English is the Wal Mart of Languages

10:00am: drama!
so, wedding planning is going well. it's lots of work! everyone always thinks it's going to be SOOO much fun- but mostly i feel like it's a lot of work and expensive. i suppose some parts are fun, but not all. but i'm happy with how everything is going. especially because we're on such a limited budget, but i think it's going to be a very nice wedding. yay!

work has just entered a new level of suck. without going into too much detail, things have definitely gone from bad to a hell of a lot worse. so much so that i don't know if i can even stay there. it's frustrating because i do like my job but the people who are in charge are complete messes. they have no idea how to properly do their jobs. and "promote" people who are definitely totally not qualified. god. so now it's on to a search for a new job...

not looking forward to this...

8:48pm: newly engaged
yay, we got engaged!!! awww, we're so cute!

6:03pm: ugh, life.....
update: remember when i talked about that job that i had found that was half an hour away and i was debating whether or not i wanted to apply? well, it disappeared the next day anyway, so i forgot about it. then two weeks later, it popped up again and i did apply. i interviewed the next day (yes, very stressful being as i hadn't planned to interview so soon and hadn't prepared at all!) and then found out on monday that i didn't get it. ugh.

it's silly because after the interview i had to go into work and i felt really sad at the prospect of leaving the pre-school. and then i was thinking about if i really wanted to leave or not.... well, the minute i found out i didn't get the job, i decided that, of course i had really wanted it and was upset that i didn't get it. i don't want to get into it, but things have not been going that smoothly at my current job and i had been looking forward to getting out of the situation, a little more than i had realized. now i'm trying to be optimistic and say that it will get better soon or that another, closer job will show up.

on another note: we were able to move our bed into the bedroom last night! we've been in the living for the past 3-4 weeks because that's where our air conditioner is. now it's very weird to sleep in a bedroom again and very very weird to have a big open space in our living room!

look at me and my cute niece in our super cute hats that my sister made us!
(hmm, i apparently can't just insert a picture, so click the link!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cori_w/1107474454/

10:35pm: 35 w bridge collapse
i'm in shock. completely in shock. i drive across that bridge everyday. i was actually driving home about 15 minutes before it happened. because of the bad traffic, i have been finding other routes home and i went through downtown today but if i hadn't, it's very possible that i could have been on the bridge or near it when it collapsed. scary! i'm just really shooken up.

as the night has gone on, i've had a little more time to think about it. mostly i'm thinking about my commute, which took me over that bridge normally twice a day. i was just thinking today "man, i'm going to be so happy when that construction is done on 35 and i can just drive home normal again." i was also happy that i was working early all next week because when i get done at 1, the traffic isn't too bad so i can just drive on the freeway home. i guess that's going to change. i heard that it could be 2 years before they have another bridge!

i just can't believe it.

on a lighter note, i guess it's a good reason to get a new job where i wouldn't have to drive that way.

3:32pm: typische amis
so john and i went looking at engagement rings today and it's so annoying how aggressive the sales people are. but it was also funny because when i said we were looking for a possible engagement ring, they all started taking out these huge diamond rings. and then when i said that it was too big, you could tell they were surprised and one kinda laughed and said, "too big?? ok...." as if just because i'm looking at rings, i should be wanting the biggest diamond we can afford (ha, which wouldn't be that big anyway). i'm really looking for something more unique and pretty rather than huge and gaudy.

5:20pm: help!!!
ok, so here's my problem. i'm looking for a new job and i've found one that i'm interested in- being a ESL para (paraprofessional) at an elementary school. the only thing that is making me hesitant is that it's in andover, which i've googled and it's about a half hour drive. i know it's not that bad compared to some people, but with gas being so expensive right now (and really not looking like it's ever going to get better) it's something to think about. there's also the fact that i'm not horribly unsatisfied in my current job.... although this job would be more money and insurance!! what do you think???

9:16pm: ahh to live in the city......
so, i just watched a woman dig through our garbage can for about 15 min. and when i thought she was going back to her car to leave, she came back with a little claw thingie so that she could grab the stuff that was lower down in the can. gross! she was ripping open bags and everything. she seemed to take a liking to a tshirt and two boxes of cereal. weirdo.

this week has been pretty productive- we got new cell phones today, i got shoes for leigh's wedding, we brought in john's car to get a new transmission, i made two dresses, i tidy-ed up, john cleaned out the fridge and washed it out! whew!

this picture is title "my naked teeth" and it's already gotten 50 hits.

i think it's because it has "naked" in the title.

