An Update

Last week was horrible.  Just horrible.  Hence why there was no "Ten Things Tuesday" post.  I was sick, and school was hard, and I wasn't enjoying my teaching experience, and I wasn't sleeping....BASICALLY, it was a nightmare.  I've had moments in the past few years of being a student, wife, employee, etc. that have been hard.  Life is hard.  But last week, it all came crashing down.  For both Dave and I.  It was like that moment in life when you ask yourself "Why am I doing this?  What is the point?  Life is too short to be this miserable!"  Clearly, this weekend was one BIG pitty party for me.

  I'm feeling better about certain situations now and know that life WILL go on, which is good.  I've decided to take my husbands advice and "move on" if you will.  I've been negative long enough and it's time for a change.  I will be done with this semester in one month and 6 days; and folks, I am pretty darn excited about it. 

Oh, and Happy Halloween.  It's my favorite holiday.  But since the hubs and I are feeling pretty down and glum, I think we'll be staying in for a night of cuddles and Netflix.  Which to be honest is sounding pretty dang good. 

Get excited....because tomorrow is Tuesday and I've got some funny stories/thoughts from last week to share. 

Ten Things Tuesday

No Ten Things Tuesday this week.  

Check back soon for a more formal update.

Ten Things Tuesday 10/18/11

1. I have an incredibly annoying cold and it's driving me crazy. Dave said earlier today that he was going to start calling me "sniffles".

2. A few weeks ago, I mentioned how I can listen to practically any type of music. I'm going to have to take that back. Pink, as in the artist, has always annoyed me. I don't know why, but every time I hear one of her songs come on the radio, I let out a loud "ugh" and quickly change the station. There is one good song by her, but it's never played on the radio so that doesn't count.

3. Speaking of artists, I'd be perfectly fine if Lady Gaga disappeared and was never heard from again. OK, we get it; you're "trying" to be different by wearing ridiculous outfits and performing outrageous and explicit acts. You're one goal in life is to push the envelope...it's been pushed enough, so please, just go away.

4. AND, since when did FM 100.3 start playing rap/hip hop songs!? I thought that station was supposed to be family friendly? And trust me, the song that I heard on it this past week was anything BUT family friendly. What is this world coming to?! Good thing I still have my trusty 94.1.  I'm a nerd, I know. 

5. I finished my children's book and it nearly killed me. ;) Not really, but as my husband would say, many hours and hours of sleep were lost unnecessarily. What can I say, when I'm asked to do something, I do it right. And that's why I'm so awesome. :)

6. I start teaching 6th grade next week, and I'm starting to freak out a little bit. I just have to remember that these kids are looking up at me and thinking "Wow, she is so old!" (Do you remember thinking that?) But, as I'm standing up there I'm thinking "OMG, I was in sixth grade like last week! AHHH"

7. Dave's horror stories about his horrible professors make me furious that we are paying U of U so much money for tuition. If you see him, you'll have to ask him how his Finance class is going. Sorry babe. :(

8. I have been so incredibly stressed the past few weeks that my face has turned into an acne amusement park. Nothing makes a woman feel great like a forest of zits on her face. Haha. Oh well.

9. I am absolutely dreading the first snowfall this year. This warm fall weather has been too good to be true.

10. I have Thursday and Friday off from class this week. This break could not have come at a better time.

Ten Things Tuesday 10/11/11

1. I don't know what I'm allergic to, but it has to be something that I am always exposed to. I sneeze every day, multiple times a day. And this has been going on for as long as I can remember. It's weird.

2. I absolutely hate the texture of chalk. We had to use chalk for an assignment in class last week and I just about died. I don't know why I dislike it so much, I just do.

3. So, a few weeks ago, I discussed how awesome this fall weather has been, and then October hit, and it's clear that summer is definitely over. It’s so sad and depressing.

4. However, I love fall. I really do. I started burning the "autumn sunset" candle last week and it has been divine. I just wish that I could spend my days wrapped up in 10 different blankets sipping hot chocolate on the couch rather than spending my mornings up at campus. It's too cold up at Weber.

