teaching in heels: December 2010

12.29.2010

11 in 2011

Join me and Kit from A Step into my Life for 11 in 2011.

For the first 11 days of 2011 share a little about yourself, your favorite things, accomplishments in 2010 and exciting plans for 2011.

Just grab the button on the sidebar for your blog. Link up each day on my blog or Kit's.

First link up is New Year's Day!

Here are the topics, so go ahead and start planning your posts!

Day 1: New Years Resolutions
Day 2: Favorite Holiday Memory
Day 3: Favorite Work-Out Tips
Day 4: Best Leftover Recipe

Day 5: Places You Hope to go this Year

Day 6: Best Organization Tricks

Day 7: Favorite Memory of 2010

Day 8: Favorite Healthy Snacks

Day 9: Favorite Things to Do on a Cold Winter Day

Day 10: Favorite Girls Night Out Events
Day 11: What are you Looking Forward to in 2011

Can't wait to learn more about all of you fabulous bloggers during 11 in 2011!

12.24.2010

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas filled with happiness and love!

12.22.2010

What I'm Loving Wednesday

{1}

It's almost Christmas!! I'm very excited! I can't wait to spend time with my family and my boyfriend's family. I'll also be able to spend time with friends who are off of work too.

The presents are wrapped and ready to go, which also makes me happy since I know I'll be bringing smiles to my family very soon!!

{2}

The rain!!

Yes it is very yuck to go out in, but it makes it feel more like winter here in So Cal.

I do admit that we are going on 7 days and it's a bit excessive, but I like it just the same!

{3}

All of the wonderful giveaways I've won lately!! You all would not believe how many I have won, just this month!! I can't wait for all the goodies to arrive. I will totally blog about them. And I know I'll just have to post a giveaway of my own to spread the luck around!

What are you loving?

Link up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Me!

I saw this over on Kate's blog and thought I'd join in :)

{What were you doing ten years ago?}

I was in college, living in the sorority house for the first of many semesters. I was having lots of fun and not worrying about growing up.

{What things on your to do list today?}

Finish the boyfriend's Christmas shopping, one gift left!!

Finish wrapping all the presents.

Put away clothes I moved from my apartment to the condo.

Do my nails, I'm thinking purple sparkle!

Make cinnamon apple muffins.

Blog about Milton, our Christmas tree.

{What are some snacks you enjoy?}

I'm a salty over sweet. I love chips, nachos, crackers, cheese, any kind of appetizers. I do like the "fun size" of chocolate candies every once in awhile.

{What would you do if you were a billionaire?}

I would pay off all of my student loans!

Work with charities to help children.

Travel the world with my boyfriend, friends and family.

{Tag}

Anyone that wants to can play along! :) Comment and let me know you blogged. It's a quick and easy, give it a try!!

Wish I was here...

I know most of you would probably rather be somewhere sunny, but I'd love to be in the snow!! I'd love a white Christmas. And if that involved a romantic getaway to Paris, even better.

Link up with Olivia here.Where do you wish you were?

12.21.2010

Christmas Memories

Link up with Tay here for Top 2 Tuesday!

Top 2 Christmas Memories

{1}

The American Girls Christmas!

I remember waking up and under the tree was filled with boxes with the American Girls logo!! It was amazing!! I got so many little items for my American Girl, Molly and I even got a new American Girl, Felicity!

Did you have an American Girl?

{2}

There was one Christmas when I was in high school that my much older sister came to stay with her family, including my 2 nieces and 2 nephews. Christmas morning was crazy!! There were little kids and wrapping paper everywhere!! It was so much fun :)

What are your favorite Christmas memories?

I wanna be...

I think that we're here...things have been so good.

I am currently packing up and moving in to my boyfriend's condo. I am beyond excited for this new phase in life. I've been researching new teaching positions, getting my resume ready to send out in the new year. I'm excited for changes, beginnings, adventure!

12.20.2010

a little birdie

I feel like this little birdie. All big and puffed up for winter. This week it continues to rain, for 5 days straight, not stopping for another few days. I've been bundled up to stay warm. And I'm also indulging in all of the holiday goodies, treats and yummy drinks. I know I will want to make up for it later, but for now I'm just enjoying.

What are your best tips for beating the holiday bulge?