6:07pm: wow, long time
eh, blogging has lost it's appeal. it was bound to happen. how sad. :(

but hey, here's an update. not too much is new with me. my job is still eh. sometimes it's good, mostly i'm more annoyed with the lead teacher and director. we need a support system and people to actually be correctly authoritative (not with their other co-workers). anyway, that was vague enough right??

the summer is here. i've been sewing more, which is good considering i bought a mountain of fabric this winter. check out my flickr for some stuff:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51606431@N00/

i actually just made some shorts last night and some gaucho/baggy capri-style pants a couple days ago which i have yet to post. i'll get to that soon.

8:01pm: gotta love kids
so, we have a new boy at school this week. it's actually the little brother of one of our current students and it's a "trial" week to see how he does.

this morning he saw the play-doh and wanted to play with it, so that was fine. he took blue and yellow and i told him not to mix the colors. i turned my back around to get some stuff ready for circle and when i turned back around a little while later, he was making a weird face. i went closer and he was putting his finger up his nose and grimacing.... yup, he put a big chunk of play-doh up his nose. kids....

5:20pm: work's a bitch
well, not that i really want to complain lots, but i really need a break from my co-worker (aka the lead teacher). basically the whole year she's just been really unorganized and stressed because she's finding WAY too much stuff for us to do (we normally use about half of what she finds for each theme). she'll leave me alone with the kids (which isn't allowed if it's more than 10) so that she can prepare for circle time and normally when we come in, she's still not ready for us. it's just getting really annoying. and then last week she came in on friday (one of the days i get to work, and therefore go home, early) and basically told me that i had to give up my early day because she needs more time to plan and do stuff for school. i basically wanted to say, well if you could get your crap together and be organized, i wouldn't have to suffer and change MY schedule just to accomadate you and your unorganizedness. it really pissed me off. and then a week later she came in and was like, so, you're going to come in early this friday and then i'll come in early next friday. i was like, ummm... i never said that. and then she basically guilted me into letting her come in early (including, "well you don't have a family and you don't have to drive as far as me" and "well, if you want to take on more curriculum planning, then you can keep coming earlier") blah blah. so it really pissed me off and my co-worker was even madder than me. i don't think she realizes that she's not my boss and can't tell me to change my schedule. so, i'm thinking i'm going to call the director and just talk with her about it. i'm not really sure what she could do, but just let her know what's going on. mostly i'm not even mad that i actually have to work later on fridays, i'm mad that she thinks she can tell me what to do and make all the decisions. i think she knows that she has the upper hand because it's hard to find german speaking lead teachers and thinks she can do whatever she wants then. GAH!!! luckily she's going to germany for three weeks in two weeks, so i get a break. plus, she won't be there for a lot of the summer, for which i'm very grateful.

10:41pm: uh oh!!!
so, i finally caved in. i created a craftster account!!! and i posted three posts already- my two infinity dresses, my purse i made awhile ago, and the monster ipod case i made for my sister for christmas. it's crazy!!! sooooo many people are on craftster!! so far, i have 850 views on one of my infinity dresses (i love that flickr tells you how many views)!!! that's crazy! before, the most i ever had was around 100, and that was for one titled "wet boob". hehehe. i love it! i'm addicted!! the only problem now is that i have to start making lots more so that i can post more!!! :)

9:34pm: we need better managment
so, i just had a class tonight at the resources for child caring and it was about being casual, but professional. anyway, i talked with a couple people and the leader about my whole situation at school and totally had my feelings validified. everyone said that they would leave if they were in my position. not that that really helps my position at all, but at least it makes me feel better. maybe it will make me more willing to try to make a change.

10:00pm: bleh
i need a sewing room.

11:14pm: infinity dress #2
look, i made a second infinity dress! this time used the right fabric (2 or 4 way stretch knit) and it turned out better. i think it looks pretty good. and the best thing about this dress is that i got the fabric for $2! i went to s.r. harris last weekend and they had a bin with fabric remnants for $2 each, and this was in there. actually, most of what i bought was from that bin. there were some really decent sized fabric pieces in there. most of it was just solid colors, not prints, but that's ok. i got lots of knit to play around with. and then while i was cutting my fabric, this old (well, like mid to late 30's) man came up and hit on me. the one place i thought i would never get hit on was a fabric store- how ironic.

5:47pm: karma baby
so i just got rear-ended on the way home from work tonight. the guy in front of me started breaking and then slammed on his breaks (i'm guessing the people in front of him did too). i really thought i might hit him but instead the lady behind me hit me. so we had to make our way over to the shoulder and i got out to look. the bumper is cracked but other than that, it was fine. so the woman got out and asked me if i was ok. i looked and she looked and i decided not to take her insurance info. i mean, i'm not going to get the bumper replaced because it's cracked, so what's the point? i guess, now i kinda feel like i should have just because it's the thing to do, but if i was in the same situation, i would want someone to react like me- it's a car! it's going to get scratches and dents. so i'm hoping that i got some good karma now and it should be coming back to me at some point.

