Monday...We meet again!!

Monday!  We meet again…..

So excited to be back on the blog after a week away! Since I was on Spring Break from school I decided to take a blog break as well. So while I am happy to be back blogging today, I found it a little hard getting back into my regular Monday routine this morning!

I had so much fun and relaxed a bit this last week. I didn’t go on any sort of vacation, but rather had a staycation, if you will.  Hung out lots  in town with friends and spent  time with family.  

As a Catholic School teacher, I always seem to have the opposite weeks off from the public schools, and out of these two weeks, I have to say, the public schools lucked out in the weather department.  So I didn’t go back to school with the tan I had planned, but there were a few peeks of sun here and there, and in all honesty, Easter Sunday could not have been better.  Sunny and 80?!? FOR REAL!!  

Breaks are always fun...until I realize with the amount of money I’ve spent during this time, I probably could’ve went on a nice vacation after all! LOL  I didn’t shop, but I ate out quite a lot which certainly adds up!  I tried to explain to my mom that this is not her Villages...a salad and a water is not $8!  HA!  And what fun would water be anyway!?!  

One of my most fun days during the break was heading into New York City with my mom, sister and niece to see Waitress: The Musical on Broadway.  I was really excited when my sister mentioned earlier this year that she and Emily wanted to see the show.  I had seen the movie and knew that Sara Bareilles was the brainchild behind bringing it to Broadway.  I also saw the original cast’s performance on the TONY Awards last June and knew this was something I had to see.  Mom wanted to see it also, so Erin planned for us to see it while she was home for Easter and Emily was off from school for the week.

So on the Wednesday morning before Easter we took the train into the city and headed for the show. Unfortunately, it was raining when we got in but we hopped in a cab and headed toward the theatre district, so we were where we needed to be.  We had a quick lunch at a yummy Italian place, Scarlatto’s.  When you eat on Broadway they know most times you're heading to a show so they always accommodate!  We were there less than an hour but were able to enjoy a bunch of yummy apps and a glass of wine before the show.

 

At about 10 to two we entered the theatre. And it smelled divine!  The show is about Jenna, a waitress who bakes pies at a local diner, so when you walked in the whole place smelled like a delicious pie was baking.  YUM!!  I can still smell it now as I’m typing!

At two p.m. it was showtime and Sara Bareilles herself hit the stage as the main character, Jenna.  The show was fantastic.  It honestly had everything. I laughed hysterically and cried many tears, too.   The cast was incredible and I left there singing along.  Actually, I’ve been listening to the soundtrack ever since.

As I was waiting for my sister and niece to buy a souvenir at the end of the show, I filled out one of these cool guest checks!  Now a piece of me is in the lobby of the theatre.

We were lucky that the rain stopped and the sun was shining by the time the show was finished and we didn’t have to race out of there to catch a train because my brother in law picked us up and drove us home, which was huge.  Even though there was a TON of traffic, it was still better than the train.  We got to my sister's by about 7/7:30  and had a nice home-cooked meal.  We chatted about the show and our fun day together.

I would highly recommend seeing Waitress for anyone planning a trip to New York City in the future!

Have you ever seen a Broadway show?  I'd love to hear about it in the comments below!  

Now for some usual Monday Musings to close….

Nothing ruins the first day back after break more than finding out the last day of school is one day more than you thought it was gonna be….finding Reese’s Eggs in the faculty room made that blow a little better.

I found out this morning that I’m ready for my spring pants...but my spring pants aren’t ready for me!.  Thank god tomorrow it’s gonna rain….rain boots and leggings for the WIN!!

Your hair never looks as good as it does at the salon, ainright?!?

Everyday during the break, I was wide awake  at 5:30 a.m., sometimes earlier!  Today getting up at 5:30 was a struggle!!!  WTF??

The fact that May is just one week away has me doing a happy dance!  Lots of exciting things on the horizon!

If being showered and ready for bed by 6:30 is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!!

Settling in for a night with The Voice, which I’m kinda over this season!!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Monday!  Look on the bright side...it’s one day closer to the weekend!!  

Monday Musings...Back from Break!

Welcome back to another edition of Monday Musings! 

A late night post about everyone's least favorite day of the week!!

WAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!  LOL...just kidding!!  Well half kidding anyway!

Actually a little kindergartener really came in kicking and screaming today....I wanted to tell him that I felt the same way!

 It's never easy waking up on the Monday after a week off!  And this break was one for the books!!  It felt more like Easter Break than Winter Break!  The temps were comfortable and the sun was shining! I was even able to get to the beach!!

