The Race is On!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to take a break from lesson planning and get out with some girlfriends. We went to Rillito Downs, the local horse racing track. It is a pretty snazzy historical landmark! I do not know a whole lot about betting, but everytime I have gone to the races it has been a great time. It's a perfect place to go and relax for decent prices. Here are some pics of me and the girls.

Is this week over yet?

I'm procrastinating....

I'm exhausted.....

I'm watching The Notebook for literally the 100th time....

I'm procrastinating....

I'm exhausted...

Alright enough bitchin' and whinin'...it is true though!!!

This whole student teaching and lesson planning gig I got myself into is kicking my butt. I sure do love it, but it is a lot of work and dedication. Why don't student teachers get paid?!?! Just a little bit?

I miss the farm too! I need to breath. When I'm stuck here in the city I constantly feel congested...in every aspect!

That's my venting for this evening...now I'm going to try and keep my eye lids peeled open and possibly swoon over Ryan Gosling some more! ;-)

There Goes Another Weekend

Friday night I ended up doing absolutely nothing at all. I was so exhausted from the week, once I caught up on The Deep End, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice I crashed out.


Saturday I got absolutely nothing accomplished liked I needed to. My room is actually clean; my bathroom is another horrific story. My intentions are to tackle that beast this week, but we shall see what happens. The date ended up not happening with the new guy. Gosh now I need to come up with another nickname. Life got in the way of our plans and we were unable to make it happen. Not surprising when we live a few hours away from each other. We are shooting for next weekend for the make-up date.

Even though those plans were postponed I did manage to find some fun for the evening. Me and some friends went to the U of A Icecats hockey game. Those are always a good time. Never expensive and tons of action! We kicked UNLV's butt! In other sports news the rival basketball game between U of A and ASU was last night....we also kicked some butt!
After the game we went to the Cactus Moon for awhile. It was nice to have a beer and do a little dancing, but it was a little more packed than normal and the crowd wasn't typical. Heck I got out of the house for a little bit so I'm not going to complain too much.
Today it was obvious real quick that I have not been going out much lately. My late night has resulted in my being exhausted and unmotivated all day.


I need to try and get all of this done...

On my tiny little desk...

While trying to have the self control from watching my fave Sunday night shows on this...

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

Oh Boy

My intentions were to tell you all about the unfortunate end of my "relationship" with Stud Muffin, but since I have been doing moderately well I'm not going to rehash the entirety of the drama. I will tell you I let myself go and fell head over heels for this self proclaimed man ( he was quite a bit older than me...but sometimes I couldn't tell the difference if he was acting his age or like a boy that is mine). I ended up hurt because he never could commit and even admitted to me that he really did like me, but couldn't make me a priority and did not know why. I guess I am confused because even with my busy schedule I made an effort because I cared about him. That is what you do when you really like someone ya know! To this day I never have figured out what went wrong. All of a sudden...flip 180 degrees...he was different. I think stud muffin freaks and gets scared when someone really cares about him...and instead of caring right back he pushes them away. When I have gone back and looked at how things were between us he really didn't treat me the way I should have been treated. I was constantly being made to feel guilty for showing interest and that I cared and somehow I was blind to that. The tough, independent Lacey had disappeared. Thankfully I am on my way back to being that person and I plan to never lose myself that much again. I would rather be single, strong, and happy than in a relationship that is making me unhappy and miserable. I am not the kind of person that can handle being in a relationship like that day in and day out. Even though I can handle being single, I still get lonely and miss having some kind of companionship.




With that said…I have met someone. He is actually a few years younger than me. Yikes I know…not my typical fashion. I have been taking things slow and playing hard to get. I am in no condition to be jumping into anything. I’m also scared because I’m not getting that instant attraction and spark from him, but there is something about him and I don’t know what. The first time I actually met him I was really annoyed the entire time lol.



The other day he texted me this,



“So allow me to open up. You intrigue me because you are a strong woman who longs to find someone you can be vulnerable around and understand you for who and how you are. You come off hard and strong but underneath you wish you had someone’s shoulder to lean on. Like I said I can ready ppl pretty well so I see what you’re looking for and how you feel. And I like you cuz even though you’re in a rough spot I see potential and I see a bit of myself in you. We both pride ourselves in our intellect and strength but both wish we had someone who we could lean and rely on sometimes.”



After I read that I literally almost started crying. No lie! Tough ass getting sappy I know. But I just could not believe how he totally nailed me without really knowing me. NO ONE has ever been able to do that before. So after that I figured maybe I need to quit being soooo picky, try something new, and give him a shot.



Tomorrow night he is driving to Tucson and we are going on our first date…

And we're off....

Yesterday I started teaching my U.S. History classes. Now I have taught lesson plans to students before, but yesterday was a whole new ball game.

I WAS NERVOUS AS HELL!!!!!

I'm going to be teaching these students for the next 3 months. We both need to adjust because I'm new at this whole thing, and I'm teaching the class differently than what they are used to. Also I think a few of them feel the need to challenge me because of that and because I look like I am around the same age as them. Did I mention they are Juniors in high school....uh huh!

I feel disorganized and lost even though I know what I am teaching and I have done plenty of lesson planning.

Today definitely went better than yesterday. I know every day teaching is going to feel more natural....but.darnit I am impatient!

As interesting as World War I may be I'm ready for this unit to be over. I used a combination of my teaching strategies and the cooperating teacher's strategies so the students wouldn't have to deal with such a harsh transition. I start the Roaring 20s next week and its going to be fun, interesting, and MY WAY! I had the students take a survey on how they like to learn and the common answer was hands on activities. Perfect...just the way I like to teach. Hopefully by then I redeem myself and can pull the students in to respect me and enjoy learning about history.

Until then I'm praying the road does not get more rocky!