TV Love

I may love TV more than anyone should, so I am extremely sad that all of my favorite shows are coming to an end! Last night was the season finale of Kourtney and Kim Take NY, tonight starts the 3 part Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion, and Brian and I finished all the seasons of How I Met Your Mother (on Netflix) last night. New How I Met Your Mother episodes are still coming on, but Netflix only had through 2010 so we are a little confused, having skipped a year, and what was our nightly TV show has become a once a week TV show...with commercials. What will I ever do with all my new found free time? Find new shows I guess!

This psycho is about to turn me away from the only
 show I still have coming on..

6 Months

Yesterday was our 6 month wedding anniversary! I guess we are still considered in the honeymoon phase...I don't know how long that is supposed to last?! Kim Kardashian's lasted about a week, but I think a typical one should be a year. It makes me laugh because I remember when we had been dating for 6 months like it was yesterday. On our 6 month dating anniversary Brian sent me 6 roses and I was in Ms. Knight's room when I got them. I'll always remember that. It was the first time he ever sent me roses. Anyways, he was off yesterday because of the rain. I wanted to take off with him, but have so much going on at school that I just couldn't. We are total opposites when it comes to days off. If I have a day off, I wanna lay on the couch, watch DVRed shows, and nap. He, on the other hand, was up by 8, went to the grocery store, eye doctor, shopped in Fort Smith, and had supper ready when I got home. What a freak right!? Kidding, I was very impressed and excited to walk into a house where supper was ready! And he bought me a little surprise in Fort Smith...new socks! Haha. We may be weird, but we both love new socks! There is something about putting on a new pair of socks that makes the day better I swear.

Comfy

That being said, I did wear a pair today, and though my feet felt nice and cozy, the day was nothing to brag about. :/ We'll see if I have better luck tomorrow.

I was so excited that Brian cooked last night because I have only been cooking for 5 months now and already I am in a rut! I'm burnt out on just about everything I cook! His homemade...yes from scratch...chicken noodle soup was amazing though!

Yum!

On Tuesday, I did make one thing I don't think I can ever burn out on, but I'm pretty sure Brian has...my all time favorite SPAGHETTI! I think Anson is the only person in the world who loves spaghetti as much as I do. And I love it even more now that I have to cook and realize how easy it is! :)

I at least spiced it up with a salad this time

After spaghetti I was good and ate this for dessert:

Decent

Then last night, I ran across this on Pinterest and couldn't resist! Mine didn't look quite like this, but it tasted AMAZING! We ate it with graham crackers...or just a spoon, whatever! 

Yummo!

I was on Pinterest on my phone, and it had logged me out for some reason so I didn't get to repin it but I want to remember this recipe for sure: 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

Recipe from Jessica at How Sweet It Is

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and mix together until sugar dissolves and mixture starts to bubble. Stir in vanilla and set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar. With mixer on low speed, add in brown sugar and butter mixture. Mix until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and serve.

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Weekend Recap

Friday night, we went to a fish fry at Brian's moms.

Saturday, I got up early and headed to Hot Springs with Emily, Chelsey, and Brooke for Cody's funeral. That night, Brian and I went on a date to Fuji then Goodys for ice cream. I like Goodys but tend to get overwelmed with all the toppings. Mine last night turned out really good though! When we got home, we were lazy and laid on our couch and watched tv. We were in bed by midnight which doesn't happen often on weekend nights for us.

This morning, I got up and made us bacon, biscuits, and gravy then I went to see my grandparents with my mom. Now, I'm trying to avoid cleaning/the pile of laundry I have done but need to put away. Better get started!

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TGIF!

All I have to say is a short and sweet:

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!!

I said TGIF at school today and none of my kids knew what it meant. Haha. Once I told them, they agreed. This may have been the longest week ever. I am absolutely exhausted and all I want is a Red Bull...or a nap. The sad part is that I have a Red Bull, but I took it to school with me this morning and accidentally left it there. I can't force myself to go back there and get it. I think I will just buy a new one! Don't tell Brian...he was very sweet and woke up before me this morning to go get us breakfast and Red Bulls..now mine is sitting at the school, a place that I cannot make myself go back to. The good news is-It will help me get through Monday.....oh Monday the dreaded word that will be here before we know it! Better go enjoy my weekend while it lasts!!

Happy Hump Day!

Obviously I have been a little busy/M.I.A. lately. I survived my first full week back at school last week and just made it over the hump of this one. And I have to say, it has not been easy. These 2 pictures from today sum up how I feel.

First, Britney sent me this one of one of her 1st graders this morning:

Then, after lunch, I found this cutie snoozing by the Art room. I think he is a Kindergartener.

The poor art teacher couldn't even wake him up enough to walk back to class and had to carry him. The sad part is that I know exactly how he feels. Haha. School and this weather have me exhausted!

What's been going on:
*A whole lot of nothing
*Cold weather, which luckily I got my remote start installed just in time for!
*I have become addicted to The Bachelor, but do not find the bachelor himself remotely attractive or interesting.
*Saturday night, I went and watched Mason in the BHS pageant. I thought he looked super handsome, dreadlocks and all! :)
*ZUMBA has slowed down a little...I'm telling you the cold weather is killing me, all I wanna do is eat/sit on the couch bundled up! And last night I really messed up and made CHEESECAKE BROWNIES! And they are so good that I don't even feel bad. I have learned that if I am craving something that bad, I am better off eating it than trying not to or I eat 10,000 other things until I finally break down and make the one thing I was craving in the first place.
*Natalie's ex-boyfriend, Cody, passed away after a hard battle with cancer :(
*Brian and I have been looking into Hawaii vacations. We are looking at going over Spring Break (fingers crossed) but not sure yet if it will happen, but a girl can dream. We have looked at a few places, but I'm leaning toward Maui. How amazing does this look?

