I really try not to judge people when they ..... part 2

- say they don't like things they've NEVER tried.. I mean I assume I wouldn't like cow eyes, but until I try it, I'll really never know.
- put up pics on facebook with captions like "no make up" or "au natural" when it is CLEAR that they have make up on and are trying to look hot!!!
- watch edited rated R movies and still self-righteously proclaim they don't watch R rated movies... okay fine, it's edited but it's still a R rated movie!!!!! (a cute side note about Neal-- he owns a few edited movies, but also has the originals purchased and still in their shrink wrap so he's not ripping off the movie as badly--how adorable is that?!) plus don't even get me started about how the rating of "R" doesn't apply worldwide.
- whine about snow when they live in a place known for it's snow (such as.... Utah, for example)
- ask people to "itch" their back
- say "I could care less" instead of "I couldN'T care less" in the words of Taylor, "if you could care less, then why don't you, and just not care?" ;)
- eat a brownie/cookie/ice cream/piece of candy all while saying "I shouldn't be eating this" or "I'll regret this later" or anything along those lines... just eat your dessert and don't regret it! Or don't eat it at all.

In other news, I have today and tomorrow off so I'm feeling great. These are just a few things I was thinking about on my run. . .whatever keeps me motivated, right? ;) LOVE YOU ALL! And now, a picture of me "au natural" or "without make up, just woke up" or "unshowered in all my natural beauty" I can't believe I'm posting it, but hopefully you will all be impressed by how gorgeous I truly am, even before I get ready for the day and put on make up....

H-A-DOUBLE L-O-W-DOUBLE E-N spells HALLOWEEN!

Hello friends! So, teaching at a rich kids school means everyone is forced to dress up for Halloween. I thought of the most original costume idea ever-- I was just sure I would be the only at the school to think of this:

Okay what I really meant was, I was too lazy to think of anything clever or that involved planning. Plus, I wanted something that really reflected my personality-- so I think I succeeded with flying colors!
We also carved pumpkins:
*note for Cali and Josh, yes, we used the contraption you gave us for this picture ;)
Mine was cute, as usual:
And Neal's was scary!
Mine even made a cute little reflection:
Isn't that cute? Anyway-- My students, as you might imagine, were ADORABLE in their costumes!!! Amongst the Buzz Lightyears and the Belles, Ariels, and Snow Whites, this one was my favorite:
*Face is blurred for I-don't-want-to-get-fired reasons.* Isn't that incredible?!?! This kid also won the prize for best costume in the Kindergarten, to which s/he replied "really? I like Ali's magician costume the best!" oh kids, they say the darndest things!

Although I think Halloween is grossly overrated, I have to say that Fall takes my breath away. Neal and I went on our Sunday walk last week and I snapped a few pics:
Isn't it gorgeous? It's been REALLY rainy so we haven't been able to get out and enjoy it as much as I have liked, but I just love love LOVE the Fall! oh, and I LOVE NEAL! La vie est belle.

Haunted Gingerbread Houses and family visits!

Haunted Gingerbread houses are way more fun than Christmas ones... and I love Christmas ones too! It should be noted that we didn't use real gingerbread, but chocolate graham crackers so I guess this post should be called "Haunted Grahamcracker Houses" but anyway--here are the results:
Rachel and Kyle:

Casey and Allie:
Kristine and Steve:
And Neal and me:
Okay, I'm lying. That was our house from LAST year which was WAAAAAY better! Our house from this year turned out like this, despite our best efforts:
Whatever. At least I look very skinny in the picture. ;) and yes, I was wearing the Halloween pajama pants. Fun was had by all, and this will continue as a tradition in our house. We love it!
In other news, Mom and Cale come out for a visit and it was lovely. I love spending time with my family! We also went to Jamestown at had a blast!



Cale is pretty darn cute and I always love seeing my Mom. I wish we lived closer to them, but at least we have Cali and Josh!
Neal and I are doing well. Sometimes I go a little crazy working full time and teaching at American University twice a week from 8-10 PM, but I love it. Hope everyone is doing well!

Putting the 'Neal' in Hannah and Neal...

Hello to all the Hannah fans out there. This is Neal! I thought it high time I posted a little something on "our" blog. Luckily, Hannah has been kind to me, and even mentioned me a little....ok a lot :) which is why I wanted to mention HER.

