Picture 167 - Lazy, lazy day.

Monday was my first true day off. No time to get up, no where to be, no one requiring anything of me until 8 pm. So I decided to really enjoy it and do almost nothing. I did manage to get some laundry done and get the cat fixed and make some lunch, but that was the extent of it. Otherwise, I grabbed a good book, a comfy spot on the floor, some pillows and the fan and had a great day. Of course, now that I've had my lazy day it's time to get started on my summer projects and use this time to be productive!

Picture 166 - It's been a while.

I usually try to refrain from doing too many pictures of my cats, or my cousin's kids. But seeing as it had been a while, I figured I could use them again. On Sunday I went to my aunt's to visit. It had been a while since we had seen each other and everyone was headed there for lunch. Wesley and I had a good time playing with the camera, and he even took some pictures as well (they didn't turn out quite so well).

Picture 165 - Shopping

I dislike shopping, the rush, the uncertainty, the trying on of 30 different items of clothing to find just two that work. So when I set out Saturday morning to shop, I was by myself (no need to make anyone else suffer), went as early as I could (to avoid the rush), and resolved not to walk away until I had the necessary items. A few months ago it was mentioned that I needed to spice up my wardrobe a bit, so I set off in search of a great deal on some fun items of clothing. In the end I did end up with an excellent deal and some fun clothes, so the day was a success.

Picture 164 - Toy Story!

There has been a recent trend of releasing movies that are in 3-d. For the most part I've chosen not to go because it seems pretty overrated. Though, in the case of Avatar, I do regret this. Looks like it would have been amazing to see in 3-d. Some friends decided that Friday night they would go see the new Toy Story movie and I decided I'd give this 3-d thing a try. The glasses are a long way from the cardboard, one blue lens, one red lens glasses that I remember when I was young. Turns out I hadn't been missing much with the 3-d thing either. It just added depth to the movie and made it seem more realistic. I was really hoping that there would be more things that "jumped out" at us. The story was good though and so that made it worth it.

Picture 163 - Yummy goodness

As a thank you one of my student's parents gave me a gift card to Cold Stone. It's one of those places I only go for a "special treat" owing to the fact that I can gain five pounds by just walking in the doors. But seeing as this was a gift card specifically to there, I couldn't justify wasting it. And besides, I've been playing a lot of tennis lately. That's good ice cream calorie burning work.

Picture 162 - Thanks DeAnne

My apartment now looks like what my sister's closet door used to look like. I was asked to help pace out the state curriculum for literacy and seeing as how I'm not the strongest literacy teacher, I was a little wary. But, one of the best ways to get better at something is to spend time working on it. So to that end, I decided to spend some time really take the standard course of study apart piece by piece. The result is now I have a clearer picture of what I want to accomplish. The next step is to figure out how.

Picture 161 - Rain, rain...

In this case I do not want the rain to go away. I want it to continue to downpour until all the humidity has left the air and I can walk outside without feeling like I will stick to everything. I want to have a giant thunderstorm and sit by the window, curled up with a good book. Seeing as the weather often does not do as I want, I will enjoy what rain we get while it's here. The first summer I was in NC, there was a drought so bad that large towns were looking at a day or two's supply of water and that was it. I think that this year, we are in no such danger, and for that I am grateful.