Karisa:
Emil, can you believe we’re sitting here on the couch sipping hot chocolate
while snow falls outside?
Emil: It
sure makes California feel like the winter we’re used to back East!
K: Right?
Christmas break wouldn’t be complete without a little snow.
E: Well we
did already see a little snow when we visited Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear last
week.
K: This
Christmas break has been so relaxing. Can you believe it’s almost 2015? We’ve
been residents of California for almost 5 months!
E: [Counts
on fingers, then re-counts]
K: That
means we have been “grownup” teachers for almost 5 months too. My goodness,
think of all the things we have learned that they didn’t teach us back in
college?!
E: Like
what to do when a student places their booger in your hand in the middle of
class, or when a student comes down off the risers in the middle of your first
Christmas performance to hand you a tooth they just lost!?
K: Teaching
is turning out to be anything but boring, that’s for sure. Remember that time a
student insisted that we had children just because we are married? Or that
other student who demanded you be called Mrs. Talen?
E: They
seem to need more than one man in the elementary school… Now you have had an
interesting time figuring out whether or not you can be in the gym, your
classroom, on the field, or anywhere else on campus including my classroom.
K: Let’s
just say I didn’t get the Gumby Award for nothing! It’s the beauty of a
church-school relationship and I’m happy to negotiate :) . Emil, we’re trying to write a
blogpost for our poor readers who haven’t seen an entry in over 2 months,
enough with the ukulele.
E: But it’s
just so fun to play and it’s been great learning new songs together over this low-key
2 week break.
K: I’m
afraid your ukulele abilities have surpassed my own since you began playing
every day at school.
E: Well YouTube
tutorials have definitely helped me out since you’re always at basketball
practice after school.
K: Who knew
10-12 hour days on campus could be so enjoyable? You know how much I love my high school
girls! Are you ready for all of them to invade our little house for a homemade
pizza night later this week?
E: As ready
as I can be to make a few pizzas and be completely outnumbered. Then again, maybe
I’ll just go out to the garage to work on another woodworking project.
K: You
really are enjoying your space out there to create all kinds of neat things.
Thanks for the new coat rack!
E: Anytime,
my darling. The house needs to be presentable before your parents visit too.
K: YAY!!!
It’s almost the New Year, which means it’s almost January, which means it’s almost
my birthday month, which means my Dad and Mom are coming to California!
E: …are you
excited? Because I can’t tell with that giant smile on your face.
K: You were
equally excited when your parents visited back during American Thanksgiving.
Talk about a great time!
E: We did
so much over that short amount of time: Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree NP, hiking,
the aerial tram in Palm Springs, and more. I can’t wait to show your
parents some of the area.
K: Me too.
For now though, let’s enjoy the odd winter scene outside and the remaining 5 days
of break!
E: Do you
wanna build a snowman?
