And almost immediately after we walked in the door, this happened:
It’s like I don’t even exist.
So, naturally, I immediately took a picture of my idiot dog.
I wonder how many stereotypical Instagram pictures I can take before it stops being ironic and I actually start to kind of like it…
Probably because it was a three day weekend.
Also, probably because I got to hang out with some cool people.
Also, probably because I got to eat way too much delicious food.
But it’s mostly because of this:
LOOK AT IT.
That is a Washers board. What is Washers you ask? Basically, it’s Cornhole, but you play it with washers instead of bean bags.
Anyway, Luke created the above Washer boards. He even designed the paint job. How cool does this look? The answer is: super cool.
I can feel you rolling your eyes at me, Luke… “It was sooooo easy to make. It’s not a big deal…” Wrong. I think these Washer boards are beautiful. And my brain does not work well when it has to try to build things. Or do math. Or remember the names of people I’ve just met. So let me think that you’re magic. Geeze.
… but this Buzzfeed article very appropriate to my life.
Is it weird that it’s just making me even more excited to become a teacher instead of scaring me away?
Probably.
I think of that as a good thing, though. They need relentlessly hopeful newbies like me to counter-balance all the jaded veterans.