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GNO!

After sleeping in and enjoying a relaxing morning, Wargo and I made a trip to Robinson. We did a little bit of shopping, and then Elisa met up with us and we ate dinner at Johnny Carinos. We quickly drove over to the Waterfront to see "Confessions of a Shopaholic", and I am sad to say that the book/movie were written with me in mind. After the movie, we came back to my apartment to do fondue! We had chocolate fondue, with tons of dippers: rice krispies, angel food cake, brownies, pretzels, chips, and strawberries. Yum! And of course, there was wine! It was a great time as we chatted and ate...and we ended the night in a food coma!

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Again, I have to double-up. Sorry I'm such a slacker!

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Another busy day. I made my students mad by giving them a lot of work to do in class, but they will get over it. They are honors students, and need to get used to a lot of work.

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It's FRIDAY!! Woohoo! During school, I literally counted down until I was able to go home and sleep. When I got home, I took an hour nap until Ryan got home from work to say goodbye to him, as he was leaving for a "guys" weekend in ohio (i use the term loosely). Then, I met with Katie Wargo, Ryan, Elisa, and Dave at Texas Roadhouse in Irwin. It was a hike, but it was fun! I had the worst seat, though. Then, I met up with Kayla, Brooke, and Amanda who were visiting Ashley for the weekend. We hung out at her apartment, drank wine and chatted. It was fun, and it was nice to catch up.

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OK, so this is going to be quick because I am super busy. The day goes by so quickly with these new classes that I barely have time to breathe! My students enjoyed the personal memoirs that I did for them, and hopefully the rest of the week will go by quickly.

On my way to night class every day, I get stuck in awful traffic. Apparently, they are fixing this bridge, but whenever I drive by, no one is working! They took away my turning lane for nothing, and it cuts down on my resting time when I get to campus. Blah.

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What a busy day. I started the two honors classes today, and wow was I overwhelmed. I barely had a chance to breathe! My first period class was funny because I got a ton of phone calls from the front office while I was teaching, asking me to cover for other teachers that are out. But HA! I took on extra classes this week, so I can't! Woohoo!

I went home and vegged afterwards. I really enjoy not having night classes on Tuesday..i'm not quite sure how I am going to feel when it starts back up again! For dinner, Wargs, Ryan, Dennis and I went for wings (mmmhmm). Although it was super fattening, I tried not to eat too many. Then it was off to sleepy city when I got home!

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OK OK I know I am cheating, but I have been SOO busy these past few days that I have to combine some of my posts as I sometimes forget to take pictures.

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I spent most of the day on the couch, watching TV and doing absolutely nothing. It was pretty nice, actually. Tomorrow I have off for Presidents Day, too, so it will be a nice break.

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Today, I babysat little Luca before I went to night class. Nothing super exciting, except for I have a really busy week coming up. I am taking over two extra classes this week (the Honors classes!) so that I will have some extra experience in all different tracks of students. Wish me luck!

P.S. sorry for no photos...i promise I will try harder!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I had to get up at 8am to go to a workshop for Pitt, but I did get to learn a lot about how to interview and what I should expect and prepare for. We finished up a little before noon, and I was on my way to meet Wargo for our favorite lunch spot...unlimited soup and salad at Chilis!

We stopped by Target afterwards for some V-day supplies....and she ended up buying the same card I bought my Ryan! Too funny. Then, on my way home, I stopped at Borics for a haircut and eyebrow wax.

After a little nap, I gave Ryan his card and gift certificate to GameStop (since I can never pick out the right games, I figure I would just get him money to do it himself). We got ready for our big dinner...Girasoles! It was delicious!

We took a little pit stop home ;) before we headed to Ryan Fair's house for some game night with Wargo, Ryan, Elisa and Dave. It was fun, and relaxing. Overall, a pretty good V-Day...although the longer Ryan and I stay together, the less exciting it can be :(

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What a busy day! I woke up at 7am to babysit little Luca until 2pm. Afterwards, I met up with Wargo to do a little bit of shopping, although neither of us bought anything! Go figure! Then, I went home and took a quick nap to be awoken by Ryan banging around in the kitchen to try and put the dozen red carnations in a vase. They are very pretty!

Tonight was Girl's Night Out (GNO)! I love nights like tonight. We ate at Uno's, and then we saw "He's Just Not That Into You" and it was really cute. Afterwards, the four of us got some lattes and deserts at Eat N' Park before heading home. It was a really good time, and I wish we could do them more often. I love having 3 really good friends in Pittsburgh, and although most of my college girlfriends have left me, I hope that the four of us can become really close like Sex and the City. LOL!