I woke up to the thought and jumped out of bed immediately. It’s still early….too early….but I can’t stay still. Like a kid who gets up too early on the day of a field trip, I puttered around the house trying to conceal my excitement. Then…

Bill (with his morning low voice): “How’re you feeling today?”
Kate (looking a bit like Krustee in the beginning of his show): “I’m going back to work today! Hehehe..Heeeeheeee~”

You know what’s even more exciting?
I’m actually teaching today (can you say….. giddiUP)!!

I know…I know…. I can hear my colleagues, especially those who just came back from their fabulous trips in different parts of the world, gasp and exclaim in unison, “You’re crazy (or sick, mad, psychotic, outta-yer-mind, or see thesaurus for more)!!” But then again, I’m confident that they know me well enough to see where I’m coming from. I haven't set foot in a classroom or engaged in friendly bantering in 8 weeks! Watch out! Kate's back~~~.

Hee hee hee…. I get to meet a group of new students today. How exciting! I love that deer-in-headlights look in the beginning of the term. Oh! Oh! I know what I'll do. I'm not gonna tell them anything (and I think they'll be guessing whether I have hair). The first one working up the nerve to ask gets........ I donno. I'll get some chocolate or something as prize.