Thanks to everyone who entered. As soon as Amazon starts having 5 cent gift cards, I’ll make everyone a winner. 🙂
From reading through all of the comments, it seems to me as if teachers enjoy staying home on New Year’s Eve with family, friends, and lots of food (well, with the exception of Jennifer over at First Grade Blue Skies. She had a NYE in which she lost a shoe and a shirt and maybe something else . . . but she says she’s not allowed to talk about it. I am thinking, “Wow! Why wouldn’t she blog about it?” Or is that just me?). Anyways, it’s no wonder I like you guys so much.
We had two couples, one single guy, one married girl (whose husband was out of town), and one three year old over here at our house.
Hubby made yummy food AND did the dishes. I know!!! BEST New Year’s EVER! 🙂
One of our friends, Lauren (you can find her HERE) brought over NYE kits for each of us. She was inspired by these two blogs: Dandee and Run, Lucas, Run. I LOVED IT. We each wrote a letter to ourselves and some hopes for next year (things we want to try, and read, and eat and visit —- let’s see. Um, I would like to try to eat sushi without gagging, and I would like to visit a place without my couch and learn to be happy about it). We toasted with mini bottles of champagne and the idea is that you put the letter back into the bottle, seal it up, and put it someplace safe. Next year, we’ll read them!
We did this while sitting out by our fire pit. Yes, that’s right. We have a fire pit. It is the poor man’s pool and jacuzzi. The best thing about it is that you don’t have to get into a swimsuit.
The kit had some noise blowers and confetti, too, but three of us felt compelled to grab pots and pans and run out into the front yard to make it fun for the three year old. Except the three year old didn’t come out with us. And we may have forgotten to tell him that we were doing it.
So now it’s the new year. Isn’t that crazy?
And I feel terrible for those of you who had to go back to school today. Cruel and unusual punishment, if you ask me.
And for those of you who have to go back tomorrow . . . especially Hadar, I wish you quiet classrooms, well behaved kiddos, and delicious coffee (sans Kahlua) to start your morning.
I, on the other hand, have another week off. Before you start hating me, just remember that these are Furlough Days and I am technically not getting paid.
Okay, okay, okay!!! I know! It’s so unfair to all of you! And the paycut doesn’t matter at this point because I’m used to it and who cares about a good credit score, anyway?! I HAVE ANOTHER WEEK OFF! 🙂
I’ll stop now.
The Bachelor premieres tonight. I’m not a fan of Ben’s. I mean, I think he is a nice enough guy and all that, but I don’t think he should be the bachelor. But yes, I’ll watch. And then we’ll talk about it. And I would say I should start something on Tuesdays like “Talk About It Tuesdays” or something but I won’t be able to keep that up. Because the housewives in the BH are also on tonight and . . . dun dun dun (sound effects) . . . Taylor says her marriage is over. O-V-E-R. Although we could still talk about it on Tuesdays . . . but I’d rather not commit to that in case I have to do any TiVo catching up later in the week due to the fact that I have a semi life that doesn’t involve TV. For example, I work. And I eat. And I read. Occasionally, I read blogs. But not enough that my hubs says to get off my computer or he’s going to take it away and hide it from me because he wants to spend time with me wherein I am actually looking in his eyes while he is talking.
So no Talk About It Tuesdays. But we’ll talk. I promise.
Such a Bachelor fan…but Ben…not so much! I agree that he is nice but…well…we will just stop there! I guess we will just have to wait and see. Maybe he'll grow on me! 🙂
Hope
http://www.shenanigansinsecond.blogspot.com
Congrats to the winners! I am super excited about r RH of Beverly hills!! I have been waiting and waiting for this episode!! "My marriage is over!"Such dramatic words!! I am itching with anticipation!! Enjoy your break still. Mine ends tomorrow at 8 am! But at least no kids tomorrow, maybe I can get something actually done!!
Congrats to the winners!!! So Jealous that you have another week off!!!!
