A new year is about to be upon me and I actually am going to make some resolutions this year. There are a couple of things I need to start doing better because in April there are going to be some changes in our house!
1. My mother-in-law is so good at cleaning up her kitchen immediately after she is done with it....I on the other hand am terrible at this. I make such a mess and then I don't clean it up until the weekend. It is an awful habit and I have to change it. So starting January 1st my goal is to clean the kitchen every single night before I go to bed or retire to the couch to watch tv so I won't have to worry about it anymore.
2. My second resolution is to eat more vegetables. I know this is cliche, but I really need to try some different kinds of veggies. I love fruit and have no problem eating that, but vegetables are a different story. The only veggie I really like is green beans and I'm mostly having it in green bean casserole. So I'm going to start buying some veggies to bring as my afternoon snack when school starts back up.
3. My third and probably hardest resolution is going to be letting what other people are doing with their lives not stress me out. I am a worry-wart and I always have been. I just can't help it, and when someone I really care about makes a decision that I don't necessarily agree with, I'm going to let it go. Now obviously if it's something life changing and could effect them for a long time I plan on speaking my mind, but if it's those little things that just drive me crazy I have to learn to let them go. When I say let them go, I mean don't lay awake at night thinking about those things. I wake up in the middle of the night and think why did they do that, and I can't fall back asleep. This obsession with worrying about other people has to stop. I'm sure in April I will have a new obsession with worrying about a baby and I can worry about that as much as I want right?
I plan to see these resolutions through and do my best to make a few changes this upcoming year. I hope everyone has a happy new year!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Christmas Parties
The best day of the school year for me is the last day before the Christmas break! I absolutely love everything about this day. I love preparing all week for the day and then staying up extra late and getting up early to make sure everything is perfect for the day. I love going to bed in my pajamas on Thursday and then getting to wear them again to school on Friday for Polar Express day! I love watching my children's faces when they see Santa getting out of the helicopter. Kindergarten is the perfect age to get to enjoy everything there is about Christmas and celebrations. I had so much fun that I couldn't pass up sharing about our day to you!! In the morning we had a sing-along with the whole school! Then we proceeded to go outside and wait for Santa. It was a little chilly, but Santa didn't take too long. The kids all shook his hand and hugged him. Though Rudolph passed our line at the same time that Santa landed so they didn't pay much attention to him: sorry Rudolph. Afterwards we went to lunch and then watched the Polar Express. We served hot chocolate with marshmellows during the movie!! Then after some recess fun it was time for our party!! The mom's who planned our party did an amazing job. The main activity was turning a ice cream cone upside down and decorating it with green icing to look like a Christmas tree. Then the kids got to put sprinkles and m&m's all around it to serve as the ornaments. The kids LOVED this and it was so fun to watch! Then afterwards they kids divided up into two teams. Each team had to scoop candy out of a bowl and run to fill up a stocking. Whoever filled up the stocking first won the game (also the idea of our room mom). This was such a hit. They had so much fun playing this game together. Then we gave some small gifts :) Our party was a great hit and I'm sure they will still be talking about it when they come back from the holiday break!
I have such an amazing group of kids this year. I am beyond spoiled by these children and their parents. They have made my first half of the year everything I could have hoped for and more. I can't wait to spend the second semester with these amazing kids. I just had to post a couple of pictures from our Holiday experience. The first picture is of the kids waiting for Santa and then the next is Kaya in my class with her Christmas tree ice cream cone!! I was a little sad that the day was over, but I know there are many more fun things to come with my amazing class!!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
My 25th year comes to an end
Today is the eve of my 26th birthday and because I haven't blogged in awhile, I needed to post my list! I always knew that my 25th year would be one of the most life changing for me. I'm not sure how or why I knew this, I just had a feeling. This past year I had many firsts things happen to me. I got my first ticket for rolling a stop sign ( I'm still mad about this one). I bought my first house, I became pregnant for the first time ever, I lost a baby for the first time, and most importantly I learned that life doesn't always go the way you plan it and there isn't much you can do about it.
In a previous post, I explained that I had to change some of the things on my list due to some unfortunate circumstances. It is hard to make a list and expect it to go the way you want it to because things always change. This is probably why I make a new to do list like 3-4 times a day because the things I have to do are constantly changing. So here goes what I accomplished throughout my 25th year:
1. Go to the Harry Potter Theme Park- I successfully did this over Thanksgiving break and it was one of the best vacations I have ever been on. I still think about this trip all the time. I love love Harry Potter and I cannot wait to go back there some day!
