Too bad the title is missing a Y... We have been missing the cheesecake!
Thankfully, this was a short week! My week wasn't too bad other than 3 back-to-back meetings Wednesday. Friday, I had a workshop, so my week seemed super short!
Friday was date night. We went to Cary to see Little Fockers. It was very funny!
Saturday, we rented Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Wall Street started our month long Netflix subscription a couple of months ago. We were glad the new one was finally in the Redbox!
Today, we talked to an elder about placing membership. We will probably have to meet with them in a couple of weeks to make things official. :) Hopefully one day, we will live closer so we can be more involved.
This coming Saturday, I am taking the GRE. I have been studying, but please say a prayer for me to do well!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Last Day in NYC
Monday-
We wanted to do a few things, but not stress too much since we were flying home. We got up around 9 and headed to Crumbs for breakfast. I got a Lemon Poppyseed muffin, and J got a Carrot Cream Cheese muffin. Then we decided to go see the secret subway station we read about on yahoo. So we hopped on the 6 train and rode it all the way. For a minute we were scared because it just sat there, not moving. It then slowly turned around and we saw the blink-and-you-miss-it subway stop. It was barely lit up, but at least we can say we saw it! J almost missed it. We rode the train to Union Square and went to Filene's Basement (which is actually 4-6 floors UP). I got a purse, and J FINALLY got a sports coat. Then back to the hotel to check out. Off to Grand Central to catch the train eat more cheesecake.
We decided to go back to the airport a different way, so we could see a different part of the city. So we got on the train to go catch the bus. This bus must be the most popular one. It was PACKED. Standing room only the entire way to the airport (25 min.) Whew! We were so glad to get off! After a slight misplacement of my driver's license, we made it to our gate. We ate a sandwich and some chips at the airport and headed home. (P.S. The chips Food Should Taste Good. And they did. I am now a little obsessed with them. They are on sale at Kroger!)
We landed and waited for what seemed like forever for our shuttle to the parking lot. On the way home, we ate at Tripp's- and they actually had NYC cheesecake on their menu (from the rival of the place we ate at.) But we didn't get any. :)
So that wraps up our trip! We had a great time and saw almost everything we wanted to see. What a great weekend trip! A check off the 'Places We Want to Visit' list. :)
We wanted to do a few things, but not stress too much since we were flying home. We got up around 9 and headed to Crumbs for breakfast. I got a Lemon Poppyseed muffin, and J got a Carrot Cream Cheese muffin. Then we decided to go see the secret subway station we read about on yahoo. So we hopped on the 6 train and rode it all the way. For a minute we were scared because it just sat there, not moving. It then slowly turned around and we saw the blink-and-you-miss-it subway stop. It was barely lit up, but at least we can say we saw it! J almost missed it. We rode the train to Union Square and went to Filene's Basement (which is actually 4-6 floors UP). I got a purse, and J FINALLY got a sports coat. Then back to the hotel to check out. Off to Grand Central to
We decided to go back to the airport a different way, so we could see a different part of the city. So we got on the train to go catch the bus. This bus must be the most popular one. It was PACKED. Standing room only the entire way to the airport (25 min.) Whew! We were so glad to get off! After a slight misplacement of my driver's license, we made it to our gate. We ate a sandwich and some chips at the airport and headed home. (P.S. The chips Food Should Taste Good. And they did. I am now a little obsessed with them. They are on sale at Kroger!)
We landed and waited for what seemed like forever for our shuttle to the parking lot. On the way home, we ate at Tripp's- and they actually had NYC cheesecake on their menu (from the rival of the place we ate at.) But we didn't get any. :)
So that wraps up our trip! We had a great time and saw almost everything we wanted to see. What a great weekend trip! A check off the 'Places We Want to Visit' list. :)
Sunday in the City
Sunday, we slept in again. We decided to walk to Times Square to eat a real breakfast. We walked and walked and walked until we found something okay. (We did go in a couple of places, but I didn't like them...) We ended up, oh about 10 blocks from Times Square. Oops! We visited a souvenir shop, where I bought a I <3 NY shirt! Then we were off for shopping. J has been on a kick where he wants a suit.
