Griz Morning... well... afternoon! I just love saying Griz morning. While Russ is freezing in the stadium I am snuggled up at home watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets... with a cup of coffee... and blogging. Love it! As I teacher, I have really come to appreciate my Saturdays. I love sleeping in and getting out of bed at about 11/noon and lounging around in my pj's until I feel like getting ready for the day. I am really going to take advantage of it because this upcoming week is Holiday Program Practice week.... for all grades! Yow-sa!! It will be the typical hectic-ness off ALL school holiday programs, so let the pre-pampering begin! To top that off, I made $41 in sales in my Mary Kay business... with hardly doing any thing at all!
Today is my Aunt Nanci's birthday! Happy birthday, Nanci! Love you!!! I talked to my Mom on facebook a little while ago and she was off to Nanci's birthday celebration. I wish I could be there! We are hoping to make it home for my brother's birthday/New Years. We are so excited, and really really wanting it to work out. A nice country New Years sounds so relaxing and well needed.
Just recently I started a website for my photography. I've always had what I like to call a small passion for photography, and it has been growing little by little over time. Google has great web site layouts for this. I know I have talked about her a lot, but one of my friends has inspired me with her photography, Krysty Kay Whisman. She taken portraits for me off and on through out college. She also did our engagement photos and did a fantastic job on our wedding photos. I posted a couple of our engagement photos earlier in this blog, and all of them are on facebook. So, if you are looking for a photographer for a special event, she is your girl!!
I feel that I really noticed this passion was when I took pictures for my cousin Cassie's wedding last summer. She got married in a beautiful park in Pullman WA on a nice summer day in August. I have always loved taking pictures, but never really trying to catch any thing, it was just fun to have a small point-and-shoot digital camera with photos that you could see instantly. I up loaded them on to a photo editing website and once I did just a little bit of editing, just to enhance them, I loved how they came to life. It was really neat to see how my random shots came out great and captured the memories better than I expected. As soon as the web site is ready I will post the link on here so you can check it out.
Have a Griz day!
R&J
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
This week was crazy! I am just so thankful that it is Friday. I'm looking forward to the week end of getting caught up and relaxing... or would the two together be an oxymoron? Hmmmm.... Well, to end the week, after Russ gets off work we will be going out with some friends for a very late dinner. He got called in for a three hour shift, so I thought it would be a fun way to end a long week. We have a photo session this weekend so we can add some photos in with our Christmas letter. Yup, I'm writing a Christmas letter. :-) It should be good!
I am really excited to get photos taken again, after our wedding. I know wedding pictures will make great Christmas cards, but I wanted something extra. The same wonderful photographer, Krysty Kay Whisman will be taking the photos this Sunday. :-) I'm so excited!! In case you haven't had the wonderful opportunity to look at her photography, here is a taste!
Krysty Kay Photography:
She is fantastic!! I will post the photos soon. :-) Enjoy your week end, everyone!
~R&J
I am really excited to get photos taken again, after our wedding. I know wedding pictures will make great Christmas cards, but I wanted something extra. The same wonderful photographer, Krysty Kay Whisman will be taking the photos this Sunday. :-) I'm so excited!! In case you haven't had the wonderful opportunity to look at her photography, here is a taste!
Krysty Kay Photography:
She is fantastic!! I will post the photos soon. :-) Enjoy your week end, everyone!
~R&J
Monday, November 28, 2011
Brick Wall....
Hello blog readers....
Today kind of felt like a brick wall hit me... in a way. I hate that feeling after a long break, and you get back to school thinking in your head that everything was going to be smooth, but it wasn't. Yes sir, it was not. Thankfully my music class went well.... I hope am getting through to my students.... am I? That is another uncomfortable feeling felt by many 1st year teachers. Am I really getting through to them?
The break was nice, but I am already ready for Christmas! October and November flew by... I'm still trying to figure out where they went...
To say that it is almost December, 2011 is a little weird.
I am so excited to get things rolling for the holiday season! My Mary Kay business will take off with the amazing offers that I have going on. Just to give a little glimpse into my business... I sold make up over facebook just by mentioning to a friend about the amazing mascara we have... and once again the amazing deal of get $100 in free product from my Sales Director by sharing your facial with 3 people I don't know and who do not have a consultant. You will get your free product once I see 30 faces in a month. Cool huh? I will put up the whole spiel soon. :) Yes, super excited!
