Screamed the good news to Cec (who walked in the door as I was on the phone with the principal), called Dad, called Granny, called Aunty Nina, Kai at my Dad's office.... then ran out of numbers that I knew (broken cell phone) ...
...and realized who I really wanted to call was Mom and couldn't stop the tears cause I didn't have her to rejoice with me...funny how those moments really hit when you least expect them to, and how hard and strong the ache is suddenly there... but i know she'd be happy... ;) and proud...about today and the past weekend too. ;) i have a job!!
Monday, June 30, 2008
WOOO HOOOOO!!!!!
I GOT A JOB!!!!!!
You are now reading the blog of the current School Counselor for Lanakila Elementary School. ;)
YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
You are now reading the blog of the current School Counselor for Lanakila Elementary School. ;)
YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Goal Surpassed - Garage Sale SUCESS!
Tired, sore, sunburnt, and sitting on the floor typing this to you...(desk sold)...but ROUSING success. We surpassed our $200 goal by SIX times that amount!!! :)
LOTS of work, yes. But considering that we had to get EVERYTHING out of this house, I'd say we did a pretty smashing job. Mom would have been SO impressed. Not just with the amount, but Cec, Rye and I kept being awed by the amount of people that just kept streaming in. The multiple craigslists ads drew them in crowds and Cecily's signs were fabulous!! :) People were also saying that this was the 'best garage sale they'd been to', 'what great clothes we had', or 'how organized we were'. :D YAY YAY YAY US!!!!
hee hee...course we had to bring everything in, only to take it out tomorrow. (my goal will be about $50 for the day) but Cec wants to persevere, and she is right that we have to get rid of all this stuff anyway so we might as well make $$! ;) (plus she went home to see if there was anything else she could sell)
Rye has the pictures posted on our family website: www.yangfamily.livejournal.com don't laugh at all my clothes (sniff-sniff) it was sad to see them go, but actually quite rewarding as well since people were so happy about them. hee hee...samething for my bags. ;)
LOTS of work, yes. But considering that we had to get EVERYTHING out of this house, I'd say we did a pretty smashing job. Mom would have been SO impressed. Not just with the amount, but Cec, Rye and I kept being awed by the amount of people that just kept streaming in. The multiple craigslists ads drew them in crowds and Cecily's signs were fabulous!! :) People were also saying that this was the 'best garage sale they'd been to', 'what great clothes we had', or 'how organized we were'. :D YAY YAY YAY US!!!!
hee hee...course we had to bring everything in, only to take it out tomorrow. (my goal will be about $50 for the day) but Cec wants to persevere, and she is right that we have to get rid of all this stuff anyway so we might as well make $$! ;) (plus she went home to see if there was anything else she could sell)
Rye has the pictures posted on our family website: www.yangfamily.livejournal.com don't laugh at all my clothes (sniff-sniff) it was sad to see them go, but actually quite rewarding as well since people were so happy about them. hee hee...samething for my bags. ;)
Friday, June 27, 2008
ice-cream
tinkle tinkle ding ding chime ding chime...
hmm...don't know how else to describe the loud, reverberating, tinkering sound of an ice-cream truck...but boy there's not a whole lot of other sounds that when you hear immediately make you realize it's a warm summer day.
hawaii needs to get some of those. and how in the world can they get their odd music to carry for blocks and blocks and blocks...
seeing all the kids waiting and running for the truck was really quite endearing... ;) i think Cec and i were the biggest kids in line. Yummy Oreo Ice-Cream stick was worth the overpriced $2.50!! :D
hmm...don't know how else to describe the loud, reverberating, tinkering sound of an ice-cream truck...but boy there's not a whole lot of other sounds that when you hear immediately make you realize it's a warm summer day.
hawaii needs to get some of those. and how in the world can they get their odd music to carry for blocks and blocks and blocks...
seeing all the kids waiting and running for the truck was really quite endearing... ;) i think Cec and i were the biggest kids in line. Yummy Oreo Ice-Cream stick was worth the overpriced $2.50!! :D
luck
wish us luck...
