Our house is not large and we've all been feeling the need to finish the basement. The girls would like a place to hang out with their friends and I would like us not to spend so much time together as a family. I'm kidding, but honestly we seem to always be on top of each other in the "greatroom" area. A little distance might be nice. Ryan had a friend at work that does framing on the side (see, it's good that the state pays us poorly) and was able to frame our basement in two days. What would have taken Ryan months or time and plenty of effort on cursing, was done quickly and well. I see now that framing is the easy part and we have a lot more to do. I think the girls thought they'd be moving down there next week but sadly, it's probably going to take a bit longer than that.
Marry me!
I was at the gym on Saturday and chatting with my "gym friends" after class. One is a teacher and was asking me how long I've been teaching. I told her this was my third year. She said her daughter was in her first year and having a hard time. The other woman said it probably helped that I had gone back when I was older. The first woman said, "How old are you?" When I told her I was 38, she said, "What? I thought you were 25!" I said, "Shut-up! Marry me!" Okay I didn't say, "Marry me!" but I wanted to. If you know what show I'm referencing that from, we should be friends.
Gag me with a spoon!
We had 80's Day at school last week so Grace and I decided to dress up. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the 80's fashions are kind of coming back so it was easy to find some jelly bracelets and florescent clothes for Grace to wear. I borrowed a pink leopard mini-skirt and shirt from a friend. I bought some blue eye shadow and bright pink lipstick. I also attempted some big bangs but I don't think I used enough Aquanet because they didn't last very long. I had Grace take a photo of me and thought I looked a little more "80's streetwalker" than I would have liked but whatever. My class thought I was cool. I think.
Hanna registered for grade 8 this week and I got to go with her to the junior high. Since my junior high had about 150 students in it, we didn't have many options as to the classes we took. Hanna will be taking, Spanish, ceramics, and food/cooking along with her core subjects of math/english/history. I'm kind of jealous because these were the kind of classes I wish I had been able to take as a kid. Maybe I will quit my job and go back to junior high. I'm short enough. I think Hanna would love to have me there with her.
Check out the feather earrings. According to Hanna, these are cool.
I went on my first bike ride of the season last weekend and it was wonderful. I have really been having a rough case of the winter blues this year. I started seeing a new therapist this month and I think I have finally found someone I really like. Getting outside and soaking up some vitamin D is one of the "homework" assignments she has given me. I'm happy to oblige when it's nice out. When I was out on my bike I was looking at the scenery and realizing, again, how fortunate I am to live by these mountains. I went into Alpine and close to American Fork Canyon on my ride and wanted to stop every few minutes to take pictures to show people how beautiful it is here. The picture I took doesn't do the area justice but I didn't want to stop on a busy road and risk getting hit. Getting outside, in warm weather, really is the best therapy around.
