About Me
- kelli revia mahan
- I am a wife and mother. I am Catholic. Over the past several years, I have found myself becoming a more "liberal" thinker. Not agreeing with many conservative policies, legislation, and decisions makes me neither "unAmerican" nor "unpatriotic". I find it pathetically laughable that individuals are placing the blame for the declining moral climate of our country on gay marriage. I believe that the No Child Left Behind Act is completely unrealistic and destructive to our already weakening public education system. I believe that education should be a privilege rather than a right. I believe in saying ma'am and sir. I believe in saying please, thank you, and you're welcome. I believe in tipping, and tipping well. I do not believe in using the Bible as a means to persecute and discriminate against others. I believe the pen is mightier than the sword. I believe that we should be teaching our youth the dangers of unprotected and unsafe sex, not shielding them from reality. I believe that brunettes have more fun! I believe that LSU in the greatest school in the world - Geaux Tigers :)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
BERMUDA!!
One day I'll finally get this blogging thing down, and post something more often than every six months :)
Last weekend we traveled to Bermuda where my sister got married. After a few snafus, we had a wonderful time. We left Friday right after school (I therefore missed the first football game and Open House - who schedules Open House on a Friday night anyway???). Our flight left early Saturday morning from Charlotte, NC, about a four hour drive from Beaufort. We flew out of Charlotte in order to have a direct flight into Bermuda. When we arrived at the airport Sat. morning and were checking in, we realized that Justin and I had grabbed my expired passport. I didn't panic (probably because my entire body went completely numb at this point), and thankfully there was one seat left on the Sunday morning flight. Soooo, everyone else flew to Bermuda on Saturday while I drove back to Beaufort, grabbed my new passport, then turned around and drove right back to Charlotte. I finally made it to beautiful Bermuda Sunday afternoon. Oh, by the way, I was moved up to first class on my flight and took total advantage of the complimentary liquor. I also might have stopped at an outlet mall Sat. night and shopped but who knows??? :)
Here are some pics of the fun times had by Sean and Justin while mom was driving like a maniac on Saturday :)
Amstel - it's not just for breakfast anymore :)
Once I arrived in Bermuda, we headed straight to a beach called Achilles' Cove. The beaches in Bermuda are absolutely amazing and like nothing I've ever seen. They are all very private and completely secluded because they're surrounded by volcanic rock and old coral reefs. It was awesome with an almost two year old because he could have free reign. Sunday night we had a "rehearsal dinner" at a restaurant called The Carriage House. The wedding was Monday morning at an Anglican church called St. Peter's. This church is actually the oldest Protestant church that is still in use in the New World - very cool!!
The wedding party:
After the wedding and pictures, the reception was held at The White Horse Tavern, where we drank rum swizzles (or schwizzles as my sister likes to call them after one too many :)
The beautiful Mahan family :)
Resting for round two and a trip to the beach!
After lunch, drinks and cake at the Tavern, we headed back to our hotel for an afternoon nap. Then, it was back to the beach - this time to Tobacco Bay (highly recommended!).
On Tuesday, to our disappointment, it was time to head back to Beaufort and reality...
Bye Bye Bermuda!!!
Last weekend we traveled to Bermuda where my sister got married. After a few snafus, we had a wonderful time. We left Friday right after school (I therefore missed the first football game and Open House - who schedules Open House on a Friday night anyway???). Our flight left early Saturday morning from Charlotte, NC, about a four hour drive from Beaufort. We flew out of Charlotte in order to have a direct flight into Bermuda. When we arrived at the airport Sat. morning and were checking in, we realized that Justin and I had grabbed my expired passport. I didn't panic (probably because my entire body went completely numb at this point), and thankfully there was one seat left on the Sunday morning flight. Soooo, everyone else flew to Bermuda on Saturday while I drove back to Beaufort, grabbed my new passport, then turned around and drove right back to Charlotte. I finally made it to beautiful Bermuda Sunday afternoon. Oh, by the way, I was moved up to first class on my flight and took total advantage of the complimentary liquor. I also might have stopped at an outlet mall Sat. night and shopped but who knows??? :)
Here are some pics of the fun times had by Sean and Justin while mom was driving like a maniac on Saturday :)
Amstel - it's not just for breakfast anymore :)
Once I arrived in Bermuda, we headed straight to a beach called Achilles' Cove. The beaches in Bermuda are absolutely amazing and like nothing I've ever seen. They are all very private and completely secluded because they're surrounded by volcanic rock and old coral reefs. It was awesome with an almost two year old because he could have free reign. Sunday night we had a "rehearsal dinner" at a restaurant called The Carriage House. The wedding was Monday morning at an Anglican church called St. Peter's. This church is actually the oldest Protestant church that is still in use in the New World - very cool!!
