T is for Tuesday.... and Teen Mom!

Ok, I have a confession to make. I have a small obsession. Ok...a MAJOR obsession! With..... MTV's reality series "Teen Mom"! I'm not quite sure why this show is so fascinating to me, but every Tuesday evening Mason and I are glued to the tube watching the lives of four teenage couples who accidentally got knocked up while still in high school. Yes, Mason watches this show with me! He was hesistant at first, but has grown to love it just as I have! It really has become my absolute fav show on tv right now though. Maybe even more so than *gasp* Gossip Girl! I know, what is wrong with me? Guess I just love me some good baby mama drama! A lot of the time I just feel sorry for these girls who have had to put their lives on hold to take care of their unplanned bundles of joy and who also have loser boyfriends who can't even manage to change a diaper.

Occasionally, though, there are heartwarming moments that make it such a cute show, like Tyler & Catelynn's (pictured above) sweet love for each other even after painfully having to give their daughter up for adoption! Anyway, if you haven't watched this show you are missing out... but guess what!?! On Febuary 16, "16 and Pregnant" (my second favorite show) comes back to MTV with 10 new shows and 10 new knocked up mommies!!! Woohoo! Mason and I were cheering tonight when we found out the joyous news! ;) We really need to get a life...or a baby... ha...Only kidding, duh! :)

Sci Fi Weekend with my Guy! ;)

So far my weekend has been just what I needed it to be... relaxing, productive and stress-free! And it's not even over yet! Thanks MLK! ;) Mason and I didn't venture out of the apt very much this weekend, which was just fine by me. Occasionally, I enjoy being a hermit on the weekends. It makes them feel as though they last longer when we are not constantly on the go. We did find a few ways to entertain occupy our time, however.

Friday night after our sushi date, we decided to just rent a movie since it was a yucky, rainy evening. We decided on District 9. Have you all seen this? I totally thought it would be a cool end of the world/"Independence Day" type of flick.

Ummm no. It was more like Mars Attacks meets Dawn of the Dead. We couldn't tell if it was supposed to be an action movie, sci-fi, comedy or spoof. Lots of blood and guts and a pretty awful plot, IMHO. Please do not waste your $1 Redbox rental fee on this one.

Saturday afternoon, we went on another "adventure", this time involving humans and not aliens. We decided to check out the Bodies Exhibit that has come to Dallas. The exhibit consists of human specimens that have been preserved and put on display so that you can gain a better understanding of the internal structure of your body, as well as to understand how it functions.

It was pretty cool. I'm not big on blood and stuff like that really, so I felt a little woozy a couple of times, but it really was very interesting. My favorite part was getting to see actual embryo specimens at all of the different stages of fetal development. Also, fun fact: Did you know that every drop of blood in your body pumps through your heart once every minute. That seems so crazy! Anyway, this exhibit was pretty cool, and I would recommend checking it out if you do not have anything better to do on a Saturday afternoon! ;)

Sounds like a pretty sci-fi kinda weekend huh? Don't worry, I got my hair highlighted, read an US Weekly magazine and did a little shopping too to keep things balanced! ;) Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend!

TGIF

It's Friday! Hallelujah! I survived my first full week of subbing! After my tough day on Tuesday my week got a lot better! I had easy jr high and high school assignments from then on and I also learned a very valuable lesson: elementary school is soo not my style! At first I thought I must be some kind of evil grinch to dislike teaching young kids as much as I do, but after several convos with other non-elementary teaching instructors, I found that you are either a hearts, rainbows and hugs kind of person or you're not. I am not. Good to know. Moving on.

I do want to thank all of you ladies for your sweet comments, however! Going back to work "full time" was sort of a shock to me, since I had gotten used to living the easy life working for a boss who let me work 10am-4:30pm days with long lunches in between. Oh how I miss staying up late into the evening watching all the trash tv I can handle and waking up naturally instead of to the sound of my escalating "Alarm-Antelope" Blackberry ringtone. Ha, just listen to me...complaining about a teacher's schedule of summers off and holidays galore! Including MLK Day! Woohoo! 3 day weekend here I come! Maybe my new schedule isn't so bad after all! Mason and I are going to our fav sushi restaurant tonight to treat ourselves since we both had rough weeks! I hope you all have a great weekend and thanks again for all of your well wishes! :)

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Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Apparently not.

As it is now January and the second half of the school year is back in full swing, I have started my semester long journey as a full-time substitute. I subbed a handful of times last semester, but now the game is really on. Yesterday, I had my first taste of subbing for a high school and I really liked it! The kids are just so much more mature and I don't really have many discipline problems. I have discovered that I really enjoy working with the secondary age groups (junior high and high school) a lot. Managing them fits my sarcastic personality really well. Managing elementary kids, however, is not my cup of tea. Today was my first full day of subbing for an elementary classroom. I went to a fifth grade classroom expecting them to not be so unalike the junior high kids. WRONG.

