Uhhhhhh.

Woof. What a weekend. I have been working up a storm. I am tired and I feel sick and I have a headache. I just want to catch up with things, you know??! I miss you a ton! How was the baby shower? It sucks that I couldn't see you and Mart, but I saw her the weekend before. She and Amber were are Russ' getting stuff for dinner and they invited me but Laura was here for her B-day so I couldn't hang with them! Sad. If you were here you could come to my "What's Great About Me" event at Estee Lauder. You could get some free samples as well as a free makeover. Hurrah!

I miss you and I'm sorry I haven't posted in forevaaaaaaa. I love you,
Dav.Dame.

i just can't hide it

It's got to be said, Dame. I miss you.

muh-wau-kee

Here I am....next to Lake Michigan....on a windy fall day. LOVING this season. You can come visit any time you'd like.....you know that, don't you? I hope so, and I'd love to show you around and give you a taste of what my life is like here. Maybe you and Meg could come up for a weekend....we could hit the shoreline, go downtown, find some fabulous coffee shops......

I have a secret thought. What if Meg could write here too? Or maybe it's just for us, in which case, .....awesome. Either way...just a thought. :)

Thanks so much for the card. Love it. I'll be sure to give you some big ups next time I think of it. :) more to come my dear friend. I love you.

Do tell.

OMG. I want to come hang out with you. In fact, I might just do the same thing that you are doing. Sit my booty down in front of the tv before anyone else can get to it. I took a "mental health" day today. I freakin' needed it! I don't know what I'm going to do with the rest of my day, but I'm going to love it. I just bought Jimmy Stewart stamps. That was fun. I sent a package to Ben and it cost $25. Wow. That's a lot. I hope it gets there. I chose the crappiest most cheap way to send it, but sometimes that gets there the best.

How is Nate? How is the fam? Who is the girl in your profile picture on facebook? I'm going to get something bangin' for Martha's twins. Bangin'. I learned that from a woman at work. She is 45. Nice. Call me sometime if you have time. If I don't answer, I'm probably at one of my 30 prior obligations. Barf. Talk to you soon!
~DDDDDDDDD

Dude....

Speaking of big bras, I need to buy Marth a baby gift for the shower in a couple of weeks. I could tell you what I said to her....but there are some people who read this that just don't need to know, I'm sure. I'll save that for a phone call.

Today my principal announced that she is taking a different position with the district. distributing grant money across the area- which will be an amazing job for her. She's really made a difference in this school I'm at...and the teachers were beside themselves. So....it'll be interesting to see what happens. The main reason I even considered taking a position there if it were offered was because she is amazing. Otherwise, I miss home too much. I want to come back!!!

I'm going to pick up season 3 of Grey's tonight.....what a treat. Grey's and a bag of dark-chocolate peanut M&M's from my dear, sweet man.....what a wonderful evening. I do have to do some work for school....so I might save it for this weekend...

Hope you get things ironed out at school. Bummer.....but the new guy should be cool.

I miss you.

What?!

Dude,

I swear I posted one time in there. It must not have been "published." Lame. Just for everyone's information, I do not wear a double d sized bra, but sometimes it feels like I do. Martha, you probably actually do wear one right now. How does it feel, girl?

My practicum is going okay, but I'm going to have a run-in with the confrontation police soon. I am switching teachers. Whoops. That stinks. I'm really scared to talk to my current teacher about it. I'm sure she'll understand, but I still don't want to do it. She was nice enough to accept me, I should at least carry out my commitment. I'm really excited about the other teacher, though. He teaches Holocaust Literature, which is heavy stuff, but I am quite interested. We'll see what happens there. I also might get to chaperone the class trip to Washington DC to visit the Holocause museum!! Wow.

In other news, I am quite busy at Von Maur. Tomorrow is going to be a helluva day because I have to do practicum and then go to work for 9 hours. Oh great. Well, best sign off and get some things done. I have to babysit in an hour. Talk to you later.

Davenport Dame

"Nebraska back up 3 at Wake Forrest"....

That's right, I'm watching football. Ha! 3rd quarter, we're up by 3.