And after gathering all the receipts from the week, I'm fairly certain I spent enough money, that I could've went on a trip!  Oops!!

I must have wanted to come back to school today though, because I was up at 4 a.m.  Either that or my sugar high was wearing off.  My date to the Oscars? WINE!!I should've remembered that today was Monday and I was not actually attending the Oscars when I opened that bottle last night!

{Side note: How great was Justin Timberlake's opening?  HE WINS the night!!  And I couldn't stay up but have watched all the coverage of that HUGE mistake!}

But alas, Monday it is, so I woke up, brewed some coffee and got myself ready.  I will admit I am not LOVING my outfit today but got lots of compliments on it, so there's that.  And I left the house at 10 to 7....forgetting to put on eye makeup...so as you can imagine I looked fabulous!  And today the Kindergarteners told me my hair was sticking up all over the place! (thank you static)...gotta love them!

The kids were kinda zoned out today too, so I guess everyone was in the same boat.  There is both an upside and a downside to that.

I'm so excited Read Across America Day is this week.  I love teaching Dr. Seuss and am excited about my lessons.  BUT I'm even more excited we get to dress down on Thursday!! Being a Teacher-Librarian, I pitched the idea that we wear graphic t's on Thursday to celebrate!  He agreed!  YAY! Thinking of wearing this one!!

So that's something to look forward to!

Mondays are one of my early days.  I got home at around 4:15.  I'm not quite sure how it happened but I blinked, it was six, the Peapod guy was here delivering my groceries, and it was time for dinner!!

And tonight I had one of my regulars...quesadillas!  I was too tired to actually cook for real.  My quesadilla maker is my fave!  I did however, switch it up a little with Green Salsa.  Jalapeno Hot Green Salsa!  Whew....I have a fire in my belly!   But damn if I didn't LOVE IT!!  Totally delish!!

Oh and how could I forget?!?  My Monday got real great, real quick after finding out that I won a Giveaway on Instagram!!  Woo Hoo!  How cute is this teacher notepad!  Totally perfect for me!!  I know it was a computer-generated win, but I'll keep thinking they liked my answer about how I loved my coffee best....with Rum Chata of course!!

Thanks @huskylovingteacher & @littlebirdiepapers  Go follow them on Instagram!!

Settled in now for a night of The Voice and reading.  Still trying to get through my second TBB Book club pick, All the Missing Girls.  But I don't know how far I'll get to night..I already feel my eyes closing as I'm typing!

I hope you all had a great Monday!  Thanks for stopping by to read my late night ramblings!!

And since this is a late night post, I just wanted to mention after reading so many of the blogs today, I'm keeping some of my favorite bloggers and their sweet friend Manda in my prayers tonight!

A Monday Musings Post is Brewing....

Happy Monday Ya'll!  I'm headed back to work after a nice week off and you can bet after today, a Monday Musings post is headed your way!  Check back later tonight for that!  For now head on over to The Blended Blog for the last of our New Year Nuggets series: Me time!!  The girls have great thoughts and advice for a little bit of self care!  Check it out {here}!

Monday Musings II

Back with another edition of Monday Musings!  Recapping the good and random  in an otherwise blah day!!

Woke up early!  Quite simply because I don't sleep anymore!  But it gives me the chance to do a quick run through of social media in bed with coffee before I actually have to get up, and inevitably start running around..lol

Today my usual uniform of leggings and boots was replaced with pants and sneakers, because I'm walking home later.  I like to wear sneakers when I walk...commuter style!  So at a quarter to six, I ran my pants through the steam fresh in my dryer.  I'm not sure if my neighbors can hear this but oh well...because WARM PANTS!!  LOL

Is it weird that I do my best cleaning in the five minutes I had between being ready and waiting for my ride to come??  Because I did...and I felt good about it!

Snacks in the faculty room got me feeling like YAY!  But BOO at the same time...because I can't resist.  I should really eat breakfast.


Today was the first day of Catholic Schools Week. In our Community.  It was a quiet day with the exception of a quick assembly after lunch.  Actually it was really nice!  Prayers and songs  for reflection.  But I will say...my principal has an affinity for the funeral songs...Amazing Grace, Eagle's Wings!  Way to keep it upbeat buddy!!  But honestly, this is a fun week for us.  We are not "doing" as much as in the past, but if I can dress down twice this week...I'm happy!!  :)  Up tomorrow is Vocation Day.  Clergy and family will discuss their vacations and careers with the students.

