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 :)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Busy and Fun Week
Monday (3/21) - Worked on homework all day - I didn't even make it out of my pajamas :)
Tuesday (3/22) - Tammy (Justin's aunt) kept the boys so that I could run errands today. I've attempted to get our truck registered in Texas three times now, and each time I'm told I need some other piece of paperwork. I can't get a TX license until I have it registered - UGH!
Wednesday (3/23) - Spent the morning cleaning house, then took Sean to McDonalds for lunch and some playtime. We go to the McDonalds by Parkdale Mall in Beaumont about once a week. We prefer that one over the one in Vidor, and there are always several other kids his age to play with.
Thursday (3/24) - Spent the day completing my application for an English teaching job at Hamshire-Fannett High School. This is the first English job that I've seen come open in the area, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've also applied to Little Cypress-Mauricevill and Nederland although no jobs have posted there yet. This evening, I took Sean to his first "toddler tumbling" class at H&H Gymnastics. He was easily distracted with all of the activity going on around him and had to be redirected quite a bit, but he said he liked it and wanted to go back next week. :)
Friday (3/25) - Justin took today off and we took Sean to the fair (Krissy kept Liam). Sean had a blast - he won two puppies and rode tons of rides. He said his favorite ride was the ferris wheel, which he rode with Justin. I am NOT a fan of any type of carnival ride. We ate tons of totally unhealthy food, including a fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich (yes, you read correctly...) We also had the usual -lots of things on a stick, funnel cake, cajun pistolettes, roasted corn, etc. I dropped my application off at Hamshire-Fannett ISD on our way to the fair.
Saturday (3/26) - Cleaned house and worked in the yard all day - was a productive day :) Sean met the little boy who lives behind us. His name is Andrew and he looks to be about five or six. They talked over the fence for a while, and then Andrew worked up the nerve to climb the fence into our yard. They played with Sean's Gator and other toys for an hour or so until Andrew went home. Justin and I need to go over to his house one day and introduce ourselves to his parents. He seems like a really sweet kid - he helped Sean pick some flowers to give me :) Cutie pies.
Sunday (3/27) - Liam has NOT been sleeping well lately. He learned to roll over, and so now he rolls over at night, wakes himself up, and cries. Last night was a rough night, so I slept in today and missed church :( I slept until noon!! Once I was up, I woked on homework all day. This was my last assignment for this course - whoohoo!!! Only two more classes to go (and one of those is my internship class), and I am officially done :D C'mon June!! I'll graduate at the August ceremony.
Tuesday (3/22) - Tammy (Justin's aunt) kept the boys so that I could run errands today. I've attempted to get our truck registered in Texas three times now, and each time I'm told I need some other piece of paperwork. I can't get a TX license until I have it registered - UGH!
Wednesday (3/23) - Spent the morning cleaning house, then took Sean to McDonalds for lunch and some playtime. We go to the McDonalds by Parkdale Mall in Beaumont about once a week. We prefer that one over the one in Vidor, and there are always several other kids his age to play with.
Thursday (3/24) - Spent the day completing my application for an English teaching job at Hamshire-Fannett High School. This is the first English job that I've seen come open in the area, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've also applied to Little Cypress-Mauricevill and Nederland although no jobs have posted there yet. This evening, I took Sean to his first "toddler tumbling" class at H&H Gymnastics. He was easily distracted with all of the activity going on around him and had to be redirected quite a bit, but he said he liked it and wanted to go back next week. :)
Friday (3/25) - Justin took today off and we took Sean to the fair (Krissy kept Liam). Sean had a blast - he won two puppies and rode tons of rides. He said his favorite ride was the ferris wheel, which he rode with Justin. I am NOT a fan of any type of carnival ride. We ate tons of totally unhealthy food, including a fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich (yes, you read correctly...) We also had the usual -lots of things on a stick, funnel cake, cajun pistolettes, roasted corn, etc. I dropped my application off at Hamshire-Fannett ISD on our way to the fair.
Saturday (3/26) - Cleaned house and worked in the yard all day - was a productive day :) Sean met the little boy who lives behind us. His name is Andrew and he looks to be about five or six. They talked over the fence for a while, and then Andrew worked up the nerve to climb the fence into our yard. They played with Sean's Gator and other toys for an hour or so until Andrew went home. Justin and I need to go over to his house one day and introduce ourselves to his parents. He seems like a really sweet kid - he helped Sean pick some flowers to give me :) Cutie pies.
Sunday (3/27) - Liam has NOT been sleeping well lately. He learned to roll over, and so now he rolls over at night, wakes himself up, and cries. Last night was a rough night, so I slept in today and missed church :( I slept until noon!! Once I was up, I woked on homework all day. This was my last assignment for this course - whoohoo!!! Only two more classes to go (and one of those is my internship class), and I am officially done :D C'mon June!! I'll graduate at the August ceremony.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Bye bye Facebook...
Since I've given up Facebook for Lent, it's pretty astonishing how much more productive I've been during the day :) I am missing the updates on everyone's lives though, as well as posting my own statuses from day to day. So, I've decided to somewhat fulfill my Facebook obsession by posting my "would have been my Facebook updates" here!
Monday (3/14) - Liam was majorly cranky today. He fussed all day and wouldn't nap - I don't think the poor guy is feeling very well :( Thankfully, he went to sleep early this evening though.
Tuesday (3/15) - Liam slept until 11 - whoohoo! And he woke up feeling much better than yesterday. Of course, that meant that Sean was in a horrible mood today - go figure :P
Wednesday (3/16) - Sean and I decided to hit Super Wal-Mart tonight for our weekly grocery shopping. Turns out we love Super Wal-Mart at eleven at night :) Hardly any customers (and the ones that are there are in their pajamas so you don't have to care what you look like!), the staff is apparently so bored they jump to offer any assistance, and no frustratingly long lines. Sean fell asleep in the car on the way home, so no bedtime battle either. I consider this Wal-Mart trip a tremendous success.