You know, I think it's just great that Martha reads our blog. She may be the only one besides you and Me, Dame. Thanks for your support, Marth. DD, I hope you've heard about martha's boys....plural. TWO of them. We're very excited *(as if I'm part of the process- which I absolutly was NOT).

In other news, Martha, the title "huge bra" was only posted because Dame, that is, Davenport Dame, calls herself DD, which is also a size. That is what that meant. Glad to clear it up.

I guess I don't have a lot to say today.....Dame, I need you to post again. I know you're busy, but I want to know how things are going in your classroom. Practicums, again for Martha, are "practice teaching" before student teaching. Ususally in the education program, you have about 2 a year, maybe more. You go into a school for a certain amount of time each day- couple of hours or so. Sometimes they let you teach things, otherwise you kind of help students and observe teachers.

I'm leaving you with this image of me waiting for you to write back.......hope you are getting ready to post. :)

big bra

Double D-

I'm having lots of time to write as I have no friends here. :) Just kidding. Well, actually, I'm not. I've had lots of alone time...which is good and bad. It's giving me a lot of time to prepare to be a great teacher. I'm getting a good start on my portfolio, and I'm having lots of time for QT's...(quiet times).

I've been updating on my other blog quite a bit. You'll have to check it out if you haven't already.

You're practicum-ing, huh? That's great. Those are fun- a little boring at first because the teachers never let you do anything.....but it'd be scary to be thrown right in, I guess. As for me, I'm taking of spelling lessons already- day 1 and she's turned over the book. Good. Give me something to do. :) I've already had 3 practicums, so I'm ready.

I've got to get to work. I'm really dilly-dally-ing around. Also, I found some great deals at target today. Some teacher clothes- 8 new shirts for around $50. 3 sleeveless sweaters for $3.24 each....can you believe that?!?! Three shirts for $6-something each, and 2 cardigan sweaters for $15. Not too bad. Very versatile. I'm set for the semester. :) Love you & Miss you.

Sheboygan? I'm on my way.

Girrrl,
I just checked out the blog on a whim and there is was. A post! I'm so glad you wrote. I have been thinking about you a lot lately, wondering how you're doing. I like that muffin idea. Does your aunt have a microwave muffin tin or do you use something else? I definitely need that recipe.

Tonight I was quite down, but I'm feeling a bit better now. I washed my sheets, and that always makes me feel good. I guess I was just dreading this week (and all the weeks to come this semester). Not good. I shouldn't dread them, but look at them as an adventure. As one man put it:

"Nay! Be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds withing you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought."

There you have it. There it is. I have my first full week of practicum. Yikes. Why should I be scared? All I really have to do is sit there. Hmmmm. Well, I better head to bed. Early morning, you know. I miss you and I love you. I'm so gladd you wrote.

Love,
DD

in the news

Dame, you'll be happy to hear that this morning on the news the weather man said, "If you're headed up to Sheboygan this weekend...." I was pretty excited....thought of you immediately.

It needs to be said: Wisconsin misses you.

In other news, Martha, yes, the ingredients are all strange and you have to buy them all new. In addition, you don't use much of most of them so you'll have them in your pantry for months/years to come. Bread baking will never be the same. If you do find a cinnamon raison swirl recipe, be sure to send it my way, as I've been dreaming of making it for months.

Can I tell you a secret? You can make muffins in the microwave! My aunt makes this big batch of muffin mix and keeps it in the fridge. Then, in the morning when we're getting ready, we pour a little in a microwave-safe dish and cook it for 1 minute. Fresh muffins any time of day! It's nice because we're not always getting ready at the same time....And the great thing about these is that they're relatively healthy, so they won't encourage muffin tops!

Dame, thanks for coming to my party and for the wonderful card. I was so glad to see you one more time before I left. And guess what! My pedicure is still good. It's starting to grow out a bit and I have a chip or two, so I don't be able to keep them much longer. But I think of you every time I see my toes.....which is more than one time a day. :)

Hope you're doing well. Let me know how things are. I miss you.