So, I've come to realize that I haven't been blogging that much because there's not too many exciting things going on around in this part of Boise. School is school, work is work, there are no babies, new school/work things, or moves (yet) to think about. In fact, now that I think about it, it's actually kinda nice! We have spent a lot of time moving and driving and wondering what's next, and even though there is still a lot up in the air, Todd and are settling into a routine and we are happy in our cozy little apartment. It's nice to be able to come home and have someone to talk to, to make dinner with, and to laugh with...I really missed him when he was gone!
We have been trying really hard to start doing FHE, and so far, it's been going really well. I really enjoy the time we have taken to turn off the TV, and talk about all things spiritual and temporal. It's nice to have the house quiet, and it's fun to learn from Todd because he knows so much about the gospel. Now, he's humble, and would say that he doesn't know that much, but he knows way more than I do! After our spiritual thought, we usually try to talk about something temporal too, or do an activity. One week we talked a little about ADHD (I was learning about it in class) and did our pumpkin carving. Other weeks, Todd tells me what he has learned in a book he is reading. The one common thread is that Todd usually tells me to stop spending his money!
We really like Boise, and we are starting to get our bearing finally. There is still a ton of unfamiliar territory, but as long as we can find the library, WinCo, Wal-Mart, and Old Navy (that's just me!), we are good to go. We have enjoyed being near the river trail to take a walk or go jogging (that's mostly Todd!), and it's also a short trip to the tennis courts. I am kind of sad it is getting colder, but I am thankful it is not snowing yet! The weather here is actually similar to that of Delaware, I think the winter will be pretty mild, which is fine with me after spending a winter in Rexburg!
I like my job too, I do a lot of rotating through different schools, and so I get to see a lot of kids while learning how to get around Boise. Last week, I did a morning at their infant location! It was really fun to be around babies again, but it was also one of those "Are you SURE you want one of these?" times. Basically, we changed diapers and got spit up on, but we also got to enjoy lots of easy smiles and tons of play time! This morning, I was at another location and it was so cute seeing the kindergartners (or "kinders" as we call them) dressed up as Disney princesses, or Batman or a pirate. It is really hard getting up so early, driving in the dark (it stays dark SO late in the morning!), and being freezing cold on the way there, but it's fun to be with the kids. I always feel good around them because they automatically love you!
So that's where we're at now. Todd is staying really busy, but at the same time, we get to see a lot of each other. We usually spend winters spending a ton of time together because the summers are so tough...and we may be in for another one (we'll see!) However, we are determined to figure out the good restaurants downtown, go see some theater, and use the dollar theater all we can! Also, I am taking Todd to his first Boise State football game, and hopefully we are in for an exciting one! Emily, if you have any suggestions on cool things to do in Boise, let me know!
I hope you all have a happy Halloween!
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Picture Explosion
When did I get so busy?! I miss blogging, and I think I'm behind, but without having internet at home, once a week is about as good as its getting right now. Plus, I think Todd secretly wishes I would blog less. I figure since he doesn't read it, I can blog as much as I want! I've been busy with work, which makes me really tired, which in turn, I think, makes me feel more busy than I actually am. However, I've had several midterms and volunteering, along with the last-minute trip to Utah, that I've had to cram into what seems like a very small amount of time. But I made it into the computer lab today, and I can just bet you all are DYING to hear from me :)
The Eclipse banquet was actually sorta fun, besides the fact that when you combine a bunch of college students and start throwing money, things get dangerous (I seriously thought this one girl was going to kill me cuz I was in the way of her dollar bill). However, I did walk away with some free stuff from Ogio (for being a spouse and a 2-year employee), and I must say, I look VERY cool with my new purse. It was fun to see Todd get some recognition this year, and to see some faces that were only voices over the phone this summer. The food was good, the company was good, and Todd got his $1500 Tag Heuer watch, so he was pretty stoked about that. Plus, Eclipse put us up in the Little America hotel and fed us an amazing breakfast, and you know when our tummies are happy, we are happy! We even had a few minutes before the banquet to jet over to Ikea and spend some money on cheese slicers, table runners, and candle holders...as well as an equal amount of money on chocolate (I've gotten Todd hooked). The only depressing part was the snow, but when you are on the fifth floor in the towers of Rice-Eccles Stadium looking out over Salt Lake City, it ain't so bad!
