Happy Valentine's Day

Happy f'n Valentine's Day.  I'm not a fan.  Once Shane bought me flowers and I told him how silly it was.  I explained that that they just end up dying, and I could have spent that $$$ on clothes or beer or shoes, which is what I did yesterday.  

Yes, I have a problem.  Still searching for my soul mate of running shoes.  They are Mizuno Wave Riders.  After reading the reviews, I wanted to try the 15s but the sale price of the 14s lured me in.  I'll let ya know how they pan out.

Back to this sickening day of love.  I really don't "feel" it.  I tolerate love my friends and family every day.  Why do we need a day for people to post loving annoying tributes to their loved ones (which make me throw up a lil in my mouth) all over Facebook and desktops everywhere.  Ugh.  

Is it sinful that I'm not going to spend the evening professing my love to neither my husband or my kids but am instead traveling to a basketball game with friends?  Me think not.

Catch-up

While I haven't blogged for nearly a week, I have been writing intriguing exciting posts in my head.  I've also been racing around like a crazy woman and I think this is the first time I've had to just sit.  Ahhhhh.....

So, to play catch up:

Thursday - home with sick kid:(
Friday - SNOW DAY:)!!   Home with sick kid:(  Did get in a 4 mile run though.
Saturday - Met up with some friends and took kids snowmobiling/sledding.  Fun times.
Sunday - Ran SIX, that's right SIX miles.  Very big deal for me!!
Monday - Won first round of JH BB Conference Tourny.  Did hours of makeup homework with my daughter. 

Today - Won the second round of BB tourny.  It was a GREAT day.  The girls have made huge strides this year, especially in the mental aspect of the game.  Our goal today was to control the pace of the game.  We had our moments of getting carried away in the frenzy, but each time the girls calmed themselves and reaped the benefits!  Yay us!!  On the way home two girls told me that their favorite part of the game was looking over and seeing me smiling (and maybe jumping up and down).  Another girl, who is normally very quiet, told me that she was, "just happy".  It was for sure one of those coaching "moments" when you feel like all the drama, criticism, and self doubting that tend to go along with coaching adolescents are worth it.  We'll play our last game for this season Thursday and I'm super pumped.  The girls made a special request that I wear the exact same clothes Thursday that I wore today.  Apparently, Heather did that for them once so they expect nothing less from me.  

Gee, thanks.

Nerd Alert

I've come to the conclusion that I am a complete nerd.  

Allow me to illustrate:

•  I love getting new classroom supplies.  Books, pens, hand sanitizer (yes, that's right), calendars, etc...It's like my first day of teaching all over again.
  
• I love taking classes and adding to my endorsement.  The other day I was checking my grades during English 12 and was so excited to see I got a 50/50 on my first paper this semester that I shared my success with 12 seniors.  They laughed....and called me names.  I'm okay with that.
  
• I'm obsessed with data and charts.  I love hooking up my garmin and seeing my times and maps.  Same for daily mile.  It thrills me to know I've powered x number of tv's through running.  Really, sometimes when I'm debating whether to run or not, I imagine the thrill I'll get when I get to hook up my garmin and analyze my workout.  Also, I love to graph my students' test scores and use the data to pat myself on the back or kick myself in the ass, whatever is needed. 
  
• I love trying new software.  I recently switched from Quickbooks to Quicken (after trying out a handful of freeware offerings and spending hours making my ultimate decision).
  
• Today I spent two hours previewing a new textbook I want to use next year.  Once again, I expressed my excitement to my students and they laughed....and called me names.  Still okay with that.

I totally do this!

In an attempt to embrace my inner nerdiness, I consulted Google who pointed me to Urban Dictionary for further explanation:

Nerd

A person who gains pleasure from amassing large quantities of knowledge about subjects often too detailed or complicated for most other people to be bothered with. Often mistaken for Geeks, who aspire to become nerds, yet lack the intelligence, and end up giving nerds a bad name due to their poor social skills. Non-nerds are often scared of nerds, due to their detailed knowledge, and therefore seemingly high levels of intelligence - and subsequently denegrate them as much as possible as often as possible. Nerds exist covertly within the fabric of society, often choosing to 'nerd it up' in private or in the company of fellow nerds. It is for this reason they are feared the most - unlike geeks, who are easily identified, nerds can only be found out when casual conversation reaches a subject that they like nerding.   So, there you go.  Release your inner nerd!