The big news is...

I got a new job.

I hadn't planned on looking for a new job at the end of this school year because of the budgets and schools all over the state were letting go of teachers. I didn't think anyone would have any job openings and I also didn't think that there would be any elective openings either.

However, we heard from a friend that there were openings for our subject areas in the district we wanted so badly to be in. Our friend helped get us pre-screening interviews. BTW she works in the administration building. So a few days after we applied and emailed the director, she called us for our interviews. I didn't feel like mine went so well because I was extremely nervous and I felt like I was a complete blathering idiot. However, she told me to start contacting principals. Done.

At this point, Ryan and I had decided to go visit family in southeast Texas. We're nowhere near home but planned to make the treck back home if we got called.

A few days go by and I got an email from a principal at a middle school asking for an interview. I accepted. But that same day, she emailed me back letting me know the position was already offered to someone else unbeknownst to her. She was out of the country and the outgoing principal offered. She apologized and I understood and thanked her. No harm done. It was great knowing that I piqued her interest.

A couple more days go by and I get a phone call from the high school asking for an interview. I accept. That day, my mom and I went back to north Texas. We made plans to just go to Austin from there. She was accompanying me to one of my conferences like last year. The following day I had the interview. I was pretty confident, but still nervous and I kept replaying the questions and answers in my mind thinking how I could've answered better.

Got home, mom and I made dinner and halfway into my meal, I get a phone call. The hiring director announced that the principal recommended me for the job. I excitedly accepted!

But then, drama started. What to do with that pesky conference in Austin? Kosher to go? Probably not. And Ryan wanted me to start looking for apartments the following day. A move was in store. I made some phone calls and got the conference reservation cancelled and the money refunded to the ISD. In all the excitement, we decided to have a garage sale so mom and I got that done. Made a little money and a small dent in the amount of junk we have stored away. The following day, we headed back to southeast Texas.

We officially resigned from the ISD today without a problem. They wished us luck. I'm going back to the school tomorrow to clean out my office. I know a lot of the students are going to be disappointed. One called me today and the poor darling started crying. This is going to be difficult. I just hope that they can understand. That's all that I can ask of them.

The school gave me a start in my career. I've grown so much as an educator and an individual. And I'm very thankful of the opportunity I had. Even with those very trying and tiring days.

Another chapter closed, a new one opening.

Uh oh!

Nah, it's a good thing.

There's a big change coming up and it's all hush-hush until it's 'official'. Speculate all you want, but I'm not saying anything.

I purchased some needed items (laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, fabric softener, and a few other things) today and saved $18.50. I basically got my Charmin for free!

I had made some summer goals or a wanna-do list:

• Get my septum pierced. Not gonna happen this year.
• Do something fun with my hair involving the color blue. Again, this will be put off.
• Make stuff and be crafty. There's still time but I'm not sure it's going to happen.
• Certified Handgun License. Just for the heck of it. 
• Get a house and move. Can't afford it.
• Garage sale - happening TOMORROW! Yeay! One thing I am accomplishing!

So, I'm getting rid of a lot of junk. At least, I hope so. Getting all kinds of hot, sweaty and stinky in this stupid Texas 100F+ weather. Yuck!

Anyway, that's about it.

FREE!!

I made sure to pick up a newspaper today. I found an offer for free toothbrushes. So I got my mom and we went to Walgreens. No toothbrushes. Went to another and again, no toothbrushes. One person cleaned them out. Of course. Then I had the idea to go to WalMart because they'll price match. BINGO. They had the toothbrushes. The lady at checkout took the ad and discounted each toothbrush from $1.94 to a dollar a piece (2 for $2). Handed her the coupons and she started to say she could only do one. I piped up with the coupon is for two and I have two coupons. I got 4 toothbrushes for free. An eight dollar value! Gave mom two and kept two for me. Yeay!

Did I go extreme? No. Do I absolutely need new toothbrushes, not really. I will replace my travel toothbrush and have one for later.

