"I ain't here to do anything half-way, don't give a damn what anyone might say, I just wanna free fall for a while..."

Teach For America is big on "finding the right balance" and "keeping you healthy so you can do your job the best way possible." With that being said, I took the liberty of doing non-teaching related activities. This was the first weekend that I feel like I really gave Charlotte and all that comes with this new town a chance and I had so much fun. It was the best weekend I've had since I've moved here which probably makes everyone reading this happier than I am because I'm not calling you and complaining about how I miss everyone! (Don't worry- I still miss everyone the same amount, I'm just trying to build a life in this area.

After surviving our first week of school, Macie and I decided to eat massive amounts of food at Mac's BBQ for dinner. We were tired of eating our home cooked, pathetic meals and actually enjoyed a meal unlike the elementary school style of multitasking while eating and never really getting a chance to finish anything.

Saturday was spent running errands, visiting the teacher store which I swear I could spend my entire life savings there, and planning for the week ahead for school. A group of us went to a tapas and sushi restaurant in Plaza Midwood which is becoming my favorite area of Charlotte because of its eclectic feel. A few TFA CMs opened their house to pretty much all of TFA for a house party which was fun. A small group of us left and went to Mallery's house and I honestly had so much fun playing games and just hanging out with the five people that were there. My favorite part of the night was convincing Ben to take us to CookOut, an amazingly greasy fast food place that makes the best milkshakes at 1:30 am.

Sunday started our kickball league and we played a double header a park nearby. Kick For America played our hearts out but to no avail, we lost our first game 9-1 to a bunch of lawyers and narrowly lost our second game to a group of CMS teachers. It was so nice to be outside and doing something athletic because I spend most of my time indoors and am too tired at the end of the day to work out. We had a lot of fun and can't wait to play more games and hopefully actually win one!

Off to prep, plan, and sleep. Bring on week two!