So off we went- Zara, H&M, Brooks Brothers, J Crew, Sarar,Charles Tyrwhitt, and some others... we ended up with 2 more ties! Oh well. We stopped back by
the hotel to drop off our few purchases, then we headed to Central Park. It was SO neat! There was still lots of snow on the ground, and several kids were sledding. We saw a young group of girls ice skate in the rink. We ate hot dogs from a vendor... then decided to take the subway to Grand Central... for some cheesecake! We were so exhausted... We had walked over 5 miles already.
After some good cheesecake, we walked to Rockefeller Center. We bought tickets for Top of the Rock and headed up. We timed it just right! 4:35 was sunset! It was beautiful. And FREEZING! I, of course, made J stay at the top until I got some night shots. We were so tired, so we grabbed some Pronto Pizza. Just a small little place where you buy it by the slice. I ran in Dr. Pharmacy to get some drinks. Then we went back to the hotel to eat and promptly pass out. Mile count for
the day: 7+
So off we went- Zara, H&M, Brooks Brothers, J Crew, Sarar,Charles Tyrwhitt, and some others... we ended up with 2 more ties! Oh well. We stopped back by
the hotel to drop off our few purchases, then we headed to Central Park. It was SO neat! There was still lots of snow on the ground, and several kids were sledding. We saw a young group of girls ice skate in the rink. We ate hot dogs from a vendor... then decided to take the subway to Grand Central... for some cheesecake! We were so exhausted... We had walked over 5 miles already.
After some good cheesecake, we walked to Rockefeller Center. We bought tickets for Top of the Rock and headed up. We timed it just right! 4:35 was sunset! It was beautiful. And FREEZING! I, of course, made J stay at the top until I got some night shots. We were so tired, so we grabbed some Pronto Pizza. Just a small little place where you buy it by the slice. I ran in Dr. Pharmacy to get some drinks. Then we went back to the hotel to eat and promptly pass out. Mile count for
the day: 7+
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
A Piece of Cheesecake A Day...
We had an awesome time in New York.
Friday- We left around 12 to head to the airport. The flight was uneventful, and we landed in NYC around 4. We made our way outside to catch the bus. We got our metrocard and hopped on a bus, then transferred to the subway. It was a relief to have navigated it all. We arrived at Grand Central and walked to our hotel to check in. We then headed to Times Square.
We ate at Film Center Cafe for supper. Nothing special, except for that cheesecake in the previous post. It was the first of many pieces! After supper, we wandered around and hit Macy's. We didn't buy anything, but we did ride the wooden escalators all the way to the top! Then, we went to the National Comedy Theater. It's improv and family friendly. We had a good time. I would definitely go back!
Saturday- We slept in, then caught the subway to Wall Street. We made our way down to the Staten Island Ferry, which is Free! :) We rode over, then came straight back.
We went to Century 21 and saw how much progress they had made on the new world trade centers. One was pretty high already! Then we rode the subway to Brooklyn. We has hoped to eat at Grimaldi's, but the line was long, it was 2:00, and we had reservations for supper at 6:15. So we went around the corner to Ignazio's, which was basically right under the Brooklyn Bridge.
When we finished scarfing down the pizza (which was SO good), we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. It is divided into walkers and bikers. Because of the snow and amount of people, many had to walk in the bike lane. About halfway across, a Frenchman came skating through yelling, "Look at the floor!" Do skaters count as bikers? :) We finished walking, then went back to the hotel for a quick nap and to get ready for WICKED! We had reservations at Dervish, a Turkish restaurant. We wanted to try something different... and it was. I had roasted eggplant salad, which was pretty tasteless, Sultan's delight (mashed eggplant and lamb), and baklava (which was really good!). J had crab cakes, doner, and cheesecake (yes, at a Turkish place...) Service was incredibly slow; we were afraid we would be late for Wicked. We made it with a few minutes to spare. The show was INCREDIBLE. That was my favorite thing we did. Thanks Santa for the tickets. I would like to see it again, and again, and again.....
Sunday and Monday to follow in another post.... later. Here's a hint, there was more cheesecake!
