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Lifetime Movies and Fun Traditions

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Hello again!

I am now blogging from The Budhraja Abode.

I am hanging out with this fool watching Christmas movies on Lifetime.

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They are awful. But I’m sticking around because there’s a fireplace involved.

Although Sister is still on east coast time and I imagine she will be passing out very shortly.

Tomorrow, Sister and I will be heading to Carlsbad in the afternoon to do some cookie tasting. One of her best friends, Megan, hosts an annual cookie tasting event with her family. Each member of her family bakes a cookie of their choosing and we, the lucky ones, get to do a “blind taste test” to help determine the winner.

Then, tomorrow night, we’ll be having a mini reunion here in Newport! Lynsey, one of my roommates in college, is back in town from New York. She’s been busy with interviews for residency and I am sure as heck that she is ready to have a nice, relaxing break. I’m also going to get to see Fay and Ananth (I just saw Ananth at our dinner party, but it’s always so, SO much fun when we ALL get together! 🙂 I’m almost positive there will be some Grinch Spritzer involved.

Hope you’re all having a relaxing weekend!

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What’s one unique tradition that your family does each holiday season? 

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I Can Do “Classy Holiday Party” Too

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Hello from the sky (although this post will be published when I get to a place with wifi). I am currently on my way back to Orange County for winter break. I can’t wait to be reunited with my sister (even though it’s been less than a month). I absolutely adore the holiday season and, even though I had to leave Lord Kiwani up in NorCal, I am happy to be heading home to my family.

This week of work seemed ridiculously longer than usual since all of us (teachers included) were eagerly anticipating the start of winter break.

It was really nice to be able to break up the monotony of work with some festive holiday parties and good company.

Kirstin hosted a “grown-up dinner party” for some of us at her apartment in San Francisco. I say “grown-up” because there were no red solo cups involved at this holiday party. 

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Everything was so thoughtfully set out and prepared for us. It was certainly a nice shift from the Grinch Spritzer kind of festivities last week. Don’t get me wrong – that was one of my favorite nights at the apartment, but sometimes it’s so special to have a small, intimate gathering with some of your favorite people.

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Kirstin and Brian, her husband, set up some delicious appetizers while the prime rib was being prepped in the oven.

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Santa Con was going on at the same time in SF, and there was originally talk of going to go watch all the craziness in the city, but I think we were enjoying ourselves a little too much to leave.

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And, although the work week seemed longer than usual, I loved spending every second of it with the little goobers because I know I will miss their faces these next two weeks.

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Hope the rest of you have wonderful plans to spend with family and friends! 🙂

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What’s your favorite meal to prepare for a holiday party? 

 

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Weekend Highlights [11/25]

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Hello, friends! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend. I just finished up a wine and pizza night with some lovely ladies! 🙂

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Watch out, Cupcake Red Velvet. This may be my new favorite wine.

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It was so easy to go back to work this morning just knowing that my work week is only two days long! Some schools in the area have the whole week off, but I really can’t complain! I’m happy I get time off at all. 🙂

This weekend, I made my way down to Carmel (yet again) on Saturday afternoon after I got my tires changed. Clearly, I’m there WAY too much. I took over the Starbucks on FourSquare. And now I’m taking over the Subway.

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And the entire city.

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We cleaned up the house, went grocery shopping, and prepped a bit for the family! So excited to have them all up here for Thanksgiving.

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I snapped a picture of the most important part of the dinner. Clearly it was important enough to set up 6 days early.

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I also missed food prep this weekend, but that’s OK because my week is only 2 days long.

My super surgeon brother was able to slice open the spaghetti squash using his surgeon skills (tongue twister).

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And thanks to his skills and my Bhabhi’s cooking, I had some yum leftovers for lunch today! 🙂

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Now I’m about to curl up on the couch, finish The Voice, and go to sleep! I’m going to attempt to wake up at 4:30 for a morning workout! Good night! 🙂

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Let’s Chat! 🙂 

What’s the most unique dish on your Thanksgiving menu? 

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First Fun Facts Friday

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Fun Facts Friday is a thing I want to adopt for several reasons.

