Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and got at least 1 thing you wanted. My holiday was very fun and packed full of visits. It started out on Christmas eve, we made sure to have everything done that we needed and started out at my Uncles house, for my moms family, and spent a little time there. Ate dinner and opened presents before we had to leave. We got a bunch of nice stuff; some cheese and trail bologna(he good kind), scrapbooking stuff, a James Patterson book, a new movie(Green Lantern), and some clothes. Then we headed on our one hour drive to visit Alex's grandma and his moms side of the family. Enjoyed some good company their as well, and got some nice things; brownie mix, bath and body works, dish towel and gift cards. We finally made it home by like 11:45pm and I put Alex's stocking stuffers in his stocking and put out the rest of the gifts I had hidden then went to bed. My cousin liked the letters I made her which I was happy it took me a while.

The letters I made my cousin....

Christmas day started out at my brothers apartment with my parents as well. We ate some awesome brunch, and spend sometime hanging out and enjoying the company. There we got a new clock, a board game, couple more new movies (Rio and Despicable Me), ornaments, hoodies and DSi game. My mom loved her griddle we got her, and the DVD player from my dad and she got a ereader from my brother but he gave it to her early. My brother liked the aromatherapy heat pads I made him. My dad got some nice work boots and we got him some pj pants and a zipup. After my brothers we came back home and opened presents. Alex got me the first two movies in the twilight saga, and The Christmas Wedding, James Patterson book, and a iHome, its an alarm clock and iPod charger in one. I really like it, now i can listen to music to wake up 2 and better then our crappy alarm clock. After our house we went to his moms then to his one aunts house in Carrollton and then stopped by at his other aunts. Finished off our holiday season today, the 26th with his dad....we see him on Christmas but open presents with him later.

A lot of stops trying to fit in both of our families but I wouldn't have it any other way, I hate all the driving and stops but I love spending time with family. I couldn't imagine not going to his families house or mine ON Christmas day. A fun filled day. I can't believe this was me and Alex's 6th Christmas together and 2nd Christmas together as husband and wife, where has the time gone?!? :)

Christmas morning before going to my brothers....

Christmas Eve

Preparing for the Holidays

Well a little late, but we had a great Thanksgiving. It started the week before at work. We had a Thanksgiving family dinner, during lunch time. We all sat together in the school agers room, and any family members that could attend came and sat with their child/children and we all ate turkey and mashed potatoes, and all that comes with it. After wards the parents left and the day went back to pretty much normal. Then it continued on to Thanksgiving Day. We woke up early and made breakfast while watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! We started the cooking and finished up last minute things while we waited for people to arrive. We had family over like we have since we moved into our place. This year consisted of my mom and dad, his mom and step-dad, and his dad, my brother and his girlfriend, and his grandma and cousin, and his older step-brother. We ate great food and enjoyed great company. Overall a great day. We finished out the Thanksgiving holiday with getting together with my mom's family out at my Uncle's like we every year. It was a blast their as well. Hanging with family and watching my little cousins play and be silly. I will end Thanksgiving with a picture.

Now on to the Christmas season. It has been a craft filled season so far at work. We have made everything from wreath's to gingerbread people, to candy canes and snow men. As well as snow flakes, and mittens, and Christmas light bulbs. I will make a separate post and include pictures of their art projects. For them being two they turned out really cute and I love completing the projects with them. We also decorated a little tree for our room.

At home, Alex and I got our tree up and some of the lights done on the front porch still have a few to go. We got pretty much all the decorations up now. And have watched a few Christmas shows and movies throughout the week. I had a vacation day today and we went shopping and got a ton of presents bought. I plan to go Sunday with my mom and try to make a huge dent in my shopping for Alex. So far we have my Mom-75% checked off as well as my Dad, My cousins, Liz and Andreina-are both CHECKED off. We got his Grandma checked off, with the ornament we bought her. I have the materials for my brothers gift, well part. And part of the joint gift for him and his girlfriend. I plan to get something little for his girlfriend as well. Not sure who else if I am forgetting anyone...oh yeah my secret santa at work, who knows what to get her because I have never really talked to her.

