The End of an Era

Well friends...the time has come for me to say goodbye. I have passed all of my technology classes and have applied for my clear credential.

I do not feel the need to blog anymore. I was using this blog to inform my friends and family of things happening in my life here in LA. But I realized that most of you keep up with me through email or the occasional phone call, so there is no need to tell you what's going on here.

For those of you that DO know what is coming up in my life in the next few months, you know I'm busy preparing for the upcoming changes. For those of you who DON'T know what's going on, feel free to send me an email or better yet, give me a call.

I wish the best for all of you.

T

If the House is a Rockin'.....

...then find the smallest room or closet nearest you and take cover.

Yesterday I experienced another earthquake. The last two were not that impressive so I really don't count them in the whole experience, but last night's earthquake was both a little disturbing and a lot exciting.

At first, I thought the neighbors just slammed their door too hard but when the rattling turned to shaking, I figured out what was going on. It only lasted about 5-7 seconds and nothing fell off the wall or got broken, but it was a neat experience. And being the geeky Earth science teacher that I am, you know I got online as soon as it was over to find out all the details of my experience. This one was a 3.4 and located less than a mile from my house. Since it wasn't very deep, I'm sure we felt more shaking here than anywhere else.

So there you have it, earthquakes in LA. Now, if only I could be here when the big one happens....

Plan to Make Plans

Why is it that you can plan make plans to "celebrate" Valentine's Day with someone and they decide they would rather grab a date and hang out with their married best friend? It's not that I was not invited to tag along, because I was, it's just that I would rather spend Valentine's Day with just the girls remembering the boys we have serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.

If that makes me shallow or selfish, so be it.

Here's to the New Year - *Clink*

I'm not sure what to put here today. I will tell you that my New Year's Eve celebration happened at 2:30 in the afternoon yesterday over the internet to Afghanistan. It was not exactly what I had planned, but it was still a lot of fun. Given the situation, I couldn't have asked for a better New Year's Eve.

I hope everyone reading this has a great 2009...I think it's going to be a good year.