Week in Review

So it's been exactly 1 week since I last posted. I don't think I've ever gone that long. But it was a very busy & long week! I was in bed by 8:30 almost every night.
Saturday- John took off work and we spent the day together. We went and had breakfast at our favorite diner. Went antiquing where I found my next piece of furniture I really want but don't need. We went to Michelle & Brandon's wedding. It was beautiful.
Can you believe I forgot to get a picture of John & I together. I was pissed 'cause he had on a green dress shirt that matched my scarf. It would have been a great photo. We went to see the movie "He's just not that into you". It was hilarious. We really liked it. This lady brought her 4 year old with her. The little girl was sitting one seat over from John. At one point in the movie someone called someone a Douche Bag, the audience laughed.....then silence....and that little girl said, "Mommy, whats a douche bag?" OMG....we all laughed again. It was so funny!

Sunday- John went to work and I went to church. We were meeting friends to go eat Italian when John got off work. In the meantime I was worried about Tori driving home from Missouri so I "busy baked". I tried out a new recipe. Sweet Potato & Cheddar Cheese Cookies. Holy Moly guys....you need to try these. They are amazing. I found them one day looking at food blogs...I came across Vanilla Sugar and love her pictures and recipes. Her blog is amazing! Go there for the recipe. You won't be disappointed!

Sweet Potato & Cheddar Cheese Cookies

Monday- After work I drove to the girls house and picked up my dog, Reeses. Meg was at work. Tori was home and offered to cook me dinner but I was afraid to stay to long since I had another 55 minute drive ahead of me and I was already sleepy. So I declined and made it home at 7:30.

Tuesday-I put a roast in the crock pot before I left for work. Tori came in for dinner. After she left John & I caught up on Grey's Anatomy & Private Practice.


Wednesday- I went to see the doctor because I have been having pain in my neck & hands. Also, my headaches have been more severe the past 2 weeks. I thought it was stress from my job situation. But the pain in hands got worse. Long story short I had a car accident back in 2001....it messed me up pretty good....off work 5 months, messed up my neck and back. I have degenerative disc disease. I was told back then that eventually I will have to have surgery. I'm going to see my neurologist March 16th to have a nuero-conductor test done. To see what nerve is damaged and to see if it is for sure my neck or maybe carpel tunnel. I was prescribed a muscle relaxer to help relax my shoulders to ease the pain. Of course I can't take it until after I get off the bus. I did take one this night, met John at the Mexican restaurant, then went to a skating party. I didn't last long in there. By 7:15 we had to leave. I was sleepy and the carpet was tripping me out. Psychedelic!


Thursday- Date night. We ate a Crossroads...a true southern buffet restaurant. Came home and I watched LOST since I feel asleep the night before trying to watch it. OMG...it was the best one yet!!!! I had a package waiting for me on the porch. It was the giveaway I won from Betty in Paraguay. How exciting!! The wooded utensils were made from wood from the Paraguay Forest. I love the duck at the handle. This colorful doily is absolutely beautiful and yes, Betty I think I will put that in my black bathroom. Thank you, Thank you, Betty!!! You made my week! This package couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks for cheering me up!!! I love every thing. Oh, and I will e-mail you if I need a recipe translated from the calendar.

Friday- I updated my status on Facebook while I visited a few blogs. I was fighting sleep by 7:30. I gave in and went to bed.

Each day was a little easier than the previous. I'm getting use to my schedule. I hope to be back on my old routine next week. The one where I actually stay up and not fall asleep on my poor husband.

Today is my cleaning day. Every other Saturday I do all my heavy cleaning. I'm going to visit blogs off & on through out the day as well. I have had major withdrawals this week...I feel like I missed out on a huge party or something.

I think before I start cleaning I'm going to go wake up John and take him out to breakfast before he has to go to work.

