40 days until the wedding It is getting slowly paid for! I found out my scores from the PACT–I passed by the skin of my teeth! 2 weeks left of teaching and thousands of papers to grade! 3 days left of school at SJSU! So only 3 days to finish a semester’s worth of projects [...]
Archive for the ‘happiness’ Category
Updates
Posted in credential program @SJSU, friendship, happiness, OMG, Parties, procrastinating, teaching, wedding on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I Finished It!
Posted in dance, happiness, kittehs, laughter, teaching on April 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, yes I am very happy to be done with my PACT, The Performance Assessment for California Teachers, I very LONG and TEDIOUS project equivalent to writing a master’s thesis. I still feel stressed. 7 weeks left of school. 73 days until the wedding I want to do a happy dance like this . . [...]
More Jokes!
Posted in essay writing, happiness, students on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Scene: 9th grade English classroom Task: Write introduction paragraph for a persuasive essay Topic: Should surveillance cameras be in stalled in public places? Zoom in on teacher approaching student who has nothing written down on the paper . . . . Ms. Garrett: Feeling stuck? Student: uh yeah . . . trying to think of [...]
Narwhal Love
Posted in happiness, laughter, students, teaching on March 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, I asked my new class of students to write their names on a note card and tell me something they either like or dislike that starts with the same letter as their name. Apparently, Niko likes Narwhals, and I had no idea what the heck they are . . . now I realize how [...]
I <3 my Breakfast
Posted in happiness, kittehs, laughter, tea on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every morning I eat a whole wheat toast sandwich with organic peanut butter and ground flax seed inside. So yummy. I also imbibe hot green tea with fresh squeezed lemon juice and honey. Again, completely delicious. PS. It’s my birthday today! I’m 29!
Dancing to “Joyful, Joyful” at Cathedral of Faith
Posted in beauty, blessings, dance, friendship, happiness, Jump for Joy, Rommel on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jumping for Joy! That’s me in the middle with Tiffany on the left, Jackie on the right, and you can spy Rommel singing in the upper right-hand corner! Our final pose! With the lovely ladies (Jackie, Tiffany, and Britt) posing back stage!
More Wedding Humor . . .
Posted in exercise, happiness, marriage, PREGNANCY, wedding on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
HA HA HA HA . . . THAT’S MY PLAN!! Hee hee. I’ve been working so hard the last 4 months to lose weight for the wedding . . . 10 pounds lost and 10 more to go! Then after that I plan to still stay in good shape cause I want to get pregger’s [...]
New Save the Date Design
Posted in Artsy Stuff, Dad, family, happiness, Mom, wedding on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So our last design came in the mail, and it was pretty stinkin crappy. Got two second opinions on it: Ate Julie: Where’s the pictures? It’s supposed to have pictures of you guys! Jackie: It’s okay . . . it doesn’t look either of your guys’ styles at all. Heh, neither Rommel or I liked [...]
Finally Getting to the Meat of Student Teaching
Posted in credential program @SJSU, happiness, students, teaching on October 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been super excited the last few days because I am finally getting to the point in my student teaching experience where I am designing lesson plans for when I take over the class! Observing my master teacher has been really boring since I’ve been doing observation of classes for the last two years working [...]
The Longer Version of the Proposal
Posted in engagement, Engagement Ring, happiness, Hawaii, laughter, proposal, Rommel, the beach!, travel on August 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Rommel picked me up at the Honolulu airport early August 4th and greeted me with an orchid lei. We’d only been apart 4 days, but it felt like much longer (isn’t that sappy?) That night we went to Paradise Cove for a classic luau, for which Rommel had bought us matching Hawaiian outfits So, just [...]
