Can you believe August is halfway over already?? Crazy how quickly the time can fly! August has been an especially good month so far for many reasons:
It's my birthday month :)
This is the first time in the past couple of years that I've been "home" for my birthday. Dinner with close friends, singing, and dancing was the recipe for the night and it turned out wondrously.
This is the first time in the past couple of years that I've been "home" for my birthday. Dinner with close friends, singing, and dancing was the recipe for the night and it turned out wondrously.
Mom & Grandma came to explore San Diego.
(I'm counting this as August since they were still here on the first and also because we didn't write a July post... or a May/June one for that matter....)
We did as full of a tourist experience that we could cram into one week including the zoo, safari park, the beach, etc. Mom & Gram even got to experience a bunch of home cooked meals by yours truly, which was quite the shocker since they've never known me to cook at all back in Michigan. Good news is, they survived all of it (cooking included!).
I started my new job at SDGVA.
I'll be teaching middle school English most of the day and a class of Spanish each afternoon. I love the school I'm working at (it's where I did almost all of my subbing this spring) and I'm super excited to see what this new year & new content area will bring!
We sang karaoke to my heart's content.
If you haven't heard or seen my renditions of Hakuna Matata or Total Eclipse of the Heart then you're really missing out!
Brian is on a lighter rotation, so he actually has some time to relax & hang out.
And Brian having free time usually means taking ridiculous pictures. Never mind the fact that I often prompt the taking of said pictures. Ok, moving on now.
Dan & Sarah came to visit from Florida.
Dan is one of our favorite people from our time in DC, so spending time with him & his awesome bride-to-be was a special treat. Brian was in perma-grin mode all weekend :)
Went to my first pro football game.
The Chargers lost to the Seahawks, but we had a good time taking it all in. I'd go again, but I'd much rather be at a Michigan game any day!
Got to spend some quick quality time with Nate & Amy during their brief SD visit.
It's always fun to watch Brian interact with his closest friends--he and Nate could have their own variety show if they wanted to, but don't tell them that!
Game nights, happy hours, more birthdays, and beach time.
Kinley's birthday was a blast too. I love August birthdays ;)
And we're only halfway through! Whew! It's been a busy couple of weeks, but I wouldn't have it any other way. The reality of going back into the classroom paired with doing/writing my action research project to complete my Masters is going to kick my butt soon enough, so I'm happy to enjoy this time of fun, sun, and friends. There's much more to catch up on since we last posted in April, like the infamous Comic-Con, but I'll leave that to Brian to do later as I'm sure I wouldn't do it justice. Stay happy, friends!
