Valentine Pics

Natalie went home yesterday after a really fun weekend. Other than going wine-tasting in Temecula on Friday (which was super fun as usual), we didn't really do anything big - just hung out and relaxed all weekend, which was really nice. We did a little shopping, went to see a movie (Taken - it was really good), ate way too much food, and that's about it! Sadly I forgot to bring my camera to Temecula, so no pictures from that, but I did manage to snap a few on Valentine's Day.

Roses from my sweetie :)












Cookies & Chocolate-Covered Strawberries









Natalie sippin' on a little bubbly








Sean cooking yummy steaks

And last but not least...
little Lexi girl :)

Happy (early) Valentine's Day!

I'm taking a break from some "iteachTexas" reading to give a quick update on the happenings here in the life of the Stewarts. Today is a pretty good day so far (other than the fact that I'm feeling the beginnings of a headache after doing all this reading)....I had a dentist appt. at 8am and got a good report - they said I have a "great set of teeth and excellent oral hygiene." I was very happy to hear this because, between you and me, I haven't been flossing nearly as often as I should....I mean probably like once every couple weeks if that....very bad, I know, and I'm trying to get better about that, but the dentist didn't give me much motivation today. At least I'm really thorough when I brush my teeth - I guess that's what saves me. Anyway, now I'm doing some iteachTexas work and then I'm going to vacuum, sweep, mop and dust....woohoo. At least I did all the bathrooms yesterday since that's my least favorite part of cleaning. THEN, I'm going to make Valentine cookies - YAY :)! Then Sean and I are going out for an early Valentine's dinner. Tomorrow at 11:30 Natalie (Sean's sister) is coming since she has a 4-day weekend...I'm so excited - we have lots of fun together and she has become like a real sister (not just "sister-in-law") to me. We're going to go to Temecula to visit the wineries that we joined the wine clubs at when we went together this past Summer. Going to Temecula is one of my absolute favorite things to do, wine tasting is so fun and all the wineries have such a fun atmosphere. Well I guess that's about all that's going on around here for now. I'll post pictures from the weekend in a few days. Happy Valentine's Day!!! XOXO

catch up

So I have definitely been neglecting the ol' blog the past week or so. I guess it's just that not very much has happened that I have felt compelled to write about. So I guess I'll give a little update of the happenings of the past week to catch up my readers...all 3 of them. :)

Last Friday I taught 4th and 5th graders at my favorite school here...it's a little private school and the kids are so good it's amazing. It reinforced my desire to teach that age (3rd - 5th grade, but preferably 4th) permanently. Then Sean and I went out for margaritas and mmm they were yummy.

Saturday we had some people coming to look at the house in the morning, then that afternoon we went out and played some tennis. We hadn't played in a really long time, but I guess the Australian Open inspired me so I convinced Sean to come play a match with me. It was a hard-fought battle, but alas I emerged victorious :).

Sunday was the Super Bowl....it turned out to be a really good game, but such a disappointing outcome (we were really pulling for Kurt Warner and the Cardinals). BTW, the episode of The Office afterwards was hilarious. "BOOM, roasted." haha

Tuesday I ran some errands and stopped by White Magnolia to visit with Betty, my old boss there. It was nice catching up with her...hopefully we will be able to get together one last time before we move.

Wednesday we watched the A&M basketball game against OU which was a heartbreaker...we came so close to upsetting OU (which is #2 in the country), but we just let it slip right through our fingers at the end. Those Aggies are always breakin' my heart...oh well, I think we are supposed to have a great baseball season....still not completely writing off basketball yet though :). And football, ohhh football...you break my heart the worst of them all. But it's okay, I think next year is our year (that's always what I think)...we will be AWESOME! Yeah!

Yesterday I went to 2 classes at 24 hour fitness...sounds pretty hardcore of me but it's not. I had never done yoga before and I'm pretty flexible so I like stretching, so I decided I'd give it a try and see what all the hype is about...well it was okaay but I just didn't feel like it gave me a workout at all. Maybe I wasn't doing it right. And hot yoga is probably a much better workout because I've heard you sweat a lot, but it seems like that would be so uncomfortable...nevertheless, I'm sure I will try it someday - I have not given up on yoga altogether just yet. So then I went to my regular camp24 class that I really like with my friend Loren. I hadn't seen her in a while so it was really good to catch up with her.

Today I need to do some more reading for my teaching certification work and we talked about going to the Buick Open at Torrey Pines, but it's all rainy and yucky around here (so rare for San Diego) so I'm not sure if we're still going to do that or not. OH and this weekend sometime I am definitely watching "He's Just Not That Into You"....it looks so good. Well that's about all that's going on around here for now.

Oh and here's a birthday shout-out to my Mom whose 46th birthday is today....Happy Birthday Momsie!!! I love you! She and my Dad are celebrating in Vegas...luckyyy.

Until next time....love to all, xoxo.