Friday- We left around 12 to head to the airport. The flight was uneventful, and we landed in NYC around 4. We made our way outside to catch the bus. We got our metrocard and hopped on a bus, then transferred to the subway. It was a relief to have navigated it all. We arrived at Grand Central and walked to our hotel to check in. We then headed to Times Square.
We ate at Film Center Cafe for supper. Nothing special, except for that cheesecake in the previous post. It was the first of many pieces! After supper, we wandered around and hit Macy's. We didn't buy anything, but we did ride the wooden escalators all the way to the top! Then, we went to the National Comedy Theater. It's improv and family friendly. We had a good time. I would definitely go back!
Saturday- We slept in, then caught the subway to Wall Street. We made our way down to the Staten Island Ferry, which is Free! :) We rode over, then came straight back.
We went to Century 21 and saw how much progress they had made on the new world trade centers. One was pretty high already! Then we rode the subway to Brooklyn. We has hoped to eat at Grimaldi's, but the line was long, it was 2:00, and we had reservations for supper at 6:15. So we went around the corner to Ignazio's, which was basically right under the Brooklyn Bridge.
When we finished scarfing down the pizza (which was SO good), we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. It is divided into walkers and bikers. Because of the snow and amount of people, many had to walk in the bike lane. About halfway across, a Frenchman came skating through yelling, "Look at the floor!" Do skaters count as bikers? :) We finished walking, then went back to the hotel for a quick nap and to get ready for WICKED! We had reservations at Dervish, a Turkish restaurant. We wanted to try something different... and it was. I had roasted eggplant salad, which was pretty tasteless, Sultan's delight (mashed eggplant and lamb), and baklava (which was really good!). J had crab cakes, doner, and cheesecake (yes, at a Turkish place...) Service was incredibly slow; we were afraid we would be late for Wicked. We made it with a few minutes to spare. The show was INCREDIBLE. That was my favorite thing we did. Thanks Santa for the tickets. I would like to see it again, and again, and again.....
Sunday and Monday to follow in another post.... later. Here's a hint, there was more cheesecake!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
White January?
Another slow week here in NC.
J had class two days this week for taxes. Tax season is coming soon, so J will be plenty busy!
Saturday, we went to Fuquay to Chick-fil-a for a free spicy chicken biscuit! It was pretty good! Not that I would pay for it, but it sure was good for free. :)
There was a chance of snow twice this past week, but other than a flurry yesterday-nothing. That will likely change this week. Tomorrow around noon, we are supposed to get snow/ice. Right now, it is predicted there will be more ice than snow. :( Just pray that it won't impact our trip to NYC this coming weekend! I am SOOO excited!
I was supposed to go to a workshop tomorrow, but it was canceled due to the weather. Friday, all of us itinerant teachers are going to interview interpreters before I head to the airport. So tomorrow, we are going to get together to go over questions we will want answered. It will be exciting to actually be a part of the process and decision.
Going to be a great week! Praying that the weather won't delay our trip to the Big Apple!
J had class two days this week for taxes. Tax season is coming soon, so J will be plenty busy!
Saturday, we went to Fuquay to Chick-fil-a for a free spicy chicken biscuit! It was pretty good! Not that I would pay for it, but it sure was good for free. :)
There was a chance of snow twice this past week, but other than a flurry yesterday-nothing. That will likely change this week. Tomorrow around noon, we are supposed to get snow/ice. Right now, it is predicted there will be more ice than snow. :( Just pray that it won't impact our trip to NYC this coming weekend! I am SOOO excited!
I was supposed to go to a workshop tomorrow, but it was canceled due to the weather. Friday, all of us itinerant teachers are going to interview interpreters before I head to the airport. So tomorrow, we are going to get together to go over questions we will want answered. It will be exciting to actually be a part of the process and decision.
Going to be a great week! Praying that the weather won't delay our trip to the Big Apple!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Happy New Year!
We rang in the new year simply this year. We went shopping Friday morning, then came home to nap. I woke up about 8:30; J woke up around 11:30. We watched the ball drop, then I went back to bed! We are such party animals. :)
Saturday, we drove to Raleigh to eat black eyed peas with Anna. It was fun to just hang out.
I enjoyed the last few days of my break. Cleaning the house, putting up Christmas stuff, reading... studying, which wasn't as much fun.
