South Padre Island

I've been wanting to catch some rays badly, but the Miami plans were kinda ruined with the "tropical storm".  So I started thinking South Padre. I started to check hotels and found an amazing deal for $49 a night at the WindWater Resort. We'll be there from the 8th - 12th.   Doesn't look half bad for the cheap price.  It's been years since I went down there and we had some good times. Can't wait to post pictures.

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I just found this app on my iPhone. Yay!! Blogging at my fingertips :)
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Not a baby anymore.

 Lauren had a birthday party to go to other night, so we went to MAC to get her make up done.
When they were done, I was amazed that my little baby could look so grown up! :'(
What happened  to her?
Either way she looks beautiful.

Sabrina Jenks Photography

Well, it's that time of year again for Lauren to have her pictures made. Sabrina Jenks is the sweetest!!! We went to the Botanic gardens in Ft. Worth, and had these unique shots made.
Lauren was sooooo happy. It's hard to believe my little girl is 16! I feel old. :'(
I just wanted to share these with you. I'm sad Sabrina will be moving to California. She'll make a stop in Arizona, then California.
Good luck in everything you do, Thanks again.

Egypt... Cairo, Taba, and Dahab

I've been terrible at blogging since I started working.. Having said that, teaching is no easy task. I've been teaching high school Spanish 2. The kids are great, and I'm enjoying my new found career very much. One of the greatest perks of being a teacher is all the time off of course. Having the same holidays off as Lauren and not to mention the whole summer off. We were lucky enough to go to Egypt last month. It was an amazing trip needless to say. Cairo was breathtaking, we had a great tour guide named Vanda, who was full of knowledge of this fabulous country. We were very lucky. Not only were the pyramids of Giza amazing to see, but also the Red Sea.... wow is all I can say! We had the great fortune of not only visiting Cairo, but also Taba and Dahab. The Red Sea was spectacular! The culture was unique and the people were terrific. Here are some pictures of our trip.. Hope to be back blogging more frequently.

Here again....

I've been neglecting my blog.. I've had sooo much going on lately.
It seems I have no time in the day for anything but sleep and work.
I'm in the process of writing an update of the last 6 months..
more to come..

RIP Beethoven

Our cat Beethoven has passed away. He will be missed.

I'm back.... I think.

My life has been consumed with work for the last 2 months... But now, I think I have the hang of things. I love it. The kids are great, and the teachers I work with are amazing. The first six weeks are out of the way, and I had no child fail my class. That's a good thing. So many things have happened since I blogged last. Fabian and Angie moved back to Texas from D.C. They're living in Coppell, and we're excited to have them back!! My mom went to Colombia for a week. She brought back candy for my students.. they loved it. I got a new car. Well, it's for Lauren really. She's been wanting a Ford Mustang for years!! and she'll be 16 soon, so I bought it to drive until her birthday, then I will get my dream car. Well, I'm not gonna make this very long. I'm just excited to report I love my job. So glad I stuck it out. Anyway! Here are the pictures. :)

School!!

Well, it's the 4th week of school, and it's getting better. The first 3 weeks were brutal!! I barely get enough sleep, and I'm pretty much tired the whole week. I want to do something for the weekend, but by the time the weekend comes around all I wanna do is SLEEP! I'm getting to know my kids... (all 160 of them). I have shy ones, sweet ones, and the ones who want to take me out on dates. LOL
I'm grateful to be working with some great teachers that have taken me in, and helped me out a lot!
Life is good right now.

The annual Suicide walk is coming up, I hope my friends can make it.
Pictures..... coming soon.

La Clase de Español

The past 2 weeks have been a little stressful as I have been overloaded with information... I'm literally on overload! Fortunately, I have a pretty awesome team of teachers that have taken me under their wing.

to be continued.... ( have to go get ready for work )

Home Sweet Texas!

Paris was fun... life is free there. Everyone lives. They take time out to smell the flowers.
Enough said. (but so so glad to be home.)