Why am I going to college?

Yesterday was my Dad's birthday. He is definitely a hero of mine so I just had to say Happy Birthday on the blog too!



Happy Birthday Dad! I love that he is wearing a Padre's hat here. My dad is such a loyal Dodger's fan. He was just trying to win Andy's family over during his speech at our wedding.

Which by the way....I miss all the time. I wish we could get married again.

Anyway, you may have noticed that I have not been regularly posting. This is because I have finals. I have a 60 page unit plan (10 days of lesson planning and reflections) due on Wednesday. It's made me a mad woman. I literally spend all day and night thinking about school. I have 2 weeks left! I can do this, I will do this.

Sometimes I wonder why I decided to get my teaching credential. I still want to get my MA too. I have a love/hate relationship with education.



Last night my younger sister Kerry made dinner for Dad. She made us creamy chicken, rice, carrots and green beans. The sauce on the chicken looked like it wouldn't be that tasty but holy crap!!! It was delicious. She told me it was made with half & half. That's why. YUM. Moderation was difficult.



And my other sister Sarah contributed a razzleberry pie. Raspberry & blueberry. I topped mine with tons of vanilla ice cream because I am a glutton for punishment. (Dairy really bothers me if I eat too much!)

Having a big family sucks sometimes. Too many birthday celebrations and eating! The berry pie with ice cream was worth it.

We had to leave right after dinner because I wanted to watch Parenthood get some of my lesson planning done. I really wish someone would have told me that I would be writing 60 pages on lesson planning before I decided to get my teaching credential. My entire weekend will be spent writing, typing, tweeting and complaining.

I keep reminding myself that I will have my life back in 2 weeks. I have the entire summer off!



I plan on lots more pb greek yogurt bowls. (1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 tbsps pb, 1 cup plain greek yogurt.)



Eating tons of fresh veggies.



And telling you how awesome Kashi is. Once I'm done with school that is!

Did you/are you going to school? I can't believe that I'm 26 years old and still in school.

Crazy week ahead!

Hey everyone! I've got a crazy week ahead of me and I'm way too excited about everything that's coming up!

1. Today my sister's and I are going to make cookies, Cake balls, Pretzel Treats and some other goodies for me to take to Andy's parents house tomorrow night!

2. Tomorrow night Andy and I are driving to San Diego. (Andy's from San Diego.)We are going to spend a few nights at Andy's parent's house with Andy's sisters, their significant others and Andy's nieces and nephews. I guess that makes me an aunt! :) We're going to have Christmas a few days early with them which is going to be a blast! Can't wait!

I am also really excited that Andy gets 2 weeks off to spend with me. Being a teacher is awesome.

3. Monday we're going to....

Disneyland! With our friends Brett and Adina. I'm pretty stoked as I love Disneyland around the holidays. Andy and I used to have a season pass but it expired last year and we haven't renewed since.

4. I'm excited for Christmas with my family. Hands down. It's always a good time. My youngest sibling is 8 this year and it's still magical to him. So I really love being able to watch him get excited about presents and the tree and etc.

5. Then after Christmas, we're going to VEGAS with Andy's parents. YAY!

Pretty much BOMB.com. I definitely need some excitement in my life.

Today's going to be a busy day but I'll post pics of all of the yummy treats we bake and etc. Afterwards I have my orientation at school. I can't believe I'll be a credential student in 3 weeks!