Not feeling so 22...

I attempted to act like I was 22 again and this is how I feel...

Having a 3 day weekend = DEBAUCHERY apparently!  Friday night started pretty calm as I prepared for Sister's 33rd birthday party!  Just Sister, Jaxen, Mike, and I eating pizza, ice cream cake and watching Criminal Minds and I was home, in bed, by midnight! 

Happy Birthday Sister!

Saturday we all went to the beach as a little family...still calm right? 

Not ready for a full body shot, LOL

Has no problem playing by himself <3

 

 

 

Saturday around 4:00 pm is when I let loose finally!  My freind's wedding reception was this weekend and it just happened to be at Cobb's Landing, same owners as Tiki.  So naturally all of us that were off deciding to go to Tiki an hour before the reception and drink!  Still not sure why people that work in the restuarant industry find it appealing to hang out at that restaurant on their day off...but it happens! I believe I ate 6 crackers all day...so thought is was a good idea to drink vodka!  As you can imagine after two drinks I was feeling great!  We headed to Cobb's a little after 5:00 and continued to drink, eat a little, and DANCE!  I had so much fun!

A little Instgram editing

 

Turning point...

 

 

I believe I spent the night drinking, dancing, and taking pictures! After the reception was the after party...and this is how the night ended!

Kim and I

 



Yes, we stole this many Andes from the reception!

Sunday my feet didn't hit the ground until noon and I felt terrible!  I finally got out of bed and went to Arby's and somehow managed to spend $15.  I also decided it was a good idea to sync my new phone to iTunes and lost ALL photos from the entire week.  Which is why I had to steal all my pics from facebook! I also do not feel like cropping the black bars out...SORRY :(  I was so mad I just went back to bed and returned to recovery mode!

Monday I felt like a brand new person and headed to Palm Beach!  My friend Mandy and I seriously went to kayak...but ended up just hitting the beach.  

MacArthur Beach

Island Drop Martini

SAMPLER

 

Who would of thought Yard House for dinner and drinks sounded appealing after Saturday?!?!

Tomorrow I give my 6th graders what they have all been waiting for - their SCIENCE FINAL EXAM!  8 more days of school left!

~Heather

Adventures in the Fort!

Pretty exciting week!  I went kayaking for the first time...in the dark!  I had Professional Development Friday night for Science on Bioluminescence!  It started at 6:00 pm at the Navy Seal Museum in Fort Pierce and last until 10:00 pm.  Dr. Edith Widder spoke to use for about an hour and a half about Bioluminescence species found in the deep ocean!  She is a biologist and deep-sea explorer who helps design and invent new submersible equipment used by the U.S. Navy to keep submarines hidden from above.  Her stories, pictures, and videos were incredible!  She then showed us how to use bioluminescence in our classroom using glow sticks! I can't believe I have lived here for almost 7 years and NEVER visited the Fort Pierce Navy Seal Museum...which just happens to be RIGHT next to the beach I go to frequently!  Not only did I have a fantastic time...I got paid to do this! 

 

Checking out the goods!

Dr. Eddith Widder

 

Before kayaking

 

 

I look calm :)

 

Over the weekend I worked, of course, and on Sunday I decided to buy a new phone.  I was notified a couple weeks ago for my upgrade and I have been debating the iPhone 4/5 and splurged for the 5!  I spent about and hour getting it set up and I am still finding new stuff on it!  I had the iPhone 3 so you can imagine my excitment when I could get a connection to the internet in less than 2 seconds!  My old phone made me want to throat punch the general public on a daily basis!

 

Later I went shopping with Sister!  Our friend and old manager at Tiki, Christine, is having her reception this Saturday so naturally we need outfits!  Sister got a cute dress at Motherhood and she dressed me like a Barbie doll for awhile at Francessca's Collection.  If you don't know the store...it is amazing and affordable!  Super pumped for a night out while being dressed up...not to mention a Saturday off from Tiki!  Here's to hoping I find the man of my dreams this weekend or just a hot guy to look at for the night :)

 

Monday was a very special day at school.  Our students have been learning about the Holocaust in Social Studies.  Alex Moskovic, a survivor of Buchenwald 66, came to our school to share his stories!  Last year Alex came and spoke to the students but this year was different because he showed his documentary Kinderblock 66 - Return to Buchenwald.  The students then did a Q & A with Alex and presented him with new polo shirts which Alex loves.  The documentary was 120 minutes following four different survivors:  2 from Isreal, 1 from Germany, and Alex who lives here in Florida.  The documentary was both informative and extremely emotional.  I was impressed as I watched the students sit it silence reading subtitles of stories of four young boys being imprisoned by the Nazis in the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp. 

 

I will NEVER forget the images shown or the personal stories of these four brave men.  The following quote came from one of the survivors and I totally choked up as tears ran down his cheek as he spoke these words:

 

(his) Wife:  "How come you never complain about the cooking"

         Survivor:  "Nothing is as bad as the food in Auschwitz."

