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New Blog

2008-07-25T11:32:00.000-07:00

Ben and I have a new blog together! I am not going to be updating this blog anymore, so check out benashjones.blogspot.com

I love this picture

2008-06-08T18:12:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite pictures. Stephanie is the crying one, I am the one with my head thrown back laughing, Natalie is laughing really hard, and Brittany is trying so hard to hold her pose (always the model).

We were good looking in Jr High

2008-06-03T21:37:00.001-07:00

As you all know Ben and I are two extremely good looking people. But even the good looking go through an awkward stage and here we are.

Two Weeks From Today

2008-05-31T16:54:00.000-07:00

Ben's Birthday

2008-05-05T20:33:00.001-07:00

Today is Ben's 29th birthday. To celebrate I decided to dedicate a post to him. Here he is looking cute as always.

Addresses

2008-04-09T17:29:00.000-07:00

If you would like a wedding announcement I would love to send you one. But first I need something from all of you....your address. You probably don't want to post it on my blog, so go ahead and email me at ashleyxhawkins@gmail.com.

The Cute Couple

2008-03-13T19:44:00.001-07:00

It is time to Register

2008-02-25T21:19:00.000-08:00

Ben and I decided that even though we aren't getting married for over 3 months that it was time to register. Actually my aunts might be throwing me a shower in a couple weeks, and since Ben and I won't be seeing each other until then, it was the only time we could register. We headed over to Bed Bath & Beyond naively thinking it wouldn't take more than an hour....we were so wrong. After 2 1/2 hours, we had only made it through bed and beyond but not into the bath area. Oh well, maybe another day. We still need to register at Target, but maybe we can put that off until the last moment.

I am a Pet Owner

2008-02-14T10:18:00.000-08:00

I have tried to post 3 times this past week. Each time when I hit publish post I lost my connection. Here I go again. My friend Casey breeds lizards. Alright I know it is weird I have a friend that breeds lizards, but I am using the term friend loosely. Well, he has this one female lizard that won't breed, so he gave her to me for my classroom. She has yet to make it to my classroom but the boys and I love her. Here is a picture not of her but this is what she looks like.

Finally some pictures

2008-01-24T18:14:00.000-08:00

Ben emailed me some pictures to post, so here they are. Brittany has the pictures of Ben and I and she is out of town, so I can't get them off her camera, so stay tuned for those.

I am Engaged!

2008-01-15T22:08:00.000-08:00

Ben and I are engaged! It actually happened on Saturday, but I have been having some trouble with my internet so this post is a little delayed. My ring is beautiful and I am going to post some pictures this weekend. We are getting married on June 14th in Provo, Utah, so start making your travel plans.

Spice Up Your Life!

2007-12-11T22:33:00.000-08:00

So the wonderful Spice Girls concert has come and gone. It was seriously one of the best concerts I have ever been to in my life. If you would like the details of the night (including a celebrity guest appearance) please click on the link to Katie's blog on the right hand side of this page.

Photo Booth Photo Shoot

2007-12-03T17:44:00.000-08:00

The boys and I got a little wild with Photo Booth the other night. I am not posting any of the crazy pictures cause they look kind of scary.

Rocco is no longer with us

2007-11-27T23:02:00.000-08:00

If you are wondering who Rocco is then we must not be very good friends. But in case we are good friends and your world just doesn't revolve around me anymore I will fill you in. Rocco was the name of my Honda Civic that I have driven for the last seven years. I loved Rocco and we had a great 112,000 miles together, but I just felt like it was time to end our relationship. Actually it was partly his fault since his exhaust manifold cracked and it was going to cost 1500 dollars to fix. Here is a picture of my new friend Stanley.

I love my new car and it is tons of fun to drive. Stanley is also automatic which means it is much easier to talk on my phone and eat while I drive...just kidding who would do that?

We are Good Looking!

2007-11-14T18:54:00.000-08:00

Anybody who has a Mac knows about my favorite thing.....Photo Booth. This is where you can take crazy pictures that have been distorted in some way. Aren't Ben and I attractive?

Okay here is a better picture so you remember what we actually look like.

