The Last Song

While Jim was out of town with business this past weekend, I found myself captured in a wonderful book... The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks.

I read the whole book this weekend! I thought it was a great book! I must have perfect timing too, because the movie comes out tomorrow...(side note: do all movies release on Wednesdays? I thought this was an odd day to release...)

Anyway, now that the book is read, I am on a mission to see the movie. With Spring Break next week I am sure I can find time to squeeze it in!

(photo taken from google images)

Let it Snow!!

We had a snow storm push through Louisville last night into this morning. As always, I love a good snow day, but especially today since I had been feeling under the weather I was thankful for a day off. It was a great day to stay in and curl up under the blankets. While Jim and I LOVE sledding, we didn't get to go today. Jim was busy with work stuff and I was... well, you know, curled up under a blanket!

Jim did get out for a while to shovel the driveway...probably not his idea of playing in the snow!! :o) Champ also got out for a little while and he sure loved it. I snapped a quick video of him outside. I am convinced he would stay out there and eat the snow all day! ha! I wonder why he likes it so much?!?

**You might want to turn down the volume on you computer... Jim is shoveling in the background and it is SUPER loud... who knew shoveling could be so noisy?!?**



By the way, that yellow blob next to Champ is his tennis ball, which he absolutely LOVES...but as you can see he LOVES the snow much more!

Word on the streets (whatever that means, since streets can't talk) is that all the snow/slush will freeze into ice tonight and through tomorrow morning, so we will see if one snow day turns into two!

Christmas in North Carolina

We had an awesome visit in North Carolina with Jim's family. We love spending time with them and can't wait to see them all again!!! We had fun shopping, visiting, playing Balderdash (if you haven't played it, you should!) and of course loving on our nephew Drew!



**the guys hanging out**



**Drew trying on my Uggs (haha)**



**playing with some toys**

Merry Christmas!!!

Tonight Jim and I celebrated Christmas with my family. We had a great evening. We went to the Christmas Eve service at Highview and then we and ate an AWESOME supper at Morton's. I think we have made a new tradition!!! :o) It was sooooo yummy! We then headed home to open some great gifts. We are so blessed to have awesome people in our lives to share special times with! We had a great evening and made some awesome memories!!!

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Merry Christmas to all! and I hope one of us wins!

Go Cards!!!

We got to go to the U of L basketball game tonight with my mom and Kenny! We had a great time and are thankful the Cards pulled out a win!

(and please excuse the slight double chin I am sporting... diet time is coming...but not before Christmas! ha! on the other hand...Jim has done awesome being self-disciplines and has been working out and losing weight!!! :o) )

I'm Back!!!! (but not in the Poltergeist kind of way...)

Okay, so it has been a ridiculously long time since I last blogged... and yes, I am going to give the "we have been really busy" excuse... because, well...we have been really busy!

I am now finished with my Rank I, which in Kentucky is the highest level of pay you can receive (besides having a doctorate) for teaching. Basically it means you have completed 30 graduate level hours above your masters degree. So I am thrilled to have that behind me...although I am not quite finished with school, I still have 3 classes left until the degree I am working on is complete. I will be finished in May!!!

I am also coaching cheerleading at Whitefield Academy and that has also kept me super busy.

Jim is busy working and helping coach U of L cheerleading (which of course is near and dear to our hearts!!! Go CARDS!)

Over all, we are thrilled the Christmas season is here... not only so we can reflect and be so very thankful for our Savior's birth, but also to have a week or so of relaxation!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!!