School started back today. Man, it was hard to get up! I suppose I will start the countdown soon. :)
J has passed all his tests (modules and insurance)! Yay for progress. Still hoping he will find a job that he likes more closer to Raleigh.
Not lots of updates for now.. hopefully once I get all my grad school stuff together, I will have some exciting news.
Saturday, we drove to Raleigh to eat black eyed peas with Anna. It was fun to just hang out.
I enjoyed the last few days of my break. Cleaning the house, putting up Christmas stuff, reading... studying, which wasn't as much fun.
School started back today. Man, it was hard to get up! I suppose I will start the countdown soon. :)
J has passed all his tests (modules and insurance)! Yay for progress. Still hoping he will find a job that he likes more closer to Raleigh.
Not lots of updates for now.. hopefully once I get all my grad school stuff together, I will have some exciting news.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Only 362 Days til Christmas!
We had a great Christmas! It was a quick trip, but it was worth it!
Thursday night, we left for Atlanta. We got there about 12:30 and slept til 7:00.
Friday, we got up and headed to Columbus. Got there in time for lunch. We had BBQ! Very excited about that. Grannie and Granddaddy came over for supper.
Saturday, we woke up and Santa Clause had come. We had a big breakfast, then headed to Tupelo to see my family. Santa came again! Then we had a Mardi Gras Christmas, complete with King Cake! We headed to the cabin to see more family and play games.
Sunday, we had a big breakfast in Tupelo before heading to Fulton. It snowed almost all day, but didn't stick. Then back to Columbus to rest up for the drive home yesterday!
It was a pretty drive. To about Birmingham, there was lots of pretty snow. Then it all seemed to have melted until Columbia, SC where it got prettier and prettier! When we got home, we took one load in, then changed so we could play in the snow. Weather reports said we had 9 inches here Sunday. There were about 6 left yesterday... sad it is all melting.
Today, I have just been unpacking and catching up on laundry. Anna came and we had lunch. I have sold a few books on Amazon, so I have been to the post office twice. :)
J is taking his tests tomorrow in Raleigh! Hope he passes! Lots of studying tonight. Hopefully I can motivate myself to study for the GRE. That verbal section is going to be killer!
Thursday night, we left for Atlanta. We got there about 12:30 and slept til 7:00.
Friday, we got up and headed to Columbus. Got there in time for lunch. We had BBQ! Very excited about that. Grannie and Granddaddy came over for supper.
Saturday, we woke up and Santa Clause had come. We had a big breakfast, then headed to Tupelo to see my family. Santa came again! Then we had a Mardi Gras Christmas, complete with King Cake! We headed to the cabin to see more family and play games.
Sunday, we had a big breakfast in Tupelo before heading to Fulton. It snowed almost all day, but didn't stick. Then back to Columbus to rest up for the drive home yesterday!
It was a pretty drive. To about Birmingham, there was lots of pretty snow. Then it all seemed to have melted until Columbia, SC where it got prettier and prettier! When we got home, we took one load in, then changed so we could play in the snow. Weather reports said we had 9 inches here Sunday. There were about 6 left yesterday... sad it is all melting.
Today, I have just been unpacking and catching up on laundry. Anna came and we had lunch. I have sold a few books on Amazon, so I have been to the post office twice. :)
J is taking his tests tomorrow in Raleigh! Hope he passes! Lots of studying tonight. Hopefully I can motivate myself to study for the GRE. That verbal section is going to be killer!
Christmas Pictures
Christmas time!
A White Christmas in MS
A hand of snow in NC!
Snow!!!
Icicles on our neighbor's house
Snow Tuesday MorningThursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas Take One
We opened presents from each other last night since we are leaving tonight for MS.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Christmas Break is Here!
Christmas break!! yay! I am very glad to be off for (almost) 2 weeks! One perk of being a teacher! :)
This past week was a bit crazy! I had a workshop in Raleigh on Monday. It was nothing special. A waste of time really, but it was something besides real work, so that was nice! Tuesday was Natalie's birthday, so I made cupcakes, and Charray and I headed to Fayetteville to celebrate with her. We picked up Marci, and ate at an Italian place before heading to Nat's apartment for cupcakes and presents.
