Dungeon Chic

This is how it started.

and this is how it ended I think it turned out rather well, but we have to remember it is just a "Hobby" room.

LOL

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Graduation Celebration:)

Sorry that my graduation was private. It's because it is in the middle of the year, I will technically be walking in May, but I am officially finished with my studies and will receive my license to teach before Christmas... If I pay a ridiculous amount of money to print it out. Yep, I print it myself. Better buy some nice paper I guess:)

These are the people I graduated with. And the best part is, I still like most of them:) I guess spending six hours a day three days a week with the same people for 2 years can wear on a person, but it can also help you make best friends. Mine are the two closest to me, Moe and Jessica!
And this is Dr. Sandy Petersen. I want to be her when I grow up:) Seriously, she is AMAZING! And I may sometimes still find myself on the couch in her office "therapizing"... Hope she's prepared for that!
Me and Moe. Again I say that Moe and Jessica have saved my life on way more than one occasion! They have got me through the past two years and I KNOW that they will be my friends for life! I love them SO MUCH!
And finally me and Rory, Moe's precious baby girl! Poor baby, I have been naming her since I found out she existed. Some of the very clever names include: Moe-be, Moe-b-won-kanobe, Moe-zilla, Geroni-moe, Moe-seph, and really countless others. I was sure that she should be named after her momma (she wasn't). But anyway, I digress, I think she is a wonderful accessory though, don't you?

Anyway, I graduated and it was fun!

Joren's Song

Goes to the Tune of Poker Face by Lady GAGA

Mom mom mom ma
Mom mom mom ma
I wanna eat em’ like we do at Siney’s Place
Microwave em’ and I’ll cut em’ on my plastic plate (I love it)
Fun and some nutrition then play time begins to start
And after we have eaten we’ll play meat ball in the dark.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, oh-oh-e-oh-oh-oh
I’ll eat a lot ,if it’s not to hot
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, oh-oh-e-oh-oh-oh
I’ll eat a lot ,if it’s not to hot

[Chorus:]
I put my,
I put my,
I put my ketchup on Joker’s face
(so I can eat my hot dog)
I put my,
I put my,
I put my ketchup on Joker’s face
(so I can eat my hot dog)

J-j-j-joker’s face, j-j-joker’s face
(Mom mom mom ma)
J-j-j-joker’s face, j-j-joker’s face
(Mom mom mom ma)

some day I'll figure out a way to put these to music but for now you'll have to use your imagination.

It all comes down to this

4 1/2 years, 9 semesters, 2 colleges, countless hours and tears (just ask Logan) and it all comes down to this.

1 binder, 59 pages, and 1 chance achieve the goal.

Tomorrow I officially end my bittersweet relationship with Dixie State College.

Tomorrow I officially complete my Bachelor's of Elementary Education.

Tomorrow I become a "grown-up".

YAY ME! I am finally going to GRADUATE!!!

It's Been a Long Time!

Since about 2001 to be exact. Yep, that's right. I haven't had all naturally colored hair since I was in 7th grade. A couple years ago, Brittney did a great job matching my natural hair color and I was able to grow it out. Then a few weeks ago she cut off the remaining dyed ends. It was an exciting day! Now I'll probably start going grey and have to dye it again:)

A Child at Heart

Logan calls it childish, I prefer childlike. Apparently it's a condition many elementary school teachers suffer from, and I guess I'm no exception...

Look at my new toy!

The Fisher Price Little People Nativity! I think it's AWESOME! Now we have a big people and a little people nativity to enjoy! Merry Christmas!

Fall Leaves

Sort of... Our leaves didn't turn colors, but they sure did fall down:) Early on Thanksgiving morning the boys came over to help us rake and to play in the leaves. It was really fun! One thing I love most about Logan is that everything I do with him is fun, even things like raking leaves. Here are some pictures I stole from Anisa. I didn't take any pictures of my own, as usual:)

Terek kept saying, "Wo-wo's turn!" (That's what he calls Logan).