Bit & Pieces

I started my new bus route on Thursday. It isn't a hard route at all. It's just long! I have to be at the bus pound by 6:10 am to do my pre-trip and warm up bus. (it use to be 6:55) SUCKS! So that means I have been waking up at 4 am. I have to leave the house by 5:45.
4 am!!!! It's not really that bad though....waking up that early. I am a morning person. But, waking up 45 minutes earlier than usual does something to ones body. After being active at the middle school all day (I do a lot of walking) I get real tired in the late afternoon. Probably because I am sitting....and the bus is real warm. By around 3:30 pm I feel like this Polar Bear.
From the time I start my bus run, work at the school, finish afternoon run...I have put in a 10 hour day!!!! It hit me like a ton of bricks last night! John was at work so I didn't have anyone to converse with. Exhaustion. Seriously. Yawning. Body feeling limp. Can't keep your eyelids open for nothing!!!
This was me last night by 7 pm. On the couch. On a Friday. I finally got up and got in the bed at 10. My body will adjust though. It usually takes 2 weeks for me to get use to a routine. It can't come fast enough!

Didn't get a family picture of our Family dinner date this week. Forgot the camera. Meg couldn't come because she started a new waitressing job.

Tori had over 40 people show up at her 1st Yoga class!! That is an insane amount!!! They are probably going to have to put a 25 limit on it cause that's a big class. Sarah and Nicole said she did AWESOME!!!! I did want to go and support her but I knew it would make her nervous! Plus, it's an hour drive!!


Tori drove to Missouri yesterday by herself!!! First time alone on a road trip like that. It was really hard for John and I to allow it.(really we couldn't have stopped her) We wanted so bad to say....NO, you are still to young!!! But, instead we supported her and daddy checked out the car THOROUGHLY and mapped out the way. Momma made her a goody bag of homemade Granola to munch on. She called one of us just about every hour and gave us an update of where she was. She arrived safely last night around 6 pm. John & I finally breathed. Now, come Sunday I'll be a nervous wreck again until she arrives safely at home!!!


John took the day off from work today. One of our closest friends, Michelle is getting married this afternoon. So we are getting to spend an entire Saturday TOGETHER all dressed up!!! We are going to breakfast, Kohls & Belks to shop for clothes, the Wedding and we might even go see a movie afterwards. John has been wanting to see "Confessions of a Shopaholic". Yes, I said John has been wanting to see it. Yea, Isla Fisher is eye candy but he loved her in Wedding Crashers and she is so funny!!!

I feel like a bad bloggy friend. I haven't been around to everyones blogs to read. I'm going to try to play catch-up on Monday night.

Becky~ have a BLAST in Cancun!!! I'll be thinking of all the fun you are having with Mike and I'll try not to be jealous!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Bag Lady

April over @ Straight from the Heart & Aubrey over @ The Fam Five both tagged me in "The Bag Lady"
The rules:

1) Post a picture of whatever bag you are carrying at this moment. No going up to your closet to pull out that cute one you use for special occasions. I want to see what you carried today or the last time you left the house.

2)I want to know how much it cost. This is not to judge. It is purely for entertainment. So spill it. If there is a story that goes along with how you obtained it, I'd love to hear it!

3)Tag some peeps then link back here so people know why the heck you're showing all your bag business!

Drum roll please.......
This bag was a gift from my oldest daughter, Meg. She was shopping around Goodwill last week and thought of me when she came across it. She paid $3.00 for it. It's from Old Navy.

What's inside.......
My girls always tell me I carry way to much! I have my teal wallet that I Love! My pink make-up bag with about 8 lipsticks...do I really need to carry around 8? Yeah, I do. My eye glasses (I lost the case for them) sunglasses in the black case. Bus and classroom keys....Valentine sucker from this adorable 6th grader named, Brian(it's still in purse) hand sanitizer A MUST....BC Powder A MUST...Rolaids, chapstick and on and on. My little composition notebook that holds the names of all the people I pray for. It gets added to daily. Some of you are in there!!

So there you have it. Doing this post was like Bag therapy....I realized my girls were right!! I need to condense.

Now believe it or not....I, me, yes that's right....I am going to follow the rules!!! I tag.....

Julie
Joy
Betty
Marcia
Melody