Revised Secret Santa Wish List!!!!!

So Kacie had brought to my attention that I could have confused my Secret Santa. Originally, I had on my list the third Twilight book called Eclipse. Pretty much right after I made my list I had went out and bought it myself because I had decided Christmas was too far to wait for the book. So then I decided to change it on here. I changed it to the next book called Breaking Dawn. I apologize for the confusion!

Also notice that I added something in case you don't want to get me something Twilight or Disney!

1. Anything Twilight!-poster, tee-shirt, the fourth book (called Breaking Dawn), what ever
2. Anything Disney!
3. I want season one of either "Hey Arnold!" or "Doug." I put both of those on my amazon wish list so talk to the parents to make sure it's not doubled...it is a little more expensive than the $20 range, I will pay the difference! It is something I really want!!!!

SECRET SANTA

So if my Secret Santa hasn't gotten me that wireless mouse and doesn't want to get me that, there is something else I want. The soundtrack from the movie Once.
IT IS SUPERB!


ALSO, I made a new post to my Study Abroad blog, and will be posting more often from now on, so check it out!

EM

FOUR-POINT-OH

The silly girl you see above earned a 4.0 GPA this semester.

Congratulations Cheyenne!

V's wishlist

Target Gift Card
New T Pain CD
New Britney Spears CD
New Kanye West CD
Cute shoes size 7 1/2
Headphones
Twighlight T-shirt or Hoodie
Fourth Twilight Book
PacSun gift card
Old Navy Gift Card
***Heritage 1981 gift card!!!!!!!!!***

My Wish List

Er....So what does Kacie want for xmas??

Season 3 of Friends on DVD (its on sale at Target and Walmart for 19.99!!!)

Stuff for my classroom..... Paper clips, post it notes, pens, folders...uhhh.

COPY PAPER. Seriously, our school is out of paper, so its BYOP right now...and I need paper.

A nice bottle of Disaronno.

That's about it. I guess. ???

WIB Week of 2008-12-15 Plus Christmas News

I'll be in Dallas Texas (Actually Irving TX to be precise!) this Week.

Here is My Itinerary:

Flights: DELTA AIR LINES INC, DL 0067 Sunday 14-Dec-2008
From: ATLANTA, GA (ATL) Departs: 4:30pm
To: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Arrives: 6:02pm (Central Time)

Flights: DELTA AIR LINES INC, DL 1928 Friday 19-Dec-2008
From: DALLAS FT WORTH, TX (DFW) Departs: 5:34pm (Central Time)
To: ATLANTA, GA (ATL) Arrives: 8:40pm


Hotel:
HAMPTON INN DAL LAS
820 WALNUT HILL LANE
IRVING TX 75038
Phone: 972 753-1232

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Some of us haven't posted a Secret Santa gift list. Please do it ASAP.




The OFFICIAL theme of the Christmas Eve Party is "Pirates and Princesses." Participation is optional but anyone can be a pirate and the boys can wear a suit if they don't want to dress like a pirate.

More babies!!!

Kacie and I must have been on the same page because as she was posting about the adorable Penny Lane, Korey and I were waiting to take our new babies home: Charlie and Ruben! :D


Ruben is on the left, and Charlie is on the right. Charlie was still a little scared, so I couldn't get a good picture of him, but Ruben is just an attention hog!


Look at Ruben's beautiful gold eyes! Charlie also has gold eyes, but he's a gray and white long haired tabby cat, where as Ruben is a solid brown short hair. They're both sweeties though and all the people at the adoption agency were sad they weren't going to be able to play with them any more.
But you won't get to see them unless you come visit me, haha! XD

MEET PENNY LANE!!!

Hi everyone.
So, as some of you may know, I have acquired a doggy. Her name is Penny Lane Versaci. She is a 10 month to 1 year old Chihuahua-Terrier mix. She weighs about 3 and a half pounds. You will get to meet her in person during Xmas Break!







and so she doesn't feel too left out, here is my cat Maryjane with my roommate.



see you in a couple days!!! <3

My Wish List

- Logitech Wireless Mouse in pink preferably

That is really the main thing I want right now, but I will think of more and update this as it comes...

<3 Emma

Secret Santa Wish List!

Me also...

I also have an Amazon wish list... There are two books I set on lowest priority. They are cookbooks specifically for cooking with a rice cooker. Please don't get me these as I do not have a rice cooker yet! Thanks. =)

My Secret Santa Wish List

Whoever has me you can get me whatever you want and you don't have to spend $20. But if you need some suggestions just press the button.