It was so chilly that me and the T snuggled most of the time!

And since I never posted about this, and since I've been stealing pictures from Anisa's blog, I thought I'd post some pictures of us carving pumpkins with them as well. It's been awesome to be able to "borrow" the children and pretend they're ours!

Terek is my little buddy, once I even got him to admit that he wants to come and be my baby!!!

Turkey Shoot

Winner!!!

Logan is on a roll this weekend! First, he passed his test to inspect Reinforced Concrete for work, and now he won us a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner! Way to go Logan!

Boys Night In

Parent's night out means boys night in with "Ninny and Wo-Wo"! We dined on gourmet mac and cheese with hotdogs dipped in ketchup. All topped off with a grape gatorade:) They are currently enjoying cutting up and gluing colored paper. This house just feels happy to have children in it again, even if it's only for an evening.

PS notice my table which has been thoroughly salted. That was the work of the little one:)

Happy Halloween from the Blake Family

Some of you may remember this from elementary school:)

"Witches sailing through the sky, on their broomsticks way up high,

Black cats howl as they go by for this is Halloween.

Jack O' Lanterns, big and round, on each step they can be found,

Ghosts and Goblins all around, for this is Halloween.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh! This is Halloween!

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh! This is Halloween!"

Update

I just thought I should write an update since some of you who read our blog don't talk to me everyday:) Things have been crazy for the last couple of months and I will try to sum things up briefly...

• We moved! (Everyone knows that).
• I started student teaching (Very fun, very stressful).
• Logan has been out of town working almost continually since we moved!!!! (Horrible).
• I wrecked my car. (OOPS).
• We bought a 2010 Toyota Corolla. (Nice!).
• I have finally convinced Terek that he wants to be my baby:)
• Our washer broke. (We're fixing it cuz it's that good!).
• I write lesson plans non-stop.
• Logan and I never see each other!
• Our air satellite doesn't work very well on this side of town so we have to watch Grey's online a day late:(

Sorry, I have so many things to blog about, like the before and after of my cars and Logan's new addiction to reading on his phone. I also had Halloween with my class today and it was AWESOME! Too bad it would be illegal for me to post pictures of their adorable-ness. I really do enjoy it most of the time.

Well, that's it for now. My life should slow down about mid-December when I GRADUATE!!! And then maybe I'll blog more:)

A Red Robin Birthday:)

Today was Logan's birthday. Since his favorite place to eat is at Red Robin I signed him up for their birthday club a few months ago, and apparently Red Robin is the place to eat on your birthday because you not only get a free gourmet burger of your choice (Logan picked the most expensive), but you also get your free sundae:)

And just because I'm mean, I will include this video;)

Happy Birthday! I love you:)

Fun Gift:)

So a really long time ago, like a year at least, I found this fun bridal shower gift on one of my favorite craft blogs. I'm sorry that I don't remember which one. Anyway, all I've been waiting for now is for a friend to get married. Well, a girl from I know from Malibu Cleaners is getting married and her shower is on Saturday. I decided that the time had come for me to make this fun gift:)

I embroidered these pillow cases with some sweet skills I picked up in my youth from my mother, along with a quick refresher course from YouTube. All I did was print the stuff out on the computer and trace it on with pencil. Embroider, wash, complete!!! I am really pleased that I can still do it and I hope that this gift will be a hit at the bridal shower. I think it's the perfect balance of useful and silly for a shower!

New House

So, I haven't had internet for over a week and that is because WE MOVED! Yes, we moved into a real house which is really exciting. We are really happy to be living in a home and that it is in Santa Clara. It is the house Logan grew up in and we are having a really fun time making it our own:)

We moved in on the 4th and painted the kitchen this last weekend. Logan picked the color and did a fabulous job! It's not all finished yet, but if anyone wants to come visit, you're sure welcome!