I suppose I should write a little diddy about teaching... since that is the actual purpose of this blog and all. I just get so distracted, ya know? I have decided that I don't like doing the same things over and over again, which is not going to come in handy this year. Today in class we did a Metric Olympics lab. It was so fun... the first time. I was bored after the second. This is when Mr. Jones showed me the...wait for it...FUN ROOM. That's what I've decided to call it anyway. There is a massive laminator that I considered for a moment laminating my hand with. Can someone please tell me where I come up with this crap? I don't even know. Then we discovered the poster maker. That's right people....giant pieces of paper.
Best. Day. Ever. Nough said.
Then, I had my first never-ending education class. The discussion was ok I guess... except for my butt when numb about 45 minutes in. Seriously people, let's get some butt friendly chairs. I was so exhausted by the end of the day, but thankfully Boots cheered me up with this.... I have the best dog in the world. Come meet here. You'll think so too.
On a lighter note, I went roller skating last night. My calves hurt. My feet hurt. My abs hurt. Who knew roller skating worked the muscles so much? Not this girl. Anyway, Charlie and I attempted to roller swing dance. I personally think I've got some swing dance skills...but not combined with wheels. Then I tried to learn how to skate backwards. Four different guys tried to teach me, and all four said different things....wiggle your feet...put you weight on the front... turn your feet in. Blah blah blah I don't need no man. I'll figure it out on my own. Since you prolly haven't been roller skating in a while...here's a little taste of some roller action.
Don't you love Charlie's musical stylings in the background :D That's all for now... Boots and I are sleepy.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Why Yes... I Am Singing To My Dog
Instead of continuing to sing to Boots.... I decided to blog.
Oh man has a lot happened lately. For starters...we moved. Pain in my buttooski. How can two people with such a small apartment have so muchshit stuff? I'm pretty sure I found about nine lighters in the process of moving. We only have one candle...can someone please tell me why we have nine lighters? Don't worry I won't leave you hangin. You see... Charlie is quite the little collector. He's like a mouse. Anytime he finds something shiny he just has to have it. For instance, Charlie walks outside with the dog. Charlie sees lighter on hand rail. Charlie turns lighter on. It works! Thus, Charlie keeps lighter. This one is even better...Charlie and Mallory are driving around campus during the night. Charlie sees something shiny in the road during the complete and utter darkness. Charlie stops truck and puts it in park. Charlie gets out and picks up shiny object. Charlie brings home a ran over but working MagLight flashlight. Mallory opens cabinet today.... flashlight falls on Mallory's foot. Now do you see my frustration!
In other news, I started my teaching internship at West High. It's pretty fun I'd have to say. The teachers are weird like me, and the students are pretty awesome so far. Also, I went to Nashville this weekend for my little Lindsey Jo Coker's baby shower.
She got some fun stuff for Isaac Henry, including this cute little memory box I made.
It had a video of this in it....
Oh man has a lot happened lately. For starters...we moved. Pain in my buttooski. How can two people with such a small apartment have so much
In other news, I started my teaching internship at West High. It's pretty fun I'd have to say. The teachers are weird like me, and the students are pretty awesome so far. Also, I went to Nashville this weekend for my little Lindsey Jo Coker's baby shower.
She got some fun stuff for Isaac Henry, including this cute little memory box I made.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
I'd Rather Eat Dirt Than Pack
I just spent five hours packing eight boxes... that's kitchen stuff for ya. Otherwise known as kitchen crap, which is what I labeled the boxes...
For your viewing pleasure I thought I'd invite you into our apartment. This is what our apartment used to look like.
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| The bedroom...That sign says Always Kiss Me Goodnight...and Charlie better stick to it! |
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| Where we do business... |
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| Boots...and her bed... |
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| The living room...Boots' other bed... |
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| My kitchen...where cupcake dreams come true. |
Monday, August 1, 2011
Happy Anniversary Baby, Got You On My Miii-iiind
So guess what?! Today....or technically yesterday was mine and Charlie's one year anniversary. What the heck? We've been married a whole year?! For all of those rooting against us...I say poop on you. Bahahaha! Charlie got me this funtastic cake decorating kit so I can make him cupcakes on his birthday. I didn't get him anything because his birthday present is so freaking expensive and amazing, I couldn't afford to. It doesn't matter though because he is going to pee on himself when he gets his present. I'm the best wife ever!
