Moving

No phone. No cable. No internet. Be back soon.

Late Show Tickets

Eric just got off the phone with someone from The Late Show with David Letterman, and despite the fact that I don't think he got even ONE of the trivia questions correct, we were rewarded with two tickets for June 18th. I've done all kinds of searching on the internet to determine who the guests will be, but the only one I can figure out is the musical guest, Martha Wainwright. Has anyone ever heard of her? Hmmm. . . . Neither of us are big Letterman fans (don't tell his people that), but we thought that being in the audience during the filming of a show might be pretty cool. I'll let you know how it goes! :)

June=Exciting

June is guranteed to be an EXCITING month for Eric and me. Take a look:

• It started off with us signing a lease on a house! It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, fireplace, and most importantly a backyard. The location is great AND it will still only take me about five minutes to drive to school. :) We get the keys on the 23rd. Pictures to come!

• Eric and I leave for NYC in less than a week!

• We are going to a Rangers game on the 28th with our best friends from college. All of us are scattered across the state, so it will be nice for us to have this chance to get together. Oh, and did I mention there's a fireworks show after the game? Yay!

I am now remembering one big reason teaching was so appealing--we get summers off to do these fun things!

I SURVIVED!

School is officially out for summer! I spent today cleaning up my room and taking care of some paperwork. I also met with my principal who informed me the third grade job she thought she would be able to offer me is not available. It looks like I'll still be teaching fourth grade science, and now I'm expected to teach social studies as well. The thought of teaching fourth graders for another year is less than thrilling. I really don't feel like fourth grade is the place for me. I applied for a school transfer a while ago, but the district is at a stand still in hiring thanks to the ridiculous amount of debt it is in. I can only hope that my second year in fourth grade will be better than my first. . . .

Outside of our school lives Eric and I are planning on moving out of our apartment and into a duplex or rent house that has a yard. Lucy has become increasingly more active since her surgery and it seems unfair to keep her cooped up in an apartment. So far Eric and I haven't had much luck. Everything we find seems to be either in a bad location, over priced, run down, or yard-less. Our apartment complex is expecting us to move out on June 30th, so we're really getting down to the wire on finding a place. Now that we are done with school I'm sure we will be devoting the majority of our time trying to find our new home.

Eleven more days, and New York here we come! With school wrapping up and the house hunting we've been doing, I don't think either of us has really had the chance to get super excited about our trip. It should be fun though. Our planned destinations/events: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Yankees game, Wicked, National Museum of Natural History, Central Park, Murder at the Met(ropolitan Museum of Art), shopping, and whatever else strikes our fancy. :) The only thing I'm nervous about is figuring out the subway system, but I'm sure it can't be too hard.

So that's the update on what's going on in our lives. With summer here, hopefully I'll be able to post more often!

5 Truths and a Lie

So I wasn't tagged by anyone to do this, but I decided to do it anyway. What I have listed below consists of 5 truths and 1 lie. How well do you really know me? Can you tell which is the untruth? Make your best guess!


1. I have been a radio DJ.

2. I have shaken Bill Clinton's hand.

3. I am married to my high school sweetheart. :)

4. When I was little I ate butter straight from the tub.

5. My absolute favorite Disney movie is The Lion King.

6. I was a dancer in The Nutcracker ballet.


I'll reveal the truths in a later post, but until then I tag the Sarahs and Stacey!

No really, I didn't fall off the face of the Earth. . . .

I noticed it's been awhile since I last blogged, but honestly I read everyone elses blogs regularly! :) I started blogging in my free time over spring break and I guess I didn't think about how hard this would be to keep up with during the school year.

Speaking of school, it's a nightmare. Our campus assigned police officer was back in the classroom today due to an incident on Friday. Needless to say I cannot wait for summer and a chance for me to get my sanity back!

On to happier thoughts. . . . A couple of weekends ago Eric and I went to Dallas for a Third Day concert and Texas Rangers game. I have to admit that I'm not super familiar with Third Day, but I really enjoyed the concert.

After the concert we headed over to the Ballpark for the game. There were no home runs, which means no fireworks, which in turn means the game wasn't particularly spectacular for me. For those who care, the Rangers lost 4-1. I can at least say we sat in some pretty good seats where you could actually see the dust coming up off of the warning track, if that's something you really care to watch.

That evening we stayed in a hotel that we booked through Priceline. With Priceline, you select a general location and the price you're willing to pay and if the offer is accepted, you must take it. Eric and I were really nervous about potentially getting stuck in a creepy hotel, but we ended up with the Hyatt Place . We actually got the room for over 50% off and it was NICE! We had a "cozy corner" that had a wraparound couch and an ottoman. There was a small dividing wall between the couch and the plush bed, and from either of those two places you could watch the big HDTV. I've never slept better in a hotel room! After this experience, we're thinking about using Priceline for our trip to New York this summer. And by the way, if you have any NYC advice, I'm all ears!

Well I suppose that's it for now. Don't forget to wish Sarah C. a happy birthday on the 27th!

A Brief Update

Thank you to all of you who have been praying about the situation involving the boy in my last post. Sadly on Monday night CPS came and removed the other two children from the home. I'm not really sure what is going on, but I do know that this latest event is traumatizing the family even more. I must remind myself that all of this will work out for the glory of God.

As far as my life goes, not a lot has been happening, just the usual school stuff. We are officially counting down the last nine weeks. I am so ready for June 4th at 12:30!

Today Eric and I helped my parents with a garage sale. The two of us made $30--woohoo! Then we came home and I took a 3 hour nap; I guess I was tired. This afternoon we worked on cleaning up the apartment and we gave Lucy a bath. My most recent accomplishment of the day makes me proudest of all--I actually finished my lesson plans tonight! I usually end up stressing myself out by trying to put together a week's worth of lessons on Sunday night, but I decided that I wasn't going to do that to myself this weekend. I want to enjoy a Sunday for once and that is exactly what I plan on doing tomorrow!

I hope all of you have a wonderfully restful Sunday! Until next time. . . .