Where did the weekend go?? So I didn't post last week because things at school are CRAZY! I am trying so hard to remain patient but the kids are really pushing their luck. Most of my students dropped from our highest behavior level and weren't able to participate in an incentive which sent the whole week spinning.

Saturday J and I went and looked at tuxes. I never realized how expensive it would be to rent a tux. I have this horrible guilt every time I ask someone in our wedding party to spend money. But we picked out the tuxes that everyone will wear and J got measured for his. Saturday night we got together with friends of ours. It was good to get together with grown ups, and since the guy is J's best man, it's nice to spend time with him. After a nice evening of dinner and conversation I didn't even complain about not getting to bed until almost 1 a.m.!

So we have big news that I have been keeping to myself for fear of it falling through, but I think we are at a point now where it is ok to say it- we are buying a house! I am very excited about the idea of owning our own house, having our own space and calling it "ours". The house is in Ohio, which many of my family, friends and co-workers are still digesting. It is a time in our lives right now where J and I feel like we are flexible and that change might be the best thing. He has been here for almost 9 years and it will be nice for him to spend some time with his mom, dad, grandparents, brother and niece. I am so excited about being an auntie. When we were in Ohio for Christmas J and I took Miss P to the mall and out for lunch. She is 19 months old, and the most adorable thing ever. I am really looking forward to trips to the zoo, mall, aquarium, park and sleepovers when she is a bit older. I want to spoil her rotten!!!

I want to put up pictures of the house. It's beautiful, and moreover it's ours, but there is some dreadful wallpaper that needs to come down. J and I talked and we decided that after all my years of community service and rebuilding together I am going to attempt to take the wallpaper down in the bathroom. That way if it goes terribly wrong, it isn't a big room that I've ruined. Pictures will definitely come later, for now I have to get back to the children. The bell is about to ring, one more period stands between me and a night of quarterly report editing and the gym!