"Loves" of the moment.

Yes, I know... it's been a little while since I've blogged. Okay...a long while. Life does tend to get in the way... How dare I!?!? Live life and not blog!?!? Hehe. Sometimes I wish I had the ability to let it all go, and just be a mediocre worker with mediocre expectations, but that will never be in my personality. Ever.

So, to catch everyone up to speed, here are a few favorites of the month of March...thoses defining little moments that make you smile.

1.) Netflix
Charlie and I have been "Nexflixing" lots! Basically, he went on the computer and picked out the top movies of all time (as rated by IMDb) and we decided to watch them together. We rented The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, The Prestige, and District 9. My favorite was The Prestige, but Saving Private Ryan was a close second. Now these haven't been your care-free, light-hearted comedies, but we mix it up with a movie like Best in Show every now and then.


2) La Plaza del Diamante
I've made it my goal before Spain to read as much as I can in Spanish to practice, practice... right now I'm in the middle of La Plaza del Diamante, which translates to The Diamond Plaza. It takes place in Barcelona (!!!!) during the 40s...a very beautiful coming of age tale with tons of culture, a beautiful setting, and the authentic language (although originally written in Catalan, I love it).

3) Cheese
We've been eating lots of cheese lately. Blocks of cheese, the cheese wrapped in the plastic, string cheese, brie cheese, blue cheese crumbles with cranberries (a personal favorite)...it's an all-around good snack. How can you not love it??? I saw in People magazine today that they made a "100 Calorie" Cheese pack...now THAT I just find silly. Why don't you just cut 100 calories of cheese? This is the one thing about Cheese I will never understand.

4) Luna's new toy
Luna has been eating her way through most of her toys, and they are starting to die, one by one, much to her sadness. Lucky for her, there is always a fresh supply. I bought this latest one because I thought it was freakin' cuttttte! I loved the eyes. She is quite the fan...and it just makes me smile when I see it. This one's name is "Smerkle."

5) Teaching!
Charlie had his first W. Middle School teaching experience this week...he came for a whole day and taught the entire 7th grade (who were learning about Asian culture) about martial arts and Karate. He had a powerpoint presentation in the Media Center, did a demonstration, and even brought in his sais bow staff and gloves. He was awesome and the kids LOVED it! It was fun to watch the kids make the connection that we were married, and even funnier that they said things like, "Wow! I didn't know your husband was a ninja!" and "How many knives does he carry on him every day?" and my personal favorite, "If I say that I like your husband and his presentation do I get an A?" Hehe. It was fun that he shared a piece of what I do every day.