Monday, May 13, 2013

My Next Thirty Years...

It’s finally here…after this journey I am officially 30!  It has been such a fun experience completing this list.  It sure has been a year of extremes but I am looking forward to my next 30 years and what it has in store!  Thank you to everyone for your help in completing this list and following on my journey.  

Jessi’s 20s Bucket List

1.     Sew something (completed 6/13/12)
2.     Make something from Pinterest (completed 10/14/12)
3.     Purchase tickets to Scotland (completed 3/23/13)
4.    Face a fear (completed 4/28/13)
5.     Read a classic (completed 6/21/12)  
6.     Watch Batman movies & Inception (completed 4/8/13)
7.     Deep clean closet (completed 7/31/12)
8.    Help with a good cause (completed 12/28/12)
9.     Random acts of kindness (completed 03/27/13)
10.   Catch up with old friends (completed 5/20/12)
11.   Grow something (completed 9/25/12)
12.   Do something EPIC at school (completed 6/8/12)
13.   See someone new in concert (completed 7/25/12)
14.  Learn to build something (completed 10/21/12)
15.   Learn to cook/bake something (completed 12/23/12)
16.   Survive This School Year (completed 5/4/13)
17.   A trip to Vegas (completed 2/23/13)
18.  Go to a taping of a TV show (completed 9/24/12)
19.   Trace my family tree (completed 4/9/13)
20.   Re-watch my Disney collection (completed 8/20/12)
21.   Read 30 books (completed 4/7/13)   
22.    Fly a Kite (completed 4/4/13)
23.   Go to the Griffith Observatory (completed 2/16/13)
24.  Visit the Peter Pan statue (completed 7/12/12)
25.   A Night Out on the Town Dancing (completed 5/11/13)
26.   See a live Starkid production (completed 8/11/12)
27.    Splurge on something (completed 2/21/13)
28.  Mother/Daughter date (completed 8/5/12)
29.   Visit the leonis Adobe Museum (completed 9/15/12)
30.  See Great Moments w/Mr. Lincoln (completed 9/17/12)















Sunday, May 12, 2013

25. A Night Out on the Town Dancing


I love the Valley (a little less in the summer) but every now and then a girl just wants to go dancing and the Valley is not meant for that.  So for my birthday weekend Alison, Jennifer, and I were going to cut a rug OUT of the Valley.   The plan was to go to Hollywood but apparently they have a cocaine problem so we moved the party to Santa Monica.  I had so much fun!  Santa Monica reminds me of San Luis Obispo, just bigger.  Everyone was so nice.  I wore a tiara and a birthday button and everywhere I went people wished me happy birthday and went out of their way to make me feel special!  It was a fabulous night and a great way to end my 30 before 30 list! 





Saturday, May 4, 2013

16. Survive This School Year


This time last year my principal approached me and asked if I would take on the role of Activities Director.  ASB in itself is an awesome yet time consuming job.  But I was crazy enough to say yes to ASB and to continue my job as Yearbook adviser.  And to top it off my principal is retiring and I set out to make four, yes four, videos for the party!  Thus started the craziest school year of my life!

It has been a year of extreme highs (I got to meet members of Starkid when they came to speak to my yearbook class) and incredible lows (Kevin, my favorite kid in the world, lost his battle with cancer in March).  There has been lots of laughter and lots of tears.  I’ve learned that it’s okay to say “No” and that it doesn’t show weakness to ask for help. 

But I wouldn’t have been able to survive this year or to accomplish everything if I wasn’t surround by an AMAZING team!  The staff at Alice C. Stelle Middle School is the best around!  They are always willing to help and aren’t afraid to execute my crazy ideas for the kids!  But the biggest thank you goes to Mary, Josh, and Sandy (My principal, vice principal, and ASB partner in crime)!  They are the true reason that this year happened.  They have been there through it all the sweat and tears and have showed me that I can do anything.

Yes there is one month left of the school year.  Bring it on!  Together AC Stelle can do ANYTHING!!      

Staff Gifts

Chinese Delegation Visit

Green bags for the homeless


First balloon bouquet

Go Eagles!
Starkid visit!!!!!!!!

First school dance

Movies for Mary's retirement party
Trip to the California Science Center

Crazy Hair Day
Food Drive





I miss you every day Kev!!  Courage. Strength. Believe.