I love having Mondays off work! After being out of town the last few weekends, I was looking forward to not doing much other than relaxing. This morning, D went golfing which meant I had over 4 hours of quality "me" time. I woke up, went for my run, cleaned and then spent the rest of time crafting. I was able to use my mom's sewing machine yesterday and stitch more ribbon for flower headbands. We also bought cute fabric for a new kind of headband I tried today. I enjoyed every minute of my crafting "me" time today and can't wait to try the fabric headbands again. We then enjoyed the rest ... read more
USF FOOTBALL!!
We've been waiting for this day all summer. D and I LOVE football, especially college football. Today, we are on our way to the first USF game. We've had season tickets for a few years now and are so excited for this time of year! I love tailgating, making food (eating too) and catching up with all of our friends. In the spirit of football season and tailgating, I made green and gold M&M cookies for the tailgate today. We're on our way out, so I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. GO BULLS!! Here is the recipe for the cookies. =-) ... read more
Pupdate- Miss Them Lots!
On the day we received the phone call about my BIL's accident, we made arrangements to fly out within 3 hours. I came home from work, packed a bag and we were out the door to catch our flight. I don't think the puppies were even taken out that morning. Thankfully, on my way home from work I called my dad. I'm so blessed to have my parents so close (45 minutes) to us. He was in the car and to our house to pick them up by the time our flight left. I don't know what we would have done without him that day. So, my parents kept them for the weekend while we were in NC. We came back on ... read more
My Life as a Teacher
School started a few weeks ago and I'm back to being at work for 10 hours a day and continuing to work until midnight after dinner. I would LOVE to meet a teacher who goes in a 7:30 and leaves at 3:30 with NO work to do at home. I think I'm a good organizer, I make a daily to do list and TRY to manage my time. Yet, at this time each year it sounds like the same story. Since my parents have our puppies for the next two weeks, it's allowed me to stay late without feeling guilty or having to be home to let them out (more on the pups later this week). As long as I'm home and got in a workout ... read more
Before and After
I've been busy working in my classroom over the past two weeks & I've been neglecting blogging. So, I have about 20 minutes right now before my Thursday night Pub Run, so this is going to be short and sweet. At the moment our house is as done as it's going to be. We still need to do our floors, granite, and get a new dishwasher. Other than that....we're done (for now). So, here are a few before and after pics of our home. Kitchen Before & After Dining/Sitting Room Before & After Living Room Before & After Random After Pictures ... read more
Full of doubt…
Tonight I went to a fun 5k pub run that a new running store is hosting. The run starts at the running store and ends at a pub for happy hour (who wants a beer after they've run 3 miles?) Anyways, it's across the main road from my house and they are doing it every Thursday at 6:30pm. One of the girls I am training for the half with found out about it and three of us went tonight. We are planning on working it into our training program. I was pretty stoked about it and thought it would be a great way to end my running for the week. Well, think again. Honestly, my run sucked. I barely made ... read more
The Help
This past weekend I finished my most recent read, The Help. I have to admit, I thought this book would take me a month to finish. Typically, I'm the girl that picks up a book and if it's too many pages...back on the shelf it goes. But, I've heard so many great things about this book and I received it from "santa" for Christmas, so I gave it a try. For those of you who haven't read it, it takes place in the 1960's at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. It's about the relationship between the southern whites and the black maids that work for them. The author gives the story from ... read more
Top 5
This weekend flew by and we had a blast. Here's my top 5 from the past few days. Hope you had a wonderful weekend too! Happy Monday!! 1. Dinner on Friday with the Candace & Steve (we didn't take any pics, so here's an old one). 2. Steve & Derek put up our new microwave! 3. Then they put up the valance Derek & dad made over the 4th. 4. The new corn salsa I made for Christina's 30th Birthday Party! It was delicious. It's my new favorite salsa and was just as good the next day. Happy Birthday Christina!! 5. My jewelry party on Sunday. I was so excited to use some of my ... read more
Wine and Food
wine-o: An indivudual who enjoys drinking wine more than most, this would be the person you ask... "what kind of wine goes best with lamb shanks and sweet peas?" I love my wine, but often find myself drinking the same kinds. My weekly glasses usually involve Chateau St Michelle Riesling and Fat Boy Red (which you can't buy in FL, but thanks to the in-laws, we usually have a good supply). Anyways, my love of wine has grown over the past two years. I've recently started stepping out of the box, trying new wines. Sometimes, I'll ask for suggestions from the people at the store. Most of the ... read more
Pupdate
Okay, this whole pupdate thing started as a cute way to update people (mainly the parentals) on the pups (their grandpups). Now, it's turning into weekly updates about all the CRAZY issues our crazy dogs are having. Jax is still wearing the big yellow cone on his head and continues to run into every wall. You would think after almost 2 months that he would be a little more aware...guess not. He continues to scratch himself until the point of bleeding when the cone is off. Therefore, as hard as it is we leave it on. He's still on his antibiotics and has a bit longer to go. He's still ... read more
