Well, I didn’t get a blog post in yesterday because there was a lot of excitement. I also didn’t make it to my race this morning…
That’s because yesterday I got engaged! Chris proposed before dinner—I was so surprised.
We are going ring shopping this afternoon. I’m hoping to have a picture of the ring soon.
As a few of my posts lately have been negative, I wanted to post something more positive…
How about a list of things I am thankful for? That always cheers me up.
I’m thankful for:
a warm house that I can make warmer if I want
a warm snuggly kitty
adorable students
my LEFT wrist doesn’t bother me
St. Louis Bread Company (that’s Panera to most of you) and their awesome “you pick two” combo
my kindle, chock full of awesome books (currently reading “The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion)
a loving boyfriend
being gainfully employed, from a variety of employers…
my awesome trainer who never fails to cheer me up AND kick my butt twice a week
getting to run outside in a race on Saturday..and supposedly it will be much warmer!
getting to play La Traviata next week
being able to email my thoughts to npr on their stories (yes, I did this today!)
Last but not least: I’m thankful that February is nearly half over, which means March is nearby!! And spring!!
I decided tonight the true reason I’ve been so crabby the last week is that every time I leave my house I have to walk across sheets of ice to get to my car, and then drive down a block which is a sheet of ice, play “chicken” with oncoming traffic (because the grooves in the ice are down the middle of the street.) And I wonder why I’m in a bad mood.
I think it’s great that St. Louis doesn’t care about those of us who live on side streets. Do I still have to pay my earnings tax since I get nothing from this? It’s been a week since the storm. I understand that main streets are more important, but how about coming to the small streets afterwards? Oh, and homeowners and landlords—clean up the sidewalks in front of your house. It’s been a week.
Yeah, I’m pretty annoyed.
I have been in a crabby mood lately. As you might have guessed based on my short, crabby blog entries. I couldn’t figure out WHY exactly—
I finally figured it out—it’s the weather. I’m SICK of the ice, snow, and cold…the ice that simply PILES up on the streets and doesn’t go anywhere due to the COLD. I want to be able to freely move outside, and I can’t for risk of falling (and I do tend to fall a lot). I want sun, and warmth, and sandals.
But this is winter, after all, and I don’t want to live in Florida or Arizona (I really don’t.) So I need to just live with it. And as far as all the students that are annoying me probably because they are also feeling crabby…for the same reasons that I am—I need to cut them some slack. We are all in the same icy cold boat here. I remember in the fall (and the beginning of January!) I was full of patience and hope…I need to try to regain that rather than simply counting down the days until summer.
Do you experience the winter doldrums as well? Do you have any suggestions for me?
It seems like lately a lot of people have been asking what my summer plans are. I know they are being friendly, and perhaps they are daydreaming about summer due to the cold weather. But seriously, it’s stressing me out! I don’t KNOW what my summer plans are…because as usual, I don’t know what my fall plans are. So if I am not certain (I know nothing is really certain, but I always feel that my life is more temporary than many of our friends) what my fall plans are, I can’t know my summer plans…can I?
I do know that I want Chris and I to take a fun vacation somewhere. Just not sure what the budget will be. And probably in July. I am very interested in a cruise to Alaska, but I would also love somewhere beach-y and tropical. As much as I love cruising, I don’t have to cruise every summer.
I also know I want to go somewhere for a teaching training workshop. I’m leaning towards Kansas again because of price, location, and quality.
I know I will play a lot of weddings. And I want to add a day of teaching at home after school lets out.
But seriously people, let’s not add to my stress levels! (Yes, I’m nearly always stressed. I really just need to come to terms with the fact that stress is a genetic problem.)
(Someday I should write a blog post compared my own life to Natalie Portman’s in Black Swan. No, I’m not crazy, but I do occasionally pick at /chew my cuticles. Practically the same, right? And my constant striving for perfection in my life…and failing…and going crazy and killing people?)
Reminiscing about last summer…when it was hot…and there was much less snow on the ground.
I feel like I just had a weekend…I’m tired of the snow, I’m tired of sitting around the house, I’m tired of going to concerts. WAAAH!
But here we are, ready for the weekend again…tonight I’m GOING to see Mahler 6 and then out with friends. We’re going out with two other couples and it should be fun. Saturday I have a workout with Mike (again, yay!) and Sunday is spinning class and (hopefully) a long run. What else to do? Anybody want to hang out? I need to get out of the house more!
Good news is that Chris is rotated out (for now, unless somebody gets sick) of next week’s concerts—which means we made a reservation for dinner next Saturday night. Granted, said reservation is at 8:30 pm, but still, I’m excited to have an official Valentine’s Day dinner. (Yes, I know Valentine’s is on Monday, but I have to work all day 
) Hopefully Chris won’t get called in, but if he does, maybe we’ll get takeout dinner and eat later then? I’ll worry about that later.
It’s funny—I generally love being at home relaxing, but not for an entire week! What is the saying, be careful what you wish for because you might get it? I should savor this time though, because the rest of the month is going to be busier (unless there is another huge storm, haha!), what with regular teaching, opera, and one weekend taken up with the Mark O’Connor workshop (though the rumor is that it might get canceled due to low enrollment, boo!).
I’m also excited about the race next weekend—5 miles. I haven’t run that distance before in a race. It would be AWESOME to break 1 hour, but I’m not counting on it. I AM hoping to win though! I am also hoping I can run the whole way, just walking through the water stations. That’s my real goal, not the time.
How are you all enjoying your weekend? Or if you are working through the weekend, how are you anyway?