Another year, another Day of the American Cowboy

I got back to Okeechobee late Friday night. I ventured out the next morning to get some dog food, water, butter... you know, the essentials (my roommate had made a list!). Driving through town, I saw the flashing signs that said "7-24-10 Cattle Drive" followed by "EXPECT DELAYS". Once again, I stumbled on the Day of the American Cowboy. If I had known, I might have changed my shopping plans to go home and change into my cowboy hat.

I hear the festivities this year were really a step up from previous years. Not only was there a cattle drive through town (standard), there was also a rodeo!! I would feel bad about missing it, because who doesn't love a rodeo? BUT, it was hotter than hot with a thousand million percent humidity yesterday, so I'll just stick with the fall/winter rodeos.

We went out to the Bream Room last night, which was completely packed from all the excess cowboys being in town. The band played some good country music, (seriously! the band was good!) and we all hung out and danced a little. Overall, a good night. I wish I had taken some pictures of the bling-bling belts that I saw MEN wearing. Serious rinestones. Serious sparkle.

Today involves going to the pool, then coming home and unpacking. I figure if I keep putting unpacking on my to-do list, it will eventually get done. Also emailing. Although, emailing has been on my list for a couple of weeks now... Sorry if you are waiting for your inbox to chime! Any day now... :)

Summer Time! 2010

I got a request to blog again. So I will. I'll try to be more dedicated, but it's not something I really think about that often. Maybe it will be different this time... but maybe not! :)

I'm spending most of my summer in Alabama this year, which has been nice. It's definitely been nice to see the family... although, if I could get my MCAT scores, I would probably be enjoying myself a little more. Or maybe less? At least I wouldn't be dealing with the unknown... waiting patiently does not appear to be one of my strongest character traits.

I am changing positions again next year. It will be my 5th group of teachers to work with in 5 years. Looking back, I haven't really been stable in my job! Oh well, change is good when you're doing something that can be boring. I'm really excited for next year- it's going to be something that I've never done before! I'm going to be teaching the severely mentally handicapped students... from Down's Syndrome to Autism to low IQ to emotional issues... It is going to be a challenge, but I think that I'll be able to do a good job. I've been doing some reading up on the subject as well as trying to learn a few words in sign language. The reading is going better than the sign language. I'm still not that coordinated, and I really could be saying all kinds of things with my hands. Who knows!

I will be returning to Okeechobee next week, probably towards the end of the week. It will be nice to be home. I'm ready to take my new car on the journey to see how it does! It it a luxury vehicle compared to my Honda, although I did love her (RIP Flora... or continue living the good life, if that is your destiny!)