The sun was shining today so that's always a plus and puts me in a better mood.  But it's still too cold for my blood.  A Kindergartner asked me while walking over to the assembly why I was running and sounding like I was out of breath...."Because i t's COLD CHILD!!"  I told him I was not meant for this weather...I like sunny and 80's!

Really excited for The Blended Blog's Virtual Book Club! I have been reading like a mad woman to get ready.  I even brought my book to school.  Didn't get to read much during the day but plan on getting cozy and reading awhile before bed.  I've set a goal of 100 pages a day to be able to get through it before reviewing it later in February on the blog.  There's still time to get in on the fun!!  Sign up here!

Speaking of February, it's around the corner and today my birthday (and all February birthdays)  was posted in the faculty room for all to see! Great!! I got a lot of questions about what "we" were doing from faculty friends! LOL  I told them I had plans with my sisters on that night but all were welcome to Sunday Funday on the 19th!  Not really sure what came over me!! Not a birthday celebration...just Sunday Funday!

Today I seriously considered buying myself a desktop computer!  I get so much done at my desktop computer at school.  At home it's so easy to keep the laptop shut!  Outta sight, outta mind!  But for now, I'll just have to wait!  It's just not in the budget!

 Tonight finds me with quesadillas for dinner and getting the house set for company tomorrow and for the month of February!

Some weeks I don't post a thing, some weeks I post twice in one day!  I posted all about these Cherished Teddies Keepsakes here this morning!

Love ending my day with a laugh!!  #zingoforlife

No wine tonight...I'll save that for tomorrow with my sister, but maybe a little hot chocolate while I read my book!  Looking forward to that and my bed!

Hope you all had a great Monday!

Monday Musings!

I've decided to start something new on the blog today!  I'm pretty excited...it's kinda random and will probably always post later but I'm into it.  Monday Musings is going to be a plethora of random thoughts and feelings I may have throughout the day...the dreaded Monday!  For so many Mondays are rough...for me too!  I think this might help to make them better, or at least make me laugh!  Hope you do too!!

I woke up this morning thinking, 4 day weeks feel as long as 5 day weeks!  I wouldn't mind having every Monday off!

And let's be honest...I should have been hopping outta bed!  Thanks to almost a foot of snow on Saturday, I had a pretty nice, relaxing day and weekend as a whole!  But I didn't do as much as I should have!!  Laundry went undone, beds went unmade, and the storage room might still have a sign on it that says....

But isn't that what snow days are for anyway....binge watching shows and chilling out when it so chilly outside.  I was really upset with myself though, that I didn't read more!!  And by more, I mean at all!  Starting tonight, I am reading a chapter before I go to bed, each night!  I'm not a Monday night TV watcher!!  I received two books for Christmas...I'm going to eeeeny meeeny miney moe them!


Today's Monday was especially rough thanks to the Golden Globes!  I stayed up late watching.  My sister text me that she thought they were a little bit of a mess, and I have to agree! But that's why I watch.  I enjoyed Jimmy Fallon, but would have love to see him MORE!  Did you watch? Let me know what you thought in the comments below.

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These two were one of my favorite couples of the night.  I just love that Justin and Jimmy are BFF! They make me laugh!

I've tried since the new year began to only have one cup of coffee a day, I've been pretty good at it (9 days in ha!) until today!  It's so cold I just felt I needed a cup to warm up!  My schedule didn't allow me to make one during the day so I held off! And am having a glass of wine wrapped up in a blanket as I type this to keep warm!  HA!! Wine of the lesser of the two evils...coffee at 4:30 might have very well kept me up tonight!  :)

Every Monday Morning I wake up and think to myself...."You will not have a drink tonight!, and even I know that's a lie!!
Because Monday happens, people happens and inevitably, something goes wrong.  It's Monday after all!


I'm also smelling the yummy crockpot...I made minestrone in the crockpot during the snow storm Saturday and had planned to have another meal yeasterday but that never worked out, so I thought I'd make one tonight to eat tomorrow and for the rest of the week!  Cooking it on high for for three and a half hours has it finishing 9.  So I'm looking forward to trying it....even if it's 9 o'clock!

Since it's coming on 9 o'clock, I'm going to end this first edition of Monday Musings, and wish you all a great week!  With Monday down, we are that much closer to the weekend!  Woo Hoo!  Thanks for reading all my random tonight!

Let me know how you like Monday Musings below!!!

Sweet Dreams Sweet Readers, and thanks for stopping by!

And don't forget to stop by TBB today!  We are launching a new series today, Nuggets for the New Year!  The girls are sharing their great ideas for planing and organizing in the New Year!!  Check it out here!!