❤ Mor Zrihen ❤
A Teacher's Treasure
I"ve missed the last few RH of BH…but can't remember why! I'll get caught up tonight!
Pitner's Potpourri
Congrats winners – enjoy your time off, Kristin. I'm a wee bit jealous…but I'll work through it. HA!
I'm a huge Bachelor fan – but like Hope, I'm not feeling Ben all that much but hope he does something to change my mind.
Holly
Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
You're home for another week…blah blah blah. On to more interesting things 🙂
I can't flipping believe Bachelor starts tonight and I've decide not to drink for a few weeks. How will I watch without white wine?!! I'll live, I know.
I actually kind of like Ben. See there is someone for everyone!
I go back tomorrow (in case you care).
Kimberley @ 1st in Maine
I don't like Ben. But of course I'll watch because I just HAVE to know whose doing what and what kinda dates they go on…And besides there is an old lady on the show! WHAT?!?!?!?
Enjoy your week off! I on the other hand would sell my daughter if I had another week with her! I love her, but I'm not use to being home 24/7 with her in cold weather….We like hot weather and the beach!
Another week off???!!!!!??? Maybe you need to plan a trip to Texas! I have a little kiddo who would LOVE for you to be his shadow ALL. DAY. LONG. And I'll pay you too!
Just kidding!
At one point today I only had 13 kiddos and 2 of those were sleeping! I have no new Potty Police incidents to report so I call that a great first day back!
You amaze me at reaching 1,000+ followers in less than 6 months! You ROCK! I would LOVE to be able to say certain things but my blog is monitored and commented on by some "curious" (their word…my word is NOSEY!)co-workers!
Enjoy your "extra" time off!
blessings to you,
Heather
Heather'sHeart
Winning this giveaway totally made my Monday, I mean I had to go back to school today.
Apparently, the students in our district didn't get the memo we had school today. One teacher had 12 kids absent today! 12!!!
So……I did hate you a little (just a little) for having another week off, BUT….since I'm a winner!!!!!!!!!, I'll forgive you!! Wahoo!!
Jodi
fun-in-first.blogspot.com
You make me wish I had cable…I used to love watching allll sorts of reality tv. Please tell me you watched I Love New York- she was so crazy, it was my absolute favorite!
Enjoy your extra week off! : )
Lucky you and another week off….paid or not. I love my job BUT was really getting comfy in my sweats and jammie days….maybe too comfy…oh well. I'm back tomorrow, kids Wednesday. Wish I could watch the Bachelor but just don't…sorry. Not usually awake that late…so sad I know:.( Happy New Year!!
4th Grade Frolics
Congrats to the winners and to YOU! LOL, I go back tomorrow, hoping some of my kiddos "forget" to come, but I have a strange feeling that the ones who I would hope would forget, will be the first ones through the door.
I am not a fan of Ben either on Bachelor. I am still just crossing my fingers that Emily would get back together with Brad, but I guess maybe not. I just loved, loved, loved them. Honestly, my hubby thinks I had some type of addiction! I didn't, but I am such a hopeless romantic at heart I guess. Please Emily is from Charlotte, NC and I am about 45 minutes from there so I was of course rooting for the hometown gal.
Love getting to know you guys better and I am hoping everyone has a fabulous New Year!
Kelly
Congrats to all the winners ! I am feeling lucky because I am off for another week, LOVING the pj's and reading lots of good books. I did do a little bit of school stuff today but just a wee bit….
Are you sure I didn't win? Check again cause I feel like I might have.
I have this week off too but have to do a training later in the week. Until then I am still in my jammies too and you should see my hair…
I need to watch more TV before reality hits me in the face.
Happy New Year.
Fran
I am a Housewives fan through and through… and I LOVE finding others who have the same addiction as me 🙂
Gotta love guilty pleasures! Have an amazing week off… I am completely jealous!