after countless hours, hundreds, possibly thousands of items...we'll be waking at the crack of dawn tomorrow (which might not be early for a lot of you folk, but seeing as how the sun rises here around 5:30 and sets around 9, it's VERY early for us) to get the 150lb dog in the car, to get to our house, to get out every little nick nack, book, article of clothing, shelf, piece of dust that anyone is willing to buy. ;)
my goal is $200 gross for two days...pretty lofty goal though...i told Cec, realistically we should expect $100. (sigh)
after countless hours, hundreds, possibly thousands of items...we'll be waking at the crack of dawn tomorrow (which might not be early for a lot of you folk, but seeing as how the sun rises here around 5:30 and sets around 9, it's VERY early for us) to get the 150lb dog in the car, to get to our house, to get out every little nick nack, book, article of clothing, shelf, piece of dust that anyone is willing to buy. ;)
my goal is $200 gross for two days...pretty lofty goal though...i told Cec, realistically we should expect $100. (sigh)
Friday, June 20, 2008
kid talk
in cleaning off my desk today i found a sheet where i've scribbled some of my favorite kid quotes for this year...thought i'd share them:
- I didn't do ANYTHING?! I just stayed out of my seat!!
- I had some really bad gas and accidentally farted. And they BARELY couldn't TAKE IT!!!! But I was fine. I just held my nose.
- My dad puts his foot hard on the gas. That's why we haven't been late this year.
- All I said was HUM. She seriously needs to lighten up.
hee hee...and again, my favorite, to correct the earlier entry now that i have it written verbatim, not from memory:
- What? You're a DAUGHTER?! You're an adult AND a daughter?! You have a DAD?!!
god, kids are funny.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
affected
it often happens that you don't realize how appreciated you are until you leave. and i don't mean in a bad way. i've never felt unappreciated here. ever. i just mean you don't realize the impact you have on people or how much you mean to people....i think it's kind of like mom leaving us. we knew we loved her, we knew how much we loved our family, how strong our family was, how she felt like the center of the Sugiharas, how we appreciated her style, her humor and our daily talks, everything...and how when it's gone you appreciate it and miss it so much more.
well, i just got back from a dinner with my principal...and before we left each other she started to tear up and said she had to tell me something because her husband would ask her if she had told me yet. what she said was yesterday after the end of the year party she went home and started to cry, and when her husband asked her why she said it's because she suddenly realized just how much she was going to miss me. and what she continued to say is that she was from a military family and that she's left relationships and friends, and they've left her...and over the recent years she's had people move away, friendships end...but never before has someone had such an impact, on our school, on her...and never before has she realized how much she would really miss someone and been so affected by it...
and although my eyes are puffy now from crying with her...i'm not even sure i can quite put into words how it feels to have someone tell you this. i'm not sure if it's self centered or egotistical to write it down...only i so wish i could tell my mom this...because as she was saying this, what i was thinking was that this was my mom. this is how people felt about my mom...and how i really do think that right now mom would be really happy and proud. and as big headed as it sounds for me to say, i can't help but be a little proud of me as well...because i truely had no idea that i meant this much to one person (outside of my family and ryan) let alone this school...and it's a good feeling...a really good feeling...because regardless of what happens here on out or at any other school, what i know is that here i made a difference...and i think mom would be proud.
well, i just got back from a dinner with my principal...and before we left each other she started to tear up and said she had to tell me something because her husband would ask her if she had told me yet. what she said was yesterday after the end of the year party she went home and started to cry, and when her husband asked her why she said it's because she suddenly realized just how much she was going to miss me. and what she continued to say is that she was from a military family and that she's left relationships and friends, and they've left her...and over the recent years she's had people move away, friendships end...but never before has someone had such an impact, on our school, on her...and never before has she realized how much she would really miss someone and been so affected by it...
and although my eyes are puffy now from crying with her...i'm not even sure i can quite put into words how it feels to have someone tell you this. i'm not sure if it's self centered or egotistical to write it down...only i so wish i could tell my mom this...because as she was saying this, what i was thinking was that this was my mom. this is how people felt about my mom...and how i really do think that right now mom would be really happy and proud. and as big headed as it sounds for me to say, i can't help but be a little proud of me as well...because i truely had no idea that i meant this much to one person (outside of my family and ryan) let alone this school...and it's a good feeling...a really good feeling...because regardless of what happens here on out or at any other school, what i know is that here i made a difference...and i think mom would be proud.