First, pictures from two weekends ago, when Blogger wouldn't let me upload! These are from Haunted World, and I've included some of my sister and her husband Joey. The other one is of Todd and I with our "Halloween faces." We look scarier because of our red eyes, which I will probably fix with Picasa eventually, but I'll keep it for this because its creepy :)
Here are some highlights from our quick trip to Utah for Todd's end of the year Eclipse Banquet. The first picture is of Todd and I right near where the U is on the mountain for the University of Utah. Second picture, same thing. The third picture is Todd getting his six-year award for being with Eclipse for six years and the fourth is of Todd with his other six-year Eclipse buddies.
These pictures are from our FHE from this week. My pumpkin from my field trip with the kiddies to the pumpkin patch needed some spicing up, so we went with bats this time. It turned out pretty decent for a first time effort with hardly any tools!
So even being SO busy, we do like the Thomasons do, and always make time for fun. I'm grateful to have a hubby that likes to get away from the daily grind, and who is always ready to spoil me!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Stealing
Again, I am stealing this idea from Christine and Sachi :)
What is his name? Todd B. Thomason (he forgoes the middle name a lot, and he is also worried about internet privacy)
How long have you been together? We started dating in February 2005, and were engaged in March 2006 (on St. Patrick's Day, by accident). So a little over 2 and a half years.
How long did you date? It was about a year until we were engaged. However, we still date often :) Just each other though!
Who eats more? Me. He eats a lot at his mom's house though. She's a way better cook then I am! I usually out eat him, I don't know why, I guess I really like food!
Who said I love you first? Todd did first, when I was visiting him in Phoenix. It was adorable!
Who is taller? Todd. I'm 5'7 and three-quarters, and he is 5'11.
Who sings better? I sing better to the radio, Todd sings better in the shower. Neither of us sing well at church :)
Who is smarter? Like Sachi, I pretend I'm smarter and boss Todd around a lot. He is actually way smarter. He knows everything!
Who does the laundry? I usually do it. I have a lot of things I don't dry, and Todd would shrink them if I let him do it. He is pretty good about helping though.
Who does the dishes? Todd usually. I detest the dishes. However, I do have to say I did them this morning, and I was forced to do them while he was gone.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Todd does. I think we switch every so often though, we move around so much, I don't know if he ALWAYS sleeps on the right side.
Who pays the bills? I take certain bills and Todd takes others. We also enjoy the benefits of Autopay on several of our bills, so no worries there!
Who cooks dinner? Umm...there really isn't one of us who does it more than the other. We usually help each other, and everyone once in a while one of us will do a majority of the cooking. We also enjoy the cooking of Cheesecake Factory, Arby's, Baja Fresh, etc.
Who drives when you're together? Todd usually does. He's the guy!
Who is more stubborn? Me, usually.
Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Todd. He does it just to get me to stop being mad at him, and its usually not because he did anything wrong. I'm weird.
Who kissed who first? Todd did. Haha, every time he tried previous to that, I started laughing because I was SO embarassed and I didn't know what to do, and we were in that weird "doorstep scene" stage! So he put it off for a while, and then after our first "official" date, he said, "I'm going to kiss you now." So he did, and then I said, "I wasn't very good, let's do it over again," and we did it over again. It wasn't that he wasn't good, but I thought I did so bad!
Who asked who out? Todd asked me out. We started taking walks together to get to know each other. It's sad, but I really don't remember much more than that. I kind of let Todd take the reins with the dating thing, I had no idea what to do!
Who proposed? Todd. Actually, there were two proposals. The first was with the unofficial ring. Todd was planning on taking me on a hot air balloon and proposing then, but the weather had been really bad. He put it off so long after talking to my dad, that they thought he was backing out and changing his mind. So he went ahead and proposed in "our" park with the unofficial ring in March. After that, we actually had time to look at rings. The weather cleared up as well. We finally went on our balloon ride in April, and he proposed again with the real ring after that!
