Happy Easter

Good Friday

We have a slightly busy weekend ahead of us! Tonight my nephew is coming over to dye Easter eggs with our girls. This is the first time our girls have dyed eggs...I know, I know...but they've NEVER asked to do it and I clearly remember how messy it is so I figured we'd just wait until they asked. Well, they didn't ask this year either but I started feeling guilty that our children had never done this so I purchased a $0.99 box of egg dye and 2 dozen eggs...we shall see how it goes...considering when these 3 kiddos get together they turn into monsters! Good monsters, of course! Oh, did I forget to mention we're doing this after I will have been at work for over 10 hours? ::happy thoughts, happy thoughts::

Tomorrow morning we're dropping the kids off at my sister's house and she is taking the little monsters to an Easter egg hunt at her church while the hubs and I run to Sam's for the stuff we need for the crawfish boil on Sunday...and most importantly, the pick up the crawfish! Then after we run all the errands I will ATTEMPT to make this cake I've been drooling over for months! I've already bought the supplies...I will be sure to let you ladies know how it turns out...unless it's a complete disaster...then I will just cry.

On Easter day we're having my sister, BIL, nephew, Dad, and Stepmom over for a crawfish boil...with our "jumbo" crawfish the hubs secured for us! We're also going to have an Easter egg hunt for the kiddos...you better bet we're going to hide those dyed eggs!

I also have a TON of homework, holy smokes, I can't wait for this semester to be O-V-E-R! Also, a birthday shout out to my girl Erin! Hope you have fun out with your friends! (evidently I'm not in her friend category anymore, lol j/k)

And on a heavier note, one of my college roommates is having a very serious and complicated brain surgery as I type this. She is having an AVM repair surgery, her second one. Her first brain surgery was when we were freshmen in high school. Please pray for a speedy recovery with no lasting side effects. She is seriously the funniest person I know...and she just happened to marry my sister's husband's brother...follow that? So, I'm lucky enough to get to see her regularly!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! What are your plans?

Wordless Wednesday

Jellybeans & Flowers

I had a HUGE bag of jellybeans in the pantry...left over from my best friends baby shower...ummm 2 years ago...so I decided to be "creative." I saw something similar in a magazine and did my best to recreate it....hmmm...whatcha think?





I wanted something bright and cheerful for the center of the table...oh well, this will have to do for now! ha

Because I Need To Do Something Mindless

Outside My Window… is a parking lot...my car is parked directly in front of my office window...parked in the wrong direction because the lot is full...I'm currently blocking two vehicles in. I hate this parking lot.

I am thinking… that I am stressed out. I need a vacation from life.

I am thankful for… my husband, my children, bath bombs from Lush, new Coach purses, jeans that actually fit, and the sun that is shining ever so brightly today.

From the kitchen… there are three forks in the sink that I didn't wash before bed because I simply did not feel like it.

I am wearing… my Enterprise Ambulance t-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, my glasses because my contacts hate me, and my hair is actually down today.

I am creating… a huge mess for myself. I must tackle all of my school projects before they become unbearable.

I am going… to do a lot of homework this weekend. I WILL get ahead.

I am reading… 50 books for my Children's Lit class...just finished Rules by Cynthia Lord. It's such a cute preteen book...and so sweet.

I am hoping… that I pass Math this time. I've passed my first two tests...two more to go. So much better than last semester. And I hope we find a dining room table we BOTH like. I'm tired of looking.

I am hearing… The Climb by Miley Cyrus

Around the house… you will find pet hair, UGH. No matter how much we vacuum or sweep. I hate it.

One of my favorite things… is a hot bath and a good book. Alone!

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Well, it's Friday...I've already shared my weekend plans of homework. I'm sure there will be laundry too...and cleaning the house. ::sigh::

I'm bummed out ladies...what is something you enjoy as a "pick me up?"

Dear School

I am SO freaking over you that it's not even funny anymore. I am tired of writing paper after paper after freaking paper! I really could care less how the American Psychological Association chooses to cite information. Why was MLA drilled into my brain for the past 20 years of my academic life if the University wants APA? I'm tired of doing "busy" work...I'm not 5 anymore...please, give me something with substance. And why do all professors wait until the last few weeks of the semester to SLAM you with projects and papers?! Oh, and tell me again...WHY did I need a nutrition class when I will have NO control over what my future students will be eating?! I'm over you...

Sincerely,

Stressed Out Student/Wife/Mom/Full-time Employee


P.S. Your parking lot blows!

Wordless Wednesday

April Fools! ;) That was just for you Jamie!!