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

My dad wanted to grill for us for lunch today but that fell through. So mom and I decided to go to the store to see what else we could do. We got some brisket, pinto beans and other freebies. Mom saw some strawberries and she wanted to get them. So we did. Then I had the brilliant idea of making cheesecake stuffed strawberries. I'd been stumbling on several recipes and I suggested it to her. I remembered the ingredients off hand. We got what we needed and got to work.

I don't know how many sources there are but I used this one today. This site has in process photos. And I didn't do them but I do have some photos.

Here's the recipe:

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

About 20 strawberries (ours were small so we used 2 lbs)
8 oz pkg softened cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla (we had authentic mexican vanilla, YUM!)
3 whole graham crackers, crushed

Wash and dry the strawberries and cut off the tops. Take a knife or narrow vegetable peeler and remove the white core in the strawberry. Scoop/scrape out as much as possible without damaging the berry.
Beat the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Continue mixing until combined. Use a piping bag or a zip baggie with the corner cut off. Fill the baggie with your cream cheese mixture and pipe into the cored strawberries. At this point, I put the filled strawberries in the fridge to set/chill.
In another zip baggie, crush the graham crackers. I did the whole sleeve, apparently you only need about 3.
Sprinkle or dip the cheesecake end of your strawberries. Voila!

Reviews: For something so simple, terriffic! For cheesecake, it was ok. But it wasn't cheesecake. Alright in my book!

Pictures! Okay, for presentation, I didn't care so my berries don't look pretty. That's why I gave you the link. Go see her pretty pictures. ;)

Oh Yeah, Today is MPM

This week will be short and busy. We'll be heading back to our hometown for another week-ish on Friday or Saturday. While we are down there, I'll be taking my mom to Austin for a conference.

I've been doing pretty good on not paying full price for some things. We went to visit my brother-in-law and his girlfriend on Saturday. She took me shopping. I walked away with five things and only payed about 60-70 dollars. Not bad considering it was all from the mall and higher-end boutiques. Yeay! Then some purchases yesterday were all discounted. Soap, a portfolio and something else... I don't remember. Oh yeah, diapers!

So there it is. On to the menu... Keeping everything pretty simple.

Sunday - Roast chicken & vegetables (crock pot)
Monday - LO roast chicken & macaroni and cheese
Tuesday - Chicken pot pie
Wednesday - LO CPP
Thursday - Grilled pork chops, mac&cheese, mashed potatoes
Friday - OOT (Out of Town) ??
Saturday - OOT

Check out more menus at OrgJunkie!

Fill in the Blank Friday

Okay, I'm gonna do something new... It's called Fill in the Blank Friday via the little things we do.
Enjoy.

1.   The last thing I ate was... 1/2 a Sprinkles Key Lime Pie cupcake. Be jealous. Go ahead. I'll give you a moment. All better? Moving on.

2.  The next thing I'd like to eat is... I don't know. Surf & turf sounds good. So does a rootbeer float.

3.  The best things ... taste reeeeeeeaaaaalllllly good and are pretty expensive.

4.  Something that makes me supremely and utterly happy is... THING: food. Ain't gonna lie. Really good food makes me really happy.


5.  Sports are... nothing without the food. Take me out to the ballgame. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks. And an effing hotdog damnit.

6.  I miss... the way BBQ crabs tasted. Although, my last experience with them was pretty darn good.

7.  Right now I am... hiccuping. Why? WHYYYYY.


Okay, they started it with food. One track mind I tell ya.

What the hell, I'm throwing in a FridayFive as well.
Travel
What is your favorite way to travel (ship, plane, car, train, etc)? You name it, I love to travel. Boat (though I've only been on a ferry), plane (squee) and car.
Who is your favorite person to travel with? My family. Ryan has always been my travel partner (minus one time to Chicago). And now, Ivy!
What is the best vacation you've ever taken? Probably Orlando Florida for our honeymoon. I love Disneyworld.
Where will your next vacation be to? I don't know.
If you had the time and money to go anywhere you wanted, where would you go? EVERYWHERE

Okay, that's good enough.

It's Good to be Home!

Okay... Last week, there wasn't a MPM because we went out of town to visit with family.

