Day 20

Super Exhausted.....stayed late at school bubbling in tests....and now I can't wait to crawl into bed and cuddle up with my bella and get a good night's sleep!  Hopefully I sleep well tonight...as I sometimes struggle with this...

However....today is day 20:  post a picture of your biggest insecurity: 

Well....this might not be exactly my BIGGEST insecurity.  However, It is one of my insecurities:  my crooked teeth.  This is a problem that should have probably been taken care of by my parents when I was younger, however they did not have the money to fix my teeth...and now I am left with crooked teeth.  Yes, I could get braces..now.....but they are REALLY expensive...and who wants ANOTHER bill when I already have like a million.  When I first became a teacher I upgraded my insurance to the "diamond" plan because it had orthodontia coverage.  But when I tried to get braces they said some lame excuse about having to be under 18 years of age!  How lame!  I need braces, finally have coverage for it...and cannot use it because I'm over the age of 18...somethings in life just don't make sense!

Anyways...off to take a shower and cuddle up with my cat and a book..or watch something that is dying to get watched off my dvr...lol...goodnight!

I'm back! :)

Have been gone for a little bit....was feeling under the weather...not 100% yet...but feeling a LOT better! 

I am going to continue with the 100 day challenge....Day 19 a picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

I wanted to go all deep....and post something profound....but I realize I have posted a million pictures of my family and friends who have extremely impacted my life....and I can't think of anything that has impacted my life RECENTLY that is very deep.. besides them.....sooooooooo  can't go too deep on this one! 

So I think that I have told everyone who reads this that I love me some cable.  I feel like I have a problem....I almost never watch anything live anymore....and my dvr has more saved shows than requests from farmville on my facebook.  (I never check those...so I have tons! hah) Even after I watch something I have a hard time deleting it....and when I do delete stuff it's like I have withdrawals from my missing show!  I even recently downloaded a new app for my phone that allows me to record stuff when I'm not home!  Someone please step in....I think I need an intervention!  But seriously...this amazing machine has had a HUGE impact on my life.  Before I would stay up to ungodly hours to watch my favorite shows, and now I can actually get some sleep....I used to have to prioritize my shows and miss some!  Now I am able to see almost all of them....unfortunately since I have gotten this amazing device, my show schedule has grown....and sometimes...(like this Sunday) I will have to miss one of my shows because there are 3 on at the same time...and the dvr can only handle two at a time! I wish that cox could step up their game and get the same dvr style as the prism whatever cable company and allow you to tape up to four shows at once..lol.... I seriously cannot remember how I survived without this!  Yay to the inventor of dvr....

Day 18

Day 18:  Post a picture of someone who inspires you

I'm inspired by my parents...

Day 17

Day 17:  post a picture of something you want to do before you die:

travel to Italy.  It is my life long dream to go here..My grandma and grandpa and I would talk about visiting here when I was little...and I know I will go there one day! :)

no bills!

Well...not actually  NO bills...but when I first turned on my utilities last year I had to pay a deposit on most of them.  Well...because I paid my bills on time this whole year they are refunding my money to me...making me have no bills...well...3 of my bills non-existent for this month.  Yay for deposits....even though last year at this time I'm pretty sure my thoughts were...boo to deposits! LOL  Sooo..no need to worry about the budgeting of my coach purse from Saturday.  :)

Day 16:  Post a picture of someone you can't imagine your life without

Friends are VERY important to me...almost all of my closest friends are in this picture! :) Yay for friends!

weekend recap

I apologize...this blog is a little long.... :)

Had a very busy Saturday yesterday!  I went to jazzersize!  Big shocker!!! I know..my body was like, "what are you doing up early and exercising on a Saturday".  Haha.  I was proud of myself for getting up and actually going! 

After jazzersize I was sweaty..of course...so I decided to clean my house.  I cleaned the upstairs, but didn't get time to clean the downstairs.  I vacuumed the entire upstairs-the loft, the office, guest room, both bathrooms, and my room, made my bed...washed the curtains from my old room so that I can hang them up in my office...cleaned the floor in both bathrooms...and the counters/tub/shower.  Then I had to get ready to go and meet a friend. 

