LIV (54–for people not obsessed with Roman numerals) I considered not going to work today.. Truth is, I am feeling a bit under the weather and it’s my birthday. I thought about the sub shortage and how difficult it is for the entire building when someone is gone, and just decided I might as well suck it up and go to work. Surprise. Surprise. My class was AMAZING. We read a play and they actually followed along and were attentive. Then I gave them a task of writing a scene from a play of their own with a setting and dialogue and they wanted to do it and worked at it for awhile with no shenanigans. It was actually calm and nobody got body slammed and no one was throwing anything. I don’t know if it was because of my birthday, or if the universe decided to give me some grace, but I was grateful. My daughter called me and we talked about random things and then some friends dropped by with gifts. I got a very cool bracelet with mustangs on it and fun cupcakes, an awesome shirt, and a Starbucks card. Then I had dinner with my son and ran into a couple of old students, who are adulting now. Over dinner I told my son that I was going to Alaska. I hadn’t said anything about my trip because I didn’t want him to feel left out. But I made a decision that sometimes I can take time for myself. I know Alaska isn’t what people think when “beach vacation” comes to mind, but I am excited to see the coastline in the snow. It is going to be my first adventure in my new quest of embracing all that life has to offer. Here’s to another 365 days around the sun!
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