NYE - Another Pub Crawl

Another Pub Crawl - Another other paycheck... Everyone seemed to have fun - and I rung in the New Year kissing my gay friend - even though I'd thought I'd set him up with another gay man on the crawl... midnight came around and I layed one on him.

The buses were full and fun and we went to 5 bars and gave away 3 trips to Mexico and All in All it was a success :)

It was good to have some friends there and meet some new people also... although the getting drunk and partying all night thing is kind of old and the crowd seems younger and younger with each passing crawl... I still get paid and I still have fun... and it has presented more job opportunities for me... such as promoting for clubs... I have been offered a position which is full time on salary to create and promote events for Friday and Sunday Nights at a Vancouver Club... this is good news, but with teaching and the crawls and waitressing it may be too many paid jobs... not that the money is a bad thing, however, the time is the problem.. as I also have the most important job of being a mommy to my quickly growing three year old (Four in a few months WOW!!!) and of course my own sanity to be kept in the way of a social life, sleep, cleaning my house, etc. etc.

Time will tell how 2007 will play out - but being mommy, teaching, and being a good friend are the top 3 priorities... while crawls, promotion, waitressing and other money making motives are definately important in helping me create a life I want - the stress and work for the dollar is far more than that of teaching.... and far less rewarding than chillin' on the couch with my lil' one

Life's Happenings

So I have taught two days now..... The first was Wednesday morning at a Sr. Highschool.....

So it was rainy, cold and wet. I got to the school 45 minutes early instead of the 20 minutes suggested and it was a good thing too. I checked in and photocopied the attendance lists for the three blocks I wouldbe teaching. I got my keys and folder and went to the room. First class grade 10 planning/CAPP.

Well the keys did not work, so I went back to the office and switched them. Get int he class, close and lock the door, BIG SIGH. I am here!

So I look for instructions, lesson plans, and see none - there are some handouts on a project so I assumed that was the lesson. 10 minutes before class I open the doors and as students file in I do the "teacher on Call" greetings and ask one friendly looking girl "So, how is this class?"

She gives me the dirt on the "noisy" part of the class room and a heads up on a student who always acts up - - SCORE! (It is like detective work before class starts)

So, I introduce myself and do the respect speech - let them knwo a few guidelines to staying on my good side and begin the lesson - - - easy, collect homework, handout project outline, review project, put them to work, the rest of the block was circulating and keeping them quiet and on task. Not too bad.

I ask another friendly student how to get to portable 1 - - two blocks of behavioural students.... uh oh!

ten or less students come in to do catch-up work or whatever. They have that block assigned as Resource Room so they can get extra help and whatnot - most claim they hav eno work and try to sweet talk you into internet time, going to teh weight room or just swear alot but actually are pretty cool kids otherwise.

I call them "misunderstood"

they saw the hole for my eyebrow ring (which i don't wear when i teach - a tad unprofessional) and thought iw as cool - we talked abotu peircings and pain and then we talked about music - it was ok.

Some were a tad unruly - but overall it went ok.... and then i was off - signed out, returned keys, wrote note to teacher and walked (in teh rain) and bussed to White Spot (mmmm) to have lunch with my two sisters, my new brother in law, my grandparents, my mom and my dad's uncle.

Then i went to the dr. they looked at my finger and i have to go to a specialist because i damaged my tendon - joy! I go end of October - we shall see - I am hoping I can be out of pain my mom insists i could lose complete function of my finger... *sigh* always the optimist my mom *rolls eyes*

then i went to Chapters and bought a TON of books for only $100!!!

I bought

The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)

A Taleo f Two Cities (Charles Dickens)

Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)

Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)

Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)

Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)

Twilight (Stephen Meyer)

Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)

Life of Pi (Yann Martel)

My Friend Leonard (James Frey)

PLus three kids book sfor my daughter

all for $100

AWESOME HUH?!?!

Then the day before I got two books at SFU bookstroe for school, both by Paley and I am currently reading Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich since i finished Frey's Million LIttle Pieces.

I <3 books

*sigh*

Then came Thursday

I taught a grade 4 class in the afternoon

In the morning I took my daughter to her two hour "school"

And while she was in class I read some of my books :) (Evanovich)

I went and saw my sister and brother-in-laws new place - - - very nice!!!

then i went to the school - i forgot how friendly elementary schools can be

I was with a grade 4 class. It was fun... we did silent reading, watched a Terry Fox video and then did some math (times tables by 10, 100, 1000) crazy eh?

then it was clean up and planners and the end... easy day - cute kids! I forgot how fun lil tykes can be!

There was an ADHD kid who cracked me up - - -I open the door to let them in after lunch and he is dumping water on another kid... I tell him it is inappropriate and he yells "I am ADHD I DO WAHT I WANT" ha ha - um.. NO!

