quick update

since everything i wanted to update happened at least 2 weeks ago, i'll just write a quick one.

• kelli turned 22 on may 7th, so of course we had to celebrate! her birthday fell on a wednesday, so after our intermission service, we went out with the family to eat at red lobster. i love red lobster! then on thursday, after my mom's spring concert, we went out with our friends to eat at carinos. yummy! then on friday, sarah, kelli, courtney, and i went to kim le's for pedicures! the four of us did the same thing for my birthday and it was oodles of fun. we all decided to spring for designs on our cute little toenails, so we all got flowers (not actually my choice, but whatever) and sarah got super cute dragonflies with rhinestones. fancy shmancy. anyway, my parents got kelli a CHI hairdryer, which is fabulous, so i've been enjoying that as well! my pretty hair thanks you for being born, kelli. keep it up!
• just a few days later, on saturday, sarah graduated from asu with her master's in nursing. what a smart gal! i'm so impressed with her dedication to her career. kelli told her this week that she makes it look so easy, and i couldn't agree more. i'm proud of you, sarah!
• joey just finished his run for high school musical. he played the part of ryan evans, sister to drama queen sharpay. i thought he did a wonderful job and i'm so glad that he's actually able to use the talents that God has given him. high school musical actually runs next weekend too, but joey's graduating on saturday, so he can't perform. too bad. i'm not necessarily a fan of high school musical, but i loved watching joey.
• i only have 3 1/2 days of school left! my kids are driving me crazy because they are so ready to get out of school...almost as much as i am.
• my aunt from california is coming this week! i'm excited because obviously, we don't get to see her much. she's coming for joey's graduation and staying for 2 weeks. yay for family!!!!
• saturday in san antonio wasn't bad. i was in shorts because i thought it would be hot, but instead it was cloudy and sprinkly. still, it was better than being incredibly hot all day long. i got me some dippin' dots so i was a happy camper. i will say this: the trip was for a group of 7th and 8th graders, and every time the whole group was together just reminded me that i made the right decision in choosng to be certified ec-4th grade. it made me appreciate my little darlings all the more.
• speaking of my little darlings, we took a field trip to safety city last week. in case you don't know what safety city is, it's something that the city offers to third graders. they have a mini-setup of the city of san angelo so that they kids can learn the right way to ride their bikes on the street. it's such a great field trip. it was so cute to watch, and i had a hard time not laughing at some of them. okay, i laughed a little. one of my accident prone children stuck his hand out to signal that he was turning left, but he couldn't steer with only one hand, so he ended up going straight...right into the fence. when the other kids asked if it was true that he ran into the fence, he said, "NO! i hit the pole, THEN i hit the fence." when i heard that i had to turn around to laugh. after safety city, we went into the fire safety trailer to learn about fire safety from the fire marshal. i had been talking to him about the field trip a few weeks before the actual trip, but the week before we were playing phone tag. when we walked in, he asked me, "are you bethany?" when i told him that i was, he said, "i'm brent-the one you've been playing phone tag with." this same little boy leaned over to me and in total confusion stated, "i thought your name was miss hernandez!" oh boy.
• chick-fil-a has changed their menu! i'm not completely sure of all the changes that were made, but i plan to check it out really soon...like in the next few minutes. gotta go!