My First Job Interview!!!!

Ahhh! I'm a big kid now! I have my first teaching job interview on Thursday! When I was home for Spring break I got all of my sub paperwork done for Rocklin Unified...just so happens that same week an opening was posted for a Social Science Summer School teacher at Rocklin High! It was only open to "In-House" applicants, meaning you have to be an employee of RUSD to apply. Well, being a sub, I am now "in-house" so I applied, what the heck! Turns out I was selected for an INTERVIEW!!! Who'da thunk? 

Needless to say I am pretty excited! I might finally get to be an actual teacher!!! I am excited/anxious for my interview and excited/anxious/nervous/scared/overwhelmed/insecure/determined/worried.... about maybe getting the job! Mind you this isn't your average high school class. It's a semester taught in 4 weeks...everyday...6 hours a day in one class! eeEEkkK!  (with the kinds of kids that fail classes, by the way) So it will be a challenge(to say the least)! Even so, I am ready! If nothing else it will be a good learning experience! Ahh! Wish me luck!

Vegas Babyyyy!

Well my lil sis turned 21 last thursday and to celebrate I went to Vegas with her and some of her friends! It was fabulous! I had a feeling that goin to Las Vegas with these girls would be an experience...and it was! Becca had some connection so the first night we got dinner, comped, at Tao and escorted to a table on the dance floor! Then Friday we went to the pool party at Tao beach which was hoppin. 

Friday night the girls had a friend who was doin some promotional event and we were invited to roll into a new club at NYNY called Rok. We walked right in front of the line and into a huge private table area with yet again free bottle service! After that our group jumped into a limo with some hockey players from Canada and they drove us to XS a new club in Encore. It was huge and crazy...that was a lot of fun too. Saturday we went with the same promo group and were escorted into the Wet Republic pool party at MGM and into a cabana! That was a fun day, chillin by the pool, so many beautiful people, gorgeous weather! :) On our way home we stopped at another pool called Bare in the Mirage which is topless so that was interesting!

Saturday night we met up with some NFL players (typical) and they took us into XS again and we sat at their table. Right across from our table was the American Idol judges!!!! I took a picture with Simon and gave a "what's up dog" to Randy!! I couldn't believe it!

Overall it was an awesome and exhausting weekend!! Each night we got in about 4am so I probably got about 8 hrs of sleep total.... Becca and her girls know how to do Vegas right! Everything was free, didn't pay for a drop of alcohol were treated like celebrities...haha it was great. I feel bad for guys in Vegas, unless your a high roller it would suck!

Good Call

I have been back home in Rocklin for a week now, enjoying spring break with the fam. It has been really nice being back. I love my parents' new house, with its cozy open kitchen and beautiful backyard that opens up to the golf course! Being here has totally reinforced my decision to move home. I realize how much I love and miss Rocklin and just NorCal in general!! I can't wait to move back for good in June! :) Obviously living with my parents isn't the ideal situation, but I am actually looking forward to it (since I haven't really lived here for almost 6 years!) and especially the part about saving lots of money!!!!!

So... I am excited and happy and I am looking forward to a great summer with those good old warm summer nights and being close to all the people that I care about! 

I Can Read!!

I have never been much of a reader. I barely read what was required of me in high school and college and have really never been able to sit down and read for fun. I always get bored and uninterested and find something better to do. This is no longer the case. Well, I finally started the Kite Runner about a month ago and all of my substitute teaching has given me ample time to sit and read. I really liked the Kite Runner and the day I finished I went out and bought Khaled Hosseini's second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. I blew through it in a week. Now this may not be a big deal for some avid readers but this is unheard of in my world. I loved A Thousand Splendid Suns. I couldn't wait for a chance to open the book again and found myself thinking about it and the characters throughout my day. I really felt for the people of Afghanistan and experienced a range of emotions as I read. The hardships and constant fear they live with day to day...the realization that they are people not unlike us who value their way of life...and learning about the Muslim culture and the importance of honor, self- discipline, loyalty and family. It all elicits so much respect for these people we know so little about. I keep thinking how important it is for us as Americans to really understand them and other people from that part of the world as we continue to pass judgement and impose our beliefs and "guidance" onto them.

Needless to say, I highly recommend both books!

A Fun Little Weekend

Last weekend was an eventful one for me! On Friday night Brian and I went to Rascal Flatts!!! Which was a lot of fun! It was just the two of us but we had a great time! I love it when he wears his hat! :) Jessica Simpson opened the show and she actually did a pretty good job.

Then on Saturday I went up to LA to hang out with Erin and Jenny, who came down to visit. We had a great night out in downtown LA! We had a delish breakfast on Sunday and did a little shopping. It was really good to see them!

Pink Friday

So today was 'Pink Friday' where teachers and educators all over CA wore pink to protest the $8 billion dollar cut to education and the 26,000 teachers getting pink slipped this week! :( Pretty darn depressing... So many people are being affected by this horrible deficit and economy! Today at the lunch table in the teachers lounge, and all this week, it has been really grim. Basically all young and new teachers are seriously looking at not having a job this fall. Its all a seniority/bumping game, if you have been teaching basically less than 10 years then you may very well get bumped by a more experienced teacher who got cut from their position. Administrators and counselors are also being bumped back down to the classroom! :(

Needless to say...it's not looking too bright for brand new teachers like me. :/ I might be subbing for a loooooong time! ....sigh.... Just gotta stay positive!!!

I'm a Blogger!!??!!

Welp, I have decided to create a blog! I don't have the most exciting life...but i'm pretty over myspace and I guess I kinda want a place to express myself and blab a little bit! :) I figure this is something I would be more likely to use in the future as my life continues to change. I am excited and I hope I have enough to say to make this thing worth while! We'll just have to see..

So if you care to read about me and what I am doing or whatnot, I'd love to share! 

...Thanks for reading! :)