My Day Off

I didn't go into work today so that I could sit and listen to Taylor Swift's new album all day. 

Just kidding. Kind of.

I had already planned on taking today off (and stayed at work until almost 6:00 on Friday to make sub plans for it) in anticipation of the birth of my niece. My sister-in-law was scheduled for a c-section today, but on Saturday morning, miss Adalene Valery decided to make her debut early!!

Now that this little lady exists in the world, I'm not too interested in much else. I would mostly just like to hang out with her, even though she pretty much just sleeps all the time.

Since everything was already lined up with my sub, I decided to just keep my day off today, and it was delightful! I immediately downloaded the new Taylor Swift album when I woke up, which I have listened to all day and am loving! (Except that, emotionally, I could have really used this album three months ago. Oh well.) 

I took some time to clean a bit, take care of some bills, visit my niece and her parents in the hospital, and then spend time with my life-long friend Caitlin who is visiting from San Diego. All in all, it was a beautiful day, and I loved it about a million times more than being at school. Which feels sad to say, because I used to really miss my kids when I'd take days off. I do hope that I can get to that place of enjoyment with my job with my first graders. In the meantime, I'll just squeeze in as much T Swift time and, more importantly, Adalene time as I can when I'm not at work.