CAN I GO HOME!!

My students are driving me crazy!! At least my fifth hour is - what is up with them today..

Thats all. I just had to vent - back to the battlefield now..

Halloween weekend.....

Wow - what a weekend.. Happy Halloween everybody! I should start off by saying that.. Though, most people have celebrated halloween already by today. I think most of the Halloween celebrations occured over the weekend. I know that we had trick or treating on Saturday (the day of our big halloween party).. We were giving out candy with the guys downstairs - since we were having a party.. Well, we ran out - the guys made a girl cry because of it, and then Renee went running down the street after to because we all felt bad..(we gave her a piece of Justin's candy). The halloween party was fun - I drank a little too much. The reality is that I didnt really drink that much - i just mixed stuff and havent drank in quite a while - the combination knocked me on my ass.. Jagerbombs, shots of JackDaniels, beer.. It was a halloween party. .Which means costumes. We had some really good ones - I would explain, but I will just post pictures - hopefully tomorrow. But, man - some made me laugh. The people just made me laugh - a lot of people that I didnt know and many, many that I did know.

On Sunday I had to work - only from 8-noon. So, it wasnt half that bad. Plus, it was with Grant - and I dont mind working wit Grant.. We can hold a conversation and that is a good thing. Otherwise, I did a shitload of laundry.. Steve and I watched 11:14. Its a new movie.. VERY WEIRD - But, I thought it was good - it kinda reminds me of Memento in a way. You have to follow it pretty closely..

Hopefully, I will get pictures from the halloween party posted tomorrow!! Come back and visit often!

Harvest Focus Day Pics..

Tamara and Byron

Our students painting pumpkins

Reina

Carla, Mark, Lafaynia, Yolanda making caramel apples

Danielle, Stacy(4 months pregnant) and Justine

Mike Lee

For those of you that actually know me, you probably know the story on Mike Lee. For those of you who dont know me - I dont really know how to explain it. But, I started thinking about Mike again the other day. I was taking a shower and decided to listen to one of my TH CD's and starting thinking back onto the Mike Lee days.

You see, Mike used to play keyboards for a country singer (TH)- that is how I met him. The first time I ever talked to him - my friends and I introduced him to deep fried Cheese curds.. (how he had never had one was beyond me). After that, when I would attend one of the TH concerts, we would talk - and it eventually grew into a friendship.. At least I would say that... I remember so many conversations, stories from those years: Blowing up pictures for him to give to his family, random conversations about just normal stuff, the Mike Lee fan club, bi-monthly/monthly e-mail updates on how he was doing (when he would be home and not on the road).

It got to the point where I was traveling to see TH perform. I think the farthest I went was probably 12 hours just for a few concerts... People thought I was crazy, but I did this quite often. I was in college and thought nothing of it... i had the time and people to go with me - why not make the trips.

But, then Mike Lee quit TH's band - he met a girl, got married and had a baby.. I remember the concert where I found out he was leaving the band - and that he was going to be a daddy.. It was exciting to hear the news, but at the same time disappointing to realize i would no longer be seeing/talking to Mike on a fairly regular basis. My friends used to tell me that I wasnt going to the concerts to see TH perform - but that I was going to see Mike... I always blew it off and told them no. The truth is, in the beginning I was going to see TH.. But, as time went on, I was going to the shows to see Mike... This realization hit me once Mike quit the band... The urge to go to the TH concert wasnt there anymore. Sure, I went to a few more - but didnt travel more than a few hours. Without Mike on stage making faces and coming out to chat with me afterwards, it just wasnt the same. I was going to shows to see Mike, the keyboard player, and not the main singer.

About a year later, I went down to Texas to visit my brother. I had known that Mike was playing in a club around the Dallas area with a local band. So, when I made the trip to see my brother, I made sure I was able to hit the club he played at.. We got there, and I saw him, and got to chat with him again - see a picture of the baby.. and just catch up a bit... It was a great ending..

I still think about Mike Lee... Whenever TH comes on the radio or I play one of his CD's or I am putzing around on my keyboard, I cant help but have a flashback to the days and conversations of Mike Lee. I am currently trying to find a time to make a trip back down to TX to see my brother - and trying to decide if I want to stop by and say hi to Mike again..

Hannah and I

Okay, this is from Christmas, but I thought I would post it anyways. This is my Hannie and I.. we dont see each other that often, but I was thinking about her, and decided to post us on here..

This is Zoey (my puppy)

Just thought I would put up some pics of my puppy (she is almost 4 months old now).. They are from when we first got her. So, she is a little bigger now, but not much.. The other dog is our full grown Miniature Pinscher - and he is only 12 pounds..

Updates and Pictures..

I just thought I would finally put up some pictures from this summer (finally). At least some from our trup to South Dakota...

This is Steve and I in South Dakota - you cant really tell, but it is....