The Griz are in full swing for the play offs. They had their buy week last week and this week end is their first play off game. Russ doesn't have marching band rehearsal any more, so his evenings are more free! He gets off work at 2 today, so it will be nice to have him home, and he doesn't have to go anywhere! :)
Well, that is all for today friends. Enjoy the rest of your day!
Love & Blessings,
R&J
Today kind of felt like a brick wall hit me... in a way. I hate that feeling after a long break, and you get back to school thinking in your head that everything was going to be smooth, but it wasn't. Yes sir, it was not. Thankfully my music class went well.... I hope am getting through to my students.... am I? That is another uncomfortable feeling felt by many 1st year teachers. Am I really getting through to them?
The break was nice, but I am already ready for Christmas! October and November flew by... I'm still trying to figure out where they went...
To say that it is almost December, 2011 is a little weird.
I am so excited to get things rolling for the holiday season! My Mary Kay business will take off with the amazing offers that I have going on. Just to give a little glimpse into my business... I sold make up over facebook just by mentioning to a friend about the amazing mascara we have... and once again the amazing deal of get $100 in free product from my Sales Director by sharing your facial with 3 people I don't know and who do not have a consultant. You will get your free product once I see 30 faces in a month. Cool huh? I will put up the whole spiel soon. :) Yes, super excited!
The Griz are in full swing for the play offs. They had their buy week last week and this week end is their first play off game. Russ doesn't have marching band rehearsal any more, so his evenings are more free! He gets off work at 2 today, so it will be nice to have him home, and he doesn't have to go anywhere! :)
Well, that is all for today friends. Enjoy the rest of your day!
Love & Blessings,
R&J
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday
Good Sunday to you all!
I don't really have a lot to say today.... I said a lot of it in my Black/Pink Friday post. Oh, yeah! The winner of my Pink Friday sale drawing is Beth Bennett! So, congrats to Miss Bennett! :-) Thanks to everyone who helped me out in the Pink Friday sale as well! My customers are fabulous! I have a new customer as well as a result of the sale, so thanks again!
Yesterday Russ & I had lunch at the Montana Club with Ryan and my sister consultant Sharayah. She made fun of me for having my camera with me everywhere I go, so just for you Sharayah.... :)
I didn't do anything for school at all over the break.... and it was nice! That is what today is going to be for. I do have to say, as much as I never saw myself teaching anything but music, I am enjoying reading! You just never know where God will take you. Well, on that note, time to get ready for the day and get some work done! Have a great Sunday & what is left of the Thanksgiving break.
Love & Blessings,
R&J
I don't really have a lot to say today.... I said a lot of it in my Black/Pink Friday post. Oh, yeah! The winner of my Pink Friday sale drawing is Beth Bennett! So, congrats to Miss Bennett! :-) Thanks to everyone who helped me out in the Pink Friday sale as well! My customers are fabulous! I have a new customer as well as a result of the sale, so thanks again!
Yesterday Russ & I had lunch at the Montana Club with Ryan and my sister consultant Sharayah. She made fun of me for having my camera with me everywhere I go, so just for you Sharayah.... :)
I didn't do anything for school at all over the break.... and it was nice! That is what today is going to be for. I do have to say, as much as I never saw myself teaching anything but music, I am enjoying reading! You just never know where God will take you. Well, on that note, time to get ready for the day and get some work done! Have a great Sunday & what is left of the Thanksgiving break.
Love & Blessings,
R&J
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Good morning, blogger world!
This morning Russ made me breakfast in bed... cinnamon rolls & coffee. I talked to my uncle this morning about his hunting trip. We got a package from my parents this morning with our first Christmas ornament, a mini calendar & the new Jars of Clay cd.
It's supposed to be turned the right way, but for some reason my lap top won't let me save it. Oh well, you get the idea. I'm so excited to hang it on our tree, that is at Wal-mart waiting for us to purchase it :-) That is all for today, just had to share that with you.
Love & Blessings,
R&J
This morning Russ made me breakfast in bed... cinnamon rolls & coffee. I talked to my uncle this morning about his hunting trip. We got a package from my parents this morning with our first Christmas ornament, a mini calendar & the new Jars of Clay cd.
