Thoughts on Thursday

Hello, long lost blog world. I feel like I haven't updated on life in about... forever. I apologize for that, but life has been simply crazy. Story of my life, right? So here is a list of random thoughts...

1. There are 9 days of school left before Christmas break, and I am dying.If you keep up with my blog, you know that I adore my job. But seriously? Trying to keep 147 7th graders engaged in the days leading up to Christmas? Yea, it's impossible. And exhausting. And turning my hair grey. Is it December 21 yet???

2. Besides work, life has been pretty crazy too. I've been selling a lot of my personalized gifts as Christmas quickly approaches. I've also had outings with friends pretty frequently-- dinners, movies, christmas parties, etc. I am looking forward to a nice, quiet night at home soon.... I'm just waiting to find out when that will be!

3. This weekend we are having our Sunday School's Christmas party on Saturday night. It should be pretty fun. I love the people in my sunday school class. They have changed my life here in Dallas and have become some of my closest friends that I have ever had. I look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior with them (as well as dressing in tacky Christmas attire and trading White Elephant gifts!!)

4. I am pretty much done Christmas shopping. That is always a sad time for me because I love wrapping Christmas presents. It's almost like there is a void that needs to be filled when it's over. We do still need to buy a gift or two for our older brother as well as our grandfather and two guy cousins. Obviously, we struggle with the whole buying for males things. I wish they were easier to buy for!!! If anyone has any suggestions for an 80something year old man, a 26 year old guy, an 18 year old, and a 12 year old you let me know! Ha!

5. I am sooo excited about Alabama going to the National Championship this year! Like, so excited. I want to go to the game so bad. I finished my under-grad in 4 years... and ever since Sunday I am wishing I had taken five years followed by a 2 year masters degree because then I would be a student at Alabama right now with an easy ticket to the game! Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Which means I'm a poor teacher who can't afford the $1,500 ticket! I have texted my dad every day telling him I reallllly want a ticket, but he keeps saying he can't find any for cheap. I'm crossing my fingers that one will be under the Christmas tree like it was two years ago, but I'm not getting my hopes too high this year! Maybe something will work out.

6. Today I sent my request to the district to take two days off in May for my little brother's graduation. Since it is the Thursday and Friday before Memorial Day, I had to get special permission. They said yes, of course. I am just so sad that my baby brother is a senior in high school and about to graduate! Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday when I was the senior in high school and he was the chubby little fifth grader. Geez! I'm so proud of him! :)

7. I really need to go to wal-mart this afternoon, but I'm dreading it. Is there anyone else out there who hates the idea of going to wal-mart? I dread it. It's awful!!!

8. I went to the dentist again on Tuesday to get my crown put on that tooth that I had a root canal on a month ago. It cost so much money. I'm so broke right now. These teeth have cost a fortune this year. I'm praying that I don't have to go back to the dentist until my next cleaning in June! I'm sure he likes seeing me (because me=$$$), but I don't care to see him again anytime soon! (Because he=spending $$$$)

9. So at one point last week, holly and I thought that we weren't going to be able to Christmas with our mom's family. It has always been a tradition that her family gets together on Christmas Eve. We use to do it at our mom's house. It has always been so much fun!! It's seriously the highlight of my Christmas. Well, we found out that they were giong to move it to the 23rd. Holly and I aren't even going home until the 23rd, so there was no way we could make brunch on that day. I was so upset about it, because it basically meant no Christmas for us. Kevin and Alicean aren't coming home until the 27th, so they won't be there for Christmas. We normally do Christmas morning with my Pawpaw, but he passed away in January. We normally do Christmas lunch with my Mawmaw G and Mawmaw K, but Mawmaw K passed away in Janurary too and I don't know if Mawmaw G will drive down alone. So when we talked about the fact that the Moore family Christmas was going to be on the 23rd and we wouldn't make it, Holly and I discussed the idea of not going to Alabama until the 27th when Kevin and Ali went home-- because we literally wouldn't be doing anything until then away. But then my grandmother emailed us the other day and it's all worked out-- the Moore family Christmas will be on Christmas eve! I am so glad. This Christmas will be so different from the past few, so I am thankful that at least one thing will still be the same.

All right, that's enough for random thoughts on Thursday. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the holiday season!!!!! Happy Thursday!