- DaddyMike

SECRET SANTA!

So, yesterday I found out who I was being Santa for this year.

I was wondering, are we posting wish lists of things in the $20 range?

Eye-Glasses Deadline

We have some money left in our medical spending account that we'll lose if we don't use it by 12/31/2008. If anyone still on my medical benefits needs glasses please contact me because we need to get it done before the end of the year.

A Message From Uncle Sid and Aunt Boonya

Aunt Boonya and Uncle Sid would like the pleasure of your company the Sunday after Thanksgiving at 10:30 am for breakfast.

Rumored to be on the menu:
Blueberry pancakes
Apple Quiche
Hash brown Casserole
Ginger Muffins
Coffee/Tea/OJ

WIB Week of 2008-23-Nov

Billy, Michelle and Barack

(That's my cousin Bill!)

WIB Week of 2008-11-16

I'm going to Bloomington, MN. There's a Caribou Coffee right in the building.



Bloomington is famous for The Mall of America.



Here's my itinerary:

Air Travel:
Sunday 16-Nov-2008
DL 4400
Departs Atlanta (ATL) 4:05 PM EST.
Arrives Minneapolis (MSP) 5:45 PM CST.

Friday 21-Nov-2008
DL 4477
Departs Minneapolis (MSP) 6:15 PM CST
Arrives Atlanta (ATL) 9:51 PM EST

Hotel:
Sheraton Bloomington
7800 NORMANDALE BLVD
BLOOMINGTON MN 55439
952-835-7800


With some luck I'll be home for the next 3 weeks when I get back. Definitely home Thanksgiving and the week after that.

I will miss you all!

It's about time I made a post informing everyone that come January, you will see me even less than you do now...I will be in the Southern Hemisphere.

I am participating in the Pacific Study Abroad program with 40 students and a handful of teachers from Tech!

The trip involves 6 weeks in Wellington, New Zealand, 3 weeks in Sydney, Australia, and 3 weeks in Brisbane, Australia.

I am keeping a blog about the trip (starting now with the planning, but later with photos and info on what we are up to) HERE. I won't be able to talk on the phone much AND I'll have to pay per minute for my internet use, so I hope everyone appreciates the blog when I am gone!

We fly out of Los Angeles on January 8th.
I am taking 4 classes and get 13 credit hours toward my degree.
I will try not to miss you all too much!

WIB Week of 2008-11-9

Sunday ATL to San Diego CA.
Flight: Delta 1043
Departs 2:55 PM EST.
Arrives 4:36 PM PST.

Hotel: Marriott Residence Inn (858) 552 9100
Check-In Sunday
Check-Out Wednesday.


Teaching Monday and Tuesday in San Diego.



Wed San Diego to Omaha NE.
Flight: US Airways 0351
Departs San Diego 9:50 AM PST.
Arrives Phoenix AZ 12:08 PM MST.
Flight: US Airways 2980
Departs Phoenix AZ 1:09 PM MST.
Arrives Omaha NE 4:40 PM CST.

Hotel: Crowne Plaza (402) 496-0850
Check-In Wednesday.
Check-Out Friday.

Teaching Thursday and Friday.




Return home early Saturday morning.

Flight: United 0640
Departs Omaha 6:47 PM CST.
Arrives Chicago 8:22 PM CST.

Flight: United 7552
Departs Chicago 9:15 CST.
Arrives Atlanta 12:07 AM EST (Saturday morning.)

Not a fun week ahead, though I have to say San Diego is one of my favorite places on the planet.

WIB Week of 3-Nov-2008

Home Sweet Home and off from work. Mom will be leaving for a conference in Miami Monday morning and returning Wednesday night. We'll have her on speaker phone to watch the election returns on Tuesday night. She's pretty upset that when she originally agreed to go on this trip she didn't know it meant she wouldn't be home for election day.

My friend Jimmy will be here until Wednesday afternoon. We've been friends since about 1973 and played in bands together in high school and college. Here's a picture from (I think) 1975. He's the one on the right.



This is how he looks today.



If anyone wants to come over to watch the election returns with us let me know!

WIB Week of 2008-10-27

This week I'm working in the Altanta office. I'm teaching an accelerated class which means long days (8:00 - 6:00 PM.)

At least I'll be home every night.