So i talked with him and it was ok - during silent reading he started to act up - i asked if he acted this way with his regular teacher or just cuz i was there - he admited cuz i was there - i told him it was a good try but i knew all the tricks, even some he hadn't discovered yet because i used to try them on my sub.'s he laughed and we were buddies after taht!

anyhoo - today is a professional development day so i am chilling at home no work, gonna clean up a bit, spend time with my kiddo, and hopefully tonight do some halloween costume shopping - we shall see - Bonnie and I are going to go to the mall for sure - from there it is up in the air - -

then we are going for drinks at Cheers Night Club :) I def need it - lots going on in my stupid girl head.....

Larry says he is going to fly me down to Louisiana to see him next weekend - which means I wouldn't go see Forbidden aka Christine Dolce in Seattle. But I would get away for the weekend, and I would also get to see a state I have never been to but wanted to go to - - -

I am not sure if it will happen we shall see. His cousin is hilarious - wants me to bring him pot seeds LOL.

Wednesday night Larry called to tell me they were going for dinner at 9:30pm (odd most nights they are asleep or almost asleep at that time) and then at midnight i find out they are at a "tittie bar" - which is fine, except that he lied - - - but i guess people don't really ever change much do they?

I wonder if people can ever be truly 100% honest with other people? and I wonder how to trust anyone? Is it possible... I dunno... but i hate that i always doubt every word that come sout of almost anyones mouth because of how often I have been lied to about both little and big things.... *sigh*

Now i am upset because he hasnt called me all day and its almost 8pm there - - - granted he has no cell but it makes me mad - - - he is out drinking (says his cousin) oh well i am going shopping in a few and then out tonight and then tomorrow Jaime and I are going to Captains party on the island YIPEEEELast time I hung out with Mark he brought homemade blackberry pio and gave an awesome headache removing head rub! So I am uite psyched to go see him :) And Jaime RULES so it will be great to "go away" with her :) The ferry will be fun too its been a while since i was on the ferry! I used to go every weekend to Tofino!!!

Recent Life Events

I just read a friend's blog about her new career in Dease Lake and decided I should try to blog on here more and master the art of blogging, besides simple photo posting.

The most recent events in my life....

My Sisters Wedding, with my daughter a flower girl. It was beautiful! Not only did my sister look stunning, my daughter was equally amazing. It was great to see family and friends and the ceremony was beautiful!

After the ceremony, where my sister read a customized poem and her husband sang a song he wrote and composed, we had photos done and then the reception. Although photo time was stressful and time consuming the reception was a great relief. We had great food and drinks, dancing and lot's of fun.

The bride and groom are off on a mini-honeymoon with a trip to Hawaii coming in the new year. I can't believe my BABY sister is married!!!!!

Also this week my other sister was in town for the wedding and we got to hang out and go out a few nights. My friend's boyfriend is also in town for their anniversary so it was nice to see him also.....

They are so adorable!!!!!!! I met them both in Seattle, but Jaime is from here, was going to school there and he is from Eastern Wa. and is currently on a job in Montreal!! Crazy i know!!

Besides that - many may not know that my ex fiancee moved to Alabama... on his last night in Wa. (also his 32nd birthday) we went to our first ever Mariner's Game, it was a nice way to say good-bye. Besides the Mariner's 7-0 win (and a grand slam in the 8th) we enjoyed drinks with friends across the way at tiki bob's after. 'Twas an eventful evening and early morning.... and a sad good-bye at the airport, but it has been two weeks and he is doing really well. And the distance is definately helping both of us move on.

I am focusing on the pub crawl this October, my 26th bday celebration in October also and jsut enjoying time with my daughter until I get called into a sub. teaching job.... i had my first call last night but missed the call - since it is automated, if you miss the call, you miss the job :( Oh well, flu season is coming, yay! that means work for me!!!

That is all that is exciting here.

An Unusally Boring Sunday...

This past weekend was fairly lame, besides going to hang out with my "ex fiancee" as the title currently stands, I had a bunch of great plans that jsut did not work out.... Tammi came from Seattle to see me and we were going to go bull riding but - - COUNTRY GIRLS BARBECUE in MT VERNON WA. has troubles running a business!!!

The past several months ANY TIME they have said there WOULD BE A BULL - there hasn't been - - - I have learned my lesson and begun calling ahead - only to have some ditzy girl tell me that there was no bull that evening.. for one reason or another!

So ya - we hung out in Anacortes Wa Which is really quite beautiful in the daytime but there is not much to do at night!!!!

So we just went and hung out at a lil bar - - since the karaoke at the bowling alley ended at 11pm!!! *LAME*

I DO NOT PLAY POOL - - I think its boring, I suck at it and i just don't do it!!

Then as liquor kicked in we got the humour of the whole situation and decided to capture it on film...

OK - all the girls...

