- I am looking at getting the job of my dreams. The charter school at which I taught before I went to Japan is trying to open a position for me teaching French, Spanish, and ASL. (That is my dream - teaching languages.)
- I have a jar of REAL pickles. (What Japanese people called pickles are just brined veggies - they're delicious, but they're not pickles.)
- I have a membership at a local gym and I love being back in one. (I went to one in Japan, but now I have a cheaper one here!)
- General Conference was this weekend and it was awesome.
- I have been able to go out with Dre and that was wonderful!
- In my downtime I have watched a season of Project Runway and it reminds me of why I have a degree in fashion design. I LOVE FASHION!
- I was able to go back to the plasma center where I used to donate and I still have a few friends there. ALSO my hematocrit was 45! (Before that the highest I ever got was 41!)
- I want to go through my stuff and streamline my life (haven't been able to really get started yet as my sister who is getting married is stashing her stuff in my room atm - BUT), I was able to go through some drawers and get rid of a bunch of stuff. I feel good about simplifying my life. My life in Japan was very simple and it was really nice. I miss having a tiny place that is easy to keep clean!
- I am waiting to hear on my salary officially, BUT I am townhouse and condo shopping. I am very much looking forward to buying my own place AND NOT MOVING. LOL But seriously... I moved in 2011. Then in 2012. Then again in 2013. THEN IN 2014! And this year I moved around to a couple hotels before I landed home. So YA... I want there to be one last move for a WHILE. I am looking forward to an end of moving. Very much so.
- I had a movie night last night with a brother and sister of mine. We watched a horror flick. Oh how I have missed those scary movie nights!
- Oh man I wish I had video, but I brought home a bunch of Japanese foods that I love for my family to try. ... Ya they did not love what I brought. They especially disliked the umeboshi (sour plum - 梅干). However, that is my favorite Japanese food so I wasn't just torturing them!
- My days are quiet and that's nice. It's nice to have some thinking and regathering and visualizing time. (I haven't quite decided yet what I want for my future - other than that job and my own place - but I want to move forward and not stagnate.)
- I have 13 bullet points on this list! (And a good thing for this one: I have cracked pepper sunflower seeds and they are amazing!)
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Good Things
Just wanted to post about the good things in my life since I got home (even though I miss Japan and my friends there and my job there like CRAZY ~ oh and the food!).
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I love this post and that you are finding joy in the small things in your life. We're so happy you're home with us. You were missed!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I missed you all too.
DeleteHave you been watching the second season of Hannibal? I am just waiting to see if its finished so I can marathon it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find the right place you want. At least you won't have to block a fan with a towel or have no central heating. Luckily its warmer in Iwate now. When I came back, there was no snow in Kuji. I was a little shocked, I was expecting to see like some piles of snow somewhere.
I admit that it was nice being at home. But I had a similar experience. My parents had moved everything in room because they decided to put my King-size bed up for me for when I return. But that meant packing things in boxes, moving some into the spare rooms and it took me days to try to look through the boxes and find a hair dryer and even some DVD's that wasn't in display rack.
I wrote a really long reply >.< Thats what I get when I have no lessons to plan because its basically just "Self-introduction" with a hint of "Spring Vacation".
Love you and miss you, Annik!!!
I HAVE been watching it - it's WAY more gruesome! I've closed my eyes so many times! LOL
DeleteI'm glad the snow finally went away - until the end of the year... lol good luck! :) How was your trip? I read your blog you posted when you got there. Was it hard to leave?
Aww! Sorry they packed you up. :/ My mom said she was going to do that to me and then she didn't. I'm actually relieved because it's easier to go through everything if I relatively know where it is.
No worries - how are your classes? I'm jealous you're still there. I miss my students there like crazy! Still I get my students back that I missed while I was there... now they just need to merge! ;)
Love you and miss you too Saz!!! XOXOXO
It was a little hard because I spent so much time with my parents to make up for being away, then I didn't get a lot of time with my friends. But I hope they understand. I am close to my Mum as we do a lot together, and she has missed not being to go shopping with me or even watching movies or drama's together. She did make me cry when I left to go through security because she started to cry and didn't really want to let me go. But I think she is okay now.
ReplyDeleteYou know what you could do, you could try to get in touch with your old school here and make pen-pals! Then you get to still hear about your students in Japan hehehe
My classes are going okay. Its the whole "Self-Introduction". Its nice in a way, but its a little annoying. Although, I do have some students from my JHS' at my HS' now so I get to teach them for longer.
XOXOXO
I know how that goes! I've been home for three weeks and only hung out with three people that aren't family so far. I'm glad you and your mum are close. That's so touching how much she loves you! Aww.
DeleteI actually have been thinking of sending a letter to the school, I just keep forgetting!
Sorry you have to do that lesson over and over and over. It's nice the first year but it gets old FAST. lol How's next week looking? Miss you all a ton!
XOXOXOXO