tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56042292012-04-15T15:33:52.314-07:00Minnesota NiceBack to the Midwest Where I BelongShellynoreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-22588665749890020462008-07-07T07:33:00.001-07:002008-07-07T07:43:37.412-07:00Strand SummerNothing too exciting going on here. I'm not working for the summer and enjoying some free time before the chaos of teaching and grad school starts again in the fall. I just registered for my classes and am actually getting excited for the school year to start. To bring you up to speed i will list some random facts/thought about us right now.--we just got new bikes (our old ones bothShellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-8175630527607649122008-04-20T12:27:00.000-07:002008-04-20T12:41:23.022-07:00Pics from Cancun....This was taken on our balcony...Sunrise...view from our roombluest water ever...alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191413036510824914" />The pool where we spent most of our time...We went with Tony's sis Stacy and hubby Tim.....this is a pic from our bar hopping tour....This is when we were on the bus back to the airport...not wanting to leave....Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-11202929891646562132008-03-19T21:15:00.000-07:002008-03-19T21:32:33.629-07:00I am......doing homework in bed on my laptap...leaving for Cancun on Saturday...glad j blogged...needing a new cell phone battery so I don't have to be all 1990 and talk a phone that has to be attached to the wall...having sleeping issues and now stay up late all the time since I can't sleep anyway...really wishing i stayed at school to write the 5th grade lit test i need to give tomorrow first Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-94340607433480132008-03-02T17:39:00.000-08:002008-03-02T17:44:27.648-08:0020 more days until Cancun...2 more years of grad school, but who's counting...2 weeks with this sinus infection...2 stitches in my finger this week...35 parent-teacher conferences this week...Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-17297375208852559382008-01-21T09:10:00.000-08:002008-01-21T09:20:09.947-08:00hello my name is shelly and it's been 3 months since my last blog....i am sitting at the laundromat and decided to bring my laptop along and catch up on life. I only had 64 emails to sort through, and I figured i'd update my blog.I just got back from a week of camp with my students and of course i have the day off today for MLK, jr. day....I have one more week of "freedom" before my next Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-78677185200281125452007-10-31T19:43:00.000-07:002007-10-31T19:49:47.190-07:00Here are a few nicknames I came up with for some people in my class:-Shouty Shouterson-every time she opens her mouth to speak I literally jump because she's so loud...Tuesday I actually put one of my fingers in my ear...and i'm sitting across the room-Nose Toucher-every time he talks...which is often and annoyingly..he touches his nose all nervously like the freshman from Dazed and Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-71048408144775355062007-10-05T19:03:00.000-07:002007-10-05T19:05:32.614-07:00I have been at Caribou for 2 1/2 hours working hard on grad school work, reading and taking notes...feeling like i got a lot accomplished...only to find out that i just read the wrong chapter.....so i'm going home now...Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-59467153931577176122007-09-17T18:20:00.000-07:002007-09-17T18:26:34.615-07:00Hi, remember me?Sorry, I've been out of commish....The latest:My teaching job is underway again....and going well, i am teaching twice as many classes this year..but it makes the day go by much quicker....Grad school is underway too...so far so good....i pretty much do homework all weekend...but tony is awesome and had taken over the cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping tasks...it's a nice trade Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-81342077807921374722007-08-09T21:14:00.000-07:002007-08-09T21:18:55.622-07:00My little sis got married last weekend. She really looked beautiful and was so happy. It was a great night of fun at the reception and afterward thanks to the coolest siblings and friends ever. To the crew...jen, jason, scott, jamie, brian, brandi, jason, and tony.....we were all "on" that night dude and started that party up in goodfellas...here are just a few pics of the fam...(and no, the Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-10094375621032620592007-08-02T15:44:00.000-07:002007-08-02T15:54:40.497-07:00Pictures from the bridge collapse...Tony, Scott, and I were at the Twins game last night during the bridge collapse tragedy....we could see the helicopters circling overhead, rescue boats and police cars zooming by.....we were only blocks away...below are some pics from today...the 3 of us tried to get as close as possible, we couldn't get a view of the span over the water, but you can see the Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-48380903345875681142007-07-19T12:37:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:42:48.085-07:00I think i'm doing it...i'm diving into grad school.I had a meeting today with an advisor at the University of St. Thomas in downtown Minneapolis....I even met with the financial aid guy...it is scary and expensive and is going to be challenging, but the nerd in me is really excited to go back to school, to pick up my new books and be in the classroom.i will be paying back school loans for the Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-89032796943073391262007-07-18T07:39:00.001-07:002007-07-18T07:41:43.091-07:00I got this test from Jamie-we share a love for personality tests. Hover the mouse over each color and it will give you some details.My Personal DNA Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-65249735152206610512007-06-16T18:35:00.001-07:002007-06-16T19:19:19.868-07:00Shelly's blogging????!!!!!??I can't believe summer is underway already....my first year of teaching flew by and was a blast...now into my first summer break....but not really a vacation. I got a job serving at Macaroni Grill again...so that will be fun, and a job to carry into next school year.Tony and I just celebrated our 2 year anniversary. We spent the weekend camping at Gooseberry Falls, a Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-14902322008932703512007-04-04T09:08:00.000-07:002007-04-04T09:16:56.982-07:00Does anyone know who these kids are?yeah, me neither...but they were in "my pictures" folder....and since i didn't have any pics to post...i thought i'd give them their time in the spotlight....I'll name them....