Weekend Update

This past weekend was wonderful! I think weekends are great because a.) I get to sleep in b.) more time spent with Jeremy and finally c.) I don't have to work! So back to this weekend....Jeremy continued to work on the electrical in the house so that we can blow in the insulation soon. I putzed around the house and cleaned up some, worked on grading two quizzes and went grocery shopping. Saturday night we were invited to our good friends housewarming party. It was a lot of fun! They had this game there called Polish Horseshoes, it was a lot of fun and easier than regular horseshoes. I think I might have Jeremy make it and then we can plan on playing it next spring, or maybe even set it up in our basement. Then on Sunday we taught Sunday school and then headed over to Rochester to see my best friend Dawn! She came back east for a cousins wedding and we were able to meet up for lunch at Sinbads (yum). It was nice and almost her whole family came as well. I love them! Afterwards Jeremy and I went with Dawn to hang out at her brother and sister-in-laws "cottage". We played a form of Apples to Apples but used Compatibility game cards. I did not win, but that's ok. Then as we were sitting in their living room we discovered their nephews old Nintendo and played Dr. Mario! I was the champ at that! I love that game and am so thankful that we do not have it because I seriously could become addicted!

Yesterday I had to give my first after school detentions. I had bus duty in the morning and was sitting in the cafeteria monitoring some of the students when there was a little altercation and water was being thrown. What a fun way to start the morning! It made the day fly by fast though as I had to determine what happened and question quite a few students. So far today has been a quiet day and it looks like it will end that way as well. I need to go home and pack for a conference I am attending in Mass. on Thurs and Fri. I'm looking forward to getting to know a few of the teachers I work with a little better. Now Jeremy gets a small dose of what it is like to be left alone. =) I think he will fare better than I did! He's not as co-dependent! =)

Flowers

Jeremy was able to get out of work a little early yesterday and when he came to pick me up after school ended there were beautiful roses waiting for me on the seat! He is so sweet and thoughtful! I will take a picture of them when I get home. I think I might try to plan a relaxing date night tonight. We shall see what happens. Most likely we will just sit home and watch Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas, and sometime during those shows I will have fallen asleep. =)

Grandparents Day

Yesterday was Grandparents Day at school. We doubled our population! It was crazy! There were so many cute smiling grandparents hanging out with their grandchildren for the majority of the day. It made me wish that I could have brought my grandmother to school with me. We had a nice reception during third period after Chapel. Since I am the advisor for NHS we had to help serve the cookies. At first it did not look like there were going to be enough cookies but God seemed to multiply them, even with me sneaking two! =)

I have a funny little story about a few students during junior high lunch. I am the lunch monitor and as I was walking around I noticed a table of 7th grade girls who each had an apple pie. So I stopped to chat with them and found out that one of the girls stayed up until 1:30 am to bake 6 pies for her friends. By the end of the lunch period they had each devoured pretty much a whole pie! Crazy! I must say I did feel slightly envious because apple pie is my favorite!

I'm having a dinner party for a few of my co-workers from my old job. One of the girls is a vegan though. So this is going to be interesting. I think I am going to make baked ziti and just serve her the ziti and the sauce not the cheese. I hope that will be ok for her. She is bringing her own dessert so I do not need to worry about that! =) I'm looking forward to seeing my one friends little boy. He is so cute! I just love little kids! I wish my nephews lived closer and also my other friends babies. I just need to be around someone elses so that I get my fix!

Update on life

This month seems to be flying by! Although I'm wishing it would go a little bit slower because I have been enjoying this 80 degree weather! I just know though that the snow flakes will be falling soon....oh well. I've been busy for the past few weeks. Last weekend my sister came to visit and brought one of her good friends. It was fun as we were able to show her friend where we grew up and enjoy the central NY culture. Last week at school was a busy one for me. I had to proctor the PSAT exam. Let me tell you those test are interesting, especially when you have to read the directions to them. At one point I almost started laughing because it talks about me destroying their tests. I also had to plan a 7th grade team day. That was interesting because I did not know any of them. It turned out well and we enjoyed a beautiful day at the zoo and also played some "team building" games at the school. The penguins were my favorite at the zoo! They were so cute! This past weekend was also nice and relaxing. Jeremy and I were able to spend some quality time together and also hang out with some friends. We went apple picking yesterday and ate some delicious apple fritters! Yum! Tonight Jeremy and I are going to join a gym. I'm looking forward to this but also dreading it at the same time. We went to Best Buy yesterday and bought an MP3 player for myself so that I would at least be focused on something besides my out of shape body. It looks like I'm not going to be able to hibernate this winter! =)

Happy Birthday Dawn!

I just wanted to give a little "shout out" to my friend Dawn and wish her a Happy Birthday! I miss you Dawn and wish that I could have celebrated your birthday with you! I'm looking forward to seeing you soon! Sinbads...yum!

Cousin Filled Weekend

I must say it is wonderful being a teacher again! I LOVE school schedules! I actually had yesterday off! Woo hoo! This past weekend my cousin Hannah who lives in Chicago came home to visit and introduce her boyfriend to us. It was so nice to see her because we were very close when we were younger and it is nice to catch up. I was able to spend Friday night with her and also watch our other cousin play in a high school football game. The next day Jeremy and I drove down to NJ to see my other cousin who had just recently moved to California. It was great to spend time with him as well! Plus my brother came in to visit and my grandmother was also visiting so I had a nice family weekend. I think Jeremy was slightly overwhelmed/bored because since my mother is in a wheelchair we just mainly sit and talk because we cannot take her out for long periods of time until her new wheelchair comes in. On Saturday night Jeremy, Matt, Joe and I went to the driving range. I actually hit some really nice drives. I think my longest one was 145 but all of mine went straight! So that made me happy. On Sunday we went to church and then out to lunch with my Aunt and Joe along with my mom and Matt. Then we hung out for a little bit and headed back home because Jeremy had to work yesterday. When I came home I found out that Hannah's car was not fixed yet and therefore she could not drive back to Chicago yesterday. So we spent the afternoon hiking and then I ate dinner over at my Aunt's house. It was delicious! I must say I had a wonderful weekend! Now I'm back at school but the students have today off. We are working on our re-accreditation process so there are a lot of reports to be written. Plus I'm in charge of the college fair tonight. So it is going to be a long one!

Here is a picture of Hannah and I from last night.