We went to the outlet store to shop.  They re-did the shopping mall...and now you can enter through certain stores.  It looks awesome...and so much nicer!  Coach being one of them.  As soon as I walk in this purple purse caught my eye!  It has three compartments...the one in the middle zips....and I just LOVED it.  Stay tuned... So I have a coach purse that my mom bought me for graduation.  The handles were coming un-stitched.  Coach purses are guaranteed for life.  You can bring it back and they ship it away to repair it.    So I decided since I was there I would save myself another trip and return it then.  However....because I didn't think of this before I had nothing to put my stuff in..so they gave me a coach bag. When I say coach bag I really mean a coach bag...

You should have seen my stuff in here....sooo pathetic. Haha.....I felt so weird walking around with my stuff in this shopping bag.  So in the back of my mind I was thinking.....well it's going to take 4-6 weeks to get my purse back...and I kinda need a replacement.....and I did like that purse I seen when I walked in....and....they were offering 30% off everything...haha....so...after some thought...and convincing on my part in my head...I bought a new coach purse.  I LOVE it.  It's really soft...and smells so good...it has three compartments....one that zips in the middle and its just so cute!  I didn't buy the purple one though, even though I kinda love purple...but I figured I would use a black purse more since in my head I feel like it matches more.  I already own a purple one and I don't use it as much, therefore I feel as if black is just for me :)

Isn't it beautiful?  I rationalize the cost by saying I go to wal-mart and spend 100 bucks on nothing...I can easily go into target and spend over a hundred on god knows what.  Why not splurge and buy myself something for a change.  and now I have a replacement that I can use....and its really an investment...one that will last forever! :)

Ok..enough about my splurge..Sunday was wonderful...I woke up extremely late.....around 11:30 or 12!  That is super late for me since I am usually up at around 8 the latest 9 (I have a problem sleeping in).  Cleaned the downstairs...and I used my vac and steam mop!  I dusted and cleaned the downstairs bathroom, and cleaned the kitchen.  Afterwards I called my mom and asked her to come over and help me grade a mountain of grading that I had been putting off since school started.   She did...and we finished it all...in only 2 and a half hours! LOL I realize that that is an extremely large amount of time.  I will "try" not to procrastinate my grading like that again! Afterwards taco bell for dinner and "true blood" night.  I feel as if I had a very productive weekend, filled with fun, friends, and good times.  Cheers to the freaking weekend...I'll drink to that! :)

Ok..now for the 100th day challenge

Day 15 post a picture of your favorite band:

I am in love with my chemical romance!  I wanted to go to the concert at red rock...but I waited to long to buy the tickets and now they are freaking expensive....and I can't find  anyone who loves them as much to pay an arm and a leg for them.  BOO I always want to go to their concerts but have never been!  Oh well....goodnight!

Day 14

Technically...it's Sunday...so I missed my Saturday blog but since I'm still up I am counting it as Saturday......had a nice day today...I'll write about it tomorrow..just want to post today's picture.

Post a picture of something you love:  I can't imagine life without facebook.  I hope it never ever leaves my life!  but when I think of something that i love its technology.  I am in love with all things technology including things for my classroom.  It's crazy how much life has changed because of technology.  I love everything technology! 

Ok...goodnight!

Day 13

Too tired tonight...yay for the weekend! 

Day 13:  Post a picture of something that you hate

Not a big fan of cigarette smoke...it gets in my hair and clothes...and whatever else...and makes it smelly.....second hand smoke is gross....and did you know that it kills you?  YUCK!

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Tired tonight....gonna just post the day 12 photo in the 100 day challenge.  Just an update on the crying first grader yesterday.  She cried for about 15 minutes today and her father yelled at me for not  believing her yesterday when she faked throwing up.  Wow...you're welcome! At least I didn't get hours of hysterical crying during my morning today. 

Day 12:  Post a picture of the person you did the most messed up things with.

patience....