2. Read 25 books I've never read.
Here are the list of books I read:
The Christmas Blessing: so sad
Mini Shopaholic
Rangers Apprentice #1
Swim Swim
I am Number Four
Heart of the Matter
The Red Pyramid
City of Bones
City of Ashes
City of Glass
City of Fallen Angles
The Clockwork Angel
Just Enough Ligh for the Step I'm on
The Power of Six
Heaven is for Real
Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
The Legend of Spookly the Square Pumpkin
September 12th
The Best of Me
Pout Pout Fish in the Big Big Dark
Ten Little Caterpillars
Dream
Son of Neptune
3. Try 25 foods I've never tried before.
I tried so many new foods and spices that I finally had to keep counting. I think the best thing I tried was mint sangria gelato!!
4. Put on a 3-course dinner party at my house.
I didn't realize, but I do this all the time!
5. Take a cooking class.
I can't wait to do this again
6. Participate in a mini-triathlon or 5k.
I participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure with my mom and sister back in April.
7. Attend a Cowboy's football game. -I love that stadium!
8. Go to an aquarium.
Thanks to Rene and Jaclyn we got to see all of the fist a couple of weeks ago at the Grapevine Aquarium. I will have to try the Dallas one next because I have heard it is much bigger.
9. Have a beverage in honor of my little sister, Colleen's 21st birthday on March 8th.
I went out and had some non-alcoholic drinks on her birthday because I was pregnant at the time, but everyone I was with purchased and had a drink for her!
10. Purchase cowgirl boots and wear them out.- So my mom bought the cowboy boots I wanted and instead of me going and spending another $200 she agreed to let us share them. They are red and from the Reba collection at Dillards.
11. Be in a wedding. - Thanks to Erin and Hannah I got to be in two weddings this past year!
12. Put red in my hair.- This was the most challenging thing for me. I finally caved and put small streaks of red in my hair last Wednesday. I know I waited until the last minute, but I chickend out almost everytime I had my hair colored. I will be sure to post a picture of this.
13. Donate something to Cook Children's hospital.- I have been collecting new children's books to give to the hospital. I will be donating these books this Saturday with my mom!
14. Join a church.- Rene and I are so excited to now call White's Chapel in Southlake our church family. We enjoy helping at the church and listening to the minister.
15. Write a letter to a congressman/woman.- I wrote a letter to Representative Todd Smith and in that letter I addressed education and the rising costs of college tuition.
16. Attend a concert for one of my favorite singers.- Yea to the American Idol concert!
17. Start and finish my wedding scrapbook.- This is the only thing on my list that I did not finish. I am so anal when it comes to my scrapbook. It took me 21 days to do 8 pages. Now I have a new deadline of this scrapbook: April 19th and I will finish it by then!
18. Add to my family.- Though I did not add to my family the way that I wanted to, I was able to add so many more things to my family. Rene gave me my adorable Sadie for my 25th birthday and I love her to bunches. I welcomed many new friends into my family this year and my sister got engaged to a great guy who was also welcomed into our family.
19. Buy my first house with Rene.- This was quite difficult as well! I should also add quite expensive. Buying a house comes with a lot more hidden costs than the say, but I love our new house and am already making many memories in this house!
20. Go karoke with friends.- I didn't get to do this with friends, but I did get to karoke with some second graders during sunday school at the church!
21. Skype with a friend.- I only did this one and it was on Christmas when we skyped with Rene's family!
22. Stop, relax, and paint a picture.- Thanks to Joanne, our team went and painted a picture together at a studio in Grapevine.
23. Host a house warming party- I so enjoyed all of the people who came out to our house for the party last Saturday. I had so much fun showing off what we have done!
24. Volunteer for something.- - Rene and I began volunteering in the Sunday School classes this past summer at the church. We were asked to come back and help out during the year. So every other Sunday we teach Sunday School and we love it!
25. Take a picture for everday of being 25 and post it on my blog- This is also one thing I did not complete. As I said in a previous posts, some days in my 25th year were not worth capturing with a photo. Sometimes there are just some things that other people do not need to see. Though I will not stop taking pictures because I love pictures and I don't want to forget the special people and memories in my life.
Thank you to everyone who helped me complete my list of 25 things to do.