The wedding party:
After the wedding and pictures, the reception was held at The White Horse Tavern, where we drank rum swizzles (or schwizzles as my sister likes to call them after one too many :)
The beautiful Mahan family :)
Resting for round two and a trip to the beach!
After lunch, drinks and cake at the Tavern, we headed back to our hotel for an afternoon nap. Then, it was back to the beach - this time to Tobacco Bay (highly recommended!).
On Tuesday, to our disappointment, it was time to head back to Beaufort and reality...
Bye Bye Bermuda!!!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday after school
Well, it's Friday afternoon and I'm waiting for the parking lot to clear out some before I head out. I have to be back here by 5:45 for a basketball game (only one more after tonight - yay!!!). I figured now was as good a time as any to write a blog while I'm wasting time :)
This week went by so fast it's crazy - I sure hope the rest of the school year flies by too, or at least the weeks until Spring Break. Some of my "teacher friends" and I are planning a trip to New Orleans over Spring Break to see our friend Patsy who used to teach with us. She moved to Destrehan, LA (right outside of N.O.) last summer to be closer to her family who lives in Lake Charles. We miss her terribly!!! I miss her so much b/c she taught in Freshman Academy with me, and it's just not the same without her. She has such an amazing personality - she could always put a smile on everyone's face. This place has been much gloomier since she's been gone. But, I'm so excited to go see her in N.O.!!!
Justin has to work this weekend, so that sucks, but Sean and I will find something fun to do hopefully. Sean loves to play outside, but it's been too cold the last few days. It's so much fun watching him learn new things everyday - his vocabulary now includes the following: me, mommy, daddy, mine (his favorite word), juice, banana, Chloe and Dixie (my parents' dogs), cheese, baby, no no, oh no, uh oh, etc. I brought him to the basketball game last week and the cheerleaders were surprised that he was talking now - it was cute. He also went straight from crawling to running it seems. Now he doesn't want to be held anywhere we go - he wants to walk! I'm not quite sure where he got his independent streak and his stubborness from, but I have an idea :) He also has a bit of a temper, and I can't imagine where that came from either!
It appears the heathens have cleared the building somewhat, so I think I'll head out. Hope everyone has a great Friday night.
This week went by so fast it's crazy - I sure hope the rest of the school year flies by too, or at least the weeks until Spring Break. Some of my "teacher friends" and I are planning a trip to New Orleans over Spring Break to see our friend Patsy who used to teach with us. She moved to Destrehan, LA (right outside of N.O.) last summer to be closer to her family who lives in Lake Charles. We miss her terribly!!! I miss her so much b/c she taught in Freshman Academy with me, and it's just not the same without her. She has such an amazing personality - she could always put a smile on everyone's face. This place has been much gloomier since she's been gone. But, I'm so excited to go see her in N.O.!!!
Justin has to work this weekend, so that sucks, but Sean and I will find something fun to do hopefully. Sean loves to play outside, but it's been too cold the last few days. It's so much fun watching him learn new things everyday - his vocabulary now includes the following: me, mommy, daddy, mine (his favorite word), juice, banana, Chloe and Dixie (my parents' dogs), cheese, baby, no no, oh no, uh oh, etc. I brought him to the basketball game last week and the cheerleaders were surprised that he was talking now - it was cute. He also went straight from crawling to running it seems. Now he doesn't want to be held anywhere we go - he wants to walk! I'm not quite sure where he got his independent streak and his stubborness from, but I have an idea :) He also has a bit of a temper, and I can't imagine where that came from either!
It appears the heathens have cleared the building somewhat, so I think I'll head out. Hope everyone has a great Friday night.
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