five on friday

1. Thanksgiving Break officially started today! Despite the fact that Thanksgiving isn't actually celebrated for another six days, tonight I had my third Thanksgiving meal of the season. The meal at my mother-in-law's tonight hit the ball out of the park! Though I enjoy turkey and dressing, I think we may have spaghetti on the actual holiday!

2. We went to the Brad Paisley/ Darius Rucker concert last night! It was lots of fun. Darius Rucker rocked it out! I could have listened to him from beginning to end! But one of my favorite parts of the night was the inebriated spectator that sat just a few seats over from me. What is it about alcohol that makes people think they can sing and dance? I had to share some video of this guy with you! He really made my night!

Concert Dancers from Sarah Marlin on Vimeo.

3. I made mention of a comment that Jack made about Jason last week. I take that comment back. Shortly after that remark, one of my students was hugging me in the hall, and she said, "Mrs. Sarah, you feel like a pillow!" The little girl behind her argued saying, "She doesn't feel like a pillow." The first little girl rebuttled by saying, "When you hug her, she feels soft like a pillow." As if that weren't damaging enough to my self-esteem, the other child said, "And she smells like a tiger." Seriously???? I failed them both... right there on the spot! I've since begun training with my class on how to say things like "WOW, Mrs. Sarah! You look skinny!" and "You smell like roses, Mrs. Sarah!"

4. In lieu of #3, I am thinking very seriously about exercising. I'm not terribly thrilled that I feel like a pillow! I wonder how much exercise you have to do so that you are no longer mistaken for a pillow? And would exercise make me smell less like a tiger or more like a tiger? And what exactly does a tiger smell like? Maybe I should think seriously about taking longer showers in addition to exercise. Hmmm... decisions... decisions!

5. I know I already mentioned that we are in the process of moving. We expect to close at the beginning of next week, so the packing has begun. So much for my relaxing Thanksgiving break! We are moving to an apartment for a little while... a two bedroom, one bathroom apartment! This family is about to get VERY CLOSE.... VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE! Can you sense my anticipation?