Well, it's pretty much been crickets over here for the past three months. Wow! It doesn't feel like it's been that long since I abandoned the little blog. This spring flew by and was so busy. Between finishing up my last two grad school classes and surviving the end of the school year, I did not have time to anything other than come home and take a nap each afternoon. But! That doesn't matter now because starting two weeks ago, I am officially on SUMMER VACATION!
It still doesn't really seem real that I won't go back to work until mid-August. Holy. Cow! I've spent the start of my time off:
a) being lazy, which is awesome.
b) hanging with the fam {we made a trip to my grandparents' farm last weekend, my sisters have come to stay for a couple nights, my mom came to stay for a couple nights so we could shop (yay) and we've been seeing Mark's parents a lot more lately, because they just moved from OK to a town only 30ish miles away}
c) at the pool. of course. I got my first summer sunburn today, uh oh.
d) thinking about everything I SHOULD be doing this summer. things that would be much more productive than all of the above.
But! I think I'm finally in the summer groove and I'm ready to spend these next 2 months making the most of this time off and relishing this time before the fall sneaks back up on us. Bring it on, summer!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
What's up, weekend?
Hello Saturday.
I am currently taking a break from:
* laundry {does anyone else feel like they are ALWAYS doing laundry?!}
* dusting
* clearing out one of our random junk-filled bedrooms (and by clearing out, I mean moving everything out of this room and across the hall into our other random junk-filled bedroom)
Wanna see? This is the before-but-not-all-the-way-before shot because, well, I forgot to take a picture when it was totally filled with junk. So picture like, way more junk in this room and way less carpet visible.
This room could loosely be referred to as our Office. And I saw loosely because neither the Hubs nor I ever does any kind of officing at home, ever. So this room is really a glorified place to print out things. Because the computer in here is only ever turned on when one of us wants to print something off and we didn't think ahead enough to actually print it off at work. (shh, don't tell). We are making a little trip up to see my parents tomorrow because they are giving us some bedroom furniture they don't want anymore, so this room will soon go from a waste-of-space "office" to a full blown Guest Room # 2. Which means we can have more than one person/couple stay with us and not have to get out the ol' air mattress. Woo! And this also means we will soon have only one room left in this house that has no purpose other than holding all the stuff we don't know what to do with. We are six days away from being in our home for one year, so I don't know if that achievement is really sad or really impressive?
Anyways, I am looking forward to decorating this new space. I really want to paint the walls but I don't have even an inkling of what color I want them to be. Gray? Coral? Pale blue? Soft yellow? What will my potential guests want to see when they come stay in Guest Room #2? I've looked at Pinterest a little, but that really only makes me more confused, not less. And I know there is quite possibly nothing more boring than talking about paint colors, so I will move on.
I wish I had something more exciting to write about right now, but all I can really report is that Mark is waxing the cars today, I am transferring junk from one bedroom to another, and I really need to do a little bit of homework today so that I don't end up way behind later this week. Not too exciting. Does anyone else feel like every time they talk to someone and they ask "So what's new with you guys?" or "What have you been up to lately?" you have NOTHING to say other than... well, the usual? It sounds so lame. Umm.. we get up and go to our jobs every day, and then hang out in the evenings and on weekends, perhaps enjoying a little time with friends and family. Rather, rinse, repeat. I don't know what news exactly I wish I had to report, but the lack of anything is making me feel like I missing something. Does everyone else have big and exciting things happening around them? Happening to them? Maybe we need to go on a vacation? Or quit our jobs? Or buy new cars? (Spoiler alert: We are not doing any of those anytime soon.)
I am currently taking a break from:
* laundry {does anyone else feel like they are ALWAYS doing laundry?!}
* dusting
* clearing out one of our random junk-filled bedrooms (and by clearing out, I mean moving everything out of this room and across the hall into our other random junk-filled bedroom)
Wanna see? This is the before-but-not-all-the-way-before shot because, well, I forgot to take a picture when it was totally filled with junk. So picture like, way more junk in this room and way less carpet visible.
