A fun night

So, last year I went to the slipper club gala with Ben for the first time. This year we made a return appearance. We had so much fun this year. The event was held this year at the Dallas Petroleum Club. The club has a great view of downtown Dallas and was a great place to have the event. The party was spread out into different rooms. Ben and I saw a lot of friends at the party which is a lot of fun as always, to catch up. There was pretend black jack and gambling and I played some black jack, which was a popular game and there were several tables set up. Also, they had some food there which was great. Ben and I had eaten before we went but had some snacks there too. The party was very well attended. Also, they had a silent auction which had some great stuff. Ben and I did not give any card information, so we just looked around. Some of my favorites were: Diamond stud earrings, diamond loop earrings, a Texas flag from a long time ago, and the 5 night Paris trip. Ben's favorite was the 5 night Paris trip, and for kicks the Brittany Spears concert tickets. Neither Ben or myself are big fans of Brittany, so that made it more funny. Ben and I stayed until a little after 12:30, the party ended at 1. There were many people that left as we did, we got there at 9:30 or so, so we spent a great amount of time.

Lately

Well, this past week I was substitute teaching in resource special education for 5th and 6th grade. It was a great experience where I really was able to see the school and how it was working. I met some really nice people. I am enjoying getting to see different schools and able to see myself in some of them. I am hoping I can get a job for August in Richardson.
Valentines weekend was so much fun, it was the best one I have had so far. Friday was Ben's 30th birthday. We went to dinner with his parents, brother and sister in law at the screen door. If you have not gone there it is great. Then on Saturday, Ben and I had lunch with my parents at S&D and then just hung out the rest of the day. For dinner we had reserved a dinner for two from Central Market a few days before. The dinner was great. After dinner we watched a movie. So, it was pretty low key. Ben gave me some beautiful white roses, which I love! Also, he gave me a great card. The rest of the weekend was just relaxing and fun :)

Update

Ok, here is my update. Today I substitute taught third grade at Big Springs Elementary. The class was ok in the morning but did much better in the afternoon. As always there were a couple of students who complained the whole time, but all in all it was not too bad. I accepted a sub job for the next week from Wed. 2-11 until Wed. 2-18 in special education resource class at Hamilton Park Pacesetter School. My understanding is that the school is a magnet school and so that should be interesting, more to come.
Friday is Ben's birthday and he will be 30. We are celebrating with his family and just hanging out, it should be a fun time. Then for Valentines day we are still working out the details. I will blog about it afterwords. Yesterday, Bill called when I was with my dad at lunch. Bill is my brother who is currently serving in Afganistan. He is doing well from what I could tell. It is always good to talk to him and hear from him, this time it had been a while since we had talked with him last. Monday, Feb 16th is Ben and my one year anniversary together. I think we are going to combine it with Valentines since there is so much going on that weekend. Feb 21 is going to be the slipper club gala, this is where Ben and I went out for the first time last year, and we are going again this weekend. I think it will be so much fun and look forward to having a great next few weekends. Well, that is all I have for now.

Fort Worth Zoo and car show

This weekend Ben and I went to Fort Worth to see the car shows and all of the new cars that will be coming out. I thought it was a lot of fun. I picked out four cars that I liked: The BMW 3 series, the Volkswagen SUV that is small, Jeep Patriot and the Audi that is the least expensive. Ben really liked a convertible and a few others. We were at the car show about an hour close to when it opened so it was not too crowded. It reminded me of all the cars that are at the fair every year, minus the corny dogs and funnel cakes. After that I called Chase, who is at TCU and wanted to see if he was up for going to lunch with Ben and I, since we only knew of Joe T's and had just had Mexican the night before for dinner. So, I called and woke Chase up and said we would meet him at his place. When we got there he was still getting ready so we waited outside for him to come out. The funny thing is that his roommate came out with just pants on and no shirt, and I think we scared him off. I asked if Chase was there and he went to get him. I think he was coming out to have a smoke, but decided against in when two random people were out there. So, Chase came out and we went to this really good hamburger place across the street.
After lunch we went back to Chase's to get the car and were going to come back to Dallas. I told Ben I really wanted to go to the Fort Worth Zoo. He said he was too tired after lunch and we could go next time. So, then as we drive by it ( the zoo is close to TCU) he changed his mind and turned around and we went. We had a great time and got lots of exercise with out even realizing it. The one sad thing is that the Zebra's were not out on Saturday and the Cheetahs had been put up by the time we got to them. But, it was so much fun to see all the animals. We also saw a Grandy's restaurant there which we thought was very funny, and it was even closed. So, we took funny pictures of it and added it to the rest of our pictures. Then we left at 4:30 when the zoo was closing and went back to Dallas, to watch a movie and relax after our long day.

Job Interview

This morning I had a job interview with Communities in schools. It is a non profit company that works with students in all grade levels to help the to stay in school and also helps them in all aspects of life outside the classroom. I should find out in a day or so if I got the job or not. I will post on here which way it goes. Other than that lately I have been substitute teaching and applying to work in Richardson ISD. So, that is what I have been up to lately.