They were loud, obnoxious, disrespectful, kept tattling on one another, not doing their work, constantly getting out of their seats, etc, etc... Oh and to make my day extra fun, Tuesdays are the only days that they dont have specials (art, music, computer class) and they stay in the classroom the whole day! Shoot me now! By the end of the first hour of class I was about ready to just toss my hands up and cry. I'm sure they don't behave this way for their normal teacher, but none of my discipline tactics were having any affect on them. Today I decided that elementary school is just not for me and I will avoid subbing at them at all costs in the future!

On another note, getting back into a normal working schedule is throwing me for quite the loop. I am always tired, I have no motivation to go to the gym and really just have an overall sense of depression. I hope I adapt to being on this schedule, because right now I am pretty much miserable. Okay enough with all the doom and gloom... I need to just suck it up right? I'll tell you this though, I have never longed for the weekend so much before in my life! Come on Friday!!

We're Next! ;)

Well, I'm sure you all saw/heard how the National Championship game turned out. I feel so bad that Colt McCoy was unable to play in his final game as a Texas Longhorn! Hopefully he will have a great career in the NFL! Speaking of the NFL...How 'bout them Cowboys!?!? That was our first playoff win in over a decade! About time!! Anyway, enough about football....

....this weekend Mason and I were in Houston, again! Seriously, we should just pack up and move to Houston since we are there just about every other weekend. We had a great time this weekend though! Our friends Trevor & Jenn tied the knot so we attended their rehearsal dinner and wedding to celebrate their new life together! Such a fun couple and we are so very happy for them! And guess what!?! Remember when I caught the bouquet at my friend's wedding... Well looks like Mason is slowly getting the message, because he caught the garter this time! ;)

Hopefully that means we're next! :)

Fingers Crossed....

Tonight is a BIG night!!! My Horns are playing for the BCS National Championship!!! Ahhh, so nervous! Fingers are crossed, horns are up, burnt orange apparel is on... time to go!!!

HOOK 'EM!!! :)

I'm baaaccckkkk!

Miss me? Don't lie, I know you did! I have been getting texts, phone calls and g-chats from my devoted followers asking when I'm going to update my bliggity blog! So sorry folks, after moving my mom out of her place in Austin I was exhausted, and then it was New Years and then I was just lazy, plus Mase's laptop is on the fritz, yada yada yada... But enough with the excuses, 'tis a brand New Year and I am super excited about the potential greatness that is in store for 2010! Before I march onward, however, I must tell you all about my glorious holiday break! ;)

The day before Christmas Eve, I headed down to Tyler for some quality time with the fam. We did last minute Christmas shopping, worked puzzles, ate junk and even found time to dine at mi restaurante favorito in all of Tyler! Gilbert's El Charro:

If you are ever passing through the "Rose Capitol of the World (or maybe just Texas, not sure..)" then you must stop in! I insist! It is so good. Ok, it's not thaaat good, but they have this sauce...

...it is to die for. I think it might just be like french dressing or something, but when you mix it with hot sauce and lather it on a chip it is heavenly! You can even purchase your own bottle. I know because I asked. ;)

Next it was Christmas Eve and the weather was all kinds of crazy in Texas. Extra crazy in Dallas! Mason had to work half of the day and we worried about him (and my sister) who had to battle ice, sleet and snow to drive to Tyler to join us! They made it though and we were able to enjoy a short-lived white Christmas. Here are some pics from Christmas Eve. The second picture is of me, my brother(Connor, age 22) and sister(Claire,age 19). Not sure if I have introduced them to the blog world yet...

Christmas morning, my fam always wakes up at an ungodly hour because my aunt and her fam are CRAZY and think 5:30AM is a normal time to be awake! So this is me opening up some presents half-asleep! I got some pretty good loot this year! Mase got me a black leather jacket from Express, some styling rain boots from Banana and some Uggs, much to his chagrin, bc he is not the biggest Ugg fan...yet. I love them though and wear them all day long. They make great houseshoes on a frosty winter morning! :) Other favorites...Lilly Pulitzer Day Planner, Electric Wine Opener (it is like magic), and lots of other stuff but it has been 10 days since Christmas and already I am forgetting what all I got! ;)

Anyway, Christmas afternoon Mase and I drove to Houston to celebrate with his fam where we were greeted with more presents! Yay! :) For New Years we stayed in Dallas, to save some money and also because we were tired of traveling. NYE started out on a sour note though, as my childhood dog Maggie had to be put to sleep. She was 14 years old and was just getting very sickly, not eating very much and limping around the house. Sad, but she lived a good, long life. Poor Mags, we'll miss you!

Anyway, for New Years, Mason and I had dinner at Hector's on Henderson! Yum! Then met a friend of ours at a house party on the M-streets. Then right before midnight we went to the Slip-Inn (bc thats how we roll ;) to ring in the New Year! Definitely wasn't very eventful, but we still had an okay time! ...and now it is 2010, at last. Not many resolutions this year.. just goals! They are as follows:

(1) To get a permanent teaching gig

(2) Buy/lease a new car

andddd......

(3) Have something sparkly on my left hand by the end of the year! ;)

I think these are all quite manageable, I'll let you know how it goes though! :) I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Here's hoping that the best of our past is the worst of our future! Cheers! Happy New Year!!!