Eyes Bigger Than My Stomach

The quantity of food that I've been eating has decreased as of late. This is not a bad thing. What is interesting is the variety of food that I want. We ate breakfast at Hardees on Sunday morning, since I knew it would be awhile before we ate again, I got three different things, but I really nibbled at them all. I want to taste several things, but one thing has not held my interest.

Picture Post

Recess Photos..... (I am missing two girls....)

I LOVE this class, seriously!!!! Woooo Hoooo!!! My school also made the front page of the Courier Journal for some huge test gains too. :)

HH and I arrived in North Carolina at 12:30 in the morning. We left for the hospital at 6:30 in the morning. She is in surgery as I write.

The fall cooking class schedule came out. When I get back to the house, I am going to pick out four different classes I would like to take. I'll keep you posted on what I select.

Menu Plan Revision....

Since HH and I will be heading out of town tomorrow, meal plans have changed.....

Tuesday Night: Dinner on the Road (Probably Moe's for me)
Wednesday Night: Since this will all depend on Ben's mom and her operation, I am assuming that it will not be at home
Thursday Night: Sausage Tortellini Soup
Friday Night: Shrimp and Black Bean Chili
Saturday Night: Mac n' Cheese Soup
Sunday Night: Traveling back from NC

HH says, "Why do I get the sense that even the kings of ancient civilizations did not eat as well as I do?" Love. this. man.

Speaking of HH.....
This morning at Starbucks, the barista asks, "Where is your husband from?" To which I reply, "North Carolina." She yells back to another worker and says, "I told you he wasn't British." They all come to the window to talk about my husband's accent. Tomorrow HH is driving me to school so I am going to have him order my drink with a middle eastern accent. Good times!

The Reaction

I forgot to mention the reaction of my friend Ms. Kay! (Thanks ChiTown Girl for the reminder!) She went on and on about how great I looked. She said she was happy I didn't ask her to meet me somewhere, because she would not have recognized me. She asked me a zillion questions about my surgery, and I forget the reactions people have when they know I can eat a ton of fat, and lose weight. She told me I looked so healthy. That made me feel really good.

My student teacher started her solo week today. She loved all the personalized swag I got her as a present for all her hard work. (This is my fourth one, and seriously, she is THE best.) I also love this class. This is probably number two of my favorite classes in all nine years. I got a blue million things done since I am going to be out Wednesday through Friday. Honestly, her solo could not have been at a better time.

I went shopping at Fashion Bug this afternoon, and got aggravated. The new way that they sort out clothes is frustrating. All the clothes (size 6-30) are grouped together. Don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with what size you are, but this makes it extremely frustrating when you are trying to find YOUR size in the mix of things. There were two things I dug through the whole rack for, only to find out that they were two of the "plus-sized" only items. Um, I thought your store said you had everything in all sizes....thankyouverymuch. I did end up with a dress, a yellow corduroy jacket, and three tops. I didn't enjoy the process of digging for the said items.

I bit the bullet today. I put $65.00 down for National Boards registration. (That is all we have to pay as the university will pay the rest.) I am going to try to do this thing. I don't know when we will be moving, but this is important for me to try. After dinner, Ben and I are going to Staples, the organizational wonderland, for me to buy things to get ready for the process. I LOVE being organized, and cute office supplies.

The Secret Lives of Pastors....

Sure, there is prayer, getting dressed in the right clothes, but the most important part of preparing to go preach on a Sunday for a pastor is....

Yep..that is my HH eating Reddi Whip right from the jar before we head out to church. Gotta love it. :)

I got up at 5:30 this morning to make a dish for our appetizer lunch thing at work. I really enjoyed yesterday. It was great going to church and seeing some old college friends. Seeing Ms. Kay was just like yesterday, and that was awesome. We had so much to talk about! On the way back home, we stopped by my parents house to see some of the work they had been doing on the house. My dad was really proud to show it off.

One Step Closer...

I went to apply for my new US Passport yesterday (with my new last name!). My old one was close to expiring, and I couldn't' find it from the merge of households. I should have it in four to six weeks, then I can start researching the details of surgery and making steps to get the two procedures I want done completed next summer.

Ben and I are going to my college town to go to a friend's church. From there, we are going to my friend Ms. Kay's house. I became really close with her during college while student teaching...and stayed in touch with her for a few years, but then lost touch. I blogged earlier about how I got back in touch with her, and HH and I are going to visit her. I am very pumped about that. I have not told her that I have lost a bunch of weight. I am going to be so pumped to see her reaction when she sees how much smaller I am.

Do They?

Blondes have more fun? We are going to find out!!!!


I bought this rockin red jacket from Target. I LOVE this jacket!!!!

Our Four Cheese Linguine with Proscuitto: (That was a WHOLE lot of cheese!!!)

Finised product complete with REAL Italian breadsticks (store bought):

Two Random.....

I posted my first Operation Beautiful message. It says, "You are a beatiful creation of THE king." Unfortunately, the picture turned out super blurry, and adding the flash only made it worse. I really liked the feeling of making some girls day with a message that could impact their self esteem. I am so much harder on myself than others, and it was fun leaving this message. I will certainly be doing it again!

HH is not expecting.....his is his Gatorade and candy bars we were sneaking into the National Quartet Convention. I finally decided to put the items under my jacket so it wouldn't be quite as obvious.

Long Live the Weekend!

Today was a good day. I love my class. They are made of awesome. I am going to really enjoy this school year. :)

After work I met my former boss and co-worker for dinner. It was awesome to see them again. We have been getting together every three-four months. They helped me through a whole lot during my rapid weight loss phase of my life. I needed the advice they gave more than I realized at the time.

Ben met me at Quills coffee shop, where I had a lovely cup of joe, and we played Scrabble.

Ben and I will be going to North Carolina on Tuesday after school. Ben's mom will have her pacemaker replaced on Wednesday, and we will stay until Sunday. She was reluctant to accept our help at first, but after some convincing, Ben got her to see our side of things. I will be taking Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week. I have got to talk with my student teacher, because next week was supposed to be her solo week, but that won't be able to happen, since she has to have five consecutive days in a row (with me there). I hope she is not upset, this is really important that I be there to be a support.

There are going to be some great pictures posted later tomorrow evening!

Say What?

The behavior coach in our building frequently brings "friends" to visit my room when her room is overflowing, or she has to go to meetings. I get a "friend" from second grade today. She leans over to me, whispers in my ear, "Let me know if he moons your class." Yes, he was sent out of his class for mooning them.