I got nothing…so let’s eat.

I’m feeling better, but I don’t have anything to talk about. I’ve been in bed for two weeks and that leaves me with a lot of nada.

So, here are my top ten favorite snacks. (I know. I’m random. My am-track has derailed. lol - Jason, I know you get that one.)

10. Cheetohs! I love the crunchy, cheesy goodness. I prefer plain old regular ones, but occasionally spice things up with the hot ones.

9. Pickles. The whole dill kind. I don’t want the sliced or halves or whatever. I like them crunchy and cold. My boss loves them, too. I frequently put a jar on his desk with a thank you note for being awesome. (job security! lol no, he is awesome.)

8. Wheat Thins… I like the original best. I’ve tried to eat the different varieties. I usually like the the first time and then the flavors are too strong.

7. Ice cream. in. the. Winter. I know, weird. I love ice cream when it’s cold outside. I heart the Edy’s dot thingies. Can’t remember what they are called…. the ones with that are in the nestle crunch coating. Yummy!

TIME OUT! Had to grab a pickle out of the fridge.

6. Fritos with french onion dip. Talk about bad breath. hehehe I love the crunchy fritos and yes, the deliciousness of french onion dip. Good stuff.

5. Mandarin oranges in the plastic jar, not the can. Yum! I almost Always have a jar in the fridge. I eat them straight out of the jar for a snack or on top of a spinach salad. I love, love, love them.

4. York Peppermint Patties. I need these after the pickles, fritos, and french onion dip.

3. Don’t judge me. The jalapeno and cheese taquitos from 7-11. We love to walk over there on our breaks and get 2 for $2. They are crispy, spicy and cheesy. Is there a better combination? I know…gas station food…priceless.

2. TWIZZLERS. The strawberry ones. I ate a pound of twizzlers last week while I was sick. Nothing sounded good, so twizzlers it was. Jason and I usually manage to eat a package during the first 3o minutes of a movie. Healthy, huh?

1. O-R-E-O. I love ‘em. I don’t dunk. I just eat and then drink milk. (Whole Vitamin-D aka Full Fat milk) Who doesn’t like oreos?

What do you like?

Since we are on the topic of food, I had a cheap and yummy dinner tonight. I had 2 margaritas, 3 tacos, and fried cheesecake with ice cream all for $12.70. Unbelievable. Usually two margaritas would be $10. We had a great happy hour. We = me and Mary. We had a “meeting” for school and decided to do it over dinner. We are the smartest teachers ever! Do you know how much more productive we would be if we had margaritas at school?! Legalities, schmagalities.

Good night! Much love to you all!

TGIF

So happy that tomorrow (today for those just getting around to reading this) is FRIDAY! I’m exhausted. Tired, sleepy, worn out, all of the above. I started feeling like crap on Friday. I took a bunch of meds and felt better by Saturday night, so I went to dinner with Mary. We ended up going back to her apartment, killing a bottle of wine and watching The Holiday. It was a good girl’s night. I woke up Sunday feeling bad, bad, bad, went to brunch and then landed on my couch the rest of the day. It snowed Monday. (again) I felt icky. Tuesday was our field trip. The sky was blue and the clouds were fluffy. The kids had a fantastic time. They were awesome. I was a little better. It snowed Wednesday. (again) It snowed A LOT. I was surprised we were even at school. The kids came in complaining about the buses sliding. It was a steady snowfall until about 1 or 2. I had a very long evening last night. Fitz and I were volunteered to put together spreadsheets and graphs based on all of our results team data. (school stuff) It took us SIX and A HALF HOURS to sort and build. We thought, maybe, maybe an hour. Yeah, we won’t be doing this again. Excel can be a wonderful thing if your spreadsheets are already set up, but cutting and pasting makes things a little faster. So, that brings me to today….I feel better. I will be going to bed early. I WILL be going snowboarding this weekend. (I hope) It supposed to start snowing (again) tomorrow. Fresh powder on the mountain will be sweet!!! Now that I have bored you with my week, here are a few things that I miss.

Things that I miss about Memphis:

• Walking out of the grocery store, pushing the cart to my truck on pavement that is NOT covered in ice and snow.
• Molly having a doggy door, so she can go play and not attack me.
• Shopping! I need new black shoes. (I have to drive an hour to go to a bigger mall.)
• Chick-fil-A. (again, have to drive an hour. Thanks, Jason, for making me think about it.)

And All of YOU, of course. Have a great weekend. Love to you all.

Random Things about ME!!!

I thought I would share some more stuff.

In the past year, I have really started liking avocado. I love guacamole! Before, I would never touch the stuff. Now, I can’t seem to get enough of it.

I am more of a night owl than an early bird. I can stay up late very easily, but getting up early isn’t my cup of tea.

I hate to be cold. I know, I know. Why did I move to Colorado? I just have to have an electric blanket, a sweatshirt, a scarf, warm stuff around.

Math has never been my strong subject. I never really cared for it. I am now teaching Algebra I (high school level math class) and Linear Algebra (8th grade math) I love working the problems and finding the answers. It’s a great sense of fulfillment.  No, I don’t sit in my spare time and work problems. The kids asked me that today. Even in 8th grade,  they think that you live at school.

I can keep up with other people ALL day long, but have a hard time keeping up with myself. I’m constantly reminding others of meetings, where they left their cell phone, or other events. I have a hard time remembering when I’m supposed to do something.

My 8th graders guess that I’m somewhere between 21-24 years old. My 6th graders used to guess anywhere between 20-40. Their perspectives are so different. But, then again, so are their attitudes.

I’ve never been able to do shots when out drinking. I always have to take a shot in at least 2 drinks. I’ve realized this is because like everything else in this day and time the shots are much larger than they should be. I had no problems the other night doing a shot of tequila. I was at a bar that gives you normal size shots.

I sleep with my computer in the bed. I roll over every morning and check the weather before I ever get out of bed.

Okay, I’m off to bed for now. Have a great evening!