Weekend fun

Despite the fact that I came down with a nasty cold on Saturday and spent all day Sunday in bed, I had a wonderful weekend. Friday night I helped with a 7th grade Thanksgiving party. We are attempting to unite each grade by doing various social events and this was the first of the year. I spent the evening playing Uno, Blackjack, Boggle, and "Piggy" (like pig in basketball, except more letters. hehe. I guess they've never heard of horse.) with a great group of middle school students.

When it finished I headed to bed because Saturday morning the swim team departed at 6:00 AM for SIS. Our first jamboree was a success; there are some really talented 6th graders this year. Others on the team have improved so much this season so it's fun to see them so proud of themselves! Overall, a great event and everyone had a good time...although it felt like I spent the day in the tropics. It had to be 90˚ in that pool!

We returned to campus around 3:30, so I headed straight down to the gym where the annual Christmas Bazaar was taking place. I bought some DVDs and books from MS STUCO (Student Council), chatted with some people, and then had intentions of resting. However, by the time I got home it was after 4 and I had made plans to meet friends for dinner at 5. I basically dropped off my things and met up with Anna and Ben for some Korean BBQ. Yum!

After dinner Anna and I got all dressed up for some fellow teacher's "Halfway to 90" b-day party. All guests were supposed to dress like they thought (or hoped) they would look like when they were 90. We raided the drama dept's costume closet and found some great pieces to wear. The party was a blast! Everyone was so into their role, the food was great--candy "pills" and many desserts since "we don't have to count calories anymore"--and the games were "age appropriate" as promised. My favorite part was that they gave everyone a sticker on their back related to a funny problem people have when they age (dentures popping out, not hearing well, wandering off, falling asleep at random, not being able to see, etc.) and we all interacted accordingly. It was a hoot!

This weekend looks to be another busy one. Although Thanksgiving isn't really celebrated here, I am having Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and Friday (Yes!). I will miss the football and parade, though. We do have school on Thursday, but we get Friday afternoon off to cook for our Friday evening feast. I am going shopping in Songtan on Saturday (in line with Black Friday in the U.S. :-D) and planning to catch the new Christmas Carol movie, too. Oh, it's time to set up my Christmas tree. I hope all of you have a Happy Thanksgiving! There is so much to be thankful for!