Sunday, September 24, 2006

see ya weight watchers...

jasen and i have been doing really well on our diet. we "slightly" fell off the wagon in seattle, but overall we have done well. we have been spending a little more money to buy more natural, organic groceries...we try and stay away from fast, overly processed foods...and cook more at home or find a healthy alternative...

until this little beauty stepped into our lives...we may have made a 180 in the wrong direction...but oh man...it is good.



tomorrow is another day. yeah...i'll eat baby carrots tomorrow.

Monday, September 18, 2006

waking up with the ashdowns...and a few more.

how much better could the day begin?




the more the merrier!

Saturday, September 16, 2006

gone but not forgotten...

here is my version of seattle...what an amazing husband i have.


jasen said looking at this picture reminds him that he has a crush on me...


so pike's place may be a tourist trap...but it is still my favorite part of seattle. especially for the organic dried fruits found at simply the best (i will let you know the website if you are interested) next to the fish fly.




not as good as nikki's but hey it will do.


look i do read!



thanks jeff and stacey for making our trip so special!


and for the smokin' dessert!

Saturday, September 02, 2006

blah, blah, busy.

so this was the first time i was able to check bloglines in a long while. it's overwhelming when there are so many to read and catch up on. i have to admit...if they are too long...i just skimmed it. actually i usually do that. sorry. last year at work i was able to be on the internet all the time and have the time to read the blogs in entirity, now i don't even sit down.

things are going well so far. my class has been great, no major problems yet. the school its self is WAY different than i am used to. but i think i can hang in there.

today was the first day of my 3 day weekend. we slept in until 10. i didn't think i was able to do that anymore. but it was nice. and well deserved. i would like to say i took the whole day off, but i did manage to work a little tonight. it never ends.

i'm moving on to week three of my graduate classes. our school offered an independent school cohort through the university of houston. basically, about 20 private school teachers get together to form a class for graduate work. my school will cover most of my tuition, so i really couldn't resist. what made the deal even sweeter, our classes are meeting on our campus. so every wednesday night i walk downstairs to graduate school from 4:30-8:30. not too bad.

my classes:

differentiating instruction for diverse learners
and
teaching mathematics in the elementary grades

so when it is all said and done, i will have a masters in education.

nice.

in other news...jasen and i have been on weight watchers for about 6 weeks now. i've lost about 6 pounds (won't tell you from where) and he has lost 60. nah, not that much but still way more than me.

oh well.

we are going on our surprise trip next weekend. i can't believe we've been married for a year already.

and lastly...

sweet band...you should listen.



.:: au revoir simone ::.

enjoy!