1) Some of my favorite bloggers do it each week and I’m a copycat Friday is always a great day to celebrate all the fun things (and the fact that I’m alive at the end of the week)!

2) I absolutely ADORE writing lists. Or bullet-point posts. Because I always have a variety of things floating around in my head at one time.

3) Most weekdays tends to be GOGOGO all the time. Each day, I end up coming home late, passing out, and repeating the cycle until Friday. So, instead of feeling guilty for not writing each day, I can write about the week during FUN FACT FRIDAY!

So, let’s do this:

Fun Facts Friday

  • I just got back from an ISE Family Night at Rockin’ Jump. We organized an event for our students and families to come together and literally jump off the walls.

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Rockin’ Jump is similar (and by similar, I mean exactly the same) to Sky High, where I went a few months ago back in Irvine. It was honestly the best way to end a Rocketship-filled week.

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Pegging balls at Playing Dodgeball with my kiddos, watching them dive into the foam pit, seeing the sheer amount of energy they had all night was absolutely the perfect end to my week.

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Aren’t they the cutest? 

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Probably the highlight of my week thus far.

  • I’m amazed at the things my kids teach me. One of the students I worked with today was doing a phenomenal job and I made some comment like, “Man, if all my kids behaved like you, that would be GREAT.” The student turned to me and said, “Ms. B. Not everyone can be the same. That’d be boring.” The same girl who, last week, told me that she “knows a lot of things in her head, but when it’s time to use pencil and paper or read words in a book, she needs a little help.” Now this student may be performing below grade level. But that kind of understanding about life, about people, about her self – she is way beyond her years. Needless to say, her comment this morning made me think about how my life would, in fact, be boring if all my students didn’t challenge me each day with their differences. I am a lucky lady.
  • I am cutting back on the red cup. Mainly because I realized, earlier this week, how scary too much caffeine can be. This is a big deal. Please wish me luck.

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  • I have not yet listened to Christmas music this year. This is also a big deal. Since I normally start rockin’ out to “All I want for Christmas” before Halloween is over.
  • We are celebrating Thanksgiving in Monterey! In less than a week, the whole fam will be in NorCal! So excited!

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Now, I’m off to go rinse my nasty trampoline feet and head to bed! Hope you all are out partying it up – I’ll be living vicariously through you! 🙂

Let’s Chat! 🙂

Tell me 3 fun facts! Ready, set, GO!

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All Sorts of Happy

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Good morning!

I woke up feeling all sorts of happy today! 🙂

For starters, I woke up before the alarm went off. Don’t you love when that happens?

I did have a minor panic attack when I checked out the weather…

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….and then quickly realized that I, thankfully, don’t live in NY. Don’t know how you east coasters do it!

I’m content with my California weather, thank you very much. 🙂

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Every morning, I turn off my alarm – which I didn’t have to do today! I check the weather. I do a quick glance through my e-mail. And then I check my text messages.

This morning, I woke up with some of the best news ever. Remember Robert and Julia?

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She’s HERE!

And she’s SO adorable.

I can’t wait to meet her and squeeze her.

I am beyond excited for them – they are going to be wonderful parents. 🙂

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In other happy news, two of my favorite people are getting MARRIED!

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Conor, one of my best friends from college, is getting married next year! Conor, just like Robert, lived on the same floor as me during my 1st year of college. I got really lucky and had an amazing bunch of people living on my floor. Although we’ve all gone our separate ways, they remain my closest friends. They definitely shaped my college experience and I couldn’t imagine what UCLA would have been like without them!

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Camping out for the BEST basketball tickets

 

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Brad, Mike, Div, Gina, and Conor

Conor was, and still is, such a goofball. I’m so glad he has found his partner-in-crime that can put up with his craziness! (Only slightly kidding, CK!)

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A picture from sophomore year of college. Sorry, ladies. He’s taken.

Fay and David are also getting married next year – AT UCLA!!!! So. Excited.

