Thanksgiving Weekend

Man, this weekend was a much needed long weekend. I always wonder what I will do with my days off and often make "to do" lists that end up half way done. This weekend I had plans to scrapbook, file bills, decorate, bake, and go see Harry Potter. Well, I decorated for Christmas and I baked some cookies. I got half of my list done. However, I finished a book and rented 4 movies.

On Thanksgiving, Brad and I went to a fancy restaurant, Christopher's. It was delicious. I have to say that the stuffing and the white chocolate pumpkin cheesecake were my favorites! I was amazed at how many families ate there. I think when we have a family we will actually cook. :) And by we, I mean.... Brad. JK I will help. I was disappointed by the Macy's Day Parade. Since when is the parade a bunch of interviews with famous people??? I wanted to see the floats! I stopped watching it. Speaking of things I stopped watching... the Gator game was RIDICULOUS!! I stopped watching that before the second half because I could feel my blood pressure rising! I took a break and went shopping instead and watched my checking account go in the opposite direction. There's always next year.

All in all I had a great long weekend. How did you spend Thanksgiving??

Thankful...

The holidays are here! Thanksgiving this year was bittersweet. We weren't with family, yet I have so much to be thankful for. Here is a list of things I am thankful for (in no specific order).

Brad- I have the best husband in the world! He makes holidays away from home so much easier!
Daisy- I love when she is cuddly!
Employment- 2010 is ending well with both of us employed, something that I took for granted until Brad lost his job in 2009.
Health- Can't complain, especially when so many people I know are very sick.
Family- can't live with 'em... can't live without 'em. I can't wait to see them!
Friends- near and far. We have been so blessed with great friends here in Texas and always miss our friends back home.
Work peeps- Between the teachers I work with and the kids in my class, I am thankful that I have a job that I can go to everyday and have people that make me smile (and sometimes give me the biggest case of the giggles ever!)
There are many more things but these are my top ones. What are you thankful for? Have you told your loved ones lately that you are thankful for them??

Happy *cough* Hallow *cough*een!

*cough* That's been the sound around my house this weekend. Apparently my Halloween treat this year was the worst sinus infection I have EVER had! Since Tuesday I have had a low (99 degrees) fever and no voice! Our house has been pretty quiet and so has my classroom since my kiddos had to be quiet to hear me. After a trip to Urgent Care after work on Friday, I have plenty of meds to hopefully kick this thing!

We spent our Halloween weekend in. I was very excited that the Gators beat Georgia! GO GATORS!!! I have enjoyed all of the pictures of the kiddos dressed up for Halloween! Daisy was not excited about dressing up so I didn't even get a costume for her. I hope you all had a safe and memorable Halloween. Here's to a more exciting day next year.

Social Butterfly

Holy Cow! I didn't realize how long it had been since I posted last! Well, I have been busy! Brad has been working for a few months now and enjoys his down time at home. Work has had some busy weeks and he is currently taking a certification course for Desktop Publishing, which will give him an extra certification. My job has been great but a lot of other things have kept me busy. I joined Junior League this year and have really enjoyed serving our community. I have had the opportunity to do some great things and get to know some great people. Things I have done include: Kids Day at the Lincoln Center, stuffed invitations for Charity Ball, Stuff the Bus school supply drive, and Special Olympics.

In addition, I have two friends here that are having babies! I am very excited for both of them and am looking forward to meeting Trinity Grace and baby Jolly. For the next month I am taking a photography class. I look forward to learning some actual skills instead of point, focus, shoot. Hopefully, this will allow me to take more pictures and update my photo a day blog. I have been pretty slack on that. Ha!

I owe you...

This post has been a long time coming. I have been horrible at blogging lately. Brad is a week into his new job. We are very excited that something opened up in our area because we really like this area. He is the Assistant Director of the Institute of Scientific Computation at Texas A&M. I still can't cheer for the Aggies but I am thankful that Brad has this opportunity.

Today, I started the first day of school. This year is the first year that I don't keep my kiddos all day. I'm nervous but I am excited that I am teaching reading. The subjects I am teaching are language arts and social studies. Needless to say, I am going to beef up on my Texas History. My kiddos are great and I'm looking forward to another great year at Southwood Valley!

Daisy has had to adjust to mom and dad working. We have kept her out to roam, or sleep around the house. She greets us excitedly at the door and craves extra attention since she is by herself most of the day.

G Camp!!

We are 11 days into G Camp and you can follow my adventures on my other blog: Tales of a 4th Grade Teacher. I am learning a lot and seeing a lot of cool things. I think Brad and Daisy are ready for me to come home. Last picture I saw had Daisy on the couch, sprawled out and tons of soda cans on the table. :) I will be home on Sunday and as much fun as I am having I am ready to sleep in my own bed.

Celebrating the 4th

This year we celebrated the 4th at David and Krissy's. The Bryant's came over also and we had a lot of fun. When we first got there we took the boys outside to play with Michael's new toys that he got for his birthday. While we were outside the boys were inside chatting. Michael also got an Eeyore and I had to get a picture of my Eeyore with the stuffed animal. I digress... back to our exciting day. David made gumbo and it was delicious! After dinner we watched some fireworks on tv. Bryan/College Station were handing out $2500 citations for setting off fireworks so we decided that probably wasn't a good idea. After a while the Bryant's went home and we hung out a little longer with Krissy and David. Around 10 we started hearing fireworks so we went on the hunt. After seeing 2, maybe a few more we realized how far we had walked when we were almost at Sarah and Aaron's house. A phone call and a text message later we were having margaritas with them until 12. Krissy and I walked back to her house and we all called it a night. We had a blast and I felt like I was back in high school walking to a friends house. It made me want to look for a place to live on that side of town so I could be closer to my friends. Maybe we'll go looking one day this week and see what we can find. I hope you all had a safe 4th!