All that we have left is to make our cookies, and gingerbread house, and wrap the presents. I am getting really excited. And getting pretty excited for our Christmas fun day at work on the 23rd, with the kids watching movies and eating some snacks and letting them just play.

Trick or Treating

Well obviously Alex and I didn't go trick or treating but we did pass out candy as we do every year. And since we don't go to any parties I like to dress up to pass out candy. So this year I thought if a better idea to late so I went with what I found out the goodwill which was a referee outfit, and Alex dressed as a nerd which is what he wanted to do last year but he got his wisdom teeth out so he was in to much pain to dress up. My idea I came up with alter which would have been a battle to get Alex to do was to go as Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez haha.

I ended up looking stupid and really wished I coulda went with the selena gomez thing or something but Alex looked so cute. We had fun passing out candy and had so many cute little kiddos come to the house. We played cards inside where it was warm while we waited and then right after it ended we watched our Monday night shows... Another good Halloween and now on to the holiday season finally leading up t Thanksgiving and hosting it again, and FINALLY the Christmas season I can finally decorate and put up our tree and watch Christmas shows!!!!

Candy Trail

Catching up on a few post from the past week.

So last Friday, the 28th, at work we had a candy trail. Pretty much trick-or-treat around the building. The kiddos got to dress up and they set it up that a few classrooms had teachers posted with candy or treats for the kids to get. It was so cute to see all the kids of all ages all dressed up so cute. We passed the infant 1 class and in that class there were poodles and otters, and some lions and cowboys in infant 2. We had firefighters and pirates, princesses, ladybugs and doctors in Toddler 2. In my class, toddler 1: early head start, had a ninja, a bumble bee, an elephant, a little dutch girl, and a police officer.

The first picture is five of my seven cuties. The second is my five and some of toddler 2 kiddos. It's not all of them wish we could have gotten all the kids from both classes but oh well.

Fun Filled Weekend

So this past weekend was pretty good. It finally didn't rain and wasn't extremely cold. So Saturday we slept in and ate some lunch and decided to finally went and got groceries. On our way to WalMart we stopped at GoodWill to get a different pair of pants for Alex for Halloween. Then we hit up Walmart and got our groceries and hit up the ALdi's for the rest of it. Once we got home and the groceries were put away we went outside to carve our pumpkins.

Before we started carving

Alex carving his pumpkin

Me carving my pumpkin

Alex and his pumpkin

The two of us

Me with my pumpkin

After we finished our pumpkin I went shopping with my mom and bought a few new bottles of nail polish. Then worked on the scrapbook I am making for Alex. We dried out our pumpkin seeds for Sunday.

On Sunday my mom came over again and she helped me rake a little before mowing. Then I mowed for the first time ever, well not the FIRST, but the first time mowing a whole yard. And if you know me and know what our yard looks like you'd be proud. We live on a double corner lot. So there is a lot to mow especially for your first time. I was so tired by the time I finished and was so hot and now today (Monday) I am so sore. My mom and Alex carried the bag around for me to dump the grass into, Alex helped as much as he could his wrist still sore. Then my mom and I scrapbooked a bit while Alex made three batches of pumpkin seeds, and I did my moms nails. Then we relaxed eating McD's which we dont eat for a while for dinner which I picked up on my way home from taking mom home and we watched CSI Miami.

Didn't turn out the greatest but still okay.

Here is proof that I did mow... lol

Dressing Up & Picking Pumpkins

So just a little overview from some events from work. A couple weeks back the kids were playing and all decided they wanted some dress up clothes on so me and the other teacher decided we would really do them up and them took them around to show the other teachers. So here a few pics from that day.

LOVE my class :)

Our little drunk haha

This is from a different day they dressed up but love it.

Here some random pictures I just wanna add....

This past Tuesday we went to a pumpkin patch. They got to take a hay ride and pick there own pumpkin and they played on the play ground and ate lunch then we headed back to the school to enjoy the rest of the day.

