A Full Day

Saturday, 13 May 2006

Went back to the Honolulu Country Club this morning for an all-day seminar on ESLL (English as a Second Language Learners) strategies. Enjoyed a continental breakfast with other teacher colleagues and looked at educational vendor resources before the day started. We learned about brain research, which was really interesting, and language acquistion from local and mainland speakers. It was a very full day, but we learned about great things, and I always enjoy talking to other teacher colleagues and learning new strategies to take back to the classroom.

Got back home, just in time for Joel to pick me up. I joined him and his family as we celebrated his 31st birthday. We got to sit at the special "kitchen" table at Buca di Beppo and had fun singing 'Happy Birthday' to other party goers. His family is hilarious, and we just made ourselves at home as they knew all the waitstaff and managers. Joel and I practiced our dancing moves (I was horrible!!) on the dancing machine and shot a few machine guns at Dave & Buster's. It's been a few years since I've played video games! Then, about 10 of us (Melissa and her boyfriend joined us) headed to Waikiki to see the show "Cirque Hawai'i", a smaller version of Cirque du Soleil. Again, Joel's mom's friend Rick had connections, so we got to see the show for free. The tumbling, costumes, and choreography was spectacular. We hung out afterwards as they turn the lobby into a nightclub. We danced the night away, until about midnight. It's been awhile since I've gone dancing, so I had a lot of fun. Thanks for having a reason to celebrate, Joel!