Updates
Life has just been rolling along, fast as ever. But it's been bringing a lot of improvements for me. The nice office lady at school gave me two beds, a chair, and a coffee table, so when my dear...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Radio
Yes, I know that's the title of a Rush song. I like the song, and I would agree with it that the major downside of radio is the ads. But I actually just borrowed the title to talk about what I think...
View ArticleShort Update
Well, Olivia, my dear roommate, has finally moved in. She showed up Thursday and it's been good times ever since. She brought lamps, a computer that got along with the internet connection, and...
View ArticleThe First Week
So, my first week of teaching is behind me. I'm still wet behind the ears, but I finally count as a real teacher now -- one who has a class of my own dependent on me. Or actually five classes.The first...
View ArticleI made it
So, this is it: I made it to my first paycheck. There were times I really didn't think that was going to happen.Of course, I could not by any means have managed that without help. My family who let me...
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Pictures
Life as a teacher is so terribly busy! When I'm not teaching, preparing, or grading, I'm chaperoning a dance or planning a club activity. And on the off-chance I'm not doing any of those things, I'm...
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Zoo Day
These are some pictures I just remembered I had from our zoo trip in August. A bunch of my friends in the area got together and went to the zoo in Washington, DC.Matt and Chris imitating a statue...
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Engagement story
I promised a long time ago that I would put up the story of how I got engaged. I'm sorry I haven't done it before, but life has been extremely hectic lately, with a lot of grades coming due, and me...
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Ideas so far
I know a lot of people think obsessing over wedding dresses is silly. If you do, skip this post! Some people have asked, so I thought I'd post the ideas so far.My maid-of-honor is going to be helping...
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Autumn
Here are some pictures I took this past fall. This batch is from the day I went down to Christendom for Homecoming, and ended wandering around by the Shenandoah, looking for good pictures to take. I...
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Recent pictures
More pictures: these from around my house, plus two from the airport when I was going home for Thanksgiving.
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Christmas Lights in Old Town
This little walk I took to take a few pictures in Old Town (well, all right, it was an hour-long walk, and I took about 75 pictures) was a wonderful stress-reliever. I needed it, between the...
View ArticleWhite (and spotted) Christmas
This year's Christmas is my last one before I get married. That lends everything an air of even-more-than-usual significance, as I wonder when I will next be among my family at Christmastime.However,...
View ArticleEnglish majors gone crazy
This is so me.http://cuddly-cyb.org/comics/24.phpIn other news, my mom got me a sweatshirt for Christmas. It read,"I am the Grammarian about whom your mother warned you."It makes me feel so happy inside.
View ArticleInteresting article, and a little update
Yes, I know it is disappointing when you have pretty much given up on the idea that someone will ever update her blog, and then they appear only to post a link and disappear again. But it is 11:54 as I...
View ArticleInvitations
I am almost done with the invitations. Just a couple more whose addresses I need to get or verify.Doing the invitations has been my favorite part of wedding planning so far. It's not stressful like...
View ArticleWedding Counter
It's too wide to fit on my sidebar, unfortunately ...Wedding Countdowns
View ArticleTrying to keep up
It's hard to be a fiancee, a teacher, and a blogger at the same time. Other identities that slip through the cracks include good roommate, daughter that calls home more than once a week, faithful...
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Spring pictures
Time to upload a few more pictures! Sunset over the school.Daffodils in the rain. Sunset over 66.This and the next few are at Manassas Battlefield Park.Some pictures of the cherry blossoms near the...
View ArticleChicken Soup
I have been ill the past few days; let that be my latest non-blogging excuse. But as a consolation prize, I'm posting two recipes for chicken soup; one my old specialty, and one I discovered yesterday...
View ArticleWhy Twilight scares me
Or, at least, part of the reason. Mostly I hate it because it's unrealistic and badly written. Then I hate it because vampires are a traditional symbol of lust, and I don't think that symbolism has...
View ArticleSeen on Catholic Answers Forums
"Oh, I agree entirely with the essential social skills development thingie. Fortunately, we have found a way our son can receive the same socialization that government schools provide.*On Mondays and...
View ArticleThoughts on the threshold
It is less than a month until the wedding, and I feel what the "Conscious Weddings" website describes as "feelings of liminality." Limen is the Latin word for threshold: liminality is the feeling of...
View ArticleMarriage and the State
John and I went to get the marriage license yesterday. It cost us a hundred bucks. That is what my dress cost. I am filled with righteous indignation.My indignation grew when I heard that the priest...
View ArticleSniffles are a thing of the past
Well, I'm not a person who tries to start new blogs all the time. I've had one for several years, and another one for about a year. However, Sniffles Predominating has ceased to be an appropriate name....
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