almost home

It's been a couple of very quiet weeks. I'm sorry.

I wish that I could update you on interesting fun things that are happening, telling all about my awesome school and the new things that we're seeing in Kuwait, but lately...it's been very negative and all we can think of is how soon we get on that plane home. School has been stressful - not my classes (I love my students) but the hallways, the lunch room, supply teaching for other teachers, the 5am alarm clock...this is what kills my soul!

But it is our last week of school before a month break, and well, perhaps it's the lowered expectations, or the rush of excited endorphins, or the amount of caffeine running through my system at any given point of the day, or the fact that I will not have to cook dinner at all this week, but, so far I give this week an A+. +++.

Yesterday we went to Katie G's place (like Kenny G but much cooler) for Thanksgiving dinner ("but the real thanksgiving was over a month and a half ago!") and there were more non-americans there than real americans... it was delicious and fun, and full of good conversation (...eventually). I do love group meals, even though I always manage to spill something. Anything. Everything.

4 days. 4 days that are going to FLY by. I can already taste the snow.