Now the humour is that Ellie is the chick I met on 4th of July when my ex fiancee and I had a huge fight and tried to kill each other....We had decided to take a break the night before cuz my eyes had been wandering to this guy Wes and well.... Wes was there so I spent most of my time with him on the 4th of July and then when Ellie got there Larry was all over her and then she ended up moving in with him that week - from Bellfair

Anyways - Larry instantly regreted it cuz turns out she is a crazy - in many ways which I won't publicize at this time - but ya....back to Sunday Night

Ellie was high or something - she wanted me to take a billion photos of her for her myspace LOL

This one she thougth would be really great for Larry to have... *sigh* given our "past" Ya - anyways....

We chilled for a bit

Larry and his coffee sat and READ at the bar *this is tres unusual*

Charlie said bye

So 'twas an un usal Sunday - with crazy women and odd situations..... but - - - what'd done is done....

Ellie had the police come get her and she is not allowed back at Larry's house.... she is now staying wtih his *GET THIS!!!* Ex Wife ha ha ha - ya - its stranger - but thats what happens in SMALL TOWN USA!

See See See

I never post here - and I don't know why - I am far too obsessed with Myspace aren't I?

Yes, Indeed I am!

OK SO... am I loved or what?

I know i can blog, oh yes i can,

But i don't get it, Sam I am.

I blog elsewhere and all my friends love me long time - - -

but - here - in Mandy's Mind *sigh* I feel no love!

Whats the dealio yo?

*ok for starters I will NEVER say that again mmmm-kay?*

NYE

So, how was your NEW YEARS EVE?

I rang in 2006 on the back of a tow truck.... by choice too!

A friends bf drives one and so we all went up there to pose for pics, and yell and scream, we were slightly intoxicated, and then make out with our Significant other of the evening... mine was indeed my fiancee - and my 2nd kiss was Candace, I was her first - SCORE! ;)

We went bar hopping and house partying and this and that.... Most of the evening is a blur.... of course I did wake up to much drama and am still trying to sort out and/or recover from the events that unfolded. Thanks to Andrea for being such a sport.

Back to school - that sucks, start in school next week - much work.... *sigh* i jsut wanna chillax, I have decided no drugs for 06 and little *ok significantly less* alcohol (alkamahol) for 06 also

we shall see how this unfolds, as this Saturday is Rachels Bday at tiki bobs and they have $1 high balls... granted its $1 american, but that no longer means $10 canadian as our dollar has been fighting hard to try and be seen as an equal....

*sigh*

i had tacos for dinner and now i sit and wait to hear from people about tonight, i had decided to stay home, but turns out bonnie is heading to see her new boy Ross and I have a chance to get a lift down to bellingham to see my man also.... if he calls me back, which he can't do since he switched to stupid pay as you go cell phone and has not paid as he went and is now without....

either way i am content, i saw him last night, however, brief.... janine and meagan wanted to go to bellisfair mall so i made the trip with them to help christien Janine's new car, a 4 door something or other, i am thrilled!

we went shopping, i scored some major deals and then we went to buffet, but not our typical Old Country, we tried Izzy's as janine insisted it was better.... i hat eto admit it but - she was rigth

it started out that the place closes at 9 and it was quarter too, but the guy let us in , no questions asked, no impression that he wanted to elave and to fuck off - no he even made us a fresh pizza and let us know he could re fill anything that did not require the fryer.... sweet!

His name was Oliver and he ROCKS, we tipped him well, he was just one of the best servers i have ever had, and it was a damn buffet, servers tehre don't have to do shit!

Janine and I have an ongoing dare, who can eat more at a buffett... to look at us, most would guess Janine, she is bigger than i... however, that is what makes it most fun, i always out eat her!

surely she thinks i spread my food out to make my plates look full, and we have been meaning to buy a lil scale to weigh each helping to be fair, but haven't yet...

last night was a tie, or pretty close, she may have out did me - this once!

Megan ate NOTHING, yet as we left the restaurant puked.... no this is not a sign of eating disorder, this is a sign that the poor indian was still drunk from the night before....

now before you get angry at the term indian, allow me to reassure you she is in fact native and does in fact call her self a drunk indian, usually when she is drunk of course....

that being said, she puked a couple times and it was humourous, Larry and Sean had enjoyed dinner with us then head home....

so that was my short visit yesterday - and tomorrow i will likely see him, if i go tonight or not

if i go tonight i come back tonight and it jsut seems like a big ordeal - im tired
in my sweats
havent showered

*sigh*

tomorrow its to tiki bobs to party - sans alkamohol - then to the hotel

should be interesting, no drinking, at the club with the $1 drinks and then going to a hotel ha ha

meh

I will see many of my buddies and hopefully enjoy my sobriety immensely - i totally spelled incorrectly there -

anyhoo

thats it here