We don't have cable TV at home. We rely on Netflix and DVDs for shows and movies. We don't think cable is worth spending money on when we don't really spend much time watching it. But while we are visiting family, we watch tv. I just found a new tv show on TLC called Extreme Couponing. I've got to say that I am intrigued. People get hundreds of dollars of groceries for next to nothing. I just can't understand reasoning random products just because you can get them for free. If it's not something I'm going to use, I'm not going to free-buy it in mass quantities. So, this summer, I am going to try to start saving money by couponing. Not extreme though. I can even understand a small stockpile ... but I don't have the space for that. Wish me luck. Send me coupons ;).

We ate out quite a bit. But Ryan did make cheese and beef enchiladas and lime pie. Tasty! A second trip to Sake was eventful. When we walked in, we didn't see anyone. The place had just opened. We sat down at our table and I look at the sushi bar and I saw my uncle! He spent a lot of time in Korea so he really digs Asian food and really loves Sake. Ryan and I order and eat then Uncle J comes over and chats with us a bit. He had ordered us some soft shell crab so when it came out, I was a little iffy. But it tasted amazing. We can't wait to go back just so we can have that again.

I spent a weekend out at Crystal Beach with a friend whose family owns a beach cabin. They'd had one before the hurricane (Ike) and chose to rebuild. I stayed at the cabin before the hurricane and it was okay. After the rebuild though, that place is nice! Friday night, it was me, Jess and J. Saturday morning, J left and M showed up. Later Saturday, A & R showed up. There was much drinking, many jello shots, walks and cruising on the beach and my delicious food. I played cook - which is always fun for me. I kept myself slathered in SPF 50 but missed a few small spots - so red patches remain, but don't bother me. We really didn't do too much. It was very nice an relaxing. I only planned on staying one night but I hadn't been sleeping well and Ryan suggested I stay the second night. It was really nice to have some uninterrupted sleep.

We made it home yesterday afternoon and I'm starting some deep cleaning sessions. We haven't really unpacked everything yet, but it's getting there. I plan on doing laundry every day until I get caught up. Today, I deep cleaned the master bathroom. It was just horrible. But I reorganized, got rid of some junk and scrubbed every surface. I hope we can keep it clean. Tomorrow, I believe I'll work on the master bedroom. There isn't a great deal to do in there. Mostly dusting and straightening up.

Now that we are home, it's time to get meals in order. So, here we go with my Menu Plan Monday!

Sunday - Out of town

Monday - Chicken fettuccine alfredo (leftover frozen sauce from previous week)

Tuesday - Steak, twice baked potatoes, corn (the steak and potatoes are from some steak company)

Wednesday - Buffalo wings (Pioneer Woman's recipe), leftover corn, potato salad

Thursday - Pizza

Friday - Hamburgers

Saturday - Crock pot roast chicken and potatoes

More Menu Plan Monday Menus at OrgJunkie!

No Menu Plan

Today, I would be posting a Menu Plan for the week. However, we are visiting family and so we have no plans. We've had sushi at a local place called Sake, sandwiches from Jason's Deli, and pizza from Papa Johns. We've also had tacos/burrito from another local place called Geo Burrito. I really want a burger from Hamburger Depot - also local.
 
I took Ivy shopping and to one of my cousin's little girl's 4th birthday party at a splash/fountain park (same one from last summer). Ivy was hesitant at first but then wanted independence and had so much fun. She hasn't been keen on taking her naps since Friday. Saturday, she went without and was so cranky. Yesterday, she wouldn't take a morning nap, but I got her down for an afternoon nap. Today, she's taking her morning nap while I'm writing this. Sleeping has been a challenge. She has been waking up crying so I have been rocking her and putting her in bed with me for a little while. Then I leave her in the crib and I move myself so she'll go back to sleep on her own. 

 Yeah, that's all I've got.

A Day In My Life

I documented another day on Friday June 3 - last day of work until August!

 

 Wake up at early-o-clock.

More after the cut

Tasks

So far, so good... Yesterday, I said I was going to do X, Y & Z. And I did all that.
Today, I did the same thing. Just a Z though. I cleaned out the car. Complete and total wipe-down and vacuum.