(from left to right) Easter Bonnie, The Pimp, Smiley McTeeth, and Susie "where's my real family" QThis is the kind of post you will get when i'm bored on my spring break, i'm tired of Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-86913172781804889342007-03-11T18:26:00.000-07:002007-03-11T18:37:01.091-07:00we were an hour late for church today...yep, we forgot the time change. luckily we remembered in the parking lot and didn't walk in to an embarrasing situation.....so instead we went to target...which is really my church anywayfunny story...tony's grandma is 86 years old. he has always had a fear of eating anything she cooks. anytime she brings her fruit salad to family meals, he always Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-63784354848824533982007-03-02T07:16:00.000-08:002007-03-02T07:28:18.569-08:00No, you are not dreaming. I'm blogging 2 days in a row....I'm snowed in again today. Technically we didn't have school anyway today, but teachers were supposed to come in to work on grades. But, I'm stuck at home again. I currently have banana bread in the oven and am about to dig into school work.Tony and I attempted to go cross-country skiing yesterday....it didn't really work, there is too Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-55438211746597764962007-03-01T07:16:00.000-08:002007-03-01T07:45:58.447-08:00Snow DayI can't believe I missed my Feb. post. But, to my defense I should technically have a few more days in a "normal" month, but feb. has to be all different and only have 28 days.HAPPY BIRTHDAY SVEN!!! Tony and I joined in on the surprise party for Jen this past weekend. good times at the VFW...great to see friends and fam. I would post pics, but I left my camera in the hotel room...it made Shellynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1169515205253688732007-01-22T17:11:00.000-08:002007-01-22T17:29:57.983-08:00January PostOur new hobby...We cross-country ski on the lakes by our house....i'm a little freaked out skiing on a lake, but the ice is a couple feet thick..Not too much else new up here in MN. Tony is sick again! Teaching is going great. I'm working on starting some classes to gear up for grad school. Tony and I are still looking for a church to connect to. We had been going to one on Sat. Shellynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1166283808043629902006-12-16T07:35:00.000-08:002006-12-16T07:43:28.060-08:00I'm a horrible friend & sister.It has been a month since i checked my email or have checked out anyone's blogs. Now today, I finally sit down to do it and have realized that.1. I missed my friend Jacki's bday!! 2. My BFF Jamie wrote the nicest blog about me back in November that made me tear up today, Dec. 16th.3. My brother also wrote an entire entry about me and our twinship that made me Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1162675018647853892006-11-04T12:55:00.000-08:002006-11-04T13:16:58.673-08:00...and just like that, it's November. my last blog i was all "i can't believe it's october"...well repeat that line and replace it with the current month. so here it goes with my monthly blog.i've been sick for 3 days, the not-so-fun nausiating, stomach sick, the only thing i've eaten in 3 days is bananas, and i had bread yesterday.....on the upside, hopefully i dropped a few pounds..October in Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1160253154336096262006-10-07T13:06:00.000-07:002006-10-07T13:32:34.366-07:00I can not believe it is October already, where has the year gone? Fall is absolutely beautiful in MN. I love it. I feel like I have been crazy busy lately and it looks like it won't quit anytime soon.Last weekend was my h.s. 10 year reunion and kristi's bridal shower. it was a jam packed weekend, but fun..i'm still recovering, came home with no voice and had to catch up on lots of sleep. the Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1158536797383611612006-09-17T16:34:00.000-07:002006-09-17T16:46:37.400-07:00Tony and I went to the vikings game today!! so fun, and a great game...they won in OT. The dome was packed and LOUD, tony lost his voice yelling...i have my vikings gear on, including my viking woman braids..Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1157231862216467272006-09-02T14:00:00.000-07:002006-09-02T14:17:42.233-07:00so sorry...i'm the worst blogger everthis has been a crazy whirlwind past month or so..i'll give you a quick summary of my life right, then in later posts i will finally highlight my summer in photos, a la flashback to summer. (i have this thing where i didn't want to blog out of order...but i'm getting over it.)ok..so i'm a teacher now!! really long story..but basically i had a teaching job, Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1153792448103113302006-07-24T18:49:00.000-07:002006-07-24T19:27:36.793-07:00Sorry blog readers...i thought i was going to keep up with the blogging thing, but i guess my summer has just been too adventure-filled-jam-packed....so i will try to bring you up to speed...but i will do it mostly with pictures...as a commentary to my life...here we go... Just an afternoon spontaneous hike on Nicolett Island-an island in the middle of downtown minneapolis in the mississippi Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1150040689919194592006-06-11T08:22:00.000-07:002006-06-11T08:50:20.266-07:00Anniversary Weekend, Part IIAfter our lovely romantic night on Friday night we had the best, most fun day on Saturday. We had Twins tickets for the 6pm game against the Orioles. 20 rows behind home plate.As we woke up Saturday morning...hungry of course, we went and had coffee and carmel rolls at our little cafe around the corner, then we walked down to the lake and sat on our bench and Shellynoreply@blogger.com7