Happy Valentine's Day

We won our kickball game this weekend.  It was actually fun this week because people weren't so serious.  The guy over the league hosted a get together for all of the teams before the games.  I think this loosened everyone up or it could've been that the games were a lot later this weekend and people (my team) had let go of all that tension, anger, and super stardom that some of them have.  Hahahaha.  Whatever it was, it was fun.  Everyone just played, just like you should do when playing an elementary school game.

I spent Valentine's Day focused on myself this year.  Hahaha.........I can't even front, that first sentence sounds like a cliche lonely people line.  Truth is, I spent Valentine's day focused on myself because I had noone else to focus on.  But, I'm not sad.  Thought I would be bitter looking at all the pics on IG and FB, but I actually enjoyed looking.  I like to see people happy or appear to be happy on social media (everything is not always what is "posts" to be).  Due time for me though.  I'll wait.  I was more jealous of all of the people that got to watch and post about All Star Weekend while it was actually happening.  I am just going to catch up on the dunk contest and three-point contest in the next few days.

Now back to this "focused on me" Valentine's Day...I bought some makeup this weekend.  I am trying to grow up and be a little more girly.  We will see how this goes.  The lady at the MAC counter said I don't even need makeup.  In my head, if you are selling makeup and tell me I don't need it, I should probably listen to you.  Nevertheless, I bought some anyway.  Like I said, we will see.  I am used to getting ready in about 10 minutes.  This makeup better not increase my get ready time too much.  I'm only wearing it when I am actually going somewhere, but still.

I forgot I attended a little VDay Mix and Mingle shindig on Friday as well.  Too bad there wasn't anyone there I would want to mingle with.  

I bought makeup the day after going out.  HAHAHA.  I do everything backwards.  Oh and don't mind the strong eyebrows.  That is how the local women wear their eyebrows.  

It is funny being in class around holidays like Valentine's Day because we don't celebrate anything here other than National Day and other local holidays.  Back in the states, my classes celebrated everything.  Even when the groundhog saw his shadow, we partied.  Hmmmm, when he didn't see his shadow, we still partied.  It builds community and helps make school fun.  Here, I have to find other ways to build community.  Instead of partying for various holidays, we have mini celebrations in our lessons.  For instance, last week before we were rudely interrupted by an assembly, we were going to taste apples to finalize the letter A, to learn about taste, and to start learning about graphing (the idea was to graph our favorite color apples).  However, we didn't get to the lesson on Thursday or today because of the impromptu assembly and library trip.  Insha'Allah we will get to it some time this week.  Since we are no longer doing the letter A, the lesson will just focus on math and science so that we can start graphing and talk about taste.  Today I taught the letter C.  When I said, "This is the letter C," the kids replied, "you see with your eyes."  It was hilarious to me.  They also took a trip to the public library.  The librarian discussed the five senses.  I was proud to see that as she asked some of the kids questions in Arabic, they said the English and Arabic answer.  That, my friends, is progress.