We also went to make an offer on a house. This house has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, an office, a formal dining room and a two car garage. The master has two small closets and one large closet, a vanity and the bathroom has a cool spa-like bath tub. It's an older house however, it has been updated (paint, a few new appliances, a wall (that created the office) and that fun bathroom. The bathrooms and kitchen are on the smaller side, but not completely cramped. The only living space that has carpeting are the bedrooms. And that's my preference - minimal carpeting. There's a fireplace in the living room and there's built in shelving next to it.

We would have to buy a refrigerator though, but that isn't a huge dilemma. The lot is pretty big, we'd have to buy a lawnmower which is also not a problem. Lowe's credit card in our future? Probably.

So I'm sitting here on hopes and dreams and I keep thinking of ways that Ryan and I will decorate things and what we'll plant in our yard. Mostly, I keep thinking of a small pool for me and Ivy to play in. I sure hope we get this house.

Classic Lasagna

So last week, I got it in my head that I wanted lasagna - trying to work with the food I have in my cupboards and fridge. This is the recipe I worked with when we made lasagna. We didn't have eggs, Italian sausage, fresh basil, onion or fennel seeds (I don't like those anyway). We did use dried oregano, rosemary and parsley. Instead of crushed and diced tomatoes, we used canned tomato sauce and paste. Our lasagna came out fine. Even Ivy had a few bites and wanted more (she had already eaten). But I know it will be better the next time we make it.

1          Pound ground round

3          Cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided (3 cups = 12 oz)

2          Cup part skim ricotta cheese

1          Cup shredded Romano cheese, divide

2          eggs

3          clove garlic, minced

2          Tablespoon thinly sliced fresh basil

1/4       Cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, divided

1          can (28 oz each) crushed Tomatoes

1          can (14.5 oz each) diced Tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained

1          medium onion, chopped

3          *serving PAM® Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray

9          noodle uncooked lasagna noodles (about 8 ounces)

1/4       Teaspoon salt

1          Pound Italian pork sausage

1/2       Teaspoon fennel seeds

1/2       Teaspoon ground black pepper, divided

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cool water to stop cooking. Meanwhile, spray large saucepan with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot; add sausage and ground chuck. Cook and stir 5 minutes to crumble meat.

Add onion and garlic to pan. Continue cooking 8 to 10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain meat mixture well. Add crushed and undrained tomatoes, 1 tablespoon parsley, fennel seeds, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and salt. Bring meat mixture to a boil. Reduce heat; cook uncovered over medium-low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Place ricotta, 3/4 cup of the Romano cheese, eggs, remaining parsley, basil and remaining pepper in medium bowl; blend well. Set aside.

Assemble Lasagna: Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup meat sauce evenly over bottom of dish. Place 3 lasagna noodles over sauce, top with 2 cups meat sauce, half of ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers ending with a layer of noodles topped with sauce and the remaining mozzarella and Romano cheeses.

Spray underside of aluminum foil with cooking spray; cover dish tightly with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes or until cheese melts and sauce is bubbling. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

YIELD 12

Source

Work is done! & MPM

Our last day of teaching was Friday. The kids graduated yesterday (Saturday). The last two days of school were very relaxed. Culinary arts students handed out their cookbooks to the teachers, we had 'parties' and I finally cleaned out my office. Today begins the first official day of summer vacation. And it seems to be pretty busy: two family visits, three conferences, medical appointments, two birthdays, one anniversary, house hunting (hopeful purchase), hopeful garage sale and a partridge in a pear tree.

Today's agenda... flea market, groceries, laundry, cleaning (I need to find my master cleaning list) and preparing to pack (need to make a packing list) for our trip. I might take Ivy to the pool too.

