Surprise!

I knew last night Mr. L was going to cook dinner for me. He asked if he could, & who was I to tell him no? :) I knew we were going to have our favorite salmon & potatoes with salad. He wouldn't let me help at all! I sat at the table & would watch & talk to him & would occasionally do some dishes. Well, there were some nice stargazer lilies on the table that he bought...he bought me a bottle of wine that I was sipping on...and the meal was wonderful, of course. After dinner he took off to a back bedroom & told me I couldn't go back there, I could only stay on the couch and...(get this)...WATCH TV. Wow. I will never argue with that! :) Before going back to the bedroom, behind closed doors, he put dessert in the oven, which he told me to not peek on as well. Wow.

If you know me, you know I love desserts. I have a major sweet tooth! Finally the time had come. I had to close my eyes as I walked into the kitchen. Here's the scenario:
*there was a paper table cloth on the table - it had 'casino' & red & black on it with dice & cards & dollar signs
*there was an apple crisp pie sitting in front of my place on the table
*there was a card that said 'to my miss'

So I realize what kind of pie it is & get really excited. He & I went to a restaurant a few weeks ago & I offered to share my dessert with him (an apple crisp) & it was so good I ate it all! He ate the ice cream & didn't get 1 bite of the apple crisp (I did offer him one - 2 times!). :) Then I open my card & see there is a robot on the front. So I start singing "Mr. Roboto" & doing my great robot dance. Then I open the card & sure enough - that is the song that is playing in the card! lol The card is a Happy Birthday card. Interesting, since my birthday is in February. I wasn't sure if he was making up for my last birthday, where we didn't do anything since we were broken up...or it was an early birthday card. Whatever...I was rollin' with it!

Then it was time to open the present. Inside this huge gift bag was a purple box. I open it & see shreds of tissue paper in it. I actually asked him if a kitten was in it! At the bottom of the box is a piece of paper. I thought to myself "aww how sweet! He got me a gift certificate for a massage!" Nope - it was an itinerary from American Airlines - he & I are going to the greatest city in the world....for Halloween! Everyone that knows me knows I love Vegas. & Mr. L's favorite holiday is Halloween. So, we are leaving for Vegas on the 30th of October (Thurs) & will come back on that Sunday. I can't wait! I'm really excited! We are staying at New York, New York (his favorite city in the world, I think!) & are going to see KA that Thurs. night. Friday will be Halloween, so we will find a Halloween party to go to. He's mentioned going to Rain or Ghostbar in the Palms, but that hasn't been decided yet. I guess today he & I will be looking for Halloween costumes! What does one wear to a Halloween party in VEGAS?!?! I can't wait... So...this will be the best birthday and Christmas gift ever!

It's Been a Long Time

Where do I start? What do I talk about? I am in the 4th week of school. On the first day I kept 3 boys after the bell, from my first class of the year (!), to give them a 'talkin' to' & to tell them I was starting a discipline sheet on them, & this was their warning! I gave out a detention the next week (can you imagine getting a detention the 2nd week of school?!). Last Friday a boy told me to shut up as he was walking out of my classroom (b/c I had already told him to get his things & get out after he threw a temper tantrum for not liking his seat in the new seating chart). Seriously though, so far anyway, this group of 7th graders seem ok. There are about 5-8 students I could do without. Yes, it's still early in the year, but that's what I'm sticking with, for now. I pray for myself that I can remain as calm throughout the year in tough situations as I did when the boy told me to shut up.

Olga, my student from last year, has been released from the hospital. There has been 2 good matches found on the international database for her. They are in the process of checking to see if these people are still able to donate bone marrow. I hope it works out for her! I pray that it works out for Olga & the match they've found will work in her body.

Scotty, my brother-in-law, is currently in New Jersey, training & getting ready to leave for Afghanistan. He's been there once already, a few years ago. He reinlisted about 1.5 years ago. He will fly out for Afghanistan at the beginning of January. I pray he comes home safely & I of course pray for Kimmie as she learns to live alone, with their 4 (!) cats.

I'm excited to see the season finale of Big Brother tomorrow night! I hope that Dan wins (what do you think, Lindley?). I'm really loving the new 90210 (of course it can't be as great as the original but I still like it!). Gossip Girl is freakin' awesome. I still love The Hills & sometimes wear black nail polish. You can thank L.C. for showing me that it's cool to do that sometimes. After all that, even MORE shows start in a week (or is it 2 weeks?).

Currently my dad & Mr. L are at the Cowboys game together. That's kind of cool. I know they are having fun. They are major fans. (Are you jealous, Bethy?). :) Me, I barely know who they are talking about when they say "Cowboy game".

So...I've had a long day & it's only Monday & I have a long week ahead of me so I'm going to close this out & start getting ready for bed. It's 9:20, after all! :)

Once I get back in the swing of things I will write more often.

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