left my umbrella in my car yesterday because it was not pouring when I got home from work yesterday, I was thoroughly annoyed. I opted for the simply exercising in my apartment.

This past week seemed to fly by, for the most part. I cannot believe it's already February! I went and asked one of my colleagues if spring semester always went by so slow. Her response was, "Girl, spring semester flies by! It's already February!" I guess that is true; my semester seems to just be dragging on.

Something I realized a while ago was that teaching is such a balancing act. You have to make the kids respect and listen to you while also teaching them the required material. You have to be firm, but caring. This is something I have struggled with because while I am an extremely compassionate person, the firm-hand has been a little slow coming out of me. It's only week 4, and I'm already ready for it to be week 18.

Actually, that's a lie. I am in no way shape or form ready for it to be week 18 because that means my little brother will be a high school graduate. SO not prepared for that! I am SUPER EXCITED that he signed to play football at a school that is not a plane ride away, but a mere 9 hour road trip away from me! (Although, let's be honest, if I do actually go visit I will more than likely find a cheap flight to head up there.) He signed at a great academic school and he gets to play football. It feels so bad ass to say "Yeah, my brother's playing football for this school." I'll feel even more BA when I get my football hoodie and get to wear it around being like "Yeah, my bro's on the team!" But like I said, I'm so not prepared for him to actually graduate! That's just too weird for me. Hank is supposed to be the twelve year old who just doesn't get any older, not the eighteen year old who has a car and is now on a college football team. WEIRD!

Also weird, both of my little sisters from my sorority are graduating this year. Now, one of them is supposed to be graduating this year. And she got into grad school where she wanted to go which is AWESOME! But the other one is a whole year younger and is graduating early! It's just too weird for me. I'm very proud of both of them, but I'm distraught because that is just one more thing that adds to the fact that I am even moreso an alumni and have less people to go back and visit.

Ok, enough with the Debby-Downer-ness. I hope this next week FLIES by. Next weekend one of my best friends is coming to visit and I feel like it's been forever since I have seen her! Then, in two weeks we've got a four-day week and my dad is coming to visit! I'm pumped. Hopefully this next week will fly by just as fast as this last week did!