Mondays are back

It's MONDAY!

Any-who, today was my my first day of sped student teaching.

Hopefully it will be a good experience :) 

  

...but most importantly 

Mondays are the Bachelorette!!!

If you missed the premiere last week, click here to watch it on abc

If you have followed my blog for awhile, you know that my mom and I absolutely love the Bachelorette and we always get together every Monday night to veg out, dish on the ladies/gentlemen and make predictions! 

It is quite entertaining and a good girls night to say the least!

Here are our latest rankings.

PLEASE let me know who's your favorite! I would love to hear your thoughts.

Harley is approving our opinions ;)

 We actually had differing opinions. I was so surprised!
During the show, we cannot tell each other our thoughts.
After, we compare our scores and pick our favorites!

My thoughts!

Moms thoughts!

 .Episode One Snippets.

The old lady you saw on the preview was there to support her grand-daughter. Very cliche, and fairly stupid in my opinion. Whatever.

The girl from Nebraska did not portray an adequate picture of my state. at all.please disregard any information that she stated. I do not eat cow nuts. I am NOT that girl, nor are most people from here.

Emily did a fantastic rap. I absolutely loved it. it too, was cliche, yes but original. I could never come up with these lyrics. I give her mad props. check it out.

Monica is just a flat out b. She is incredibly rude. beware viewers.

Jenna is a blogger from NYC. I do not believe that she accurately portrays us bloggers either. We do not act like that :) 

Anyways. 

Yes the Bachelor is rather stupid and getting redundant, but if you don't watch  it... you should! It is a wonderful guilty pleasure that I would love to talk about with y'all!

T - 1 minute till' it airs!

xoxo

-erinj0

Bachelorette and Boyfriend Madness

I have some funny stories to share with you all

AND

I need your thoughts on a something as well :) 

(My boyfriend and I are in this heated debate & so I decided ask you all!)

 ♥ photo credit

Okay so first things first - graduation party

This Sunday was my cousins high school graduation party. 

My mom and the boy decided to get together and talk about all the "stupid" things that I do and vent to each other about how awful it is that I am such an indecisive person 

(okay, I admit...it can be pretty, really bad)

Here's one of their examples about me:

[Erin] Mom, which one do you like. The red shirt or the blue?

[Mom] I don't know, they both like nice! Either one would look good on you

[Erin] ...But if you HAD to pick, which one?

[Mom] If I HAD to pick...okay the blue

[Erin] The blue one? Really? You really think the blue one is better?!

[Mom] Okay, the red one then!

[Erin] ...Excuse me, miss! (at this point I am calling over a random person just minding their own business in the store to come over and give their opinion)...which one do you like...the red shirt or the blue?

[Random Person] Oh, well... I like the blue one. But they are both really nice

[Erin] Really. okay thank you!

[Mom] Okay - the blue ones the winner then?

[Erin] Eh, I think I like Red...

**This is embarrassing admitting but it is SO true. I am the WORST at making decisions!**

So, I guess they have a right to complain a little. After all...they are the two people who are with my non-stop :) I am so thankful they put up with me like they do!

Now for a funny story. Here is where I got back at my man!
(The best part, right?!)

I was sitting at the kitchen table and eating some Cheetos's. 

The kitchen table is sitting right underneath a ceiling fan.

As I start to grab the Cheetos's, my lovely boyfriend decides to "warn me"...

Um, hun - just so you know, those Cheetos are getting a little stale

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I look at him with a puzzled look in my face, like what the hell are you talking about?!

He repeats..."yeah, they are getting kind of stale. The fan is drying them out"

****Note: The Cheetos have only been opened and hour and a half ago**** 

WHAT?!?!?!?!? 

I am cracking up right now - you have no idea. TEARS are pouring down my face and I cannot control the laughter. He is busted. What a perfect time to embarrass him infront of people :) It was great!

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Next: Here is where I need YOUR HELP!

Here is the question that my boy & I are arguing over

Girls: Would you rather get a massage from a female masseuse or a male masseuse?

I told him that most all girl request to have a massage done by a female. He is convinced that I am just not the typical female, because I am wrong & girls want a male masseuse working on them

I think that is awkward - am I right? or is he correct & I am just abnormal? : /

Lastly - The Bachelorette was on tonight :) Episode 2 Recap/Thoughts

♥ photo credit

{1} William got the first one-on-one date! He is too adorable and I love him

The only "odd" part was the beginning of their date. They looked at rings & had a fake marriage.

Weird.

{2} I can't stand Ashley's laugh. I understand it's probably a "nervous laugh", but man it drives me nuts! I hope it doesn't ruin the show for me : /

{3} The crazy mask man STILL hasn't taken off his mask. PLUS he got a rose? Something is wrong with that picture. How bad would you feel if the mask man got a rose over you. I feel bad for the men that went home tonight, knowing that crazy phantom man beat them. Ugh.

{4} Bentley is a fake. He needs to go. The producers just want him for the hype & ratings

{5} I think JP is just the cutest guy & he reminds me of Heath Ledger. ♥

I hope everyone had a great memorial day

I am so honored and thankful for those who serve our country

xoxo

-erinj0

The ball is rolling & things are starting!

This week marks the beginning of...

THE BACHELORETTE
This picture has a list of all the possible 25 Bachelor's who were shown the first day : ) 

 

We rank each guy from 1-5 (one as the lowest, 5 as the highest)

The notes in pink (on the left are my rankings) & the ones in red (on the right are my moms).

These are just our FIRST impression scores! We scored them right when they stepped out of the limo (so ranking them in about 15 seconds can be hard!)