5. I discovered last week that I am a stress eater. I had to go to my parents’ house to gather some stuff for an assignment I was doing. I walked into the house and spent a good five minutes pacing the kitchen talking to my mother about all the "dumb" assignments I had to do, and how overwhelmed I felt. The next thing I know, I look down at an almost empty pan of pumpkin pie pastries that used to be full. I ate four....FOUR pastries without even realizing it. My mother thought it was hilarious. I was shocked. Poor Megan had made them earlier, and now there wasn't even enough for each person in my family to have one! Yeah, kind of embarrassing. I now know to just stay away from the kitchen when I'm stressed.

6. Speaking of pumpkin goodies, I'm fairly certain that my family is cursed. We have horrible luck when it comes to making pumpkin treats. Whenever we're asked to bring pumpkin pie to thanksgiving dinner, something inevitably goes wrong. One year, we forgot about them and they were burned beyond recognition. No pumpkin pie for us. Another year, my brother was taking them out of the oven and burned his arm, causing him to drop the pies, which of course led to their sad little remains scattered all over our kitchen floor. Bottom line, pumpkins don't like us. So, this past weekend when I was making pumpkin cupcakes for my cousins wedding, I was extra cautious. But, the pumpkin gods will not be fooled....

The cupcakes were perfect, just perfect. I had made them from scratch no less! They just needed a few more minutes to bake and then they would be perfection. The timer went off and I was preoccupied with something else, I can't even remember now. So, I asked Carlie to take them out of the oven. And she did, because she's cool like that. But fate was not on her side, and she dropped the pan. Delicious cupcakes soared through the air, landing on our kitchen floor and in the oven. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Carlie yelled. I swear it was in slow motion too. :) Pumpkin gods: 3 Eddy family: 0

Of course, life went on, I made more pumpkin cupcakes and everything turned out ok, but I'll think twice before making pumpkin anything again.

7. As stated above in that ridiculously long story, I made cupcakes for my cousins wedding this weekend. And they were sooooo good. So good. Double chocolate, raspberry lemonade, peanut butter cup, pumpkin maple, chocolate vanilla swirl, and red velvet. Oh yeah.

8. Dave has this week off from school. I don't have this week off from school. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

9. My children's book is due on Friday and it will be weird to be done with it. The amount of time I've spent on that thing is insane. But I really think it will be something to cherish. Even if I'm the only one who will cherish it. :)

10. Grandma's annual Halloween party is this weekend. So excited!

Ten Things Tuesday 10/4/11

1. One of my professors used the word "uber" in one of his assignment descriptions.  As soon as I read it, his coolness factor went up about 10 points. :)

2. Speaking of professors, I guarantee you that my professors are better than yours. I KNOW that they are better than my husband's professors. I feel so bad for Dave. He has seriously had some bad luck with professors. U of U may be a top notch school, but at least my professors can speak English....oooooo, too harsh Dave? :)

3. The amount of hair I lose on a daily basis in uncanny. How am I not bald?

4. I bought and watched Dumbo twice this weekend. That's right. Twice. Why does Disney have to suck so bad nowadays? The classics are where it's at.

5. I love babies. I always have. But, (and my husband will totally laugh at me for this), I am becoming more and more happy about the fact that we don't have any. Don't worry moms; you'll get your grandbabies some day. :)

6. I haven't slept in two days and it's starting to have an effect on me. :(

7. I didn't go to class today. No, I don't feel bad about it. I am a firm believer of taking mental health days from school and today was that day for me. (I only missed 1 day last semester, and I plan to only miss 1 day this semester. How big of a slacker do you think I am?) Thing #6 from above may have had something to do with it.

8. Dave and I made the mutual decision this week that when we are old and rich, we are going to hire a personal chef.  Is anyone else sick of making the "same old same old" for dinner?  I need new recipe ideas!!

9. I went to Gardner Village yesterday for the first time. I need more money to spend on cute things.

10. Currently addicted to 30 Rock. Netflix has seriously changed my life.

Ten Things Tuesday 9/27/11

1.  My husband is the best imitator alive.  You will never convince me otherwise. 

2.  My husband has the unique talent of being able to make up different words to any song, and have it make sense and be hilarious at the same time.  This and the above statement is why I love my husband (among others, of course).

