Thankful Pumpkin Project

With the Thanksgiving season upon us, I am constantly reminded of those things that I am truly thankful for. You may recognize our family pumpkin found here. This year with all that was going on, we sadly did not have the opportunity to carve/paint our pumpkin as previously planned. This gave me an idea and an opportunity to begin a new family tradition- our thankful pumpkin project. Throughout the month of November, Ray and I will write many of those wonderful things we are thankful for on our pumpkin. At the end of the month, our pumpkin will be an amazing reminder of all that God truly blesses us with on a daily basis. Here's to being thankful for all of our blessings!

This is Halloween...This is Halloween!

Saturday night, the husband and I adorned our costumes and joined friends for a night of delicious eats and amazing treats at the McLean Halloween Party.

From Goofy, to Mr. T, Wonderwoman, the Toothfairy... with wand and wrench in hand, a German couple, our favorite flight crew, a member from the Lollipop guild, a ceiling fan, Mario, and our costume... Ellie and Carl from Up... I have to say this was one pretty rock'n costume party.

Up Up and Away... to the party!

Mini pumpkin pies

Eat... Drink... and be Scary
food and decor

Homemade Halloween crafts (Pinterest I love you!)

Some of the party-goers

The Ladies

The Gents

The McLeans (our Hallow Hosts)

Let the Dance Party Begin

This is Halloween

A night filled with themed decor and dress... of fun and dance... with tasty drinks and delicious eats... of a few tricks... but a lot of TREATS! Happy Halloween 2011.

Love Ellie and Carl

Kindergarten ROCKstars!

Upon our return from our first Kinder field trip to the Selina Pumpkin Patch, we held our first ROCKstar Assembly of the school year! Let me just say... Kindergarten sure knows how to ROCK!


(Responsible, Optimistic, Caring, Kind)

I am truly blessed to have this amazing group of ladies to ROCK with. Thanks again for all you do!

Teach the Teacher!

While it is a teacher's job to teach... I have realized that it is the teacher who truly learns. Here are some tidbits that I have been taught as of late:)

1. Teaching= paper cuts: Regular paper < File folders
2. For those who believe Kinder teachers do not test... ha I beg to differ.
3. Caffeine has kept me alive as of late. I don't know how I tried to give it up. But realizing it has no healthy benefit and adding the caloric intake makes me worry.
4. 5AM and I have had a love/hate relationship. Boy do I feel accomplished within the day but boy am I tired.
5. There will always be more work.
6. Remember what's most important.
7. Do not pay God lip service. Pay Him in praise and action.
8. I should not put off my dreams but continue to reach for them daily.
9. I think pumpkin painting is my "carving" of choice this year.
10. Tomorrow I get paid my first "big girl" check.
11. Our wedding anniversary is less than one month away. Happy (almost) two years lovey.
12. I have not worked out in months. I miss it :(
13. I really do want to do a marathon in my lifetime.
14. On my day off today, I still worked 6.5 hours.
15. Starting in Jan/Feb, Ray and I will begin searching for our first home:)
16. Never knock on wood about being healthy... it usually comes back to bite ya!

What are things you've learned lately?

Fun at the Fair!

This afternoon the husband and I traveled to Fair Park to enjoy a day at the State Fair of Texas... 125 years of fabulous fun and delicious fried food. We enjoyed petting zoos, a 200 foot ferris wheel, human-sized pin wheels, delicious fried foods, and fun family photo opts.

Happy fair days from Dallas, TX.

From fried bubble gum, walking tacos, fried buffalo chicken in a flapjack, to fried pineapple upside down cake, fried cookie dough, and an el bananarito... we ate our weight in fair food.

We sampled 5 of the 8 listed fried foods!

... but with food that looks and tastes this good... it was so worth it! (well most of the food was... toward the end, I was so tired of that fabulously fried batter and not wanting to think what my caloric intake was for the day).

What would a fair day be without a
Texas sized ferris wheel?!?


Amazing Dallas Views!

What a fabulously fun day at the fair! This is just another reason I love this amazing city!