In a previous post, I explained that I had to change some of the things on my list due to some unfortunate circumstances. It is hard to make a list and expect it to go the way you want it to because things always change. This is probably why I make a new to do list like 3-4 times a day because the things I have to do are constantly changing. So here goes what I accomplished throughout my 25th year:
1. Go to the Harry Potter Theme Park- I successfully did this over Thanksgiving break and it was one of the best vacations I have ever been on. I still think about this trip all the time. I love love Harry Potter and I cannot wait to go back there some day!
2. Read 25 books I've never read.
Here are the list of books I read:
The Christmas Blessing: so sad
Mini Shopaholic
Rangers Apprentice #1
Swim Swim
I am Number Four
Heart of the Matter
The Red Pyramid
City of Bones
City of Ashes
City of Glass
City of Fallen Angles
The Clockwork Angel
Just Enough Ligh for the Step I'm on
The Power of Six
Heaven is for Real
Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
The Legend of Spookly the Square Pumpkin
September 12th
The Best of Me
Pout Pout Fish in the Big Big Dark
Ten Little Caterpillars
Dream
Son of Neptune
3. Try 25 foods I've never tried before.
I tried so many new foods and spices that I finally had to keep counting. I think the best thing I tried was mint sangria gelato!!
4. Put on a 3-course dinner party at my house.
I didn't realize, but I do this all the time!
5. Take a cooking class.
I can't wait to do this again
6. Participate in a mini-triathlon or 5k.
I participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure with my mom and sister back in April.
7. Attend a Cowboy's football game. -I love that stadium!
8. Go to an aquarium.
Thanks to Rene and Jaclyn we got to see all of the fist a couple of weeks ago at the Grapevine Aquarium. I will have to try the Dallas one next because I have heard it is much bigger.
9. Have a beverage in honor of my little sister, Colleen's 21st birthday on March 8th.
I went out and had some non-alcoholic drinks on her birthday because I was pregnant at the time, but everyone I was with purchased and had a drink for her!
10. Purchase cowgirl boots and wear them out.- So my mom bought the cowboy boots I wanted and instead of me going and spending another $200 she agreed to let us share them. They are red and from the Reba collection at Dillards.
11. Be in a wedding. - Thanks to Erin and Hannah I got to be in two weddings this past year!
12. Put red in my hair.- This was the most challenging thing for me. I finally caved and put small streaks of red in my hair last Wednesday. I know I waited until the last minute, but I chickend out almost everytime I had my hair colored. I will be sure to post a picture of this.
13. Donate something to Cook Children's hospital.- I have been collecting new children's books to give to the hospital. I will be donating these books this Saturday with my mom!
14. Join a church.- Rene and I are so excited to now call White's Chapel in Southlake our church family. We enjoy helping at the church and listening to the minister.
15. Write a letter to a congressman/woman.- I wrote a letter to Representative Todd Smith and in that letter I addressed education and the rising costs of college tuition.
16. Attend a concert for one of my favorite singers.- Yea to the American Idol concert!
17. Start and finish my wedding scrapbook.- This is the only thing on my list that I did not finish. I am so anal when it comes to my scrapbook. It took me 21 days to do 8 pages. Now I have a new deadline of this scrapbook: April 19th and I will finish it by then!
18. Add to my family.- Though I did not add to my family the way that I wanted to, I was able to add so many more things to my family. Rene gave me my adorable Sadie for my 25th birthday and I love her to bunches. I welcomed many new friends into my family this year and my sister got engaged to a great guy who was also welcomed into our family.
19. Buy my first house with Rene.- This was quite difficult as well! I should also add quite expensive. Buying a house comes with a lot more hidden costs than the say, but I love our new house and am already making many memories in this house!
20. Go karoke with friends.- I didn't get to do this with friends, but I did get to karoke with some second graders during sunday school at the church!
21. Skype with a friend.- I only did this one and it was on Christmas when we skyped with Rene's family!
22. Stop, relax, and paint a picture.- Thanks to Joanne, our team went and painted a picture together at a studio in Grapevine.
23. Host a house warming party- I so enjoyed all of the people who came out to our house for the party last Saturday. I had so much fun showing off what we have done!
24. Volunteer for something.- - Rene and I began volunteering in the Sunday School classes this past summer at the church. We were asked to come back and help out during the year. So every other Sunday we teach Sunday School and we love it!
25. Take a picture for everday of being 25 and post it on my blog- This is also one thing I did not complete. As I said in a previous posts, some days in my 25th year were not worth capturing with a photo. Sometimes there are just some things that other people do not need to see. Though I will not stop taking pictures because I love pictures and I don't want to forget the special people and memories in my life.
Thank you to everyone who helped me complete my list of 25 things to do.
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