My eyes did a double-take as I walked through the parking lot last Friday. I happened to be in La Mirada, California visiting two friends and on the way to a movie, when I happened to notice out of the corner of my eye a strange looking automobile that I’d only seen on TV and never in person. Yes, it was an actual De Lorean DMC-12, one of only 6,500 believed to still exist today. The only place I’d ever remembered seeing one before was in the immortal Back to the Future film trilogy. Well, this one was parked in a mall parking lot. In La Mirada no less. Aside from this rather unusual sighting, I did have a great evening. And although the film we saw, Ocean’s 13, was clearly not the classic that Back to the Future was, I had a great time hanging out with two of my buddies.

Anyway, the countdown has begun. We are just over two weeks away from our first day with kids! I’m looking forward to seeing my kids again (I’m “looping” this year, which means although I taught 7th grade last year, I’m teaching 8th grade this year in order to keep my same kids). I’ll be sure to write back later although these next few weeks are looking like they’re going to be absolutely crammed with busyness as I continue to prepare for the school year to begin!