So hypocritical

I constantly find myself wanting my friends to "update" their blogs. I love reading other peoples' blogs, but find that I am certainly not great at keeping my own blog current. So, here's an update on my life, if anybody out there actually reads my blog :)

Over the weekend, we did a few fun things... ate Cafe Rio and saw "Contagion" with Pate & Kacee, had lunch with Tyler's dad, played cards with Michelle & Trevor, and opened Mom's Christmas gifts with Tiersha & Josh. Cafe Rio was delicious (it had been too long!), Contagion was interesting...more like a documentary then a movie, but still good, Wing Nuts was great (it was our first time there, but we will definitely return), cards are always a good time, and Christmas gifts were homemade crafts from Mom. My mom sent these HUGE gifts home from Thanksgiving with my cousin, and we decided to open them Sunday since Tiersh & Josh are leaving this Sunday for CA. They did not disappoint, and they most certainly show how talented my mom is...

Us, super excited about the gifts (well, at least me)!

Predicting the future

Remember these from Elementary school...?
Yeah, I found one of my student's playing with this during class...So, I did the teacher thing, and said, "Thank you, this is mine now." I totally forgot about it until later in the day when I pulled it out of my pocket. The future for these 5th graders could be any of the following (this is what it said on the flaps):

• You will be stupid
• You will fall in love
• You rock
• You will be pore (poor)
• You will be in love
• You will merry Caroline
• You will die on Christmas

These kids are hysterical...

Black Friday 2011

We did it....Black Friday. Even Tyler came. It was quite the event.
I went last year with Tiersha, but we didn't go until about 5 am. This year we left Blackfoot (Idaho) at 11:30 to make it to Idaho Falls by midnight... We made it right in time. We went first to Best Buy, and waited an hour just to GET IN. Mind you, we're in Idaho so it's freezing outside, but definitely not as cold as it could have been (no snow, thank goodness).
We went with Lisa & Shawn, and Tyler's uncle and aunt, Heather and Kevin. The boys were troopers the whole time. We found a few things we wanted in Best Buy, but nothing great so the boys waited in line, which ended up taking an hour and a half!! Meanwhile, us girls headed to Old Navy. We bought what felt like the whole store. We took care of Sub for Santa gifts, as well as many things for ourselves. I got a coat that I'm in love with for $24 on sale from $80.
We then proceeded to go to what seemed like every store in the mall. At this point it was 4 am. I got a few Christmas gifts taken care, and Tyler and I bought a few things for ourselves. Black Friday is a funny thing...I started to feel really delirious around 2 or 3 am, but then I started to feel super jittery from the caffeine (I drank a Dr. Pepper before we started), and then I was hyped up the rest of the time. I was on a roll. I was on fire!
While we were at the mall the boys finally did meet up with us, and Kevin ended up falling asleep on a mall bench. Tyler and Shawn lasted the whole time. Talk about AMAZING husbands. They had no idea what they were in for when we said we just wanted to go to 3 or 4 stores. After the mall we headed to Target while Lisa & Shawn hit up Kohls, and Kevin & Heather slept in the car.
We went in to Target really only looking for cheap DVD's/Blu Rays, but ended up with a second PS3 controller and a Christmas tree!! So exciting! The tree was $30 on sale from $60, 6 1/2 feet tall, and pre-lit, which made it PERFECT. We really do enjoy getting a Christmas tree every year, but this is so much easier. I think we will still go get a small, real tree, but as for our large tree, it will be fake with a yummy smelling pine tree candle next to it :)
At 6 am (give or take) we headed home, arriving at 6:30. We had a fabulous time. Being with Lisa and Heather was a blast, and our energy was incredible. We will definitely be crashing later today. Women are so funny when they get shopping. Boys, on the other hand, last for a good 2 hours before they're completely over it!
I'm really glad we did Black Friday this year. Not so sure if I would do it again this early, but I am a believer in it. I saved a lot of money!

The big 26!

Happy birthday to my love! Today is Tyler's 26th birthday, and in his opinion, he is OLD. However, the older I get, the more I realize that age doesn't matter, and you are only old if you let yourself be old. I'm grateful for a wonderful husband who's always kind, patient (way more than me), and honest with me. Last night we headed up to the outlets in Park City, and had dinner with our friends Pat and Kasey.
Here's to a great year!

Halloween 2011

If you know me at all, you know I am not a fan of Halloween. Welll.... being a school teacher, I HAD to dress up. I waited until the night before (of course) to find a costume, and what I found at Tyler's mom's house was a skunk costume, ha! I put my costume on at lunch, and then proceeded to participate in the school parade, where I marched around with ALL of my students through the entire school, and gym (quite large) where, I swear, EVERY child's parent was. It was quite the experience. I hate being in front of people, to say the least. Tyler and I always joke, "don't look at me," b/c I really do NOT like people looking at me. Anyway, I dressed up, and it was a success. That night Tyler and I went over to our neighbor's house for a party, and Tyler also waited until the last minute (literally), and decided to be a nerd. For putting it together in 10 minutes, it was awesome! He looked like a great nerd. We were not a couple with a theme, but our costumes were a hit.