"I'm Sexy and I know It

Sunday we went to Dundee Falls for a little bit with my brother and my mom (my brother's girlfriend had to work). It was a really nice day, and the falls were crowded, well more like the parking area the falls area themselves is so big you'd never know if it was crowded haha. My brother wanted a new "profile" pic which I took for him and I attempted some group pictures which finally came out okay but was entertaining process. We saw a bunch of Amish and then we got ready to leave, and plan to go back when his girlfriend is off work.

THE FALLS

My bROTHers new profile picture

I thought this was cool

This picture took forever for us to take but I love it

I wanted a pic of us up here and then my brother went photo
crazy but I like this pic :)

More scenery

My brother took this for me, there was an Amish standing near by and
my brother asked if he wanted to join the pic

One of the buggies

Fair, Premieres, and Shopping

I haven't wrote anything in awhile but haven't really had anything to write about.So I decided I would post about the fair which is going on this week, and the fall t.v. premieres (lame I know but I am a t.v. junkie), and going shopping with a friend tonight.


Well the fair started this week, the 19th and will end tomorrow the 25th. We decided to go Thursday which was family day so it was three bucks cheaper to get in. It was alright about the same as every year. We went with my mom. I got my fries that I have to get every year, at almost every festival we go to. As well as my lemonade I get every year. Before we left we got some kettle corn. Now we wait for the Fall Festival and the Swiss Festival which lately has been landing on the same weekend. Which is when I can get either a funnel cake or a french waffle, and apple fritters (from swiss festival), and maybe a caramel apple but if I don't buy that I can get some at the store.


This week was our week of season premieres. Monday's How I Met Your Mother was interesting and funny and can't wait to see what will come this season. Not to sure about the new Two and a Half Men we will have to see. We watched half of Two Broke Girls and it really SUCKED.. The rest of our Monday shows will come later...I missed the episode of Tia & Tamera, there only a couple episodes left. Tuesday, Glee not to excited about it they really screwing with it and I am not as big of a fan anymore. As for New Girl, very funny though they previewed about the entire show so I can't wait to see what else they have, tonights episode of Teen Mom was the finale thankfully that one less show to watch. Wednesdays Americas Next Top Model episode was okay, not sure how I like the All Star season there a ton of contestants I dont like but a few that I do. Law & Order: SVU was okay but hope it doesn't bomb now that Elliot is gone and Olivia not on as much. Same for CSI they lost main people and brought in a new lead and moved night hope it doesnt tank. Thursdays Big Bang Theory was really funny and excited for the season and can't wait for Bones to start in November. I liked Fridays episode of CSI: NY and can't wait for tomorrow (Sunday's) shows to start, CSI: Miami, Extreme Makeover Home Edition and Family Guy, and Kendra. Like I said I am a t.v. junkie and there are a lot of shows I like, I especially like Reality shows haha.

Lastly, went shopping today with one of my best friends, Kayla. We went to Canton and looked around mainly window shopping but did end up buying some stuff. I needed some lotion mine almost out. And I used the discount card we got at Aeropostle and bought me and Alex each a shirt. We searched all over looking for shoes for Kayla's youngest and we found a really cute pair as well as look for a Halloween outfit for him as well. We looked around at Victorias Secret, at the register there were some edible icings and lotions and honey stuff, all very weird. I was texting Alex telling him about the edible stuff them told him about the perfume I liked that cost about 60$ he like screw that pick up some chocolate syrup for 3$ on way home. Im like no honey the perfume 60$ not the edible stuff lol. Then while at babies r us Kayla was talking about the sleeper sacks and I at first heard "sleeper sex" haha so that another one of our jokes now haha. It was a great time and now I need to go crash I am so tired.

Also on another note, not to make this any longer sorry....Alex is doing good still not working but has his cast on. Hoping to get it off soon and be able to return to work and get all his settlement money and get to move on with everything and I know eventually buy a new bike.

