Last Week Happenings!

This past week was crazy! As my practicum comes to an end there are so many things going on! Report cards, formal observations, field trips and marking marking marking! Anyway I ahve been meaning to post some halloween pics, (I went as a flapper girl from the 20`s) which was super fun and of course I made my costume! I am not sure who had more fun me giving out the candy or the trick or treaters! Those were the bat cookies that I made for my students. Very delicious but I don`t think I`ll ever do it again, haha So much time!.... but i know worth it:)

I have also posted a few pics from the summer as promised.

There are Capilano with Kaitlin, hiking the Chief in Squamish, graduation, and of course Halloween.

But this weekend is being consumed by marking and prepping! Also dad and I are home alone so I am sure we will get up to something! Right now though its raining so hard I just want to watch a movie, but anyway I think I`m due for a lazy day. So happy lazy Saturday to you all!

WOW..... I am a slacker!

So I will admit that I have been a blogging slacker... ok ok a MAJOR blogging slacker! But I have been incredibly busy but now I feel that I am able to have the time to share the past few months with you as well as keep you posted in a much more orderly fashion this time.

Well last time I posted I have ran my first half marathon, well since then I have ran two more and also completed my first triathlon! It was a busy summer in terms of races, but I am taking a bit of a break now and I think I am in the need of a new challenge. I am thinking some more hiking this winter or maybe I will take up snowboarding or trail running...hmmm any suggestions?

This past summer was school, school, school so I am happy its over and I am now in my practicum. Teaching is absolutely a dream and I cannot believe that I am almost a full teacher! I have had so many hilarious moments and growing moments and I frankly moments when I doubted everything, but the students make it up to you somehow. Last week at my school we celebrated Diwali and the kids got me a Diwali suit that I wore and it was hot pink with blue and yellow crystal jewels! It was so awesome and one of my grade nines says to me, "Ms. Bell.... You look beautiful!" haha it was hilarious and so cute. (Even though they are high school, you forget how young they are too!) My practicum has been going by so fast and there have been so many stories, but I will save some of them for later posts...

Outside school, life is planning school! haha oh the life of teachers:) But I have been able to do a few fun things too! In the summer I went on a few trips, weekend to Seattle, hikes in Squamish (pictures to come), camping on Bowen Island and just hanging out with friends. Last weekend I won Rascal Flatts tickets, so Christina, my mom and I went to the concert, so that was definitely a long over due girls night. I must admit my social life has been a little slacking, but I take advantage of it when I can and I manage to stay pretty busy:)

This year I am excited for Halloween, but I think its going to be a more low key year. I even have a costume this year.... the Paper Bag Princess and no party to go to! What is wrong with me... but I know that something will come up. But I will post the pictures for sure because my pumpkin cookies and my carved pumpkin are definitely a must see! haha

Anyway I am off to bed, and I hope that I have given you enough info to get you back into my life. I promise..... promise that I will update consistently and keep you all in my exciting life:)

thanks for listening

xo night

ok.... Time for an update!

Hello again! I know it has been a very long time and I have so many things that have happened since the last post. 

I guess firstly I have begun my teaching program, and already we are a third of the way through. I have finished my first practicum and am in summer session right now. Actually, there will be many many many more frequent blog posts to come within the next months because with the classes I am taking this summer, three of the them require I blog about my learning. I am taking some pretty cool classes about multimedia and technology as well as some environmental sustainability stuff, so hopefully you all enjoy the summer school adventure. (I will try and post cool links to things I have found too) 

One cool link already is delicious.com check it out, it is a social bookmarking website that allows you to have all your bookmarks at any computer as well as it is a great resource tool.

Besides from school I have began running, and just finished my first half marathon, with a time of 2:01:23. I am really happy about it, and (i hate to admit this) but have become a little addicted to running. I have already signed up for three more this year! Anyway it was a great goal, and I couldn't have done it without the support of my running group and of course all of you, so thank you!! 

Sadly, that is really about it. I mean there is so much more detail about my practicum and school and of course race pictures, but I will post those later on. So until then....