Then and Now

I'm happy it is Friday. It has been a long week and I'm tired. I plan on going to bed early and being productive tomorrow before having a fun time with friends and pretending I'm from Djibouti (Ja-Booty!). I stole today's post topic from Sarah Jane's blog because I thought it was intriguing.

The "Then and Now" Meme

10 years ago I was:

• A sophomore in high school
• Playing on the varsity basketball team, running track, and cross-country
• English was my favorite subject in high school and realizing how wonderful my sophomore year English teacher was
• Taking 4 shots a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and lantus)
• Thinking basketball was the best sport ever and running was purely social

5 years ago I was:

• Majoring in elementary and adolescent education in college
• Living in Minnesota with tons of snow
• Having trouble controlling my diabetes (I got my pump in February of 2006) and having many low blood sugars
• Training for my first half marathon
• Loving college life

1 year ago I was:

• Running with no plan and not training for any races
• Struggling with keeping everything up-to-date at my job
• Not paying for and did not have cable or Internet
• Living by myself
• Trying to figure out how to meet more people post-college

Yesterday I

• Was happy driving to my job
• Teaching students about a solar system and explaining that they will be building a dodecahedron the following week in school
• Ran a 20:04 5k on the treadmill
• Called and talked to my mom
• Blogged about how much I like blogging

Today I

• Went to ask my principal if I could teach a different grade next year
• Complimented each of my students for doing something well throughout the day
• Talked to a friend for an hour
• Had a Panera salad for dinner because I ran out of food
• am happy with my life

5 songs I know all the words to

• Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
• Car Crash - Matt Nathanson
• This Town - O.A.R.
• Dynamite - Taio Cruz
• Fire Burning - Sean Kingston

5 things I'd do with 1 million dollars

• Go on vacation to Hawaii
• Go to Africa for the entire summer
• Donate money to my favorite charities
• Buy new desks and laptops for my class
• Buy a condo

5 favorite TV shows:

• Wheel of Fortune
• the news
• Law and Order (the original with Jesse L. Martin)
• House Hunters
• How I Met Your Mother (I just started watching it, but it is hysterical)

5 biggest joys

• My family and friends (aka my family in Illinois)
• Running well
• My job that I love so much
• Going on trips
• Good coffee