No Place Like Home for the Holidays...

Ahhhh, my winter break has been glorious! I have really enjoyed just about every minute of it and am already panicking because I have to go back to work in 6 days. It is funny how easily I slip into sloth mode when I have a week off school. Here's a rundown of some of the fun things I've done/ am doing on break:

-Visited with Auntie Jo, Uncle Tom, Uncle Dick, Robin, Sidney, and Keegan.
-Family Game Night with my dad's side of the family. This was the first time we did this and I hope we continue it. It was more about having fun and hanging out with family than presents!
-Girl Day with Amy R. and Alison. We ate, we shopped, we ate some more. Maybe that is why I keep gaining weight!
-Momma's Boys-Why, why, WHY do I like this show?
-Christmas day with the fam. My brother got to come home and we had turkey and all of the fixings -just the 4 of us. Then we visited the grandparents. We then returned home to play my mom's Wii all evening long. I refuse to reveal my original Wii age but I did it over again and was 27-that's more like it!
-The evening after Christmas. I got to hang out with Terry, Karen, and Alison. We laughed A LOT. We hung out with some guys from high school and laughed even more.
-Shopping for my brother's girlfriend with him. Nice to know he values my opinion. To thank me for helping him he allowed me to go buy some new running shoes. How nice of him!

Today I get to go hunt for clothes for NYE. The tradition is to go to Amy and Jon's house for their party. It is always a costume party and this year is 80s. Can't wait!

Random News

Wow! Lots to catch up on...

First, I'm so excited Baby Borich finally made her appearance. Bennett was born last Thursday, and, if the Facebook pictures are accurate, is adorable! I can't wait to meet her!

Secondly, we had our first dance of the year at school last Friday. Winter Wonderland. The gym looked awesome and we had music, photos, and snacks for the kiddos. I think the students all had fun (even though there was one almost fight and lots of groping). I enjoyed seeing them let loose and have fun...oh and my 3 year old date, Davion.

My YA Lit Blog is coming along nicely. I don't know if any of the kids are really using it, but I'm having fun reading and blogging.

We had a snow day on Monday. Much needed time off. I watched movies and stayed in my pajamas all day long.

I had a near crisis on Tuesday when my windshield wipers fell apart on the way home. I BARELY made it to O'Reilley's to get new ones.

Tomorrow is our 2nd Annual Cookie Exchange at work and the start of our winter break. I'm really excited and hope to actually do something over break. I've been in a little funk this week and am hoping being off school and feeling like I can actually do stuff will break me out of it.

Exhausted

Last night I tossed and turned all night. At one point I woke up to find my dog trapped in the sheet from my bed. No idea how that happend. I am so tired right now and have the worst headache. A really loud kid just came into the library with the counselor. He looked at me and took the kid back out. I must look terrible.

The Biggest Loser and Concerts

Our school district is sponsoring a Biggest Loser Competition across the district. I'm pretty stoked. We start competing now and go until March. Since, I have about 30-35 more pounds to lose, this is a great incentive. Each competitor puts in $15 and we work as a team of 10 or more in the building. If we get 22 buildings to participate, I could get $165. Wowza!

Last night was the Winter Concert at my school. It was awesome. The band, orchestra, and choir were very impressive.

Finally, I am at a loss for what to ask for for Christmas. What are you asking for?

It's Official...

I've started a new blog for the middle school students at work. I hope that they will check the blog and get some ideas for good books.

I've barely recovered from the holiday weekend. My cousin and his wife stayed with me the entire weekend, and we had lots of fun. I was completely exhausted, but love seeing my family get together. Almost all of my cousins on both sides made it into town for Thanksgiving. Hopefully pics will soon follow!

In the mean time I've got to get my tree up!

Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do...

I will explain the reference in a moment. Here is a recap of my busy weekend!

Friday night I went with my church family to Eden for their Raise the Praise concert. The proceeds went to Beverly Farm and it was incredible. The vocal and musical talent that some of the performers had I can only wish for.

Saturday-I saw some little movie called TWILIGHT!!! Yes, I've been so excited reading just about every review and/or article that I could get my hands on regarding this movie. My friend Sara and I arrived at the theater over an hour early to ensure good seats. I took great pleasure in knowing that the other people that were there super early were just as old if not older than we were. I will give my review of the movie in another post because, well, I feel it deserves it. We then went to eat Mexican and I proceeded to eat my body weight in chips and salsa.

Sunday I went to church as usual, but the evening proved to be a bit unusual. As I was watching NKOTB on the AMAs, I heard a loud noise. Now, knowing how I feel about the Kids, I'm sure you aren't shocked to know I ignored said noise. Then I heard some yelling. I thought this was strange so I got up to investigate. Apparently, some guy was trying to outrun the police in his car. He hit the street sign in front of my house and then ended up on top of the curb a little farther down. The guy then jumped out of his car and ran through my yard. THe police caught up to him in front of the guy who lives behind me's house. They cuffed him and dragged him through the alleyway to meet a police car on the other side of my house. CRAZY!!! I felt like I was involved in an episode of COPS. Of course I call my mom telling her all about it with my dad asking if I'm still in my house in the background. I may be a bit silly and naive sometimes, but seriously? Why would I step out of my house when there is a police chase going on outside of my house? Yeesh, give me a little credit!

All in all, an exciting weekend!

One of those days...

Ever had one of those days that just starts off so bad you want to get back in bed and start all over again? I had one yesterday.

It started off innocently enough Tuesday night. I was attempting to get ahead of my cleaning and dust and pick up the living room so I wasn't rushing around like a maniac this weekend cleaning (you know, so I could go see Twilight without any guilt). I'm not sure why, but I dusted off the thermostat and in doing so accidentally turned down the heat to 50 degrees!!!! Needless to say, I awoke Wednesday FREEZING!! It was 55 degrees in my house when I woke up. Luckily I had added another blanket to my bed the night before so it was only when I got out of bed that I froze. Ceramic tile + no socks= unpleasantness.

So, grumbling about the cold I head for the shower. I had just purchased some new shampoo and was hoping that was going to make me feel better. Nope. I purchased a second bottle of conditioner instead. So, not only was I cold, but I also had no shampoo to wash my hair. Luckily I had an old bottle of Philosophy shampoo/body wash and was forced to use it.

I'm happy to report that the day got better and I even ended with a great run at the gym. I broke my best personal time for 3 miles! It is only a matter of time before I'm running well enough for a 5K!