Thursday we didn't have school! It snowed early in the morning, then turned to freezing rain. Wednesday night, they announced a two hour delay. Then Thursday morning at 7 they canceled school! J was supposed to go to Raleigh to take 2 more insurance tests. He left at 6:45, but got stuck here in town for 1.5 hours because of a wreck. He couldn't even turn around and come home. He just went to straight to work, and will reschedule the tests. Hopefully for some time next week. We also has J's office Christmas party. It was at a B&B in Dunn. It was fun fun, but short. The spinach artichoke dip was SO good!
Friday, we rented a Redbox and had some chili.
Saturday, we were about to go running outside, when it started sleeting! So we changed plans and went to the gym. Afterwards, we went to Food Lion and got stuff to a make white chocolate covered pretzels. Yummy!
Yesterday, we made it up to Cary for class again. It is pretty good. We are thinking about placing membership soon. Just wished we lived a little closer so we could be more involved.
Today, I taught the 7:45 class, then met with Natalie. Now I am just going to read until J comes home. We have finished all our shopping (our last gift should arrive tomorrow), so I am going to enjoy doing nothing. :)
We are leaving Thursday night for Mississippi and will get back sometime Monday... will be a quick trip!
Also, I have decided to get my master's in Curriculum & Instruction: New Literacies and Global Learning with a focus in K-12 Reading. I am taking the GRE on Jan 29 and hope to start at NCSU in June! I am planning on going part time (2 classes), so I will still work. If all goes according to plan, I will graduate in May '13!
This past week was a bit crazy! I had a workshop in Raleigh on Monday. It was nothing special. A waste of time really, but it was something besides real work, so that was nice! Tuesday was Natalie's birthday, so I made cupcakes, and Charray and I headed to Fayetteville to celebrate with her. We picked up Marci, and ate at an Italian place before heading to Nat's apartment for cupcakes and presents.
Thursday we didn't have school! It snowed early in the morning, then turned to freezing rain. Wednesday night, they announced a two hour delay. Then Thursday morning at 7 they canceled school! J was supposed to go to Raleigh to take 2 more insurance tests. He left at 6:45, but got stuck here in town for 1.5 hours because of a wreck. He couldn't even turn around and come home. He just went to straight to work, and will reschedule the tests. Hopefully for some time next week. We also has J's office Christmas party. It was at a B&B in Dunn. It was fun fun, but short. The spinach artichoke dip was SO good!
Friday, we rented a Redbox and had some chili.
Saturday, we were about to go running outside, when it started sleeting! So we changed plans and went to the gym. Afterwards, we went to Food Lion and got stuff to a make white chocolate covered pretzels. Yummy!
Yesterday, we made it up to Cary for class again. It is pretty good. We are thinking about placing membership soon. Just wished we lived a little closer so we could be more involved.
Today, I taught the 7:45 class, then met with Natalie. Now I am just going to read until J comes home. We have finished all our shopping (our last gift should arrive tomorrow), so I am going to enjoy doing nothing. :)
We are leaving Thursday night for Mississippi and will get back sometime Monday... will be a quick trip!
Also, I have decided to get my master's in Curriculum & Instruction: New Literacies and Global Learning with a focus in K-12 Reading. I am taking the GRE on Jan 29 and hope to start at NCSU in June! I am planning on going part time (2 classes), so I will still work. If all goes according to plan, I will graduate in May '13!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Let it Rain, Let it Rain, Let it Rain
No snow for us! Just lots and lots of (cold) rain!
This week, J studied for his insurance tests. He takes both tests on Thursday in Raleigh.
Monday night, J was in the Erwin parade. It was pretty cold, so I just took him some clothes and came home! :)
Friday, J got a call from someone at church inviting us to the young marrieds' Christmas party on Saturday. Since we hadn't planned on doing anything, we decided to go. It was so much fun! So glad we went. We ate and met some new people, talked to the ones we had met already, and played dirty santa. I ended up with dominoes! So now we can play Mexican train! J ended up with a Woot flying monkey. He is beyond excited.
Today, we decided to go to class. There is a young married class now, and since we had met more people now, we decided to go. It was really good. Starting to feel much better about our choice of church now!
