Cruise #7

The day after I returned from my spring vacation, I booked a vacation for the day after school is done. I'm going on a cruise out of Charleston on June 13 for a week! I got a really good price so I jumped all over it. Now I have something to look forward to. I cannot get enough of cruises or recommend them enough. There is something about being on the top deck, looking out to the water and seeing nothing but water on all 4 sides of the ship. It's so relaxing to me. A lot of people don't cruise for that reason. They get nervous if they see nothing but water. Not me. I love it! I cannot wait to sit out on deck first thing in the morning until right before dinner on days at sea, then enjoying the shows and gambling at night. Sigh, 62 days until I'm in paradise!

Lacrosse Game

As you know, I pretty much love all sports. I don't like lacrosse though. I don't hate it, I just never got into it. My friend is a big lacrosse fan and a big Syracuse fan. Today, they came to play UNC. Since tickets were only $5, I decided to go with him. I found the game to be boring. I don't know why. There was a lot of running around and penalties with players checking each other like in hockey. It's funny that I find a slow moving game like golf more exciting than lacrosse. UNC did beat Syracuse, so that was good. I just never really got into the game. I probably wouldn't go to another one if he invited me to it.

OBX

I just got home from the Outer Banks. The 4 hour ride each way was not fun! Other than that, the trip was awesome! Monday and Tuesday were great because we laid on the beach all day. Wednesday and yesterday were very cold. We didn't go to the beach either day. We went shopping Wednesday and then to a lighthouse and shopping yesterday. On Tuesday, we went to a bar and I sang 2 songs for karaoke while my friends laughed hysterically at me. The nice part about the beach was that it was a block from our condo so we could walk there. Today was the best day of all. We laid on the beach from 9:30-4. We left at 4 because we knew we still had a long drive ahead of us. Today's temperature was around 75 degrees. The trip was great. I look forward to going back in the future.

Packing

I just packed for my 5 day trip to the Outer Banks. We are staying in a condo, so we need to pack our own sheets, blankets, pillows,  and food. There are 4 of us going in one car. I have no idea how we are going to fit everyone and everything into someone's car. I looked at the stuff I have sitting on the floor and it is a lot! I'm a guy. We have 2 guys and 2 girls going. Typically girls have more stuff packed than guys. It's going to be interesting to see how and if everything is going to fit. Either way, I look forward to having a great time!

Not Productive Work Day

I love teacher work days because I typically get a lot done. Unfortunately, that was not the case today. Today's work day was scheduled for 8-2. I was fairly productive until about 10. At that point, out of nowhere, the electricity went out. Then a teacher yelled for someone to call 911. A pick up truck had run into a power pole and the traffic light at the intersection of our school. The truck was on its side. Within minutes, firefighters, EMS, and police were there. They had to break the glass, then cut off the roof to get the guy out. Thankfully he was alright. We didn't do work for at least half an hour to watch what was going on. After that, we couldn't make copies or go on the Internet or anything. My friends and I went to lunch and because of power outages on that street, the traffic was intense. It took us over an hour and a half to have our lunch break. By the time we got back, the principal was walking out the door. We just caught him in time. All of our stuff was still in our classrooms. I had so much to do today but unfortunately because of something out of my control, I didn't get to most of it.

Kirby

I don't know why I always get myself into these predicaments. I got home around 3:45, and laid down after a rough day (as usual unfortunately). Only seconds later, my doorbell rings. I answer it and a man and woman are there. The guy says they can clean my carpet for free and give me free paper towels for doing it. Obviously they were trying to sell my a product. I stupidly said sure. And I said yes for free paper towels? Really? what is wrong with me?!?!? The lady comes in and takes over an hour showing me the Kirby vacuum and how powerful it is. It was gross to see how much dust it picks up. Of course she tried really hard to sell me this $3,000 lifetime guarantee vacuum. I said no because of money and she tried to lower it and I still said no. What a waste of my time. I need to be more assertive and say no before these people waste mine and their time!

Loaded Potato Buffalo Chicken Casserole

I'm always looking for new things to make for dinner. I get bored of the same things over and over again. I also get bored of having chicken all of the time. However, it's pretty simple to make and fairly inexpensive. Our Wednesday night dinners have become the one million ways to make chicken dinners. I found a loaded potato buffalo chicken casserole dish on Pinterest. I made it today for our dinner and it was amazing! It was a lot of work with peeling and cutting the potatoes, but it was worth it. I wonder what chicken creation we will have next Wednesday dinner.