My Happy Place

In the hammock on a beautiful day in my amazing backyard. Enough said.


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Annnnnd where did March go?

Oops.

This isn't the first time, nor will it be the last.  Sometimes life happens and you get super distracted.  Sometimes you realize that you've done so much in the past month that you have to go through your Facebook posts and iPhoto albums to see just HOW much you've done.  Sooooo.. here goes!

We left off on March 8th where I was trying out a new parenting technique by putting the baby in the bathtub while I take a shower.  Works like a charm.  I've done it a couple of times since then.  Just let Ellie have my phone and throw on some Yo Gabba Gabba and she's in a trance for a few minutes.  Add in a snack and some milk and she's good to go.  (Especially if the snack is Goldfish Vanilla Cupcake Grahams... NOM).

Next up: Spring Break!

I had grand plans for Spring Break.  I was going to fill SB with playdates, lunches, and a trip home to see my Longview peeps.  Instead, I enjoyed laying on the couch, being lazy, playing with Elle, 1 playdate, several lunches, and a partridge in a pear tree.  On Tuesday we went to 7 Acre Wood with Lillian and her mommy Amy and it was SO much fun.  It's such a cool place for all ages.  Ellie especially enjoyed the cars and playhouses.  Lillian liked the swings and the cars.  Good times!  We rounded out Spring Break with an impromptu St. Patrick's Day party at my inlaws with a custom made shirt by moi!  Blog post on that to come soon. Here are some SB pics:

 Enjoying the weather outside at Cafe Express & soccer!

 We got a new outdoor playset for $30 - thank you resale groups on Facebook!

Being a silly scarecrow with my friend Lillian and yelling at me from inside the playhouse.

 

And last but not least, our little Irish girl all dressed up for St. Paddy's Day. 

Next up: the dreaded week after Spring Break.

I know none of you know any of my "kids" (students), but can I get a heck yeah for how awesome they were the week after spring break?  They were amazing.  Polite, ready to learn, well rested, lovely little darlings.  The kind of kids that make you SO thankful to be a teacher.  Love those little nuggets!  They made being a teacher easy that week as well as last week.  In fact, I had such a great week that me and Ellie gave the "Wut Whhuuuuuut??" while playing outside. 

 

Moving on: Last week March 25-29.

Last week rocked.  Tuesday my school had a fundraiser where they sold plates from Texas Roadhouse.  "You mean I don't have to cook and I get delicious ribs for dinner for a great price?"  HOLLA!  Also last week was Elton Week so I forced my students to listen to him all week and gave special prizes to those few who could remember the random Elton trivia that I kept rambling about.  Then finally, the day came.  Thursday was my first time getting to see Elton John in concert.  And now I think Sir Elton deserves his own blog post.....  maybe Easter too...

...and Baby Makes Three!

Yes it's true! No April Fool's this time!

We found out on Easter weekend that we are expecting our first child and we are due on Christmas!
How crazy that the two holiest days of the year will bring/have brought us so much joy!?

I have been bursting at the seams to share this joyous news, but alas I have been told several times to "be careful" and not to get too excited because "anything could happen". I hate that I haven't felt comfortable enough to scream it from the rooftop, but at this stage in the game, I've decided that it's our life and what happens happens. Having said that I am still very afraid of the big "M".

So far I have been experiencing some pretty intense morning sickness (aka "all day sickness"), serious exhaustion, and an overall icky feeling. My face has exploded with blemishes making me look like an adolescent meth addict and my entire head region is an oil factory. Delightful. I'm still waiting for this "pregnancy glow" that everyone talks about. Hopefully I will feel better soon because I want to be full of energy and life to prepare for the next 8 months.

We had our first sonogram on May 23rd and it was incredible. As soon as I saw the heartbeat I started crying. What an incredible blessing. Casey and his mom were there as well and it was such a cool moment that we got to experience together. I love love love our obstetrician and I am looking forward to working with her (plus she's a fellow blogger so that's cool). Baby Page's heartbeat was 160 and it was even moving around and waving at us. It was a truly incredible experience.. I just can't say that enough. We're going to be parents... WOW!

Mud Bugs

Another busy, but wonderful weekend! Yesterday was the Page family Crawfish boil that used to happen every year, but hasn't happened since I've been around (Okay guys I get the hint! Haha). Casey's mom and dad bought 200 lbs of crawfish and we spent 8 amazing hours eating them and hanging out with all of our wonderful family and friends. There were about 75 people there when it was all said and done and only 2 or 3 lbs of crawfish remained at the end of the night. Here are some pictures from yesterday:






We were all exhausted today, but had a great time so it was all worth it.

