4 day weekends are awesome!

i love having long weekends! they're like mini vacations.

i saw a beautiful sunset from our living room window. i swear the sky is bigger here in missouri.

i made a yummy mexican dip for our home fellowship group. its super yummy, easy and a staple at holidays and family reunions.

two of my former students, shakira & tanijah, went to visit Bethany, another teacher from Urban Promise, in Pittsburgh this weekend. they sent me emails and picture updates throughout the weekend. i was sad i couldn't make the trip out there. 

don't be fooled by their tough faces.

yesterday, kyle and i stocked our fridge and pantry, finally took down our christmas decorations (always sad), cleaned like crazy (he is the best bathroom cleaner, ever!), and we got to watch hazel. it was so fun. we ate some snacks, watched the movie "up", giggled, and taught her new words. i can't wait til we can have our own!

i found a new blog that i LOVE! check it out here. i didn't get a chance to sew anything this weekend. i'm going to try to make up for that this week. delia has some great sewing/craft tutorials and some yummy recipes. i'm going to try out her "best bread EVER" recipe tonight. most bread is pretty delicious. we'll have to see how this turns out.