(leigh, it reminded me of your "rear tapping" incident in high school- in which case there wasn't even ANY damage and you ended up paying)

10:28am: snowday!!
yay!!! so they FINALLY called off our school today!! i was so pissed because john's school called him at 3 pm to say that they were going to be closed today- and his school is a real school. we're just a preschool! so i was going to be really pissed if my school didn't get cancelled. but they called me at like 8:30 and said that it was cancelled, so then we celebrated for our snow day together! it's good working for schools! ha! yeah right!! at least, not my school! (it's a long story, but they way they handled the snow day and yesterday really pissed me off. ugh. everything with our director and her assistant has to be so difficult) but fuck it- i've got a three day weekend!!!! :)

8:54pm: bring on the snow!!!!
i want snow!!! lots of it!! but only if it's on thursday or friday- no work!! it's just a big tease to get a big snow on the weekend when all you can do is stay in and waste away your days. heh, i actually thought it was kinda nice not being able to leave, but still! snow day! snow day! i need to work on some sewing!! :) i kinda started a couple projects this past weekend, but that's not good enough!! bring it on!

8:18pm: my new hat!
i made it all by myself with my new knitting loom that i got for christmas! i also made one for john which is black with red and blue stripes. very cool. i'm working on trying to figure out how to make mittens to match my hat! but i'm kinda in limbo between trying to knit or sew. i just got a TON of new fabric at jo ann's because they had a sale on their clearance fabric- it was all only $1!! i really didn't need any more fabric at all, but it was such a good deal that i couldn't pass it up!! (i'm bad!) check it all out at my flickr.

9:54pm: i love my job
so i called in sick today at work, because, as i later found out, i have strep throat- again! i hate getting sick so often! i just had strep like two months ago- and it really sucks ass. but, what i really wanted to write about was my job. so as i was waiting at the doctor's office, i called my director to let her know that i had tested positive for strep. she said that i sounded like crap but that "she might have to have me come in and close tomorrow afternoon". what??!? how can you tell someone who has a contagious disease to come in to work with a group of little kids?? doesn't that seem really irresponsible? oh, kristi, you are in pain and can barely stand for longer than 5 minutes and are still contagious- that sounds like the prefect time to have you come in and work. it doesn't matter that you are sick. luckily her assistant called back later to say that one of the new girls can come and take my hours, but honestly. how ridiculous is that?? RICOCKULOUS!

11:36pm: what is right with people???
so i came into work today and found out that the parents at my school had taken up a collection for us teachers to get a christmas bonus. they collected $300! so we each got a $100 bonus! isn't that amazing?? i can't believe they were so thoughtful! i love our parents! :)

ps- i posted some pictures from the cruise on flickr. i'm tired, so the rest will come tomorrow!

5:45pm: grrrr....
yay, i was crafty for christmas!! at least a little bit.... this is a sweet monster ipod case i made for my seester. i thought it turned out really well. it was kind of a mixture of two patterns i had found. i also made a more boring version with butterflies for my mom. plus, i made about 17 beaded snowflake ornaments for our ornament exchange. i posted pictures on my flickr, if you are interested.

ps- i just checked the weather for the bahamas for next week and it's rainy the whole time! :( what the hell is that?? looks like i won't be coming back tan...

8:33pm: yay!!
Merry Christmas everyone!! i'm so excited! i can't believe i've got TWO weeks off from work! it's going to be sooooo nice. of course, it helps that for one of them, i'll be in the BAHAMAS on a cruise!! which i also can't believe- i'm never the person who goes anywhere during spring break or during the winter. plus it's a cruise!! yay!!

7:25pm: good ol' 3rd grade...
what ever happened to Boyz II Men?? they were a sweet band. so, i woke up this morning with this version of "Let it Snow" in my head out of nowhere. i could definitely tell it was some kind of boy band singing it, but had no idea who. eventually, i figured out that it was from a Boyz II Men christmas tape that i had gotten in 3rd grade and haven't listened to since probably 3rd grade. our minds are such wonderful things.

i was able to find the song on soulseek thankfully and have enjoyed it many times today! :)

ps- it was haircut time again on friday. pictures to come once i hook up the card reader.

10:29am: oops
dammit, it's craftster.org.

10:27am: my new time waster!
oh my god, i can't believe i never found this before!! my new obsession is crafter.org!! they have all kinds of message boards for crafts. i've been looking up sewing projects and crocheting projects. some of the stuff is super cool! and a lot of the times, the people make up tutorials on how to make their item! how cool is that??? i've already found about 100 things that i want to make, now if only i could get off the website and actually start sewing/crocheting....

(the pic was last weekend at the no coast craft fair- lots of alternative goodies)