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I met Fay through the Student Alumni Association (SAA) during my sophomore year of college. She was doing a program in DC and came back in the middle of the year. I distinctly remember where we met for the first time – it was after our Internal Scavenger Hunt event at an apartment party and we were both standing outside to get some fresh air – and possibly avoid all the craziness that was going on inside. I remember being REALLY excited to meet her because all the older SAA members went on and on about how wonderful she was. 

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They were right. 8 years later, all those stories about her still hold true. She is one of the funnest people to be around and I enjoy her company so much. Fay is such a beautiful person and her positive energy rubs off on all the lucky people in her life. I am blessed to be one of those people! I am so happy for her and David and can’t wait until the wedding fun next year! 🙂

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Now, I’m going to take my all sorts of happy self to work. Only 4 more workdays until Thanksgiving Break! See ya later, friends!

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What’s making you all sorts of happy this morning? 

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Boats, Books, and Brussels

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Bullet points kind of a post today. Because I plan on being in bed in an hour. Don’t judge me. #grandmastatus

  • Last week one of my kiddos smacked into a pole while playing tag and then fell back onto the concrete and hit his head. The paramedics were called and, although everything ended up OK, it made for a stressful Friday.

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  • Luckily, we had a happy hour immediately following work.

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Three of those knocked the stress right outta me.

  • Sometimes I hate technology and sometimes I LOVE it. Our happy hour was at San Pedro Square Market which is basically a huge marketplace with food vendors, bars, and outdoor seating. I ordered food from the Loteria Taco Bar and they were able to inform me through text when my food was ready. How efficient.

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  • I’m still reading this book and absolutely loving it.

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  • I’m also an OBB (Obsessive Book Buyer) and buy books faster than I can read them. Here’s what’s up next on the old reading list:

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  • I’m the mayor at Starbucks in Carmel. That could mean one of two things. 1) Most of the people that live there are 50+ and still think that FourSquare is a game you play with a handball and some chalk OR 2) I go to Carmel WAY.TOO.MUCH.

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But seriously, who wouldn’t drive down here every weekend?

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I fall more in love with this place with every visit.

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  • I just ate roasted brussels sprouts with garlic for dinner and it was pretty phenomenal. Roasted veggies are always a special treat. Typically, it’s really difficult for me to wait 45 minutes-1 hour until they’re ready. I’m too impatient.

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  • Today was a 13-hour workday. And tomorrow is going to be a 15-hour workday. Which means it is now bedtime.

Good night, friends! Hope you’re having a fabulous week! 🙂

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Let’s Chat! 🙂

Favorite playground game? 

I was definitely a tetherball kind of a gal. Sometimes handball. But RARELY FourSquare.

Favorite roasted veggie? 

Brussel sprouts, fo’sho. And I loved adding the garlic cloves into it this time around!

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Quitting Made Me Better

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Good morning, my friends!

Hope everyone is as ready for the weekend as I am. I feel like 4-day weeks often seem longer than usual because there’s more work to catch up on!

This week’s been jam-packed with meetings, services, and paperwork. HOWEVER, I think that the busier I am, the more productive I end up being. Isn’t that always the case? 

This week, I’ve been working pretty late. And early. Meaning my breakfast, lunch, and dinner was eaten at work most days. NBD.

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I made crockpot turkey this weekend to prevent this from happening. But when work provides food, I don’t turn it down.

I also think it was brilliant to quit all the things. As a result, I’ve just been focused on going to the gym. And have gone every day this week. Aside from the one day that I made it home early enough to go for a run outside. QUITTING MADE ME BETTER! Let’s hope it lasts.

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I definitely bitch and moan a lot about the time change ruining my life. But that’s just because I’m dramatic. It’s actually gorgeous outside every single day and I am LOVING it.

This evening, we have a work happy hour that I’m really excited about. I absolutely adore these people that I work with and we don’t get enough time to hang out outside of work (primarily because we are always at work). I’m looking forward to getting to talk about things other than behavior and assessments and all things teacher-related. 🙂

Hope you have a wonderful Friday! 🙂

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Let’s chat! 🙂

  • Are you a “run outside” or “run on the treadmill” kind of a person? 

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