Dinner with the Future Friend

I have an almost friend. We decided a while back that we really should be friends... since we have over 20 facebook friends in common (and even some real-life friends). So tonight she came over for dinner. I didn't really think that was weird till it was nearly time... we've only really talked in person twice before at different events of mutual friends.

It was a fun evening!  It was really cool to find out more about her heart for orphans and the steps she is taking to make her amazing dreams become reality. I really admire the determination and heart (I know I already used that word...but this isn't school report writing so I can do what I want...) she has for changing the face of adoption in Australia. Oh I just remembered I posted about her once before... click here.


It was cool to be in the company of someone 10 years older and 10 9 years younger than me.
Even though Little Jill (my flatmate) wrecked our 19, 29, 39 pattern (since she is actually 20 not 19). pfft. I love that all 3 of us are at different points in our lives, with different dreams and goals and such, but we were still able to connect (over burritos & barbarians). It was a good night!

I think I should have 'future friends' over for dinner more often!

My ipod is in a Christmas Mood...

Does anyone else's ipod have 'moods'? I have noticed this about mine a lot... although it is always on shuffle, on any particular evening it seems to choose a specific genre or era or theme that it feels like playing. Tonight it seems to be excited about Christmas (who wouldn't be, it is only 116 days away) and I'm pretty sure it has played carols that aren't even on my ipod.

Today was exciting! Beautiful Ann-Marie (see the cute belly here) finally had that cute baby that I've been wanting to meet pretty much forever... or at least the last 8 months! I can't wait to meet Baby Anna! Cute cute cute!!!! (I have actually looked back at the photo of her on my phone so often in the last 20 minutes that I've decided it's probably easier just to save it as my 'wallpaper' on my phone)

I am loving being an "aunty" again! One more cute person to spoil! Yay!

safety dance!

So this term for our Personal Development and Health unit on Safety, my class is creating a film-clip to Glee's version of 'Safety Dance.'

I have a boy in my class who wants to be a director when he grows up, so he's working with my sister to direct the clip! soo cute! He absolutely adores my sister. He even wrote a report about her the other day "The person I most admire is..."
On Friday I gave L the run of the afternoon session to organise the class. It was so fun... He started with -

"Ok. Before we start, let's go over the rules:
Rule #1 No mucking around or being silly. otherwise there will be punishment."

Another student asked "do you mean minor punishments or severe punishments?"

"Well I'd say maybe moderate, I won't beat you or anything...
Rule #2 You need to listen when I'm talking.
Rule #3 You have to have a good attitude!
Okay. I'll take two more questions..."

hahahahahaha!
It was so fun to sit back and watch him organise twenty-six of his peers.
The dvd is going to be hilarious! I can't wait to see it finished!