Birthday Celebration :)

Well I just celebrated my 24th birthday on September 13th. I can't believe I am 24 already. I have celebrated 5 birthdays with my amazing husband and they have each been awesome. This year kind of sucked cause I had to work all day but I managed and was really glad to finally go home. When I got home and walked in my mom and his mom where sitting in the dining room to surprise me. He had the food grilling and he had his mom help him with the dishes so I didn't have to on my birthday. I got to enjoy good food with my hubby, my mom and his mom and step dad, and my brother and his fiance. My dad had to work so he couldn't be there :( . I got some good stuff, my hubby got me a charger for my ipod so I dont have to plug it into my laptop and it comes with a car charger. He also got me a DVD and a massage and pedicure from marks place. His mom and stepdad got me a manicure from marks place (so I could get the whole mani pedi massage deal lol). My mom, dad and brother got me three shirts, which I picked out and something else to come later. My hubby bought me a ice cream cake which was so good I love ice cream cake. Almost everyday since my birthday my amazing hubby has been rubbing my feet and legs while we sit on couch together watching t.v.

my birthday cake

yay I'm 24!

L-R: Beth, his stepdad, his mom, Justin my brother, my mom, me

me and Alex

my birthday cards..L-R: from my grandpa, my mom, my hubby,
my mom-in-law

The next day I remembered we didnt take a picture with
the sign he put on door lol

Unplanned Labor day weekend

Well this past Friday, September 2nd, did not going as planned. Alex was off Wednesday-Friday due to his mom and step-dad (who he working with right now) being on vacation for a relatives wedding, that we weren't able to go to. Friday he had off to was going to go feed his moms cats, and then maybe stop at some yard sales so he wasn't bored. Then make me some dinner when I got home.Well I was at work, all excited cause of the transitions going on and we losing some kids that drive me crazy. I know horrible to say. But lunch finally came and I was texting my husband and no reply so I called and again no answer. I figured well he didn't mow yesterday that what he doing. So I sat my phone aside and ate my lunch and noticed I had three missed calls. I didnt know the number so I tried calling back. It was Union hospital....my thought "oh great what going on." Well without more information the lady who answered couldn't help me. Then I noticed I had a voice mail...so I checked it, and it was Alex. New thought "oh shit what happened?" So I call back and took a chance giving them our last name and what I was hoping wasn't going to happen, they had someone checked in with that name so they transferred me to the Emergency Room department and I finally got through and my fear came true. My hubby was in the hospital. He was leaving the house headed to come see me at lunch and was going like 20-25 on his motorcycle, and a truck pulled out in front of him and he t-boned the passenger door. Again new thought :: "Holy Shit I gotta get to him I need to leave work."

I start getting really on edge, and I am like okay well I will ask to leave I am on my way are you okay. He like yeah I'm going for cat scan now so I may loose you but you don't have to come. I am like I am coming no questions asked I will go ask now and make sure they don't care. I get off phone and try to stay really calm and go ask if it okay if I leave....mind you at this time I didn't for sure know he was on the bike but I had a pretty good idea. Then I went and told the lady I work with that I was leaving and she was trying to make sure I was okay to drive the 30 minutes to the hospital. I assured her I was but secretly I wasn't sure. I called my mom cause I was worried and she talked to me til I got there. I walked in and he was still out having tests done. He came back and filled me in. He has a neck brace on and arm was all banged up. He said he hit them blacked out and woke up 10-15min later with EMT's next to him and right by bike, so he didn't go far. He saw a yellow truck or so he says, but what little he knows was told to him like who it was and all that. Well after about 5hrs of being there they decide they want to transfer him because it looked as though he could have a c7 fracture in his spine and a broken wrist.

So he left in ambulance and I took off home to get him change of clothes and my cousin got his phone and stuff out of bike and I picked up my mom and she drove me to Aultman, which is like 2min from where I work. I get there and we go back to see him. He was off getting more x-rays and cat scans and all that stuff cause he obviously hadn't had enough. Then they told him he had to stay overnight. He was uncomfortable with the neck brace on. He hadn't eaten since Thursday night and by the time he got food it just made him sick. The moving around on the bed made him motion sick, and he was just weak and sore. By 6am Saturday, no doctor had checked his arm at all but they said everything looked good in his neck, thank god. Finally 6pm we were getting to leave. But nothing new about arm, which he is really pissed at the doctor now. So we head home and the pharmacy was already closed so no pain meds for him that night.

