Cause you got to have friends...

Well, I didn't make three in a row, but I'm back today!

Yesterday, I did a whole lot of nothing. I worked out at my home, did laundry, went to the grocery store, and church. Pretty boring day.

Today, I get to see one of my friends from my previous job, Meghan! I don't get to see her very often because she works closer to her home now but I love getting to catch up with her and see baby Ellie! Plus, we usually meet at the Galleria-where I get to eat at Bread Co. and SHOP! I haven't been shopping in a while mainly because of finances and trying to lose weight so I'm excited to actually go to the mall today.

I plan to head to Sephora today and maybe get some new makeup. Joi told me about a brand Makeup is Forever that I am going to look into. Anyone that has seen me in the last 5 months has seen the unsightly rash that has inhabited my face. FINALLY it is gone and so I can think about makeup again. I'm excited!

Oh and then Sara and I are going to go for a walk this afternoon and take Sophie with us. I hope that Sophie will be a good dog unlike the last time I tried to go walking with someone and she just gave up and laid down on the side of the road. Cross your fingers!

Teach your children well...

I made it through my afternoon of babysitting. I hadn't realized how long it had been since I actually babysat. Man, am I exhausted! I definitely have great respect moms and dads. I think this just proves I am not ready for kids yet (not that I am even close to that at this point, but still).

I think my dog is even more exhausted than me. Sophie has done nothing but lay around since they left a few hours ago. She ran around my house roughly 8 million times. The kids loved it though.

I managed to play Mancala, Boggle, and Guitar Hero. We walked down the block to the bakery for a snack and then settled in with the movie Enchanted.

I am getting ready to watch American Idol and see who gets voted off. I would love to see Amanda or Kristy Lee go. Not fans of theirs.

Man I have two posts in two days...think we can go for three?

Have you ever seen the rain?

Geez, we go from enormous amounts of snow to ginormous amounts of rain. Stupid global warming.

Well, I'm on Spring Break this week and so far all it has done is rain. So I've read a book, gone to the gym (not my favorite place after today's run in with the manager who saw me waiting to talk to him and then literally turned his back to me and continued chatting with a buddy on the phone), and visited my brave and strong friend Julie in the hospital.

Tomorrow I get the joy of watching her three children for the day. I think I need to start napping now so that I have enough energy. I think my dog can sense that some whirlwind is about to happen because she's been pretty lazy today.

I am headed to a 10 year reunion planning meeting tonight. I had no idea it would be this difficult to plan such an event. We seem to be the kiss of death to any venue. So far we've managed to attempt two places which have then promptly closed. I'm starting to think I should just have it in my miniscule lawn.

I'll let you know tomorrow if I survive my adventures in babysitting.

These are a few of my favorite things...

Since I'm home for a snow day (again), I thought I would post some of my favorite things:

-Meg Cabot's diary http://www.megcabot.com/ I LOVE all of her books (even those for YA and kids) and she keeps a pretty funny blog, too!

-perezhilton.com Ok, who doesn't love to look at this site? It keeps me on top of my obsession-celebrity gossip.

-trashionista.com If you are looking for good chick lit, this is the place for you. Great reviews of books.

-oldnavy.com Since I am but a poor librarian, I must find my trendy clothes at this affordable place!

-thenest.com Nice place to get good ideas for decorating. And yes, I do realize that I am not married or even engaged but it's all Joi's fault.

-last but certainly not least Aimee, Joi, and Lauren's blogs! I love that I can keep up with my friends this way.

I'm sure that there will be another post today because I'm going stir crazy...

Alright snow, you've made your point!

Yeesh! I am really beginning to HATE snow. I never really liked it before but now I REALLY don't! We have had yet another snow day today. What is with this stupid weather? It was over 70 degrees on Sunday and now here it is Tuesday and snowing at least 6 inches. That means 3 extra days at the end of the year. With summer school, I may not get a summer break!

On to better things...have I mentioned how cool my job is lately? We held our very first poetry slam on Friday and it was an incredible success. I was in charge of coordinating it (given about a month to plan and no ideas of how to pull it off). I was a little stressed, but shouldn't have been. These students continue to amaze me with their awesome talent. I am so proud to be working at a school where the teachers not only support each other (special thanks to our SAIL teacher and wonderful music teachers, not to forget our lovely FACS teacher who just talked to me so I couldn't freak out) and the students but the students encourage and are supportive of each other. To see students screaming and cheering for a particular student gave me chills. I can't wait to make it even better next year. It is a shame our central office doesn't see things that way.

Now for some prayer requests...
1. My friend at church is going through some "female problems" and needs any encouraging thoughts and prayers for no pain as they figure out what to do. Pray for her family too because they have lost 3 people in their family in the span of less than a year and she has three young children and a husband at home taking care of her.
2. My best friend's grandma just found out that she has cancer and needs any healing prayers. Please also pray for the entire family as this will be difficult for all of them.