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I'm ALIVE!

I'm actually only half alive as it is the day after Corcoran's Christmas party where each year I continue my love-hate relationship with company parties. Somehow it feels very 1950s and also lovely. This year I've lost enough weight to wear this BEAUTIFUL dress and I felt like a million bucks.

(at the christmas party)

(after the party, experimenting with the timer)


First though, we had my "company" Christmas party, or uh, Holiday party or whatever is politically correct. The center's Secret Santa is like nothing I've ever participated in before. My brain literally hurt by yesterday. My secret gift giver (as we used to say at the bucks to be PC) was Becky who granted me with the beauty of my secret LOVE. (Don't tell my old friends at the bux...because its flavored coffee) Flavored coffee is like the coffee snob's worst nightmare...it totally takes away from the natural flavors of the bean...but let me tell you this cinnamon crumb cake coffee i'm currently imbibing is like crack it's so good. Not that I actually know that crack is good or bad...

My paper is done. It's not my best but it was my first attempt at anything over 15 pages so it was quite an accomplishment.

I am now off for the next 4 weeks. I am in heaven. I seriously SERIOUSLY am going to miss the kids though. I tell you what, I am madly in love with all of them. They are all so precious to me and so special. We've been together now for weeks and I know their quirks and when they're off and having a bad day. We celebrate together and cry together and I'm just crazy about them. Last night at the party I was talking with one of corky's co-worker's husbands about my job and he was all "what about first grade? what about third grade?" and I told him flat out, no way am I getting back into the public school system! He then proceeded to get out his wallet and point to it. How about advocating for early childhood educators? I think that's my next step in life, actually. I have found my calling (thanks HP) but now what? Fight for it.