Hi Kristin:
I tried to give you a not-too-jealous-guess-who mention on my blog today… but I still love you! Besides, you need your rest from school because you give so much during the rest of your non-school hours!
Happy TV time!
Kim
Finding JOY in 6th Grade
I was going to NOT watch because Ben is not my fave. but if we are going to talk about it, perhaps I will.
ha. of course I will.
Congrats to the winners…
I read this post while drinking a glass of water…MISTAKE 🙂
Water clean up in process….
Elizabeth
Fun in Room 4B
I am SO jealous of your extra time off, but of course, you already know this. I only had 6 days. I'm not ready to go back. I can't even remember what I have to teach tomorrow because we stopped right in the middle of a chapter. My fiance IS about ready to take the computer away and hide it so I'm off to enjoy the last two hours of freedom before I have to go to bed and wake up to school. Wah!
great post as always! Today kind of rocked! I was definitely not hating being back which confused me and caused me to question if it was really my class. Etc. I hope to blog tomorrow. For now I'm exhausted and need to watch bachelor! Enjoy your non paid week off.
So here I am on my couch watching The Bachelor (East coast time) even though I said years ago that I am NEVER watching it again because no one ever stays together.
Today was my last day of vacation, however… it is snowing. Big time. See, here in Syracuse, we have what is called 'lake effect snow' when it just snows and snows and snows and snows some more. The heavy snow started at 6PM tonight and is supposed to go through 6PM tomorrow. Anything less than 6 inches, and we will probably go to school on time tomorrow. But we have this thing we do when we want a snow day. Most people wear their pajamas inside out and backwards, others flush a ice cube, and still others put a cotton ball in the freezer. I just might do all three. Or maybe you could do one for us?
Enjoy your week off!
Oh, I almost forgot. One of the girls on the bachelor is a BLOGGER from NYC! She has a blog called over analyzer or something like that!
I'll probably get sucked into watched another season of Bachelor even though I say I won't! I have this week off too…makes me happy.
Yearn to Learn Blog
i, for one, need a Talk About it Tuesday! Because I will be needing to talk about it. on tuesday. so if you could just go ahead and take care of that. k thanks. 🙂
enjoy your week; that ROCKS!!!
Happy New Year!
Gayla @
http://teach-on.blogspot.com
Oh my gosh, I'm a winner!!! So excited! Thanks girl!
PS: I loooove RHOBH!!
A Cupcake for the Teacher
Whattt!!! Another week off?! Man…I wish I was you, I wish I was you! This is the first break in my 4 years of teaching that I wish lasted longer. I use to be ready to go back within about 3 to 4 days, but since I've starting creating things for TPT and blogging, I want more time at home!:)
I'm glad there's somebody out there who loves reality TV as much as I do! Enjoy your week off! 🙂
Muwahahaha! You are so funny! (and it was QUITE a night…but that was years before "teacher Jennifer" showed up…lol)
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
When I was little, my grandmother always babysat my older brother and me on NYE so our parents could go out. She would set the clock ahead a couple hours. So at 10:00 (I thought midnight) we'd go out and bang pots and pans in the yard. Then at the real midnight (after I'd gone to bed), she and my brother would party all over again. Love those memories!
2B Honey Bunch
The Best Endings
I CANNOT believe you have another week off. So jealous. You're only missing out on what like $16? (That's what my husband jokes. We're planning a couple of days off in which I will be docked pay. He said, "So you won't have $16?" )And I also CANNOT believe you have a server in your house! I wish we had one. I won't lie- I've cried about my computer. I feel like we broke up! Luv ya girl!
Rowdy in First Grade
Looking into your husband's eyes while talking is totally overrated 😉 And The Bachelor was so hard to watch…*awkward*. Those girls were embarassing me! HA! Another week off for you?! LUCKY {in my best Napoleon Dynamite voice}. We went back today and I was NOT ready!!!!