I LOVE my class this year...however...there are a few who need to be bent into shape..Ms. Rupp style!  In particular there is this one girl who has been on my last nerve the past couple of days.  She's smart....I'll give her that....but apparently with that comes a manipulative little brat.  Yes I said it!  I at first thought she may be one of my favorites...she's got a little spunk...and that's one of my favorite attributes.  I think she's the cutest thing when she acts how a first grader should act.  The first week was normal...she was just a normal girl....with very involved parents.  Then all of the sudden out pops this girl who cries ALL morning..how she's missing her dad and she wants to go home.  She is extremely dramatic....and has an excuse for EVERYTHING!  She acts as if she has to go to the bathroom...then "pretends" to throw up so I'll send her to the nurse so she can go home.  The day starts off like this:  Me in a soothing voice:  It'll be ok....just sit and calm down....think about how we are going to have a great day....all your friends are sitting nice....they are being brave and coming to school....acting like first graders.....then..somewhere after 2 hours of hysterical crying...mixed in with arguing coming from a little 6 year old I sound something like this:  sit down....stop crying....and you ARE NOT..going home!  If you don't stop crying you will move your star and get a note home....and thankfully this eventually makes her stop.  I don't know if I can handle much more.  Today...she stopped around 11:10...yesterday her dad kept her home because she "threw up"...and monday she stopped crying around 12:00  Today she pulls out this picture of her mom and dad...so she won't be sad...(big eye roll)...I am about done!  I know that parents will do anything to make their kid happy..but maybe she just needs to be told..you need to stop acting like a kindergartener....get it together...stop crying....and get to work.  Enough is enough! Whew...sorry..just had to vent....otherwise...good day today! :)

Day 11:  A picture of someone who has gotten you through the most in your life

Whenever I need anything advice, comfort, someone to fight with...LOL..I call her-my mom!  In this picture we  are at sea world waiting for the famous shamu to come out! I <3 her!!!!

tomorrow WILL be better

Crown fell off last night.....so...tooth was very sensitive to cold breath/air, and cold drinks etc. There was also...what felt like a huge hole in my tooth..from what I could feel with my tongue.... called the dentist this morning and was excited that I was able to get in today after school.  Thankfully I have a friend who was willing to give up a few minutes of their prep so i could leave a few minutes early to make it on time! Thanks Alma!!! 

I don't think I have EVER said "I am excited that I'm able to go to the dentist".  Me and the dentist...we just don't see eye to eye.  I went through a phase where I was like...I'm not going to go to the dentist...cause I hate it.  But ignoring the problem only makes it worse...which I figured out when I had a bunch of cavities and had to get them filled over a track break.  :(  I hate the way the dentist office smells....and I feel that by just walking in the smell starts to seep into my clothes, hair, even my pores!  All I can smell when I leave the dentist office is that smell!  I don't know what the smell is exactly...I just hate it. 

Luckily the dentist was able to put my original crown back on with cement...but it turned into this BIG ordeal....they had to force it on...and he needed like 3 helpers to do it...It HURT!  They even had to numb me it hurt so much! They forced my mouth open with this plastic weird thing that has a spit sucker attached...it felt like torture.  At one point  I felt like I was having a panic attack....and thoughts went through my  mind...like what if I die right here in this chair...lol...i know it sounds like i'm being over dramatic...but its the truth..lol...

So...my crown is back on....and my mouth is sore...they told me not to chew on that side of my  mouth for at least 24 hours...then soft food...and slowly work up to harder food...woah....sounds drastic huh? lol .  Tomorrow HAS to be better! :)

Day 10:  Post a picture of something that makes you cry

I have limited pictures saved on this computer....and after 15 mintues of going through every picture saved on here I cannot find a picture that makes me cry.  Haha...guess I'm not sad....

I tried to find a picture of my grandpa or grandma...but to no affail...they are all saved on my mom's computer.  So...no picture today....and no crying! :)

My goal this weekend is to get my pictures off the computer at my mom's house..so I can #1 have all the pictures at my fingertips...and #2 better express this 100 day challenge....

Day 9

No chit chat today.  Bummed because my crown fell off my tooth and I'm trying to watch my show before weeds comes on at 10.  Haha...remember...I love me some cable!

So....day 9 post a picture of your most treasured item

haha...yup i love my iphone...and I can't wait till the new iphone 5 comes out..so i can replace my iphone3.

Sunday......

Cable!  I love me some cable!  Today I am super depressed because one of my favorite shows ended for a whole year!  I hate when shows end.  I feel like I lose my best friend!  You get to know the characters like they are your friends.  Then when it ends you feel like you get in a huge fight with them and you are never going to see them again.  However, in a year when the show returns you feel reunited.  I hate the time between shows.  Recently two of my favorite shows ended....and I still think about it..like..I wonder what so and so is going to do this week.  It's so funny.  It's like in my brain I am thinking these people are real and somewhere vampires and witches are fighting it out, or ricky and amy are getting married and someone is taping it all for my viewing pleasure.  Haha. 

I can't believe my weekend is over.   Boo!  The week seems as if it goes so slow, but the weekend just flies by! 

