Weekend full of fun

Wow...what a full weekend it was!!! 
Friday I spent the morning working with mom. Then, I ran around like a crazy woman picking up a bunch of wedding stuff.  It was all little purchases but I still somehow found myself traveling all across Rochester.  In the evening, Patrick and I were on Matthew duty so mom and dad could have a date night.  Since the last time Matthew was alone he cut his hair, we figured he probably should be alone.  So, Patrick and I took over the kitchen and made the crazies, most sugar filled cookies I have ever made or heard of.  Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies.  Below are some pics of our fun.

Before the cooking began

Amanda hard at work

Covering the oreos with the cookie dough

First bites!!!!

This is what the inside looks like

 On Saturday, Patrick and I went to a few flower places.  After a horrible experience at Hy-Vee, we ended up going with Flower by Jerry.  I am really excited about what we have picked out and I think everything will turn out great!! We also made what will be used for our card box...shhh don't tell how awesome it is if you already know!!!!


The other crazy thing that happened Saturday was a stray kitten showed up at our house.  Matthew gave it enough love for 10 kittens and so now it doesn't want to leave.  I think mom may end up taking it to a shelter tomorrow.  Something needs to be done soon though or else I think my dad will take care of the kitten not showing up anymore.  He doesn't so much like cats.


I hope you all have a great week!!!!

Goodbye long weekend

Sadly it is late Sunday afternoon and my long weekend is coming to a close.  I did so much though and had some fun so all is okay.  Newest accomplishment...getting addicted to Pintrest!!!  Thanks to my girl Sara, I'm now a pintrest crazed woman. However, the good news is now our wedding will be even better!!!  Bad news...more DIY projects I have to actually get done on the weekends instead of playing all weekend long ;) I really want our wedding to not just be about Patrick and I.  Now don't get me wrong, Patrick and I both don't mind being the center of attention and will probably eat it all up on our BIG day, but I want our guests to look back and say, "boy did I have fun celebrating with them."  The last thing I want it bored, uninterested guests who feel they have to be there either because they are family or their wives dragged them along.  SO...I am doing my best.  There is that a good enough excuse to be addicted to Pinterest?


Speaking of Sara though....I got to spend a few wonderful hours babysitting her ADORABLE girl on Friday.  We read a few books over and over, thoroughly enjoyed snack time, and played peek-a-boo in mommy's curtain...SHHHHH don't tell mom ;)  I hope I have a kid some day just half as cute as her.  Here are a few pics for your enjoyment!!!

I hope you have a great week!!

Parent gone....LET'S GO CRAZY!

And paint some pumpkins.


With mom gone, dad at work, and a wonderful thing called MEA, Matthew and I were the only ones in the house yesterday as well as today.  Being the perfect children we are, we started by doing some major cleaning in the basement and my room.  Then, we did a few things in town and picked up some pumpkins at the end of our travels.  I definitely did a miscalculation though!! They were cheap so being the great big sister I am I figured 2 pumpkins was just not enough...we need 3!! Try to picture this.  A bag full of a few things from the store, and two children (neither all that big) trying to carry 3 quite large pumpkins to the car.  I can't tell a lie, we got some funny stares. Matthew took the bag of groceries and one pumpkin and I attempted to take two pumpkins and carry them by the handle.  Between the laughing because of Matthew laughing at me, the stares I knew I was getting, and the cramping in my hand I got to the first parking slot and had to stop. Matthew ran the first pumpkin to the car and came back to help me.  Hmmm....maybe next time we'll only take as many as we have hands for.


So once we got them home and went to work here is what we came up with.  I think they turned out pretty cool, but I'll let you judge for yourself.

278

Just to keep you on your toes...the wedding count became 278 today...I know I can't believe it either!!

So I was watching the last 45 minutes of the Amazing Race and began to think...what if I was on that show?  1. Who would I bring as my partner and 2. How would we do.  

Dad and I = horrible match.  We are two engineering brains that would take way too long to think everything through.  However, I do think we would have some really good laughs along the one leg we would get to do simply for being on the show.  Also we would never get to where we were suppose to be...both of us are challenged when it comes to directions.

Mom and I = no completed challenges.  I think we could get places well.  I think we would work well in intense fast situations and not fight about it; however,  the first time we had to eat something that looked us back in the eye or had to do something involving heights we would both sit down and say umm I don't think so!!!  Maybe we could just get to places fast and take large time penalties...

Patrick and I = LOTS of fighting.  The first time we felt any type of pressure there would simply be a yelling match.  He gets very stressed when he doesn't know what's going on and I don't do the best at helping calm the situation down.  However, I think of any of the matches so far we would get the farthest.  He would be very helpful with challenges (strong) and would be my best motivator when trying to complete a challenge.  Awwww...

Matt and I = Maybe winning.  The more I think about it, the more I think we could win the whole dang thing. I don't know I'm still thinking on that one, but I can't really think of anything that wouldn't go well.  Maybe not the best working together in challenges, but if there was money on the line maybe we could figure that out...