This room could loosely be referred to as our Office. And I saw loosely because neither the Hubs nor I ever does any kind of officing at home, ever. So this room is really a glorified place to print out things. Because the computer in here is only ever turned on when one of us wants to print something off and we didn't think ahead enough to actually print it off at work. (shh, don't tell). We are making a little trip up to see my parents tomorrow because they are giving us some bedroom furniture they don't want anymore, so this room will soon go from a waste-of-space "office" to a full blown Guest Room # 2. Which means we can have more than one person/couple stay with us and not have to get out the ol' air mattress. Woo! And this also means we will soon have only one room left in this house that has no purpose other than holding all the stuff we don't know what to do with. We are six days away from being in our home for one year, so I don't know if that achievement is really sad or really impressive?
Anyways, I am looking forward to decorating this new space. I really want to paint the walls but I don't have even an inkling of what color I want them to be. Gray? Coral? Pale blue? Soft yellow? What will my potential guests want to see when they come stay in Guest Room #2? I've looked at Pinterest a little, but that really only makes me more confused, not less. And I know there is quite possibly nothing more boring than talking about paint colors, so I will move on.
I wish I had something more exciting to write about right now, but all I can really report is that Mark is waxing the cars today, I am transferring junk from one bedroom to another, and I really need to do a little bit of homework today so that I don't end up way behind later this week. Not too exciting. Does anyone else feel like every time they talk to someone and they ask "So what's new with you guys?" or "What have you been up to lately?" you have NOTHING to say other than... well, the usual? It sounds so lame. Umm.. we get up and go to our jobs every day, and then hang out in the evenings and on weekends, perhaps enjoying a little time with friends and family. Rather, rinse, repeat. I don't know what news exactly I wish I had to report, but the lack of anything is making me feel like I missing something. Does everyone else have big and exciting things happening around them? Happening to them? Maybe we need to go on a vacation? Or quit our jobs? Or buy new cars? (Spoiler alert: We are not doing any of those anytime soon.)
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Season of LOVE
Hey Friends and Foes on the Internet!
This past weekend was {Winter Break} at school [thankyouverymuch for the four day weekend] and we celebrated the days off with a swanky wedding for one of my coworkers, and some general lay around and be lazy/get stuff done action around the house!
First off, the wedding. A girl on my team tied the knot with her beau, and then treated us all to a big ol' party at the mansion. I am so, so lucky to work with some of the greatest people, who are some of my best friends. So we partied it up together.
In preparation for the weekend's events, I hit up none other that TJMaxx for some shopping. I bought not one, not two, not three, but FOUR DRESSES for $65. Two of them were BCBG. Heck ya. So getting dressed was extra fun, since I knew what I was going to wear and did not have to try on every dress in the closet.
And now for some photos. Many of which are ASOI {as seen on Instagram} So sorry for the repeats.
This past weekend was {Winter Break} at school [thankyouverymuch for the four day weekend] and we celebrated the days off with a swanky wedding for one of my coworkers, and some general lay around and be lazy/get stuff done action around the house!
First off, the wedding. A girl on my team tied the knot with her beau, and then treated us all to a big ol' party at the mansion. I am so, so lucky to work with some of the greatest people, who are some of my best friends. So we partied it up together.
In preparation for the weekend's events, I hit up none other that TJMaxx for some shopping. I bought not one, not two, not three, but FOUR DRESSES for $65. Two of them were BCBG. Heck ya. So getting dressed was extra fun, since I knew what I was going to wear and did not have to try on every dress in the closet.
And now for some photos. Many of which are ASOI {as seen on Instagram} So sorry for the repeats.
Love these crazy cats.
Will you accept this rose?
First grade ladies {one being THE BRIDE!}
Our Dates {xoxo}
These two lovelies are getting married in TWO WEEKS and I am so! excited!
The lighting in the reception was awesome, but made us look so red that not even an i-gram filter could fix it. But hey look at my $25 dress!
A good time was had by all. And we'll be doing it all over again in two more weeks, with a quick change of the bride. It was a great weekend of LOVE. And yes, Mark and I did consider our night out at The Mansion, with an open bar and all you can eat, to be the perfect Valentine's Day date.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Resoluting
Is resoluting not a word?! Spell check seems to think it is not a real word. But I am making it one. Resoluting - the act of following your resolutions, New Year's or not.
