Sleep is my friend!

So I have been running on empty the last two weeks. Absolute empty. I was sick two weeks ago, and it is still with me because I am not slowing down at all. Last Monday I went to see Eric Clapton in concert with my parents-- I bought the tickets for my dad for his birthday and Father's Day. It was amazing! I had a blast. It was a great perfomance. Tuesday was my night to grade and plan. Then on Wednesday I Freshman Induction. Basically, we welcome the freshmen class into the school family... this raises the question- Were they not really part of the family before? Should we have liked them before that?

Thursday I went to dinner with my aunt. We went to Mira Sol in the Loop. Latin tapas. It was fabulous. Plus, we got to do girl talk and catch up which we had not done in ages. Jess like high school but really wishes she was in an all girls school so that she did not have to do the makeup thing everyday. And believe me, they do not do the makeup thing, ever.

Saturday, Amy, Jill, and I met Emily in Columbia. It was an excuse to get out of town. We just hung out and went to a bunch of places that Mary recommended. We ran into a guy that we grew up with which was really fun. It was a long night. I think Amy and I headed to bed around 4. It has not made this crazy week any better. . .

Monday was back to school night which was a nice 14 hour day. I really did not feel well at all, so it was really hard to be nice to all of the parents for 3 hours. It is just a really long night. Way too much. I debated calling in Tuesday which I probably should have done. But I survived school. Last night I went to the horrible, awful Cardinals game with Amy. I went down to visit students who were there. (I am such a great teacher! They were really excited to see me!) I was lucky enough to walk outside to see my back windshield shattered. They did not actually break in, so nothing was stolen, thank goodness. The cops said that someone probably just hit it. What a jerk! I cannot believe that at all! What crap! However, I am back to no car, and I think that maybe I should not drive for the rest of 2006. Things are just not going well for me in the car world. I cannot get it replaced until Monday. So lucky me, I am staying at my parents' tonight and tomorrow so that I can get to school. I am going to steal one of their cars for the weekend though.

And Friday... everyone is going to be jealous... I get to chaperone the fall dance on Friday night. All of the teachers are supposed to be there. So I get to do a little coat check and just hang out with the other teachers. Plus, we get lots of free food. So it will be interesting. They have not talked about anything else except their dresses, hair, and dates. I am going to scream if I have to tell anyone else which hairstyle to pick. Then Sunday is Fall Fest. I have to set up, but then I get to sneak out in order to go to the last game of the Cards season. Hopefully they will not make it a boring game that means nothing. Currently, they are tied with the Padres, and Houston is tied. So hopefully they can make up some ground tonight.

I am off to bed... the whole windshield thing kept me up until 2 am. Four hours of sleep with teenage girls on sugr is not fun!