Anyway, I decided to be crafty today and make a headboard. Why you ask? Well, Charlie and I got this awesome new furniture for our new apartment bedroom. We still needed a bed frame though. I've searched all over but just can't find one in our price range. So... I decided to make a headboard and put the new mattress set on a metal frame. Charlie doesn't like footboards anyway because his feet hang off the bed. So cheapo me decided to make this fabric headboard in our living room floor a few minutes ago. It turned out pretty cool if you ask me.... In case you wanted to know how I made it, here's what you'll need:
Lay the cardboard on top of the batting and fabric with the batting as the middle layer. Then pull the fabric and batting over the back side of the cardboard and staple the fabric down to the cardboard every inch or so. Make sure you have the fabric lined up correctly with the cardboard. Keep stapling until all of the fabric has been staple down to the back of the cardboard. Lastly take a needle and thread and sew your buttons on the headboard in the spots you previously marked. Pull the buttons tight if you used foam under the fabric. This will give the head board an added touch of detail. Wha laaa... it's finished! Now seriously people...how easy was that??? I love it. Here is my finished product...
Anyway, I decided to be crafty today and make a headboard. Why you ask? Well, Charlie and I got this awesome new furniture for our new apartment bedroom. We still needed a bed frame though. I've searched all over but just can't find one in our price range. So... I decided to make a headboard and put the new mattress set on a metal frame. Charlie doesn't like footboards anyway because his feet hang off the bed. So cheapo me decided to make this fabric headboard in our living room floor a few minutes ago. It turned out pretty cool if you ask me.... In case you wanted to know how I made it, here's what you'll need:
- Scissors
- Cardboard or Foamboard
- Quilt Batting
- Sewing Kit
- Buttons
- Fabric of Your Choice
- Staple Gun
- Staples
- Tape Measure
Lay the cardboard on top of the batting and fabric with the batting as the middle layer. Then pull the fabric and batting over the back side of the cardboard and staple the fabric down to the cardboard every inch or so. Make sure you have the fabric lined up correctly with the cardboard. Keep stapling until all of the fabric has been staple down to the back of the cardboard. Lastly take a needle and thread and sew your buttons on the headboard in the spots you previously marked. Pull the buttons tight if you used foam under the fabric. This will give the head board an added touch of detail. Wha laaa... it's finished! Now seriously people...how easy was that??? I love it. Here is my finished product...
I feel so stinking crafty! By the way....Boots did NOT enjoy the sound of the staple gun!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Every Tribe, Every Tongue, Every Nation...
A love song born of a grateful choir. It's all God's children singing Glory Glory Hallelujah He Reigns!
I don't know if I have ever shard my experience in Haiti with you. Two words. LIFE CHANGING. I cannot express how the Haitian people touched my life and the lives of so many from our mission group. One in particular is following God's heart to Haiti this semester. She is giving up her life of comfort in America for a life full of love and praise to God in Haiti. There is no doubt in my mind that God will work through her every breath in Haiti. Please please pray a prayer of blessing over Miss Chelsey as she embarks on this wonderful journey. Most importantly, pray that she only brings home a couple of children when she leaves Haiti, because knowing her she will bring the entire orphanage!
I'm sure she's really gonna appreciate this picture....maybe not. We were so tired that day...but she was still just a dancing. Aint she cute?! I know right!
On a lighter note, I made these cupcakes. I wanted to make my own chocolate frosting....so I did. It turned out well but I ran out. I was too lazy to make more so I just opened up a thing of the store bought stuff...needless to say I ended up with segregated cupcakes. Its ok though, they are just cupcakes!
They were yummy, I think I'll go eat one now! Got milk?
I don't know if I have ever shard my experience in Haiti with you. Two words. LIFE CHANGING. I cannot express how the Haitian people touched my life and the lives of so many from our mission group. One in particular is following God's heart to Haiti this semester. She is giving up her life of comfort in America for a life full of love and praise to God in Haiti. There is no doubt in my mind that God will work through her every breath in Haiti. Please please pray a prayer of blessing over Miss Chelsey as she embarks on this wonderful journey. Most importantly, pray that she only brings home a couple of children when she leaves Haiti, because knowing her she will bring the entire orphanage!
On a lighter note, I made these cupcakes. I wanted to make my own chocolate frosting....so I did. It turned out well but I ran out. I was too lazy to make more so I just opened up a thing of the store bought stuff...needless to say I ended up with segregated cupcakes. Its ok though, they are just cupcakes!
They were yummy, I think I'll go eat one now! Got milk?
Monday, July 25, 2011
A Birthday Wish Top Ten of Course!
I was born.
I know right? That was a pretty great story because I'm a pretty swanky gal. You can roll your eyes if need be! When my dad asked my bro what he thought about his new baby sister...this is what he said and I quote. "Goodness gracious GREAT balls of fire!" I personally think thats a pretty awesome thing to say about your sister, but I'm crazy. My mom also made up a little diddy that she would sing to me. It goes something like this..."Little bitty, little bitty. She's so sweet and she's so pretty. Ten little fingers and ten little toes. Big brown eyes and a little pug nose...." I think its cute, so I sing it to Boots! Anyway, in light of my Birthday I thought I would share my top ten birthday moments with you. Here goes.