After church, we decided to eat at Carolina Ale House. I had heard good things about it, so we went. We got fried pickles as an appetizer. YUMMY! I had a burger and J had a buffalo wing wrap. After our waitress brought us our check, the manager came out and said he heard it was out first time there and offered us FREE dessert. Um, yes please! We had apple pie a la mode. SO good!
This week-
I have a workshop tomorrow in Raleigh.
J is taking his insurance tests.
J's Christmas party Thursday.
1/2 day of school on Friday!
13 days til Christmas!
This week, J studied for his insurance tests. He takes both tests on Thursday in Raleigh.
Monday night, J was in the Erwin parade. It was pretty cold, so I just took him some clothes and came home! :)
Friday, J got a call from someone at church inviting us to the young marrieds' Christmas party on Saturday. Since we hadn't planned on doing anything, we decided to go. It was so much fun! So glad we went. We ate and met some new people, talked to the ones we had met already, and played dirty santa. I ended up with dominoes! So now we can play Mexican train! J ended up with a Woot flying monkey. He is beyond excited.
Today, we decided to go to class. There is a young married class now, and since we had met more people now, we decided to go. It was really good. Starting to feel much better about our choice of church now!
After church, we decided to eat at Carolina Ale House. I had heard good things about it, so we went. We got fried pickles as an appetizer. YUMMY! I had a burger and J had a buffalo wing wrap. After our waitress brought us our check, the manager came out and said he heard it was out first time there and offered us FREE dessert. Um, yes please! We had apple pie a la mode. SO good!
This week-
I have a workshop tomorrow in Raleigh.
J is taking his insurance tests.
J's Christmas party Thursday.
1/2 day of school on Friday!
13 days til Christmas!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Jingle Bells
It wasn't a very exciting week here. J passed 2 of the 3 tests he took. Considering he was sick, that is pretty good! I had a busy week with 2 back-to-back meetings Thursday on opposite ends of the county. And the main road I take was closed due to railroad construction.
Saturday was the Jingle Bell run. I jingled the whole way. I ran the entire time, too! I was towards the back of the group, but I finished in 33:30, which is 2.5 min faster than last time! After the race, we did a little shopping and ate at Red Robin. And on the way home, it snowed! It stuck more in Raleigh than it did here.
Today, I signed up for the Krispy Kreme Challenge, but just as a casual runner. Woo hoo!
Tomorrow night, J is in the Erwin parade. 20 days until Christmas!
Now I leave you with a couple of pictures:
This is what we did since we don't have outside electrical outlets. It is hard to tell, but we have some gold strands with leaves and berries worked in with the garland.
Saturday was the Jingle Bell run. I jingled the whole way. I ran the entire time, too! I was towards the back of the group, but I finished in 33:30, which is 2.5 min faster than last time! After the race, we did a little shopping and ate at Red Robin. And on the way home, it snowed! It stuck more in Raleigh than it did here.
Today, I signed up for the Krispy Kreme Challenge, but just as a casual runner. Woo hoo!
Tomorrow night, J is in the Erwin parade. 20 days until Christmas!
Now I leave you with a couple of pictures:
This is what we did since we don't have outside electrical outlets. It is hard to tell, but we have some gold strands with leaves and berries worked in with the garland.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Merry Thanksgiving!
J didn't mention last week, but he surprised me with flowers on Tuesday (the 16th) since it was our 1.5 year anniversary! Here is a pic:
We both had to work Mon-Wed. J didn't feel good Tuesday, so he just went in to take his tests, then came home. I spent part of Wednesday rearranging my office because we got a new psychologist and she will be in the office full time with me. We think we figured out a good arrangement! Then I went to another school with the other itinerant teachers.
Thursday, we headed to SC. We ate and ate and had fun. My cheesecake was a hit! There was so much food, we stayed for supper and had the traditional fare again. Then, we headed to the hotel to rest up. J's mom and I were hitting the stores early!
