New Schedule

I love my new schedule that came from teaching. I am now home by no later than 5pm even if I stay late at school. This means I'm able to actually cook dinner at a reasonable hour (yeah, eating at 9pm or 10pm wasn't really working for me). I am able to have evenings. Nathan also gets done with school and work by 5pm. So, other than when he has Scouts on Tuesday nights, we are able to spend time together (or I get to help him with his homework...hooray!). Anyway, I digress. The main point is that I'm able to cook dinner. I love that I've been able to try some great recipes and feel like I'm actually feeding my husband real meals. So, tonight, I tried a wonderful recipe from Pampered Chef: Asian Pork and Noodle Skillet. This dish is amazing! And it's healty too! So let me share the recipe with you. Try it! You'll love it! Then let me know what you think.

If you have a new favorite or an old favorite that you love to go back to, please share. I have time to cook now and I want to try your recipes.

School Days

Well, this is going to be a short post, but, thanks to my sister's comment on the previous post (from oh so long ago), I decided it was time for a new post. I started teaching on August 21st. And it has been a great first few weeks. I teach mainly sophomores and boy are they sophomoric. Some of them are so chatty. But I really enjoy it and they make me laugh. As much as I did love my high shcool experiences, I don't want to relive my high school years. And teaching solidifies any feelings of not wanting to relive it. Of course I do have some students I like better than others, but I have to say that I don't have favorites. We had our first test today in one of my classes and I am very proud of my students. They all did quite well. I hope they keep it up. Overall, I really love my job, I enjoy the people I work with, and I'm really excited for my first paycheck! We are going to save like there is no tomorrow. Hopefully we will not have to go into too much date when Nathan goes to law school!

Memory Game (Feel Free to Join In)

Okay, so even if I post something new, you can still leave a comment on this post, so please do if you want to join in.

Here are the directions: 1. As you comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Pictures from Vegas

So, as promised, here are some pictures from our trip to Vegas. There are still some pictures that I need to get off of Mike and Amber's camera (our batteries died halfway through one day). But here are the highlights.

Back from Vegas

So, we just returned from a vacation to Las Vegas. We went with our friends Mike and Amber and it was so much fun. We went to see the Blue Man Group. They are so entertaining. I totally reccomend it to anyone. If you get the chance to go, take it! We stayed at the Excalibur so while we were there, we went to their show The Tournament of the Kings. It's a fun dinner show with jousting, sword fighting, etc. And since it's set in "the middle ages" there are no utensils and you eat with your hands. We walked everywhere for the first two days and then decided to take the bus. Which, I'm so happy we did, we went to the adventure dome at the Circus Circus and that would have been an excruciating walk! It was just a fun trip because there is always so much to see in Vegas (plus I got some killer deals on some shirts and a skirt). I'll post pictures of our trip after I get them all on my computer.

Princesses need their Princes

My sister and her family are in town because her brother-in-law is came home from his mission. Well, they were at my mom's today when I called just to say "hi" and I got to talk to my adorable 3 1/2 year old niece.

As I was talking to her, she informed me that she is a princess but she is dying. When I asked her why she told me "because princesses need their princes to come kiss them when they're dying. My Prince is coming tomorrow on Saturday." I'm not sure exactly who she was referring to, but I was laughing. Apparently before and after she was talking to me she was lying on the couch with a a princess dress on and a blanket over her. I sure hope her prince arrives soon.