10. "Happy birthday! Hope all is well with you...hard to imagine, I was at your baby shower. :)"
-Leighann McCoy
9. "Happy #22, My Little Papoose!"
-Debbie Hobgood
8. "Whoa! You have developed the power of levitation on your birthday! I guess your degree is paying off!"
-David Petersen
7. "Happy Birthday Mallory, Happy Birthday Charlie, Happy Anniversary, Happy Graduation!"
-Edible Arrangements Gift tag from Mom
6. Getting the cutest dress in the world from Jill at my birthday dinner and some yummy peach rosemary jam from Cara.
5. The Sayers family taking us out to lunch after church! Notice how much I love food.
4. Getting to talk to my should have been sister Victoria and my great friend Meghan. COME BACK TO KNOXVILLE!
3. Eating this marvelously delicious cupcake!
2. "I love you! You are beautiful and I am so blessed to be your husband! Happy Birthday stinky!"
- My awesome husband
1. Seriously people....it doesn't get much better than this. Nough said. Wait for it......
... Lindsey Jo and Bryant singing me a song. For your viewing pleasure please remember that she is a professional guitarist.
LOVE YOU ALL! God is too good to me!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
To Save Time....Let's Just Assume I Know everything...
So I haven't blogged in a while...but that's just because I haven't had that much to talk about. You know how when you talk on the phone to someone everyday and eventually you have nothing left to say? Exactly...that's why I figured there was no need to blog. I would just bore you endlessly.
Anyway, tomorrow is my Birthday! It's really not that exciting. 22 is kind of a boring year. I guess everything after 21 is just boring in general. Guess what Charlie got me for my Birthday??? Wait for it...this is good. A bathing suit from VS that I ordered two weeks ago! What a good husband, he know's just what I like...size and all!
On another note, I start teaching at West High in two weeks. WHOA! Is summer really over? Am I really about to start my career? Is this the beginning of the rest of my life? And the most important question....Do I have to act like a big girl now? Poop.
Speaking of poop... I'm getting to puppy sit this weekend. It is mucho fun...except for the little poop turd I stepped on this morning. Don't worry it was hard. Bahahahaha....it took me about ten minutes to realize what it was because Boots does not poo in the apartment. I guess the puppy was busy during the night. Poor Boots just does not have the energy to keep up with this puppy, nor does she care too. This little pup can chase a toy for hours...Boots just stares. But they do have one thing in common.....
.... nap time! I think I will join them. Sleep tight Daphne and Boots! For anyone reading, stop what you're doing and go take a nap. It will change your life!
Anyway, tomorrow is my Birthday! It's really not that exciting. 22 is kind of a boring year. I guess everything after 21 is just boring in general. Guess what Charlie got me for my Birthday??? Wait for it...this is good. A bathing suit from VS that I ordered two weeks ago! What a good husband, he know's just what I like...size and all!
On another note, I start teaching at West High in two weeks. WHOA! Is summer really over? Am I really about to start my career? Is this the beginning of the rest of my life? And the most important question....Do I have to act like a big girl now? Poop.
Speaking of poop... I'm getting to puppy sit this weekend. It is mucho fun...except for the little poop turd I stepped on this morning. Don't worry it was hard. Bahahahaha....it took me about ten minutes to realize what it was because Boots does not poo in the apartment. I guess the puppy was busy during the night. Poor Boots just does not have the energy to keep up with this puppy, nor does she care too. This little pup can chase a toy for hours...Boots just stares. But they do have one thing in common.....
.... nap time! I think I will join them. Sleep tight Daphne and Boots! For anyone reading, stop what you're doing and go take a nap. It will change your life!
Monday, June 6, 2011
And So It Begins...
Well, summer school has officially begun. Twelve hours of graduate classes have left me with four papers to write a week. That's right people, I said FOUR! I'm really not complaining, I guess I just expected tests instead. When you think about it though, this writing thing is pretty nice. Most everything is opinion based, so it's not like they can mark up my paper with a BIG red X and tell me I'm wrong. This makes me very happy. I'm also extremely happy that this means I will finish my Masters next May instead of at the end of next summer. It will be nice to not have to worry about anything but where we are going to live next summer.
Oh yeah...did I mention Charlie is shooting for medical school. Gahrooossssss! I cannot even imagine what that's going to be like. Actually, I can. ALOT of studying and late nights. That's ok though because I have this AMAZING dog. Seriously, Boots is way cooler that we thought. It turns out that she does bark. We heard her...at the Dairy Queen drive thru in Mississippi. Pour window lady...prolly scared the pee out of her. That's another thing...Boots literally gets the pee scared out of her. Vacuums and treadmills seem to do the trick, and hairdryers too. The other nifty thing I found out about her....she knows STAY. Coolest thing in the world... I can finally go to the bathroom by myself! One last thing...I painted her toenails sparkly pink. That's right Princess Boots has arrived!