Who is more sensitive? I am sensitive emotional (I hate that!) and Todd is senstive in general.
Who has more friends? I think I do too. I think girls keep in touch better than boys do.
Who has more siblings? We both have four kids in our families, but his siblings are a lot older than mine. He is the third in his family, I'm the first.
Who wears the pants in the family? Me, definitely me. We joke about it all the time. Todd is fine with it though!
All done!
What is his name? Todd B. Thomason (he forgoes the middle name a lot, and he is also worried about internet privacy)
How long have you been together? We started dating in February 2005, and were engaged in March 2006 (on St. Patrick's Day, by accident). So a little over 2 and a half years.
How long did you date? It was about a year until we were engaged. However, we still date often :) Just each other though!
Who eats more? Me. He eats a lot at his mom's house though. She's a way better cook then I am! I usually out eat him, I don't know why, I guess I really like food!
Who said I love you first? Todd did first, when I was visiting him in Phoenix. It was adorable!
Who is taller? Todd. I'm 5'7 and three-quarters, and he is 5'11.
Who sings better? I sing better to the radio, Todd sings better in the shower. Neither of us sing well at church :)
Who is smarter? Like Sachi, I pretend I'm smarter and boss Todd around a lot. He is actually way smarter. He knows everything!
Who does the laundry? I usually do it. I have a lot of things I don't dry, and Todd would shrink them if I let him do it. He is pretty good about helping though.
Who does the dishes? Todd usually. I detest the dishes. However, I do have to say I did them this morning, and I was forced to do them while he was gone.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Todd does. I think we switch every so often though, we move around so much, I don't know if he ALWAYS sleeps on the right side.
Who pays the bills? I take certain bills and Todd takes others. We also enjoy the benefits of Autopay on several of our bills, so no worries there!
Who cooks dinner? Umm...there really isn't one of us who does it more than the other. We usually help each other, and everyone once in a while one of us will do a majority of the cooking. We also enjoy the cooking of Cheesecake Factory, Arby's, Baja Fresh, etc.
Who drives when you're together? Todd usually does. He's the guy!
Who is more stubborn? Me, usually.
Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Todd. He does it just to get me to stop being mad at him, and its usually not because he did anything wrong. I'm weird.
Who kissed who first? Todd did. Haha, every time he tried previous to that, I started laughing because I was SO embarassed and I didn't know what to do, and we were in that weird "doorstep scene" stage! So he put it off for a while, and then after our first "official" date, he said, "I'm going to kiss you now." So he did, and then I said, "I wasn't very good, let's do it over again," and we did it over again. It wasn't that he wasn't good, but I thought I did so bad!
Who asked who out? Todd asked me out. We started taking walks together to get to know each other. It's sad, but I really don't remember much more than that. I kind of let Todd take the reins with the dating thing, I had no idea what to do!
Who proposed? Todd. Actually, there were two proposals. The first was with the unofficial ring. Todd was planning on taking me on a hot air balloon and proposing then, but the weather had been really bad. He put it off so long after talking to my dad, that they thought he was backing out and changing his mind. So he went ahead and proposed in "our" park with the unofficial ring in March. After that, we actually had time to look at rings. The weather cleared up as well. We finally went on our balloon ride in April, and he proposed again with the real ring after that!
Who is more sensitive? I am sensitive emotional (I hate that!) and Todd is senstive in general.
Who has more friends? I think I do too. I think girls keep in touch better than boys do.
Who has more siblings? We both have four kids in our families, but his siblings are a lot older than mine. He is the third in his family, I'm the first.
Who wears the pants in the family? Me, definitely me. We joke about it all the time. Todd is fine with it though!
All done!
It feels like forever since I've blogged! It's sad when a week feels like forever. Anyway, here are some pictoral highlights from this weekend. My sister and her husband Joey spent the weekend with us, and we played some tennis, ate a lot, and went to Haunted World in Nampa (SO good!)
These are my flowers Todd got sent to me when he came home. He knows I'm a sucker for flowers...I just wish they didn't die!
Us with Todd's family at Tepanyaki. Some of the best food I have ever had!
