Our school district wide meeting was the morning and our music department started off the meeting with performances. I sang the Star Spangled Banner with another one of the music teachers and managed to (almost) hold it together. So, no joke, I got choked up 3 times in the space of about 5 minutes. The pledge of allegiance started me off, then I looked over at Niamh while we were singing and almost started again, and then cried when it was over. Is this ever going to stop? I hope so because I'm singing at two 9-11 memorial services next weekend and I am going to need to keep it together. Check back on the 12th to see if I do any better keeping myself together.
The superintendent acknowledged me and Niamh before her speech and mispronounced my last name. Then, at the staff meeting my principal mispronounced my name. I laugh it off and my friends laugh with me but really?? It's not that hard. I know, it's long, a whole 4 syllables, but it's phonetic. There are no silent letters, no weird combinations...it's a basic Italian last name. Now, I may not respond to it immediately because it's still new, but c'mon! As the the Ting Tings sing...That's Not My Name!
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Mad Men
It's my new addiction. Every chance I get I throw on a episode. It's what I cleaned my house to on Wednesday and what I watched while waiting for my sister-in-law and family to arrive last night. I love the clothes, the stories and everything about it. Some of these characters are awful, some I love and it's just addicting!!
Today however was an interesting watching experience. It was the episode where JFK is assassinated. I cried when it was announced and it caught me totally off guard. I KNEW what was going to happen. When the first phone calls were starting to come in I knew the event and the outcome. Why did I lose it? It may be that I'm over-emotional these day or it could be that I doubt if the same "world stopping" reaction would happen today.
On a positive, my newphew is the cutest kid and I got to talk to Sarge today for a good long time. Skype phone calls (video is still not working well) are our savior. Tomorrow is the b'day party for the little monkey, yay!
Today however was an interesting watching experience. It was the episode where JFK is assassinated. I cried when it was announced and it caught me totally off guard. I KNEW what was going to happen. When the first phone calls were starting to come in I knew the event and the outcome. Why did I lose it? It may be that I'm over-emotional these day or it could be that I doubt if the same "world stopping" reaction would happen today.
On a positive, my newphew is the cutest kid and I got to talk to Sarge today for a good long time. Skype phone calls (video is still not working well) are our savior. Tomorrow is the b'day party for the little monkey, yay!
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