Celebrated Shannon's birthday today and now hanging out with my dad and grilling steaks - life isn't too bad. :)

Spring Fling!

First off - I am loving this AMAZING weather! I just spent the last hour and a half outside on my hammock reading Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Askaban and the temperature outside is incredible!

Have I mentioned how much I love spring time?? Well if I haven't - I LOOOOOOOOVE SPRING!!

Yesterday Casey and I spent the afternoon outside getting the yard back in order. We had the guys at All Seasons Lawn & Landscaping come out and put fresh mulch down in our flower beds and then I mowed the lawn while Casey edged. I'm not going to lie, I kind of like to mow the lawn. Makes me feel strong and independent - I don't need no stinking man to mow the lawn! (We'll see if I'm still saying that in the 120 degree heat of August)

After mowing the lawn I relaxed in the hammock for a while with Riley and then made fajitas on the grill. It feels so much better to have the lawn back. I want to spend every extra minute I have out there and that's a great feeling. Here are me and the cutest dog in the world snuggling on the hammock. :)





Now that I have had my outside fix, it's inside to eat leftovers and watch American Idol. WHOO HOO!!!



ALSO- Good news: I PASSED MY PPR TEST!!! I took it this past Friday and got my scores today. For those of you who don't know - this was the last thing I needed to do to get my full teaching certificate. I just have to do some paperwork, be observed one more time and then I'm a fully certified teacher which means that the journey I started a little over a year ago is almost fulfilled! WHOO HOO!!!

Oh Astros...

Well I went to my first Astros game of the season last night with my friend Amy and I hate to be negative, but it does not look like it's going to be a very pretty season for my boys. Having said that, last night was a lot of fun!

Amy and I met up before the game to try out a new restaurant near the ball park called Irma's Southwestern Grill and it was actually pretty good. We were thinking it was going to be this cool hole in the wall kind of place, but it was kind of fancy! The only drawback - they didn't have menus! I thought this was very weird, but I knew I wanted to order the shrimp tacos anyway, so I guess it wasn't too bad. The tacos were good and we of course ate waaaaaaaaay too much chips and queso. My favorite - YUM! After eating we strolled over to Minute Maid where.....

It was retro night! Minute Maid and we celebrated 45 years of the Astros. Everything was retro themed (1965) last night and it was so cute! The jumbo tron was in black and white, the t-shirt girls and guys were wearing astronaut outfits and 60's "spacey" looking stewardess outfits - it was really.... cute! I guess that's the only word I can think of for it!

Here are some pics from the night!





Even though my Astros lost (yet again) it was still great to be back at Minute Maid welcoming back my favorite sport.

Springtime is finally here!!

YAY! It's the first day of Spring and what a beautiful day it is. It's currently 79 degrees here in Houston (Spring) and the sun is shining. I have decided to try and start blogging because I've always wanted to keep a journal but just could never keep up with it. Hope you enjoy it!

Just got home from work and I am SO relieved that the weekend is here. This week seemed to drag on forever. Tonight I am going to Adriane Russell's Premier Jewelry Party and I am super excited because I get to hang out with two of my favorite girlfriends, Adriane and Megan. We used to work at Elliott Electric together and I really miss those two- they were the only way I stayed sane at that job!

Casey is feeling a little under the weather right now so it's probaby good that I will be out of the house tonight - every time I try to be quiet I end up being clumsier than usual and realllllly loud.

Just went outside and played with the dogs for a bit. For those of you who don't know - we've been fostering a one year old Collie/Australian Shepherd mix named Zach and although he's really sweet and we really like him, we just don't think that this is the right time in our life to get another dog. So if anyone is looking for a really sweet and affectionate and 99% housebroken dog- let me know! We are taking him to an adoption event tomorrow at Market Street in The Woodlands so hopefully he will get adopted by a great family that will have plenty of time, patience, and love for him.

Here are some pics of me and the pups playing outside:

Me and Riley :)

Zach and Riley playing




Also - here is a picture from last weekend that I meant to post on Facebook or Myspace but forgot.



This is Mrs. Yerby, Suzanne, myself, and Jessica at couple's poker night. We had so much fun and it was really great finally getting to meet Austin Berlin's girlfriend Suzi.

Anyway -that's all for now!