a new year

As many of you know I spent the Christmas season in California visiting Mia, Josh, and Jeremy.  I don't like Christmas in California, not because of the company but what the hell it was goddamn near 70 degrees.  Not OK in my book.  I don't think I could live in California what distinguishes one day from the next, it surely isn't the weather.  

Jeremy was adorable.  He sleeps and eats and poops, all of the things a baby should do.  He rarely cries or gets upset (thank god) and he was just the sweetest little baby.  I ate his face, twice.  I am going to post some pics from CA so that everyone can revel in how cute my new baby nephew is.  I can't wait for Mia to move back east so that we can eat his little baby face everyday. (PS. as of now she has no plan to, but I feel like the more we talk about it we might be able to convince the both of them.) So keep mentioning it people.  

PS. Went back to work today...BORING! Let's vacate all year long.

Too little, too late

I started this blog with the intentions of keeping up with it.  I started it to prove to both my sisters that my blog would be in fact better than theirs.  Oops.  When I started this blog it was the summer.  I was young and fancy free, now work and school take up some time, and when I'm not doing those things I am sleeping or latch hooking.  I know it doesn't sound like it could possibly be that complicated to keep up with all of these things, but it is.  I have trouble finding time just to cook anymore, but a new dawn is rising.  I just finished two grad school classes and can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I have student teaching (which I do in the class in which I am assigned now) and then one online class and that's it.  I've got my masters.  (Next blog my masters is better than your masters, a competition I should win only because my sisters don't have masters...yet)  I also realized if Bean has time to update her blog, I should find a moment or two to do the same.

Quick update:

Semester started and finished, Science class abandoned and Resource room began, Pets are good, Jefferson has started pooping in the toilet (I am soooooo not kidding), Thanksgiving came and went and I was thankful it was very quiet, New nephew (adorable), Countdown to LA/Xmas/Baby/San Diego/Banana Bungalow/Beach in December.  Other than that all is well.  

Palin Sucks

Nuf said.

R Club in Pictures

It was a scary night last friday when Greg, Chels, and I ventured to the R club.  It was very late, it was very dirty, and I feel gross for having done it, but I accomplished my goal.  I stayed up late enough and got a chance to see it with my own eyes.  And now you can see it with your eyes.  Don't be scared.  It'll all be OK.  Look at it.

Photo Link

Kirsten recently taught me how to link you guys to the pictures from my vacation.  Check them out.  Marianne and I had a great time and tomorrow is a special day.  Day one of work, its been awhile and I am ready to go back.  We'll see how it goes.

Promised Post

I am going to post all about my vacation, however I am still like a little internet dumb so I am trying to figure out 1. How to insert a link to my flickr photos and 2. How to do a hyperlink to the places that I went.  If you can help me with either of those things these posts will be forthcoming.  Thanks.

Vacationland

Tomorrow starts my official vacation, however for the last couple of days I was sunning myself in sunny Cape May, NJ.  The town is adorable.  The beach days were mostly good.  Chels, Sara G, and I were there for Sunday, it was really windy it rained, but we still found a little bit of time to hit the beach in the afternoon (it was so windy the sand was blowing that's my least favorite thing) I did swim for a hot minute but the surf was pummeling me so I got out pretty quick.  That night we had dinner with Patty and started a 1,000 piece Troll Mania puzzle.  Sara thought it was too ambitious, but Chels and I had faith that we could finish it.  The next day we took Sara to the bus in Atlantic City, and then spent the rest of the afternoon at the beach.  Maloy even got to join us for the evening.  We rode bikes worked on Troll Mania.  We even hit Carney's a jersey shore bar.  You can just imagine, but the drinks were cheap the DJ was playing really bad music and there was really bad dancing.  What else do you need?  Finished off the night by watching Liar, Liar until we all fell asleep.  Day 3 hit the beach again.  This was the most gorgeous day we had.  I finished my book The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares, her first adult novel.  It was a good beach read.  Then we went home and finished TROLL MANIA.  All 1000 pieces.  It was very satisfying.  Right now I am putting off packing and getting everything together that I need for VT and ME.  Oh and big news.  Maloy's sister is having her baby today.  A few weeks early but her water broke this AM and her new niece is on the way.  So today is going to be a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS. I will post pictures of Troll Mania once I get them downloaded.  It's a walk down memory lane.  It's like the Wackness-Trolls from 1994