AIMS week coming

This upcoming week is AIMS testing at school. It's a low pressure week for me and a high pressure week for students. That means that students are just a little more uptight, a little more frustrated, and coincidentally, they tend to be just a little more touchy, which results in a higher level of talking back.

My goal this week is to be a calming balm for my students, to inspire them to work harder and believe in themselves. I of all people understand how frustrating and stressful standardized testing can be.

Quote of the day

I don't typically do this...although my good friend Krista does, which is why when my roommate Kristy said this, I had to share. First watch the video clip, then see what Kristy said to make me record it. It's one of the those WTH moments (pardon the inappropriate language there).



Kristy- "why are we watching a guy pick his speedo wedgie?"
Moose, Mike, Leah- LOL "what?"
All turn to the TV to see what Kristy is talking about.
Leah- "omg, wait, pause that. Let me get my camera. That's going on the blog."
Leah runs to her car. Thump, thump, thump. (flat footed running)
Leah- "Moose, rewind that."
Moose rewinds and we all watch while I record.

Absolutely terrified

This is one night that I desperately wish I was married because the wind like this utterly terrifies me. Thunder and storming and wind when I'm trying to sleep is almost more than I can deal with. "Hurry up Michael and make me your bride so I can hide next to you."

My flickr mosaic

1. leah + mike wedding, 2. dreaming of their favorite sushi... ~.~, 3. Washing in an amphitheatre, 4. un classico che non passa mai di moda, 5. Daddy and Nessie, 6. a cosmopolitan trinity, 7. New Zealand Safari, 8. Darth Vader's Sweet Tooth, 9. writer's teeth, 10. Amics per sempre - Amigos, heura y jordi cabeza con cabeza - Friendships, tete a tete, 11. Simple, Honest, Passionate and Forever, 12. Pensive Georgie

want to make one of your own?

step 1: go to flickr.com
setp 2: in another window open http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php
step 3: choose 4 columns, 3 rows
step 4: answer the following questions in the search bar of flicker. pick your favorite one on the first page and paste it into your mosaic

1. What is your first name? (Leah)
2. What is your favorite food? (sushi)
3. What school did you go to? (Amphitheatre)
4. What is your favorite color? (pink)
5. Who is your celebrity crush? (Edward Cullen)
6. Favorite drink? (Cosmopolitan)
7. Dream vacation? (New Zealand)
8. Favorite dessert? (banana cream pie)
9. What you want to be when you grow up? (writer)
10. What do you love most in life? (relationships)
11. One word to describe you. (passionate)
12. Your nickname. (Georgie)

Reasons for me to praise God

1. I have a place to live with wonderful, Godly roommates
2. I can afford my rent right now.
3. I have a car that more than adequately gets me where I need to go.
4. I have a job and the opportunity to impact at least one person everyday at that job.
5. I can go to a church and experience corporate worship without fear of persecution.
6. I can name enough people to fill up all ten fingers that care about me deeply.
7. There was food in my house to fix for lunch tomorrow and in my tummy to fill me up right now.
8. I've had medicine to take to help me get through my cold.
9. I'm in a relationship with someone that loves God more than me and me more than I can comprehend.
10. I may have to wear glasses but at least I can afford to buy them so I can see.
11. I may feel stressed about upcoming events but that means I have something worth working towards and fighting for.
12. I get to hold God' most precious miracle in my hands everyday...a baby.
13. family...many of them

There are so many more but I'm tired...another reason to praise God, that he gave us the ability to recharge and serve him another day.

Going to Rent

Friday night I saw Rent for the I think 9th time. I went with a group of girls, two of which are the same girls that I saw it with 10 YEARS AGO the first time we all saw it. This will be the last tour and it was extra special because the actors who played Mark and Roger originally on Broadway were back again.

After the show, you could donate $1000 to Broadway Cares (an organization that provides supplies and aid to people suffering from AIDS and HIV. When you made that size donation, you were allowed on stage to meet the cast, have your picture taken, get autographs etc etc. I can't tell you that a couple of us didn't wonder if we could pool together the money. Eventually sanity sank in and it never happened.

Hunt Brother Birthing Days

Yesterday was the first celebration for Payton and Logan's birthdays. The Hunt side of the family (Moose's side) celebrated together and the beginning of the video is what I forsee to be many attempts at getting all the cousins together to take photographs. Poor Mylie will have to hold her own amongst all those boys.

Then the second part of the video is Payton and Logan enjoying their cupcakes. I think my favorite part is Logan pointing at the frosting on his mouth saying "oh no!" It was good times.