Summer memories and awaiting new ones...

I had an awesome summer last year going to Rome and Sicily and visiting one of my best friends, Alice, who I had not seen in YEARS, like 6 I think. The architecture is beautiful and some of the scenery is just jaw dropping. The CRAZY driving is probably even more jaw dropping, haha. I thought I was going to die I don't know how many times, while everyone else was as calm as could be. I was just reflecting on my summer and I can't wait for this summer. This summer I am hoping to have a beautiful landscape to look at as well, blue waters, hibiscus flowers, surfing, and amazing animals. Aloha...

Nathan and I have decided that we want an adventure and we would love to share it together. We agreed on moving to Hawaii for a year. It's crazy I know... but we are really excited and even if we are poor for a year I think it would be well worth it being able to say that we lived in paradise for a year. Nathan has already purchased his plane ticket... he will be saying "adios" to Texas and "Aloha" to Hawaii May 6th. He's going to "set up house" so that when Buddy (Nate's St. Bernard) and I come everything is ready to go. I will not be leaving till mid June or early July. I'll give yall updates as time goes by!

An extra class pet?

I have a dwarf hamster class pet whose name is Canela (means cinnamon in Spanish). The kids love him, and he is mighty cute! Today while I was in the middle of my lesson my eye caught something else running towards my desk. While some teachers would have shrieked and screamed, I thought it was adorable and was curious to meet him. I finished up the lesson and tried to catch it so it wouldn't get stuck in the mouse trap. It was next to my desk and it stayed there almost all day. He was sooo very small and he was sooo cute! So, it's the end of the day and I come back from car duty and I hear screaming from the teacher next door. It seems the lil' fellow paid a visit to her as well, except she wasn't as welcoming as I was. They caught him and put him in a container. We asked one of the kinder teacher's grandsons to take him outside of the school. He literally opened the door and let him out. Not exactly what we had in mind, we were thinking as far from the school as possible.
We had a baby shower for a couple of teachers today after school so we were all down there for over a half an hour. Punch, cake, open gifts, and watching the clock go by. I was so tired today and felt a little sick. So I went straight to my room after it was over so I could get my stuff and leave. As I leave the school, my little tiny mouse friend is there waiting for me RIGHT by the door. So well mannered huh? Haha... anyways I couldn't just leave him there. I didn't want anyone to kill him so I went back in to get a bag so I could catch him and release him to the grassy fields. While I was trying to catch him you can tell he was scared poor baby, he even squealed (I know pigs squeal, not mice, but it was this high pitch cry of help) it broke my heart... I know only I am this concerned about the mouse's well being. I mean after all, where is its Mom ya know?!? I finally caught him and walked away from the school. I held him up in the Ziploc bag, he was soooo cute seriously, he was so teeny tiny! Anyways, I open the bag and let him out. He just stands there... I think he was so confused. And he was so little he probably doesn't know what to do out in this big world all alone.... :( Well, it made me sad a bit, but I had no other choice. As much as I wish I could have another class pet... I don't think a wild mouse would go over too well. I hope he is well and that he finds some food and smart like Ratatouille, haha... ok a little extreme but the little fellow must be scared ya know so I hope he is ok. So that was my good deed for the day, I saved a LIFE... a mouse's life but hey... it counts right?!?!

Sweet surprises...

I'm awful about forgetting my cell phone some mornings. Nathan and I usually talk to each other on the way to work for a bit to say good morning and share an I love you. This morning was one of those mornings however I still don't know how it didn't end up in my purse because I actually unconnected it from my charger and placed it on my purse. Somehow when I got to work I realized it was not in my purse at all so I figured it fell out in my car by accident. But it turns out I didn't...