3.  I don't know anybody that listens to (and genuinely enjoys) as many different genres of music as I do.  I can listen to just about anything and find real enjoyment out of it; with a few exceptions....but very few.

4.  I slept-in until 11:00 am this past Sunday.  You read that right.  11:00 am.  It was amazing!

5.  This past weekend was the most needed and relaxing weekend I've had in a long time.  See above.  : )

6.  This September weather we've been having is awesome.  Just awesome.  I love fall weather, but 80 degrees in September is just so nice.  I could get used to this.  Winter's going to be a harsh transition for me this year. 

7.  I think it's sad and wrong that I see my classmates more than I see my husband throughout the week.  I spend 15+ hours during the weekdays with my classmates.  I spend approximately 5 hours with my husband.  (Not counting the hours that we spend sleeping, of course.)  I don't really count time spent in REM as meaningful time spent together.  lol.  How sad is that?  Thank goodness for weekends!

8.  My children's book is proving to be harder than I thought it would be.  It's just an assignment for class, so it's not like I'm trying to get published or anything, but I want it to be nice. 

9.  Currently fighting the urge to go and get a shake from Maggie Moos.  Why oh why must they be so delicious?!  (Don't worry Dave; I'm not going to get one.)  :)   

10.  Believe it or not, most of the time I really do enjoy going to school.  My classes can be fun and engaging and I find it to be a positive experience (notice that I said most of the time).  I do however, wish that I could take them about two hours later in the day.  What is it with these worldly demands of getting up early!?

Ten Things Tuesday 9/20/11

1. Last week was the busiest and most stressful school/work/life week of my life. This semester has been the most mentally and emotionally draining semester in my college career so far. But, I'm pretty sure next semester will take the cake. Two words, student teaching. Dun dun dun.

2. I tutor ELLs every other Friday in a third grade classroom, and I had the funniest experience last week. During the lunch break, I had gone out to lunch and then brought it back to eat in the classroom. I hadn't finished my food in time, so I just kept the bag in the back of the room. BIG mistake. The students come back in from recess and this kid starts to lose it. Immediately upon entering the room, he states "I smell McDonalds", "Someone has McDonalds!", "WHO HAS MCDONALDS!?!". His voice growing louder and more concerned with each statement. He smelled McDonalds and by darn he was gonna get some! (I hadn't even gone to McDonalds, btw). Ok, so having just typed that out now, it doesn't seem that funny. But it was. I guess you just had to be there.

3. I just don't get the feathers in the hair craze. I tried to understand it, but alas, it just seems silly to me. I really wish it would just end.

4. Is it weird that I'm already creating mental Christmas lists in my head for family gifts?

5. Do NOT under any circumstance get the non-fat sweet cream ice cream from Cold Stone. You will be disappointed.

6. There's a new wedding "trend" that's begun that I find really upsetting. More and more people are choosing to not have formal receptions. This is not what upsets me. Times are tough and receptions are expensive. However, sending out wedding announcements that inform the recipient that there will be no reception, but that the couple is registered at blah blah blah infuriates me. Am I the only one that finds this tacky?

"Hi. We're getting married. We're not going to have a night where you can come and celebrate with us, but PLEASE, feel free to buy us a gift and send it our way!" How thoughtful of them.

This isn't directed to anyone in particular and I'm really not trying to be offensive, but I just find that to be in extremely bad taste. And, don't even get me started on the trend of registries at a bank. Ugh. Who are these people!?

7. Speaking of weddings, if I give you a wedding/shower gift and you write me a thank you note, I will think more highly of you. If you don't, I'm going to think you're an ungrateful brat. It's just as simple as that. And, the explanation of "Oh, well we are just so busy, we don't have time for that." is a lame excuse. This has been an etiquette debate for ages... "Does it really matter?" Call me old fashioned, but yes, yes it does.

8. I'm not an English major. I know that there are grammatical/spelling errors all over my posts. But, there is one thing that irks me to no end: the misuse of homophones. I read A LOT of blogs, and find these mistakes all of the time. Some examples include:

• "passed" when they really mean "past"
• "sale" when they really mean "sell"
• "sense" for "since"
• "to" for "too"
• and if you can believe it, "ull" for "you'll"

How did these people graduate?