Why My Blogging Has Become Lame

2007-11-08T20:24:00.000-08:00

I no longer have internet access. Apparently my neighbors have caught on that I illegally use their internet and they have blocked me. I am at my friends house now, so I thought I would let you all know the internet drama. Besides that life is going pretty well. I am still a little bit sick, but have decided to pretend like I am fine and just live my life. I would also like to thank Thomas for the book recommendation. I have never identified with a book at such a deep level. Just Kidding! On a sad note one of the students from my school died yesterday. She was crossing the street and got hit by a truck that took off afterwards. She was involved in a lot of activites at school, so a lot of the students were affected by it. The kids were just finding out about it at the end of school today, so tomorrow will be a hard day for them. I didn't have her as a student, but I am the advisor for two of the clubs she is in so I did have some interactions with her. My old roommate Katie was her teacher for two classes since she was in student council. Well, sorry to be such a downer. I will try to blog again when I pay for my internet access.

3 Facts About Me

2007-10-31T20:59:00.001-07:00

So I was tagged by my sister Stephanie and I have to tell three facts about myself.

Number One: I currently have pneumonia! I know seriously who gets pneumonia except for babies and old people. I guess I am the same person who got pink eye earlier this year, so apparently I fit into this category. The stressful thing about being sick is I have to plan for a sub while I am absent. That is even harder to do than actually attend school. Which brings me to fact number two.

Number Two: Occasionally I start class by saying "Today we are going to...." and I actually don't know what I am going to say before it comes out. I mean I have a general idea of what topic I want to cover, but how exactly it will come about I have yet to think about. It has always worked out for me (I don't think the kids are on to me yet) but I better not press my luck.

Number Three: I secretly like to read books on serial killers. Not that I want to be a serial killer or that I think they are cool, but I like the forensic side of the story. I like to read the background story on the killer and then how they were caught. The problem with this is I have permanently freaked myself out for life and have trouble walking out to my car alone in the dark.

I hope you all feel like you know me a little bit better now. I have decided to tag Everyone who hasn't updated their blog this week!

Evacuation

2007-10-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

A week ago on Monday when I went to school there was an awful smell permeating the halls of the science wing of the school. We searched everywhere trying to determine where the smell was coming from. On Thursday we discovered that some chemicals had spilled in a storage room that we never go in and that was the source of the smell. Well, after smelling the smell for three days and not taking any action, the school decided that at that moment we needed to evacuate the science wing. I got to spend the rest of the day watching the same video over and over in the theater with the rest of the science classes. Hazmat had to come to our school and apparently the toxicity level (on a scale of 1-4) was at a 3. If I die soon we will all know why. I don't have any pictures of my school or classroom for this post, except for this one of Ben and I posing with Chauncy Peppertooth (my skeleton).

Don't I Look Hot

2007-10-10T17:20:00.000-07:00

I wanted to go on a scooter ride with Ben when I was in Utah, but it was freezing cold and I was ill prepared for the weather. So this is the outfit that was put together for me so I would be warm. I am pretty good looking if I say so myself.

Spice Girls Forever

2007-10-02T18:06:00.000-07:00

Who is going to the Spice Girls Reunion Tour? ME!

My Little Boys

2007-09-20T21:08:00.000-07:00

I thought it was time for some pictures of the little boys.

Making a Pinata

2007-09-13T15:57:00.000-07:00

The other day Jackson was asking if he could buy a pinata. So, I being not very smart, told him that we didn't need to buy one because I knew how to make one. Well I finally gave in two days ago and started making the pinata by using flour and water to paper mache it. After putting the first strip of paper over the balloon Jackson said that it didn't seem that fun anymore and went into the house. Katie came over a while later and found me in the backyard by myself looking like this.

We let it dry over night and yesterday the boys and I painted it to look like Daffy Duck. It should have finished drying by now and I am headed back over there to break it open. I will post some pictures of how it turned out later. In conclusion we should just all buy pinatas.

Sick little boy

2007-09-04T19:00:00.000-07:00

Isaac and Bennett have been sick all weekend with some type of virus. Yesterday Isaac had been throwing up all day and was dehydrated and a bit of a disaster, so we had to take him to the emergency room. Here is a cute picture of him hating the IV in his hand. Don't worry he is doing better today.

School starts Monday!

2007-08-23T19:45:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! Do I seem convincing enough? Actually I am not excited I have really enjoyed my unemployment. Most of the other teachers are saying how excited they are to come back and how bored they were during the summer...I am the exact opposite. I have decided to find a 95 year old man to marry who is loaded so I don't have to work anymore in life. If anyone knows a man fitting this description please let me know. I am not kidding. I would do anything to not have to work and live a life of luxury. It isn't that I don't like my job I actually love it but I am not ready for my summer to be over.

