showing out!!!

You can take the girl out of North Nashville but you cannot take the North Nashville out of this girl :)

I miss my former students at some point almost every day but today they came out in my a little and I have to say I'm pretty thankful. I can't give all my "show out" credit to my former students. I have always had too big of a mouth...and today was no exception.

After a very long 11 hour day, I made myself go to the gym. Didn't want to go...but drug myself to the gym because the half marathon is coming in October whether I'm ready or not.

As I walk up to the stairs to the really expensive gym, I am greeted by a student..

"Mrs. Pratt, I thought I saw you out of the window...I came to the front door to see you. OMG I LOVE seeing teachers out in public. It's like Christmas" student

After a great laugh and a bit of awkwardness working out my giggles in front of my student...I ran. Ran a lot. Was feeling good. Ran more than I planned and was feeling proud of my progress. Starting planning the rest of my week of amazing runs that would end in 30 miles for the week. (Don't you love when you start planning these insane goals that in some insane moment you believe that you will actually achieve?)

As I'm leaving the extremely busy and expensive gym, I have to cross 2 lanes of traffic to get to the turning lane and then finally get into the lane I need to be in. It's 6:30 at this point and extremely busy. All the sudden this tacky, snobby, botoxed (to be fair, I have no idea if she had botox, but it's likely) horrible excuse of a person starts honking at me.

(she may or may not have looked like this)

(Or more likely... this)

 She wants me to cross into the turning lane (suicide lane) when cars are coming both ways...Finally after the fourth honk, something came over me..I got out of my car... yes got completely got out of my car, looked at the lady and yelled, "there are cars coming from both ways, what do you want me to do? Stop honking at me!!!" and then got back in my car. Finally a feeling of terror overwhelmed me! I'm in... Brentwood! That could have been one of my student's parents. I just got out my car, yelled like a banshee, and pointed at an old lady and she could have been one of my student's parents. Omg, when I've already decided that I'm definitely fired, I call my number 1 fan, my Mom and she of course has the best way of think of things. "She should be ashamed she honked 4 times at a teacher..." and even better P said I should have given here even more and she deserved it. Let's just hope if I meet her at open house she will think the same way....

So, I guess this would be a good time to discuss my new goal....

I, Natalie-Corinne, will no longer show out...in Brentwood.

For Natalie's News this has been, Natalie-Corinne.



the longest month

Is it just me or did January feel like it went on for years? I'm not sure if it was Christmas zooming by with all of it's fun festivities and then the let down of real life coming back to us in this cold month, or that I haven't been paid in six weeks, but for me anyway January has felt like an eternity. Of course exciting events occurred during January, the new year, Michelle's birthday, the inauguration, but over all I'm excited that this month is over and we are on the shortest month of the year.. well I am excited until I think... I only have one month left of being 25, and then I'm in to my upper twenties. Holy Lord Jesus. I will probably continue saying I'm in my mid-twenties but this is scary because I am closer to 30. If anyone knows how I can get of a zanax smoothie (if they make such a thing) let me know because that sentence just sent panic down my spine. Such a milestone makes one ponder if they are doing enough with their life etc. Knowing I only have one more month left in this year I am motivated to do some 25 year oldish things quickly before I am in the gloomy upper twenties.

1. Stay out really, really late. Okay so this is super easy but I am always so tired I haven't stayed out and gone to a "late night" in a shameful amount of time. For the next month I want to stay out long enough that someone thinks it is a good idea to take incriminating pictures that appear on facebook and I quickly detag.

2. Meet more people. I think staying out really, really late will help with this one. Don't we all get in the habit of hanging out with our wonderful friends and get comfortable? Don't get me wrong..I have wonderful friends but it seems like people are continuing to get jobs etc and move away and my circle has gotten smaller. I am going to start up conversations with people I would normally pass.

3. I'm going to watch as much reality television as possible and quit watching CNN. Maybe it's because I am "serious teacher" all day but I am getting burnt out on the news. Yeah, the economy blows, yeah nobody likes us, I get that it's important but if after I watch the news for a while I am in need of ANOTHER zanax smoothie (no seriously, I want to create this, it is genius) there is a problem. Reality television is so mindless and not really acceptable after a certain age, I am going to watch it constantly and get my fill.

4. I will only buy hot clothes. For the past year if I buy any clothes at all they have all been "responsible" and clothes that can work for school and possibly out... but no more. I want more booty jeans and hot tops. Forget anything even remotely teachereque... If it can work at school.. I will not buy it.

5. I want to listen to as much embarrassing pop music as possible. Beyonce, TI, Justin Timberlake, Brittney, you name it, I want it. I will not buy or download another song for school or anything else responsible. Yeah who doesn't like some mellow, makes you think kind of music, but really I only have that on because it seems acceptable in my car pool. Who doesn't want to start the day off with womanizer? You know you do and it is fine to admit it. We all love the Brittany come back...

Anyway, I should get back to work. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend filled with something new and exciting! For Natalie's News this has been Natalie-Corinne.