It's fun to see how our opinions change over the course of the season & we actually get to see their personalities!!!

                        This picture is my rankings.

SO, I'm a little okay a lot, obsessed.

I take it to the extreme and make notes next to each guy so I can remember who they are & what I thought of them! Call me a dork, it's cool!
 

**Note: Jeff does not have a score because I refused to rank a man who wore a mask all night and acted strange! (PLUS, I couldn't see what he really looked like!)  

Growing up, it was no one but me & my mom - no men & no siblings

SO

Monday nights are "girls" nights : ) 

Just me n' my mom

eating some ice cream

enjoying our guilty pleasure

laughing at scenes

judging men

& having fun

♥

An Introduction to Fall Student Teaching

Today, I met my cooperating teacher, the principal of the school, and the first grade classroom!

I was informed that my classroom will have quite a few students with behavior disorders and according to the teaching "will definitely be a challenge!"

*deep breathe* Oh boy!  

My student teaching consists of two semesters, since I have will have a dual degree in Elementary Education & Special Education. 

Even though I will have quite a few first graders with behavior disorders, this semester is actually my general education classroom placement and (Spring) will be my special education placement!

 The teachers there seemed very nice & had such a welcoming personality : )

I think it will be a good Fall semester!

xoxo

-erinj0

Just Another Week

We're alive : ) 

The crazy beliefs that the world was ending were suprisingly...FALSE. Go figure!

♥ photo credit 
 

Since the world is going to go on like another old week in this world, here are some things I am looking forward to this upcoming week:

.Monday. 

{1} THE BACHELORETTE PREMIERES : ) 

 I am a big BAchelor(ette) fanatic and I am hoping there are a couple other bloggers out there who share the same crazy love as I do for this partially scripted, sometimes sappy, but oh so entertaining show! 

**If you want to take a sneak peak at the possible contestants and begin picking favorites, etc... like me, then head over here to the Bachelorette facebook fan page & click on "Meet the Bachelors" to learn more!**

 {2} I FIND OUT MY HISTORY & NATIONALITY!!!!!!

Okay, this is HUGE! 

My grandpa was adopted back in 1921, so we are unsure of our nationality & any information pertaining to. 

Last week I made a call to the adoption agency in our state that he was adopted from & it turns out that we can access some information! We went through the process, filled out paper-work & they found NINE pieces of paper from his adoption file! 

(Now, I know nine pages really doesn't seem like a lot, but for 1921, that is quite substantial!) 

 I am really excited for the mail to come tomorrow & hopefully find out some of my history : ) 

Can you tell I'm kinda, really excited?! 

.Tuesday.

{3} I GET TO MEET MY COOPERATING TEACHER & PRINCIPAL

As most of you know, I am going to be student teaching this fall with 1st graders. I set up an appointment to meet with the teacher I will be working with and the principal of that school. I am very excited to get insight on lesson plans that I can start working on & see my classroom!! : ) 

 .The Rest of the Days Following.

{4} Nothing else happening this coming week seems important to blog about in comparison to these two things I have going on in the beginning of the week!

I have...

-Final due Tuesday

-Projects due Wednesday

-Driving Gram to organ : )

-Class...boring!

-Family graduation this weekend

-Blah, blah and blah

I'll keep you all posted on the updates!

What exciting things do you have coming up this week?

xoxo

-erinj0

One Snowy Day

First Day of the Spring Semester. Last Semester of School. First Snow Day of the Year!

When it's the beginning of something, it' always the last for something else.

So what to do on a snowy day?  

Well my car lacks the ability to even function in the snow (and maybe the person behind the wheel isn't the best driver either)...therefore, I'm forced to stay in.

I woke up this morning with Chunk sitting on my bed staring out into the beautiful white crisp snow.

 "Two roads diverged, and I - I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference"

-Robert Frost

 The sound- of silence

"I'll love you forever as long as I'm living, as long as I'm living my brother you'll be"

You know what tonight is. Bachelor : ) 

For anyone who might be the slightest bit interested in the in's and out's of the Bachelor and Spoilers, you might want to check out this website.

No school again tomorrow? Highly likely...

Stay warm!

xoxo - erinj0

It's Monday and You Know What That Means

It's The Bachelor!!!! : ) 

So - Monday nights is bonding time. My mom and I get together, eat some food and gossip about each girl in detail. I mean we talk about their attire, personality, looks, you name it. We then will rate each girl and guess how far they will go at the beginning & make predictions. I think this year we might even start a mini-journal and give stars for each girl based on first impressions! This is our time together where we can just relax and laugh. I also talk with my friends and people online about this too. (Maybe I shouldn't be divulging how into this show I really am, it's kinda pathetic to the outside folk). I'll be blogging on Mondays about my predictions and updates!

 Here is what we are going to enjoy tonight during the premiere episode!

(I know it's not quite the healthiest or best thing for me 

- but it just looked so good!)

Anyways - these past two days have been rough. I have had a pretty fantastic Christmas break and I think it's safe to say that I over did it. My body is now paying the price. Loads of fatigue, muscle pain, chest pain, tachycardia and migraines! : ( But it was so nice to enjoy my break! Last year I was in the hospital over New Years so this was great to spend it with some friends and ring in the new year with my grandma and mom. I treated them to the movie theater we have here in Omaha where you eat dinner and watch the movie. We sat in VIP and it was a great day! Especially to make my grandma so happy and take her out... she does so well for a 90year old lady.

Side Note: I just watched the movie "Because I Said So" again last night and it reminds me so much of my relationship with my mom. It makes me smile. If you haven't seen it - I would definitely recommend it! 

20 minutes till' the premiere!
xoxo - erinj0