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waking up early for no reason.

getting dressed up to stay home.

unpacking those last few boxes.

decorating the master bedroom.

snuggling with my furbabies and getting sweet kisses.

being lazy, but productive.
running on the elliptical.

painting my nails.

eating leftovers.

going through clothes to give away.

watching beauty and the beast for the millionth time.

 a pretty awesome tuesday.

and yours?

So... it's Thursday.

Here's a cute picture that has nothing to do with this post.

How in the world did Thursday get here so fast?
It's actually Thursday evening, so it's practically Friday.
Seems like yesterday I was wrote my last post "hello, Monday."

Goodness.

I think I know the problem.
Tuesday night, I was in bed scrolling through Facebook and I kept seeing people talk about the show "Catfish." (Any readers watch this?)
Being the Hulu obsessed person I am, I checked it out.

And watched every single episode.
Until 5:30 am.

I repeat,
5:30 A.M.

I don't know what happened.
I was sucked in by these bizarre situations and I completely broke through my Grandma-like tendencies.

Problem is, I can't seem to go back to my old ways.
Bedtime at 8? Whaaaat?!
Let's be crazy and run a mile on your elliptical, watch 4 episodes of "My Fair Wedding",
then go to bed...at 2am.

What am I, 24?

Well, the answer is yes.
But this is not normal behavior.
I miss the 80 year old me.

good morning, monday

Picture from yesterday's tornado-like weather.

I do realize that it is well into the afternoon hours but I just woke up.

Why?

1 Because I'm not working yet. (Keyword...yet.)
2 I stayed up until 1am finishing our wedding album (thank-you shutterfly!) Then proceeded to stay up until 3am to catch up on Hulu.
3 Because I hate myself.

It's a love hate relationship that I have with sleeping in.

I love that it means I can be lazy.
but
I hate feeling lazy.

I love getting extra sleep.
but
I hate having too much sleep.

Love.
Hate.

I also hate that I feel less productive on days that I sleep in. Husband wakes up early and goes to work. What do I do? Sleep in. Not fair at all.

Now, don't think I'm this "diva-housewife."
It doesn't happen much, but there are days that I truly sleep til noon, wake up, and hate myself for it.

So, to prevent that from happening (and to keep me from "diva" status.)

I am setting my alarm.

I will wake up early everyday and work on things.

I'm almost done unpacking the house.
So, I'm not sure what things I will work on all day.

But I will get up, get dressed, do my hair and face
And I will work.

weekend update

If you are reading this, it means I made it through my first week of teaching 3rd grade.

I made it.

And tomorrow, I get to do it all over again.

I love it.

I have also turned into super grandma.

For real.

Usually, I'm in bed around 9-10 at night.

Grandma.

Now, I try to be in bed by 7-8 at night.

Super Grandma.

But, I miss you guys.

So I'm going to make it a point to become more regular in my posting.

Promise.

But not right now.

I need a nap.

I guess that makes me Super Super Grandma.

KBye.

Mini Messages

Husband made me lunch the other day. He's a keeper.

Dear 5:45am,
Can you act like 10:00am? I like him better.

Dear Calories,
Why do you have to hide, in large amounts, inside yummy goodness? Not fair.

Dear Husband,
I love you. Plain and simple. Mushy gushy love.

Dear Maitland (aka Rachel aka tall, red-haired girl on Boy Meets World,
I'm still giggly that one of my favorite actresses, from one of my favorite t.v. shows is following me on Twitter. And, I love your name.

Dear 7:00pm,
Thanks to your friend, 5:45am, you are now my new bedtime.

Hope you had wonderful Mondays!

Maybe...

Maybe... I slept in til 12pm.

Maybe... my parents are coming tomorrow.

Maybe... I should keep cleaning the house.

Maybe... I should take a shower.

Maybe... I need to do my nails.

Maybe... I ate oatmeal and doritos for lunch.

Maybe... that's all we have in the house.

Maybe... I need to go grocery shopping.

Maybe I'll go to take a nap.

I miss MySpace...

I woke up this morning entirely earlier than I ever like to.

So, I channeled my inner super wife and vacuumed the house,

started the laundry,

cleaned the bathroom,

washed the dishes,

and trimmed the furbabies.

I still have to clean the guest room, 

paint my nails, 

shower, 

and pack...

but for now,

I'm channeling my inner 16 year old.

Bringn' it back old school.

The MySpace way...

A. Age: 23 years old. I've waited my whole life for 23. I love it.

B. Bed size: Too small. Seriously. Husband and I have only been married a year and you'd think I'd be used to sharing a bed by now. You're wrong. I'm not used to it. I love him to pieces, but I'm also okay when he falls asleep in the living room playing Xbox. Sorry, I'm not sorry.

C. Chore that you hate: Dishes. Too bad they haven't invented a machine to wash them for you...

D. Dogs: are better than cats. Yes. I have 2 furbabies. Bailee, a 2 year old Maltese-Pomeranian, and Olive, a 1 year old Miniature Schnauzer. We're smitten.

E. Essential start to your day: I don't get out of bed until I've prayed. It's an automatic response. *alarm* "Dear God..."

F. Favorite color: Yellow, Mustard Yellow, and Red.

G. Gold or Silver:  White Gold. Either really.

H. Height: 5'short"

I. Instruments you play: Very little piano and guitar. 

J. Job title: K4 Teacher.

K. Kids: Not yet, but I've got the names ready. All 4 of them. We want a big family, and to adopt.

L. Live: in Florida-wish-it-were-in-the-moutains.

M. Mother’s name: Dr. Wegmann. She's legit.

N. Nicknames: Beautiful, Mrs. Meaness, Larn.

O. Overnight hospital stays: Thankfully, I don't think there has been overnight stays. I've had to go to a hospital in the middle of the night...that may count.

P. Pet peeves: When I'm being misunderstood, but not given a chance to clear things up.

Q. Quote from a movie: It's totally cliche, but I don't care. I still melt when I watch "The Notebook"and this line (this scene!)  is so perfect: "So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out."

R. Right or left handed: Right.

S. Siblings: One Brother aka built-in best friend. Since being married, I've gained 2 brother-in-loves and a sister-in-love.

U. Underwear: ...I'm not sure what kind of creepers read my blog...

V. Vegetable you hate: Brocolli. Hands down. Sick. 

W. What makes you run late:  My Husband.

X. X-Rays you’ve had: Lungs, legs, head, etc. I'm awesome.

Y. Yummy food that you make: Uhm, does Mac-n-Cheese count?!

Z. Zoo animal: Giraffe. Duh. What kind of question is that?!

Well, that was slightly fun/I second guessed even posting this.

Awkward.

Enjoy your weekend!

I'm off to celebrate one whole year with Husband.

I think I'll keep him.

Mini Messages

Our first picture together. This was about 4 years ago. When phone camera's were lame and the pictures turned out really small.

But I love it nontheless.

Dear Job,
I love you. Seriously. Why did it take you so long to come into my life?

Dear Husband,
I think it's so cute that you're a little student once more. I'm totally relieved I don't have to worry about writing papers or taking tests, but I will always, always be in your life to plan out and organize your schedule. It's a twisted joy of mine.

Dear Sleep,
I don't know what I've done to make you leave me, but please come back. I miss you. I need you.

Dear Motivation,
I finally found you again. New, healthier, Lauren...here I come!

Dear Week,
You are FULL of funtimes. Friends, Family, Food. Love. Love. Love.

Don't forget! Tomorrow is our next gtkY!