Cara 🙂
The First Grade Parade
I am not excited about Ben either. My husband watches (but wouldn't admit it) when I am watching it and he thinks Ben is boring too. Owning his own vineyard isn't enough to make me swoon. Like you, I will still watch.
Happy New Year friend. Your new year's eve was way more exciting than mine. I stayed in my pj's and we watched Hall Pass (paused for the countdown of course). I did just get home from Vegas though..I will blog about that soon. Totally renewed our vows in a crack shack on the strip. Hilarious! Anywho, I am SO JEALOUS about you staying home and in your pjs for a whole week while I am slaving away fighting dust bunny ninjas in my classroom. Drink some hot chocolate for me because I don't like coffee and if you need to spike it to make you feel better, I will let you. Have a great week. Take a nap for me…PROMISE, pinky swear! I DVR'd the Bachelor. I am not excited about Ben either but I am kinda addicted to that show so I will watch it. I can't help it. Don't judge. Anywho…I have to go to bed because they expect me at work tomorrow…geez!!
<>< Crystal
Seriously….you are always so good to post a comment to my blog and I'm awful at it. It's a New Year's resolution of mine…to be better at commenting 🙂 I am sooo stealing the idea of toasting and putting a little message in a bottle of things to change, etc. I'm having dinner with a bestie of mine tomorrow night and I'm thinking that will be so perfect for us. Glad you had a Happy New Year! I'm jealous I don't live closer and couldn't meet up with you bloggers! Have a great transition back in to school. Hugs!
Erin
http://eberhartsexplorers.blogspot.com/
Thank you!!! I do have a bottle of kaluha in the kitchen….I'm gonna bring it *just in case* hahaha! Can't wait to watch the bachelor and talk allll about it with you!! Yay! I'm in the process of finding that website, it's proving more difficult than I had anticipated! Luv ya bbff!!
I have another week off too!!! Yay for us!!!!! I'm gonna spend it in my jammies! Love, love, love it!!!!! BH is my favorite. I can't wait to talk about it on Tuesdays or whenever. I don't have Tivo but they rerun a doZen of times so if I miss it, chances are, I'll catch it again during the week, especially since I"m off!!!!
Kristin!!!!! OMG.. we totally need "Talk about It Tuesday!" I am watching the Bachelorette right now and can not believe some of these girls on the show. Talk about claws coming out.
Kristin! You are my favorite blog to read! You just a full of entertainment and you totally make me laugh!! You are a GREAT writer:) I HEART your blog!!
Everything about this post made me laugh!!!!!!!!! I go back on Thursday but I'm going in for the next few days to get ready!! I am sort of excited to go back because we have semi-fun things to do but I do not want to wake up or wear teacher clothes again, haha!!
Marvelous Multiagers!
First time commenting—HUGE fan of your blog!(LOVED your paparazzi post the best. LOL!)
The funny thing is- my bestie- my teamie- is also a teeny, tiny Kristen! (I know-Kristen with an e- but how 'bout that? Cool huh?)
Sorry to say I'm not a bachelor fan but love me some BB, Survivor, and RHWOBH!
I hope you enjoy your time off. I was supposed to go back to school today (and dreading it), but my daughter is sick so I had to call in! Be careful what you wish for…
Stacey B
Insufficient accumulation = back to work today! Dang it.
Bachelor was full of drama already. That blogger Jenna is an emotional wreck! Yikes. Then he gives her a rose????? What do you think?
I am completely jealous about your week off, but I will work through my pain! At least my angels really have been angels these last two days (I have been really praying, and my angels are answering those prayers!) Enjoy your time! Rest and relax – the time always flies no matter how much time you get off! 🙂
Cheryl
I am thinking, "Wow! Why wouldn't she blog about it?" Or is that just me?). Anyways, it's no wonder I like you guys so much. happy new year 2016
Thanks to everyone who entered. As soon as Amazon starts having 5 cent gift cards, I'll make everyone a winner. 🙂 happy new year 2016 cards