2 snow days...going on 3? 4? 5???

So 2 SNOW DAYS in a row!!!

It's great! I'm really getting a good start to this whole relaxing winter break thing. I love it.

At the same time, it's so much funner (not a word) being an actual student and having snow days. As a teacher, it's just frustrating. I am supposed to be in my classes getting to know the students, learning how they learn best, etc before I start teaching them in January.  And now they are going to be so behind in lesson plans....Oh well!

It's supposed to snow again tonight and all tomorrow, so we're guessing no school tomorrow, and probably not on Thursday either...and why would we go just on Friday??? Looks like early winter break for me! :)

We hope everyone is staying warm and cozy and enjoying the holidays wherever you are!!!

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Baklava!

Dan made the best baklava last week. It was so delicious! It was far better than any store bought baklava we've ever tasted...he's such a great chef! I'm so lucky! :)

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worst snow day ever

i hate the stupid snow....

okay, that's not true! :)

BUT - because of the snow and crazy oregon drivers who can't drive in 3in's of snow i couldn't go to the sara bareilles concert that i got tickets to go to tonight. 

what a waste of $40. i'm so upset! i was sooo excited to go to her concert with a few friends. i never spend my money on concerts either, even when I really want to go!!! but we had to call it off last minute because the roads were just too snowy and icy. how annoying. they were requiring chains in downtown portland...lame!!! i'm sure we would have made it just fine...but it's supposed to be about 15 degrees tonight and it would be scary driving back at midnight or whatever time the concert got out! i know there is going to be a ton of ice!! 

but on a happier note... IT SNOWED A WHOLE LOT! I was pretty disappointed this morning to wake up and not have very much snow, but then this afternoon is just started falling on down. We've probably got around 4 inches??? that's a lot for salem!! :) 

And SCHOOL IS PROBABLY CANCELLED TOMORROW!!! How fantastic is that??? WAHOO!

But no Sara Bareilles.....man, it just sucks!!!! 

I'm going to go watch a chick flick and drink apple cider to cheer me up...

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snow?

it's supposed to snow this weekend!!

i can't stop looking out the window to check to see if it's started yet...

dan won't stop making fun of me, but it's been awhile since i've seen snow (we were living in florida for nearly 1.5 years, sheesh!!!)

although, i love snow and the possibility of being stuck inside all day, having snowball fights in the 2 inches of snow that we get :) and having school delayed (not cancelled, because then we have to stay extra in June)...I am supposed to go to the Sara Bareilles concert tomorrow night with friends...and I don't want travelling to be a hassel!

so everyone wish for snow, but not too too much so we can drive safely to portland (okay, we have snow tires, but still....other people are stupid)

thanks!

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Way Overdue

Well, we are way over due on some updates!

Biggest news: Carlie has survived her first work sample! It was rough...but I don't want to think about it anymore. It's done. Enough said. 

We had a great Thanksgiving break. We drove down to EP with our good/"old" friend Misty and had 3.5hrs of

 catching up on the way down there and 3.5hrs of more catching up on the drive back. It was great!

We ate 3 different thanksgiving dinners. One at my nana's, one at my dad's and another one with Dan's family. Our stomachs were pretty stretched, but it was good good food! 

We also did some quality Black Friday shopping with Miranda. Coupons lulled us in, and we bought a new wonderfully warm and cozy quilt for our bed. Now we are looking for the perfect duvet....

The best part of our weekend back in EP was playing with our niece and nephew...they are sooo 

adorable! They are just too much fun! But Dan says, not enough fun to convince us to move to that next step in our lives quite yet :) Maybe soon.... ;)

Moving on.....now, that I'll probably be banished from blogging ever again if Dan ever sees that I'm discussing this online.... jk!! HAHA!

Here are some pics from our weekend!

Here is Eddie hamming it up for the camera. We were trying to get him to smile earlier and he wouldn't, then out of the blue he looks at me, smiles and says cheeese. Too cute!

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