Well 2010 has been amazing if I don't say so myself! I wouldn't say EASY though, but I wouldn't be me if life was easy! I turned 24 whooo hoo! 24 is such a weird age not young and 21, but not quite 25! Here are my 24 highlights of 2010!
24. My new Volvo (i am in love)
23. Teaching 6th grade Reading
22. Watching Neely play college softball
21. Learning that it is okay to be ME!!
20. Not really caring what others think alll the time(not sure if that is good or bad)
19. Uptown nights out
18. Two prego friends one engaged friend and 2 married friends (blessings)
17. My 24th bday swinging my claw and antler shirt (good times)
16. Learning to just laugh
15. Having a student cry because she passed her first teks check since 3rd (good guessing or I am just that AMAZING of a teacher ;)
14. Pool days with hodgeposh
13. Learning it might not be the most wise choice to have a “BFF”, but you shouldn’t regret it despite what other tell you
12. Getting to watch Reed get ready for his first homecoming
11. Saying goodbye to my first ever class of students
10. apt 621 and all it's good times with my best friend
9. Trip to Baton Rouge with two of the best girls i know
8. Ski Trip that i didn't ski on :) :)
7. Learning to stop asking why and just let life happen
6. John Mayer concert (wish i remembered more of it) all i know is he is stinken hot and sings amazing songs
5. Trip to NYC with Dad and Neely
4. message from Becca's sister telling me how much she loved me
3. My sweet Cheerleaders (our party, and being just pretty bad A)
2. Being at the Texas Rangers play off game where they beat the YANKS!!!!!!!!! i am still missing the rangers
1. THROW UP on my car as she pukes down the highway ( i have never laughed so hard in my life) I mean it’s been a party kind of year I had to end with this one!!!
Happy 2011 love you all!!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Ice Chips, 7 up, and a sweet sweet smile!
I blog about my life as a teacher a lot... so it is only appropriate that i blog about my sweet Becca
I am procrastinating getting ready for my 15 year old student's funeral...1 I am a procrastinator and two I don't want to have to pick out an outfit to wear to Becca's funeral.(seems corny i know, but i just don't want to get ready) We are all suppose to wear something BRIGHT!! Which makes perfect since. Never would I have thought I would have to be going to a funeral for one of my former students already. I am totally heart broken to say the least... One of my favorite mentor's told me that if you care about you students first and curriculum second 1...they will learn more and 2 you will make a bigger difference. So from then on out that is what I do. That being said when Becca found out she was pregnant with sweet baby Cole... I cared for her needs as young pregnant student, and then I cared for academic needs...which ended up making her a successful student!!!
Becca was in Reed's third period class which always made more things interesting! When visiting her mom, she even made a comment to Reed about how he always gave me HECK! True STORY!!! So that class was always special! Not only had I known most of those kids for a long time, but they were all a sweet group of kids! I think Becca being one of Reed's friends makes it that much harder!
Enough with the sadness... I want to talk about all the SWEEEEETTTTT times I had with Becca and third period
1. She always needed Ice chips...she had heart burn and she always would ask do you mind if I get a 7 up! I would let her eat her ice and drink her 7 up, but was always jealous when I didn't have my own drink!
2. I loved it when she got on to Reed or other boys for talking or doing what he was not supposed to be doing! I'll never forget when one of my boy's tooted and she about jump his case!!! It was funny and all gave us a laugh!
3. In group projects...she would always get mad if her group wasn't on task and didn't mind letting the whole class know who was off task (she might have even yelled) (my kinda girl)
4. Following your heart- we had many of these discussions... I loved them!
5. "I think you need a hug" Some days it was me giving becca hugs other days it was her giving me a hug
6. Her pony tails on top of her head with her Ribbon!
7. Last but not least her strength, integrity, and pride- Not a day went that Becca didn't hold her head up high. She was a hard worker who knew what she wanted, and was not going to let anyone get in her way. After running in to her on the Tuesday before she died, I knew she was doing exactly what she was supposed to be doing. I gave her the 21 question test...and she def. passed!!! She was being an AWESOME mother at 15 and a perfect student. I am 24 and don't know if I would be handling school and being a full time mommy like she was. I am so encouraged by strength!!
My last words to Becca on Tuesday were "Have a good Christmas" I truly believe that this Christmas will be one she will NEVER forget! She is with her precious baby in a Heavenly place!
