eight is great

8 things I'm looking forward to:

1. summer!!
   
2. my greece field trip
   
3. having a tan
   
4. living on the northside
   
5. making babies
   
6. paying off the jetta
   
7. did i already mention summer?
   
8. 10/09/10
   

8 things I did yesterday:

1. bought a cutie new dress from the Gap outlet
   
2. finally finished inserting work from the 3rd nine weeks into my portfolios
   
3. made waffles for breakfast
   
4. tried on engagement rings :)
   
5. spent many minutes feeling guilty about missing Minds in Motion
   
6. ate dinner in Williamsburg at the Green Leafe Tavern
   
7. watched a few episodes of Parks & Recreation on-line
   
8. stayed up all night talking with Matt about our future
   

8 things I wish I could do:

1. fly
   
2. breathe underwater
   
3. speak spanish fluently
   
4. time travel
   
5. make sure every child is loved & fed
   
6. eliminate guns and money from our society
   
7. travel around the world and get paid to do it
   
8. surf big waves
   

8 shows I watch on television:

1. Jeopardy
   
2. How I Met Your Mother
   
3. The Office
   
4. Parks & Recreation
   
5. 30 Rock
   
6. The Biggest Loser
   
7. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (one more week!!!)
   
8. SNL
   

itsy bitsy teeny weeny polka dot bikini

bikini season is fast approaching and ive finally decided to do something about it. i have really been watching what im eating and running a couple times a week. ive lost 10lbs in one month and im starting to remember how it feels to be proud of my body. ive never been one to lack self-confidence but it hit me hard about a year ago. i used to live in my bikini and strut around without so much as a second thought. and then all of a sudden i had all these unwanted curves? yikes. i am proud of myself for sticking to it and to celebrate i bought a cutie polka dot bikini. looking forward to rocking it this summer...

slurvey

1.) Fill it out
2.) Change one question with one of your own
3.) Add an additional question
4.) Send it to 3 people.

1. What are your current obsessions?

facebook, stained glass, counting points

2. Which item from your closet are you wearing most often?

my new colorful, stripey dress from Old Navy. i wore it three times last week. its so damn pretty. and it makes my tatas look pretty and tan.

3. Last thing you bought for yourself?

i treated myself to a fancy hotel in tampa, florida for spring break:

4. What’s for dinner?

not much, the cupboard is bare.

5. Say something to the person who tagged you:

i wasn't tagged, i stole it from essential e's page.

6. What is one item you could not live without?

matthew

7. Vacation spots you must visit before you die?

• Australia
  
• Fiji
  
• China
  

8. Favorite kind of workouts?

• yoga
  
• swimming
  
• hip-hop fitness
  

9. What are you reading right now?

10. What is the last movie you saw and enjoyed? Rate it out of 5 stars.

Rachel Getting Married. i rented it last night. its a kookie indie film about a girl just out of rehab attending her sister's wedding. it was very different, but also strangely intriguing. 3 and 1/2 stars.

11. What’s your guilty pleasure?

sleeping in on the weekends.

12. What are you eating/do you want to eat right now?

i am really craving something sweet right now. a chocolate croissant would be lovely:

13. Best thing you ate or drank lately?

i walked two blocks in the rain tonight to purchase a six-pack of Magic Hat #9. it was well worth it.

14. Care to share some wisdom?

15. Describe one of your happiest moments.

anniversary weekend in DC

16. What was your best Halloween costume?

french maid

17. What do you have an addiction to?

pedicures, the biggest loser, roller coasters, sunshine

18. What do you do that you would be embarrassed for others to know about?

i have a few OCD habits that would reveal just how crazy i really am.

19. What names do you go by? (this is the one i changed)

liz, lizzie, elizabeth, ms.vermillion, ms.v, baby

20. Link to a favorite post from your blog.

love

21. What is your idea of a perfect day? (this is the one i added)

wake up next to matthew, breakfast brunch, sunny day at the beach, a salty nap, fancy dinner & drinks, kissing

99 bottles of beer on the wall...

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyworld
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

things ive learned this week:

in honor of beckys beautiful blog full of nyc lessons learned, ive decided to share some things that ive learned this week:

ive learned that even as an adult it is difficult to make choices between extracurricular activities.

ive learned that when youre brutally honest about your fears, it hurts his feelings and bruises his ego.

ive learned how to cut glass into pretty shapes.

ive learned that you can drink beer for dinner every night for a week, but that you dont always feel great in the morning.

ive learned that your hands really hurt after five hours of clapping at basketball games.

ive learned that you should bring a jacket when it has snowed within the last week, no matter how warm its supposed to be outside.

ive learned that UKrops paper grocery bags dont hold up well to my groceries, but that my groceries hold up pretty well to asphalt.

ive learned that three cloth bags do not hold a weeks worth of groceries.

ive learned that all you really need is a couple brews, a jar of mango peach salsa and some girl talk to put things into perspective.

ive learned that having more people on a committee isnt always helpful, less is better.

ive learned that sleeping with the windows open makes waking up a little easier (and a little chillier).

ive learned that falcons eat squirrels. loudly.

ive learned that daytime drinking leads to grumpy evenings.

ive learned that food poisoning can last all night and most of the next day.

ive learned that boys like to double dutch too.

ive learned that from there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.

ive learned that babies break sunglasses.

ive learned that giving yourself a mani-pedi can make you feel extra girly & pretty too.

ive learned that the longer you wait to book it, the more expensive your vacation will be.

6th sense

my sixth picture in my sixth folder is of me & kristin. this picture was taken in august 2005. i had just gotten home from a summer in europe. we met up unexpectedly at a local drinking hole. sublime was playing in the background. we had been out of touch for a while. she was my best friend. the closest thing i ever had to a sister. my freshman year roommate. a teacher. a daughter. always smiling. bright, blue eyes. fun. happy.

she was killed in an accident about a month after this picture was taken. i loved her and i miss her every day.

busy bee

i was looking at my congested calendar tonight (during the 6pm school board meeting, after the 4pm focus group meeting and of course after a long day of teaching kindergarten) and im feeling a little overwhelmed to say the least...
there are professional obligations and some things ive penciled in for fun. i have big trips (greece & dominican republic) and little trips (DC & tampa). i will attend a unity dance & a 5K. i have art classes im taking (stained glass) and art classes im teaching (jewelry-making). i will teach teachers & coach kids. i have friends getting married and friends having babies...

"a bee is never as busy as it seems; its just that it cant buzz any slower"