Today is day 8:  Post a picture of your favorite band/artist.

This one was difficult since I love all types of music and I have a few favorites in each genre.  After much thought and consideration I choose Eminem.  I have loved him since forever....and he is definitely at the top of ALL of my favorites!

germs?

Had a FAN-TAS-MIC Saturday!!! It started out like any other Saturday....and turned into one of those Saturday's where you go....remember that Saturday..haha :)  I went from having 0 plans to having an "adventurous"  day. 


Let's start at the beginning..every year I buy a stuffed lion and send it home with a student a week.  They take the lion wherever they go and take pictures of their weekend.  Then they glue them in a notebook and write about it.  They bring the lion back on Monday and share their adventures with the lion. This year I bought 2 lions...a girl and a boy one.  I am starting out this year by taking the lion home and documenting my weekend with the lions.  Woke up this morning and took a picture of the lions helping me make breakfast, and playing with my cat.  Then I figured I'd take the lions over my mom's house and take a few pictures over there...well  my day turned out way more eventful than that! :)











I got a call from a friend asking if I wanted to go and get some lottery tickets.  I thought...how random....my next thought....YES! So we drove down to Arizona and bought some tickets.....however I had never been to the place so...we had a good ole' time trying to find it.  Then as we were driving home...we decided to stop at another place and buy my dad a few tickets as well...hopefully we hit it big and are millionaires soon. After that we decided to continue on our gambling streak...and go play bingo....unfortunately...we weren't winners at bingo...but I'm still optimistic about the lottery.  After that :all you can eat taco's at amigos! 

Last but not least movies with some other friends.  Which brings me to the title of this blog:  Germs.  I have NEVER been a germ-a-phobe.  EVER.  This movie made me re-think my take on germs.  These types of movies always freak me out...because they could in fact happen.  Diseases are something that you can't see...and its pretty hard to stop something that you can't see.  I hope I never live to see something like this happen in real life.  However, I enjoyed the movie...even if some parts were a little graphic and kinda freaked me out.  Maybe it will inspire me to wash my hands more often. 


Finally Today is Day 7:  Post a picture of someone you miss  I miss these 3 kids more than I can express!  We were so close, and I don't think I will ever get over how much I miss them!  They were my life....and they moved to Texas.  I feel like a parent who went through a divorce and never got to see my kids again!  A piece of my heart is in Texas with them! 

Just added a countdown to my blog....wow...kinda depressed me..hah 200 days!!! that is a long long time! lol

Don't really feel like writing tonight...tired...therefore...We'll just go to day 6 in the 100 day challenge.  On a side note...all of my pictures are saved on my mom's computer...or actually on the external hard drive I left there....I need to go to my mom's house and get my pictures off her computer so I can better express the 100 day photo experience.  However I found this picture saved out of the minimal pictures I have saved on this computer....It will fullfill this requirement.

Day 6:  A Picture of someone you love:  My mom and dad!  Halloween Party.....hence the bloody faces..lol and the fairy wings..hehe

a teacher's job is never done!

There are soooooo many thing to do when you are a teacher.  There are some things that are more important than others....but all need to get done!  I feel like I could work non-stop 24 hours a day for a year and I still wouldn't get it all done.  There comes a point where you need to stop...and go home.  Sometimes I am able to do this.  Sometimes I am not. 

On Tuesday and Thursday I have a volunteer that comes to my classroom to help out.  I am so grateful for her!  She helps me a lot!  And today I was even luckier because I had another friend of mine come and help out!  They got so much done for me.  However, when I was driving home I was thinking of about 10 more things that are on the list to do. 

What is wrong with this picture? haha.  However, I feel like I have come a long way since my first year of teaching.  I no longer require staying extremely late and coming on weekends and holidays..haha.  However...I feel like I still have a lot of organizing...and time management to accomplish a more efficient classroom. 