My one true resolution this year was to cook more. I decided on this goal because currently, I pretty much never cook. I don't know when or why I gave up on preparing meals of any sort, but it's a slump I've been in for a few months now. This means all of the following:
a) Dinner around here pretty much is whatever Mark or I find to eat on our own. He might take the time to prepare a sandwich or nachos, or even cook up some chicken or chili, but me? I just eat whatever is quick and easy. I am not a patient in the kitchen. When I am hungry, I want to eat NOW, so it usually means I'll make a Lean Cuisine in the microwave or eat cereal.
b) I never have anything to eat for lunch, so I end up bringing things to work like granola bars, bags of goldfish and a tortilla. Some days I come to school with nothing at all to eat, and then I have to scavenge around for snacks. (I have zero time to run out and get lunch). This makes for a hungry afternoon.
c) The above make it pretty obvious: my eating habits are dreadful and far from healthy.
So I am resoluting to COOK MORE and eat less crap. Following along this same line, I want to be healthy this year. I have actually lost weight since August {turns out running around all day and having zero break time means that I eat less during the day, who would have thought} but I have not done any type of excercise since this summer, when my work hours were later and I could go for a run before work. So I headed over to the YMCA last weekend and signed up for a free week's pass. If I feel like I can actually work trips to the Y into my routine, thus making the membership dues worthwhile, then I'll officially join when my week is up. So far, so good. The Y is literally next door to my school (read: SUPER EASY to go to after work) and less than five minutes from my house (read: SUPER EASY to go to all the time), so I'm hoping I can get back in the groove of working out. Plus, this Y is way nice with fancy TV's on the cardio machines and an indoor {and outdoor} swimming pool. Way more perks than the McKinney YMCA.
So I am resoluting to COOK MORE and eat less crap. Following along this same line, I want to be healthy this year. I have actually lost weight since August {turns out running around all day and having zero break time means that I eat less during the day, who would have thought} but I have not done any type of excercise since this summer, when my work hours were later and I could go for a run before work. So I headed over to the YMCA last weekend and signed up for a free week's pass. If I feel like I can actually work trips to the Y into my routine, thus making the membership dues worthwhile, then I'll officially join when my week is up. So far, so good. The Y is literally next door to my school (read: SUPER EASY to go to after work) and less than five minutes from my house (read: SUPER EASY to go to all the time), so I'm hoping I can get back in the groove of working out. Plus, this Y is way nice with fancy TV's on the cardio machines and an indoor {and outdoor} swimming pool. Way more perks than the McKinney YMCA.
Besides cooking in the kitchen and kicking booty at the gym, I am also back in school again, taking my last two classes this spring {yay!}. So far, I like them both, but LOVE one of them - a class on Children and Young Adult Literature. I get to read lots of books and blog about them, which hello, are two of my favorite things to do! I'm going to have zero free time until May, but hey, I like it that way. Or at least I am telling myself that now!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Day Three of My Captivity
That's right. I've been locked away for the past three days. Quarantined to the bedroom, hardly getting out of bed, all thanks to the FLU. Ahh. I got the flu. If ever there was an initiation into the first year of teaching, the flu must be it. I even took all the preventative steps to avoid this mishap. I got my flu shot months ago. Wash my hands all the time. Stay away from the coughing kids. Clorox wipe everything. But I could not escape it. Teachers at school were dropping like flies with the flu this week, so when I started to feel like crap on Thursday, I was fearful. But I obsessively took my temperature all day and never had so much as a tenth of a degree over a glowing 98.6 degrees. So I figured it was a cold or allergies, which I pretty much have everyday anyways. But as more and more people went home sick each day, I scheduled a quick appointment at the doctor Friday morning. The results: The Flu. So I was banished away from school and told to rest up and take some Tamiflu over the weekend. Sounds easy enough, right?
