My exciting weekends!

Well, I was told that I need to blog for reasons other than just holidays (if you look at my old posts, it's true, most of them are holiday related...my life is otherwise boring!) Anyway, I decided I would let people in on the secrets of my weekends. For the most part, they are all quite similar. Let me tell you what I did today:

1) Woke up around 8:15 (not as late as I'd like, but I couldn't go back to sleep.)

2) Watched some DVRed shows, such as Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Friends, Law and Order (the first few are kind of silly...yes, I love my game shows!)

3)Finally got in the shower around 10:30.

4)Went to Walmart at noon with my sister, her husband, and their son.

5)Went to my sister's house and spent the afternoon there being lazy (my favorite thing to do!)

6) Went to the hospital so my sister could see if she was in labor (very exciting! And no, she's not in labor.)

7) Had a fun barbeque at my oldest sister's house.

8) Came home and blogged.

Yep, now you see why I have nothing to blog about. My life is currently not very exciting. But I love the things I do. I will keep an eye out for things that I can actually write about, so people WANT to read my blog! (any suggestions?)

Very old picture, but it's a classic!

Happy Easter

Easter was a fun event! Things typically are, when it comes to my family. It started on Saturday, when we were going to go out to the sand dunes for some sun, fun and food. Of course, it was rainy that day, so we stayed at my mom's and dad's house instead. There was still fun and food though! A barbeque, followed by games, is what consumed our day. So fun!

The next day, Tracy and I woke up to find what the Easter Bunny left for us. Lots of candy, and some movies...can't complain there!

My basket of joy!

Tracy and his basket

Then we went to my parents' house again for some jelly bean and Easter egg hunts (it's an annual tradition.) It was definitely a lot of fun.

Not Easter-related, but hysterical!

P.S. One more day of school until Spring Break! Yay, I definitely need it.

Scentsy!

I love Scentsy! It's one of the greatest inventions around. I had an openhouse today, and would like to advertise it here on my blog! Lame? Maybe...but what can you do? Anyway, if anyone is interested in any new Scentsy products, you can visit my sister's website to order: www.scentsy.com/kopenshaw (and if you don't know what Scentsy is, you DEFINITELY need to visit.)

St. Patrick's Day anyone?

Holy Hannah! I decided to go to the store today to get my students a fun, green treat for tomorrow (since it is St. Patrick's Day.) Well, apparently St. Patrick's Day is not widely celebrated with treats or something. I started at Walmart (where you supposedly find anything you need) and could not find ANYTHING! It was crazy! So I stopped by Smiths grocery store on my way home, just to check, and they had a few things. They did have the delicious Lofthouse cookies I was looking for, but at 4 bucks a package (I need several for my class), I passed. I finally opted for some peeps bunnies. Sure, they are more Easter than St. Paddy's, but they were green! Needless to say, if you are looking for any green treats, I wish you luck!

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day...what a fun holiday. You get to show how much you love your husband (in my case) or significant other.

My Valentine's Day got to start a day early, since it actually landed on a Saturday this year. And that doesn't work well for school (especially sixth grade...they must show each other how much they "love" each other!) Of course, we had a party in class, and exchanged valentines. So fun! Then Tracy surprised me by delivering some roses to me during class. So sweet!

On the actual day, Tracy and I started off by making valentines for the family. We decided to make cheesecake for everyone. It was fun!

For our date we went to Red Lobster, which is one of Tracy's favorite place. I personally do not enjoy seafood in any form, but luckily they have some delicious pasta! The day as a whole was wonderful. Happy Valentine's Day!

Gingerbread

It's been a week since we built our gingerbread house, but I decided to do a post about it. Gingerbread houses are something I've never made before, and it was surprisingly difficult. Although the process was frustrating, the end result was pretty cute!

Christmas Party!

December is here, which means the Christmas festivities have arrived. Yesterday we went to my Grandma Moore's house for the annual Christmas Party. It is always fun, and a bit dangerous (yes, I'll explain that in a minute.) It began with dinner, which is always a delicious part of the evening. Next came the pinata. This is the dangerous part that I mentioned earlier. Whoever invented it did not have a family like mine! We all gather into a small area (well, small, considering there are 20 0r 25 people jammed into it.) The pinata is hung from the ceiling, in the very center of the gathering. Then, the young 'uns are given a small, lethal bat, and are blindfolded. Sound like trouble? Oh, it is. It's the scariest part of the Christmas holidays. No matter how many times the children are told not to run in to get the candy until after the swinging stops, they never listen. I fear for their lives even more than I fear for my own! But, in the end they all have lots of candy, and it must be worth it to them!

After the kids' pinata, the adults get to play the bag game. Each person had a paper bag with a gift in it. My Grandma plays the piano, and when she stops, whichever gift you have is yours. I got a fleece blanket, and Tracy got the "dreaded" gift. The ugly dish. My mom got it a couple years ago, and decided to pass it on this year. We were the lucky ones to get it...

Santa came next. Actually, it was him and Mrs. Claus! They were so happy and so fun. We all got to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what we wanted. I said I wanted a Wii, and Tracy said he wanted Guitar Hero to go with my Wii. That would be wonderful! I got some pink golf balls from him on this visit, so hopefully I'll play next year!

That was the end of the party. It was lots of fun, and always something I look forward to during Christmas time. I'm already looking forward to next year!