Alice Looking For Wonderland

5/9/12

Blue tongue from an Airhead yesterday. It was brilliant. Sometimes you need a little Airhead.

Human Bowling at the Assembly today at school. It was in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. This flying teacher is totally appreciated!

This is one of the best shows of appreciation to me this week. If you knew this kid, and all his issues, you would totally understand this! To have him write "I have never had a doubt that you didn't have the best intentions for each and every one of your students" means the world to me and makes me weepy!

My Mantra

Is there something wrong with this pic? At WW meeting tonight.

This day was a wonderful day. Assemblies at school are fun. When I get to have pie thrown at my face, they are amazingly fun. It tasted like whipped cream. Pics to come.

I try to be positive most of the time but today I was having moments of hate. So today's list will be:

9 Things That Irritate Alice:

1. People who don't use their turn signals. UG!

2. Stop lights

3. Construction(MAN, driving must have been a real stress today!)

4. Making invitations to wedding receptions. Sometimes I really wish I would have stuck to my guns of no receptions.

5. Entitled people. One of my students said this after being asked to help set up for the assembly: "That isn't my job. that is what we have a janitor for. I am not going to help. You can't make me." I hate that people just think that others will pick up the slack. We are all in this together and need to help out. DOUBLE UG!

6. People making fun of other people. I just hate it.

7. Me saying the "R" word a lot. Retard is not a good word. My little swearing habit is bad today too. What is up with that?

8. Having to repeat myself a hundred times because a kid refuses to pay attention and quit yapping with his neighbor.

9. Having to go to bed. I really hate it. The end of the day is hard for me because I always feel like I didn't get enough me time free time. I just want to hang out longer. I can sleep when I am dead, right?

What irks you? Share in the comments. It is sometimes very cleansing to do so. I dare you!

I have great friends. It has been awesome to hang with a few of them the past two days. I am so lucky on so many levels. I am surrounded by awesomeness. Thanks to all of you that support and love me. I love you guys!

p.s. Did you know I was also blogging 31 posts this month over at the Weight Loss blog? Check it out HERE!

5/8/12

Things about Reuben!

Reuben sent me this from his phone today.

This is Reno, my future dog. Reuben's dog!

Well, today went fast. I am glad. I am tired. This will be short today.

8 Things You Should Know About Reuben:

1. He is the nicest man I know. I told him that today. He truly puts me first and his theme for the last week or so has been: "I am here to make your life easy." How did I get so lucky?

2. He only has nine fingers. He lost his pinkie while building his brother-in-law's cabin. He has a great attitude about it. Today he asked our friends who are helping with our invites if they could photoshop his pinkie back into the pics. Funny.

3. He is a great cook. I used to joke around when co-workers had good lunches and would say their wife made it and that I needed to get me one of those. I am getting a great husband who loves to cook!

4. He is a hard worker. He works a lot and loves what he does. He is a go getter and gets things done.

5. He gets embarrassed sometimes because of things he thinks are funny. I don't think any man ever grows out of ten year old humor!

6. He is very easy going. He rarely gets mad and appreciates other people's opinions. We differ on many things, but he never lets that get him offended or makes me feel like I am wrong or stupid for thinking differently than him. I love that!

7. He takes out the trash. All. The. Time. He just does it. I don't know why or how? But he does. Sometimes when I am not paying attention he just sneaks and does it. He's brilliant.

8. He is handy as all get out. He has fixed a window in my apartment(which will soon be his home too:) and recently got the swamp cooler up and running. He also can work on cars and does yard work.

I truly am blessed because I get to marry this great guy in a little over a month, who has a million other great qualities. He is perfect for me and so patient with my crazy ways. Marrying him will make my life better! This is an adventure that I look forward to living with him!

5/7/12

Marvelous Monday

I posted my 1,000th post earlier this week and didn't even know it. I should have had some sort of party, don't you think?

Today was nice. School went fast and the kids were in semi-comatose or good moods. I like both of those options. It is nice to move on from my STD unit into Nutrition in Health. Much less debate and questioning!

The list of seven today is...
Alice's Top Seven Albums(In absolutely no particular order. These are my favorites!):
1. Kelly Clarkson's Stronger. I am still amazed that Miss Clarkson is still getting better every album. Okay, so I am not surprised but her stuff is so good. It is like Thanksgiving dinner without all the guilt! Get it if you haven't already!
2. Adele. Both of her Albums rock but I think 21 is just a hair better. If you have not yet discovered Adele, where do you live, under a rock?
3. Coldplay Mylo Xyloto. This group is truly a group of music geniuses.
4. Paramore All We Know Is Falling I love this band. Seriously, they are amazing. Fall in love with them; you won't be disappointed.
5. Sheryl Crow 100 Miles from Memphis. Sheryl Crow has always been brilliant but seriously this album is awesome. My favorite song is the title song "100 Miles from Memphis." Very catchy and jazzy. This is a very smooth album.
6. Taylor Swift Fearless. Seriously, how old is this songwriter? She is a genius. Her album Speak Now ranks up there too!
7. Jill and Kate Songs on the 17th. These girls are very folksy and write their own stuff. They are not so famous as mainstream artists but one day I think the world will realize how cool they are! I discovered them through my obsession with Kelly Clarkson. They are her backup singers. Amazing. I want their job. If only I could sing!

I had some great wisdom to write on here, but my mind is blank after 11pm.

Until tomorrow friends!

5/6/12

I like Sundays but kinda hate the end of the weekend

Hi!

Nice day today. Slept in. Did some indexing(you should check out the address...it is way fun). Went to church. Washed dishes while Reuben fixed dinner. Ate dinner quickly. Went to the dedication of the Seminary building at my school. Hung out. Tried to word my wedding invites. Indexed more. Now off to bed.

Here is the list for today:

Six People I LOVE to follow on Twitter(The format is silly but you can click on them and see what they are tweeting about!):
1. @kelly_clarkson

2. ‏ @Jillandkate
3.   @jeweljk
4.   @KChenoweth
5.   @Followtheblonde
6.   @AaronRodgers12

My fiance thinks that by following Anderson Cooper I am a liberal. So silly!

5/5/12

Good Day Sunshine

Spent the night on Friday at Reuben's Brother-In-Law's cabin. It was nice to hang out with his BIL and Dad. I am definitely marrying into a way cool family. I also like the perk of having this cabin to enjoy!

This morning, Reuben and I went for a walk around the cabin neighborhood. It is so pretty up there. We saw four mule deer. Way cool. Very nice day.

We stopped in Spanish Fork and took in a Roller Derby. I really think I should be in a roller derby. I just need to come up with a name!

We then went to Provo and had lunch. It was Cinco De Mayo so we totally celebrated with Mexican food. It was yummy. I called it linner because I ate enough for both lunch and dinner.

Tonight, I went for a bike ride and fed the horses with Sharri again. It was fun. She is a one great lady and I feel lucky to both work with her and have her for a friend. Reuben and I went shopping for our Sunday dinner and then got yogurt and attempted to watch a movie. I fell asleep and Reuben was pretty tired so we decided to try later.

Today's list is The Top Five Reason's I get Up for Work:

1. I get up because I really want to eat. Sometimes I go to bed because I know I can get up and eat in the morning.

2. Sleeping is for wusses. Just kidding. I have a responsibility to get myself to work. I also like to eat and need money to eat.

3. I LOVE my job. I get to touch the future every single day! It is awesome.

4. I have amazing co-workers. They make unbearable days bearable. I not only have friends at work, but they are truly like my family.

5. You never know what will happen at work. The kids say funny things and sometimes can be crazy people. Good thing I like crazy.

Here are some pics from the weekend so far: