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today was quite a rough day. parent conferences usually are where i teach. these people care less about their kids than last nights reruns of oth and gg [which im still mad about!] but god forbid when report cards come out. now its time to get on your soapbox. about me. and how the color of my skin affects the way i teach your child. and that i just dont understand his/her disability and how to help him/her. and how i dont know what im doing because im young. and that i must have something against your child. bullshit, people. i dont stroll in here with your kids in the morning and race out with them in the afternoon. im here. early in the mornings, late at night. trying to make this world a better place for your children. the same ones i "dont know how to teach". some days my job is very rewarding. and others, like today, it makes me want to just give up and cry.

deep breaths.

this brings me to why im here. blogstalking, as always. saw the idea for todays post on h's sorority sister m's blog. which is SO super cute btw. and im becoming a follower as soon as h tells her (so as not to be mildly creepy). sometimes i need to remind myself that life is good. that as far as lives go, mine pretty much rocks. in honor of the season, here are the abc's of my thankfulness :)

a. apple pie. authors. audrey hepburn. adriana trigiani. ac. artifact.
b. blogging. [mr.] bear. the beatles. breakfast at tiffanys. books. beer. bruce springsteen.
c. cinderella. crown royal. cala. creativity. calligraphy. cousins.
d. dancing. doodling. dalton street.
e. enjoyatan. etaylor. everyone in my life.
f. food. farmers. family and friends.
g. girlfriends. gianna. glee. gang signs.
h. homeroom206. high heels. home. heaven is a place.
i. impossibilities. illustrators. italians.
j. jason mraz. jstack. julia. jersey girl. jefflewis.
k. kids (some of them). koose. karma.
l. lil wayne. love. lucia lucia. lazy days. lovestory. loveactually. lucianos. living the dream.
m. making out. men -not boys. mr. schuester. macys.
n. newjersey. the note notebook. nich. never say never.
o. the oceandrive. old friends. old pictures. obvi.
p. pitbulls. parties. polka dots. pietros. phillies. poetry. plaid.
q. quiet. quirky people. quotes.
r. ribbon. randoms. rain. ryder. ravens. redribbon week. roomies.
s. sisters. sea isle. stalking. seventh graders. singing. shaunnabrae. sunnyfriday. summer.
t. turkeybowl. texting. tsix. tokens. twentyquestions. tfln. thomas'. tropanatty.
u. umbrellas. ugly holiday sweater day.
v. virgin suicides. voluptuousness. visa. values. vegetables.
w. waffles. 231walnut street. weddings. wipeout. waltwhitman. willywonka.
x. xerox machines that work. xanax. xactly where i am right now :)
y. being young. yoga. saying yes.
z. zinfandel, preferably red. zoos.