Baby It's Cold Outside!

Whoa baby is it ever cold in Houston Texas! I would have to say this is the coldest I have been since I was in Minot, North Dakota last March. Today it felt like it was 12 degrees here in balmy Houston and I was not a fan. Not only does my poor husband-to-be work outside all day, but I too had to brave the cold for bus duty- no bueno! Well the week is over and boy has it been a busy one! Here are some updates:

Monday: My dad moved in for the week- he just go a new job and is doing some traning down in Houston. It was really nice to have him around for an extended period of time!

Tuesday: Drove to Dallas with Jessica to try on my "dream dress" and what do ya know - it was AMAZING on!! I am 99.9% sure it is THE dress, but am still going dress shopping this weekend to make sure that there isn't anything out there that is more cost effective. Jess and I had a great time hanging out during the drive and we went to Pluckers (a wing restaurant) for lunch and it was SO good. Wish we had one of those in Houston! As we were sitting down to eat I was talking to my waiter about my friends Sarah DeLong and Andi Pope that work in Pluckers' corporate office in Austin and low and behold - Andi was standing right behind him! She's now the GM of that branch and loves it! She looked great and it was great catching up. The bad thing- she gave us a free fried twinkie sundae for dessert and my diet went out the window for that day. It was totally worth it though - fried twinkies are amazing!!

Tuesday evening my friend Jennifer Mawer moved in with us for the month! Jennifer and I went to high school together, college together, and were in the same sorority. Now we work at the same school district- we just can't get rid of each other! :) Jennifer will be living with Casey and I for the month of January because her fiance Carl got transferred to San Antonio for a job in December and she had to finish up part of her contract at Cy-Fair. I am thankful for the time we are getting to spend together! NOTE: I made Roasted Rosemary Chicken for dinner with roasted red bell peppers, cauliflower, and broccoli as a side. It was super yummy!

Wednesday: Back to school, Back to school! My first day back after being off for two and a half weeks went great and the kids were incredibly good all day long! I don't know what happened but I think someone stole my rowdy, mischievous class and replaced them with little angels!

Thursday: This is when the cold came and Casey and I (mainly Casey) had to do all kinds of the things around the house to get it ready for the freeze. Covering our brand new trees, wrapping the pipes - who knew having a house was so much work! For dinner: Baked Cheesy Pork Chops- amazing and super easy!

Friday: Here we are. It's super cold and Casey and I are about to snuggle up on the couch to wait for Leigh Anne to get here. Tomorrow she and I (along with Casey's mom and some friends) are going for my final dress shopping trip! Yay! Sunday we will be going to the George R. Brown for the BRIDAL EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Can't wait!!!