Friday, I woke up at 3:50 to hit Target. We got there at 4. WOW. That's all I can say about the line. We knew it was going to be a long morning. I then dropped J's mom off to stand in a line while I went to Shoe Carnival to wait in line. (The first 100 people got a $10 gift card, so I wanted to be in the 1st 100!) Those of us who waited a while were given a $3 off coupon. So I scored 3 pairs of boots for a little less than $45! Bring on the cold weather! I headed to wait in line with J's mom. After that store, we headed to Michael's to buy some Christmas decorations. We were a little tired, so we went back to the hotel, rested and ate breakfast, then hit the mall, Target, and Kohl's. Whew! We ate lunch and headed home. Quick trip, but good!
When we got home, I couldn't take it and immediately started decorating for Christmas! I scored a beautiful wreath and some garland for the porch, so we got that up then started on the Christmas tree and all the indoor things.
Saturday, we watched the game. Now we are egg bowl champs! Great weekend to be a Bulldog!
Today, we just laid around. I did make this eggplant dish, which is surprisingly good. Thanks, Clark! I also make noodles, so we ate it like an eggplant parmigiana.
Amazon also started their Cyber Monday sale already, so I ordered a couple more presents. I am determined not to set foot in another store since Amazon has everything!
I will leave you with a couple of pictures :)
Now, back to real life =)
We both had to work Mon-Wed. J didn't feel good Tuesday, so he just went in to take his tests, then came home. I spent part of Wednesday rearranging my office because we got a new psychologist and she will be in the office full time with me. We think we figured out a good arrangement! Then I went to another school with the other itinerant teachers.
Thursday, we headed to SC. We ate and ate and had fun. My cheesecake was a hit! There was so much food, we stayed for supper and had the traditional fare again. Then, we headed to the hotel to rest up. J's mom and I were hitting the stores early!
Friday, I woke up at 3:50 to hit Target. We got there at 4. WOW. That's all I can say about the line. We knew it was going to be a long morning. I then dropped J's mom off to stand in a line while I went to Shoe Carnival to wait in line. (The first 100 people got a $10 gift card, so I wanted to be in the 1st 100!) Those of us who waited a while were given a $3 off coupon. So I scored 3 pairs of boots for a little less than $45! Bring on the cold weather! I headed to wait in line with J's mom. After that store, we headed to Michael's to buy some Christmas decorations. We were a little tired, so we went back to the hotel, rested and ate breakfast, then hit the mall, Target, and Kohl's. Whew! We ate lunch and headed home. Quick trip, but good!
When we got home, I couldn't take it and immediately started decorating for Christmas! I scored a beautiful wreath and some garland for the porch, so we got that up then started on the Christmas tree and all the indoor things.
Saturday, we watched the game. Now we are egg bowl champs! Great weekend to be a Bulldog!
Today, we just laid around. I did make this eggplant dish, which is surprisingly good. Thanks, Clark! I also make noodles, so we ate it like an eggplant parmigiana.
Amazon also started their Cyber Monday sale already, so I ordered a couple more presents. I am determined not to set foot in another store since Amazon has everything!
I will leave you with a couple of pictures :)
Now, back to real life =)
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Hog Wild
J here writing this week's blog installment. Not too exciting of a week. We're still getting used to the time change. I really dislike it being dark by when I get home from work, but I know I'm not alone in that.
Thursday at work I was in charge of putting up the Christmas tree. Couldn't get much help because everyone else said it's tacky to put up the tree before Christmas (I agree of course but just did as I was told). The Salvation Army gave us a bunch of children's names with their Christmas lists to hang on the tree. C and I picked a little boy who is 18 months old. We went shopping for him Saturday and got him some really cute clothes. C had a lot of fun with it.
Friday night we went to see Harry Potter with Anna and our friend from MSU, JPG. It was really good and left us wanting to see the next one immediately. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait til summer. We didn't get there very early and had to sit up front. C refused and sat by herself a little farther up....typical :) Also, Saturday morning C woke me up at 4 to see if I could hear a noise in the room. I could but we couldn't find the source. She couldn't go back to sleep but of course I did. Today, we found the culprit. It was a spider the size of a half-dollar! C was thoroughly freaked out and has said that she is sleeping on the couch from now on even though I killed it.
