I love Dr. Seuss... which is why I named my Limeades for Learning project after one of my favorite books. Please go vote on me so that I can get emergent storybooks for my classroom library!
Here is the link to go vote:
http://www.limeadesforlearning.com/projects/view/446707?utm_source=et&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=l4lstaf
It's only open through Friday though so please vote as many times as you can (only one per email, per day, but if you have multiple emails you can vote multiple times!)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wedding photos are up!
If you feel like stalking my wedding photos, they are up on Lauren's website! The log in is sarahnicolewood@gmail.com and the password is: Page
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Mini-Moon
Last weekend we went to New Braunfels for a mini-moon since we won't get to take our real honeymoon until March. If I haven't mentioned it before, we LOVE the hill country and especially New Braunfels. On Saturday we took our time and drove up around lunch time and just kicked around New Braunfels for a bit before checking in at The Faust hotel in "downtown" NB. While driving around NB we passed a golf course with a ton of deer just hanging out so we stopped and took pictures. I realized that even though we live in a place called "The Woodlands", we are still so excited to see wildlife... kind of ironic huh?
After the deer viewing, we headed to The Faust. The hotel was ADORABLE and exactly what we were looking for. It was historic (built in 1929), perfectly located for what we wanted to do that weekend, and the staff was incredibly nice. The rooms are smaller because the hotel is so old, but it was perfect. Here are some pics of the hotel:
Kind of reminds you of the Shining right?
On Saturday afternoon we walked around the square and into a few antique shops and boutiques and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. We had a really nice dinner at Liberty Bistro which is actually located in the basement of the NB City Hall - funny huh? The food was great and we of course ate WAY too much.
On Sunday morning as we were walking out of our room at the Faust we ran into our good friends Andi and Wes - how random right? Turns out they were staying at the Faust for Labor Day weekend as well - so weird! We hung out with them for a little while and then headed out to float the Comal for a few hours. The float was great and so relaxing and I finally found a cut pair of Sanuk flip flops at one of the river stores - score!
Sunday afternoon we took a drive up to Canyon lake and then came back to NB for dinner at Huisache Wine Bar and Grill, our new favorite spot in town. The food was amazing and the environment was so cool. We sat out on the breezy patio where, while we were waiting on our food, we were greeted by a white cat sitting up on the brick wall. A few minutes later another cat comes up and watches us... before we knew it there were 4 cats on the patio with us just hanging out and watching us. They all stayed pretty far away until Casey and I started feeding them (I'm sure the restaurant loved that), but we were the only people on the patio so we figured, why not? Here are some pics from Huisache..
After the waitress put our dishes in the dish tub, one of our friends promptly took care of the leftovers... hopefully the Health Department doesn't see this haha.
One of our new "friends"
Casey fed this one and then he promptly ran as fast as he could away...
On Monday morning we got up and had breakfast at Naeglin's and then headed out to San Marcos to the outlet mall and then headed home. It was a perfect weekend to relax and spend time with each other, so nice!
The oldest bakery in Texas and a place we stop at every time we are out this way...
Friday, September 10, 2010
Back to Basics
Now that the wedding is over and I have myself a new husband, I am trying to embrace my role as a wife and partner to Casey. I've always been a very headstrong independent person and even though Casey and I have been together for 6 years now, it's still sometimes difficult for me to let go and let someone be my life. Luckily I found Casey and I want nothing more for him to be my life so I've been in full on "nesting" mode since the wedding. We have completely unpacked all gifts and hung up all of the framed pictures we had/got, I have started making a menu each week so I can stay on track with cooking (thanks for the idea SB!), and I'm trying to find new and exciting things to do with my new hubby. :)
Last week I made Gnocchi from scratch as well as chocolate covered marshmallow s'more cookies that were so yummy! Casey helped with the gnocchi - I usually have no need for a food mill, but this was a time that I needed one, so we had to improvise by pushing the potatoes through a colander... not very easy. Here are some pics:
In the past two weeks I have cooked more than I have cooked in the last 6 months - crazy huh? Here are some of the things I've made so far:
Cuban Red Beans & Rice
Potato Gnocchi with marinara
Casey's favorite enchiladas
French Dip sandwiches
Corn tortilla chicken tenders with spanish rice
Cajun skirt steak with homemade creamed corn
Margherita pizza
As far as the new and exciting things to do, we registered for the MudQuest run in Waco for October 2nd and we are so excited to get to do something so fun with all of our friends. Pictures to come!
