tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31041552024-03-14T04:22:57.719-04:00Not Everyone has a Sob Story...and even if they do, it's no excuseNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-55812847130333987002011-10-31T23:32:00.000-04:002011-10-31T23:32:56.963-04:00hello againsomeone's been keeping me occupiedi can't wait to see you in person!october 2011
---oh what i wouldn't give to eat some home cooked meal and not throw up (;_;)---love, love, loveNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-7119786951335307052011-08-03T22:58:00.000-04:002011-08-03T22:58:45.840-04:00sentimental*sniff*---leaving tomorrowthen it's back to normal again
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-47113360835290758092011-07-12T21:30:00.000-04:002011-07-12T21:30:25.884-04:00day 3
day 3 going stir crazy
coby snapped a picture of me with a fruit i haven't seen before
i just realized that i don't have that much friends here anymorethank goodness for mortimer!
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Philippines10.7154778 122.5316169999999810.6905088 122.50679099999998 10.7404468 122.55644299999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-61083989851179542482011-07-10T21:23:00.000-04:002011-07-10T21:23:41.504-04:00hello from the PIhome sweet homewatching old tagalog movies while eating some santol it's so good to be back home:)
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0Iloilo City, Philippines10.69 122.5499999999999510.6380635 122.49558349999995 10.7419365 122.60441649999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-35781096782636638292011-07-07T01:09:00.001-04:002011-07-07T01:10:54.534-04:002 days and counting...ready, set, gofinally started packinghomeward bound on friday!july 2011
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the light in my bathroom is outso right now i am using a floor lampthe ceiling of my apartment is pretty high and i can't reach it without using a ladder (plus i don't even have chairs to stand on!)anyway a floor lamp is okay for now even if it looks so out of place oh well that's what i get for choosing an Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0Sacramento, CA, USA38.5815719 -121.4943996000000138.4576054 -121.59308960000001 38.7055384 -121.3957096tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-8715488530241909522011-07-06T01:05:00.000-04:002011-07-06T01:05:51.115-04:00Last minuteI dropped my phone on the way to the park today. It stopped working for a bit and then I started panicking. Good thing after a couple of minutes it started working again but then the back is all scratched it's not smooth and shiny anymore :( I should be more careful next time.
I have tons of yogurt in my refrigerator right now and I am under pressure to finish all
Of it in 3 days. So right now Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-49691166536918000562011-07-01T00:12:00.004-04:002011-07-01T00:35:12.723-04:00sweet tooth
we're off to first grade!
june 2011
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the children in my class had been eating cupcakes and cookies for snack
(and i must admit i have had a cookie or two *single tear*)
not good at all
we had a birthday ceremony, 4 goodbye circles and a transition ceremony this week
my request for fruit or juice bars have been totally ignored
if i see another cookie i am going to scream
next week Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com1Sacramento, CA, USA38.5815719 -121.4943996000000138.4576054 -121.59308960000001 38.7055384 -121.3957096tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-29615371111635543672011-06-28T21:54:00.003-04:002011-06-28T22:46:49.711-04:00stop and gospent a rainy tuesday afternoon painting our backdrop for our little ceremony tomorrow i picked a good day to wear a white cardigan because after work it wasn't white anymore left work at past 5the rain made my commute longeri spent a lot of time stepping on the brakes and shifting to first gearmakes me wish i drove an automaticmy legs got so tired by the time i got home at 6 i just wanted to Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-27932593247972812992011-06-23T23:41:00.003-04:002011-06-24T00:03:22.432-04:00a typical thursdaytoday:i was observing rex drawing furiously at a tablehe looked up, walks up to me and asks"nicole do you have kids?"me: i don't have kids rexrex: oh (looks really disappointed)me: but then i have all of you, so that means i have 26 kidsrex's face lights up and then he runs up to me"here nicole i drew a picture of you, and i only drew 2 kids because i couldn't draw 26"me: rex, why am i bald?rex:Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-86817899736822203412011-06-22T21:48:00.003-04:002011-06-22T22:02:49.018-04:00REMthe ducks are gonehurray!i can sleep better tonightjune 2011---i have been taking naps after schooli just crash when i get homei think the heat makes me tired today, while i was waiting for my laundry i tried to read a book but the i found myself dozing offit's a miracle that i am able to fall asleep at nighti think my body knows that i won't be getting much sleep when i'm back home---here we go Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-53892908032413082342011-06-22T00:05:00.003-04:002011-06-22T00:26:29.634-04:00H-O-Tanother picture of my feetrancho murietajune 2011---i am going home in 2 weeks:)the first thing i am going to do when i get there is to get my hair cut(after i have my tatoy's fix)---thank god for air-conditioning!the heat is killing mei take back what i said about summer being my favorite seasoni think fall you deserve that title---i still get teary eyed every time i read this book Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-53534226483631782342011-06-18T00:32:00.010-04:002011-06-18T01:21:27.106-04:00one quick updateour first harvest!luca and our radishes (easter egg variety)june 2011---home on a friday night watching a news program on tv about a murder of a young woman in las vegashow exciting!---a lifetime ago2002the night when i got so drunk that i puked inside the elevator of my apartment buildinghappy birthday nino!---Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-14719333684799914222011-06-16T22:12:00.002-04:002011-06-16T22:40:40.328-04:00taking a breaki did it!my last minute father's day projectjune 2011---i had quite a night!i slept at around 10 then at around 11 i suddenly woke up coughingi was coughing so bad that i almost threw up in my bedso i ran to the bathroom and just let it all outoh yes, it wasn't a pretty sighti was hugging the toilet, gagging with tears rolling down my facenot a pretty sight at allwhile all of this was happening Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-16152339206213563122011-06-15T23:55:00.002-04:002011-06-16T00:29:22.723-04:00today...sacramentojune 2011---yesterday after work i missed my exiti was spacing out thinking too much about a father's day craft for my classyou would think by now i would have thought of somethingbut my mind is still blank---another typical day in my class:today a child was cutting some pears for snack when her hand slippedshe cut her finger pretty bad and had to go to the doctor to get some Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-32887585642857103522011-06-14T23:50:00.003-04:002011-06-15T00:21:02.517-04:00drawbackprawn mee soupi hope to go back somedaypenang, malaysia2010---one drawback of being a pre-school/kindergarten teacher is that you have to think of a craft for every single occasionfather's day is coming up on sunday and i still haven't thought of anythingi was supposed to do my research today and there were a couple of things that i felt were nice gifts for the dads but it was just a lot of stuffNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-44005290442361463682011-06-10T22:38:00.003-04:002011-06-10T23:13:39.857-04:00out of whackinjuredluca, 5june 2011---oh what a day!crazy doesn't even begin to describe itmy little hell raisers were just in their element!the boys were rolling on the floorthe girls were just drama queensand it didn't help that i have been feeling really tired (and cranky)so i had to have a class meeting and i told them how upset i was i thought that worked but oh no!! as soon as i dismissed them it was Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-12350386609211314112011-06-08T23:20:00.002-04:002011-06-08T23:38:48.995-04:00sunny days are here againrex's new kicks"nicole i got this from the mall"june 2011---feeling much, much betterthat is until next month, when i find myself weeping again for now apparent reason---yesterday, sofia and i were practicing readingsofia: f*ck itme: excuse me? what did you say?sofia: f*ck iti looked down at the card that she was reading and i almost burst out laughingthe word was FAUCETnever a dull moment in theNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-47226480178208235842011-06-07T20:56:00.003-04:002011-06-07T22:29:51.014-04:00dark bluetulips, by josephine jtaken today at 10:00 AMjune 2011---i am feeling quite emotionaltoday while i was driving to work i suddenly found myself cryingi just felt so sadnino said my hormones are out of control and i shouldn't let it control meand i think he is right, i just hope it goes away soon because i hate being so sadanyway i felt better while i was talking to him, i actually found myself Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-11810484197060300442011-06-05T02:29:00.002-04:002011-06-05T02:39:53.054-04:00raina rainy saturday in sacramentodecided to bake some cupcakesi made a vegan chocolate cupcake with creamy peanut butter frostingthe frosting needs a little work but the cake turned out really good!june 2011Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-27203112730493823332011-06-01T23:51:00.003-04:002011-06-02T00:02:26.591-04:00ready...set...panicjj the little artist always gives me pictures and i keep all of themthis is her version of menote the hair LOLmay 2011---oh my gosh it's june already!it means it's time for my triangle meetings with the elementary teachers and parentsit means getting ready for graduationit means i need to get my evaluations ready by next weekit means i need to purchase a ticket for the philippinesor if i can Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-74772580689410334872011-05-31T23:30:00.002-04:002011-05-31T23:40:39.460-04:00quick updatebrown rice with tomato, garlic, onions and basilplus sparkling pomegranate lemonademay 2011---week 2 of no eggsit's hard to quit but i am gradually getting used to ittoday i had some egg whites but i felt a bit weird eating itslowly but surely...---sleep i need you:(Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-85710020162303014992011-05-28T23:34:00.003-04:002011-05-29T00:53:47.009-04:00all smilesi opened my mailbox and look what i found!a happy surprise :)cheesy as it may be it was totally unexpectedmay 2011---today j and i took my nieces, kiley and bridgette for lunch to this vegan restaurantwe sat outside and had our nut burgers and sandwiches fed the chickens and just got to know each otherwhen we dropped off j at his placebridgette turned to me and said "tita nikki i thought your Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-27399257012496914982011-05-26T22:24:00.002-04:002011-05-26T23:51:22.974-04:00pill popperthank you meds!the doctor prescribed anti-biotics for a week and i can feel a big differencei am not dancing around trying hard not to go to the bathroomi could actually go to a store and not be scared to have an accidenthooray for meds (although i am still not a big believer of taking them all the time)today i went for a run and i ran 1 mile!!!woot woot!---j is coming back from NYhappy happy joyNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-59994444402438369482011-05-25T23:39:00.002-04:002011-05-26T00:11:25.378-04:00appreciating appreciation ;)it has been teacher's appreciation month in our schoolon the first week of may the parents prepared breakfast for the teachers and staffon monday we got wonderful bouquet of flowerstoday we had a gift basketand i heard some rumors that on friday there will be a "surprise" for usit's nice to feel appreciated :)---aidan, 5 rushed up to me and kissed my bellyi looked at him and told him that i don'tNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104155.post-4575121272088053022011-05-20T22:52:00.003-04:002011-05-20T23:02:13.621-04:00dancing with myselfi believe in you cranberry!may 2011---today:luca: nicole can you please help me with my map?i promise to give you hugs everyday if you help meafter lunch i walk into the classroom and he runs up and gives me a big hugluca: i'm just going to stick to you like glue, i am not letting go!god help me that little boy will be a heartbreaker---still kept running to the bathroom :(i was at the store todayNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746879982360119084noreply@blogger.com1