October/September in Review

Boy what a crazy month!

I think the biggest piece of news I have for you all is that I have a kitten. Some of my mom's co-workers had this kitty, but didn't want her anymore so my mom asked me if I wanted her, and I figured I'd try it out and see how it goes... So far it's going well! Our apartment isn't totally destroyed (yet). Her name is Koli and she has no tail although we're not sure what happened to it or if she just wasn't born with one.

As far as actual school goes, I'm taking a few education classes this quarter along with a philosophy class. The education classes are Multicultural Education, Assessments, and Teaching Methods. Multicultural education is really the only class that I'm getting anything out of right now. Assessments and Teaching Methods are really dry (although super useful need-to-know teacher stuff), and I have a hard time focusing on the material. My philosophy class is really interesting though; the title of it is Women in Philosophy, but it's sort of morphed into a philosophy of gender class.

A few weekends ago Jay and I drove out into the country roads north of Ellensburg. We ended up on a gravel road, typically used by hunters, and ended up out on Lion Rock. There was some snow up there, and the view was amazing. This picture doesn't really do it justice, but it was a nice little half-day trip to a place we'd never been.

A couple weekends ago, Kara and I went to Oktoberfest in Leavenworth. I didn't think I'd enjoy it much because of the crowds, but we ended up having a really good time! I actually met Nick's pre-calculus teacher from Skyline completely by random and we ended up talking for awhile about teaching at Skyline. Overall, it was good beer, good food, and we met a few really cool people! It's also really nice to go to Leavenworth and not have to worry about hotels :)

Another piece of good news: Jay no longer works at the Plateau Club! He started working at a golf course in Gig Harbor about a week and a half ago, and so far so good! The job is a nice step up for him, and he seems to be enjoying it so far.

I think that's pretty much it on this front. Haven't heard a lot from Nick or how he's doing at Western, but I think he'll be joining us in Leavenworth for Thanksgiving so I'll have to grill him then!