By Sunday I went and got his meds and he was feeling a little better. We just hung around the house and I took care of him. He plans to call the officer who left his card to see about getting more information about the accident such as what he needs to do now and about the lady who hit him, and he will need to call a doctor around here for a follow up about his wrist. He really pissed about his bike not sure if it can be fixed, we finally stopped and looked at what we could of it through the gates of the towing place but he wants to go when it open I would assume. Today (monday the 5th) we had his dad my mom and dad and brother and his gf over for a bit which was fun but he said it just wasn't how he had planned it. He hoping if bike can't get fixed they have to buy him a new one, and he was worried about being off work so long but he thinks she will have to pay him for his lost wages. So we will see. I will update. Here a quick picture I took of him at Union before being transferred to Aultman.

Thanks again to everyone who showed concern, and prayed for him. I am so happy he is alright and it turned out to be nothing more than a broken wrist and a bunch of sore muscles and bruises.

Just a little work *Mainly Photos*

Well I started at the preschool May 31st, so it has been about three months. I have gotten to know many of the teachers and many of the children, even ones not in my room. My room right now is suppose to be eighteen months to two and a half. But we switching it to the Early Head Start room. So then we will have eighteen months to three years. But I have gotten to know all of them because I close, and also because during outside time and gross motor time, and if a teacher in toddler two calls off we normally sometimes combine toddler 1 and two. So here are some of my favorite pictures.

Little miss diva as she is called, she is now in our room
but will be three in October.

Love her outfits, she such a cutie.

These two are always holding hands on the playground.

Her dress fell in the toilet and this was her quick
change outfit so she could eat lunch.

He was in the infant 2 room, and my little man :)

She just getting ready to move up to the toddler 2 room

We joke he is like an old man so we made his outfit look
like an old mans.

Two Year Olds and the Zoo

Well we finally got to go on our final field trip for work. All seven kids showed up for school that day, which meant seven TWO year olds. Along with two teachers and a bus driver, who didn't walk around with us. And one parent ended up going. We went to Akron zoo and the day was nice it did get a little hot as the day went on but it was nice. We departed from the school and just hoped for the best.

They did really well for their age, and we didn't have that many problems. We stopped half way to eat some lunch. Then continued on our way. We had some issues with a few of them walking way slower than the rest wanted to and some walking while trying to looking behind them and running in to things the whole time. But other than that it was fine. They slept most way home, but that wasn't long so most didn't get a nap that day but left pretty early so it worked out. Overall a good trip to the zoo, and I will say I probably would do it again haha.

Beginning of August :: Zoo trip

So I am going to complete a few posts today starting back at the beginning of August. So the first weekend in August we planned a family trip to the zoo. It was my mom and dad, Alex and I and my brother and his girlfriend(fiance'). We took two cars and followed each other up, then stopped at a Burger King for lunch before heading to the zoo. We were excited to see the new elephant crossing they had there now. And it was a really nice day. We walked around and took a lot of pictures, we started off at the petting zoo which was fun to do.

Alex in the petting zoo.

Then my brother and his gf were given free bird feed so they got to feed some birds but we all went in with them and the room so small everyone was up close and personal with them so it was pretty neat.

Alex talking to a bird

Me hanging with a bird in the feed the bird room.

We all made sure to see the animals we wanted to see as long as the zoo had that animal there. We went to the butterfly garden and had a good time. It started to rain on us at the gift shop but stopped before we headed to the Aquarium and was completely done by the time we left there. We stopped for dinner on the way home at Wendy's and by the time we got home everyone was wore out.

Me with my mom and dad by the garden sign.

One from the butterfly garden, didn't get any good ones.

My brother and his girlfriend (fiance')

Me and Alex as meerkats

The last picture of the day, the whole group ::
L-R :: Justin, Beth, Alex, myself, Mom, Dad