Church Callings

2007-08-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

I was in my old ward for a year and a half before I was given a calling after months of begging and pleading. I have been in my new ward for one week and I already have one. I love my new ward!

I was tagged!

2007-08-12T20:44:00.000-07:00

My sister Natalie tagged me so this is me using one word (sometimes I used more than just one)

Yourself: fun
Your partner: hiding
Your hair: under control
Your mother: stylish
Your father: kind
Favorite item: my computer
Dream last night: crazy
Favorite drink: diet coke
Dream car: Highlander
Dream home: mansion
The room you are in: bedroom
Your fear: midgets
Where you want to be in 10 years: mars
Who you hung out with last night: Jackson, Bennett, and Isaac
You're not: Lindsay Lohan
One of your wish list items: a new car
The last thing you did: read a vampire book
You are wearing: Del Sol Volleyball shirt
Your favorite weather: none
Your favorite book: Harry Potter
Last thing you ate: something greasy and unhealthy
Your life: in shambles..just kidding..kind of
Your mood: anticipatory
Your best friend: I don't want to hurt feelings...Isaac
What are you thinking about right now: unpacking
Your car: Rocco AKA Honda Civic
What are you doing at the moment: filling out this survey
Relationship status: very single
What is on your tv: So You Think You Can Dance (it was TIVOed)
When is the last time you laughed: in church today

I am tagging everyone who reads my blog..DO IT!

A post just for the sake of posting

2007-08-02T17:05:00.000-07:00

I have nothing to say and I don't have any pictures to post, but I felt like posting. I have been in North Carolina since last Wednesday for training on socratic seminars. North Carolina was a beautiful place. We had all weekend off from the training so on Saturday we drove from Chapel Hill to Wilmington to go to the beach. We had lunch on the Cape Fear river and it was so pretty. The training itself was pretty lame, but I guess I did get a free vacation. I got home last night and I leave on Sunday for a week long training for AVID (this study skills type class I teach) in San Diego. I have been home for 5 days total this summer!

I am handy!

2007-07-17T21:52:00.000-07:00

While I am at home I have been assigned the task of putting up new baseboards through our family room, dining room, living room, and entry. I decided to write out all the rooms so all of you understand the large amount of work I am doing. My mom and I started today and we have finished the family room, half the entry, and one wall each of the dining and living rooms. Hopefully we will be able to finish tomorrow...or the next day. Here are some pictures, but please do not enlarge them to look at them because you will see the gaps inbetween some of the boards. Don't worry those gaps are going to be filled in with spackel (sp?) and once they are painted you won't know they are there.

Cat Drama

2007-07-13T10:40:00.001-07:00

I have been house-sitting for my parents for the last week. Every morning when I wake up I let the cat in to eat, then I put her out when I leave, then I let her back in when I get home, and then put her out when I go to bed. I feel like a lot of my life has been devoted to this cat and I have been a little bit annoyed with her. Well a few mornings ago I went to let her in and she wasn't there. I thought oh well maybe when I get home she would be around. Well after about two days I still had not seen her. I was starting to panic because I thought maybe she had died. Not that my parents would have cared because Penny is Stephanie's cat and I think my parents don't actually like her, but I still was stressed about if she had died and I would come across her body somewhere. On the third "missing" day I was about to leave when I saw Penny standing in her usual spot waiting to be let in. I thought I would commemorate this exciting event with a few pictures. I love how pleased Penny seems to be with the photo shoot.

A few pictures of Europe

2007-07-07T14:17:00.000-07:00

I am finally posting some pictures from my Europe trip. Now these are just a few random pictures that might not actually best represent my trip and what I saw, but I thought I should only include pictures that I am in...since I know that is what you all want to see anyway. There will be more pictures to come and I do take requests if there is something you want to see more of.

The day we left I had strep throat and my nose wouldn't stop running. It was a great way to start the trip!

We went to the Neuschwanstein Castle south of Munich. This is the castle that Walt Disney based the Disneyland Castle after. We hiked to a bridge that overlooked the whole valley and it was worth the hike.

This picture was taken in Florence but it is for everybody who was forced to look for canvas belts with me when we were in Hawaii. Here I found an entire stand dedicated to canvas belts..don't worry I bought a few so I will never have to look for them again.