I'm a bit of a photo fan, and I want to focus on two of the best photos ever taken:

Hannah is the most beautiful bride I've ever seen. We have so much fun together and my life has been so great since I decided she'd be a good peach picking mate (and she decided I might be worth a few hours of her time...finally!). She's an even better wife (and she was a good peach picker, I must say), and I love her more every day. I always thought people were pretty cheesy for saying that, but I can't think of a better way to say it.

And this is the face I live for. Making her laugh is the best part of the day. I'm just glad that I'm very funny and get to hear/see her laugh often. I love my life with Hannah, and I'm so lucky to have her. She always says such nice (and true) things about me on the blog here so I wanted to say a few words in her direction too.

I LOVE YOU HANNAH!!!

I really try not to judge people when they.....

-have cheesy love songs lyrics anywhere on their facebook
-like Twilight (or the Notebook, but I've already mentioned that)
-cannot understand the different between your and you're
-put songs on their blog (it's not cute, it's annoying-- but I still love you!)
-say "I could care less" instead of I couldN'T care less
-eat pickles.. ESPECIALLY those huge ones
-pack their 5 year olds lunch to consist of a fruit snacks, capri-sun, cheetos and lemon pudding
-make fun of France and the French (ESPECIALLY if they're NEVER BEEN THERE, which is usually the case)... again, it's not cute, it's annoying. I don't tell you your passion is a cheese eating surrender monkey, etc.

I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE... (so I don't sound so negative)
-hug me
-marry me-- namely, Neal. I'll spare you the other cheesy, lovey things I love ;)
-let you in their lane when you're trying to get over
-act appreciative
-come out and visit me
-participate in my classes
-try hard to keep in touch
-give me money/gifts ;)


And there you have it.

Baseball and bargain shopping

Yesterday Neal and I went to a Nationals Baseball game to celebrate this baseball obsessed girl. Shanna LOVES baseball and celebrated her birthday by going to a Nats game.
We love her! And it was fun to be at the game! Shanna's roommate and best friend Jenny made these DELICIOUS mini little cupcakes on a stick--- they looked like little baseballs! It was very impressive.
I also randomly ran into a kid I grew up with at the game.. seriously he lived 3 houses away from me! It's such a small Mormon world!

It was good to see him. Neal is obsessed with baseball.. so I think he appreciated Shanna for having her party there!

In other news... I got these rockin' Halloween pj's for 97 cents!!!!!! That's right... thank you Old Navy. I actually got them in August. I found them shoved in with the sale pants with no price tag. When I took it up to the cashier, she was thoroughly confused-- especially since they were a design from 2005 or something. She ended up selling them to us for 97 cents-- it was a good day in Halloween land! 'Still too lazy to flip, but you get the idea. HOORAY!
This weekend we're off to Connecticut to see this lady get married-- CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER!

My mustache...

Here's a picture of us, first of all, so you all can think "they are so photogenic!" Little do you know that I REFUSED to leave until Neal and I got a good picture.... this was the first time I had "gotten ready" for real in quite a while.... so I thought it would be easy to get a good one. Plus, I'm usually super photogenic-- but hear you me.. this was like the 17th picture we took and Neal had to listen to me curse after every sub-par picture. But I digress..... (I'm very good at digressing) I just had to share a kindergarten moment I had the other day.

Madame (aka me): Antoine, you really need to listen during circle time.
A: Okay, I'm sorry... *Tries to give me a hug*
M: I don't want a hug from you now, I only want a hug when you listen during class. *I bend down so I can be at his level and look at him in the eyes* Please do a better job tomorrow, okay?
A: *eyes fixate on my upper lip* oka---- wait, why do you have a mustache?
M: what? I don't.
A: yes you do! I can see it. Why do you have one?
M: well, I... uh.... don't.
A: YOU DO, YOU DO! You really, really have one. I'm not lying! You have a little blond mustache!

I was totally speechless. You can't convince a 5 year old you don't have a mustache-- I've never really thought too much about it before-- we all have little hairs all over, right? Anyway. I think I was just "oh snap" ed by a 5 year old. Antoine 1, Me: zero.