I came home to find a note on my door. Handwritten by my sweet boyfriend stating that he was worried about me because he hadn't heard from me so he decided to check on me and make a few "minor changes" to my apartment. I look at my love seat and lo and behold there is my phone sitting with a white little piece of paper sandwiched between my old outdated flip phone. The note read "Te Amo bambina". It put a smile to my face and I need every smile I can get after a stressful day at work. But then I remembered the note said a "few" changes. So that meant 3 or more surprises if you want to be technical. So I was browsing around my apartment. I go to the restroom and next to my Carmex was another sweet note saying "I love you gorgeous" and it made me happy and smile more. So yeah this was fun, I was like on a scavenger hunt. Although I was scared he was going to pop out of somewhere so I was timid with every step, ha ha. I kept wondering when did he go all this... he works later than I do and to know knowledge he wasn't off or anything. I found out later he actually came on his lunch break. Continuing , I go into my room and the first thing I see was that my screen saver has changed from a slide show of pictures to words that read "I love you Bambina". I scroll around to see if there are any others and assume to be no others once I went through the kitchen and there was nothing else. I call him and tell him thank you for all of my surprises to which he is quick to ask if I got all of them. I said I think so... I didn't see any others. I asked how many he counted 5. See... I told you "a few" means 3 or more. So I got off the phone after a bit and then later saw one on my mirror that read "I love you you're amazingly beautiful". Awww... isn't he just the best?!? I thought it was funny because he knows I'm obsessed with mirrors so (not in a conceited way or anything... ;) ) but he placed it where I would see it. I still had one more to go. While my apartment seems out of order and needs a clean up really bad right now, I am pretty good at knowing what seems out of place. There was a white piece of paper on my white desk and I don't know why I turned it over because of all the papers I have around my apartment that one stuck out to me. I turned it over and it was my last sweet note. It revealed his feelings saying "You're my heart, soul, and best friend. I love you so much my angel, always" I'm spoiled I know... I am so thankful for having such a thoughtful boyfriend who takes the time to do sweet things for me just to put a smile on my face. He buys me flowers for no reason just because I love them and they make me happy. You're amazing baby... I love you too!!!

Being recognized by little kids... everywhere I go

Usually I am a little paranoid when I go out with Nathan because he is always touching me in public (even if it is touching my waist) and the teacher in me freaks out if some little kid seems me with him. Kids seriously look SCARED when they see me anywhere, after all teachers live at school right(pretty much though)?!?! But it is funny all of a sudden the most active or talkative child just turns mute when they see me outside of school, ha ha. And if I see any little kids looking at me, whispering, pointing at me I know they know I am a teacher and I work at their school. I might not recognize them, but they know who I am, some even by name.
Yesterday at Wal-Mart I thought it was funny that there was a little girl that was running passing my aisle and I looked over and hardly caught a glimpse of her but I knew she was a kinder girl. She stopped in her tracks after she passed me and took a few seconds before she peeked around the corner to see my face again. She peeked and I waved, and she said "Hi Ms. Serna" and hurried along to her Mom at the next aisle and I could hear her tell her that "Ms. Serna is here, Ms. Serna is here". I didn't know her name nor could I place her but it was funny to me that no matter where I go... I am bound to run into kids that know me. So do you blame me for freaking out some... no P.D.A and looking crappy when going to to grocery store because someone is BOUND to recognize me....

Nate's 26th Birthday!

I was giving Nathan the hardest time about turning 26, little did I know that this birthday really bothered him. I can't believe how time flies. You always hear that from adults when you are young and you think "No way!". I remember one year in school seemed an eternity back in the day. Now it seems that the months just pass by and before you know it a few years pass right before your eyes. I forgot how old I was the other day. I convinced myself I was 24 and later that night I checked with Nathan and thought I would humor him by telling him how I forgot how old I was and said I finally remembered I was 24. Of course he corrected me saying I was only 23... wow. I have the WORST memory ever and I don't know why! I shared with Nathan that I think I have these time lapses where my brain just goes off into another world and I miss months of my life if I add the daily seconds or minutes I lose a day. It's called ADD I suppose... it REALLY affects all aspects of your life.

Anyways, back to the point of my blog which was Nathan's birthday... we went to Austin and we ate at Doña Emilias for the first time. We wanted to eat somewhere different and nice so we checked that out it was South American food we enjoyed it and of course enjoyed our time together. We had lunch the next day (his actually birthday) at the River Pub it was a beautiful day out and enjoyed being on the patio, enjoying the river right by us and people kayaking. Turns out our ticket got lost because we had waited forever for our food and it never came but we didn't seem to mind. We even got a percentage taken off and free dessert- woohoo!! Later on that evening I was supposed to make dinner for Nathan however he helped me (sweet bf I have!). It turned out very fabulous "Creamy Pesto Shrimp" for a recipe I had just googled an hour prior.

I hope you enjoyed your birthday sweetie and that it was nothing less of what you were hoping for. I love you so much!