The typical "look I am holding up the leaning tower" pose.

Here is Bonnie, me, Amy, and Katie on a bridge in Venice.

The cute little town square in Sopron, Hungary. Hungary is a beautiful country and not at all what we were expecting.

I was trying to get a good picture on the St Charles bridge in Prague, but it was too windy and this is how all of them ended up. This is the only one where you can even see my face. For some reason the wind wasn't blowing in anyone else's picture just mine.

We went to a church in the Czech Republic that everything in it was made up of bones. My favorite was the Coat of Arms because it was literally made out of arm bones.

Me in front of the small section of the Berlin Wall that they have left up.

I am trying to be one of the comrades in a Communist statue in front of the Stasi (secret police) museum.

Me eating a hamburger in Hamburg, Germany. Please notice I am actually eating this hamburger in McDonalds. We looked all over Hamburg for hamburgers, but couldn't find any except for at McDonalds or Burger King. We probably just didn't look in the right places.

Prague

2007-06-27T09:50:00.000-07:00

We are now in Prague. Prague has brought us cold weather and many new friends. One was a boy from London named Ashley. He told me I had a boys name and even spelled it the boys way. I was nice and didnt respond back. Today we went to a church where everything was made out of human bones. I was morbidly fascinated with it. I think I am going to post all the pictures I have of it because really when else in your life will you see a cross or chandelier made out of bones. We have really enjoyed being in Prague, but we are all excited to return to the homeland "Germany" tomorrow. I realize that Germany is not my homeland but it feels more like home than anywhere else we have been. Today we met a 68 year old Texan who was traveling by himself and decided to be our tour guide for a while...we loved him. More on him later when I post pictures.

Budapest

2007-06-25T10:55:00.001-07:00

I love Budapest. It isn't at all what I was expecting. I guess I was expecting a more war-torn third world type country, but it is actually very pretty and looks like the pictures I have seen of London. Yesterday we arrived in Budapest on the Pest side which is the nice side of the city. Our hostel is one of the nicest we have stayed in the whole trip. We walked up one of the main streets to an area that had some statues, a zoo, a park, a museum, and a castle. It was a lot of stuff crammed into one area. This morning we woke up really early and checked out the Parlimant(sp?) building that was designed to look like the British Parlimant. Then we saw St Stephens Basilica and a bunch of communist statues. We then took a tram over to the Buda side of the city which is a little bit more ghetto and more how you imagine Budapest to be. We were trying to find a Chinese Market but we couldn't find it so we walked up this huge hill to a church that looked over the whole city. Budapest has been great and tomorrow morning we are leaving for Prague.

Hungry in Hungary

2007-06-23T06:43:00.000-07:00

We are now in Hungary. Since my last blog we have visited Bologna and Venice, Italy. We were suppose to take a night train from Venice to Vienna, Austria the other day, but the Italian train union decided they wanted a day off of work so they held a strike. We had met a nice Canadian boy named Maije at the train station who told us we could spend the night in cabins at a near by campsite, so we hopped on a bus from Venice and headed to the campsite. Our cabin was very nice but also very hot. I cant remember a time in my life I had been as hot as I was while in Italy. The next morning we went back to Venice and took a 9 hour train ride to Vienna. As soon as the train arrived in Vienna we got on a train headed to Sopron, Hungary. So we didnt exactly get to see Vienna, but we saw all the scenery headed into and away from it. It is interesting being in Hungary because I dont understand a single word they say. Today I almost caused an international incident when some lady kept talking to me and I finally just started shaking my head, put my hands up, and said No repeatedly. The problem is that No doesnt not mean No here. Nem is the correct word for no. German has a lot of words that seem like English and I know basic phrases like "do you speak english" and Italian is a lot like Spanish so that makes it easier, but Hungarian isnt like anything I have seen or heard before. Amy's brother is here on his mission, so today he and the other missionaries went to lunch with us and ordered for us so we could at least eat some good food. Otherwise we would just have to point at what we want. They also taught us to say some phrases like "I dont speak Hungarian" and "Do you speak English". They did tell us that everyone basically speaks English in Budapest so we shouldnt have any problems once we get there. Well I hope you are all doing well at home and are anxiously awaiting the blogs full of pictures when I get back home.

