Goodbye Miss....

Since school started, I haven't had much time to post. 2 weeks down, many more to go!

A couple quotes to me from my kids the first week of school...

"Goodbye Miss Vagina"
"Can I do you again?"


I am enjoying having Monday off. A friend came to visit this weekend. We spent some time at the pool, some time at restaurants, and some time watching LSU football! We also spent a few hours on the dance floor at Whiskey Creek. We had a blast!

Now I may do some shopping today, mostly for groceries. But I did find this website- and I may have to do some shopping on it!


This site was brought to my attention as well.....

Crawfish Etoufee and Green Bean Bundles

Crawfish Etoufee

1/2 stick butter

1 large yellow onion (chopped)

2 stalks of celery (chopped)

2 cloves of garlic minced
saute vegetables until they are soft

add 1 can of cream of celery soup and 1/2 can of water, maybe a little more.

Cook until incorporated.

Add crawfish, red pepper, black pepper and salt.

Cook for abt. 10 minutes.

Add green onions or fresh parsley if you want it.
Serve over rice.
Green Bean Bundles

1lb fresh green beans
bacon- I used pepper bacon, any bacon is fine, thick bacon would probably be better than thin
Snap off the ends of the beans, boil them for 3 minutes and then blanch them.
Pour a little bit of olive oil over the beans and salt and pepper. I also added Tony's.
Make a bundle 5-8 beans and wrap 1 piece of bacon around it.
I used a pan with foil on it to pick up bacon grease. I poured a tiny bit of melted butter on top. Bake 350 for 20-30 minutes.

I used fresh green beans, but will probably use can green beans next time. I like can green beans so much better than fresh.

Update on school

Long time, no post. Let's see- I started back to work on August 13. School doesn't start until August 24. I have been getting my room ready and had way too many meetings that made me want to pull my hair out so excited for school to start! This year, I will be teaching 5th grade science. I will have 3 classes per day, 90 minutes each.

Here is my schedule...

7:45-8:15 Kids arrive, announcements, etc

8:15-9:45 Block 1

9:50-11:00 Block 2

11:05-12:05 Lunch/Recess

12:10 -1:00 Specials (Health Fitness, Art, Music)

1:05-1:25 Block 2

1:30-3:00 Block 3

I am very excited that I only have to plan for 1 subject versus the 5 that I am used to planning for. However, it will be more stressful than last year in 2nd grade due to the Science TAKS test. The TAKS test is similar to LEAP in Louisiana. They have a Reading TAKS in March, Math TAKS in early April and Science in late April. The science is their last test so they are pretty much done by that point. The science usually has the worst scores out of the 3. It covers things they have learned since kindergarten and obviously there is not enough time to review all of that plus cover the new 5th grade material. The point is- I will be under a lot of pressure to get high scores on the science TAKS.



On another note......


Not much longer until Zoey Marie Veron is here!!

Wes and I celebrated 2 years of dating on August 9. We went to Mark's, which was very nice. The building used to be a church so the interior is very different from a normal restaurant, but it's extremely pretty and romantic inside.

Not much to say

Sad that the weekend is over.....

Parents were here but we didnt do too much. Some shopping and some eating.

I cooked a Bakerella cheesecake for our dessert on Friday night.... At this time, there are only 3 pieces left.

I also tried out PW's recipe..... It was pretty good. I added some Tabasco though and a little red pepper.

Now, I am afraid it's time to go back to school. I was there today to confirm that I will be teaching 5th grade science next year....scary.....I definitely won't be looking forward to that TAKS test at the end of April.

Wes and I are going to dinner this weekend to celebrate our 2 year anniversary....he didn't tell me where we are going.

Adios

Bored.....

I am about to head to the dentist and not looking forward to it.....I haven't been in awhile and so who knows what will be happening in my mouth!

Went to Oishii last night with Wes and another couple. It was really good. The shaggy dog roll and skydiver roll were delicious! The shaggy dog roll reminds me of the red devil roll at Azuma, but our bill was not near Azuma's prices.

After dinner, we went to Stag's Head and had a few drinks and then headed over to Velvet Melvin. Wes is probably sitting at his desk, wishing we hadn't stayed out until 1:30, but we had fun.

If you haven't seen The Ugly Truth yet, you should check it out! It's pretty funny. I went last weekend with a large group of girls. We all loved it and laughed out loud a lot! Anywho.....

My parents are coming in town this weekend, not sure what we will do. I am sure some eating and shopping. Seems like all we do!

Things and Facts

Things that I hate:

1. wood paneling- like really why do people still have that in their house?
2. being hot, especially in my apartment when I go to bed. Why is it that my room is 8 degrees hotter than the rest of the house?
3. sitting in traffic- when are they going to finish the road work by my house??
4. affliction t-shirts- im hoping this fad soon becomes a fad of the past
5. raw onions- just thinking about that makes me want to vomit, I can't even smell them. I don't see how anyone likes the raw purple onions that come on way too many dishes
6. alarm clocks- boy am I dreading August 13 and waking up early again
7. heights- when did this happen? I used to not be scared of heights. But now, my 3rd floor balcony makes me nervous!


Things I love:
1. homemade mashed potatoes (fresh)- once they go in the refrigerator, they aren't good. then they taste like box mashed potatoes
2. Sunkist- a little bit warm. I often don't put them in the refrigerator
3. my iphone- best purchase ever!
4. monkeys - still have plenty (stuffed) and all of Sophie's toys are monkeys
5. cooking- even though I am still experimenting and not that good
6. seafood- all kinds, except oysters. Love shrimp, crab, crawfish, all kinds of fish, etc.

Random Facts
1. I once ran over someone during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

2. I cried bloody murder when my parents took me to see the Muppet Babies at the Cajundome when I was little. "Back home mama back home" is all I said in between sobs.

3. NYE 2007, I choked on sushi and someone had to get up and almost perform the Heimlich, but I saved myself in the last minute. Worse experience ever! Still get nervous when I eat sushi.

4. I have had at least 10 roommates since August 2002. Would be more, but I lived with several of them for multiple years. That is not counting all of the roommate's boyfriends that I should consider roommates. Only 2 resulted in complications of the friendship.

5. I had chicken pox at the end of 8th grade and was able to skip all of my final exams. But also had to miss the dance.

More to come later

My new favorite wine

Andeluna Malbec

I will be trying more malbec soon. I don't like any other red wines.