Holiday Break

The last couple weeks have been great. We both had work and school off for the entire 2 weeks which was very nice. We went to Idaho to stay with and visit my family. We had a lot of time to relax. After the first week our bodies even let sleep in past 7:00am! We had a family Christmas Party with my extended family one night. We did a white elephant gift exchange, and played pictionary. It was a lot of fun.

I was even able to make peppermint eggnog, after looking in 4 stores for the peppermint eggnog. Our visit also included a trip to Lava Hot Springs to sit in the natural hot tubs. It felt really good because it was so cold outside.

Christmas was nice, with my whole family there. I finally got my sewing machine! I've been wanting one for years. Along with a nice sewing box to go with it. Brian got a nice tool bag full of tools. To quote him, "I'm slowly becoming a man." Christmas came and went so quickly. Before we knew it, it was over.

We spent the rest of the break packing up Christmas stuff, playing Nerts, and watching movies. We returned home on Friday so we could have the weekend to get settled before returning to school and work on Monday.

Since returning home, I've been putting my Christmas present to use. I made curtains for our laundry room window. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out.

It was a great break, but now it's time to get back to work. Brian will be starting a semester full of tough Science classes, and an evening EMT class. And I will be trying to get my students ready for end of level testing. So I'm sure we have a busy semester ahead of us.

Seriously?!

Yesterday Brian and I were heading out to do some shopping. I was standing by the door waiting to lock it because Brian had the keys. He tried to toss them to me and missed. I thought that the worst that could happen is that they end up in the slushy snow. I was wrong the worse thing that could happen was that they end up on the roof. I guess he didn't realize how light they were. They soared right over my head and onto the roof. The only solution we could come up with is to get a broom and try to push them off. After about 6 attempts, we finally heard the clink of the keys as they hit the ground. Now every time I see the roof I laugh.

We only have one more week left before Christmas Break. For Brian that means finals, for me that means hyper/excited kids. We are both looking forward to relaxing over the break.

Thanksgiving memories

We spent Thanksgiving Break in Idaho with my family. It was really nice to be able to relax and enjoy ourselves. It was nice being around family, especially for Thanksgiving.

We have been looking forward to Black Friday for a few months so we were really excited to get the ads and scope out our desired purchases. We got up bright and early to go shopping. Brian went with my brother to Walmart to get movies and a few other things. I went with my sis-in-law to Shoe Carnival to get a $10 off coupon. It was exciting to find such good deals.

On our last night in Idaho we decided to give the guys a blind-folded taste test using baby food. It was a lot of fun seeing their reactions and hearing their guesses. We had peas, banana, green beans, macaroni and cheese, pears, and squash. Brian successfully named 4 of them. He missed Mac and Cheese and green beans. After seeing the pure disgusted reaction to Mac and Cheese, we all decided to give it a try. It was really nasty. My verdict: baby food is meant for babies who don't have refined tastebuds.

Before we left we put up the Christmas tree at my parent's house. It was nice to be able to get into the Christmas spirit. Now it's a countdown until Christmas Break! Only two weeks away.