Last week I made Gnocchi from scratch as well as chocolate covered marshmallow s'more cookies that were so yummy! Casey helped with the gnocchi - I usually have no need for a food mill, but this was a time that I needed one, so we had to improvise by pushing the potatoes through a colander... not very easy. Here are some pics:
In the past two weeks I have cooked more than I have cooked in the last 6 months - crazy huh? Here are some of the things I've made so far:
Cuban Red Beans & Rice
Potato Gnocchi with marinara
Casey's favorite enchiladas
French Dip sandwiches
Corn tortilla chicken tenders with spanish rice
Cajun skirt steak with homemade creamed corn
Margherita pizza
As far as the new and exciting things to do, we registered for the MudQuest run in Waco for October 2nd and we are so excited to get to do something so fun with all of our friends. Pictures to come!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Mr. & Mrs. Page
So the wedding happened... 2.5 weeks ago. I can't believe it's been that long already! I have been in a frenzy trying to get life back together with starting school and all so expect some compound blogging and multiple backdated blogs. I have been so busy that I haven't even been able to think about blogging, so I've started a few blogs and then never finished them. In fact I am starting this blog entry right now and who knows when it will get finished! Anyway, here's the wedding timeline of how Casey Page & Sarah Wood became Mr. & Mrs. Page.
August 6-8th, 2010 - Bachelorette Party in New Orleans = Amazing.
August 10-13th, 2010 - Mom comes down and we rush to get stuff in my classroom set up.
August 14-16th, 2010 - Daddy comes in for his birthday weekend. We go to Galveston for his birthday and then to a BBQ at Marie & Kevin's (Casey's parents). Unfortunately I cannot find pictures from this week!
August 16-20th, 2010 - Work week at school! Probably the most stressful week of my life... I was fine until Thursday when I was sitting at Post Elementary at a workshop and I flipped out. I realized that I was sitting in a room basically accomplishing nothing (except learning about the new curriculum)... It took everything I had not to start crying because I knew that I had SO much to do and literally only 48 hours to do it. I kind of felt like a wimpy Jack Bauer... I knew I had to do it and the clock was ticking..
August 20th - Get off work at 11:30 and Aunt Lorie came up to school so I would have someone to ride with up to Austin. The rehearsal dinner was perfect and I was so glad we got to hang out with everyone that night and try to calm our nerves. After the rehearsal dinner we hung out for a bit with everyone and then the girls and I went up to our suite to get some sleep. This turned into us ordering pizza from Papa John's and then going to sleep - what can I say, I had been a ball of nerves all week and not eating.
August 21st - Wedding Day!
Wake up to a beautiful day and head down for breakfast with everyone. I'm so glad Casey and I didn't do the whole "him not seeing me until the wedding" thing because I feel like that would have been so stressful. After a wonderful breakfast Leigh Anne and I headed to the mall to get our makeup done and then back to the hotel where Megan was waiting to do our hair. I seriously have the best friends ever because I was a total bridezilla that weekend because I don't deal very well with stress and they were so accommodating and helpful. Before I knew it it was time to head over to the bridal suite to put my dress on.
A while back Casey and I had decided to do the "First Sight" thing before the wedding to get rid of some of our nerves and I'm SO glad that we did. It really took the edge off and it was so nice to get to talk to him when he first saw me in my dress.
The ceremony was absolutely perfect. Even though my best friend ended up getting violently ill and quietly had to exit the altar, I could not have asked for a more perfect wedding ceremony. It was amazing.
At this point it is now September 27th, more than a month after the wedding and I still have not finished this post. All I can say is that through the bumps and stresses, it was still the best day of my life and I am so happy that I got to spend it with my wonderful friends and family.
We are about to get all of our photos back from the photographer, so I will definitely post photos ASAP!