Oh yeah...did I mention Charlie is shooting for medical school. Gahrooossssss! I cannot even imagine what that's going to be like. Actually, I can. ALOT of studying and late nights. That's ok though because I have this AMAZING dog. Seriously, Boots is way cooler that we thought. It turns out that she does bark. We heard her...at the Dairy Queen drive thru in Mississippi. Pour window lady...prolly scared the pee out of her. That's another thing...Boots literally gets the pee scared out of her. Vacuums and treadmills seem to do the trick, and hairdryers too. The other nifty thing I found out about her....she knows STAY. Coolest thing in the world... I can finally go to the bathroom by myself! One last thing...I painted her toenails sparkly pink. That's right Princess Boots has arrived!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Graduation...And A Song!
I GRADUATED! I'm so excited that four years of undergrad and crazy micro classes have finally paid off. Now I just need to get through my teaching internship and I'll be good to go. I just realized that when I start teaching I'll get to go to prom for the rest of my life. How cool is that?
Anyway, this weekend mine and Charlie's family got to spend some time in a cabin in the smokies. We did a lot of fun things...like go to the aquarium (where I pet a sting ray)....and eat ice cream...and play Ms. Pacman. Just so you know, I totally suck at Pacman....but I'm sure you all expected that right? We ate alot too, I love food!
So since I was a tiny tot, I've been singing. It's not anything that I'm great at, but just something that I enjoy doing. I figure that since we're so close here on this blog and all that I would let you in on a little secret. Here goes...wait for it....I secretly wanna be a country music singer. So here goes world, I did my makeup and hair and everything just for all my viewers out there...bahahahaha. This is dedicated to Lindsey Jo because I'm jealous of her getting to go to the CMA Fest!
....I think I'll just stick with teaching!
Anyway, this weekend mine and Charlie's family got to spend some time in a cabin in the smokies. We did a lot of fun things...like go to the aquarium (where I pet a sting ray)....and eat ice cream...and play Ms. Pacman. Just so you know, I totally suck at Pacman....but I'm sure you all expected that right? We ate alot too, I love food!
So since I was a tiny tot, I've been singing. It's not anything that I'm great at, but just something that I enjoy doing. I figure that since we're so close here on this blog and all that I would let you in on a little secret. Here goes...wait for it....I secretly wanna be a country music singer. So here goes world, I did my makeup and hair and everything just for all my viewers out there...bahahahaha. This is dedicated to Lindsey Jo because I'm jealous of her getting to go to the CMA Fest!
....I think I'll just stick with teaching!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Change in Plans...
So apparently I'm not teaching at Fulton anymore, rather I will be interning at West High School. This is why they told us it was a secret...because things can change. Oh well, I'm still thrilled to be teaching and I'm sure every school will bring their own individual challenges to the table.
I've also had another change in plans, it seems that I no longer drive a red Dodge Charger. Now, I am soooo thrilled to say that I drive a....wait for it.... red Dodge GOLFBALL! Dang tornadoes. Dang hail. Dang car! But more importantly, I am thrilled to see that only cars were damaged around us. Nobody was hurt in our apartment complex. It's so sad to see that this wasn't the case for many others in the Southeast. I hope that we will all keep those who were lost in our prayers, along with their families.
On a more joyful note... I'm graduating in 7 days! HOOORAY! Can't wait for a fun-filled relaxing summer! NOT! I start 12 hours of graduate classes beginning in June. Oh well, can't complain right? More and more I am realizing how thankful I should be for such an awesome opportunity for higher education and a the chance to become a great teacher.
That's all for now, ya'll stay away from them dang tornadoes!
I've also had another change in plans, it seems that I no longer drive a red Dodge Charger. Now, I am soooo thrilled to say that I drive a....wait for it.... red Dodge GOLFBALL! Dang tornadoes. Dang hail. Dang car! But more importantly, I am thrilled to see that only cars were damaged around us. Nobody was hurt in our apartment complex. It's so sad to see that this wasn't the case for many others in the Southeast. I hope that we will all keep those who were lost in our prayers, along with their families.
On a more joyful note... I'm graduating in 7 days! HOOORAY! Can't wait for a fun-filled relaxing summer! NOT! I start 12 hours of graduate classes beginning in June. Oh well, can't complain right? More and more I am realizing how thankful I should be for such an awesome opportunity for higher education and a the chance to become a great teacher.
That's all for now, ya'll stay away from them dang tornadoes!
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