FRIDAY... Oh Friday! Something to be THANKFUL for!!!
Okay... it was about 7:30 when I began this post, with only the inspiration of the title. And now, it is 2:32:25 am, Saturday morning... Just back from a little party, and determined that alas, I will write a new blog entry before sunrise...
Hmmm, whenever I write these blogs at this hour it is filled with contemplative and usually emotional writings about the people and things that I really love where I am... Now I have to be honest, it ISN'T just the "southern comfort" talking, it really is honest appraisals of my feelings...
I have to tell you that I don't know what I would do each day without my bestest buddies up here in the North. Nancy and April especially this year. I love those two SO much!! They are like the big sisters that I used to always ask my mother for, which was scientifically impossible, unless via adoption. Let me brag about the two of them.
I will give both of them their own paragraph, Nancy. Nancy, why oh why did I not know Nance my first year here in GR. I feel as though that first year was a complete waste, since I missed out on making so many special memories with her. She is truly a woman after my own heart, her love for people and her active, alive faith in God are two things thnat we have in common and talk about quite often. She loves to help others and has a heart bigger than most other people I know. She gives some of the best hugs and constantly opens her life, family and heart to me. I don't deserve her, but am VERY thankful to know her.
April, I wish she had been around in my first year. I LOVE her personality, her openness to others and her aliveness. She is so vibrant, funny, caring and passionate about everything she feels and thinks and experiences. I hope that she stays here forever. April, has some insecurities in her classroom and in general, getting used to the North right now, but when I hear her expressing them, I am always surprised because when I look at April, I see a brilliant, expressive, confident, beautiful, friendly, did I mention brilliant, effective teacher and person that EVERYONE adores. She may not see it, but everyone wishes they were like her. Her personality is sparkling, and her heart is the BIGGEST ever! I really wish I was a lot more like her, willing to jump out on a limb, willing to tell it like it is... She is SO creative and hard-working, she has her class running much more smoothly than most first and even second year teachers! Can you tell I absolutely LOVE this girl!! SERIOUSLY!! (Since by now, I am sure she is saying, "C@*(&! Su(^@&^ F!@*, why is she saying those things about me!!!") Did I mention she is brilliant, oh yeah, and MODEST!! FOR NO GOOD REASON though!!! I seriously do not want to even imagine the NOrth without her, so APRIL, if you are reading this, DON'T leave me!!!! My life up here is so much more interesting and full of joy since she has arrived!!
Now, I forgot to mention that included in my high esteem of Nancy, is also a great love and appreciation for her hubby, Mark, the VP at the school. It's so funny, but Mark and I never really got to know each other, until the last year or so, when I would be out for a walk and just drop by when he was working outdoors. I would stop and if he was building dog houses, well, I grabbed a hammer and joined in, or if he was unpacking from camping, then I'd be lugging guns and gas to his sheds for him. During those times, we chatted and got to know each other outside of the context of school and work, where we had not really had much of a chance at becoming friends... Prior to the past year, Mark scared the crap out of me. I saw a MR. Macho tag unofficially on his plaid coat and we had one argument in my second year about the Science lab, that left me totally broken, "Mark HATES me" was the verdict, and from then on, I didn't have much hope of him ever seeing me in a positive light. But you know what, Mark and I are actually a bit more alike than I thought back then, and now, I LOVE Mark to pieces. Understanding has taken it's course and I relate so well to him. I can run ANY pedagocial idea across him and know he will be honest and helpful, and outside of school, if I ever EVER need ANYTHING, he would be the first to be on my step offering. What a great couple. I feel very at home with Nancy and Mark's! Phenomenal people!
Now in saying all of this, I KNOW I have excluded many close friends and superstars! (like Trevor, Anne/Yayi, Marie/Chris, Pascal/Maite, Isabelle, Krystal, Jean/Maggie, Melanie, etc., etc.) but I can't help but BRAG these three up! They are SOOOOOOO special to me, and I just wanted them to know that I have huge respect and love for each of them!
Sincerely submitted, G.
Hmmm, whenever I write these blogs at this hour it is filled with contemplative and usually emotional writings about the people and things that I really love where I am... Now I have to be honest, it ISN'T just the "southern comfort" talking, it really is honest appraisals of my feelings...
I have to tell you that I don't know what I would do each day without my bestest buddies up here in the North. Nancy and April especially this year. I love those two SO much!! They are like the big sisters that I used to always ask my mother for, which was scientifically impossible, unless via adoption. Let me brag about the two of them.
I will give both of them their own paragraph, Nancy. Nancy, why oh why did I not know Nance my first year here in GR. I feel as though that first year was a complete waste, since I missed out on making so many special memories with her. She is truly a woman after my own heart, her love for people and her active, alive faith in God are two things thnat we have in common and talk about quite often. She loves to help others and has a heart bigger than most other people I know. She gives some of the best hugs and constantly opens her life, family and heart to me. I don't deserve her, but am VERY thankful to know her.
