Trip to Minneapolis

So, I took a couple of pictures on our trip, but I can't put them up yet. Henry, our beagle, chewed through our cord to our camera. I went to Walmart, Target and Staples, but nobody had the right cord, so I had to order one on the internet. I will have to post them once I get it

Justin and I left Sunday morning and drove through lovely rain to get to Minneapolis. Once we got there we went straight to Target Center to watch the Minnesota Timberwolves play the Oklahoma Thunder. We had pretty good seats for the game, but it wasn't too exciting of a game. We enjoyed the dunking show at half-time though. After the game we headed back south to find our hotel. There is a LOT of construction going on, but we managed to find it. We had to sit and watch some of the NCAA games of course. So far I am ahead of Justin and my brother in-law. Then we went and ate at PF Changs and had some yummy lettuce wraps. Right next to PF Changs was a Cheesecake Factory, so we got a piece to take back to the hotel.

The next day we went to the Mall of America. It was a very big mall, but somehow I imagined it to be even bigger. We did some shopping, rode a couple of rides, went to the aquarium, and played miniature golf. We ate yummy shrimp at Bubba Gumps along with my mango pina colada. YUM! We were at the mall from 10-7:30. By then our legs were sore and we were tired of walking, so we headed back to our hotel.

Tuesday we went to a couple of stores and then headed home. We stopped briefly at an outlet mall and then later for dinner. We got home by 7 Tuesday night. It was so nice to get away for a couple of days. Our dogs missed us. Thanks to my mom, brother in-law and a girl from the youth group for taking care of them.

Now we are back to our home and all of the things we need to do here. We have started painting our family room in the basement. We already painted our living room, hallway and office. Next we will be on to our bedroom/bathroom if I can ever pick out a color.

Busy, busy, busy

Not much has been going on in our world... Just busy with work. We have Kindergarten Round-up this week and then report cards will be going home along with conferences, so I have lots to do this week before spring break! Justin's mom came in town for the weekend. It was nice to see her. Justin is with the youth group at a hockey game this afternoon, so I am at home relaxing, doing laundry and reading Twilight. Since half of my school has read them, now it is my turn. One of the teachers is having a Twilight party on Saturday, so my goal is to finish it by then.

Dr. Seuss' Birthday

At school we have been having fun reading lots of Dr. Seuss books. In Kindergarten we do a rotation on Dr. Seuss' birthday. I got to be in charge of making green eggs and ham this year. Since my husband has such a flexible schedule I made him come help me along with another mom. I couldn't have done it without them. It was a lot of work! Not only did my hands stay green all day, but my room smelled like eggs and ham all day. It still smells like it today. There are 3 Kindergarten classes, so we got to make them 3 times. In the other classes they got to make ooblek and hats. During my class I was passing out eggs, when I heard somebody spill milk. I went to see who it was and got my foot caught in someone's chair and fell on my knee. It still hurts really bad and I will probably have a lovely bruise. I had to fill out a workman's comp paper in case something happens with it. The rest of the day my kids kept trying to rub it for me. They are very sweet! It was an interesting day! Unfortunately the only pictures I have are my kids and I can't put them on here. I should have taken a picture of Justin cooking... oh well..

Is it Spring break yet?

Justin and I had been hoping to go to Vegas for Spring Break. He turns 30 August 4, so it would have kind of been a birthday trip. Unfortunately due to all of my medical bills from my surgery in December, we are going to have to hold off on our trip. We still wanted to go somewhere and get away for a little while. So we decided to go to Minneapolis for a couple nights. I have never been to the Mall of America and have always wanted to go, so now is my chance. Spring break is still a month away, but I am already counting down the days. I love the kids in my class, but I will definitely be ready for a break!

Valentine's Weekend

I got my Valentine's gifts a day early. Justin gave me a pair of V-day pj pants, my favorite heart candy from the Hallmark store, and the book The Love Dare (from the Fireproof movie). Then we went out to eat to a Japanese restaurant where they cook the food on a grill in front of you. It was pretty good. Unfortunately when we came out of the restaurant it was snowing once again. I am so ready for winter to be over!!

Saturday we had a Valentine's dinner with my mom, sister and her family. My niece wanted to come home with us afterwards, so she came over to spend the night. Try sleeping in a bed with your husband, niece, golden retriever and beagle. Even with a King size bed, it was very crowded. Justin and Wrigley eventually went upstairs to sleep, which gave us more room and I could finally fall asleep.

Our dogs

Here are my two dogs. Wrigley is a golden retriever and almost 7 years old. Henry is a beagle and is 6 months old. They keep our life interesting. We finally had a nice day today (60 degrees) and got to take them out for a walk. Unfortunately there were a ton of puddles from the melted snow and our dogs were filthy, but they had a good time.

One more time

Justin and I finally got a new computer for Christmas, so I will be able to get on the internet more and update this. hopefully :)