12.19.2010

Bling Divas

I am an advisor for my sorority at UCLA. This past year I was advising the sweetest girl in the position of VP Public Relations. It was a lot of fun to help out the collegiate girls and totally made me nostalgic for my college days.

At the end of the year they elected a new council, so I wanted to give my girl a cute gift for the holidays and for a job well done. These jeweled letters were handmade by my friend Melissa, from Bling Divas. Didn't they come out perfectly? Melissa makes cake toppers and bouquet charms for weddings, such pretty touches to any event really.

Check out all of her work here.

12.17.2010

Happy Friday!

Link up with Lauren over at the little things we do for Fill in the Blank Friday.

{1}

Giving is...

wonderful!! I love to find great gifts for everyone on my list, and sometimes for my boyfriend's list too. I took a quiz online this year through another blog and found out I was an over-giver. Yup, I am! :)

{2}

Receiving is...

also very fun! Who doesn't love the perfect present, all wrapped up with your name on it? And when it is a sentimental present or something that is just so "you" it is so fun.

{3}

The best gift I ever received was...

diamond earrings. I received these from my boyfriend our first Christmas together. I had a cheapy fake pair I would wear every day and so he bought me the real thing. I wear them almost everyday and just love them! :) I totally play with them all day and find my mind daydreaming about us...

{4}

The best gift I ever gave was...

a collage of photots of my family. I gave a large frame of photots of me and my siblings to my parents a couple of Christmases ago. This was when my brother was deployed to Iraq, so it was extra special for my parents to receive.

{5}

Something intangible I wish I could receive is...

singing and dancing talent! I can sing and dance, just like anyone, but I wish it came "natural" instead of something to work at. I'd love to be onstage singing and dancing away, while acting too of course, first love after all.

{6}

Something intangible I wish I could give is...

health. I wish I could give this to friends and family and anyone really, dealing with a health issues, however big. I see someone often have to deal with health issues wihch I wish I could just whisk away.

{7}

The one thing I always wanted as a child, but never got was...

a changing table for my baby dolls. Sounds a little strange, right? But I always saw those in the Toys R Us catalog and thought it'd be so fun to have, but my mom said "you just change the baby wherever, no one uses those", haha! Guess I'll have to wait til I have a real baby to get one.

Hope you're all having a wonderful Friday!

Today is my last day of working in the 3rd grade classroom, so here comes big changes, along with moving too! I'm looking forward to the holidays and al the things the new year will bring. Thank you to all of my lovely readers and friends who have expressed their support and love throughout the past few weeks.

Happy Friday!!

12.15.2010

What I'm Loving Wednesday

{1}
I am loving my sweet and supportive boyfriend for know exactly what I need to hear, when I need to be sad and when I need a hug. This past week has been quite trying as I finish up my long term subbing assignment and look forward to what will be next in teaching...

{2}
Wrapping presents!! I have been having some nice quiet time this week watching holiday movies and wrapping presents. I was also able to put together some cute books for my students. I'll post a pic of those later this week.

{3}
Having a wonderful night of shopping with a good friend. I meet up with Melissa to help her spend her birthday money. We also went out to a new sushi restaurant, Wokcano, which was so yum! It was fun to just laugh and catch-up. Can't wait for our next outting!!

{4}
I've been browsing in stores and online shopping and here are some pretties I'm loving...

Old Navy Tote

Gap Sweater

Calvin Klein Dress - Perfect for New Years, don't you think!?

What are you loving?
Link up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

12.14.2010

Top 2 Tuesday

I'm joining up with Tay over at The Undomestic Momma. She is one of the sweetest and toughest momma's I know!! Click on over and check her out.

Today's top 2 are...Top 2 Games!

{1}

The Game of Life

I love the Game of Life! It's a game I always wanted to play as a child. I never had my own copy and would always want to play when I was over at friend's houses. My boyfriend got me it for a Christmas present a couple years ago and now I'm always begging friends and family to play :)

{2}

Scrabble

Scrabble is such a fun game to lounge around and play. You don't have to pay too much attention and can chat while playing. I love it...fun to win too!!

{Honorable Mentions}

Wii Games

Cranium

What games do you like to play?

Tetris

My boyfriend is an animator and here is a Tetris animation he created for a friend's comic book. We went to the release party last week and viewed this animation. I'm so proud of him!!