April, I wish she had been around in my first year. I LOVE her personality, her openness to others and her aliveness. She is so vibrant, funny, caring and passionate about everything she feels and thinks and experiences. I hope that she stays here forever. April, has some insecurities in her classroom and in general, getting used to the North right now, but when I hear her expressing them, I am always surprised because when I look at April, I see a brilliant, expressive, confident, beautiful, friendly, did I mention brilliant, effective teacher and person that EVERYONE adores. She may not see it, but everyone wishes they were like her. Her personality is sparkling, and her heart is the BIGGEST ever! I really wish I was a lot more like her, willing to jump out on a limb, willing to tell it like it is... She is SO creative and hard-working, she has her class running much more smoothly than most first and even second year teachers! Can you tell I absolutely LOVE this girl!! SERIOUSLY!! (Since by now, I am sure she is saying, "C@*(&! Su(^@&^ F!@*, why is she saying those things about me!!!") Did I mention she is brilliant, oh yeah, and MODEST!! FOR NO GOOD REASON though!!! I seriously do not want to even imagine the NOrth without her, so APRIL, if you are reading this, DON'T leave me!!!! My life up here is so much more interesting and full of joy since she has arrived!!
Now, I forgot to mention that included in my high esteem of Nancy, is also a great love and appreciation for her hubby, Mark, the VP at the school. It's so funny, but Mark and I never really got to know each other, until the last year or so, when I would be out for a walk and just drop by when he was working outdoors. I would stop and if he was building dog houses, well, I grabbed a hammer and joined in, or if he was unpacking from camping, then I'd be lugging guns and gas to his sheds for him. During those times, we chatted and got to know each other outside of the context of school and work, where we had not really had much of a chance at becoming friends... Prior to the past year, Mark scared the crap out of me. I saw a MR. Macho tag unofficially on his plaid coat and we had one argument in my second year about the Science lab, that left me totally broken, "Mark HATES me" was the verdict, and from then on, I didn't have much hope of him ever seeing me in a positive light. But you know what, Mark and I are actually a bit more alike than I thought back then, and now, I LOVE Mark to pieces. Understanding has taken it's course and I relate so well to him. I can run ANY pedagocial idea across him and know he will be honest and helpful, and outside of school, if I ever EVER need ANYTHING, he would be the first to be on my step offering. What a great couple. I feel very at home with Nancy and Mark's! Phenomenal people!
Now in saying all of this, I KNOW I have excluded many close friends and superstars! (like Trevor, Anne/Yayi, Marie/Chris, Pascal/Maite, Isabelle, Krystal, Jean/Maggie, Melanie, etc., etc.) but I can't help but BRAG these three up! They are SOOOOOOO special to me, and I just wanted them to know that I have huge respect and love for each of them!
Sincerely submitted, G.
posted by Gillian at
3:04:00 AM
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OH MY GAWD!! Nutty McNUTTERTON! You wrote that blog beause you knew I would wake up still embarrassed over last night's fiasco!!!AHHHHHHHH! Gillian you are such a nice person, but I KNOW I do not deserve such high praise, God knows now I'll never be able to live up to it!! I agree with you on Nanacy though, that girl is all heart, I don't know if she hs a bad bone in her body. Anyway, what can I say? To everyone of Gillian's family and friends reading this, none of the things in the blog are true, she was writing about herself and then just substituted my name in!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Ok Gillian, let's go climb a mountain.
haha, I thought you would totally say that APRIL, but I can be almost as stubborn as you, and if you insist, well, I will do another blog using EXAMPLES to PROVE SCIENTIFICALLY that I am by NO meas LYING!. Do, you REALLY want me to go there... (What a GREEN thing of me to say eh! LOL!!)
April is MODEST. Every word was true!
G.
PS off to climb a mountain I guess!!
I guess social life up here is a bit different than one would have in the South. I find that there is a lot of wasted time when I am down there.... Time travelling places especially, here, there is no waste in terms of time spent in transit. Leaving so much more time and less energy needed in going into the school for a 30 minutes badminton game or dropping by someones house to watch an hour Survivor episode.
The social life is what keeps me sane, having connections, having meaningful time spent with people I really respect, love and care about... I think living in the south would be so hard again. I mean, somedays we wish we could have a more hidden/ anonymous life, wishing we could blend into a crowd, but frankly, up here you rarely go un noticed, your business is known by basically everyone...
You definately get used to it, and learn strategies to take life as it comes...
I am really THANKFUL to be here!
G.
PS no mountain climbing today, instead there was badminton with Krystal, oops, I mean "Taylor"... since a CERTAIN mountain climbing fiend of mine was sleeping until 5 pm!!!!
Cat's out of the bag! hahaha, but she is still wonderful!! LOL!
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