Tough. Call.

Tickets to England are only $612 during Spring Break. Thats HALF the normal price. The thought of being there in approximately 10 weeks makes my insides jump up and down. How could I pass up that deal? Or should I wait until this summer when I can go for 2 weeks? It might not be as good of price but I would get more for my money? maybe?

Tough. Call.

{photo taken by the fabulous Jenny Davis @ my photo shoot last month}

Re-Diculous

Its gone from a joke thats kinda funny to full blown concernicous. "La Roommate" said to me this morning, "Show me your classroom keys before we leave for school" and I did. How I ended up at school without it is beyond me. 

Also, can we talk about how BORING t.v. is tonight? 

Jk. Its not like its the College Football Championship or anything. 

You know whats neat. LIVING in the city of the Rival.

Today I assigned homework, which I never do. I sent an email home to the parents to let them know. WITHIN SECONDS I had like 15 responses in my inbox. 

"BOOOO Ms Terry! Are you an Aggie or something?"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Go horns!"

"Not watching the game tonight?!?! Bummer!"

"The Texas game is on...its practically a national holiday"

WHAAAAT???? 

So my email back to the parents was as follows

"Just Kidding! Gotcha! Clearly I forgot what city I live in. NO HOMEWORK!"

I know exactly what you fellow Longhorn haters are thinking...re-diculous

Here are some cute pictures of my classroom that I forgot to post at the beginning of the year.

We are the ROCKSTARS...and we study rocks AND stars...how clever am i?

I also named my tables Rockstars with Sciencey names. The kids loooooooveeeee it.
These signs hang above the tables

What other teacher has records on their walls?

Yes, part of my wall is green. 
No, I didn't paint it. 
Yes, I am obsessed with it

woah woah weee woah

1st. My new years resolution could be classified into one category. Fail. I forgot my classroom keys BOTH days this week. Thus resorting me to chase down the computer technician who has a universal key. My forgetfulness is disgusting.

2nd. I cooked yesterday. Success. Let me remind you of its significance. I. dont. cook. I understand this is a very unattractive quality. I want to. I dream about one day having some sort of burning desire to cook scrumptious meals, but its just not there yet. I must say, all though I made everything from scratch yesterday GASP, I kinda had fun. And the sole reason was because I was cooking with and for my fun friend Jordan...and also my cute anthro giraffe measuring cups. 

B.T.W I cooked Salmon. who. am. i?

3rd. I might have said something inappropriate-yet-hysterical to a student of mine today at school. Fail. They were creating the Nitrogen Cycle in their journal and had to put a lot of effort into it. I was walking around the room checking on their work and giving feedback. I took a look at one journal, put my hand on their shoulder and said, "Very Niiiice" identical to Borat. My face went into total shock and I immediately looked around to see if anyone heard me. Good thing they didn't, and that they are 11 and probably haven't seen the movie.  

{To help you picture my embarrassment}

Just Because

Because its 11:30 and I sat down for the first time today about 30 minutes ago...I am fading fast. Therefore, I wont be able to post a longer post about what I really want to.

Instead I will leave you with this clip. If I am ever in a security lockdown in Newark Airport, I would most definitely be partaking in this. 

Its good to see people making the best out of the most stressful situations. 

(and to see God at work using the guitar player to calm down the airport)
Chills.

:)

with love, 

la beast

2009 Resolutions

I wouldn't really say resolutions. Let's call them. Life Goals.

Now Im not gonna make these too extreme. They wont even be too exciting. But these are things that I really want to work on personally, aside from your typical eat better, more devotional time, and workout resolutions.

 I originally had only one. When "La Russian" asked me on NYE what my resolution was my response was "OO! I feel like I made one recently. What was it?" I roll my eyes to the ceiling as if the answer is magically written up there. Frustrated I then bring my head to my hands. "No. I know I thought of one earlier." I look back at "La Russian" in shock that I couldn't remember my resolution. 

Then it dawned on me. 

The resolution I had made earlier that day that I couldn't remember, was to...Work on my memory. 

