My frist day of school...

First faculty meeting of the year. All 55 staff members present. Meeting started in the library at 8:00 sharp. I am sure that the head of the school spoke, and I am sure that all of the new faculty were introduced, but I can't be 100% sure because I arrived at 8:30. Niiiiiice. That's the way I like to start the year.

As soon as I found a seat and tried to conceal how much I was sweating, the head of school asked me to stand and say a little bit about myself. Which was fine actually, since everyone was already staring. I explained that I got off on the wrong exit (there were a few "thank goodness" from the crowd-- I guess they were a little worried about me).

Then I gave a brief into, something like: I am Corrine Gernes, and I am originally from Minnesota yeah, you betcha (a few laughs from the crowd), but I've been in New York...blah blah blah.

So after the meeting one of the teachers came up and said that she thought that she knew some of my family. She explained that she was also from Minnesota and she asked, "Do you know Norbert Gernes?"

After explaining that he's my dad she stopped the head of school to tell him what a small world it is, "Her dad was the Catholic priest in my town when I was growing up!"

Um, I was going to wait for more than a day to break that story at my new Episcopal school, but that's cool.

The rest of the day included a flood in the first grade bathroom, the 'low air pressure' light going on in my new car, and a cockroach jumping out of the dishwasher and scaring the crap out of me.
Good Monday. Solid.