No Pictures

2007-06-18T06:54:00.000-07:00

I know these blogs can be pretty boring without any pictures. Yes we do have cameras, but we didnt bring any of the cords we need to connect our cameras to the computers. Dont worry though, because when I get home I will have an entire blog of the best pictures of the trip. To answer the question of how hair can be a mullet and a mohawk well imagine if you will a typical mullet. Now imagine the sides are totally short but then at the top of their head they have a mohawk. So it is a mohawk with long curly hair at their necks. Today we are on our second day in Rome. We saw the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Roman Forum, Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and St Peters Basilica. Tomorrow I am going to sleep in while everyone else goes to the Vatican Museum. I have been to the Vatican Museum before and as great as it was I dont want to pay the money to go again and secretly I dont actually like Museums. If you would ever want a more detailed account of what we are doing here in Europe feel free to check out my friend Katies blog. She is one of my friends listed on the side.

I am still alive

2007-06-16T10:54:00.000-07:00

So the pink eye is pretty much gone, and I am in every other way healthy, so I am finally able to enjoy my trip a little bit more. Right now we are in Florence but are leaving for Rome tomorrow. Today we sat in a park for an hour, walked around a lot, and took a train to see the leaning tower of Pisa. Don't worry I also ate some gelato today. The gelato count is now 2 yesterday and 1 today. We have had a fun and relaxing time in Florence and have done a lot of people watching. I secretly wish that American boys would do their hair like the Italians. It is a mix between a mullet and mohawk. Well, I will report more maybe tomorrow.

Illness Update

2007-06-14T10:56:00.000-07:00

So my trip has been very fun and exciting so far. We have visited Cologne, Frankfurt, Weiderstadt, Munich, Fussen, and tonight we are taking a night train to Florence. As you may have read I had strep throat before we left. Well by the time we arrived in Germany I felt all better. Then this morning I woke up and had PINK EYE! Who over the age of six gets pink eye? I am apologizing to Teresa now for staying at her house with pink eye, but for all I know she gave it to me. Just Kidding! No one else in my group has been sick at all and hopefully it will stay this way. As I am writing this though, I am starting to feel my other eye starting to get sticky. I feel bad for the person who uses this keyboard after me.

I'm Off

2007-06-11T12:01:00.000-07:00

In 2 hours and 55 minutes my plane will be taking off for Germany! Make sure to keep checking my blog because I plan to update it every few days with all of my adventures. I think my strep throat is pretty much gone, so hopefully I will be totally well by the time I arrive in Europe. Hooray!!!!

Disneyland Grad Nite!

2007-06-08T15:15:00.000-07:00

This morning I got back from chaperoning my schools trip to Disneyland Grad Nite. For those of you who don't know, Disneyland opens up from midnight until six a.m. for high school graduates. When I was in high school I went to Grad Nite and remember it being a lot of fun, but now that I am old it was a little bit different. First we went to California Adventure from 10 - midnight and that was a lot of fun because most of the other schools weren't at that part. Then I enjoyed Disneyland from 12 - 3. At 3 in the morning I wanted to die. I AM OLD! I can't stay awake that late. Four of the other chaperones and I took naps in one of the theaters for an hour which gave me a second wind until it was time to board the buses and head back to Vegas. I am now headed to urgent care because I am pretty sure I have strep throat which added to the wonderful time I had last night. I need to get some antibiotics and get this taken care of since I am leaving for Europe on MONDAY!

So You Think You Can Dance

2007-05-31T19:56:00.000-07:00

Some might say I am obsessed with TV. It is not that I am obsessed with all TV, it is actually just a couple of shows. But how could you not be obsessed with 24, The Office, Amazing Race, etc. But my favorite summer obsession started last week and I couldn't be more excited.

I am just hoping that this season is just as good as last. I would like to take a minute to remember my two favorite contestants from last year....Benji and Travis (actually I loved Travis the most, but Benji was a close second)

Two More Weeks

2007-05-28T18:41:00.000-07:00

Two weeks from today I will be leaving for Europe. I am so excited! For those of you who haven't heard I am going to Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic this time. As much as I am excited about Europe I think I am more excited the school year is almost over. This week is review week, the next week is finals, and then I AM DONE!

Isaac is Fat!

2007-05-20T19:04:00.000-07:00

I decided to dedicate an entire blog to how Isaac is so fat. Here are some great pictures of the back and front of his legs.

This is him screaming for some ice cream. Everytime the he could see the carton he would laugh, scream, and grab for it.

