engagement

congrats to my friend heidi and her engagement to her longtime boyfriend justin!

sometimes i hate living here knowing that i have to miss special events like weddings.

I´m missing one in Nov, Heidi´s in May, and probably my high school reunion which is in the works (tear).

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.

2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.

3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.

4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

6. You mean the world to someone.

7. You are special and unique.

8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.

9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.

10. When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look.

11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

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i am indeed still alive and well. nothing too new going on. we went to the beach Sat and i got burnt, which i despise. i had suncreen on...don´t ask.

tomorrow is my last day of summer school and in 8 days we will be in the US of A! i know, i know, you can´t WAIT to see me.

i hate clocks. i get so stressed getting up early. isn´t it great when you wake up in the middle of the night knowing you still have four glorious hours of sleep ahead of you. i love that feeling. then there is the feeling when you wake up 30 min before your alarm goes off. i hate that.

I also got a mani pedi yesterday.

and that´s that.

charles

charlie is getting so big. he´s 7 mths 5 days and last i heard he was at 19 lbs. BIG BABY! look at that smile. how could u not love this little guy?

cowboy boots

Cowboy Boots
An elderly couple, Margaret and Bert, moved to Texas. Bert always wanted a pair of authentic cowboy boots, so, seeing some on sale, he bought them and wore them home.
Walking proudly, he sauntered into the kitchen and said to his wife, "notice anything different about me?" Margaret looked him over.
"Nope."
Frustrated, Bert stormed off into the bathroom, undressed and walked back into the kitchen completely naked, except for the boots.
Again he asked Margaret, a little louder this time, "notice anything different NOW?'"
Margaret looked up and exclaimed, "Bert, what's different? It's hanging down today, it was hanging down yesterday, it'll be hanging down again tomorrow!!"
Furious, Bert yelled, "AND DO YOU KNOW WHY IT'S HANGING DOWN, MARGARET?''
"Nope, she replied."
"IT'S HANGING DOWN, BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING AT MY NEW BOOTS!!!!''
Without changing her expression at all, Margaret replied, "shoulda bought a hat, Bert. Shoulda bought a hat."

patty cake, patty cake

I made my first cake today! That´s right folks, I was a cake virgin. I´ve always been a baker....but mostly cookies and bars. Isn´t it weird how I LOVE to bake but I hate to cook. At any rate cookies and cakes are non-existent here. Spaniards eat things like......flan. Boo. So, things like Crisco, brown sugar, powdered sugar, cream of tartar, cake mix, brownie mix, pie fillings and marshmallows are NON EXISTENT. Which, in turn, makes my baking time extremely difficult. BUT it was my mother in laws B day today so I HAD to do something special. Luckily, I found this store that has a TINY tiny tiny section of ¨American¨ things and I found a cake mix. I paid nearly 10 dollars for this cake mix.

It was worth it though.

Happy Birthday Julia. You look good for 60.

gross

We were walking back to the parking garage and A said, ¨You just stepped on a dead rat.¨ What the? It was at the boney stage though, so I didn´t really mind.

Then, later that same night I was going to the balcony to cover Harry up because he likes to screech his lungs out at the butt crack of dawn. We can´t have that. So, as I was going to open the sliding door I felt something under my bare feet and I thought it was the broom. Oh contraire. It was indeed a cockroach. That I was stepping on. With my bare foot. Did I mention I´m terrified of cockroaches? In my minds eye I fainted right then and there, and in reality I ran like the wind and hid in my bed. Gross.

Playschool 08.

Look mom, I can read!
I could possibly kill you all right now. BACK OFF.

Playing the Oh-so-educational ¨Heads up 7 up.¨
The Crew.
Crazy Faces.

Took some pics at work today....

trunks.

Look how cute Charlie looks in the super fun safari swim trunks from Baby Gap.

His favorite Aunt that he´s never met sent those.

hi

yes yes i am still alive........nothing new to report. i am soooooooooooooooooooo boring.

meatballs

it was 104º today so it felt nice to get on the bus with AC. i was sitting there enjoying the AC and then i looked at the woman sitting in front of me. she reached into her nose, picked out the crustiest booger and then started making ¨meatballs¨ with it as A likes to say. you know the movement...index finger thumb..circle it around.

i almost threw up. i changed seats because i was afraid it was going to fall on my leg. so, i continued watching her and she stuck it on the chairback. i´m terrified to ride the bus now..my clothes are prob covered in boogs. eww.

also, have you seen the running of the bulls in pamplona? i personally think it´s ridiculous. that´s me.

inspirational posters.

The Nephew.

good times

(Thanks Bré)

CLASS PROJECT GONE WRONG
An elementary school class started a class project to make planters to take home to their parents.

They wanted to have a plant in it that was easy to take care of, so they decided to use cactus plants.

The students were given green-ware pottery planters in the shape of clowns which they painted with glaze.
The clown planters were professionally fired at a class outing so they could see the process. It was great fun! They planted cactus seeds in the finished planters and they grew nicely, but unfortunately, the children were not allowed to take them home. The cactus plants were removed and small ivy replaced them and the children were then allowed to take them home instead.
The teacher said cactus seemed like a good idea at the time!

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Nadal won Wimbledon........did I mention we won the euro cup? Lovin´it.


Other than that.......blah. I´m hot, sticky, sweaty, and I am fat.


That´s my news for now.

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I was woken up this morning by my husband elbowing my boob/armpit. Hard. Not cool. It was obviously an accident but I was not a happy camper. Not a good way to start the day.

On Sunday´s we usually go to this ¨animal market¨ and this man tried to sell me a yellow lab for sixty euros..which is dirt cheap. Basically it was the last one and he wanted to get rid of it. I WISH I could have taken it home with me. What the heck am I going to do with a LAB in my tuna can home? No good. Plus I´m a psycho cleaner I would have to go to the loonie bin.

On Sat. afternoon we wanted to go to this bar to get a drink. A was in the St. giving this man directions and I walked into the bar hoping to order for both of us before he got there. So, apparently when I walked in the man told me the bar was closed but I did not get that at all. I knew he spoke, but did not understand him so I completely ignored him. So, as A was walking towards the bar I´m all ¨A what do you want?¨ Then the man was like THE BAR IS CLOSED.

And then I kicked him in the balls.

Happy Birthday lil´lady.

Land of the free, home of the brave, wisdom tooth removal, circumcision, pop tarts and cherry coke.

Happy Birthday Old Glory. I sure do miss you (tear).

done

That´s right folks. Stick a fork in me cuz I´m done!

I´ve decided I´m not writing e-mails anymore...explanation:

For the past ..oh, lifetime I´ve been really good at keeping in touch with people, writing e mails, cards, phone calls and it´s 99 percent of the time a one way street. I never get any e mails back, or cards, or phonecalls and I always hear the same thing, ¨I´m busy.¨ Guess what? I just got busy ..for the rest of my life.

So, if you´re wondering why you haven´t heard from me...that´s because IT´S YOUR TURN!

touchy feely

It´s Wed. and I´m still alive which is a good thing.

I forgot that little boys like to touch butts and boobs. Some things just never change.

Today we were watching a movie at the end of class and I looked over and one little girl had both of her hands down her pants and she was touching her woot. Hmm? From what I hear this is completely normal for kids to explore and ¨play¨ with their parts, but is it really necessary in my classroom? And don´t even try to hold my hand after that.