Teachers have fun too?

My Birthday in the shell of a nut:

My lovely cat Emma pooped in the floor and puked on my window. Yes, it even fell on to the wall below it and the floor. Thanks Emma.  (Just be lucky you get the photo version, you don't have to clean it up)

I treated myself to coffee and a bagel sandwich with yummy chipotle corn pesto from Clementine.

School all day. The students wished me "Happy Birthday."

A drink from Elephant Room. 

 

I can't NOT make faces. I am part alien. 

Kyoto Happy Hour in the fun traditional seating. Hooray for fake sushi longhorn rolls! mmmm!

Evelyn slipped the waiter a note on our sushi order saying it was my big day. They gave me a birthday orange with a candle and umbrella in it. 

So cute! and healthy :(.

Birthday spanking from Marny and mostly Evelyn on the way back to the car. 

Paaaaaainful! If somebody drove by they probably would have called the cops- I was laughing/screaming and trying to cover my arse from her amazingly strong hand. 

It was fun. 

Sleep at 8:30. 

 

Today: delivery from Sarah. Cupcakes, yay!  not healthy:) !!

This is the face of a student teacher who is not used to waking up early everyday. 

Poo. 

Thanks to all my pals who made me feel special, even if I did call it a day several hours early. 

Bouncing round the room

Card from my marmy- It included paper dolls with a runway and fashion accessories! yay!

I received two boxes in the mail from my folks... It is my birthday tomorrow, after all. 

My daddy gave me a ton of Harry and David moose candy goodies. My favorite animal is a moose, and I do like my chocolate and caramel covered popcorn.. Yumyum! He also gave me a much appreciated (and needed) birthday check. Groceries for Jennifer! yay!

Today my mom sent me this awesome surprise: Weeee! Juicy perfume, lotion and sugary body scrub!

I always stole hers when going home to Odessa. And now I have my own. I think I inherited my perfume collecting from my mother. A gal just can't have too many??

My favorite perfumes to date are:

Juicy Couture

Jo Malone White Jasmine and Mint (next on my wish list)

Ralph Lauren Blue

Miss Dior Cherie

I realize a lot of people might be rolling their eyes right now. This is akin to posting my favorite designer shoes. Sorry to let you folks down, I may live an often eclectic lifestyle, but I refuse to smell like body odor and patchouli. 

So there. 

It's my birthday! (practically)

Happy days!

Thanks so much mommy y daddy!

Gourd Series: Birthday!

Congrats on a safe trip out of the ole uterus!

Peanut Butter Teacher's Pet

                                         
It's a couple of folks birthday today, and Veteran's Day. 

I decided to stray from the usual rice crispy treat, and make these guys- which I haven't made since high school. Shaela, I would mail you a dozen if I could. 

                                          

One of the people I am giving them to is big on coffee, so I decided to make some strong-arse coffee and add it to the chocolatey filling. I also used semi-sweet Ghiradelli for the filling rather than milk-chocolate because the cookies are plenty sweet and milk-chocolatey. 

The cookie recipe alone is eggg-ceptional and I had keep reminding myself "It's for the pals, it's for the pals" to keep from eating them all as I removed them from the oven. 

                             

                                         

One box went to my cooperating teacher. Along with a birthday pencil, Frida Kahlo magnet, and "to-do tattoos" (I am in love with these tattoos and have one on my wrist now with "get a life" listed)

                                                 

The other box is going to the coffee connoisseur mentioned earlier, along with a pencil and birthday gourd, which gets a post of it's own. The rest will go to whichever friend pays me the most.... With happiness and sunshine of course. 

I hope my pals enjoy, I know I'd like to have a friend like me. :)

Happy Tuesday!

Follow up:

Sooo I got this in exchange for one of my deliveries:

                                    

Plus one fantastico dirty dirty chai, plus one iced latte mistake that I gave to saraaaaaah who is sitting next to me. 

raw green beans for lunch! yeah!

Oh Geez

How silly of me to forget, 

It was not only my mother's birthday, but also our dead cat Airysue's birthday ANNNND

Happy Belated Birthday Tony Bologna!!!

I guess I'm a terrible daughter and sister. A terrible cat owner too, I don't even know Emma's birthday. Maybe I should pretend today is hers. 

Happy birthday Emma!

Love, 

Jennifer

Motherly Love

So it seems for the first time ever in my college life I have forgotten my mother's birthday.
I am officially a horrible daughter.

With that said,

Happy Belated Birthday Mommy Dearest!!!

You are what, 42 now? And looking fresh as a mornin' plum. Or peach? Perhaps a kumquat?

I love you and am thankful you were born. Because without you, I would not have been born. And this blog would not exist. And I never would have experienced the following things:


I remember being in high school and when I walked into the living room where you, Mike, and Taz (English Bulldog) were all sitting, the entire room reeked of noxious gas.
I asked you, "Who farted??"
You started laughing and said, "Take your pick!"

Remember when you had to take me to the emergency room because I had a urinary tract infection, stomach virus, and was dehydrated? The nurse hooked up my I.V., but accidentally left it tucked behind my pillow where it dripped water down my back for around 20 minutes. When we discovered this, you doubled over laughing and almost peed your pants. You then had to search the halls for nurses to come and fix the problem.

Speaking of doctors, I loved how you always looked through all the drawers and cabinets when we were waiting for the doctors to come in.

And how you told me to go outside and pretend I was watering the lawn so I could spy on the neighbor's conversation. (Cumberland house)

And how you once handed me a bottle of Robitussum when I had a cough and instructed me just to "take a swig."

And all of the awesome birthday parties you threw for me, cakes you decorated every year, and Halloween costumes you made for me.

Thanks mom! I'm glad you were born!