Yes, please!

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Perfect Weekend

Macy was overthrilled with excitement
during the Cotton Bowl. ;)

This weekend was my kind of perfect. Friday night, Brian and I watched the Cotton Bowl together. It was a great game and we won! Weston stopped by for a little while but for the most part, it was just us. I love watching games with Brian! Sometimes when there is too much going on I have trouble actually focusing on the game so it was nice.

After the game, we drove out to some land to see some friends that were camping. I have no clue how we got there because we have only ever been there once and it is in the middle of nowhere, but somehow we found it. We considered camping, but instead hung out for a little while then backroaded then came back home to sleep in our own bed.

We slept in Saturday then went out to Benito and Britney's to grill hamburgers. That night, we decided to have a lazy night at home. We turned on our Netflix to search for a movie and were pleasantly surprised to find all of the seasons of How I Met Your Mother so we laid on the couch and started in on season 1. The funny thing is that we have been recording these daily and I've even considered buying the seasons, and they were right on our tv all along!

Sunday, we slept in again then got up and made homemade waffles with our "new" waffle maker that Brian's dad gave us yesterday. They were very good and super easy! Then Brian went to ride his bike, and I got back on the Netflix to find that they also have all the seasons of Brothers and Sisters. I love this show, but have always been a little confused because I just see random reruns every so often. So I folded laundry in front of the tv all day while I watched.

My half waffle

This week will be my first full week of school since before break. Let's hope I make it! 28 days until Winter Break.

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Cotton Bowl

I'm so jealous of all the people in Dallas right now that I can't hardly stand it! I would LOVE to be there, but I'm not. I don't know what we are doing tonight, but we will definitely be watching the game...with good food, among other things.

Macy is excited too! She couldn't wait
to get that jersey on ;)

Mrs. Johnson made the 3rd grade teachers wings for lunch today and we all brought a side dish as a little Cotton Bowl celebration. I had planned to make a complete Hog themed day in my class today, but we had things to do and it just didn't happen. We did call the Hogs a few times though, which is always fun! I wish I would've gotten a video or even picture of my kids calling the Hogs decked out in their Hog clothes. They were so cute and excited!!

Wooo Pig Sooie!!

I'm hoping for a big win tonight. GO HOGS!!

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Weight

So I mentioned yesterday that I started Zumba. Well I was feeling good about it and thinking I was going to eat better...then this happened:

I think it was worth it

I don't even know how. I think I blacked out and started cooking. My fat side took over for sure. When it comes to food, Brian and I may be each others worst enemies. We LOVE to eat and we love a lot of the same foods... fattening ones. I hadn't been on a scale since we got married because we don't own one, so over break when I weighed I got an unpleasant surprise....I've gained over 10 pounds in the 5 months we've been married! YIKES!

This is not actually mine,
just an example I found on the internet

But, along with Zumba, I am also tracking everything on My Fitness Pal. I downloaded an app on my phone that keeps up with all of the calories I eat in a day, my goal weight, how many calories I should be eating for that weight, and tells me when I've gone over. Yesterday I somehow managed not to go over after factoring in Zumba and even cooking (yes, it takes off some calories for cooking!). My favorite thing about it is that at the end of the day it will say: IF YOU KEEP EATING LIKE YOU DID TODAY, YOU WILL WEIGH ________ IN ___ WEEKS. Talk about an eye opener! Hopefully all of this keeps me on track to a skinnier self before summer...which cannot get here soon enough!

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Back To School Blues

The last 2 days I have had a serious case of the back to school blues. Teachers everywhere know about this syndrome, and although it has an effect on students too, the teaching side of it is much worse. Take it from me; I have been on both sides. So last night, I felt sorry for myself and forced myself into bed before midnight (for the first time in 2 weeks). I downed as much coffee as possible this morning and felt sorry for myself for having to wake up before noon. (So sad I know)

My coffee addiction is back in full force.

Then I got there and it wasn't so bad. Turns out, I missed my kids and most of them missed me. The bad part is the dread of getting back into a routine, not the actual working part.

(This pic is from 11/11/11 but I think it's cute.)
Ozzie helping Blake get ready for the Veteran's Day Program

On another note: Sadly today I put on my "loose" jeans and they barely buttoned!!! But luckily my New Years Resolution is NO COKES and ZUMBA 4 times a week. I started today instead of on New Year's Day since this is when break ended.

 I did not want to Zumba today but forced myself through 20 minutes. Luckily, I have Zumba videos so I don't have to suffer the embarrassment of someone seeing me try to do it in a class. Haha, trust me it's not pretty! Hopefully I can make myself keep it up. I'm thinking this blog might help me hold myself accountable.  

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It's 2012!

(Written yesterday) Happy 2012!! I swear the years go by faster every year. We had a pretty low key New Years Eve this year. We stayed home and had a few people over. We actually missed the ball drop but did our own countdown. We slept most of Sunday away, but went to Brian's mom's house that night to eat tacos and cake for Joey's birthday. Then we came home, cuddled up on the couch, and watched "Stupid, Crazy, Love" and "Super 8." My movie choice was by far the better one. Super 8 was interesting but too unrealistic for me. Today Brian went with me to my dentist appointment then we went to Red Lobster. It was so good but I was still a little numb after my 2 fillings so I brought most of mine home.

There are so many great shows about to start so I'm super excited. On tonights agenda, we have How I Met Your Mother, The Bachelor, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Brian will watch How I Met Your Mother with me. For the other 2, I will be on my own! Tomorrow is my last day off so I have to make tonight and tomorrow count. I plan on sleeping until noon, not showering, and being extremely lazy!

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