i realized today tha
t it's been awhile since i've posted anything, so i figured i'd give it a go tonight as i'm winding down and listening to the new pornographers' new cd. i had a great trip to san diego for my first national conference...it was a little intimidating, but i really enjoyed all of the technology and language learning presentations that i saw, and i actually enjoyed
presenting my work. i was nervous at first, but found the groove after a minute or so. the hotel was beautiful, and we were able to relax a little bit before the festivities started on friday night. saturday night, we ventured into la jolla--BEAUTIFUL--then sunday after the workshop, we went to rancho bernardo, a local winery about 45 minutes from san diego. it was definitely worth going for 40 hours without sleep due to the return trip timing. although, if you had asked me that as i was lying on the airport floor or scraping chicken off of my packaged salad because the only vegetarian food at the airport was beer, i would have probably said the opposite!
t it's been awhile since i've posted anything, so i figured i'd give it a go tonight as i'm winding down and listening to the new pornographers' new cd. i had a great trip to san diego for my first national conference...it was a little intimidating, but i really enjoyed all of the technology and language learning presentations that i saw, and i actually enjoyed
presenting my work. i was nervous at first, but found the groove after a minute or so. the hotel was beautiful, and we were able to relax a little bit before the festivities started on friday night. saturday night, we ventured into la jolla--BEAUTIFUL--then sunday after the workshop, we went to rancho bernardo, a local winery about 45 minutes from san diego. it was definitely worth going for 40 hours without sleep due to the return trip timing. although, if you had asked me that as i was lying on the airport floor or scraping chicken off of my packaged salad because the only vegetarian food at the airport was beer, i would have probably said the opposite!here are a couple more pictures:
anyway, it's nice to be home again even though the trip was so fun. i definitely missed the pets and just having the weekend to mess around, sleep late, and hang out with friends! this weekend will be a good time for that definitely--looking forward to some fun stuff with friends and just getting things cleaned up around here so that i can enjoy my week off. oh, yeah, and grading exams! :)
the house is almost set up--still working on getting my clothes situated and the sh*t room organized. it's starting to feel like home now, however tiny it is! it has been hard to move and deal with everything in the middle of the semester, but i really do think it was for the best, because it forced me to learn new ways to handle life's curve balls.
okay, off to bed now to dream of my new macbook pro...can't wait until it arrives!!!
