• I am going to Denver this weekend.  Excited about it since I’ve never been there.  I am only going for one day to run the RnR Denver Half Marathon.  I’ve been stalking the weather and so far it looks to be good running weather.  I am debating whether to run in shorts or tights.

• Haha, sounds about right.  Seriously, by Friday I am so exhausted that sometimes I just want to get home and rest.

• I keep telling myself to stop buying stuff for my classroom.  No more.  I don’t listen.  🙂 

• I have an old Magnavox TV that I purchased in 1995.  It still works (with an antenna and converter box) and I have it in my room.  The other day the converter box stopped working and I went to the store to buy another one.  I’d forgotten how expensive they are ($40).  Somehow the box started working again and I returned the other one.  I also have an old TV in my living room (maybe from 2001?) and it still works fine too.  Not that great but well enough that I don’t need to buy a new TV.  🙂

• Tacos forever!  

• Makes sense but hard to to.  Which one is the most difficult for you?

• My new pair of the Brooks Ricochet arrived.  Not sure if I am going to keep them.  They’re supposed to be in between the Launch and the Levitate.  I love both of those shoes but the Ricochet as not as soft.  I like the color but not so much how they feel.

• No reason.  Just because.  Every time I take a picture of Lola, I wonder what is going through her mind.  She makes me laugh.

• I love seeing colors of the leaves.  So pretty. 

• I go to bed early but also wake up early the next day.  There’s been times in which I notice my text messages the next day and am tempted to respond at that moment.  Then I realize that people don’t wake up as early as I do and are probably still sleeping. 

• My “Day of the Dead” bulletin board is done.  Love it!

• How funny is this tshirt?  

• You know I like cats, right?  🙂  Bought these for me.  You’re never too old for stuff like this.  

• Finally read the book “Living with a Seal”.  I first heard about this in Wendy’s blog.  Check out her review HERE.  Jesse invites a Navy Seal to come live with him and to train him to get in shape.  His only condition is that Jessie does everything he tells him to do.  The book is good and funny.  I don’t think I would last a day with him.  🙂

• The Chicago Marathon medal.  I like it!  But not enough to sign up for another marathon!  Plus, they already began promoting the race for next year and this year’s hasn’t even taken place yet.

• Saw this old washer at a house I went to see last week.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen one so this one was pretty cool to see.

• I think my students like me.  They know I have a cat and love all cat stuff.  They were excited to draw cat pictures for me.

• Have you tried these protein shakes from Orgain?  They’re actually pretty good and tasty!  I’ve tried vanilla, chocolate, and strawberries and cream.  So far my favorites are chocolate and strawberries and cream.

• I’ve said it before and will say it again but Amazon truly has the best customer service.  A month ago I ordered some steel cut oats.  The school clerk delivered the box to my classroom and I left it there until I decided to take it home (which was a couple of weeks).  Recently I ran out of the oatmeal I had at home and decided to open the box from Amazon.  Imagine my surprise when I saw that there wasn’t any oatmeal in the box but instead there were 4 bags of gluten free muffin mix.  I immediately got in touch with someone from Amazon and I explained the situation.  They apologized, issued me a refund, and told me to keep/donate/dispose the muffin mix.  

• Feel Good Friday.  Another great idea to do with the kids!

• Anyone watched “The Manifest”?  The first episode got me hooked!  So good.  Kind of reminds me of “Lost”.  Excited for the new episode on Monday!

• Gotta love grandmas and their grandchildren.  When I was a kid, I rarely saw my grandparents.  They lived in Mexico and died when I was 18 years old.  However, I love seeing my mom and her grandkids.  The best!

• I always look forward to the weekend but rarely get to do everything on my list.  I  make sure to always do laundry, run, and catch up on sleep.  Definitely sleep!

• Halloween is next month and I saw some really cute costumes at Target.  My cat doesn’t like anything on her and for sure will remove them as soon as I put them on.  Aren’t they cute?

• Got this idea from another teacher and did it in my classroom.  I had so much fun and the kids loved it.  One asked why I did it.  I responded that I wanted to do something nice for them.  I asked if they liked it and they all responded “Yes!”

• I want a taco too!