I love you BECCA and I will never forget your sweet smile!
I am procrastinating getting ready for my 15 year old student's funeral...1 I am a procrastinator and two I don't want to have to pick out an outfit to wear to Becca's funeral.(seems corny i know, but i just don't want to get ready) We are all suppose to wear something BRIGHT!! Which makes perfect since. Never would I have thought I would have to be going to a funeral for one of my former students already. I am totally heart broken to say the least... One of my favorite mentor's told me that if you care about you students first and curriculum second 1...they will learn more and 2 you will make a bigger difference. So from then on out that is what I do. That being said when Becca found out she was pregnant with sweet baby Cole... I cared for her needs as young pregnant student, and then I cared for academic needs...which ended up making her a successful student!!!
Becca was in Reed's third period class which always made more things interesting! When visiting her mom, she even made a comment to Reed about how he always gave me HECK! True STORY!!! So that class was always special! Not only had I known most of those kids for a long time, but they were all a sweet group of kids! I think Becca being one of Reed's friends makes it that much harder!
Enough with the sadness... I want to talk about all the SWEEEEETTTTT times I had with Becca and third period
1. She always needed Ice chips...she had heart burn and she always would ask do you mind if I get a 7 up! I would let her eat her ice and drink her 7 up, but was always jealous when I didn't have my own drink!
2. I loved it when she got on to Reed or other boys for talking or doing what he was not supposed to be doing! I'll never forget when one of my boy's tooted and she about jump his case!!! It was funny and all gave us a laugh!
3. In group projects...she would always get mad if her group wasn't on task and didn't mind letting the whole class know who was off task (she might have even yelled) (my kinda girl)
4. Following your heart- we had many of these discussions... I loved them!
5. "I think you need a hug" Some days it was me giving becca hugs other days it was her giving me a hug
6. Her pony tails on top of her head with her Ribbon!
7. Last but not least her strength, integrity, and pride- Not a day went that Becca didn't hold her head up high. She was a hard worker who knew what she wanted, and was not going to let anyone get in her way. After running in to her on the Tuesday before she died, I knew she was doing exactly what she was supposed to be doing. I gave her the 21 question test...and she def. passed!!! She was being an AWESOME mother at 15 and a perfect student. I am 24 and don't know if I would be handling school and being a full time mommy like she was. I am so encouraged by strength!!
My last words to Becca on Tuesday were "Have a good Christmas" I truly believe that this Christmas will be one she will NEVER forget! She is with her precious baby in a Heavenly place!
I love you BECCA and I will never forget your sweet smile!
Monday, December 13, 2010
All I want is a coat for my baby and Monday
It is the week before Christmas vacation, we got third place instead of first yesterday (i like to win), it is freezing in our apartment last night because I don't like a high electric bill, I don't have any clothes clean (shocker i know)... so I am wearing uggs a skirt, and my tacky Christmas sweater that says "you make my heart melt" with two snowmen on the front with a little of gold glitter (so I feel HOTT (with two t's today), I left my badge with keys on it at my dads, and I walk in to my mom's house with a crying family member (NO NAMES) and all this has happened before 7:30. So i am frustrated, irritated, and already a little upset before 7:30. I walk in to school with my mom to put my my lunch which is gross by the way ( Santa Fe Beans and Rice and pita chips...yummm i know) and one of my students is sitting in the office worried about a coat. In our school district you can only wear uniform colored coats. This child does not have one. So he is sitting in the chair arms inside his coat which is not a school appropriate coat shivering and not knowing what to do because he knows that his jacket is not school appropriate. He is upset...which i can understand. Who wants to start their day of not being able to wear a coat to school. Hello it is 32 degrees out side and my room sometimes stays at 67 (i wear gloves and my big jackt half the time) His grandmother looks at me and says " All I want is for my baby to have a coat he can wear to school and not be cold" Of course we find this child a jacket, but that is not my point.
