Tender

Today was my last day with my Theatre History (Drama 2) class. Agnes (my cooperating teacher) had the kids make me Christmas/Going Away cards.

RJ (see previous post) handed me one in the shape of a heart that said
"You are the Best Teacher Ever. Miss you allready! Tear Drop -RJ (Ryan Jenson)"
(original spelling preserved). It made me smile.

A few other gems, for your entertainment...

Dear Miss Haynie I will miss you, you are really cool.
-Jonny

From the moment I first saw you I was in love! I'm saddened with you leaving. If only I could express myself with words.
-Jonny (hmmm...I have a sneaky suspicion that Jonny didn't really write that one...)

¡Feliz Navidad! You are my favorite teacher! Just to let you know, You have WAY cute clothes...anywho, I hope you have an amazing time in graduate school and whatnot. A last word of advice: if you suddenly sprout wings and find yourself flying, you're probably half-bird.
heart, Mckall

Miss Haynie! You're my favorite! I'm going to miss you like sugar-free chocolate misses sugar! I heart you!
heart, Kristen

Good luck with directing the short play. you rock
Sam

Thanks for teaching us. You made the class fun. Hope you visit. (It'll be boring without you) Merry Christmas
Daniel

Miss Haynie~
You are the best teacher in the whole world! I loved having you teach 2 of my classes. You are so nice, and you always have way cute clothes. I always had fun in drama and I loved the fun lessons that we had. I hope you can come visit our class a bunch. Thank you!
~Olivia

We will miss you soo much Ms. Haynie
Have a verry Marry Crismas (crossed out) Christmas
And a Happy New Years
heart/ Amanda

Ms. Haynie,
Thank you! You're the very best! Good luck!
Love, (heart)
Kieri
Come back and teach me Spanish!

We Will Miss You!!!
Thank you soooo much...Please stay!
BYE!!
Jake

...they almost made me want to.

I saved the best for last...written on the board when they left was

"Miss Haynie es de Lope!"

(ok, so that's only the best if you're a Spanish Golden Age nerd like me)

In spite of all my rejoicing to be done, I think I'm going to miss student teaching just a little...

Time for a new look

It was time...the bright pink felt appropriate for summer meanderings in Costa Rica, but it was starting to get old...especially considering the current temperature (22 degrees f). I'm wearing a green sweater today- could that be the reason for my choice? Could it be the approaching holiday? My funky mood lately? Hmmm...

A bit crabby

So, today a picture popped up on my screensaver that brought back a memory from the summer. It was a memory of the beach...and considering the current temperature in Provo, I thought I would re-visit the memory, and enlighten you at the same time. ;)

Allie (summer roommate), Nikki & Laura (fellow interns), Diana (sister), and I were enjoying an evening meal at a little restaurant on the beach in Manual Antonio, Costa Rica (seriously one of the most gorgeous places ever- if you haven't been there, you should start planning a trip right away), and I saw this monsterous crab teetering around on the sand. A few weeks before I had developed the habit of snapping photos of crabs as often as possible (if you've ever tried to snap a photo of a crab, you'll know that they're quite elusive...and it became like a challenge), so, logically, I seized this optimal opportunity and followed the crab around for several minutes, taking as many pictures as possible. As it was evening, I found it necessary to use the flash to catch my not-so-little crab friend in action.
Apparently his bulgy little eyes didn't appreciate the constant flashing, because after I had finished his photo shoot and was calmly enjoying my batido de guanabana (another must-have experience), the mean thing scampered right over and pinched my toe! It didn't feel good, as you can imagine by looking at the size of his pincher, but what surprised me the most was his intelligence. There were ten feet- one hundred toes- under that table, and the crab had the brains to pick one of mine. I'm totally convinced he was seeking revenge- and he got it- but that' s the last time a crab's going to get the best of me! If I hadn't been so surprised, I would have caught him and had the restaurant cook him up for me, and you better believe that's what I'll do the next time a vengeful crab so much as pokes my toe!

Flattered

The Sweetheart's Dance is coming up at Timpanogos High School. And RJ (student in my Theatre History class) just turned 16. He's pretty excited about it, and I think that the excitement somehow impaired his ability to reason...or maybe that's just part of being 16. Either way, the other day in class, he turned to me with hopeful look on his face and said "Miss Haynie, will you go to Sweetheart's with me?" I couldn't help myself...I started to laugh. Partly because it caught me off guard and partly because, I figure if I think he's joking, he saves face when I say "Absolutely not RJ!" Hmmm...did I do right? Either way, I was amused, and slightly flattered.