Subbing etc.

Before I write anything else, I have to announce that Janessa, my little traveling sister, will be arriving home tomorrow night! SO excited for that.

Well, last week marked my first subbing experiences...and I quite enjoyed them! I was unsure as to how things would go, but now that I've had my first experience, I feel much more confident and excited about subbing.

My first day subbing was with 2 inner-city Nursery/Kindergarten classes (morning & afternoon) and they were so fun! They were the cutest little kids and it was great to have them for the day.

The next 2 days were spent subbing for my dad at the Colony, which is a class with grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. It was nice subbing for him because he gave me a wonderfully detailed plan for both days, and the kids were fun. It's really interesting going to different schools and interacting with different sets of students!

Tomorrow will bring new adventures--grade 8! We''ll see how that goes! Hopefully they don't think I'm a new student! ;)

Here's a picture of some pictures that kids have drawn for me...

On a different note, Jon and I have been continuing our apartment search and are interested in one in particular. They said "no pets" but when I asked about a guinea pig (yes, we are planning on taking the pig) the landlord said it would be no problem, and actually thought it was cute we wanted to bring him along! That just made the apartment that much more awesome--I hope we get it!

I couldn't resist putting up some Capo pictures--wouldn't you take him along? He is just the cutest little animal there ever was. (As Jon rolls his eyeballs deep into his head...)

Long Weekend Festivities

What a wonderful weekend!

It started off with a celebration party for my parents' 30th wedding anniversary Friday night (their anniversary was on the 13th). It was a nice group of my parents' close friends, and it was fun! Jon and I had prepared some music to play for my parents (and the group), which they all enjoyed. Playing for people in my parent's living room is not the norm, but when I thought about it, it didn't seem unusual anymore seeing that people enjoy music, and living rooms are comfortable places to enjoy things!
So, 30 years! I am very excited for/proud of my parents. Jon and I are approaching 3 years...they are 10 times ahead of us here! They are such a lovely married couple who are a great example to us. I really appreciate their love and the way they show it to one another. To another 30 years!

Saturday was spent around the house, and in the evening we went over to our friends Josh and Laurie's with a bunch of others. It was a good time visiting, but the highlight for me was to hold Norah! She is so tiny, cute, and cuddly. I had the best time holding her, and it was also really fun to see Kristy being the great mom she is, interacting with her daughter and loving her like crazy.

Sunday Jon and I went to the Forks. I had seen that there was an "Asian Heritage" event there in the newspaper, and apparently May is the Month to celebrate Asian Heritage..so we went to check out the festivities. We walked around the river, tossed the Frisbee around, watched some dances, went up to the tower, and had lunch there. It was fun! I love the Forks and need to go there more often! In all its awesomeness, it is sometimes forgotten. Here is a picture of the cute cute cute little girls who did a dance celebrating the Olympics.

We then went shopping for Jon's birthday present (I gave him money for an amp and he hadn't yet been able to get one) and he got a beautiful Vox amp. Needless to say, I have one happy husband right now! After that, we went to my parent's for supper. Jon and I played some "21" on Ayii's new hoop, and I got nailed in the hip by Jon's knee when I forgot the rules and tried to steal his ball. Ha! We then watched the Country Music Awards with my mom and dad. Sounds funny, and it is, and it was also awesome.

And today is a relaxing day with Jon.

Back from BC

Well, I am somewhat recovered from the BC trip! It was a rush to get out there, but the trip itself was excellent. After finishing off my practicum on April 30th, then "Capstone" on the 1st of May, I had almost one day to get ready for the trip. Jon and I borrowed my parents' car and drove around the city getting errands done, and then went to Altona for the night.

The next morning, we left around 5:30 am and began our adventures out West! The main reason for our trip was to attend our friends Trev and Laceydawn's wedding. Jon was in the wedding party, and we wanted to spend as much time as possible with Jon's high school buddies (Trev, Nick, and Mike). Here are the bare bones of the trip:

- drove from Altona on May 2nd
- stopped in Calgary for 2 nights with family
- drove to Summerland
- stayed with Lorne, Nada, and their girls
- visited with Trev and Laceydawn
- visited with Nick and Mike
-"hike" on Giant's Head Mountain
-bike riding with Jon around Lake Okanagan
- wine tasting with the in-laws at Dirty Laundry
- wine tasting/tour with Nick and Mike
- wedding at the Lake Okanagan Resort
-all nighter drive-home
-home!

Glad to be home! Now to start some new adventures here..subbing and looking for a home in Hamilton!

I'm a Sub!

No...not the underwater transportation vehicle that's sung as 'yellow,' but the teacher kind! I am very excited to officially be a substitute! I received a call tonight letting me know that I had an "awesome interview" and that I can now sub in the division I applied to! This is something I needed after a day like today--nothing too dreadful happened, but it was one of those days where you feel worn down and beat afterwards. That phone call was just the perk I needed! That and the cake Jon and I are going out for soon!
As a 5th year Education student where things are coming to a close, I am feeling it go by too fast, yet not fast enough! I am so eager to jump into the teaching world as an independent teacher! I really feel the "I'm done" sensation, and as I still have 6 days of practicum left, I need to push that to the side and really give to my students.

Phew! Six days to go.

Pictures

I haven't uploaded pictures from my camera in ages, and I finally had some time to do it tonight! As a result, I present to you a few "recent" pictures...

Here's Halle (my cutie pie neice!) and I in the freezing wind on our way to a family dinner...I think in late February...

And then there is Capo and I for an Easter photoshoot. I was trying to get him to be an Easter Guinea Pig...isn't he the cutest?












Here are my buddies from university (Arlee, Megan, Melissa, and Laurie) in our last university class in the B Ed program! We've had tons of fun together these last 2 years.

And this is from April's visit last weekend--we had supper together...can you tell Randall and I like to make faces in pictures?

Brain Break

Monday began my 2nd week of 4 1/2 weeks of final practicum. I came home yesterday with aching legs and feet..but I'm now recovered. It's going well so far, which I am really thankful for.

Some recent "events":

- Practicum starting
- Taking care of Ayii during Spring Break (we had 2 other boys over one night and was that ever entertaining!)
- Alicia and Rob's social
- Jon's sister April visiting from New Brunswick
- Practicum starting again--I'm done on the 30th!
- The purchase of a new Macbook--man it's awesome to be married students with more than one computer to use! (This could have been even more timely, seeing as I will no longer be a student in 22 days, but with Jon's school next year and my teaching, this will be a useful item)
- Beautiful weather finally arriving *hope it stays*!
- Stupid spring bugs showing up around the house/vacuuming

I am so excited to be done school and be able to hang out with friends more consistently.

This is somewhat of a disjointed post, but I'm saving all my eloquence and organized writing for my kid's worksheets/activities etc. these days. My brain needs a break!

Happy 25th to Jon!

It's Jon's 25th birthday today! We have a lot of fun together.