 

The main focus toward the end of the documentary was on Antonin Kalina, the head of the block, who was personally responsible for saving 904 boy in Buchenwald.   Alex ended the presentation by tying it to bullying and I truly believe the kids were moved by his words.  See you next year, Alex!

 

Mr. Hibbard and his friend Alex Moskovic

 



Mrs. Maxon, Mr. Moskovic, and I

 

~Heather

 

WORK, WORK, WORK

Super busy this past week!  Thursday night I went to dinner with Sister, Mike, Jaxen, and Lloyd at 12A Buoy!  Had a couple drinks and some lobster mac n cheese!!!  I haven't been out to dinner in awhile and it was nice hanging out with the fam :)

Friday I was at IRSC all day for a Clinical Education training and to my surprise it was actually a good time!  It began like any other professional development..."stand up and tell everyone something about yourself"and I thought "great this is going to SUCK!"  There were mostly teachers from Okeechobee county at this training but I eneded up sitting next to the sweetest K teacher ever!  She was so nice and kept saying "I can't believe you teach 6th graders!"  Right lady, and I can't believe ANYONE would EVER want to teach Kindergarten, LOL!  Anyway we sat around talking about teaching, and what it means to be a "good teacher" and watching videos of good teaching, and how to mentor other teachers, and .... you get the point!  After careful calculation I think the training lasted 6 hours and at the end of the class I walked out with a 12 hours completion certificate...I'll take it!  So now I can officially mentor student teachers and have them observe me this fall. 

Friday night I worked the Tiki tent.  It was the captain's meeting for the Fishing Frenzy tournament and Friday Fest...so it was busy! 

Kim and I hardly working

Just a couple dolphin slaughtered!

Saturday I worked my normal double and ended up bartending and having a section as well.  Needless to say it was a hot mess and I wanted to throat punch EVERYONE in the place.  Oh and it was prom for one of the high schools around here and they wanted reservations...ummmm NO!  I ended up working open to close and was exhausted.  So I thought is was a good idea to have a cocktail with some co-workers after and seriously could have fallen asleep at the bar.  Sunday was round 3 at Tiki for Mother's Day :(  My last table was of course, THAT TABLE!  You know, the one that orders drinks...then apps...then the kids' food...then the adult meals....now the kids are crazy....so let's get dessert!  UGHHHH I didn't leave until 6 pm!  As I clocked out I saw 26 hours and thought "I am going to have a case of the Mondays tomorrow!" 

I have offically started the countdown to summer vacation - 15 school days!  So the next three weeks I will be cramming review in for my Science Final while being interrupted by 100 different school functions planned.  Today's interruption was Multicultural Fair!  This is a fair where 300 6th graders run around acting like lunatics while eating foods from different cultures...1 hour of hell for teachers.  I am pretty sure there will be no follow up activity and if you were to ask any of the students they would have no idea why they were there - SUCCESS!



150 more students are on the way :)

 

~Heather

No tea, no shade

I am going to have another nephew!  Sister found out she is having a boy Tuesday and I got to be the photographer...Jaxen wasn't as excited!

The yard is coming along great!  I have to do the mulch still but that motivation has yet to come.  Tuesday my sister and Jamie helped plant and I love it!



Everything is planted!



Pink Hibiscus

 

Yellow Hibiscus



Another adult thing I did this week was buy a new garage door opener...that hasn't been working for about 5 months!  Pretty excited for the installation and thankful Mike (Sister's fiance) is doing this for me!

Sunday I tried to "fix" my lawn mower because my lawn was starting to look like a scene from Lost!  No luck...so I went to the beach :)



Building sand castles



BEAUTIFUL



Monday night I went to the St. Lucie Met vs Daytona Cubs game with a couple friends and their army of nuggets!  These are the same ladies I went to Disney Live with...Sister, Kim, and Tracy!  At some point we all worked at Tiki together...although sadly, I am the only one still there :( 



Jaxen and Cayden

 

The whole gang!

 

It's Teacher Appreciation Week!  This means we get free food at school.  Monday there was a candy buffet set up in the production room...cheesecake, brownies, jelly bellies, M&Ms, etc!  Thank goodness the teacher next door is a health nut so I had him fill up his plate for me!  Tuesday we had breakfast from Berry Fresh Cafe and I took everyone's $5 off coupon...they have great mimosas!  I came home to a nice surprise as well...the roomie mowed the lawn!  I guess the mower is fixed, LOL!  Hoping the week continues to be great!



I am totally obsessed with the BRAVO network!  I really think I could cancel cable and just watch BRAVO on the computer.  Andy Cohen is a genius!  I love all the Real Housewives series especially Real Housewives of Orange County!  My newest guilty pleasure is Married to Medicine.  If you haven't seen it...it is basically women who our doctors of some sort or women that are married to doctors...fighting!  Quad is my favorite for her one liners...especially VERY BUSY (ver-ee biz-ee) which is what I say all the time! 

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fKFamS7Uqg


~Heather