my nails are crumbling one by one

The past two days have been blah days for me. I can't seem to get motivated and I have been in a rather pissy mood. Both Monday and Tuesday nights, I have fallen dead asleep at a ridiculously early hour. It is not the 2009 start I had hoped for. But that's okay. Life can't always be a bed of roses I guess.

Friday Niel and I have some couch surfers coming. We had a lovely couple from Germany come for one night last Sunday. This Friday we have three different people coming. One from Chile, One from Poland and an another one from France. In case you don't know what couch surfers are, allow me to explain. http://www.couchsurfing.com/ is a website where people who travel can find people around the world willing to host them for free and vice versa. We found the site when our friends Jessica and Andrew traveled around the Mediterranean middle east. They came back raving about couchsurfing.com; and since Neil and I have a beautiful guest room and an adventurous nature, we decided to sign up and see what it was about. So far, we have hosted twice and met some other couchsurfers out in other countries. Every experience has been rewarding and interesting. I must admit, at first I was a little leary about letting strangers into my house. However the couch surfers I have encountered have been better guests then any of my own friends. It is a great way to network and meet people internationally. There is a common respect for culture, adventure, sharing and political diversity which is refreshing in this day and age. You can choose to host or not to host based on the request and the member's profile. And of course everyone leaves feedback for one another. I must say that it is the best social networking site I have joined so far. I can't wait to be hosted the next time we travel.

I am trying to plan a camping trip for 01/17. I have only been camping once and it was a rough experience, but one I loved non the less. Unfortunately I personally have to wait for the weather to turn cooler before I can camp. The camp site I was hoping to go to is full that weekend , which means I have to pick another weekend or another camp site. The idea of getting back to nature, canoeing, and cooking over a camp fire gives me strange childlike excitement. I'd like to get a decent size group going, however I'd be happy even if it just ends up being me and Neil.

I officially start school tomorrow. I take my first intro to education class. Geeze I hope I like it. I certainly can not afford to change my major AGAIN. Not to mention I have gotten pretty excited about the idea of teaching. Although, I will technically be working for the "man", I feel like I will (in a way) be my own boss, in charge of my own class room and helping children get excited about learning. I am sure I am romanticizing it.

So it's hump day, I fell asleep last night before my coveted episode of bad girls club and hopefully the DVR recorded it , so that I have something to look forward to tonight.

going for a walk now.