Love & Blessings,
R&J
Friday, November 25, 2011
Black... or should I say Pink Friday
Today was Black Friday... or in my Mary Kay Pink bubble... Pink Friday. For only being a consultant for almost 8 months... my Pink Friday sale didn't turn out too shabby. I had 5 people order from me amounting to over $150 in sales. I haven't gotten to the drawing yet, but even when that one lucky person gets their order for free, I will still have made over $100 in one day. Pretty successful if I do say so myself!
Okay, now for Black Friday! I did not get up at the butt crack of dawn to go shopping. I went to Scrapbook Hideaway, Target, Starbucks (in Target) to enjoy a Peppermint Mocha & Shopko. I was able to get about $20 of scrapbooking supplies for about $12 with a 40% off discount. I purchased a few things for my Parents for Christmas and a few decorations from the $2.50 bin at Target. Russ & I went to Subway for supper, and he should me some ideas for Christmas at Sears... at pretty reasonable prices. So, we will see what he gets for Christmas this year :-)
Russ has the whole week end off! That hasn't happened in a while. Thankfully this week he has worked almost 31 hours... such a blessing! It's nice when there is enough money to pay the bills with a little room to breathe.
Well, one thing that I got really excited about this week was cooking! Even though I feel like it is a pretty popular trend now a days, it is still exciting to me. :-) I cooked my first Thanksgiving Turkey... just a breast that is. :-) I had a conversation with my Mom about it and she recommended just doing a turkey breast due to time (since I decided to do it for a get together at a friend's house the day before) because it was less messy and doesn't take nearly as long. Suzie came over and helped me with a recipe from Betty Crocker online. We used melted butter, apple juice, paprika, thyme and garlic. I don't remember what the measurements were, but if you really want it, go online to Betty Crocker & find it... or ask Suzie. :-) It only took about 2 hours to cook, but it was pretty much a picture perfect turkey breast. My friend Katie Raffety has cooking blog that is becoming more and more famous every day about her cat, Butters and cooking and she would be proud :-) If you haven't read her blog... you need to, it is fabulous!! I want to try some of her recipes she posts. I also wonder how epic her Thanksgiving dinner was. So, Katie, if you are reading this.... and if you are taking requests for culinary topics to write about for your blog... please write about your Thanksgiving dinner!
Here is a picture of the turkey breast!
My sister in law was showing the picture off to my family in Glasgow at their Thanksgiving feast, since we couldn't be there. It was also a huge hit at the DeBray house hold, where we had our Thanksgiving feast. We also had mashed potatoes, crescent rolls, chips & artichoke dip, cherry, apple & pecan pie... let me quote Sid the Sloth on Ice Age by saying, "Yum-O!" And since we're on the topic of food....
How many of you have seen the movie Julie & Julia? Ever since we watched it we have wanted to learn how to make some of the recipes from the movie like bruschetta and hollandaise sauce. I found them online!! Here is the web site for them, Check it out!
http://www.delish.com/cooking-shows/food-tv/julie-julia-movie-recipes
Love & leftovers :-)
R&J
Okay, now for Black Friday! I did not get up at the butt crack of dawn to go shopping. I went to Scrapbook Hideaway, Target, Starbucks (in Target) to enjoy a Peppermint Mocha & Shopko. I was able to get about $20 of scrapbooking supplies for about $12 with a 40% off discount. I purchased a few things for my Parents for Christmas and a few decorations from the $2.50 bin at Target. Russ & I went to Subway for supper, and he should me some ideas for Christmas at Sears... at pretty reasonable prices. So, we will see what he gets for Christmas this year :-)
Russ has the whole week end off! That hasn't happened in a while. Thankfully this week he has worked almost 31 hours... such a blessing! It's nice when there is enough money to pay the bills with a little room to breathe.
