"All the sweetest winds they blow across the south"

I was lucky enough to have two special men in my life this weekend. Big Tex and Ryan Adams. I've lived in Texas my whole life, and this was my first time to eat a State Fair corn dog and ride the Texas Star.
But more importantly, I breathed the same air as Ryan Adams for two beautiful hours. I barely moved as I sat, staring at the boy in platform boots, as he broke my heart and fixed it again. Sometimes he sings my soul I think.

With the TCU game, and the concert, and spending the night at Jess's house - it was a lot a FW time. And made me think about things I try not to think about. We all knew things would change this fall, I just don't think I knew how much. Things are different and weird, where before they were everything good. It's easy for me to shut the door to that when I'm home, but then I came home to a long email from the one who's farthest away.
It sounds silly to be sad over friends you haven't really lost, but it sucks somedays. It feels like a bad breakup that we don't know what to do with.

But still, I love fall, high school football, friends who are close, Ryan Adams, and you.

Worthy of it's own post, I feel

In a science lesson about animal behavioral adaptations:

Kid 1: "I want to say something, but it's kinda religious"
Me: "Okay, but think carefully before you say it."
Kid 1: "I don't think migration is an instinct because God probably taught the first bird where to go."
Kid 2: "Does God have instincts or learned behaviors?"
Me: "I'm not sure because God is not in the Animal Kingdom."


I probably could've responded better, but that's all I had at the moment. Oh my...

Somedays, I just love my job.

"Well they call me the fireman"

The 1st six weeks is over. Yay and Yikes. I'm scared for report cards to go out... Grades are seriously stressful.
Today during the intercom announcements, I found out that my class was picked as the best behaved class during rotation time (music, pe, etc) Hooray for us!!! Which meant of course we had to act up for the rest of the day. Oh kids.

Also today, we had firemen visit our class and a Firemen Clown Brigade assembly. I was definitely hit on by a clown/fireman. Weird

The interested clown was none other than an odd boy I went to school with. (Kali and Lisa read: Nathan Mara.)



He did not look like the picture above. No, this picture is a shout-out to Lisa since it is from 2gether, an mtv movie about a fake boyband. If you didn't know me then, you missed out on how cool I was in the early 2000's.

Decatur high-light of the week: Upcoming Battle of Big Sandy
Get Fired Up, Eagles, Get Fired Up.