~J0BS~

So I have a variety of jobs….

My first job is an ESP teacher a Whiteside, at this job; we take the kids outside to play, color, do crafts for the holidays coming up. We also go play board games, and games in the gym. Every Friday is my favorite day because we have our daily snack, go outside for about 20 minutes and then the other ESP teachers and I take our kids inside and we watch movies. How awesome is it being able to get paid and watch movies? LOVE IT. Sometimes it makes me wonder what I was like as a little kid…some of those kids are out there though, and some are kind of annoying? What were you like when you were little?

My Second Job is Belleville parks and Rec. At this job title, I coach soccer, or keep scoring at baseball, softball, or volleyball games if they need someone to cover, other than that I sit at a desk and play on my laptop and facebook for so many hours that people are using the building for. You may think it sounds fun but believe it or not, sitting at a desk for hours with the internet can be somewhat boring. If I get to bored, I always end up shooting basketballs around in the gym or catching up on homework.

& for the third job I work at Marco’s on main & Shenanigans bar & Grill. They are connected and have the same owner. At Marco’s on main I am a waitress. This is an Italian restaurant with great food. It is kind of a small place but that means better service and sometimes better food. The pizza there is amazing. Although I did not hear of this place until I started working there but I would still recommended it. The only downside is cleaning up after everyone is gone, or some of the men get a little too drunk and try to flirt with you, but I guess it makes for better the tip the more drunk they are.

Whats the best thing & the worst thing about your job?

When i grow up....

So as many of you may of heard, they are really cutting back the teachers at schools around this area & in many other places. At Whiteside Elementry school they let go of 11 teachers and 1 Custodian. My cousin Kelly who works as a math teacher at Belleville East High School said they are letting go of 22 different teachers, all first and second year. Good thing she is a third year teacher!

But my concern for this is I have always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was little. I Have been working with kids for three years now and every day it is something new. I have worked at Bellevalley North as an ESP teacher in the mornings for a year, and then Whiteside Elementry also as an ESP teacher for two, and then soccer coaching 3-5 year olds.

I have always just wanted to work with kids and doing something that helps them, but no im not so sure if I should keep trying to be a teacher, or switch my major since they are cutting back so many teachers.

OFFSETS...

For those of you who loves lakes, and being out doors have you ever tried jumping off cliffs? Those pictures above are from the offsets in Farmington, Missouri also called Mine La Motte. Jumping off cliffs may not seem so safe but there are no boats in the water or anything so all you will really need is some friends and a life jacket.

The Offsets were once used as a mine but now it simply a place for the locals to come and swim or dive. The site is popular not only as a swimming hole and a recreational dive, but cave divers can explore several overhead environments. A C-card is required for recreational divers, and cave divers, too, must show proof of their specialty education !

I have gone off cliffs before but i have never been to this one. A bunch of friends & family are going in a few weeks, i cant wait!

SUPERCROSS !

This weekend I attended Supercross. For those who do not know what that is it is dirt bike racing. This is only my second year in a row going but it is always fun. Before the event begins at 7p.m. we get there and tailgate and bbq, hang out and play washers around 11. It is great because it is all friends having a good time. One of my favorite things about the event is during intermission, they get a big ramp out in the dirt and some of the racers do tricks on them. The tricks included doing flips off of their bikes in mid-air and then getting back on, no hands, going to the front of the bike or hanging upside down. All are very cool to see but sometimes it makes me nerves because if they fell, well they'd be badly hurt. We take place in getting the wave going around. It is fun to see so many people at a time doing it and just going in a big old circle around the place a few tmes. Im looking forward to seeing all the neat stuff for supercross 2011 !

Summer is comming soon!

The weather is getting nice and that means summer time is headed this way. Im so thrilled I can hardly wait because I have many exicting things to do this summer.

--One big exicting thing that I am doing this summer is going to Jamaica for one week in the summer with my one of my sisters and some mutal friends.

--Another event that is suppose to take place is that My older Sister christina is suppose to have her second child at the end of August. She is naming her Macey Faith. She is more than likely to be premature so I am hoping all goes well for the new baby andmy sister.

--As far as monthly events, My friends and I have summer float trips planned and Camping trips planned throught the course of the summer. When everyone gets together it is always fun..and never a dull moment.

-I did however get an offer has being a nanny for a few weeks out of the summer and I would get to travel the country with the family at no cost to me, and get paid cash daily. I haven't really made up my mind if I would like to do that..But it would be nice to travel to places Ive never seen.