Ok..well enough about my growing list of stuff to do..hah
Today is Day 5: A photo that makes you laugh

Haha....we are so crazy!  This picture was taken at Amanda's wedding....our traditional bathroom photo..haha :) I am actually laughing right now

Emotional

So today on my way to work I was listening to the radio station and all throughout the 30 minute drive they continued to talk about this song that they had re-done for the aniversary of 9-11.  They were talking about how you're gonna need tissues,and how it's very emotional song etc.  So the anticipation was killing me!  As I was pulling into the parking lot at work the song finally came on.  I couldn't resist, so I decided to wait in my car until the song was over.  The re-mix put in a narrative from a little girl who's father was killed in the twin towers on 9-11 and it is her communicating to her dead father throughout the years.  Boy they weren't kidding when they said you were going to need tissues!  There I was...in the parking lot of my school hysterically crying listening to this song!  Before I got out I looked at my reflection in the mirror...I had black lines from my mascara running down my cheeks (I wasn't kidding when I said I was crying hysterically!) Sooo...I bet you're wondering what this song was called....It's a re-mix called heaven by DJ Sammy.  If you listen to it..make sure you get some kleenex!  You're gonna need it! 

Ok....now for the 100 Day Challenge Day 4:  A picture of a place you would like to visit

 Hawaii!!!!!  I really really want to visit here some day!!!! Actually this some day will be coming....soon!!! Only 200 something days left..hehe :)

Day 3

So yesterday I was talking about the Drama-Rama that facebook brings on..my younger cousin in ohio is in fact not pregnant...big surprise...apparently someone who doesn't like her hacked her account.  any ways...just in case you were wondering..hah

I am super tired today...so just gonna post the day 3 in the 100 day challenge

Day 3:  A Picture that makes you happy

I am in love with feet...this day was great-taken way before the drama that is our friendship now!  Look...we found a peace sign in the concrete! :D

facebook drama!

Don't get me wrong...I absolutely LOVE facebook!  However, sometimes posts bring on drama-rama.  I can post something and someone can take it the wrong way...and then they post something back...or I have heard of people wanting other people to take posts down...even if they aren't about them.  All the time there are things like I am __ weeks and craving ____,  This makes everyone freak out about if you're pregnant etc.  Just today I got on facebook and checked my news feed and read that one of my younger cousins in ohio had posted that she's pregnant and so happy that she'll be with the guy forever...then everyone commented...what? your pregnant? blah blah blah.  So much drama.  Last time I checked announcing important information before family members etc know on facebook is not acceptable!!! Why can't we just stick to the menial things in life to post on facebook..haha! 

On a different note today is Labor Day....and the first 3 day weekend of the school year!  Slept in and had a great morning!  It looks like its going to rain today....I hope it does! I love rain! 

Ok..now for Day 2 of the 100 day photo challenge

Day 2:  Post a picture of yourself at least a year ago

Here's a pic of me and my mom at jenn's baby shower...I think.....LOL..the only thing that matters is that it is over a year old.haha

This is me...take me or leave me :)

I've heard that life is like a bowl full of cherries....well I <3 cherries! therefore, this quote matches my life perfectly! 

I'm New to Blogging....read some blogs but have never written one of my own.....so I'm  just gonna start with an introduction.

My name is Holly.  I'm a first grade teacher starting my 6th year of teaching.  I have my bachelor's in elementary education and my masters in early childhood.  My blog will most likely be filled with stories from my classroom as well as other things that are happening in my life. 

So I saw this thing on facebook where you post a picture a day for a hundred days....I seems fun!  I think I'm going to start out with Day 1 and see if I can make it to day 100...and if not - I wanna see where I'll end up.  I may not post a picture EVERY single day...since well...I suck at commitment things like that...but we'll see!  The first one is

DAY 1 Post a Picture of you and 15 facts about you

1.  My birthday is 12-24 yes Christmas Eve.... it sucks!

2.  My favorite colors are purple and yellow.
3.  I bought my own house all by myself!
4.  I am allergic to lots of things...citrus, fragrance, and acrylic nails just to name a few
5.  I am terrified of going to the doctor and only go if I am so sick I probably won't survive.
6.  I have an iphone and I swear it has changed my life....ps I can't wait for the new one to come out!
7.  I like to watch movies...over and over and over again! 
8.  One of my biggest pet peeves is when people don't call me back when I call them
9.  I wish vampires were real
10.  I never quit.  When I say I'm going to do something I do it...no matter what!
11.  I have a hard time trusting people...
12.  I scare easily
13.  I'm sorta crafty....and over the summer I learned how to mod podge and make tutus!
14.  I have a cat named bella who I absolutely adore!
15.  I am a rebel...not just a running rebel (i got my masters from unlv) but I hate when people tell me what to do...and will rebel as much as I can! :D

I hope you enjoy reading my blog...till tomorrow...goodnight!