Ready, Set....Happiest Place on Earth!

Who: You (Unless you're a cyber-stalker who doesn't really know us) and any other connectedly campy people since this is an open invitation

What: A truly magical experience with amazingly wonderful people to the happiest place on earth

When: November 20 - 25, 2007 (For all you teacher friends, this probably means only taking one to one-and-a-half days off of school due to the holiday); 10 months and 5 days to save money for smashed pennies with pictures of the seven dwarfs on them and fast passes and swims in character shaped pools and curbside seats while wearing your glow-in-the-dark necklaces at the Spectromagic parade and going 0 to 60 on Aerosmith's Rock'n'Roller Coaster and photographs with Aladdin and Jasmine and getting the tune "It's a Small World After All" stuck in your head and seeing the new additions to the Pirates ride and visits to foreign countries Epcot style and riding Space Mountain till you puke and hearing the history of our nation in the Hall of the Presidents and spinning around on a giant gray elephant and getting sea sick on the spinning teacups and spending an hour's wages on a silhouette-shaped ice cream bar on a stick.

Where: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and MGM Studios
We think it would be good to stay on the site to get the most bang for our buck!

Why: An unnamed family has infected us with their Disney fever and the only cure is more mouse ears and pictures of camp friends busting their move at the Cinderellabration


M - I - C (See ya real soon)
K - E - Y (Why? Because we like you, a lot.)
M - O - U - S - E!!!

Disclaimer: We are NOT being crazy. We're seriously planning a trip to Florida in November and just want to see if anyone else is even remotely interested. We wanted to give you a heads up so you can start saving now.

I'm a Real Teacher Now

Hello blogland! I'm back from a nice long Christmas Break! Hopefully I'll blog more frequently. I can't make promises though. I break them, just ask Debra.

I had my very first day as a licensed teacher today. It was awesome. First of all, I would never have told you before today that I would enjoy teaching middle school band. Fortunately, I had no time to think about it. I got the call at 7:40 and was on the job in less than an hour. I taught fifth grade lessons all day except for a couple of other-graders and the fifth grade group rehearsal. I had two requests for instrument repair, the first being a trumpet and the second being a bassoon brought in by my neighbor! Hooray for friendly faces! As for the repairs... I was of little help there. Fifth grade band rehearsal went so much better than I could have hoped. I have a deep sense of respect for those willing to take on the daily task of teaching middle schoolers armed with instruments. I think my ear drums are still feeling the effects of those trumpet lessons.

Ahoy, Matey

Today was pretty much awesome. I am done with college! I took two tests today to finish up a correspondence class that I should have finished months ago. Out of the original nine months of time, I was down to four remaining days. It feels so great to be finished! The graduation ceremony is a week from Saturday. I'm really looking forward to it.

I found an awesome website that offers all kinds of Australian treats that are shipped from here in the U.S. They have the most random items. It brought back a lot of memories. One of the first adjustments I had to make there was finding things to eat in the grocery store. This may not seem like a big deal to you, but I'm so pumped to order me some Cheds and Minties!

The second Pirates of the Caribbean movie was released on DVD today! I have been excited about it for quite awhile. I watched it with my parents tonight. My sisters would have probably suffered traumatic nightmares from all the sweet special effects. How exciting it is that there will be a third! I can barely stand the wait.

I played piano today for my good friend's mom's classroom. She works in a special ed. classroom. The kids were so excited to have a "real" piano player there. It was fun to see their smiling faces and hear what they have been working on for their Christmas program. It is also exciting to see a public school that hasn't removed all traces of the true meaning of the season.

Stay warm, be happy, and enjoy the Christmas season!