November 30

I just wanted to take today to be grateful for this newly restored optimism.  I find that it is easier every day to be positive as a whole.  I find that simply choosing one thing to focus on for this record of positivity is sometimes the difficult task.  I still have those things that challenge me (or quite frankly weigh on me), but my outlook is far different today than it was 6 weeks ago.  I am no longer that negative person that I found I was becoming; so I guess positivity really is a choice that becomes effortless.

PS.  A student gave me a goody bag today just because (my heart = happy).

November 29

I stayed at my mom's house last night (yay Mom!) and do you know what she did?  She put together leftovers for my lunch today, complete with Dr. Pepper and Snickerdoodles.  A big side of love with lunch? Don't mind if I do.

November 28

Today's amazingness came in the form of an old friend, my dear friend Kristen to be precise.  Driving out to Beaumont was well worth it to see her and her family.  I even got a little choked up when I first saw her.  Love that girl!

November 26 -27

Although I should feel bad about being a bump on log, but I don't.  I rocked at Bejeweled!

Saturday:  A holistically positive day with my mom - lunch, shopping, and Roger's Gardens - delightful!

November 25

Thanksgiving - enough said :)

November 24

I live two minutes away from my dad, but I don't get to see him as often as I'd like, so being able to just sit and chat with him and my step-mom was great.  Then, there was very little traffic (woot).  The day rounded out by cuddling with my mom on the couch.

November 20 - 23 (So behind)

Okay, I'm not too upset that I haven't put my happy moments up the last few days because I was too busy having them in real life.  But I would still like to keep track:

Saturday: A night to celebrate two amazing people's marriage.  Not only did I get to witness the (official) birth of the Grengers, but had an absolutely fabulous time with fun friends in the process. Simply beautiful.

The Beautiful Bride and Chatty - Two walking examples of Awesome.

Sunday: A true day of rest (plus I got my brakes fixed - so, yay not dying in a fiery crash).



My turkey and me. 



Monday: Thanksgiving with (most) of my Bible study friends.  As if that wasn't reason enough to be thankful and jubilant, my brother, sister-in-law, nephew, and brother by proxy joined in too.  P.S. The turkey even turned out pretty tasty  :)





A few slightly drowned park goers :)



Tuesday: A fun day at Disney's California Adventure with the Bestie and her mom.  Saw so many shows that were fun, but the best was the World of Color in the VIP section (thank you Friend Erik).  The rain only added to the experience.



November 19

Today is Friday thereby making it a blessing in and of itself; however, it is also the gateway into a full week off.  I am actually looking forward to having a bit of time to grade and wrap my head around the fact that there are three weeks left in the semester...although, I'd still like to have a little fun too :)

November 18

Today was workshop day at the district (and since I do not allow myself negative expression on this particular blog, I have nothing more to say on said workshop), and I had the pleasure of sitting with wonderful people and enjoying Wahoo's with two fantastically fun friends - thank you Jessica and Rachel for making me smile today.  A lot.

November 17

Whilst grading at Corner Bakery (where I also enjoyed a lovely Cesar salad and small carbonara pasta), I tried to convince myself that I should leave and go to the gym.  I failed to do this; however, even upon reflection, I cannot bring myself to regret this decision - I stayed, finished grading that particular stack of essays and enjoyed a slice of cinnamon creme cake (which was free thanks to the nice man behind the counter). 

A good weeknight by my standards.

November 16

A day that begins with fresh contacts AND lemon cake is bound to be good.  Bound, I say.

November 15

Did I have a good day?  Yes, I wrote.  How much?  Three sentences... Okay, so I'm no James Joyce, but I did, in fact, write three sentences today of fiction.  (Plus this was after grading a class's worth of essays).

November 14

I sat by myself in church today (which I have grown to dislike very much) but did not feel at all lonely.

November 13

So I thought buying books would be my high today, but then I saw a dear friend who has been out of the country for 2 months. Definitely my high moment.

November 12

Beautiful day and I got my junior tests graded :)

November 11

No alarm clock this morning.

November 10

My kids are starting to get Hamlet on their own...woot.

November 9

I am holding on to the Lord's promises: in Him, we have a future and a hope.

Also, I'm getting my hair done ;)

November 8

Today I am thankful for Shakespeare, specifically Hamlet, ACT III, scene ii: "To be or not to be -- that is the question..." and how many of my students are memorizing it.

November 6

Church and lunch with a lovely friend.

November 5

Today was one of those days that was so full of joy, but my one thing is that I was able to celebrate the fact that one of my incredible, amazing, beautiful from the soul out friends is, in a couple short weeks, going to marry a great guy who is over the moon in love with her.


Oh yeah, I also had my Bestie there too :)



November 4

I got to sleep in, do laundry, clean my apartment, grade...

November 3

Today, I am grateful that God made Twix.  Or at least made the guy who made Twix.

November 2

Today I have the joy of heading to Downtown Riverside to experience the Dia De Los Muertos Festival....I may have to come back to this to post a picture or two.

November 1

I finished making a test for tomorrow and already made my copies.  So ahead of the game (you know, by actually being on schedule).