We will be leaving to visit family on Friday. So there won't be a MPM for next week. Just this week.
Sunday - Leftover lasagna (here. Delish!)
Monday - Hot wings - I use PW's sauce recipe but I dredge my chicken and I'm using chicken tenders, potato salad
Tuesday - Our 8 year anniversary - we're eating out!
Wednesday - Enchiladas (beef)
Thursday - Leftovers
Friday - Out Of Town
Saturday - OOT

For my previous Menu Plan Monday's, click on my labels MPM

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Menu Plan Monday: Memorial Day Style

This is the last week of work/school for us. What a relief. The kids have drained me this year. That and all the catering and dealing with The Jerkwad. This week, all I have planned are FINALS. And my finals are 100 questions and I've planned for the classes to take them over the course of two to three days. If there's time available, the kids can watch movies or bring in food for a pseudo party.

I'm really looking forward to having time to spend with Ivy - during the week it's pick her up, feed her, bathe her and send her to bed. I don't get much play-time with her and I'm so excited that I'll be able to now. Problem is, I don't know what to do with Ivy during the summer though. She's only 18 months. Area activities are designed for 3+ crowd, expensive and not entirely local. Sure there are a lot of things we can do at home but... we don't have a backyard for all those backyard activities the internet suggests and... CABIN FEVER.

But I know I do have plans for meals. What a segue, huh?

Menu Plan Monday

Sunday - Fried catfish, mashed potatoes and key lime pie
Monday - BBQ! Sure, we've been using the grill for a few weeks, but still, it's the BBQ holiday that kickstarts the summer. Peak grilling season. Anyway... BBQ sausages and chicken, grilled corn on the cobb and maybe mac and cheese.
Tuesday - Leftovers
Wednesday - Hamburgers
Thursday - Pizza
Friday - Lasagna
Saturday - Early dinner out with family?? Or leftovers

More menus at OrgJunkie.

PS: Since I will have more time on my hands, I plan on blog-hopping and commenting. I would like to make some internet buddies and I know I have to be the one to put myself out there. I'm also hoping to generate some more ideas for my menus. Hamburgers and pizza are weekly dinners and... well, I want something different!

Menu Plan Monday

I was starting to complain about things on here and decided to stop. It isn't worth the hassle. I'm tired and angry and I don't know why. So, there it is.

I'm a bit peeved that I've got students requesting my friendship on facebook. There goes my anonymity. No, I don't intent to return their request until they have graduated. They're on their way out anyway. But still... they will still be in connection with people who are still students and there's that can of worms. Do not want.

I'd like to just shut all the windows and doors and just not come out for a while.

While I do that, enjoy this week's menu!

Sunday - BBQ sandwiches - Ryan's parents were visiting over the weekend and brought us some tasty BBQ.
Monday - LO's; I catered this evening
Tuesday - Hamburgers
Wednesday - Enchiladas (beef or chicken, I don't know which)
Thursday - Chicken fettuccine alfraedo
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Fried catfish and french fries or something

Hit up more menus at OrgJunkie

Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookie

This has quickly become one of the top contenders of my favorite cookie list (peanut butter cookies, crinkle cookies, snickerdoodles). 

I don't know the original source - my husband found it. But I'll try.

Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookie

4 ounces roughly chopped bittersweet chocolate
½ C cocoa powder
4 tsp. sugar
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup + 2 Tbsp unbleached white flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Heaping 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into chip-sized pieces

Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment, set aside.

In a heat-proof bowl placed over a pot of simmering water, melt the 4 ounces of chopped chocolate, cocoa powder, 4 tsp of sugar, and butter, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs and sugar on high until pale and thick, about 3 minutes. Turn mixer to low and add melted chocolate in a thin stream until combined.

Add flour mixture and stir until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in chocolate chunks.

Drop heaping tablespoons of batter on prepared cookie sheet, 2-3 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until cookies are dry and cracked but still soft in the center. Cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer on parchment to cooling rack. Repeat with remaining batter. If you want your cookies to be the most attractive, spoon all of the batter out while it is still warm. As it cools it will harden, resulting in a slightly thicker cookie with a little less of a crust. 

Source: Mr. Husband modified from THIS RECIPE which was a modified form of another recipe.

Mother's Day and a Menu

For Mother's Day:

Free breakfast at one of my favorite places: Chiloso.

Stopped by Target and PetSmart.

