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These past 4 days have been busy and yet relaxing, or at least this weekend has.  Thursday was Julissa's birthday so I brought her the cupcakes and cookies to share with the class.  She was very appreciative of it all and the class overly celebrated her birthday.  They acted as if it was some huge holiday and that doing any lesson that day was unnecessary.  They sang all sorts of songs and were a little bit crazy that day.  Julissa was appreciative of how much they loved her but by the end of the day, I could tell she was worn out from it all.  I know I was.  Friday was a much calmer day, since the birthday celebration was over.  We went about our daily Friday routine and also had to prepare our classroom for the assistant superintendent who is coming tomorrow! There was lots of cleaning and organizing to be done even though it seems like we do that every week.

I stayed later on Friday to finish up some last minute work in the classroom and then went back to relax and start my weekend.  I must say this weekend has been quite refreshing.  I have not felt stressed out over lessons plans at all.  I was able to clean, work on job applications, and read a book for most of the day.  I did spend most of my Saturday morning working on job applications for back home as well as updating my resume and writing cover letters.  That part of my Saturday was not so stressful as it was overwhelming.  I had so many different emotions running through me while I was doing it that it became hard to focus and concentrate at times.  I want to get them all sent out by the end of the month so hopefully I can stay focused and make more progress on them this week.  The perfectionist and writer definitely came out in me this weekend as I was writing the essays for some of the applications.  I have too much to say sometimes and they do not want to hear all of it.  I need to work on condensing most of my thoughts, that's certain.  I do feel very refreshed and at peace with knowing that I am going to head back to Kansas.  Parts of me get a bit stir crazy because there is still so much of the world to explore and save but I still have plenty of time for that.

Today was lesson planning day and relaxation.  I woke up intending to go to Mass at 11 but felt like God wanted me to go to the evening Mass so I slept a bit longer and then went on with my day.  I even straightened my hair!  I feel like I've made a lot of progress this weekend, even though it's not visible in the apartment.  I went to Mass this evening and definitely felt like I was at home in the church.  There were not many at Mass tonight which was sad but maybe with having the new director, things will start to change.  I know Tony has good intentions and I pray that God helps him during his new position to help those dreams and thoughts come true.  He was there after Mass so I stayed and talked with him as well as a few others he introduced me to.  Even if I am not able to get very involved at the campus ministry, it is still nice to have connections there and people that are willing to help in my faith life.

Tomorrow brings another school week and almost the end of January! Where has the month gone? Have a great Monday or as good as Mondays can normally go!