SOO who would you bring and how would you do?  Good luck on the start of your new week!!! 

When someone loves you very much....

They dedicate their blog to you!


Happy Birthday MOM!!! This one is for you :)


Just in case you didn't know, my mom is great.  I am loved so much!!! She is caring, loving, fun, and young at heart.  I wish every student in my class had a mom as great as mine.  I wish so often, especially when I hear about students who have parents in jail, that I could share a tiny piece of her wonderful mama juice with each of them.  I hope I can be a mom as great as her and stay young at heart like her as well.  I think that is what truly keeps her going.


Yesterday, since my CT had no voice, when I got to class I read a wonderful book.  It was called To Bathe a Boa.  It's about this boy who tries very hard to give his boa a bath, but in the end the boa gives the boy a bath.  It was very funny and the kids LOVED it!! The even funnier thing is that just one hour prior to reading this book I experienced my own book...To Get a Bird in His Cage!  The people in this condo own a bird named Bob.  When I got back after class, he was making so much noise I decided to be kind and let him own for the hour I had.  When it was time to go back in his cage do you think he was as kind to me? NOPE!  I think he grew to the size of a terradactyl.  I chased him around for a good 15 minutes before capturing him with my death grip and quickly shoving him in his cage.  You know when you pack too much crap and you have to sit on the suitcase to close it?  Well I sure do!  That is what it was like.  I quickly packed him in and slammed the door! Have I let him out since this incident? Uhh NO! He needs to earn his friendship back with me if he knows what's good for him.  Maybe God can help me forgive Bob....going to have to pray on that one!


I hope you have as wonderful of a day as my beautiful mom will!!

Excuse me? I don't think I heard you right!

Oh but I did hear that lady right...


Today I went to the district office to fill out paperwork for the after school program.  I went with a fellow student teacher so we could help each other.  The lady went through pages upon pages that we had to fill out.  One of which included a criminal background check because apparently our one for student teaching "wasn't extensive enough." Now, for this background check we have to pay $40, but as I have great news they told us...we don't have to pay it.  No, they simply pull it out of our paycheck for us.  UMM last time I checked that is still my money!!!  I think they should came do after school for $40 worth of time and then tell me it's no big deal.  Trust me I earn that money (Especially today).  Anyway so we continue to fill out pages.  After writing my name and social security number on every single one I decided to count the pages.  I dare you to take a WILD guess...c'mon go crazy.  Ready?  5?  Nope.  8?  Nope. There were 11 packets so therefore it was about 15 pages!!! We were there for almost an hour.  And as if filling out that many pages wasn't enough, we had to get finger printed as well.  At least I had a friend to laugh through it with.  On the last page I didn't even read the sheet because I was so tired.  She laughed pretty hard and figured out what I was signing for the both of us.  


So, what have I figured out?  Working after school in Minneapolis is apparently harder to get into then student teaching (I had to fill out 1 piece of paper and pay $5).  And...always have a good friend to laugh with and keep you on track.


Thankfully all turned out well...except for the dead squirrel in the road.

you lookin at me?!

So I had quite the weird start to my morning.  I'm driving down park ave (a 3 lane one way street) minding my own business, singing to my tunes.  As I cross one the of intersections I see a cop car, who is going to turn on park as well, put on his lights.  Being the WoNdErFuL citizen that I am I immediately pull over.  As the cop turns on park, he turns off his lights.  Now, I wasn't about to pull in front of him as he was driving down the road, so I sit on the side of the road and wait for an opening. However, the kicker here is that dang cop pulls up behind me.  I really honestly was completely baffled as to why this cop pulled up behind me.  So I turn off my tunes and wait for the lecture to begin as my stomach gets nasty knots.  Crazy enough though the cop was just sitting there.  So I pull forward a little thinking maybe I wasn't over far enough.  The cop then slowly creeps his car around me and gives me the nastiest, evil, stink eye EVER.  Then, he goes on his merry way.  I have no idea what I did that made him get so upset.  I have never gotten pulled over (with the exception of a crazy high school parking lot incident) and never got a ticket.  I was trying to do the right thing, but got "the look."  Oh well...hopefully it just doesn't happen again.  


In other news.  Our new student isn't doing so great.  He keeps getting in trouble and then cries as a result.  Between me and my CT today we made him cry once that I thought would never end, but this is usually a daily if not hourly occurrence.  Ugh oh well.  He'll figure out soon enough that crying gets you nowhere with my CT. 


The pink fluffy animals now have a new home.  I'm driving my mom's car for now.  My car is technically not broken now, but my parents don't trust it enough to have me drive it on these busy inner city roads.  So my new mode of transportation is mom's car for now.  I'll be taking full advantage of the heated seats on my cold morning bum while this lasts!


Hope the start of your week wasn't too bad!