Look how happy and cute he is. He is seriously always in a good mood.

Isaac and Ambrose Photo Shoot

2007-05-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

The long awaited Isaac and Ambrose Photo Shoot pictures have arrived. I have decided that I have no future in being a photographer of children. They were never willing to do what I wanted them to, but here are some of our favorites.

Here we all are at the end of our stressful (maybe just for aunt ashley) photo shoot. Aren't we all so cute!

So Sorry

2007-05-13T21:59:00.000-07:00

Well, I am so sorry I haven't blogged in a while, but the truth is my life got really boring for the last week. I mean I could have probably blogged about American Idol or The Office, since those were the highlights of my life this week. But, then I realized that I didn't blog about last weekend or as I now refer to it as "The Best Weekend Ever". On Saturday of last weekend I ran my first 5K. Now I know some of you are thinking that isn't a big deal, but for me it was. True there may have been some moments of walking because it was really windy and had some uphill parts, but I can still say I ran a 5K. Then that afternoon I got to go to the Shark Reef which is one of my favorite spots in Las Vegas. That evening I went out to dinner with 3 guys from my ward and my roommate Katie. At this point I was ready to go home and go to bed but was peer pressured into going bowling. Once there the most exciting thing happened to me......I bowled a 203!! My first 5 frames were all strikes. Usually I am a 120 bowler, so this is very exciting. I then went home and went to bed concluding "The Best Weekend Ever"! Obviously Sunday is part of the weekend, but it wasn't exciting in anyway so it doesn't get included. Stay tuned for more great blogging this week since my little sister Stephanie and her baby Ambrose are coming to town tomorrow.

Jackson and Bennett

2007-05-05T18:40:00.000-07:00

I thought it was time to post some pictures of Jackson and Bennett. This is Jackson wearing his new shirt. Brittany told him to hold still for the picture and this is him being so cute and serious.

I took this picture of Bennett when we were visiting my parents. Have you ever seen a cuter picture?

The car I might get

2007-05-02T20:27:00.000-07:00

I have been looking into buying a new car and I think I have decided on this one. It is a Nissan Xterra. If you don't like it I don't want to hear it, because then I will feel awkward around you once I have it.

I am an adult

2007-04-29T14:02:00.000-07:00

I realize that technically I have been an adult for 8 years, but that does not mean I acted nor felt like an adult. I mean I have had moments where I am reminded that I should be an adult, but they usually don't last very long.....until this week. This week has been completely filled with me having to act my age.
Example Number One: I bought new glasses and prescription sunglasses!
The last time I got glasses was in 2000. Since then the lens fell out in a cobblestone street in New York and was scratched, my nephew bent them so they are crooked when I wear them, and they are actually no longer my prescription. I still could not get myself to buy new ones, until this week when I became an adult. While I was trying on glasses I thought "hey why not take this one step forward and get sunglasses too!" I no longer have to make the choice between having the sun in my eyes and being able to see or not being able to see and blocking the sun out.
Example Number Two: I had my hair cut and dyed
I actually got my hair cut last week, but I had it dyed this week. Yes I have had my hair dyed before, but this time it was a very adult dye job with no craziness. I just got some light brown highlights...very adult.
Example Number Three: I am shopping around for a new car
I love my car and it has treated me very well for the last six years, but I think it is time to get a new car. Instead of just running off and buying a car like I want to, I am actually doing some research and taking my time. I do have it narrowed down to a few different cars.
Example Number Four: People take my opinions seriously in meetings
I was in a meeting this week at school. There were two administrators and two teachers that have taught for about 20 years each and me in this meeting. It was about this program called AVID that I am going to teach next year. They kept on asking for my opinion during the meeting and I was having to make final decisions that we will all have to follow next year. The whole time I wanted to tell them to stop listening to me because I had no idea what I was talking about and why didn't they "the adults" make these decisions and I would just follow what they said.
In conclusion, I am now an adult.

I love HOA

2007-04-24T19:22:00.000-07:00

So we keep on being complained about by our HOA for having "unauthorized objects" in our yard. They don't tell us what the "unauthorized objects" are or whether they are in the front or back yard. Do you see any "unauthorized objects" in these pictures? Maybe we just can't see it?

Here is a picture of where I live for those of you who are interested.

