It's Official!

I passed student teaching ... whew :)

R.I.P. Boots

R.I.P. Boots
March 2006 - November 2007

Lefty and Righty Boots (fraternal twins) were laid to rest this afternoon after a long and hard life. These work boots were the first pair Matt Fleharty ever owned and they served him well. It wasn't until, in their old age, they let water from a puddle seep onto Matt's socks. After this tragic event, Matt realized it was time to say goodbye. Matt's wife, Cindy, had been telling him for months that the boots were on their last leg (heeeeeheeeee, pardon the pun), but he refused to let go of his beloved boots. Was it because he loved the boots so much, or because he loathed shopping equally as much? One will never know.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nothing says "Happy Thanksgiving" more than a cactus in the snow! We were surprised with quite a bit of snow this year in Big Spring, where we spent Thanksgiving at Dean's house. His surgery went well and he seems to be doing fine. As you can see, Molly's still carrying her "Santa Baby" everywhere she goes!

More Look-A-Likes

Dean's Celebrity Look-A-Like

Melissa's Celebrity Look-a-Likes

Matt's Celebrity Look-a-like!

My celebrity look-a-like

It's OVER!

Here are my fabulous mentors: Amie (from 2nd grade), Chaundra (from 5th grade) & Ms. Gage (from the college). Tonight we turned in our portfolios and finished the semester.

Let the Countdown Begin

36 Hours until I am no longer a Student Teacher!!! (But who's counting?)

Once my mammoth portfolio is finished and turned in tomorrow night, I will be freeeeeeeeeeee!

In honor of this accomplishment, the school is giving me 3 days off this week. I love my job.


In other news, Molly has a new baby. As soon as I brought home this Santa toy for her, she ditched her beloved reindeer toy from last year. She has been toting this new guy around everywhere she goes. Maybe she figures if she takes care of Santa, he'll take care of her when stockings come around....

These are a few of my favorite things....!

My 2 new favorite things.

Reunited!

Here's a teaser pic from the reunion...more to follow! This is a pic of the old band crowd, plus a few :) Christy, Jennifer, Tyler, Maston, Christie, CW, John, Moi, Erica & Shannon.

I GOT A JOB!

After 3 weeks of student teaching, I got a real JOB! I'm still a little bit in shock, but I am super excited!!! The district was still in need of one more teacher and so they moved me over into my own classroom!! I will have another week of observation and then I'll be on my own with my kids. This probably means less blogging... bittersweet :)


In other news, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEXIPOO POTHLINGTON!!!!!

For those who have been wondering...

I haven' t been online much lately because I am student teaching!! We started about 2 1/2 weeks ago and I am worn out :) It's going GREAT so far! I love the teacher I"m with and the kids are awesome. So...less bloggin time for moi! :)

FALSE ALARM!

Poor hubby, he got the email saying that he was offered season tix, but by the time he logged in to purchase them they were SOLD OUT!

Guess I'm not a football widow this season afterall!

Season Tix

Well, Matt & Dean had their hearts set on Aggie season tickets, but it looks like they'll have to settle for longhorn tix instead. What a shame!

Looks like I'm going to be a football widow again this season afterall!

NAPA

We had an absolutely relaxing and wonderful time in Napa! Here are some pics from around the town, at a small winery, and at a large winery.

When I booked the rental car, I saw an option called "Wild Card" that guaranteed a manager's choice upgrade for $1 more per week. I thought, what the heck - let's do it! Livin on the edge. When we went to pick up our rental car, we were informed that the manager's choice for us was.....a CHRYSLER MINI-VAN! Talk about a W-I-L-D card! Way to go us -- in our 20's, no kids, and driving a mini-van on our vacation! Rock on, Red Stallion, Rock on.

Wine Train

We boarded the wine train and headed off for a tour of Napa Valley. Let me tell you - that's the way to go! Good food, A/C and a great view. I seriously felt like I was on the train version of the Titanic. All velvety and old timey. It is also fun to be on the other side of the tracks every now and then (meaning the cars had to stop for us instead of the other way around)! My favorite pic from our entire trip is the one of Matt leaning out the side of the train smiling :)

Castle

One of the vineyards we visited had constructed a castle to host their tasting room! Of course, the castle is also used for weddings and other events, but it was a great atmosphere for wine tasting! In the "knights" room, the ceiling forms perfect domes and creates amazing amplification audible only to whoever is standing in the center of the dome. Very cool. The signs above us say something like The Baron and The Baroness in Italian.