10 Years Ago
01-26-2012
Today I start my new job as a high school math teacher. It is a bit hard for me to accept the fact that ten years ago I was in high school myself. At the end of this year, it is technically my 10 year high school reunion. Weird. (It’s also a bit weird for me to get used to the start of the school year being in January here instead of September as well as the entire schooling system being much different but I’m sure I’ll get used to all of that, too.)
Look, I was doing horrible Facebook poses before Facebook even existed! Okay, you caught me… it was horrible MySpace pose. I’m so ashamed.
I was the same cheeky little bugger then, too. I haven’t changed too much except I had highlights in my hair and sometimes I wore a *little* makeup. By that, I mean a bit of lipgloss and some sparkly eyeliner. I still only own those two makeup products although I don’t really wear makeup much at all anymore. Oh, and I don’t have highlights anymore. My parents still beg me to get them back but I never really liked them anyway. The real reason? They’re too much work and I’m too lazy.
While I’m being all melancholy, here is a blog I wrote ten years ago. (Yes, I was blogging back then too. I’ve saved all the posts but I don’t have them here at caity.nu and you’ll see clearly why in a few short moments…)
midterms, anyone? [January 2002]
First of all, let me state that I’m going to kill my sister if she doesn’t turn off the crap SHE is playing on her radio… yep… my own sister is a bubble-gum-pop-freak.
:::pulls our hair:::
:::goes to find loudest rock music in collection:::
Well… midterms are over.
I guess that’s good.
My math midterm was so easy I wanted to pound the table in frustration…
umm… maybe I actually DID do that… heh.
My government midterm was not bad. I studied for it, and my teacher prepared us well for it… umm… if we did the work we did well… and I always do the work. I’m a good student. =)
My physics midterm was really awesome… did I ever mention how much I love physics? A LOT! I really like physics. Even if it is hard at times, too, I don’t care, because it is enjoyable, and the teacher makes it enjoyable, too.
Ummmm… those are all the midterms I had to take… (physics, math, and government) well, that’s all that was given for the classes I was in. (Those aren’t all the classes I take, believe me… but those are the only ones that give midterms!)
Today was the physics midterm. I can’t believe I actually went, though. Let me explain: I had a fever! What moron actually goes to take a midterm with a FEVER? uhh, let me answer: ME, that’s what moron! Oh, man! Besides the fact that I think I disturbed everyone else in the room with my coughing (lol), I think I did damn well…
I’ll let you all know how I did…
But I’m confident…
Gee, besides the fact of being sick and feeling like crap, a positive outlook on life for once!! =)
:pause:
UGH… it will probably change in 5 minutes anyway, why am I so excited?
How embarrassing. But probably hilarious.
How have you changed in the last 10 years?
Packing again for another adventure.
01-24-2012
Josh and I are almost done packing for our move this week. The big shift happens over the next two days. I have to start work on Thursday but Josh’s dad who is helping us move couldn’t get time off his work until Thursday! So, technically our moving day is my first official day of the job. I’m headed there a day earlier myself with as much of our belongings as I can carry so that I’m in the area for my first day of work. I’m going to stay with one of the other teachers on the day before work since I’ll have no furniture in our house yet and then once I’m done with my first day I can help move in and unpack everything! It’s going to be one heck of a day! Then I get to go back to work the next day! At least I’ll have the weekend to recover, right?
We are almost all packed. At least we don’t have as many things as we did when we lived over in America in our apartment. We didn’t bring much with us when we moved over here to New Zealand so we only have what we have accumulated since living over here.
Packing made me think a lot about how, when we were packing last time, Moko was freaking out and climbing all over everything because she could really sense what was going on. It made me feel really bad again about leaving her back in New York especially now that we have Reirei. I don’t want to feel like we’re just replacing Moko because that’s not what we’re doing. I still can’t wait to have Moko back again so we can be one big happy family.
As much as I can’t wait for this whole move to be over with since I’m super stressed out and anxious about this entire week, another part of me wants to slow down and enjoy my time left here because I’ll really miss this place. It’s beautiful and I have really enjoyed it here more than anyplace I’ve ever lived since I’ve been out on my own in my short adult life so far. I know this time I’m not moving too far away – only 4 hours instead of across the world like last time – but I am pretty melancholy about leaving.
I’ll miss you, little cottage. You were good to us.
The view wasn’t bad either.
I can’t wait to see what else lies ahead, though. I bet it has the potential to be even better and that makes me so excited.
9 CommentsReirei
01-22-2012
A girl I worked with at the supermarket was telling me how she had a bunch of kittens she was trying to find homes for all last week. It really tugged at my heartstrings being that I have a huge cat void at the moment with my cat Moko still being overseas in New York. Josh and I had to leave her there for the time being until we had the money as well as the paperwork sorted out to get her sent over here to New Zealand. Naturally I told Josh about the available (and free) kittens and of course it tugged on his heartstrings and kitty void too.
Long story short, at the end of last week, we decided that we had to have one of those kittens.
We just couldn’t help ourselves. Plus, when we are able to get Moko over to New Zealand (which we hope to do as soon as we can, still – this hasn’t changed anything in that respect) then she’ll have a new playmate!
So, we’d like you to meet Reirei. Rhymes with “Whee! Whee!” Which is probably appropriate because of how much energy this little kitten has.
Seriously. She’s CRAZY!
Ahem. Anyway.
We just love her to bits and we are so happy that we chose to get little Reirei.
Josh and I have a big week ahead of us. We are moving this week and I start my brand new teaching job. I’m all kinds of excited, anxious, and stressed. Not all stress is bad, though. Basically, it’s another big adventure and I just can’t wait for it to start! Now little Reirei can come, too! What a big adventure for a tiny little kitty!
My Facebook is going to explode this week:
GOT A NEW CAT NAMED REIREI
MOVED TO A NEW TOWN
MOVED INTO A NEW HOUSE
ENDED JOB AT SUPERMARKET DAIRY
STARTED A NEW JOB AS HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER
CAITY IS FRIENDS WITH ALL HER NEW COWORKERS AND PEOPLE SHE JUST MET AHHHHHHH