Well, one thing that I got really excited about this week was cooking! Even though I feel like it is a pretty popular trend now a days, it is still exciting to me. :-) I cooked my first Thanksgiving Turkey... just a breast that is. :-) I had a conversation with my Mom about it and she recommended just doing a turkey breast due to time (since I decided to do it for a get together at a friend's house the day before) because it was less messy and doesn't take nearly as long. Suzie came over and helped me with a recipe from Betty Crocker online. We used melted butter, apple juice, paprika, thyme and garlic. I don't remember what the measurements were, but if you really want it, go online to Betty Crocker & find it... or ask Suzie. :-) It only took about 2 hours to cook, but it was pretty much a picture perfect turkey breast. My friend Katie Raffety has cooking blog that is becoming more and more famous every day about her cat, Butters and cooking and she would be proud :-) If you haven't read her blog... you need to, it is fabulous!! I want to try some of her recipes she posts. I also wonder how epic her Thanksgiving dinner was. So, Katie, if you are reading this.... and if you are taking requests for culinary topics to write about for your blog... please write about your Thanksgiving dinner!
Here is a picture of the turkey breast!
My sister in law was showing the picture off to my family in Glasgow at their Thanksgiving feast, since we couldn't be there. It was also a huge hit at the DeBray house hold, where we had our Thanksgiving feast. We also had mashed potatoes, crescent rolls, chips & artichoke dip, cherry, apple & pecan pie... let me quote Sid the Sloth on Ice Age by saying, "Yum-O!" And since we're on the topic of food....
How many of you have seen the movie Julie & Julia? Ever since we watched it we have wanted to learn how to make some of the recipes from the movie like bruschetta and hollandaise sauce. I found them online!! Here is the web site for them, Check it out!
http://www.delish.com/cooking-shows/food-tv/julie-julia-movie-recipes
Love & leftovers :-)
R&J
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Ready.... Break!
Okay, who is ready for Thanksgiving??? WE ARE!!! Turkey... mashed potatoes... cranberries... yuuuummmm :) What are your plans for Thanksgiving?? We are going to make a quick stop over at Russell's parents house and then head over to a friends house. It is going to be a fun busy day! We are SO excited! Today was the last day of work for me and I get 5 days off! Russ picked up a ten hour shift for tomorrow. He will also be working on Thanksgiving and the day after. That is okay though. It is still going to be a wonderful holiday!
I had a fantastic Mary Kay meeting tonight. I didn't have any guests, and it was a nice break. I had a really great training session with my wonderful sales director. She gave us consultants a great challenge where from now until December 20th, when you book a party with me and share it with 3 friends you will get $100 in free product when I see 30 faces by my dead line. I love this challenge, and I am so excited! I will be calling you very soon. AND if you don't hear from me, let me know and I WILL call you and share this information with you. BUT I only have 10 specials to offer.
Tonight I also got a baby bee pin for attending 5 meetings in a row. I'm half way to getting a momma bee :-) Ask about the bee story with Mary Kay, it is amazing. I will more than likely blog about that sometime soon. My friend Sharayah is this weeks Queen of sales!! This girl is amazing! She is 18 years old and a full time Mary Kay Beauty Consultant... and a VERY successful one at that. She is one of my Inspirations. Sharayah, you go girl! Love ya!
Well, we are ending the evening with pot pies and watching the movie Devil Wears Prada. Russ is doing a puzzle and I am blogging. The pot pies are almost done. Good night folks & God Bless!
Love,
R&J
I had a fantastic Mary Kay meeting tonight. I didn't have any guests, and it was a nice break. I had a really great training session with my wonderful sales director. She gave us consultants a great challenge where from now until December 20th, when you book a party with me and share it with 3 friends you will get $100 in free product when I see 30 faces by my dead line. I love this challenge, and I am so excited! I will be calling you very soon. AND if you don't hear from me, let me know and I WILL call you and share this information with you. BUT I only have 10 specials to offer.
Tonight I also got a baby bee pin for attending 5 meetings in a row. I'm half way to getting a momma bee :-) Ask about the bee story with Mary Kay, it is amazing. I will more than likely blog about that sometime soon. My friend Sharayah is this weeks Queen of sales!! This girl is amazing! She is 18 years old and a full time Mary Kay Beauty Consultant... and a VERY successful one at that. She is one of my Inspirations. Sharayah, you go girl! Love ya!
Well, we are ending the evening with pot pies and watching the movie Devil Wears Prada. Russ is doing a puzzle and I am blogging. The pot pies are almost done. Good night folks & God Bless!
Love,
R&J
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