I decided that I didn't want to get out in the street that would soon be a river given 10 minutes and thought this would be a great time to reflect and write a blog. It seems like lots has happened.
The second half of my time down here has been wonderful. I can't really describe the peace that I feel right now in my life. All I know is that it is good. I am looking forward to spending at least one more year down here and actually moving into an apartment. I have been so transient the last four years that it is nice to know where I am going to be this time next year. I can actually put pictures up and make a place for everything. It's quite comforting. Let's see, what else is going on. I went to the old director's house this weekend. I really think that heaven will look something like this place. Their front porch is one of my top three favorite places in this world. I'm serious. It's that great. And the company was great as well. We had a great meal, great conversation, great front-porch-sitting time, and a wonderful cup of coffee (the have a coffee plantation! It's superb!) It was raining (of course) when we left and Randi and I walked down to the road to catch a bus. Well, as we were walking down the drive way, I, of course, slip and scrape my knee up. It just happened to be the one that I had surgery on a couple years ago meaning that the scar is still fairly sensitive and shredded it once again.But the saddest part was that I tore my favorite pair of jeans (again Emily, this made me think of you when you were in Norman for your Pe-et reunion!) I know that it is only a pair of jeans but I can't just jump over to Penn Square Mall and buy a new pair, I'm like 10 sizes bigger than all the women down here! I'll be back in the land of GAP and J. Crew soon enough...
Also, unfortunatly, I have been having stomach 'issues' for about two weeks now. I finally went to get a test yesterday. I quickly found out that I was hosting a growing fungus in my stomach. Not. Cool. At. All. I got medicine and I think it is now taken care of. It nothing else, this strengthens my immune system, right?
School finishes up this week. This blows my mind. I don't feel like I'm at the end. This is probably a good thing considering I am not really at 'my' end, only the end of the school year. Most of my friends are leaving on Saturday meaning that I will have a week and a half to get organized, hit the gym, and get settled as principal. The kids this year were wonderful. I am looking forward to working with them another year and hopefully helping them stay out of my office!
Well, the rain has stopped (for now) so I think I'm going to make my way to the grocery store. I'm going to leave you with a few of my favorite rain quotes from the songs that I was listening to as I wrote this as well as some of my other favorite rain quotes.
If you haven't figured it out yet, it rains a lot here. A LOT.
Viva La Vida,
Liz
Quotes from rain songs that I like:
"You're still here like a flower in rain, You get knocked down then you rise up again " Stephen Kellogg
"oh let the rain fall down
and wash this world away
oh let the sky be grey
cause if its ever gonna get any better
its gotta get worse for a day" Bishop Allen
"When it rains, I pour!" Grethen Wilson (This one really cracks me up!)
"Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain."
"Some people walk in the rain...others just get wet!"
Playlist:
(a special playlist made for the rainy weather)
Rain and Snow by The Be Good Tanyas
Rain by Bishop Allen
Bring On the Rain by
It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls
Why Does It Always Rain on Me by Travis
She's My Kind of Rain by Tim McGraw
Flower in Rain by Stephan Kellogg
She's Like a Rainbow by The Rolling Stones
Rain by Patty Griffin
Rainy Day Lament by Joe Purdy
I Love the Rain the Most by Joe Purdy
Fire and Rain by James Taylor
November Rain by Guns n Roses
When It Rain by Grethen Wilson
Every Time that it Rains by Garth Brooks
Rain by Bishop Allen (one more time...I really like this song)
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