The State game was very exciting but extremely disappointing. At least we fought hard with a very good team and managed to score some points. Ole Miss looked good against LSU, so we'll have to bring our A-game next week. UNC lost in football (to NC State) and basketball this week. I am looking forward to rubbing in the basketball loss since they were ranked in the top 10.
We are very excited about getting some days off this week. We have finished up most of our Christmas shopping but have managed to not put the tree up yet (much to C's dismay).
On a more serious note, C's grandmother had a mild stroke and is in the hospital in Bay St. Louis. We are hoping she will be moved to Tupelo this week. Please keep her in your prayers.
Until next time, we send our love from North Carolina.
Thursday at work I was in charge of putting up the Christmas tree. Couldn't get much help because everyone else said it's tacky to put up the tree before Christmas (I agree of course but just did as I was told). The Salvation Army gave us a bunch of children's names with their Christmas lists to hang on the tree. C and I picked a little boy who is 18 months old. We went shopping for him Saturday and got him some really cute clothes. C had a lot of fun with it.
Friday night we went to see Harry Potter with Anna and our friend from MSU, JPG. It was really good and left us wanting to see the next one immediately. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait til summer. We didn't get there very early and had to sit up front. C refused and sat by herself a little farther up....typical :) Also, Saturday morning C woke me up at 4 to see if I could hear a noise in the room. I could but we couldn't find the source. She couldn't go back to sleep but of course I did. Today, we found the culprit. It was a spider the size of a half-dollar! C was thoroughly freaked out and has said that she is sleeping on the couch from now on even though I killed it.
The State game was very exciting but extremely disappointing. At least we fought hard with a very good team and managed to score some points. Ole Miss looked good against LSU, so we'll have to bring our A-game next week. UNC lost in football (to NC State) and basketball this week. I am looking forward to rubbing in the basketball loss since they were ranked in the top 10.
We are very excited about getting some days off this week. We have finished up most of our Christmas shopping but have managed to not put the tree up yet (much to C's dismay).
On a more serious note, C's grandmother had a mild stroke and is in the hospital in Bay St. Louis. We are hoping she will be moved to Tupelo this week. Please keep her in your prayers.
Until next time, we send our love from North Carolina.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
The Usual..
Nothing too exciting around here. The leaves are beautiful, and it is finally getting cooler. We have even turned on the heat! Never thought we would turn it on so early.
Since the last update, we have done a few small things.
-We went on a date to see Due Date. It was funny, but I would wait until it comes out on DVD. We also tried Noodles and Co. We drive by it all the time in Cary, and finally decided to try it. It was really good! (In fact, we went again today after church.) We finished up with coffee and dessert at Starbucks.
-John passed his first insurance test! He has two more to go before a promotion. We are hoping for one in late January or February!
-We both had Veteran's Day off, so we relaxes and took a little trip to Cape Fear River Park in Erwin. (Pics below.)
-We went to Raleigh to watch a movie and eat with some of Anna's friends. We watched the Monster Squad. It was so funny!
-We went to Cary last night (Saturday) to watch the State-Bama game with a few people. We had a good time, even if we did get lost. But hey, we didn't get spanked by coach on national tv either.
-John went to one of the local elementary schools as the Fat Cat. The Fat Cat promotes saving money.
Since the last update, we have done a few small things.
-We went on a date to see Due Date. It was funny, but I would wait until it comes out on DVD. We also tried Noodles and Co. We drive by it all the time in Cary, and finally decided to try it. It was really good! (In fact, we went again today after church.) We finished up with coffee and dessert at Starbucks.
-John passed his first insurance test! He has two more to go before a promotion. We are hoping for one in late January or February!
-We both had Veteran's Day off, so we relaxes and took a little trip to Cape Fear River Park in Erwin. (Pics below.)
-We went to Raleigh to watch a movie and eat with some of Anna's friends. We watched the Monster Squad. It was so funny!
-We went to Cary last night (Saturday) to watch the State-Bama game with a few people. We had a good time, even if we did get lost. But hey, we didn't get spanked by coach on national tv either.
-John went to one of the local elementary schools as the Fat Cat. The Fat Cat promotes saving money.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Picture Update!
A few old pics and a few new ones!
J ready to give out candy
Go State!
tree in front yard
flower blooming
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