Drew's Best Day Ever

Right after he got the job. Meet Mr. Self!!
His first day of school. Yes I got the size sticker off before he walked out the door :) He's wearing one of his birthday shirts!!

Drew has a JOB!! After 3 interviews at Navasota ISD, one for Pre-K & 2 for a 4th grade position, he was offered a job!! As of 9/8/09 Mr. Self is a 4th grade reading/social studies teacher at Navasota Intermediate. He could not be happier, & neither could I. He said it's like a weight had been lifted & life got easier right away. Of course I screamed, cried & did the happy dance. It is amazing to see him so happy. Now we are trying to get him ready to replace the lady who was in the job & convert her ways & classroom to HIS. He loves the kids & always has a great story when he gets home. This week the class is his by himself & he is on cloud 9. His only complaint is his feet hurt from standing all day long, but we'll get him some better shoes & he'll get used to it. The students seem to love Mr. Self & he has already picked out a couple of kids that he thinks will be his biggest challenge & hopefully reward. It is awesome to hear him talk about the kids as his & the ways he wants to help them personally as well as in the classroom. He is going to be a fabulous teacher!! As I posted on facebook, it's amazing when God's answer to your prayers is a YES!

The Big 2-7

The only boy in the world who doesn't like cake!! He loves pie though :)
He also loves searsucker. Wierdo

How do I look?

My Dork

Ugh, put this on your blog!

Happy :)

So Wednesday September 2 was Drew's birthday!! Yeah for 27. He keeps saying he's soo old he's practically 30 & I just laugh! :) We had a really great birthday day for him. He had an interview that day & then we had a special date night. Dinner, a movie at the theatre, then some major jonzn & another movie at home. It was a quiet perfect night for the two of us. He didn't get to see his Nanny for his annual birthday apple pie so I made do with two slices of apple pie from Must Be Heaven in Bryan. He loved the pie but he was right, it just wasn't Nanny's. Here are some pics from his birthday night. Since we knew he would be hired soon we got him lots of clothes & his big gift was a black ostrich belt to go with his wedding boots. I love you Drew! Happy Birthday!!

My new wheels

My new ride :)

All it needs now is a grill guard!
i requested the new Texas license plates

I was doing soo good at this blogging & then, nothing!! Okay, so I am back with lots of updates. First, I have a new CAR!! I know yea, new cars!! But also, jeez, bad timing!! Just what I need while still planning & paying for wedding stuff & going into a new financial situation with the fiance. Our big plan was for Drew to get a new car first, after about 6 months because he needs one worse then me. His truck seems to always have something that is about to go wrong & he just doesn't trust it anymore. Well, so much for plans! On my way down to Sinton 8/28 to get some last minute wedding stuff done, my car started acting funny in about Goliad. It sounded like it was really struggling when I pushed the gas & wasn't accelerating the way it should be. Well, it got me all the way to the HS where my mom/brother were & then when I passed up a parking spot, it wouldn't reverse. Then it wouldn't go forward. I turned it off, said a prayer & then was able to get it to drive into a space next to my mom. Well, that was it for her! We got her to Joe's & he confirmed every one's suspicion, transmission completely gone. Well our options were 1. get a new transmission that they could only guarantee for another 2 years or get new. After two years, my car would be 9 years old, & they said it wasn't worth it. So, me & mom went car shopping!! I LOVED my escape & all I wanted was a new one. She was a GREAT car who deserved to go out better than that! That was the only time I'd ever had anything wrong with her, in 7 years!! Sad for my red escape, but I have to admit the new one is SWEET!! It is black w/ black leather interior, has a sync package, sports package & ambient lighting (random I know). For some reason, this one seems more like a he to me. It smells amazing & makes me want to keep this one clean!!