Put Ivy down for a nap and then put myself down for a nap.

Got to work on some ... work. Ugh. Lesson plans, FCCLA display board and grocery shopping for catering tomorrow.

Once back home, I made hot wings!

And now, Ryan is making some awesome chocolate cookies. Possible recipe later.

Yesterday, we went to Dallas (which we were going to do today instead but changed it around because of my work junk).

Ryan took me to Twisted Root for lunch and we stopped by Central Market too.

Menu Plan Monday

Sunday - Hot wings and potato salad. Buffalo sauce from PW; she didn't batter hers, I did. Ugh SO GOOD.

Monday - I'm catering so Ryan gets leftover wings

Tuesday - Hamburgers

Wednesday - Cheese enchiladas, guacamole and possibly queso. Ryan's brother is visiting and he's vegetarian. Ivy will be so thrilled!!

Thursday - Hot links unless there are leftovers

Friday - Spaghetti and meatballs

Saturday - Fried catfish and french fries

For more menus, hit up OrgJunkie!

Weight loss

Well, the weight loss challenge at work is over.
Beginning weight, 127.5 (shut up, that's heavy for 4'10"). I don't remember the beginning date.
Final weigh in, 119.
Total loss of 8.5 pounds in a, what, 8 week period. Not as much as I would've liked to have lost, but it's pretty good!

And to make this even sweeter, I won the pot! A whole 83 whopping dollars in my pocket! Several people just stopped checking in or gave up. Ryan and I kept at it.

So, I took my money to the cafeteria and paid off my lunch tab. The leftover money will go towards savings for a house. It isn't much, but it certainly helps!

Crock-Pot Chicken Parmesan

I'm looking forward to trying this recipe I found here. It looks easy and yummy.

Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan


3-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 c Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 egg beaten
4-6 mozzarella cheese slices or more
1 jar marinara/spaghetti sauce

Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil all over bottom of your crockpot. Beat egg and pour into medium bowl. In another bowl mix bread crumbs, spices and grated cheese all together and set aside. Now dip each chicken breast into egg and then dredge in your breadcrumb mix - coat all sides. Place coated chicken on bottom of crockpot. Add sliced mozzarella to top of chicken and pour your jar of spaghetti sauce over everything. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours and that's it.

Menu Plan Monday - May 1

We are planning on buying a house. In order to help with costs and saving money, I'm planning weekly menus and STICKING TO IT. I do this all the time... Say I'm going to do menus and then let it slide. But this time, I need to get serious. Plus, summer vacation is right around the corner and it'll be so much easier to do this.

This week, there are a lot of things going on at school/work for us. Thankfully, I'm not catering at night this week. I have a thousand cookies the kids need to make and blueberry muffins - but that's easy.

Sunday - Fried chicken and potato salad; I use canola oil to fry because it's healthier.
Monday - Leftovers
Tuesday - Hamburgers and chips
Wednesday - Pizza
Thursday - Leftovers
Friday - Hot links on bread and chips; This is a throw-back to my hometown. Organizations regularly have hot link sales on street corners and you're hard-pressed to find an empty street corner during the summer.
Saturday - Steak, twice-baked potatoes; These are both freezer fixers because they are premadend wrapped (well, the steak isn't cooked). So there isn't much prep involved with these.

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Aint gonna lie...

I may have had just a little bit too much vodka tonight. Don't care. Haven't had any since.... February maybe? Don't know.

There's so much garbage going down it isn't funny. My eyes are starting to cross. I need to cut my fingernails. They're too long for my taste.

I'm totally loving my hair. The cosmetology (typed slowly) students - one in particular - has been doing my hair. Curling with a straight iron. I wish I could replicate. Cutting it - looks good. And the teacher cutting my bangs... Still long. Still looking fly. I LOVE MY HAIR (when I actually fix it). I haven't really messed with my hair (cutting and whatnot) since before Ivy was born. That'd be October '09. Next up... dying my hair. We'll see what happens. Psht. It's just hair.


Catering on Monday.  I'm feeling all MEH about it.

Nighty-oh.