Awkward and Awesome Thursday!!!!!!

Have no fear............ IT'S THURSDAY!!! 

Awkward:

1.  Pulling up next to a semi at a stop light or passing them on a highway, looking up at the truck driver, and they look back!!  What do you do at that point??  Wave?  Smile?  Pretend you weren't just staring at them? The only thing that makes it more awkward is when they smile and wave back at you. Or try to hit on you... Awkward.  Yes, this happened to me on our honeymoon.... NAST.

2.  Having to explain the nights drunken adventures to people... the morning after.  Being the sober one, most of it's pretty amusing, but there are just some things that you are just plain awkward to explain.  Like why they must now wash your car because they threw up on the outside of it as you were driving down the road.  Or some of the things they did/said.  Or the many additional times you got to listen to them throw up.  NAST.

3.  Having to explain bruises.  I am a person that gets bruises in weird places in weird ways.  Most of the time I have no idea how I got the nastiest looking bruises.  But try explaining that you don't know where that bruise came from.  Normal people don't believe you when you say, "I really don't know."  But, sometimes... IT'S THE TRUTH!!  But then there are those bruises that I DO know where they came from.  Most of them are too embarrassing to tell about.  So... in the future... just avoid asking about bruises.  Thanks in advance.

4.  Having your phone go off while you're in the middle of a serious conversation.  Oh yea... and your ringer is ON.  And turned all the way up.... Unfortunately this has happened to me WAY too many times to count.  You'd think I'd learn or at least change my ringtone to something less embarrassing.  But no, I don't.  ((BTW my ringtone is "Airplanes" by B.O.B. which isn't horrible by any means, but in a christian school, you're kinda held to a standard...)) So, I feel awkward as I quickly try to hit the mute button.  Then there's some people, like my mother, who continue to call me back over and over and over until I answer.  ...and I still don't learn.

5.  In light of recent events, it is extremely awkward to call the parents of every child in your class to explain the catastrophe that has happened... aka the fire extinguisher going off.  Especially to those parents whose children were COVERED in that nast powder.  Even though there was really no way for us to prevent the whole situation, except for telling the child to leave it alone (which we did numerous times), it still sort of makes you feel incompetent.

6.  Hott boys.  Talking to hott boys.  Flirting with hott boys.  Being near hott boys.  Awkward.

Awesome:

1.  Matching shoes... specifically moccasins.  Little kid moccasins are the cutest!!!  Little Ms. Abbi and I have our occasional days when we match and we both get super excited!  Our next step is to plan our matching sweaters on the same days as our matching moccasins.  :D

2.  Parents who step and up and help out with their child's school.  Just today I had 2 awesome parents step and and volunteer to help me out with getting materials ready for the next few weeks.  ((HUGE thank you to Sara and Kyle!!!  You are AWESOME!!))  Especially after the week I've had, I've run out of time to get some other important things done.  :(

3.  Friend dates.  I have one coming up this Saturday with one of my besties and I couldn't be more excited.  I love our dinner and movie nights.  We people watch, and complain about the service at the restaurant.  We critique the food, and make fun of the many interesting people in this world.  We even sing on the top of our lungs in the car.  There's nothing better than friends dates!!

4.  Cuddling.  I love it.  It's awesome.  It makes you all warm and cozy... what's not awesome about that?!

5.  Sunshine.  Isn't it amazing how just a little sunshine during your day can boost your energy level x10?!  I don't think it gets any better than sunshine coming through your sunroof with your shades on and the music up.  Life's pretty great at that moment.

6.  Planning your future.  Most of these plans probably change daily but it's still fun to dream about how you could rearrange a room, different paint colors, where to go on vacation next.... It's just. Plain. Awesome.  I have loved making plans for my future because who knows where I could go!!  The world is my oyster!!!

7.  Flirting.  The newness of relationships.  The excitement of new relationships.  Now I'm gonna kill all rumors right now.... I am NOT, I repeat, NOT in a relationship.  I am however, free to flirt with anyone I want and it feels great!  It's just so exciting to put yourself out there and see what happens.  Even being married, it was always fun to dress up, go out, and flirt with my husband.  Flirting is just awesome.

8.  Kids coming asking about words.  They're beginning to hear individual letter sounds in some words and they always get so excited when they're right!  It's one of the amazing things that I love about my job!!

People - start doing your own Awkward and Awesome Thursdays!!  You'll be surprised at what you can come up with and the smiles and laughs it brings!!