Hurry

Dear spring break,

Please hurry and get here so that I can take a ride on this.

I am a Band Director's Wife

Found this entry on another blog and thought I would share. The author was writing about being a coach's wife, but it rings so true for the wives of band directors, too. I am a Band Directors Wife I am a Band Director'S Wife. I am married to the band coach. He is best kind of coach, teacher, musician, fill in the blank, the kind that you want to coach your child, the kind that is there for all of the right reasons, the kind that would give his own life to save the life of one of his band kids. I move often, my closet is a sea of colors from every school that we have been at. We have been Tigers twice, a Whippet, a Tornando, a Raider, and now we are Admirals. I cheer along with the cheerleaders for the football team and I cheer for the band. I don't have a kid on the team, the sidelines, or in a band uniform but in my heart they are all mine. I care for them as I hope to care for my own one day, their victories are my victories and their heartbreaks I share. I am a band Director's wife. I can change colors over night and cheer on a different group of boys and girls from Fall to Fall. I give up my husband and my life for 5 months so that he can be a mentor to a child. He misses birthdays and anniversary's, party's and get together's, we eat apart all but one night a week and on Friday nights I come home to an empty house. We have been broke, we have been poor, we have lived apart for months, we have given our last dollar to a child in need, we have celebrated and laughed, we have hugged and cried. We are a WE and WE are a coaching family. And tonight as I watch my husband warm up his boys and girls and help carry them to a victory you will not find anyone more proud in the stands then me. Because it does not matter to me if we win or lose, in my heart its how WE played during the game and at halftime. “WE are just riding the train. Someday they are going to ask us all to get off. Owners, coaches, players and there are going to be new owners, new coaches, and new players. We should not be bitter about that because the experience of being on that train was so great.” ~Bill Parcells Channa, Life as a Coaches Wife at 3:02 PM Posted by Leslie at 10:30 PM 0 comments *this story, while very similar to reality, is fiction. Until next time... XO

Orpheus

Monday afternoon, Wes and I took a trip to New Orleans for some Mardi Gras fun!

Harry Connick, Jr., Wes' fave!

I may or may not have lost my mind screaming her name!

I may or may not have almost been run over by this float!

The important things are that she heard me, she looked at me, and Cyndi Lauper threw a long strand of gold beads right to me! Pretty sure this is going to make the top 10 of 2012!

Until next time...

XOXOXOX

Pinterest Projects #2 & #3

If you are wondering what Pinterest project #1 was, it was the snowman wreath that I hung on my door at Christmas.

This was really simple. Just zip tie three wreaths of different sizes together. Wrap a scarf around the neck, put a hat on the head, and place sticks for arms. Viola!

I think next year, I will wrap my door in wrapping paper for a more attractive background to Mr. Snowman!

So... Pinterest project #2 was very delicious. The pin I actually saw made this with zucchini, but I didn't have that. I had eggplant because it was on sale. I wasn't sure how we would like this dish so last night because we weren't that hungry, I decided to try it. It was fantastic and so super easy.

Eggplant sliced about 1/4 inch thick
tomato sauce
mozzarella cheese
pepperoni

Top eggplant with tomato sauce. cheese, and pepperoni. Bake for 15 minutes on 350. Yummo! I added cherry tomatoes to ours and Parmesan cheese. Next time, I plan on adding mushrooms, black olives, and jalapenos. I LOVE pizza, and I know I can enjoy it without the guilt!

During the Nix game, I decided to turn a T-shirt into a tank top. I followed the instructions on Tee to Tank that I found on Pinterest.

Here are a couple a tips they don't mention. You need to make the arm holes about 1.5 inches larger than the holes you get when you cut the sleeves off. You loose part of that because of the fold down for sewing. Also, once you get the sewing complete, it is difficult to sl;ide the lace up strip through. I tied a knot in the end of the lace up strip and pushed it through with a unwound wire coat hanger.

A better idea, is to just pin the strip in place before sewing. I think it turned out really cute and only took about 45 minutes. I am going to do a lot of my T-shirts this way.

Until next time...

XOXOXOX

Hi, again

Not that much has been going on, lately, which I am pretty happy about. Wes and I are excited to have a 4 day weekend thanks to Mardi Gras! After last years festivities, http://www.flowersandkittens.blogspot.com/2011/03/im-gonna-be-mister.html, we decided to take it easy this year. We are looking forward to catching some beads, doing chores, and relaxing.

Last night we hosted a boo ray party, and it was a blast!

Happy Mardi Gras!

Until next time...

XOXOXOXO

MLK Day at the Beach

Soaking up the sun!

Playing ball

Chasing ball!

Fresh and clean!

Right after this photo, I trimmed Beaux's hair by myself. Just the face. He looks better, and luckily, I did not botch it up! YAY!

Until next time...

XOXOXOX

Letter to my sixteen year old self

Wes and I flew to Arizona to visit his mom and family over the Christmas break. That gave me lots of time to read the SPIRIT magazine Southwest Airlines publishes. I came across a series of letters written by famous people to their sixteen year old-selves. I think it said that these letters were or were going to be compiled into a book. Either way, I loved the letters and thought what a cool concept.

I would love it if all 2 of my blog readers wrote letters to themselves and posted a link to it here on my blog.
Here is my letter.

Dear Brooke,

Take a deep breath and calm down. I know you are all caught up in, well, everything. It is okay not to be perfect and the fact that you didn't stay on the phone with your friend all night last night doesn't mean she doesn't like you. She was just tired.

You are a hard worker and having a job right now, even though most of your friends don't, is going to get you things in the future way before any of your peers. It is okay to have more than one best friend, and it is okay if they don't like to do the same things as one another. They are friends with you, not necessarily with each other. Take time for as many friends as possible. Share your time with all them. Work hard at this.

Be nicer to the boys your age. They think you are cute and would like to ask you out. But, you make fun of the ones you like too much. Sometimes, you talk to loud. Just be yourself, they like you. When the guy you love (you know who) breaks up with you over the phone 5 minutes before he is suppose to pick you up for a date, cry about it at home. But when your friends come to pick you up, have fun with them. He is not worth it now; nor in 2 years when you try to date him again.

Be nicer to your sisters. Wait on them after school. These two people know your deepest, darkest secrets. They love you. You love them. Show them some respect.

Have fun. Oh, I know you will. But please, don't listen to that advice everyone seems to write in your annual about how you are so fun so never change. Always, change. It is the only way to improve YOU!

Much love,

Me