A long Sunday draws to a close

I had a long day today! First, I hope you enjoy the Simpsonized version of myself in honor of the Simpsons Movie that Chad and I went to on Friday night.
Today I put together a 33 page paper today addressing my thoughts on "good teaching" Let's just say that I have never put together a paper with more components or pages. I am glad that it is finally done and I feel like I did a good job.
I have also been working on a rough draft of a powerpoint presentation for another class and my teacher REALLY liked it. She wants to use one of my slides comparing two curriculuar theories in her future teaching! Wow, I was so honored. Plus, she is a hard grader and she seemed to really like it so far so I know I am on the right track.
The best part is, however, a week from today I will be TOTALLY done with these classes. I will have 9 out of 30 credits DONE toward my master's degree and I will finally be able to relax, unwind, and enjoy the rest of my summer! YAY!
I hope everyone enjoys their week, I know I will.

My Best Friend - The Humble Housewife!

I have a feeling that some lovely fans of my friend Deb's site http://blog.humblehousewife.com may be coming over to my blog as she not only mentioned it but linked to it twice! Deb and I have been friends since she lived in the US the first time while we were 10 & 11 years old, though we didn't realize it until years later. We later had some mutal friends and honestly when I met her I didn't think we would get along. I was SO wrong, however. We have been very close friends since before we met our husbands and have literally traveled the world to visit one another!

Anyway, she inspired me to start my own blog, though I am not sure many people even read it. If you browse through for even a second you could see that I have been married for about a year and I am at such an interesting time in my life. I am a Kindergarten teacher in the Midwest part of the U.S. and though I don't have kids, I must admit I think about having them constantly. I think I have to get my more of my Master's degree finished first!

So, welcome new visitors thanks for checking me out. I can't wait to get the Avoca cookbook and try something totally new! I don't know what to put in my blog but if you have suggestions or questions, I am always interested in where to take this little site!

Our Anniversary!

Well, its official. We have been married for a year! We had a wonderful weekend to celebrate our entire year of marital bliss. On Friday (after I did 4 hours of homework to make up for not being around) Chad picked me up and we went to Ann Arbor. We got dressed up and went to dinner. Then we had some champagne and stayed overnight. The next morning we got up and went to the art fair. I found some AMAZING things at the art fair. Most of them cost as much as a week's salary or more so I ended up getting a beautiful multi-colored glass bowl and Chad got a great picture of the opening of the World Series in Detroit with a huge American Flag on the field. Now we both have something special to remember our first anniversary.

I hope everyone has a great week. I have been so busy with schoolwork that I haven't had much of a chance to post. I do have some pictures of our anniversary trip but I won't be posting them tonight as I have about 3 papers to write. Whoo hoo!

It's My BIRTHDAY!!

Today is one of my favorite days of the year. My birthday! It is sad that as the years go on my birthday is not nearly as cool as it used to be. I have a few fun things planned, however. First and foremost, NO HOMEWORK! I have worked hard all week and I will have to work hard all day tomorrow and all weekend but tonight, I have the blessing of NO schoolwork at all! YAY!

Also, Chad is taking me out to go shopping for new clothes as my gift, a nice dinner out, and what I am looking for most, a FATTY dessert! I have been on weight watchers for a year and a half and I indulge now and then but generally with a bit of guilt attached. Tonight, however, I will be stuffed to the brim with whatever I want, points be damned! I can't wait!

I still have class today though so its off to take a shower and drag my lazy 26 year old butt out of bed!

I have been doing homework ALL NIGHT!

I am taking 3 graduate level courses in a 5 week time frame. One of my new teachers asked today if anyone was taking more than two classes and I raised my hand. She looked at me and said, good luck with that! After the night of work I just did, I understand why. UGH! I am trying to get things done early, so usually it would be a little more spread out but I worked for 3 1/2 hours on homework tonight and my brain is fried!

Chad was at a Tigers game all night so I thought I would get as much done while he was gone so we can spend as much time together on our day off as possible. Well, sufice it to say that I did not finish everything but I will have at least 3 1/2 hours less to do tomorrow! I only have to finish writing a 2 page paper, read a 32 page article and a 10 page article by Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Doesn't sound so bad. I wrote a few papers tonight and wrote some responses for my online class. This isn't easy but I have to remind myself that it is only for 5 weeks and I can do it!

I hope everyone enjoys their 4th of July. I hope to relax during mine! I love the U.S.A. and I am so proud to call myself an American. Independence Day means so much to me because it is truly a defining moment in American history. Remember that the 4th isn't just about fireworks, its what those fireworks are meant to celebrate!

For now, its off to bed . . . alone until Chad gets home from Detroit. Of course he goes to a game that goes 11 innings! Ugh! Just my luck!

I Have Been Scrapbooking!

I have done some exciting things in my life lately so I thought I would scrapbook my trip to Ireland, our first home (apartment) together, and our new house. I have to tell you that I know that I am not an expert scrapbooker, but I make these books for me to remember parts of my life. I couldn't figure out a good way to take the pictures but I did my best job. So, enjoy.

Also, I know I haven't been around lately but I am now in the full swing of 3 Master's level courses at Michigan State University. Let's just say that it isn't exactly a cake walk. I will be sporatic with the blogging over the next 4 weeks while I am working like a dog!

I hope everyone enjoys their Independence Day!