Embarrassing.

I forgot my own resolution to remember.

Do you see the need?

Ridiculous.

So my list is as follows

1. Work on my memory (don't know how to do this). But I was pleased today when I remembered my glasses were on the table hidden by my napkin at Olive Garden

2. Floss

3. Join a creative class (pottery, dancing, jewelry making, something)

4. Read 1 book a month.  I can do it. 

5. Write more thank you notes and mail more cards. 

2009 Recap

My 2009 was super LAME compared to my AMAZING 2008. but good in its own right.

In 2009

I got my first JOB. I moved from Dallas to Austin. I kicked my butt with a personal trainer and an intense bootcamp over the summer. I lived by myself for the first time and then decorated my cute house with "la roommate".  I joined a kickball team. I went to school workshops and met my fun friend Jordan. 

I rode on a jet ski for the first time (and made him go ridiculously slow) and canoed Town Lake. The Tiny Dancers came down for my birthday and we floated the river. I went to the Rodeo and danced with a REAL cowboy. I also bucked hay for the first time. My car got "glittered" as a prank from my students.  We had a family Reunion this summer.

 I finished two wedding videos. I went to New York City wtih "bestie", "plus one" and some of the Tiny Dancers. I played with my new cameras. I went to Florida TWICE and Disney World TWICE. Found Aladdin only once. but he winked at me so it was ok.  I ate way to many cheeseburgers (might be sick of them! GASP). Allergies finally found me at age 23 in Austin, Tx. Another dream came true when I saw PAUL MCARTNEY in concert in the fantastic brand new Cowboys Stadium. I spent a lot of time on the lake, found a church and explored the city of Austin.  I was in TWO...count em 2 photo shoots. I paid off one student loan and my credit card (YAY) and managed to $$$ save money $$$ in the bank. I got sick only twice, chopped my hair short. Prayed more than any other time in my life. 4 of my close friends got engaged and I went to one wedding. I watched a lot of football, tried to become a baseball fan and failed. I decorated my classroom CUTE and taught summer school. Oh yeah..I also taught Saturday school. I got a speeding ticket and food poisoning, rode in a Karaoke Cab and experienced a White Christmas.

I made many trips to Dallas to see friends and many friends came to Austin to see me. It was emotionally exhausting and my most physically fit year (those may or may not be directly related) and my 2009 resolution was to just survive.

I did. :)

played with my new camera

family reunion in Illinois with my cousin Amanda

I bucked those hay bails all by myself!

Kickball with my fun friend Jordan

visiting TB in the hospital

NYC with friends

Visiting Brother In Florida...

That Kingdom is so...magical

Dad and I at the Paul McCartney Concert

I cut my hair short!

White Christmas Eve with Nicknameless Boy

Tiny Dancers do NYE

So Im a few days late..so Im going to catch up on my posting and post a couple today.


New Years Eve was GREAT, considering. Food poisoning left me absolutely nauseous the entire day. I would have totally stayed home that night if "La Russian" didn't drive up from Austin and if I didn't shove $100 at my celebrity party already. I dressed up pretty, braved the smell of alcohol and surprisingly had a wonderful time watching everybody get silly. One thing I did notice is that my dance moves are NOT AS GOOD  as they used to be. I found myself awkwardly bouncing off beat and trying to move smoothly. I mean...it was bad. I wished I felt well enough to even sip on champagne to make it better. 


The Karaoke cab was just as amazing as the first time. The Tiny Dancers + La Russian squuueeeezed into the neon van and belted Livin on a Prayer into our mics. The only problem...the ride was too short....they always are. 


So NYE was ok. much better than past NYEs for sure. I didn't get my usual anxiety during the countdown. Maybe because the countdown was lame and didn't really feel like a countdown. Maybe because I was distracted. Either way it helped.  

"La Naomi" helped me with my fantastic hairstyle. Am I allowed to have a girl crush on my friend? or only on celebrities you don't know? Because if Im allowed.. I call girl crushing  my friend "La Naomi" 

She is so pretty and nice and creative and I want to be her!