random...

It's amazing how one thing can consume your life to the point of saturation and then you can't "dry out" so to speak. Last year at this very time, I was saturated with wedding preparations. My parents were in town, more family was starting to arrive and I was planning what my students were going to do for the next 6 days while I got married and went away on the blissful honeymoon (aka wedding detox time).
Right now life is pretty similar sans the whole wedding prep - I'm taking off two days for work (one for Jury Duty and one for fun) and I have to prepare for those days. Along with that I hatched the brilliant idea to have 4 of my classes have papers due next week which means I have to correct or peruse 4 sets of rough drafts (which I did in two days thankyouverymuch). Also, I have to prepare for my next units and start to grade the rest of the stack of papers. All while maintaining a Yearbook deadline of November 20th with a group that is a tad disinterested or rather oblivious to the ramifications of NOT getting pages done or having enough pictures, etc. Yearbook is a time to socialize and finish up other homework, right? [to me, the slave driver, the answer is wrong!]
I did finish everything I needed to do tonight so I'm ready to drop off rough drafts at school tomorrow before I head downtown for Jury Duty. Sick huh? I swear, I feel like a slave to those kids.

Thank goodness we are going away for 2 days this weekend and I can forget it all for awhile......we're heading up to Seattle and actually staying in a hotel downtown (Hotel Max, http://www.hotelmaxseattle.com/). I'm so excited to be downtown in a city and just act like a tourist and such. Although it may rain, I'm still looking forward to storming the city with zeal! Hopefully this mini-break will give me a fresh outlook and I can return rejuvenated for the rest of the holiday season, really the best part of the year. I'm yearning for days of reading, journalling and enjoying. With a bit a school and grading mixed in.