Musings of a Happy Couple (Heather and Chris): 2012

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

A new job

Surprise! I got a job!

Well, okay, if you're reading this, chances are you already knew that. I work at American Leadership Academy in Spanish Fork. I wasn't actually planning on getting a job, but it happened anyway. I still tutor on the side, so I'm incredibly busy now.

Every day I have stories about my students. 7th graders are just funny! I teach four classes of 7th grade math (all the same concepts - whew!), which comes out to 74 students. I know them all now - their names, their behaviors, and whether they have good grades or not. Some students just will NOT turn in homework, no matter what you do! But overall, I have a lot of fun with the kids, and it's nice to be so busy. It keeps me from getting bored.

Unfortunately, it also keeps me from seeing Chris. I work 8-4, and he works 2-10:30, so if we see each other at all, it's either me coming to visit him for his break at work, or else I see him when I should be sleeping. Oh, except the weekends. Saturday and Sunday are SO PRECIOUS now! They're our only days together, and even considering that we are often so booked up on weekends that it's hard to feel like we really are spending quality time together. I'm pretty excited for spring break! I'll get to see my husband!

What happened with the real life experiment

Well, it kind of died. We had some fun, but it ended up that we never really continued full force. However, after the real life experiment Chris agreed to sometimes not go to Heroclix and instead do fun things with me. It's kind of hard to step outside our comfort zone, though, because it takes so much effort to plan something different than normal. Most of the time we have game nights with friends, or family dinners, or stay in and cuddle, or watch a show together, or just play games ourselves. Sometimes we go to Trafalga with our passes. And sometimes I come visit Chris at work and we eat or chat in the car. But you know what? Sometimes it's okay to stay in your comfort zone. After all, you must like doing those things - that's why it's comfortable!

About us

I almost never blog. I'm really, really bad about it. I'm much better at informing people of things on facebook. But here's a little about us:

Chris and I met at a dance club that is dedicated to ballroom (social) dance. He asked me to dance almost every dance. I was kind of weirded out, but kept accepting anyway. We dated for about a month, and then I crushed his heart, because I was a heartless mean person. 2 1/2 years later, I had been dating around a lot and realized that I actually really did like Chris - and I told him as much. He no longer lived in the same state as me (he was visiting at the time) so we had a long distance for an eternity. I mean 6 months. Shortly after he moved near me, we got engaged, and then married, and now we have a baby!