Hoppy Easter!

And we're back! It was a short trip to Tyler this weekend, but a very good one! Yesterday, Mason, my mom and I stopped in Canton, while in route to Tyler, and met my Aunt Laura to do a little shopping. It was Mason's first time to go to Canton! He did a pretty good job of walking around and shopping with three women for nearly 4 hours... very minimal complaining, I was so proud! ;)

It was a very successful trip, as well! My mom scored some chairs for her new kitchen table. I got two new dresses, an apron, a cute fridge magnet and a silver tray converted into a chalkboard that I am going to hang in the kitchen:

Probably shouldn't be spending much right now, but it felt great to shop after months of restriciting myself! I'll have to go back to being good for a while now, though.

Later that afternoon, while driving through Tyler, we saw the Easter Bunny....taking it easy before his big day:

Saturday evening, we went to El Charro's, an old mexican restaurant in Tyler that my family has been going to for years. Mason had never been there either, so we had to stop in to make for a complete trip to Tyler! :)

Today, we went to church and then had an Easter lunch at my aunts house. Ham, broccoli cheese casserole (yum, more broccoli ;), deviled eggs, etc... A splurge I know, back to veggies now that we are home!

Like my new Easter dress? It was one of my Canton purchases! Well, anyway, we are back in Dallas now, ready bracing ourselves for another week! 9 more weeks to go for me! Can I make it??

Hope your Easter weekend was a memorable one and that you were able to celebrate with loved ones! "Christ the Lord is Risen Again, Alleluia..."(my fav Easter song)! :)

A Good Friday Indeed...

Today was a not just a good friday, it was great. A much, much needed break. Mason and I both had the day off of work, so we were able to go out for drinks after work on Thursday and stay up late watching trash tv...one of our fav things to do! ;) Then, thanks to a rainy start to the day we were able to sleep in nice and late this morning. And best of all I got a fresh head of highlights today! Extra blonde for spring...yum! :)

Tomorrow morning, Mason, my mom and I are headed to Tyler to spend Easter weekend with my extended family! Yay! I'm glad to leave the Dallas city limits, if only for two days! I still haven't picked out my Easter frock yet, though. Might have to just go with something that I have. Hope that you have a wonderful Easter weekend!! :)

Hope the Easter Bunny leaves you something special! :)

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Bye bye margaritas...hellooo broccoli...

As I sit here and post to you, I am snacking on pieces of broccoli and cauliflower. Bikini season is here and it's time to get serious. You should have seen my grocery cart last night. Very sparse and sad looking. Hopefully all these veggies will work their magic. Aside from my boring Sunday trip to the g-store, this weekend was pretty fun!

Friday night, a big group of some of my favorite gals and guys met up for dinner and drinks at Javiers!

Nothing like hanging out with a group of platinum blondes to let you know when it's time to get your highlights redone. ;) After dinner, I had to pass on the bar outing that followed, since I had school the next day. Boooo...

Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early to go to one of my last teaching certification classes. I hate when I have to wake up early on Saturdays! Makes it feel like another work day, especially while my friends are laying out by the pool.... :(

Saturday night, was pretty much a repeat of Friday except we dined at Cyclone Anaya's and then went to PM (the club at the Joule hotel) for some drinks and dancing cocktails and booty shaking! ;)

Sunday was a day of recovery and I busied myself with the transfering of all of my iTunes to my new iPOD nano I got for my birthday in August that I hadn't touched until now! It took forever, but it is up and running! I need to take it to Katy Trail for a spin sometime this week!

Anyway, so all in all it was a pretty good little weekend. Hope you all had great weekends as well.. now pardon me as I make my way back to the kitchen for seconds on broccoli! ;)

friday.

Hi friends! Sorry that I have been such a blogger dud this week. I have just been busy, lazy and am still adjusting to the new daylight savings time and also my non-spring break schedule. The two combined have really messed with my sleep schedule! Anyway...

Wednesday I had my interview with the principal at my school! It went GREAT! I am usually so nervous about interviews, because I feel like I am not a great interviewer, but I had really good answers to all of his questions and he agreed. He told me that he did not have a definite math opening at this point in time, but that if he did then he and I would be having a much more serious conversation. Which means, if one opens up (which, fingers crossed, hopefully the teacher I am long-term subbing for wont be coming back), then I more or less will get the job! So let's hope it works out that way! Regardless, I was just so happy that it went so well! :)

In other school news, please keep the Burke family in your prayers... Officer Burke is our school police officer. He and his wife welcomed a baby girl into their family in December. I even got to meet their sweet baby one day when his wife brought her to school for a visit in February. On Wednesday afternoon, Officer Burke got a phone call at school from their babysitter informing him that their baby was not breathing. By the time he got home, the paramedics had not been able to revive their sweet little girl and she died...they think from SIDS. Such a tragedy!!! Such a reminder of how precious life is and how short it can be!

