Good Times with The Gray's

25 and 1/2 days left of school!!!!!!!
Can you tell I am ready for summertime??!!

About three weeks ago I decided that I need to get serious about working out! I have been slowly gaining weight. A few pounds here and there, I am not quite sure how this has happened because: I am on my feet ALL day EVERYDAY, I barely have time to scarf down a frozen smart one or a turkey sandwich in my very brief 30 min lunch and I have been steadily working out my whole life!

So anyways, enough of the excuses!! A friend of mine, Hailey has agreed to do the best thing ever for me! She has paid lots of money for a trainer at Gold's Gym and works out every morning at 8 am! I am sure you are wondering how that benefits me?! Well, she meets me at the gym at 4pm to do the exact same workout she does in the morning. So I am getting a "trainer" made workout at the fabulous price of FREE!! I am so grateful to her for giving the extra effort to help me out, but as you would imagine I am physically exhausted when I leave the gym an hour later. What else should I expect I am recieving a really good workout!!

Each day of the week we focus on a different part of the body, and as the week progresses my body is very fragile!! Tonight my arms are killing me! She gave me a double dose of arms ( two days in a row) YIKES!! My upper body strength is pretty much non-existant, so yes I am in pain right now!

Well I made it through my first field trip as a teacher! Field trips have always been fun for me, of course being the child, but now being on the responsible side of it. Aghhh!! It is a lot of work!!! You have to make sure that all money is accounted for, chaperones included, schedule buses, a strategic plan for the day, keep up with lunches and ice chests, head count of all the children and chaperones, bathroom breaks, more head counts and unplanned trips to the bathroom, etc. So exhausting!!

All 82 second graders, 5 teachers and 15+ chaperones loaded the buses at 8:30 this morning and headed to The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science. We arrived at 10:10, our activities began at 10:00. Oh well they waited on us :) From that point forward the entire day was busy! We participated in a Dinosaur Discovery dig, then had lunch by the pond at the museum, then it was time for exhibits, an IMAX presentation on Corral Reef, then back to the exhibits, and finally back on the buses to head back to school at 1:45, we arrived at 3:10. (The bell rings at 3:15).

We had such a good time and the kids were great! There was no time for the kids to get in trouble, we kept them super busy! I have to say it was very entertaining,even for adults. I had a good time and I am sure all the kiddos did too! So overall I would rate this experience as successful!!

Saturday was my brother's 22nd birthday!! We (some family and friends) went to Kincaid's and had burgers then went bowling at the old Don Carter Bowling Alley, which is now Cityview Lanes. The bowling alley had been remodeled and it was awesome! The bowling alley wasn't filled with smoke, loud music, and lots and lots of young, punk kids. It was great to have a nice night of bowling with friends and family.

My brother is so special to me!! We have always had such a good relationship and I am so proud of the man he has become. I am the big sister, but sometimes I feel like he is more grown up than me. He is going to be a daddy in October and I cannot wait to see him in that role!

I hope you had a great Birthday! Love you B!

Nine years ago today Josh and Bron became and official couple! Wow! I was 15 and Josh was 17. My how our lives have changed for the better. He and I were right from the start! We have been married for almost 2 1/2 years and each day is even better than the day before. I absolutely love, love, love my husband.

Yes, we are corny and still have a "dating anniversary". Let me clarify, I do not use the day as an excuse for an anniversary gift. LOL ! It is simply a great day to celebrate the love that we experienced as "kids" and appreciate how far we've come as a married couple!