We adopted a pumpkin instead of a child. Poor baby needs to be carved though, it is just sitting outside our porch waiting for me to forget its there and trip on it!
Our Halloween fun!
And know Blogger has decided not to let me upload any more pictures for the time being, so this will have to wait!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Things I Learned at Work Today
Joke: What rides a skateboard and has wings?
Answer: Tony Hawk.
Seriously, this 8-year-old kid presented this gem of a joke today. He then proceeded to tell us that "Tony Hawk is the greatest skateboarder in the WHOLE world!" What was even funnier, his 6-year-old sister was sitting next to him, and she chimed in to help her brother out, "He's a LEGEND!" I have to assume that he's got a skateboarding family member at home (plus he came in with a red mohawk, it was the first of two mohawks I saw that morning). I love it! I just loved the sincerity on the little girl's face in declaring, "He's a legend!" Do six-year-olds know what a legend is? Is Tony Hawk the hero of the current elementary school population?
In addition, this two kids were running a storm around the cafeteria when I took the JFK kids to breakfast today. They then sat down and said, "We make a bad couple." Kind of like the brother and sister Bonnie and Clyde I guess. They began play fighting again at the table, and then the sister pointed to her brother, and said, "See, we're a bad couple." It was so cute, said in a way that only an adorable 6-year-old could do. I can't wait til my kids are that age (no, that's still a WAY down the road!).
On another note, Todd and I got our library cards at the Boise Public Library yesterday. We are both book and library junkies, and so I'm surprised it took as 4 days since Todd has been here to make it there. They have a pretty good selection, and I'm armed with two new books to read in the next few weeks.
Oh, and what did we see at the library? This cute couple with a baby was checking out books next to us. They were getting a new card too, and the person checking them out asked for proof of ID. This guy, he couldn't have been older than 29 or 30 reaches in his back pocket, revealing A GUN! Who brings a gun to the library? I didn't notice at first, and Todd pointed it out to me. The lady behind this guy in line almost freaked out (she was older), and mentioned it to the checker when the guy had left. I was just glad he didn't plan on using it on us! He didn't look like a cop or anything either, so I guess he was just exercising his right to bear arms. But seriously, was it necessary? I hope he had a good reason to have it!
And I have to tell you, I was so excited to see not one, but MULTIPLE posts from Sachi! Yay! And yes, I agree it is time for Steph to jump on the bandwagon, can we stay stephandsam.blogspot.com?? How about it??
Answer: Tony Hawk.
Seriously, this 8-year-old kid presented this gem of a joke today. He then proceeded to tell us that "Tony Hawk is the greatest skateboarder in the WHOLE world!" What was even funnier, his 6-year-old sister was sitting next to him, and she chimed in to help her brother out, "He's a LEGEND!" I have to assume that he's got a skateboarding family member at home (plus he came in with a red mohawk, it was the first of two mohawks I saw that morning). I love it! I just loved the sincerity on the little girl's face in declaring, "He's a legend!" Do six-year-olds know what a legend is? Is Tony Hawk the hero of the current elementary school population?
In addition, this two kids were running a storm around the cafeteria when I took the JFK kids to breakfast today. They then sat down and said, "We make a bad couple." Kind of like the brother and sister Bonnie and Clyde I guess. They began play fighting again at the table, and then the sister pointed to her brother, and said, "See, we're a bad couple." It was so cute, said in a way that only an adorable 6-year-old could do. I can't wait til my kids are that age (no, that's still a WAY down the road!).
On another note, Todd and I got our library cards at the Boise Public Library yesterday. We are both book and library junkies, and so I'm surprised it took as 4 days since Todd has been here to make it there. They have a pretty good selection, and I'm armed with two new books to read in the next few weeks.
Oh, and what did we see at the library? This cute couple with a baby was checking out books next to us. They were getting a new card too, and the person checking them out asked for proof of ID. This guy, he couldn't have been older than 29 or 30 reaches in his back pocket, revealing A GUN! Who brings a gun to the library? I didn't notice at first, and Todd pointed it out to me. The lady behind this guy in line almost freaked out (she was older), and mentioned it to the checker when the guy had left. I was just glad he didn't plan on using it on us! He didn't look like a cop or anything either, so I guess he was just exercising his right to bear arms. But seriously, was it necessary? I hope he had a good reason to have it!