Choose eight homes

Hi guys. So, this is kinda like a chain letter, but it's more of a thought experiment, I thought it would be cool for us to do:

You choose eight places for eight imaginary homes...like the McCains have....and write about them here.

Isn't it nice to dream?

Here is my list:
1. Portland: My roommate at induction was from there and it just seemed SO FREAKIN SWEEET.

2. New Mexico:

3. South Dakota: both 2 and 3 have the same reason–I’d like to live on two different American Indian reservations.

4. Somewhere in Florida, near the gulf: um beaches. HELLO

5. New York, New York: the orginal birthing place of Ms. Versaci

6. Denver

7.Boston

8: Providence: I am very attracted to such a small state

YOUR TURN!!

Twila's B-Day

Just a head's up for family in the area: My birthday is Friday.

Saturday, Mum and Mike are taking me out to Ippolitos! Yum! Along with Korey, anyone else who wants to come is definitely invited. =) I wanted to let everyone know I don't mind if you come along. I think Emma might be going too.

(PS - I don't know what that is in the picture, but I think that's what I'm gonna order!!!)

WIB Week of 2008-10-20

I'm going to try to do this every weekend. "WIB" = "Where I'll Be."

Monday - Fly to Chicago DL 788 Arrives Chicago O'Hare 4:33 PM CDT
Embassy Suites Downtown Chicago (312)-943-3800
Tuesday - Teaching in Chicago
Wednesday - Fly home DL 791 Arrives Atlanta 2:39 PM.
Thursday - Teaching in Altanta Office
Friday - Teaching in Atlanta Office.

Surprise!

Hey everyone! As you may know, Korey and I are now engaged! =) Unfortunately for you, there is no really romantic story to go along with it, but we have been talking about it for a while, and I went with him to pick it out, so I would've felt strange had he sprung it on me as if were a surprise.
I'm posting pictures of the ring here, for those who are to far away to see it.
It'll have a wrap around it like mum's when we get married. (Don't worry, we'll graduate first! I'm in NO hurry to plan a wedding. O_O!)


From the side, you can't see how pretty it is in this picture, though. It is really very sparkle-y! The prongs here are white gold although the rest are yellow. I really absolutely love it!
(And of course, the man who gave it to me, heehee!)
I hope everyone else is doing well as well!

18.5 Years Ago Or So

Virus Reminder

I just wanted to remind everyone to be careful before you click a link in an email. I got a virus email today claiming that someone sent me an e-card and it looked like it came from Hallmark. There were some clues that it was a virus. One was that in the "to" address it said "undisclosed recipients." When I hovered the mouse over the link it revealed a different address than Hallmark.com.

Here's an example, though it is harmless:

http://www.amazon.com

The link looks like "Amazon" but it doesn't take you there. If you move your mouse over the link and look at the bottom of the screen you'll see it the actual address.

More pics!

I grabbed Mike's camera and shot these today, especially for you out-of-towners. I'm not a great photographer, but you get the idea... Also, sorry they are so big and might take a long time to load. I don't have a photo editor on my pc.

Meet Gracie!

Well, that's her working name for now at least, but it may well stick.

Don't laugh too hard when you see her! She looks an awful lot like Choppy, except shrunken down and s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d...

PS - I haven't heard her bark yet...

UPDATE:  Her new "working name" is Trudy...  That's a Mike pick and it seems to suit her, but I do want him to meet her before we make a final decision.

She is very silly and she likes to throw things.  I gave her a treat and she tossed it up in the air twice before eating it!  I guess she hasn't met Choppy's imaginary "other dog" yet!

My Life as a Teacher

Well, in case you haven't heard, my new job is next to impossible.

I truly think I am the most ineffective teacher in the history of the world. My kids run wild, I am trying to teach 16-year-old how to add 1 digit numbers, some of my kids can barely write their own name, and all of my boys are in "love" with me and write me inappropriate love letters. I go to bed at 9 every night, and I eat sad meals that I cook for me and my roommate, and the most exciting spot in town is Wal-mart. I miss my boyfriend, my friends, and my freedom.

I actually did a dance in the hallway today out of happiness when I found out my WORST BEHAVED STUDENT who is in TWO of my classes got suspended for 10 days. That's 10 days of teaching. I am really stoked. Of course, he got suspended for jumping another child in the hall.