Ok so maybe I should have started with the bad news and then ended with the good so that this post wasn't such a downer...Oh well. I hope that you all have a great, relaxing weekend! XOXO!

Back to the Grind...

Spring Break is over. *tear* I was absolutely dreading going back to school this morning. I'm not really sure why.... maybe I had gotten used to the freedom of waking up late, working out midday and taking cat naps every few hours. Oh the life... Such a tease, but the good news is that Summer is only 11 weeks away! YES!

So, today wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. The kids seemed half asleep for most of the day so no problems there.... andddd I got an email from our principal after school today asking if I would meet him during 6th period on Wednesday for an INTERVIEW!!!! I'm not sure if there is an actual position available or not. It may just be a preliminary interview just to put me in the hiring pool, but whatev... I'll take it! So FINGERS CROSSED for that! I suck at interviewing, but feel like this one will go a lot more smoothly then most since I already know the principal and am pretty much already in place in their school. Hopefully!!

Next on the agenda, my butt is throbbing. TMI? Maybe so... but Mase and I just got back from our very first ever SPIN CLASS and my, oh my what a workout it was. I'm hoping that it is just the trick to slim down this booty for bikini season....again, fingers crossed! ;)

Finally, did you peeps know that Gossip Girl is back on?!?! I was casually perusing the tv lineup for this evening when I noticed that tonight's episode was NEW!! What!?! Have I missed any others or is tonight it's first night back? OMG! What's the deal GG!?! To broke to advertise your season return?? Let's hope not. Anyway, have to go catch up with Blair & Serena now! Tata for now! Hope your Monday was marvelous! :)

This May Seem Like I'm Bragging...It's Because I Am ;)

Cee @ Curiosity passed this fun little award on to me last week sometime. Here's how it works: The Rules

1. List 6 things you are a master in

2. Pass it on to 6 bloggers you think are masters at friendship and make blogging awesome.

I am a master in:

1.) Telling and re-telling stories. I'm really good at remembering all of the details and funny anecdotes that happened when I re-tell a story. When someone else is telling a story that I already know I am chomping at the bit, because I know I would do a much better job of making the story funny. Mason likes to steal my thunder a lot though and tell MY stories. Ugh! Oh and if you missed an episode of your fav show, I'm really good at giving you a play by play of what happened! ;)

2.) Running in high heels. Must've developed this skill in college, but I am probably better at running in high heels than I am at walking in them. If we've got a long hike from the car to our final destination, you'll see me jogging over walking 9 times out of 10 (10 times out of 10 if it's cold outside). This has only backfired on me once and I have the scar to prove it! ;)

3.) Planning out outfits in advance/packing. As soon as I know about an upcoming event or trip I am immediately thinking about what I will wear. When going on vacay I make detailed lists of my daily outfits. If you're getting married next February...I've probably already picked out my dress to the rehearsal dinner!

4.) Step aerobics. Not going to lie. I am the girl at the front of the room with all of the moves. ;) I have stopped going to the step aerobics at my local gym because the class is far to easy. yawn...

5.) Putting on eyeliner. I probably started wearing eyeliner in 7th grade and haven't looked back since. I don't even need a mirror to apply it most times. ;)

6.) DVR fast forwarding. Mason relinquishes control of the remote whenever we are watching a recorded show bc I am awesome at fast forwarding through commercials and then stopping it exactly where the show picks up.

I now pass this on to:

1.) Allison @ A Little Bit of Everything
2.) Casey @ Sitting Pretty in the Big D
3.) Jessica @ A Few of My Favorite Things
4.) Leslie @ A Blonde Ambition
5.) Little Daisy May @ this kind of love
6.) Melissa @ Sweet Melissa

Happy March Madness day! Oh yeah, that's another thing I am good at...my March Madness bracket beats Mason's every year...haha sucker!! ;)

Going Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm not doing much to celebrate the holiday today. In Dallas, the big St. Patty's Day festivities are always held on the Saturday before the actual St. Patrick's Day. There is always a parade down Greenville Avenue in the morning and then in the afternoon Greenville is shut down so that Dallas peeps can walk aimlessly to and from the different bars and pubs that line the area while still keeping a green beer in their hands at all times. Last Saturday, our friend Blake who lives off of Greenville held his annual St. Patty's day party at his house. Nothing like a theme party, live music, and an unlimited supply of green-hued beverages!Mason even bought a new shirt for the occasion: Sorry, Mase.... no gold here... Oh and there also were a few celeb spottings at the party we were at, including:

Former Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars contestant and newly married Melissa Rycroft

and Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver, Miles Austin:

Throwing celebs in the mix always makes for a good time at a party! ;) Hope you're enjoying your St. Patricks Day and that you remembered to wear GREEN!! :)