And I have to tell you, I was so excited to see not one, but MULTIPLE posts from Sachi! Yay! And yes, I agree it is time for Steph to jump on the bandwagon, can we stay stephandsam.blogspot.com?? How about it??
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
boooo
That booo is for more school. I'm already sick of it. I think it might have something to do with the fact that Todd is back and I now have somebody fun to play with at home, and school sounds so much more boring! We had a really fun weekend though, and hopefully I'll follow up with some pictures when I remember to bring the camera back on campus.
I started work last Friday and it turned out to be a pretty crazy day! Usually I'll work just in the mornings from 7-9 am (yes, it's like 6 hours a week, but I will probably sub as well), but Friday was a day off from school for the kids, and so they were there all day. So, we went to the Pumpkin Patch. I was pretty excited about that, it had been a long time since I'd been to one, and field trips always make the day go by faster. We went out to Linder Farms in Kuna, and it was SO COLD!! I of course left my coat home, as did most of the kids, and so I spent the entire hayride with a tiny 5-year-old girl huddled next to me because she was shivering...I was shivering too! The kids were crazy, but they were fun, and it was one of the quietest bus rides I've ever been on! I'm really into Halloween (mostly the candy part!) and corn mazes and pumpkins and the fall season, and so I really love this time of year. It was fun to get and see what's outside of Boise as well, it's really beautiful and rural.
I worked again this morning, and two hours three mornings a week is definitely manageable, except for the fact that I am no longer a morning person! I figured it would be good practice, because when I start teaching (I start my internship next semester), I'll have to be up early anyway. It will make those days when I can sleep in feel so good!
I'll give the weekend update later, I have a literacy class with a crazy professor(she sort of acts drunk the entire class time) coming up in a few minutes!
I started work last Friday and it turned out to be a pretty crazy day! Usually I'll work just in the mornings from 7-9 am (yes, it's like 6 hours a week, but I will probably sub as well), but Friday was a day off from school for the kids, and so they were there all day. So, we went to the Pumpkin Patch. I was pretty excited about that, it had been a long time since I'd been to one, and field trips always make the day go by faster. We went out to Linder Farms in Kuna, and it was SO COLD!! I of course left my coat home, as did most of the kids, and so I spent the entire hayride with a tiny 5-year-old girl huddled next to me because she was shivering...I was shivering too! The kids were crazy, but they were fun, and it was one of the quietest bus rides I've ever been on! I'm really into Halloween (mostly the candy part!) and corn mazes and pumpkins and the fall season, and so I really love this time of year. It was fun to get and see what's outside of Boise as well, it's really beautiful and rural.
I worked again this morning, and two hours three mornings a week is definitely manageable, except for the fact that I am no longer a morning person! I figured it would be good practice, because when I start teaching (I start my internship next semester), I'll have to be up early anyway. It will make those days when I can sleep in feel so good!
I'll give the weekend update later, I have a literacy class with a crazy professor(she sort of acts drunk the entire class time) coming up in a few minutes!
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Excuse me...
...if I fall off the face of the earth for a little while.
TODD COMES HOME TOMORROW!!!!
So, I'm sure you all will understand! Plus, Todd's parents will be in town, I start my first day of work tomorrow (an after-school program except they don't have school tomorrow so I'll be there all day!), and it's conference weekend. So things are going to be a little...busy :)
I hope you guys have an awesome weekend, and I have to tell you I am OCD about checking for blog updates...so the prize goes to Christine for updating the most out of any blog I read, and I love it!
TODD COMES HOME TOMORROW!!!!
So, I'm sure you all will understand! Plus, Todd's parents will be in town, I start my first day of work tomorrow (an after-school program except they don't have school tomorrow so I'll be there all day!), and it's conference weekend. So things are going to be a little...busy :)
I hope you guys have an awesome weekend, and I have to tell you I am OCD about checking for blog updates...so the prize goes to Christine for updating the most out of any blog I read, and I love it!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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