{{Gris}} I am so sorry that your holidays were so bad. I agree with you about bridge, though. Fantastic game. I play with some friends about once per month.

I've had a tiring few days, but all in all, a good few days. After some lack of communication by my uni, and after being at Chicago Public Schools at 8:20 Friday morning, I'm really and truly all set to start student teaching tomorrow morning! I finally got my cooperating teacher's name and called her and we even chatted for about 30 minutes on Friday afternoon. Yay!

Friday evening, I went down to U of Ill. for the Ill. HS Theatre Festival. I got the chance to see a play and network with other HS theatre teachers and lead a workshop. It went really well and I had a fantastic time there. When I walked into the teacher's reception, it was like I had found my tribe.

I'm excited about tomorrow. I have my lunch made, the coffee pot set, and my clothes laid out. But, I'm also really nervous. I think I just need this to start for my nerves to settle down. It's like when I'm performing. Backstage I get all nervous but my nerves disappear as soon as I step out on to the stage.

Are we still talking about champagne in a can? Really? I'm so confused. Who are you people and what have you done with my bottle?!?

Ooh, tomorrow is your first day??

Good luck tomorrow! I'm sure you'll do very well.

Posting on my blackberry from my hotel room in Minneapolis. All went well, except I forgot to pack a fricking hairbrush and had run out toa local minimart. Uncombed bedhair is not the image one wants to Convey on a business trip.

ChiKat, have a GREAT first day tomorrow!!! And yay for tribe finding.

I shall watch.

My favorite part was when Bush went into the bathroom and said, "There's already another man in here. Oh, that's just a mirror." Or something along those lines. I was laughing too much to really remember word for word.

Cookies for all who visit me! From the Italian bakery up the street. Very nummy and likely much better than anything I could attempt to bake.

I forgot to pack a fricking hairbrush

I hate when I do stuff like that, but glad there was a minimart nearby for you. Woot for easy fixes.

Ooh, tomorrow is your first day??

Yep!! 7:30 (ack!) sharp! I gotta say, it didn't help my nerves any when my supervising teacher (my teacher at the univ.) did a sharp intake of breath and said "Oh, that's a rough one" when she found out what school I was assigned to.

I'm in need of some sanity~ma. Both my supervisor and my "trainee" are going to be down from Boise and working with me all week. I am FINALLY getting some assistance since we still don't know if/when my assistant will return.

This new gal - J - is supposed to be available to take up to 20 hours of work per week. Now, I've absorbed that work into my normal 40 so backing up and adjusting processes back to the way they should be is going to be a major effort.

I've had this new supervisor for just over a year now and this is the first time she has made an effort to ask/see what I do. I know I need to just chill and show that there is a reason my project managers love me, but I'm a wreak tonight.

Needless to say, I'll be grey during the days this week.

Cookies for all who visit me! From the Italian bakery up the street.

OMG, these are of the YUM!

Yep!! 7:30 (ack!) sharp!

Chikat - you will be marvelous. Best of luck, sweets.

Yay ChiKat!

Chikat, I think you'll kick ass.