Joe's Crab Shack

Thursday night we had a PTO fundraiser at Joe's Crab Shack for my school.  Josh and I went for dinner with Kelle and her

boyfriend Will.  We had a blast!

I can't remember the last time (until now!) that I ate an entire meal with my hands! (and so did everyone else I was with!)  We were cracking crab, picking up corn on the cob and even just grabbing the red potatoes right with our fingers. 

I felt like a kid. No worries, no sense of proper etiquette.

Tons of fun!

Obviously, there was no way I was gonna put on an adult sided bib.  But we got Will to! 

Nothing like a big ol' bucket of crab to bond with your friends!

Secret Project.

(Completely crazy and still so gosh darn good looking!)

I walk into our bedroom to find Josh fiddling around with some cords and what-not next to the night table on his side of the bed.  Of course I ask..."Whatcha doin?" To which I get the reply..."It's a secret project!" Mmm hmm. I had to stop and say "Ohh, a secret project!?"  I really did laugh out loud due to the fact that he actually said that to me.

Turns out...he was doing something awesome!  You see, we both hate getting up to turn off the light after we are already in bed. And let's be honest, for every one time I turn the light off, he does it about ten times. 

(I can't help that I am all snuggled up and warm under the blankets.)

We have a floor lamp in the corner of our bedroom. 

He plugged the floor lamp into a power strip and put the power strip behind the night table and next to the bed. Now...as long as the lamp is the only light on, he can turn it off without even getting up.

One step closer to complete laziness!

My husband makes me laugh so many times a day.

I know I am lucky to have that.

Also, he poses to look crazy on purpose for photos I try to take of him.

It's about time they start making into the blog!

Yin and Yang

There is always some good to go along with some bad.

When something makes you happy there is always something to complain about.

Here are some good things and some things I would love to complain about...

Good: Four day work week!!!!!!

And rain...everyone likes rain, right? And we need rain in this desert!

But...rain is water. Water should not be inside...

Not so good: This is what I got to find in my classroom when I arrived this morning!

OKAY...I may be exaggerating just a little...

That's not really my classroom, but it proves my point that it sucks that the roof in my classroom leaks everytime it rains more than the usual five drops.

 I have these amazingly awesome long bookshelves that Josh made me and they sit in the front of my room under the white boards.

They hold all of my chapter books.

They get wet. Shweet. Grrr. They don't seem to be damaged this time.

Thank goodness.

Good: Josh and I made a pretty great deal quite a few months ago.

The deal means that I do all of this...

And Josh does all of this...

It's a pretty sweet deal.

Another good: It is hilarious and so cool when I find reasons that prove my best friends are really the yin to my yang.

Yesterday Becky and I were getting pizza for girl's night.

She walks up to the counter and orders a small ham pizza.

Not being able to hear her at all, I walk up to the counter and order a small pineapple pizza.

Whoa! It was great.

When we are little old ladies we will only order one pizza and I will pick off my ham and give it to her and she will pick off her pineapple and give it to me. And nothing will be wasted.

Again, just like I previously mentioned... it is insane how in sync we are.

Sometimes it's creepy.

Well, I guess there wasn't much for my to complain about this time, but don't worry...

There's always tomorrow!

And remember...everytime you complain about something, look for two things to find that are just awesome.

*Don't forget to do what you can to support the people of Haiti. Whether it is money, water bottles or really good thoughts, please do it.  (If you would like to donate water bottles, you can drop them off in the office of the school I work at.  Sixth grade is collecting them and a parent is going to make sure they get shipped. If you need to know what school it is just email me or message me on facebook. Thanks!)

What's Pink, Purple and Blue All Over?

A great question...

What is pink, purple and blue all over?

Simple answer.

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My toe.

Yesterday morning I got to work like usual

(except that I was there early which is not usual but totally cool!)

I went to put my lunch in my fridge and had to move some stuff around to make it fit and there was a can of this fruit punch stuff a student had given me.

I go to take it out and BAM!...falls out of my hand and directly onto my toe. Right on the nail. (Which was painted so cute btw.)

So I went the entire day just bearing through the pain and even had to fill out an accident report form with the school nurse. Do you know how lame it is to have to fill out the question "Part of body injured" with the answer "toe." Lame.

Anyway, by the time I was ready to leave work my toe hurt so bad then I cried the entire second half of the way home.

(Don't forget that I live at least a good 40 mins from work.)

Sad.

I do not think I have a low threshold for pain. This really just hurt that bad. Again, lame.

Today it still hurts, it is still blue and swollen and I get to strut around with an awesome limp. Shweeet.

Good times, good times.

Folding Like Nobody's Business! (And recipe!)

One of the coolest things Josh and I each got for christmas are these calendars.

and

Each day we grab our calendars, sit down and fold-it-up! It's so much fun!

So far I have made a Nightingale and a dog's head.

We love it!

Recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup*
Be aware that I rarely ever exactly follow a recipe. I pretty much use the recipe to get ideas of what ingredients should be added and then I mix it up and make my own changes.

Here's the jist...
You will need:
shredded chicken ( I like to buy one of the whole roasted chickens and then just use all the meat so I dont have to cook the chicken and then wait for it to cool before shredding it, to me, it's less work.)
reduced sodium chicken broth (one really big can and one or two small cans)
one large can diced tomatoes (but I only ended up using 3/4 of it)
two jalapenos (you can leave in or take out the seeds depending on how hot you want the soup)
one small onion
vegetable oil
garlic
some cilantro
one can of rinsed black beans
one can of kernal corn
cumin, salt, pepper
shredded cheese
avocado
tortilla strips, a squeeze of lime and sour cream to put on top

Sautee the onion in about 2 tbsp of oil. when they are soft add the jalapeno (diced up) and garlic.
Add the broth, beans, corn and tomatoes and let it come to a boil.
Throw in your shredded chicken and any other spices you want.
The longer you let it cook the better the flavors get.
Use the other things as garnish on top :)
Mmmm tasty! Enjoy!

*I took this recipe from Danial Boone on the food network, it is really his and I just sometimes mix up what I want in it and how I make it.