a time to be thankful

((the kids Thanksgiving party))

me+my girls <3

The kids party was quite a success!!!

((the Teachers Thanksgiving party))


Preparations


i feel like i should explain that Jo (below) is indeed NOT throwing up. it's lettuce ;)


~our Thanksgiving Feast~


our make-do "Turkey" (it was chicken)


I love my little turkey peeping it's head out from behind the veggie bun :)

Owl City Music - perfect background music during the holiday season :) :)

I Love Apple Juice <3

(we had no way to make Apple Cider - found that out after taking this pic)

CHARLIE!!!

He's our super cool security Guard

(plus, the only guy we ever see around here)

YELLOW
She's super sweet... and has a GORGEOUS smile :D

JO (Bethany)
She makes a pretty good leader... most of the time ;)

YUM ...???

I am so Thankful for my amazing team.

they're pretty dope - not gunna lie <3

~ Have a great Thanksgiving Weekend ~

Love y'all.

<3

Side note!!!

So, random Side note to my last post:
One of the nights we sang a goodnight song to the kids before they went to sleep for the night. We usually do this, and afterwards the kids will clap, sometimes say "Encore!" and then head off to bed... however. this time, after singing our goodnight-song, the kids decided to use the phrase they had learned in English Class that afternoon: "TRY IT AGAIN, teacher!! TRY IT AGAIN!!"

hehehe... yup. This little story will always make me smile :D

carrot juice and a mmk (master.mosquito.killer)

wow. lots happening folks, lots happenin'... where to start?!?!

teaching is FABULOUS!! last week we had ~38 students (our biggest group so far). they were all sooo stinkin precious! **I'm putting pics up on my fb cuz putting them up here is far too much work (at least, for today). **
good memories from last week:
- new ways to say "bye bye" (according to the kids cards): "buy buy", "boy boy", "bey bey"... lol. maybe we should start teaching them more basic English words in English class... :P
- getting tackled by my boys before bedtime
- the "love you" kid (a hilarious chubbster, who gave me little gangster signs and said "i love you, teacher" every time he passed me in the hall ::heartmelt::)
- Jo teaching the kids about family. just got done teaching about twnis, and then said: "now what happens if mom and dad have ONE MORE kid???" the classroom got really quiet... then i hear a random child in the classroom say: "oh... my... gosh!!!" hehe... it was pretty funny. ;D
- soo many various other things... which i can't remember cuz so much has already happened since then :P

weekend: included going up to Taipei and hanging out w/ BENJI(!!) and Lauren Little!! sooo stinkin sweet!! I've missed those two like crazy!! and hanging w/ both of them together... wow. let's just say it was an awesome weekend w/ little sleep and lots of good memories :)

This week is quite the change from last week. we only have 14 students. 4 boys/10girls. it's awesome! I actually really, really love the smaller groups, cuz we get to know each of the kids sooo much more ~ actually building relationships. it's great!!! :) already making great memories w/ these little kiddO's <3>_> ))!

2) going to massage school for a year, and then going back to school-school while working on the sidelines as a massage-therapist.

3) coming back to Taiwan for a year... or so...

4) studying in Taiwan to become a nurse...

yeah. see my problem?? too many good options.

::sigh::

tiz a problem, having a big heart that wants to do everything but can only do one thing at a time...

ok. so on a totally diferent note: I've picked up running.... wait, scratch that.... "Jogging"!!! lol. yeah, basically I'm working up to a 9K next month (december 19th - be praying for me!!). I decided it's kind of time for mwa to step up and get back in shape. sidez, I feel sooo much better/happier when I get out for a nice 40min jog ;D

hmmm.... other than that, not much has been happening. But i PROMISE to keep posting more regularly than i have been ~ so sorriez :P

Love ya much <3 <3
{{Psalms 27:4}}