a quarter

i just recently celebrated my 25th birthday. for whatever reason(s) why, i was looking forward to this milestone. some would say 25 is not much a milestone but for me, it seems to be a marker for a significant amount of life lived...although i hope there is so much more left to enjoy! it also makes me a little bit older than the students i teach and somehow (magically) makes me look significantly older than them so the times i am confused with students are less and less...maybe?

i am very grateful for the twenty-five years thus far: an amazing family, fun childhood memories, an awesome college time, a wonderful husband, and many fabulous friends from different times in life.

this year's birthday weekend began with my school's homecoming game...my awesome freshmen cheerleaders got to cheer during the first half of the varsity game. they even had their picture taken with one of the taco bell hot sauce packs that races at the astros games! (houston people know what i'm talking about) they did a great job, and the game led right into the beginning of the three-day weekend (sadly, not for both of us). katy kicked off right with a yummy homemade birthday cake.saturday, we enjoyed lee's fabulous blueberry pancakes for breakfast and later watched some football...one game in particular that i will not discuss. sunday might have been the best combination of someone's favorite things...i got to watch the extra scene from the LOST series finale via my new bluray player, we had le peep for breakfast, made an IKEA shopping trip, picked up some delicious cupcakes, went to see a chick flick, and enjoyed dinner at pappacito's.
katy and i rounded out the weekend with a trip to the outlet malls and a new set of tires on the jeep!