Half Day on Halloween

Happy Halloween! I went into school dressed as a teacher. I think the kids were impressed with my outfit, hehe. Well I wore an orange sweater with black pants, so I tried. I taught Spanish today and the students had their choice of movies to watch. Luckily the classes picked different ones so I got to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Shrek 2 in Spanish. They are not as enjoyable in a different language, but I have to say that it was much easier watching HP en espanol because there's more action and it doesn't rely on spoken jokes for most of its comedy. Although from watching Shrek 2, I now know that burro is donkey. That should come in handy.
Since we had a half-day, I went to Ichiyo Sushi and Grill. They have great scallop rolls. The best I've tried were in San Diego, and these are almost as good. Matt said he tried a tempura snapper roll the other day at Minato and liked it, so I may have to get that next time.
I've decided to add a bunch of Grisham movies to our blockbuster online queue. This is probably because everything I want to see aka anything that has come out in the last few weeks, has a wait. I have read several of Grisham's books in the past, but never thought to see any of the movies. The Firm came today so we'll see if it's any good. My fav Grisham novel was the Client and I've already seen that movie.

Halloween on the 27th

I am getting together with friends tomorrow night to celebrate Halloween. I'm not sure if Matt and I did anything last year. We certainly don't have to pass out candy because the kids in our apt complex trick or treat somewhere else. I bought a costume consisting of tiger ears and a tail (I probably won't wear the latter). I think this may be my costume for the next several years should I happen to be invited to a Halloween party. That way I can really wear whatever I want and put the ears on and say I'm a tiger, haha.

Today, my mom is coming home from her trip to India. Whenever we came back from a long trip like that, I remember sleeping for a few days just from the jet-lag and being in a plane for 24 hours. The trip back from New Delhi to Amsterdam is about 13 hours and then there's usually a 5 hour layover. Then from Amsterdam back to Detroit is another 11 hours. I think anyone would be exhausted! On one of our trips we actually came home going the other way. From New Delhi to Hong Kong to Seattle to Detroit. Luckily we stayed a few days in each stopover, but we were tired just the same. My favorite route was through Bangkok. Thailand is such a beautiful place to go! Whoa, I'm digressing. Anyways, I'm glad my mom is going to be back.

In good news, I got a job! Well, it's a temporary school year assignment in the Troy School District. I start in a few weeks and am very excited! I hope this leads to a position. Fingers are crossed...

Thanks :)

Thanks for the cards, wall posts on facebook, e-mails, presents, etc.
Sidenote: Heather where do you find such funny cards!

Matt treated me to an awesome b-day! I have the best husband.

I have been watching Animaniacs and Sex and the City Season 1 nonstop....jealous?!

Can't wait for the weekend to watch Michigan (hopefully!) beat Iowa :P

The day of my birth

It is my b-day today! I have a half-day today, which worked out really well because I can sleep in. Tonight, Matt is taking me to Bordeau Bistro. I really liked the food last time and the decor gives it a cozy, romantic feel. Today also marks the day our country's population hits the 300 millionth mark. According to this article our country hit that mark at 7:46 AM.

Yesterday, was my brother's birthday. He always used to tell me that we're not 6 years apart, but 5 years and 364 days, haha. He turned the big 19!

Matt and I found a house we really really like. Yeah! It's above our price range though so we're hoping we can get it for a lower price, or obviously, we can't get it at all. We're going to wait a little while before we put an offer in to talk with a financial planner and to look at more houses. Hopefully during this time the homeowners will lower the price so we don't have to ask! hehe

Teaching Article

I like this article. I didn't know some people thought teaching was easy! I'm always exhausted! But I still love the rewards (i.e. student progress, etc.) and fulfillment that come with it.

Pluto Cartoons

I thought these were funny re: Pluto's non-planetary status. I found one on facebook and the other through msn (obviously the political one).





My parents bought a few pounds of crab legs a couple days ago and Matt and I went over to help them eat! They were King Crabs so the legs were way bigger than the little crabs that I usually see crab cakes in. It was more fun to break them and get the meat out than to eat them! I was surprised to see that there were mini "spikes" on the legs so we couldn't hold them too tightly. Those King Crabs are probably ferocious predators of the sea! Matt had a bite of crab and decided to stick to the chicken on his plate. hehe.

Cider Mill

Matt and I went to Yates Cider Mill on Sunday. They always have really good doughnuts and it's fun to watch them make cider and fudge (They make the doughnuts too, but I don't think we can see it). I'm not a nature-y kind of person, but it was nice to walk around the river trail and get some fresh air. The weather was perfect since it was sunny and cool. This morning I noticed the trees had changed colors, which can only mean one thing. My birthday is coming up!!! woo hoo!