It's here it's here!

Time to celebrate, for Amy Webster's weekend of wedding fun has finally arrived! We kicked it off with a walk to Trader Joe's to find some yummy food for dinner so that Paul could come over. They live in the cutest house on the prettiest street ever.....It was nice to relax before the wedding festivities commence. Aaaaand Kmums comes in tomorrow... what what...

 

Only a couple more days, guys, then you can cook together and live together and be happily ever after together! Hoooooooooray! 

Spring Break 2K11!

        I wish everyone could have a week off from life. Tasks that have been put off for months finally have a chance to be accomplished. The house is clean all week, Mike gets homemade lunches at work, and Diego is in doggy heaven with how much attention he receives... and I get to have extended quiet times on the porch contemplating life and reading through God's Word. Sorry to gloat, but it's glorious. In fact, I think spring and summer breaks are crucial for teachers to recuperate and get back to the heart of why we do what we do. I know that everyone on the face of the planet would benefit from a week off, home alone, without any vacation plans.... I guess it our breaks cancel out with our salary. 

    As for my plans today? I'm heading out for my bi-annual haircut, then more errand running (my favorite...) Let's hope I don't get too distracted while out... I only need grass plugs, a picture frame, gray ribbon, and dog food. We'll see where today's adventure leads me.

What's spring break without spring flowers? 

Packed, fun weekend! Yesterday's rundown: fantastic beach day with Diego, Intuition Brewery in Riverside and new favorite game... bar shuffleboard. It would be pretty awesome to own. Too bad they're $5000. 

      Today included church, Taco Lu, and the beach again. Lots of fun times outside enjoying the warm sun before it gets to be too much and I'm once again longing for cooler weather. Plus, it's supposed to thunderstorm all week. Laaaaaaame. I needed to be working on my tan for the yellow dress I'm wearing in Amy's wedding, or planting the dang garden. Now I'll be stuck inside reading books all day... man... that sounds like a terrible idea.... (or an english teacher's dream day!)
    ...and apparently this post is dedicated to Bobby since he's featured in two of the pictures... and check out the sunset to wrap up a great weekend!

a day in the life

After a bit of a rough morning (see yesterday's post) I had to buck up and prepare for the epic errands that needed to be done. One thing you may not know about me is that I LOVE running errands. And while I enjoy company from time to time, sometimes I prefer to go solo because then it's okay if I get sidetracked. Take today, for example. My task was to get decorations for Amy's bachelorette, cotton balls & ibuprofen at Walmart, and a little-black-dress plus spanks to squeeze everything together. I might have come home with lots of added bonuses...

I knew it was going to be a great day because I had a fantastic turnaround after waking up at 4 with an enormous headache which prompted me to get rid of the contents in my stomach and run a bath where I proceeded to fall asleep in the warm water. I woke up a couple hours later a new person and celebrated with a delicious breakfast on the porch. 

Then on my way downtown I saw this:

which made me smile, especially because it had a sign on the back that said, "Model T owners on a drive from Canada." and things about Canada make me laugh. Then "Here Comes the Sun" came on the radio, which was totally my theme song yesterday! At Ross I found a new bed for Diego (which I think he approves:)

And to connect back to the point of this post, which is that I love getting sidetracked while running errands.... this bed is NOT what I went to Ross for.  Oops.

Then while on my way to JCPennys for little-black-dress and some spanks I stumbled across this little no-name used bookstore in the middle of a ghetto empty mall:

... and came out with a box of middle school novels, all for only $5! I will definitely be returning. 

At this point I needed a snack, even though my errand-running was only supposed to take a couple hours. So I stopped at Panera for some black bean soup and iced coffee, and got distracted reading outside for about an hour. 

Last stop (I thought) was Walmart which I always swear I will never return and somehow I always end up there amongst the mullets and screaming babies. So another thing I love about running errands by myself is that I can take as much time as I want to contemplate my purchases. Sometimes I take forever to make a decision. This one was a toughie:

to buy for Annie, or not to buy for Annie? 

Not this time, but i think I'll go back for it. 

On the way home stopped at the Party Store, Marshalls, and finally, Target. 

Epic Errands day completed.

Tired, cranky, and passing up on a fun night out. 

No matter what bed I get him, right next to me is the preferred spot :) 

...and how does one celebrate the kickoff of spring break?

With good friends! 

(Hilary, Jeff, Annie, Mike, Emily, and Jimmy to be exact.)

 At a prime location!

(Mike's face got in the way of this one...)

 With much-needed laughter!

(Watch out for that.... trouser snake...behind you?)

and maybe a few of these:

Oh the good life. Do you ever wish you were a teacher, too?