My point is my heart and my eyes were so opened to how selfish I can be at times. How lucky and blessed I am. I have never had to worry about not having a coat to go to school in. So many times I think my life is sooooo tough when really I am beyond blessed. I have a home, a job, friends, family, and support from so many people. There is always something that I want that I don't have...and today I realized that mabye if i just stopped and looked @ WHAT ALL I had life wouldn't be so "tough". If I let go of all the stipulations I have for myself GOOOO, and this stupid timeline I "THINK" I have to follow. Or... that I need to be this perfect teacher, with this perfect life, with all this indepednce and thoughts of " I can do this on my own... I want to be the independent woman who can DO everything... maybe if I learn to just let that go I will start to appreciate all the things I have right in front of me like my sweet family, my friends who constatly call to check on me or just see how my day is, my 19 sweet cheerleaders, my 137 kiddos that come by just to give me a hug on the way out the door, my teacher friends, and my support system. Kinda mushy i know...but this is what has been on my heart today!
I love you all
JC
My point is my heart and my eyes were so opened to how selfish I can be at times. How lucky and blessed I am. I have never had to worry about not having a coat to go to school in. So many times I think my life is sooooo tough when really I am beyond blessed. I have a home, a job, friends, family, and support from so many people. There is always something that I want that I don't have...and today I realized that mabye if i just stopped and looked @ WHAT ALL I had life wouldn't be so "tough". If I let go of all the stipulations I have for myself GOOOO, and this stupid timeline I "THINK" I have to follow. Or... that I need to be this perfect teacher, with this perfect life, with all this indepednce and thoughts of " I can do this on my own... I want to be the independent woman who can DO everything... maybe if I learn to just let that go I will start to appreciate all the things I have right in front of me like my sweet family, my friends who constatly call to check on me or just see how my day is, my 19 sweet cheerleaders, my 137 kiddos that come by just to give me a hug on the way out the door, my teacher friends, and my support system. Kinda mushy i know...but this is what has been on my heart today!
I love you all
JC
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Big Girl Panties, Wine, and Good Books!
Well it has been quite a while since I have been able to blog! Cheer season started, holidays, and lots of tutoring have consumed my life lately...not to mention having TONS of fun! I feel like over the past few weeks I have had to put on my "big girl panties" I have never been that great at doing that. I pretty much like everything to be calm and collective ALL the time. Well my job as a 6th grade reading teacher is none the less calm or collective @ any point in time. Going fromm being an elective teacher to a core teach has just about ROCKED my world!!! I do have to say with all the testing, testing, and more testing to see how my kids are progressing I do enjoy every stinking second of it. I know that where I am right now is where I need to be. It is such a rewarding job... really I promise it is!!! I know I might B*tch a lot about what I do, but it is really forcing me to grow up and live out side of "Jordan's Perfect World" My ideal of "perfect" world has totally crashed but for the better!!
I have also busted out of my bubble and went on a weekend trip to Baton Rouge which I feel in love with... I am not sure if it was the spirit of the LSU game or what, but it was one of the most fun weekend I have had in a LONG LONG time...or you know maybe it was the two HOTT (yes with two t's) girls I went with. I was so blessed to get to go with them!!!!
This is the best... get ready.... I am staying this weekend by myself!!! Mandi is gone to Disney. I will miss her who is going to put up with my crazy self for the rest of the week and weekend!!! I am usually the one that leaves on trips, but this time she is the one leaving. I know it is a BIG step for me to just hang out with ME!!! I am not much of a loner. Although my cute wine J glass is full and a new book will probably keep me company for a while!!! This will only be the second time I have drank by myself... we will see how this goes! Just call me R.Cowen JR!!! Love you dad!
Life is good for now! I am ready for a two week vacation, neely being home, hanging with new/old friends and Christmas!!!!
love you!!!
JC
I have also busted out of my bubble and went on a weekend trip to Baton Rouge which I feel in love with... I am not sure if it was the spirit of the LSU game or what, but it was one of the most fun weekend I have had in a LONG LONG time...or you know maybe it was the two HOTT (yes with two t's) girls I went with. I was so blessed to get to go with them!!!!
This is the best... get ready.... I am staying this weekend by myself!!! Mandi is gone to Disney. I will miss her who is going to put up with my crazy self for the rest of the week and weekend!!! I am usually the one that leaves on trips, but this time she is the one leaving. I know it is a BIG step for me to just hang out with ME!!! I am not much of a loner. Although my cute wine J glass is full and a new book will probably keep me company for a while!!! This will only be the second time I have drank by myself... we will see how this goes! Just call me R.Cowen JR!!! Love you dad!
Life is good for now! I am ready for a two week vacation, neely being home, hanging with new/old friends and Christmas!!!!
love you!!!
JC
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