Isaac Hawkins Greene

2007-04-12T22:09:00.000-07:00

Since Brittany doesn't have a blog, I decided to post some pictures of Isaac for all to see. I have been meaning to take pictures of him for weeks, but I forget my camera everytime I go over there. I remembered that I have some pictures on my phone, so that is where these poor quality pictures came from. My favorite is the one showcasing his chubby wrists.

Bunny for Easter

2007-04-04T10:57:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday a student brought a little baby bunny to school. She hid it in her purse and carried it around to her classes. During lunch she started to abuse the poor little bunny (example: swinging the purse upside down and hitting it against a wall), so the bunny was taken away from her and given to the science department. When the school day was over I was elected by my department to be the new owner of the bunny. I named it Chauncy. I have now given the bunny away to a family who had a bunny who died. Not that I can't handle the responsibility of an animal, but why would I do that to myself. I travel a lot and I would have to find someone to take care of little Chauncy. Maybe when I am tired of traveling I will get another bunny. This is not an actual picture of Chauncy, but it is exactly what he looked like.

Room with a View

2007-03-27T14:52:00.000-07:00

This is the view I have when I am laying in bed and look out my bedroom window. I know the picture is blurry, but it was the best one I could get and I tried many different settings on my camera. For those of you who live in a box, this is The Strip. Basically I am going to have a front row seat when Las Vegas is destroyed for being evil.

Kiss Me I'm Cosmic

2007-03-18T20:54:00.000-07:00

This weekend the sophomore student council, which I am the advisor for, put on a dance. Our dance theme was "Kiss Me I'm Cosmic". Since it was St. Patricks Day we were playing off of the Kiss Me I'm Irish phrase. The dance had a "rave" theme, but we weren't allowed to advertise the dance that way. Here are some pictures after we were done decorating. The balloon cages are PVC pipe that we spray painted and then wrapped in saran wrap. We also sold glow stick necklaces for $1 that were a hit.

I shouldn't have eaten the nachos

2007-03-12T21:48:00.000-07:00

Today I went jogging. I want to make it clear that I am not trying to brag. Midway through the jog I muttered heavily...."I shouldn't have eaten the nachos". Brittany laughed so hard I thought she was going to trip. That may have been the end to my jogging career.

I am not very fun

2007-03-10T16:28:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted anything since Tuesday because I am very busy and not very fun. Kelly my roommate from college is in town with her parents. They invited me to do some stuff with them yesterday. We went to her parents hotel room at 7 pm to wait for her dad to get back from a basketball game, and I fell asleep for two hours and then woke up and went home to go to bed. Obviously they think I am a very exciting person. I have no pictures of this occasion, so I am instead posting another picture of me sleeping. The picture below was when we went to Hawaii last spring break. I really am asleep but my friends are just making fun of me.

I finally have a video IPod

2007-03-06T21:10:00.000-08:00

Tonight was the wrestling banquet! That means I am almost done with wrestling! The exciting part is that all of the coaches are given gifts from the head coach. One coach got a gift card, another got a wrestling sweatshirt, but I got a sweatshirt and a VIDEO IPOD. I apparently was the favorite of the coaches. Well, I was the only one who did anything. But because of this I now feel guilted into being the assistant next year.

Create an M&M

2007-03-02T17:22:00.000-08:00

I have once again given in to peer pressure. As proof here is what I would look like if I were an M&M

I think I am pretty good looking for a piece of candy!

I then decided to show what I think Brittany would look like if she were an M&M.

Balloon Time

2007-03-01T18:54:00.000-08:00

I had a bunch of extra balloons from this thing I had to do at school, so I decided to blow them up and spread them all over my house.

My roommate then came around and did this!

Apparently having all the balloons pushed into the corner is better than spread around the house. Nobody appreciates my decorating.

Wrestling Mania

2007-02-28T09:38:00.000-08:00

The long awaited wrestling post has arrived. I in no way enjoy wrestling. I just want to put that disclaimer up before the rest of this post. Since all teachers have to be involved in extra-curricular activities and I apparently can't say no, I was forced to become the assistant to the wrestling coach. It really wasn't that bad though. My wrestling boys were so sweet and fun that it made all the time spent at matches not horrible. Here they are looking their best.

New Blog

2007-02-26T21:14:00.000-08:00

I started a blog, but quickly realized that my life is really boring and I had nothing to write. So I have decided to post pictures of my nephews and niece. I seem to have no pictures of Zac and Madison on my computer, so I need to come visit and take more picture of them.