Wrong. I actually felt 95% fine, even as the doc looked me in the eyes and told me it was the flu. I had the aches and pains for 24 hours the day before, but by then, I was feeling a-ok. So I figured it would be a nice long weekend at home. I filled my prescription and went home to bed, ready to watch the entire contents of my DVR. Well, turns out, those Tamiflu pills that everyone is scrambling around trying to find, well they actually make me THROW UP LIKE CRAZY. So all day Saturday, I actually did feel lousy. I thought maybe it really was the flu, showing it's face a day later, but everything on the news and on the official Department of Health websites swear that you don't throw up with the flu. So I checked the paperwork in the Tamiflu box and there it was. The one and only side effect: nauseous and vomiting. Well, call me crazy, but this stuff is supposed to make me feel better, not worse. So I quit taking it. And now I'm back to being 95%. And if anyone wants to buy some Tamiflu on the black market, I am your girl.
Wrong. I actually felt 95% fine, even as the doc looked me in the eyes and told me it was the flu. I had the aches and pains for 24 hours the day before, but by then, I was feeling a-ok. So I figured it would be a nice long weekend at home. I filled my prescription and went home to bed, ready to watch the entire contents of my DVR. Well, turns out, those Tamiflu pills that everyone is scrambling around trying to find, well they actually make me THROW UP LIKE CRAZY. So all day Saturday, I actually did feel lousy. I thought maybe it really was the flu, showing it's face a day later, but everything on the news and on the official Department of Health websites swear that you don't throw up with the flu. So I checked the paperwork in the Tamiflu box and there it was. The one and only side effect: nauseous and vomiting. Well, call me crazy, but this stuff is supposed to make me feel better, not worse. So I quit taking it. And now I'm back to being 95%. And if anyone wants to buy some Tamiflu on the black market, I am your girl.
Monday, January 7, 2013
GO IRISH
We are officially back in the swing of things here in the BADS home {side note: my blog title acronym spells BADS. That was poor planning}. Today I did all kinds of typical everyday things, like wake up when the alarm went off, blow dry my hair, and pack a lunch before going off to work with it still sitting on the kitchen counter. See? Totally back to normal around here. My first day back at work after 18 days off went great. It was nice to wake up with a purpose to the day, have a routine and see all my friends and kiddos at school. Plus they all warmed my heart with their hugs and insisting that it had been "like twelve-hundred days since I've seen you!!" And hey, MLK day is only 14 days away... not that I'm counting or anything.
We're watching the Notre Dame game here tonight. In 2008, we even went to a ND game in South Bend, scratching that right off the bucket list.
We're watching the Notre Dame game here tonight. In 2008, we even went to a ND game in South Bend, scratching that right off the bucket list.
That game went into four overtimes before Notre Dame lost to Pitt. It's not {currently} looking so good for the Irish tonight. I wonder if Mark would let me switch over the The Bachelor at halftime?
Saturday, January 5, 2013
New Year, New Look
Well, well what do we have here? A spruced up blog?! Yes. It is true. I gave up on trying to figure out how to make my little corner of the Internet look cute on my own, and instead turned to the shops of Etsy to find someone who could help me out. Enter Angie. She rocks my socks off.
I also cleaned the house today too, if that is exciting news to anyone out there. Christmas is officially boxed up and back on the shelves and I {think} I managed to vacuum up all the glitter that fell of my {two} Christmas trees. I was really into glitter this year. I crafted up this topper for our tree, using a cardboard initial letter (less than $10 at Joann's), some gold spray paint, good ol' Elmers glue and GLITTER.
We are already five days into 2013. What do I want from this year? Health. Luck. Love. Adventure.
Any maybe some more blog followers?
I also cleaned the house today too, if that is exciting news to anyone out there. Christmas is officially boxed up and back on the shelves and I {think} I managed to vacuum up all the glitter that fell of my {two} Christmas trees. I was really into glitter this year. I crafted up this topper for our tree, using a cardboard initial letter (less than $10 at Joann's), some gold spray paint, good ol' Elmers glue and GLITTER.
We are already five days into 2013. What do I want from this year? Health. Luck. Love. Adventure.
Any maybe some more blog followers?
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