Dear Blog
What a hectic day it’s been!!
I went to work this morning at 8:30. My first class was at 9:00, I over slept and ended up getting dressed in a hurry!
I really enjoy teaching the children. It makes getting up early fun. I look forward everyday to seeing my students and co-workers.
I have made various friends. The history teacher, Janeth, is the sweetest lady I’ve ever met. We have the same lunch hour, so I usually sit with her. She always has take-out food with her and she is very THIN!! I envy her soo much! She is one of those persons that can eat anything and everything and their body Never shows it. I would kill for a body like that. If I don’t work out one day, you can notice. Janeth is very sweet and says I look wonderful as I am. It’s wonderful to have a gal friend at school. She is very helpful when I have a doubt referent to the books or the classes I have to teach.
I have also been getting along very well with Alexander “Alex”, the computer teacher. He is probably the only other teacher, besides Janeth, that is close to my age. Most of the other teachers are in their mid thirties early forties. I believe Bruce is 27 years old. It is a lot of fun to talk with. He is almost probably the most positive person I’ve met. It doesn’t matter how bad the day may seem he has a positive outlook on life. He is also the only teacher that has the same free hours as I do. Except that his lunch hour is an hour after mine, so I always run into him as I’m leaving. Somehow he found a way to make that work to his advantage, in the morning before my first class he give me money for me to order his lunch. And in the afternoon before I leave the cafeteria I order his meal and by the time he gets there his food is ready. (Janeth says that I’ve become a fully trained wife, since I’m always looking out for the guys. I laugh at the idea…I hadn’t thought of it that way….)
Today, Alex was a HUGE help!! During last period, as I was taking my students to the library so they could find books for their homework, I tripped on a step and pretty much landed on my face. Lucky I only scratched my elbow and arm. However as I fell, my glasses slipped off and felt to the ground, smashing into pieces. I was so upset! I didn’t have any spare! I take pride in the fact that since I started wearing glasses in Elementary school that I have never lost or broken a pair.
Unfortunately, now I broke my glasses and found that I was in very Big trouble. My students ran to make sure I was ok as I laid on the ground trying to laugh at myself and not feel embarrassed. One of my students ran to get the nurse and another one ran and got Alex. He ran out of his classroom.
“Mrs. Valdespino, are you ok?” He asked and he helped me to feet.
“Yes, yes…I must have stepped wrong. I’m ok. Nothing major. I’m just a klutz.” I brushed the dust off my cloths. “Unfortunately my glasses suffered. I can’t see very well.”
“Do you have a spare?” Alex asked as he lead me to the library and got my students in order.
“No” I answered embarrassed. “I’ve always been very careful with my eye glasses. I’ve never lost them or broken them… Oh gosh! How am I going to get home?!”
“Do you want me to call your family? Or your husband?”
“Thank you. I can call them.” I smiled. “I’m not too blind. I think I can manage to dial my parents. I think my mom might be able to take me to buy some new glasses. Gerry is busy. I don’t want to bother him.”
“Ok.” He lingered in the doorway. “If you want, I can give you a ride. I know a great little inexpensive eye glass shop that can have your glasses ready in a couple hours. It is downtown, but I can take you if you like. I actually have to go to the shop today at 3:30. I order some new frames and I need to pick them up.”
“You wear glasses?”
“Only on the weekends. I prefer wearing contact lenses. the rest of the time”
“I would have never guessed that…”
“So, would you like me to take you?”
“Yeah, that would be great. Thank you…”
We met in the teachers room after our classes were done. He drove my car to a parking lot across the school so that my car wouldn’t get locked into the school grounds. I mentally made sure that the car was in decent order… (geez! I can’t remember!)
We went in his car to the store. It was very nice, a couple blocks above the street where Bryce took me to order my wedding dress. I’ll have to mentally try and find this place again.
Alex was very nice taking my arm and leading me through the street.
True to his word, that eye glass shop was a very nice place, inexpensive and an hour later I had a new pair or glasses.
What do you think? I think they look more sophisticated than my older ones… They did cost a bit hunk from my paycheck, It Was Worth It!
I invited Alex for dinner as a way to Thank Him for his help. He said it wasn’t necessary, but I insisted that he come. We went back to pick up my car and he followed me to the house. I put some chicken in the oven, cut up potatoes to make scallop potatoes and started cutting up some salad. As I made dinner noticed the time on Alex’s wrist watch.
“Oh my! Does your watch say it’s 8:30 already? I hadn’t noticed! The chicken won’t be done for another hour! I’m sorry! I didn’t realize it was so late…I would have made something faster.”
Alex chucked and looking down at his watch he said. “No, don’t worry, it is only 5:50. My watch doesn’t work. The battery died about 3 months ago, but I haven’t changed it… I always use my Blackberry to check the hour…
“So why do you wear a watch?”
“It’s a Swatch Desirae! It’s fashionable!” He said showing me his shinny silver watch. “It looks nice. It’s all about looks.”
I smiled…”You sound like my husband. He loves wearing fashion brands…I think he’s job requires that he knows a lot about those topics. I use to always notice what…or Who he was wearing… I’m more practicable. The cheaper the better, If it doesn’t work, fix it or toss it out. If Gerry was here he would probably scold me for saying such things…” I added with a smile.
“Where did you say Gerard works? At a fashion magazine?”
“Yes. Head supervisor.”
Just as I was saying that, I heard the front door click. Gerry was home early.
“Honey, who’s car is parked out in the driveway…” Gerard only calls me Honey, when he isn’t sure of who is on the premises.
“Welcome home.” I walk to the front door to greet him. “Love, I invited Alex, my co-worker, to stay for dinner. You don’t mind do you?”
Gerard walked with me into the kitchen, and kissed me swiftly on the lips. “No, I don’t mind at all. It’s nice to have company.
Alex got out of his seat and shook hands with Gerard. “Hey. I’m Alexander. How are you?”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Dinner should be ready in about another half hour. Why don’t you guys sit in the eating area or watch TV while I finish cleaning up here.”
“Sure…” my husband lead Alex into the other room. “Hey Rae… did you get new glasses?”
I told him about my accident at school and how Alex helped. Gerry answered by admitting that the glasses looked very good on me. I couldn’t have felt prouder.
So we had dinner and a lovely evening. Perhaps this may sound cruel or even wrong, but I have to admit that for just one evening, it was wonderful talking with a straight guy. I love Gerry and adore my time with Bryce. But sometimes it is nice to talk about random daily things with a guy who isn’t criticizing what you are wearing.
Alex is someone I hope I will be friends with for awhile. I find myself very trusting around him, and he seems to be very relaxed. Gerry has always gotten along with my friends, but as I watched him talk with Alex, I noticed he seems a lot more at ease.
Maybe I’ll invite Alex and his girlfriend over one day… I think he has a girlfriend…
Anyway, I better go to sleep. I have another early class tomorrow.
Till Next Time
XOXO
Desirae
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