Yes, my vacation is over, but it was good while it lasted! I have definitely been in relaxation mode since the holidays ended. My entire mind, body and soul needed every minute of it.
Here is a rundown of the past week or so...
Sleep: Got quite a bit during my time off. Stayed up late every night, slept in late every day.
Headaches: Too many to count, but more good days than bad. Seeing the ENT Dr. next week about my sinuses and constant earache.
Books: Read the first book in Nora Roberts "Circle" Trilogy and now reading the second one as well. Very different from her other books...this one is a battle against vampires. Some romance. Coming along slowly, but if I can read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, I can make it through anything!
Movies: Geez, I have seen more movies in the past few weeks then I thought possible. Just shows how lazy I've been.
Fearless ( Jet Li). Very good for a kung-fu movie. It actually had a plot and was easy to follow with the subtitles. Awesome fight scenes.
The Break Up (Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn). Cute, but I hated the ending.
Superman Returns. This was decent, but they could've picked a cuter superman.
Lady in The Water(M.Night Shamalan). Not scary like some of his other movies, but good.
The Descent. Holy crapola! I couldn't even watch half this movie because I am so claustrophobic. Not too mention how stupid the women acted.
Night at the Museum (Ben Stiller). Very cute!
Lady of Vengeance. Korean movie with English subtitles. Kinda gruesome and very confusing!
Friends: Didn't get to see nearly as many people as I had hoped since I generally wasn't feeling that good, but was still pretty busy the past week. Didn't take pictures of any of it!? A true testament to how lazy I've been.
Hung out with Susan on Wed. afternoon. Had lunch at Panera and then I drove her around White Bear Lake and out to Pinetree Apple Orchard and to see the huge mansions in Dellwood. Nice to hang out and talk :)
Lanee came over to hang out on Wed night. Spent the night talking. Its great that she lives less than 3 miles away :)
Brought lunch to Mary and Troy on Thurs. I hadn't seen my BF in over two months and I've missed her so much but she is one busy lady. Besides being a full-time mom of two and a full-time student, Mary and her husband are really busy getting their house ready to list on the MLS, hopefully this week. You ever watch Flip the House? They totally flipped their house and it is really cute! Everything is brand new from top to bottom, inside and out. Located in Stillwater for a great price :)
Dinner with Lanee & Roger on Thurs night. Its awesome that they live so close...we often make last-minute dinner plans and it is always a lot of fun. This time the four of us went to Washington Square and then hung out at their house.
Friday early evening with Jason & Ruth. Ordered takeout from Wild Ginger and hung out while the boys played a game of Madden.
Went to Cassie's late Friday night to help her celebrate her birthday. Besides having a really nice time hanging out, I also discovered the new Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses. My new favorite!!!
Scrapped all day Saturday with Shannon, Sarah and Gina. Gina makes the best breakfast dishes. I truly feel spoiled to be the recipient of her culinary talents. Baked Caramel French Toast and egg-sausage-hashbrown-cheese bake. Delish! We accomplished more in the kitchen than we did with scrappin. I think! LOL
Jeff & Toni came over on Saturday afternoon...Jeff showed us his skills at Guitar Hero 2...keep rockin', Jeffy! That game is fun, but it totally bugs my eyes out from watching and makes me motion sick. Can't watch it for too long. We all went to Macaroni Grill for dinner. I made up my own pasta combo, but chose the wrong sauce and was disappointed :( The cheesecake that we shared for dessert totally made up or it, though!
Banners:
I had offered to make banners a few weeks ago and the lucky winner was Jessica. Here is her new banner.
While I was at it, I also designed this one for Raina.
This one for Val.
and this one for Greta the Great.
It was fun making them and the girls all loved them. If you like what you see, stay tuned for a future banner give-away!
So that's a run-down on how I spent my time off. Looking forward to getting back to work and seeing all my students!!
everyone of those banners ROCK!!! Thank YOu Thank YOU thank you!!!!
glad you had fun on your 2 weeks vacation...ahhhh the life of a teacher with all that time off...maybe i should reconsider my career!!!
Posted by: greta | January 07, 2007 at 07:22 PM
Hey, I have to talk to you about my mom. Call me.
Lori
Posted by: lori gerten | January 07, 2007 at 10:36 PM
Thx again for my banner! I love it! Now, I just have to work on getting it up on my page. LOL. I saw the Break-up in the theater, and hated the ending also. I was super disappointed because I pretty much liked the rest of the movie. Oh well. I did see a really good one this weekend, The Holiday. Highly recommended! Well, good luck going back to school!
Posted by: Jessica | January 08, 2007 at 08:21 AM
Ok see, first before I get all excited. I'm glad you had a great vacation. It should be mandatory for every women to take a vacation every year. lol NOW, lemme say you have some serious skills, those banners are so pretty. You make me wanna step my game up on my banners seriously. But then I'll sit down in front of Photoshop and say forget it. lol
Posted by: Trina | January 08, 2007 at 12:04 PM
WOW really cute banners, and I didnt like the end of the break up either
Posted by: Beth | January 08, 2007 at 12:59 PM
Love all your banners!! So cool! I found you from Greta. :)
Posted by: deb | January 08, 2007 at 01:33 PM
Love all the banners!
Posted by: Adrienne | January 08, 2007 at 02:39 PM
excellent banners...
and dang - you've been BUSY!
you packed a lot into your vacation!
Posted by: sarah | January 08, 2007 at 02:40 PM
I'm sorry you have to go back! I have to go back tomorrow and I am dreading it! Winter break was NOT long enough! Glad you and Susan got to eat some yummy Panera though! Fun stuff!
Posted by: Kristi Mangan | January 08, 2007 at 06:12 PM
movie time is always good.
love your banner work!!!!
Posted by: Muriel | January 09, 2007 at 10:52 AM
I love all the banners! I hope you start to feel better soon and I'm glad you're going to see an ENT.
Posted by: Rolana | January 09, 2007 at 06:07 PM
Love all the banners! And I just got the CJ from you today! Wow. I just LOVE what everyone did. Yours and Trudie's entries were truly fabulous! Thank you, thank you so much! Please tell Trudie for me (I know you guys work together.) It was so worth the wait! I love it! Can't wait to post it as soon as I get an extra minute. I truly loved it! THANKS SO MUCH!
Posted by: maria | January 09, 2007 at 09:06 PM
I've been behind here...lately when I go to your blog it showed the 12/27 post at the top so I figured you just haven't blogged in a while. By chance today, I clicked on your banner and whalla, all your posts since then showed up on the page. I have some catching up to do. :) Anyway, glad to see your review on Fearless. A good friend recommended that I see that one, hopefully I'll rent it in the next few weeks.
Hope you had a great New Year! Sounds like it has been a busy few weeks for you. We need to do dinner sometime soon?
Posted by: Julie | January 10, 2007 at 12:59 PM
The banners are all fabulous!! Lovin' mine SO MUCH!! I hate that winter break is over, it was hard for me too. I saw the Break-Up too, I hated the ending as well!!
Posted by: Valerie | January 10, 2007 at 09:24 PM