Sunday, July 17, 2011

I Heart My Job


I do! I've been feeling grateful because I didn't even realize how much I like what I do (teaching Spanish) until this summer. I opted not to teach any summer session courses at UNR because I wanted to spend the whole summer with Alexandra. I am very glad I did so, because I love hanging out with my baby girl and I don't think I could handle working just yet.

But I have a friend who teaches Spanish at UNR and who is currently teaching one of the summer session courses. He's going to be out of town for a couple days next week, so I'm teaching his classes one of those days. He's not giving me anything for teaching his class, and I had to make sure that Ian could watch Alexandra, and I'll have to get up early and teach an 8:00 a.m. class that lasts two hours on a day that is typically my most busy day of the week.

And yet when he asked if I wanted to cover his class, I felt like he was doing me a favor.

And that's when I realized how fortunate I am to be able to do what I do. It's fulfilling and fun, and I'd want to do it even if I wasn't paid (and I could afford to not make money, of course).

I love my job! 

Thursday, July 7, 2011

She Smiled


Yesterday I dropped Alexandra off at my mom's house so my best friend (Kristen) and I could go shopping for my bridesmatron dress for her (Kristen's) wedding. Before I left, Alexandra smiled and my mom caught it on camera. My baby girl smiles often, but I haven't managed to photograph a smile yet.

Here it is!