Birthday Weekend Fun!

I had an awesome birthday! School was fun and my kids were really cute. We had a party and Jodi surprised me with balloons which of course I got very excited about. We went to Dave and Buster’s, which is like a big kid Chuckie Cheese, and played until we were all ready for bed.

Saturday morning we got up super early to catch a Chinatown bus to New York; we had so much fun! The bus ride was actually kind of fun. We slept, because it wasn’t very crowded and I enjoyed the bus stop breaks where we got supplies of treats which we shared with our bus friends. In New York we did a lot of smaller things. We had at more famous quaint restaurants and went to fun stores like FAO Schwartz. We stayed at a nice little hotel where we enjoyed some good ol’e television. It was a really fun trip…here are the funny highlights:

Chinatown bus: Okay not as bad as I thought. Let me just say the bus stop was between the Chinese restaurants Wok ‘n Roll and New Big Wong. We laugh about that randomly still.

Subway trips: Being in DC we all felt pretty confident on the subway, because we use the metro here everyday. Of course it is different, but the same idea. Well one big difference: the doors close A LOT faster. At one stop we causally got up to get off just like we usually do in DC, well not quick enough for the subway in New York. Tracie managed to get off but no one else. The doors shut without anyone else getting the chance to leave and so we continued to the next stop without her. We were laughing hard for the next 10 minutes as we had to go 2 more stops to turn around and go back. It gets better. When we finally were getting on the subway to go back, those stinking doors started to shut on Kami. I seriously thought we were now going to have people in 3 different locations. But she fought her way through the closing doors which were trying to shut regardless of who was in the way. Oh it was a site to see! Needless to say, we were much quicker at getting on and off the subway. J

TGI Friday’s: We ate in Times Square at the TGI Friday’s and we thought since it had only been one day since my birthday we thought we would see if they would sing and maybe get a free dessert. When we asked they kind of sounded unsure, but they did sing and brought us a nice big brown sundae. We were all very pleased with ourselves until they brought us the bill and charged us 9 dollars for the dessert we did not even technically order. Who does that? At least they usually tell you it will cost and ask you what you want. Nope. So we argued and they ended up not charging us, but really?

Good times in New York City!

Well I am excited to come to Utah! I had a dose of sadness yesterday, because two of my kids were suspended which means I won’t see them again. When I found out they were going to be suspended (for showing their private parts to a girl during recess) I also realized I wasn’t going to see them again. So I found a camera and went to go grab the two boys to come in the class picture. As we were walking to the classroom I was kind of explaining that I wouldn’t get to see them again since my last day is Friday. One of them started crying sending the other one into tears also. I started getting emotional, but I calmed them down because I was thinking: we are going to take pictures we can’t be crying. We took some class pictures and then I took the two boys back downstairs to the office and they started crying again. I gave them a hug and that made me cry too. I am really going to miss them. I am not sad about not having to teach them anymore, but I am sad because I feel like I am breaking their hearts. I feel like I have been a constant adult they can rely on and many of them don’t have that. I think tomorrow is going to be tougher than I thought; those crying boys faces are forever going to be engraved in my mind.

Jodi suprised me with balloons! I love her!

Love them! I swear I am not that white, they make me look like I am dying. :)

All the other kids were standing on a
chair, but this girl isn't. She is so tall
and beautiful, but a pill.

Happy Birthday Miss Collett! Nothing better then
elementary kids to make you feel special for your
birthday!

They love me...most of the time.

On the way to New York City baby!



Serendipity. Seriously good frozen hot chocolate.

So our annoying principal has this
"think green" idea that he constantly
bugs us about on the intercom. It is
suppose to be something about if you
are in the "green zone" you are being
good, but if you are in the "red or yellow
zone" you need to be better. It is
actually a good idea, but he is so
annoying about it we all hate it...Notice
our faces. We found this in FAO
Schwartz and we almost died laughing.



Very interactive toy store. Probably
meant for kids, but hey we aren't too
old yet!


Love New York!