Wednesday, March 4, 2009

to hug or not to hug

So, I know I am not the first to say this, but I, too enjoy awkward situations in life. I am not talking about enjoying them AFTERWORDS, but thats fun too - i'm talking I like being in them sometimes. But, sometimes I dont. And the awkward i DONT LIKE seems to keep creeping up on my lately....
 - Saying good bye to someone (or a group of people) that I don't know very well. Taking it a step further, saying good bye to a group of people I dont know very well while accompanying someone who DOES know them well! AHH! should i hug too? or a boyish handshake? A wave? a double hand wave? This situation usually leaves me wishing I didnt have hands or arms and could just stand there. Sometimes jokes are made such as "OH! haha i didnt know if you were going for the hug.. or.." or "Common, We are practically family! ::HUG::" 
 - When your socks slide off your feet and in your boots. Yes, its awkward walking funny because of this, but the most awkward is when you get to class and then have to (yes HAVE TO! you cant stay that way all day...) take your boot off and your have your bare foot exposed. YUCK!! 
 - raising your hand in class to say something that you are secretly proud of for being such a good idea only to have it be proven wrong. OR you get your smarty pants point across and seconds before you start grinning to yourself the professor asks you a follow up question. Of course, now you will surely make a fool of yourself. 
 - Asking someone to repeat themselves 100 times, and then after time 101 you decide to pretend you FINALLY understood them. Later, after a few minutes of trying to regain consciousness in the conversation, you ask them a question, or say something that was what they had to repeat 101 times. oops... 

hahaha Oh life. It's so funny sometimes. 

So now down to business, a few follow-ups on the goings on of Rachel. 

Field work - is going awesome! :) I already have a ton of stories about the cute second graders of Hopkins Street Elementary. So pretty much I go there mon. wed. mornings and friday either morning or all day. In the morning they do reading and writing, so I get a small group of kids to play little games or do little activities with. I love it! I have a few of my favorite kids that are always telling me funny things like what they had for dinner last night or how they like my hair (the consensus is DOWN). This school is so crazy sometimes though. hmm more on this later

Um well my semi-media fast is going ok. I have seemed to fill up my time with other non-media (yet still very unproductive) time wasters so.... yeah.... 

Currently I am at the Whites while Jenna naps. :) Easy job huh? That is, until she wakes up and I have to pick up the boys! :) 

So - real quick - because it has taken up enough of my real life conversations - let me just say THE BACHELOR IS CRAZY. more on this later, too. It's time I take advantage of this time and use it for good, not evil!