Wake up to a beautiful day and head down for breakfast with everyone. I'm so glad Casey and I didn't do the whole "him not seeing me until the wedding" thing because I feel like that would have been so stressful. After a wonderful breakfast Leigh Anne and I headed to the mall to get our makeup done and then back to the hotel where Megan was waiting to do our hair. I seriously have the best friends ever because I was a total bridezilla that weekend because I don't deal very well with stress and they were so accommodating and helpful. Before I knew it it was time to head over to the bridal suite to put my dress on.
A while back Casey and I had decided to do the "First Sight" thing before the wedding to get rid of some of our nerves and I'm SO glad that we did. It really took the edge off and it was so nice to get to talk to him when he first saw me in my dress.
The ceremony was absolutely perfect. Even though my best friend ended up getting violently ill and quietly had to exit the altar, I could not have asked for a more perfect wedding ceremony. It was amazing.
At this point it is now September 27th, more than a month after the wedding and I still have not finished this post. All I can say is that through the bumps and stresses, it was still the best day of my life and I am so happy that I got to spend it with my wonderful friends and family.
We are about to get all of our photos back from the photographer, so I will definitely post photos ASAP!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Bachelorette Party!
This weekend was so much fun that I can't even come up with a cheesy title for this one...
This weekend we had my final night out as a single girl- my amazing Bachelorette Party in New Orleans! 10 of us met up in New Orleans to stay at this beautiful house:
On Friday we hung out at the house while everyone got into town and then got ready to head down to Frenchman Street for the Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) Festival. It was so much fun, and just the right kind of low key night we needed. Here's a pic of the Pine Tree girls on the trip:
We had so much fun on Bourbon Street and we really hated going home on Sunday. I have the best friends a girl could ask for and I am so thankful for each and every one of them!
This weekend we had my final night out as a single girl- my amazing Bachelorette Party in New Orleans! 10 of us met up in New Orleans to stay at this beautiful house:
On Friday we hung out at the house while everyone got into town and then got ready to head down to Frenchman Street for the Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) Festival. It was so much fun, and just the right kind of low key night we needed. Here's a pic of the Pine Tree girls on the trip:
Here's the whole group!
On Saturday we woke up and headed over to the New Orleans Cake for breakfast and then over to the downtown area to Polenamics for a pole dancing lesson. I just have to say that Natasha (our instructor) was absolutely amazing and I had a blast! Also, pole dancing is HARD work and I was sore for a week after the class! Here's a picture from the class:
After leaving the class, we went home, changed, and headed out to see New Orleans. Of course our first stop was walking around the French Quarter and then to Deanie's Seafood for a late lunch.
Saturday night we headed out to Bourbon Street. First was a wonderful dinner at Red Fish Grill where we got to use the adorable koozies that my wonderful friends had made for our party:
And for dessert, an adorable cake from the same bakery where we had breakfast.
On Saturday we woke up and headed over to the New Orleans Cake for breakfast and then over to the downtown area to Polenamics for a pole dancing lesson. I just have to say that Natasha (our instructor) was absolutely amazing and I had a blast! Also, pole dancing is HARD work and I was sore for a week after the class! Here's a picture from the class:
After leaving the class, we went home, changed, and headed out to see New Orleans. Of course our first stop was walking around the French Quarter and then to Deanie's Seafood for a late lunch. Saturday night we headed out to Bourbon Street. First was a wonderful dinner at Red Fish Grill where we got to use the adorable koozies that my wonderful friends had made for our party:
And for dessert, an adorable cake from the same bakery where we had breakfast.
We had so much fun on Bourbon Street and we really hated going home on Sunday. I have the best friends a girl could ask for and I am so thankful for each and every one of them!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Meet the Teacher - Early!
When Casey and I got engaged and set our date for August 21st I was so excited that we were getting married on my Nanny's birthday. The last thing on my mind was that I would be starting school 36 hours after we tie the knot. This is now coming to bite me in the butt. With work week being the week before we get married and "Meet the Teacher" being at the exact time of my rehearsal, I have had to get a little creative with how to do things. I was really sad that I wasn't going to get to meet my new kids and their parents before school (I didn't get to last year either) so my friend and fellow Kindergarten teacher Jackie recommended that I make a video to show to the parents and kids when they show up for Meet the Teacher. Three and half hours and a short iMovie tutorial later, here is my "masterpiece". What do you think?
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