Rudy

This is Rudy, the fish that belongs to my classroom. I worded it that way because I inherited this little guy from the teacher before the teacher before me. Yeah. He wasn't my idea. But he is pretty. I keep waiting for the day I walk in and find him floating...I have no idea how old he is. How long do bettas tend to live?

photog-block

It's one of those days that I don't really have a picture to sum up. So I just started taking random pictures around the house, and here's the one I liked the best.

'tis the season...

Cold and flu, that is. My "honey please" list today included the following Walmart run: tissues, NyQuil, and chapstick. I think mine is just a cold...no aches or tummy yuckiness yet (knock wood), but Sensei-hubby's may be flu-ish. Great.

busy weekend

Had a pretty busy weekend, so I'm just now getting to play catch-up with my picutre posting. I'm cheating again and posting 2 pics for each day. Sue me.

Saturday, November 11, 2006




This weekend was Homecoming at our alma mater. Being former choral group members, we went to the choral performances (which were great - the Chorale is spectacular this year!). I waited too long to get pictures, so this is just a random crowd shot from after the performances.

After we put in our appearance at Homecoming, we were off to Memphis to enjoy this little gem.

Oh, yeah. This was awesome! Trans-Siberian Orchestra is something everyone should experience at least once in their lives. The musical talent is incredible. The pyrotechnics and special effects are outstanding. And if you are like me, you'll find the storyline to be truly moving.

Sunday, November12, 2006

Had lunch at Benihana. I love hibachi. And our chef had amazingly swift hands. There was a ton of food. But I have to admit, I wasn't as impressed as I am with our Asahi. I think it's because the Asahi chefs do more little cute stuff with the food instead of just twirling things around. The onion volcano/smoky mountain/train makes my day every time. And that just didn't happen at Benihana.

Spent the afternoon playing Texas Hold'em with Sensei-hubby's bro and sis-in-law. Fun stuff! I stink at poker. I'm too curious for my own good. There's always that chance that someone is bluffing, and I can't stand not knowing for sure. So I usually lose. Good thing we aren't actually betting money, huh?

Friday night fun

Hubby's brother and sister-in-law came down for a visit - this weekend is homecoming at our alma mater. We entertained ourselves with a game of Imaginiff.

Neko

This is Neko. He decided to "help" me clean tonight. It's so funny to watch him drag that feather duster around in his mouth. If it wasn't real ostrich feather I'd probably let him have it as a toy. It's just too good of a cleaning tool to give up though.

lookin' up

This afternoon we finally got to take our classes out to the playground! It's been rainy and wet all week, and the pea gravel was still pretty wet this afternoon, but when you've been cooped up inside for three days with 13 little bodies full of excess energy, your definition of "too wet" becomes a little less rigid.