Teaching is the hardest thing I have ever done, and I truly think it takes a special person to get up every morning and fight this battle, and I don't think I can be that person for more than 2 years. Ughh.

I did it!

Today, after meeting with a professor, walking up and down two flights of stairs four times, and writing a check for $40.00, I have officially petitioned to graduate.
What does that mean? Essentially nothing other than that they know I want to graduate. (Especially since I have all kinds of issues including course number changes and course request changes to have done for me - and I don't get my hope up with SPSU's communication record too much on something like that.)
However, it does feel a lot more real now that I will be graduating in another semester.
Plus, on the upside, I did discover that I only have to take four classes next semester instead of the five I thought I did. Which means I technically didn't have to take six now, but it also means I've lightened the load on myself for Portfolio.

In other news, I'm going to go back to my internship for a while and maybe they'll just keep me on...? Because they're moving offices, they need someone to help go through things who is really thorough. Well, as mum likely knows, I have plenty of experience as a pack rat. =)
I don't know that I would want to work there full time upon graduation, but the extra cash right now is nice especially seeing as I'm going to have to buy a new computer in the next few months if I want my student discounts. ($250 for InDesign, PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator? How can you turn that down?!)

In news beyond other news, the living situation is going well. =) I'm learning how to cook better despite my belgian waffle disaster this morning. And Korey has tried almost everything I've made. Yay! I think I'm going to bake a pie tonight.... yum!

Where Am I?

I'm in Versailles (apparently pronounced 'ver-SAILS'!) Ohio, at The Inn At Versailles. There are no Starbucks and no fast food restaurants. The town seems to be smaller than Chimney Springs.

The restaurant at the hotel, however is great! The butler is a decent sort, though he doesn't say much.



I'm only here for two days and I'm looking forward to coming home on Thursday night.

Getting closer...

Only a few items left in the scavenger hunt now:

9) A photo taken at our old apartment.

11) A photo showing 2 or more family pets

21) A photo taken at a high school event.

So if you haven't posted something yet, you better hop to it!

Also here are the results of the last poll:

Obama's Pick What do you think of Obama's pick of Joe Biden for a running mate?
Joe who?	0%	0
Doesn't matter to me, my mind was already made up.	60%	3
What TOOK SO LONG?	20%	1
Gotta be better than McCain's pick.	0%	0
Gotta be better than Lieberman.	20%	1
Aren't you glad the Olympics are over?	0%	0
total votes: 5
powered by blogpoll

A few more photos

This is a prom picture that isn't my own. This was Pope's prom 2005...can you guess who the third person from the right is?


This is the X-mas tree



This is the Chimney Springs Lake
I have some more but I don't have a scanner...

I have a selfish picture log, but here goes....

1) A photo of any birthday party, with the cake in the picture (I didn't really have birthday parties, but this is the cake we had for my 18th. I even have a picture of the candles, too.)














3) A photo of anyone's ex boyfriend (Does your own count?)



















4) A photo taken in the house with no one in the picture. (Yeah, I don't know why I have a picture of this... >_> I clearly don't even delete useless pictures. The sad part is that I have about 10 other photos I could've put here as well....)














5) A photo of a sibling that the sibling doesn't know you have. (This photo is AWFUL but it is of Emma and Shauna - Emma is on the right. I think she'll remember the night, but probably doesn't know I actually have photos of it.)














7) A photo of a car that we don't have anymore --- could be anyone's (This is the inside of the Bonneville a long time ago. Actually, this was taken at a high school football game, but since there is no way you could tell that, I won't put it under that. I think you wanted an actual picture of something happening.)














12) A photo taken at a holiday other than Christmas (Spring Break is a holiday, no? Hahaha! This is in Savannah, though, on Spring Break.)













13) A photo of food other than Birthday Cake (Gelato in Roma!)














15) A photo of someone in their work uniform or outfit. (I look real happy to be alive in this photo.)














16), 17), 18), 19) A vacation photo from each of the four Disney parks showing a member of the family. (Argh, the member of the family got me here!)














20) A photo taken in another state. (This was taken in Gatlinburg, TN, on the same mountain I was carted off of by ski patrol.... >_<)














22) A photo taken from a high vantage point, such as a mountain or tall building. (Villa DeEstes in Rome. It was a very tall building. I also have some from the Smoky mountains but not as good as this one.)














24) A very silly photo. (Of Sera, in the dorm.)



















I have some others, like at high school events and stuff, but I'd have to scan them. =/