Monday: I actually can't even remember what happened on Monday. I do know that the evening found us shoe-shopping for D. This is something that 1) doesn't happen often and 2) is usually about as fun as pulling teeth. D, in all his frugal-ness, tries to find the best value for a pair of shoes. Then he wears these shoes until they are literally falling apart (his last pair finally passed away due to holes in the soles of the shoes). On this day, I was able to sway his opinion that best value doesn't always mean best quality, and he bought a pair of fairly nice shoes. But it doesn't stop there- he also found another pair that he liked and had them shipped from another store to our store so he could try them on later in the week. I know- one small leap for D, one giant leap for the Blasig family.
Tuesday: School was crazy. Then there was the Faculty meeting after school. I can't remember if it was Monday or Tuesday that we found out we would be missing another friend at school next year. D and I had plans to go to the baseball game with friends on this night, and I'm so thankful that we were able to do this. I really needed to laugh with friends and get my mind off what was going on at school. I'm going to miss the friends that I have at school so much, but more on that later.
Wednesday: Another crazy day at school. I spent the day trying to get everything ready for the field trip on Thursday. After lunch, I got a headache and ended up having to miss our weekly gathering (and Chuy's creamy jalapeno). I went home and took a nap instead. D was out of town on a work trip and he ended up getting sick and staying at the hotel most of the day Wednesday.
Thursday: Field trip day! Picnic lunch, nature walk, recess on the huge playground. We got back to school around 1 and finished out the day. I was exhausted. Took another nap when I got home. :)
Friday: Field day (not to be confused with field trip day- my kinder class kept asking when we were going on our field trip again...) The stations were fun and of course, I had to get involved in playing with the kids. It was nice to be popular-- everyone wanted me on their team for tug-of-war. Tears were a pretty common occurence throughout the stations. One of the most memorable was when a little boy was crying his eyes out because another boy called him an Aggie. As he was crying, he moans, "I'm not an Aggie. I'm a Longhorn." Wow. I hadn't seen this happen before. It was quickly settled and the other little boy apologized.
Field day also involved a teacher tug-of-war where teams of teachers battled it out against each other. While it doesn't matter who won (kinder team did, by the way), as we were high-fiving each other after our victory, it hit me again that these awesome ladies would not be there to defend our title next year. I had to walk away quickly for fear of someone seeing the tears building in my eyes. I am going to miss the talks, the joking around, the Friday runs to Chick fil-a, the comfort of having great friends to teach with. This year has been so much fun. I can say that I never dreaded a day of school because of these girls.
Friday night involved eating at Chuy's with P and then meeting R at our house for dessert. As P and I are nearing our house, we see R's car pulling out of our neighborhood. After some detective work due to R "confusing" us by putting his left blinker on and turning right instead, we end up at the park where they're going to play basketball. These guys are so funny together. Even a game of HORSE is hillarious to watch. P and I made ourselves comfortable on the swings, then finally convinced the guys it was time for dessert.
Today's plans involve yardwork, housecleaning, and a little grocery shopping for dinner tonight. R and P are coming over for a good 'ol southern meal of chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes. Yum.