9. I'm well aware how snobbish and negative the above posts are. I'm really a nice person. If you know me, you know that.

10. To end on a positive note, there are 214 days left before I graduate! Yes, I'm already counting. :)

Ten Things Tuesday 9/13/11

1. I watched all 200 episodes of That 70's Show this summer. I feel pretty great about that.
2. I have a love/hate relationship with tomatoes. I love pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, tomato soup, salsa, chili, pretty much anything that has huge chunks of tomatoes in it. But, I hate hate HATE tomatoes on their own. AND, fresh tomatoes on hamburgers and sandwiches are even worse. I know...I'm weird.
3. I am exhausted, and find myself yawning all day long....until bedtime, when it's time to sleep. Does anybody else have this problem?!
4. I put the Windex in the fridge the other day. I'm starting to lose it.
5. The more time I spend up on campus, the more I realize how dumb some people are. Rude, I know. But so true.
6. People who talk in class just to hear their own voice are annoying.
7. People who disagree and argue with the professor multiple times during class about extremely irrelevant things are also annoying. This statement and the above may or may not be directed to the same person.
8. I've had to turn down several offers to make cakes and cupcakes, and it makes me sad. School has forced me to only do one wedding/birthday/celebration a month, and turning down doing something I love to write lousy papers and create stupid presentations makes me cranky.
9. I'm currently writing a children's book. It's either going to be the best thing I've ever done, or turn into the biggest disappointment ever.
10. I went to the gym yesterday. HUGE accomplishment.

Ten Things Tuesday 9/6/11

SOOO, we're back in school...again (will this ever end?!), and becuase of that, I'm afraid that there will be a lack of posts for the next little while.  School seems to have a way of taking control of your life and all aspects of it.  I don't want my blog to die completely, so in an attempt to keep this bloggy blog going while in school, I have decided to implement a thing called "Ten Things Tuesdays".  Each Tuesday, I will post a list of ten "things" that I have been on my mind that week.  This way, I'll at least have something posted each week.  Even if it's just a vent sesh or mindless drivel.  Feel free to join me. 

1.  It's September.  What???  Where did Summer go? 
2.  We're back in school.  :(  Ugh.
3.  We're back in school.  :)  Graduating in the spring. 
4.  We're back in school.  :(  Ugh. 
5.  The older I get, the less I like board games.
6.  There's a dead spider in the bathroom at my office.  It's been there since we moved here (last December).  Who knows how long it's been since it died.  Gross, I know.  I can't possibly be the only one that's seen it...I think we're all just waiting to see who is going to throw it away.  It WON'T be me. 
7.  Having a dishwasher in our apartment is awesome.
8.  Having a washer/dryer in our apartment is awesome. 
9.  I HATE crickets.  They're not soothing, they're annoying. 
10.  No matter how "delicious" or "filling" my lunch or dinner is, I always crave somthing sweet afterward. (and NO, fruit is not my definition of sweet.  Unless it's drenched in chocolate).

North Shore Hawaiian Ice

We got gym memberships last night at the Bountiful Rec Center.  On our way out, we saw a snow cone shack, and decided to try it out.  (Probabaly not a good thing, because now I'm going to have to get a snow cone everytime I go to the gym...just a little counter productive).  But, this is no ordinary snow cone.  It's Hawaiian shaved ice...and it's awesome.  When we pulled up, we noticed a woman walking away with her snow cone and chuckled becuase it was seriously the size of a basketball.  I had to laugh and remarked "Wow.  She REALLY likes her snow cones."  Little did I know, it was a regular sized snow cone.  Becuase when Dave ordered a medium blue raspberry, this is what we got.....

Dave was beside himself...

I ordered a small for obvious reasons. 

 And it was still ginormous. 

They were soooooo good.  Softest ice i've ever had. They're kind of pricey, ranging from $2.50-$4.50, but it's worth it, and makes for a lovely date night at the park.  :) 

 I had no trouble finishing mine (of course), but most of Dave's ended up in the grass. :) 

So, if you're hot and in need of a yummy treat, go to the Hawaiian Ice shack in the Bountiful Rec Center's parking lot.  It will not disappoint.  Just order a small...trust me.  :)