It's COLD!!

I thought it was cold down here. So I called my mom this morning and said, "wow the hi here is only 54." She responded, "well the hi is only 45 here." Hmmm, I think I am going to freeze to death while we are up there. Speaking of which, we are leaving at 5:30 a.m. to meet my mom in Alexandria. Anthony is meeting another coach to pick up film. I would much rather get up early than drive in the dark...we were not going to get to leave until 4 in the afternoon which would get us in Arkansas about 9:30 p.m.

I am so excited to be able to go home for more than a weekend. We don't really have that much planned. We are just going to hang out I guess. I am going to take the camera so maybe I will remember to take some pictures. If you what to come and see us, feel free. We are leaving Wednesday afternoon to come back.

Oh, yeah...ND won last Friday night and they play Church Point tonight. It will be on Cox Sports Channel. It should be an easy game. They beat them 39-0 the last time they played (about 3 weeks ago).

So...

Why is everyone so rude? Nora Claire and I went to Lafayette today. This was our first trip by ourselves. I guess everyone is in the Christmas shopping mode. There were some courteous people, but not very many. If I am ever rude to anyone it is not on purpose. You will know if it is.

Okay, to address the issue again . I appreciate all the comments from my friends about dealing with my issue. It didn't work. So, sorry no more anonymous comments. No comments that are derogatory to anyone will be tolerated. I started blogging to help my family and friends back home stay up-to-date with what's going on down here. Everything I post on here is strictly my opinions and are no way facts, unless stated. Please be respectful of my feelings and don't post any derogatory comments. I have never commented on anyone's blog in a disrespectful manner nor would I ever. With that being said, I would love to know who my viewers are or should I say lurkers. Evidently I some that I don't know. Just shoot me a comment if you want.

obviously...

I need to stop taking anonymous comments. I am about to get fired up about something real fast. I don't care if you express your opinion but be adult enough to at least leave your name. If you are not adult enough to stand up and say yes I said that, then why am I teaching? I teach my students every day to take responsibility for their actions and their mouths. If you are wondering what I am talking about...look two posts down at my comments. Someone decided to leave a not so nice comment about something I wrote.

Let me start off by saying that I lead a normally drama free life. I hate drama and petty sh** like this is stupid. But I feel the need to rant for a minute.

This is for whoever left that stupid comment. Remember I said the comment is stupid not the person because I would never say a person is stupid. Those who know me are laughing their a$$es off right now!! Now, back to business...Yes I have been to a Warren football game. Hello, I am from Monticello!!! Just in case you didn't know. As for games in Fayetteville or wherever else...the "football climate" is totally different. Evidently you have never been to a football game anywhere in Louisiana. There is a reason why 3 different Louisiana teams are on the top 100 football teams in the USA. My husbands football team would walk all over Warren's football team. That is not an opinion, it is a fact. Sports in general are different in Louisiana. I didn't believe my husband when he told me this, but after being here a year I do now. Anthony has always told me that athletes are different in Louisiana, especially at private schools. The athletes WANT to play, not HAVE to play. This makes a big difference in the teams.

Anyways, that is my rant for the night. I might add more later. I am not going to stop allowing anonymous comments as long as you put your names at the bottom. I don't mind answering questions either, but stupid comments are not going to be tolerated here.

I almost forgot...about having teacher's pet...sometimes you do and you don't realize it. As a teacher, you have those students who you know you can depend on. You tend to ask these students to do alot for you. That in turn gets the label teacher's pet.

Football...

Well, the regular season is done, but now on to playoffs. Notre Dame plays at home this Friday against Sarah Reed. Yes that is a school and not a person. They are from New Orleans area. They won their district so they automatically get a seat in the playoffs. ND is number 1 and SR is 32. It should not be a very interesting game.

Other than football, there is not too much going on here. Thanksgiving break is only a week and a half away! YEAH!! Yes, we get a whole week off! I am coming to AR either on Friday night or Saturday afternoon. It all depends on where ND plays. Then leaving that next Wednesday afternoon with Aunt Karen and Uncle Jason. It should be an interesting ride. Nora Claire is trying to sit up all the time. She is trying to be a big girl.

Answers to questions.

How differ is living in LA from AR and which do you like better?
It is very different. The people are super nice here. They are very accepting of everyone, especially football coaches and their families. Football is HUGE here! Nothing in AR compares to this. The food is very different. It is not necessarily spicy, it is full of flavor. They use alot of onions, bell peppers, and celery in their cooking. It is really good. We have alot of fresh seafood here also. You really can't compare AR to LA. My family is in AR, so I love coming home and visiting. But we are so close to Lafayette-only 20 mins-we get to go out and eat GOOD places all the time. We can run to the mall or target or sam's or kohl's anytime we really want to. We don't have to drive atleast an hour.

How is being a mother?
Being a mother is great. It is hard, but I wouldn't change it for anything. A friend told me that being a mother is the hardest job that you will love the most. There is always something new happening.

What is the one event in your life that had the most positive influence on who you are today?
This question is kind of funny, it sounds like a pageant question! Sorry, umm...it would have to be two events. The first would be getting married to Anthony. It was such a great day and it definitley changed the way I looked at life at that point in time. It became Anthony and I and not just me.

The second one would be becoming a mother. Again the same thing, we went from Anthony and I to us three. It is a different type of love than Anthony and I have. Yes, it is unconditional, but it is different. Some one explained it to me perfectly...If someone was shooting at Anthony, it might take me a second to jump infront, but if someone was shooting at NC, it wouldn't even take a second. Does that make any sense?

I hope that answered your questions!

Halloween

Daddy loves playing with Nora Claire in her new playmat. Too bad Nora Claire doesn't love it too much! She does love her mat though. She has figured out that she can grab some of the animals.

She loves the banana and the blue hippo. She has also figured out that she can grab on to them and pull herself over to her side. And she likes to pull them to her mouth.

This picture is from the weekend before Halloween. Another coach lives in a subdivision outside of Lafayette and every year they have a block party and all the kids trick or treat early. It is really nice. This was just one of her costumes this year. She was also an angel Thursday night at our school carnival. Lucky me, I am a student council sponsor and me and the other sponsor were in charge of it. Fun, Fun. NC went home with her daddy. We had a great Halloween. Notre Dame played on Cox Sports Friday night and we enjoyed the game. The weather was great!!

Ashlee, I will answer your questions in the next post!