Thursday (3/17) - I decided to try my hand at cooking some Irish fare today in honor of St. Patrick's day. I found a recipe for corned beef brisket that called for coating it in brown sugar and then slow-roasting it in Guinness. I added some carrots and potatoes, and it was pretty awesome if I do say so myself. Sean helped make dessert, which was a pistachio ambrosia sort of dish with pineapples and mandarin oranges - it was yummy too. Justin's parents came over for dinner, and we had a good time. The boys were too cute in their green of course. I'll post some pics as soon as I find the cord to connect the camera to the computer. :)
Friday (3/18) - Unpacked 16 boxes today - whew! All of it kitchen stuff too. The last mountain of boxes was definitely made smaller today, and hopefully I'll work up the energy next week to tackle the rest.
Saturday (3/19) - Took the LCE at Lamar today. When you're enrolled in a program with Lamar that requires a certification test, they won't approve you to take the actual test until you take their practice version and make at least an 80. I made an 83, thank goodness, so now I can register to take the real principal certification exam. After the test, we took Sean to look at swing sets. Found one we liked at Toys R' Us, so we're going to look into ordering it online. Went to dinner with Jess and her mom tonight, which was great. I hadn't been to Saltgrass yet, and it was awesome.
Sunday (3/20) - Church, then lunch with Justin's family at La Cantina - yum. Went to Sam's afterward, and found a swing set that we liked better than the one at Toys R' Us, so we're going to order that one instead. I've gotta get this boy outside to burn some energy now that the weather is beautiful. Fair starts this week- yay!!
Monday (3/14) - Liam was majorly cranky today. He fussed all day and wouldn't nap - I don't think the poor guy is feeling very well :( Thankfully, he went to sleep early this evening though.
Tuesday (3/15) - Liam slept until 11 - whoohoo! And he woke up feeling much better than yesterday. Of course, that meant that Sean was in a horrible mood today - go figure :P
Wednesday (3/16) - Sean and I decided to hit Super Wal-Mart tonight for our weekly grocery shopping. Turns out we love Super Wal-Mart at eleven at night :) Hardly any customers (and the ones that are there are in their pajamas so you don't have to care what you look like!), the staff is apparently so bored they jump to offer any assistance, and no frustratingly long lines. Sean fell asleep in the car on the way home, so no bedtime battle either. I consider this Wal-Mart trip a tremendous success.
Thursday (3/17) - I decided to try my hand at cooking some Irish fare today in honor of St. Patrick's day. I found a recipe for corned beef brisket that called for coating it in brown sugar and then slow-roasting it in Guinness. I added some carrots and potatoes, and it was pretty awesome if I do say so myself. Sean helped make dessert, which was a pistachio ambrosia sort of dish with pineapples and mandarin oranges - it was yummy too. Justin's parents came over for dinner, and we had a good time. The boys were too cute in their green of course. I'll post some pics as soon as I find the cord to connect the camera to the computer. :)
Friday (3/18) - Unpacked 16 boxes today - whew! All of it kitchen stuff too. The last mountain of boxes was definitely made smaller today, and hopefully I'll work up the energy next week to tackle the rest.
Saturday (3/19) - Took the LCE at Lamar today. When you're enrolled in a program with Lamar that requires a certification test, they won't approve you to take the actual test until you take their practice version and make at least an 80. I made an 83, thank goodness, so now I can register to take the real principal certification exam. After the test, we took Sean to look at swing sets. Found one we liked at Toys R' Us, so we're going to look into ordering it online. Went to dinner with Jess and her mom tonight, which was great. I hadn't been to Saltgrass yet, and it was awesome.
Sunday (3/20) - Church, then lunch with Justin's family at La Cantina - yum. Went to Sam's afterward, and found a swing set that we liked better than the one at Toys R' Us, so we're going to order that one instead. I've gotta get this boy outside to burn some energy now that the weather is beautiful. Fair starts this week- yay!!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wow - I can't believe I haven't been on here since Liam joined our little family. Liam Patrick Mahan was born on November 1, 2010 at 6:30pm. He weighed 7lb 3oz and was 19 and 1/2 inches long. I was induced at 37 weeks due to pre-eclampsia concerns, but Liam was perfectly beautiful and healthy and we were able to go home together two days after he was born.
Here's a pic taken the night before Liam was born... My sister is a great photographer :)
And here Sean meets Liam for the first time. Sean has proven to be an AWESOME big brother. He is very protective of Liam, and has not shown once ounce of jealousy (which I worried about). He gets mad at me if Liam cries :)
Sunday, October 24, 2010
I'm sitting here and have an assignment due by midnight, so figured I would blog :) After all, it has been a year since my last post. I (quite obviously) still haven't gotten the hang of this blogging thing. Now that I'm on bedrest, maybe I'll be better.. I am, however, NOT holding my breath. I have been officially put on bedrest by my ob/gyn due to my developing the early stages of preeclampsia. I'll be induced Monday, November 1st, at 37 weeks, as long as my bloodwork doesn't show any significant deteroriations before then. Keeping our fingers crossed! While I am soooooo ready to not be pregnant, I want this little bean to stay cooking for as long as possible. I've been going to the doctor and/or hospital every other day or so for the past two weeks now. My sister says I look like a junkie with all of the bruises on my arms from taking blood :)
I'm staying with my mom and dad right now since Justin is already back in Texas. Mom and I put the baby's pack and play up today, where he'll sleep for the first few months at least. I was just going to reuse Sean's but when I saw all of the new fancy contraptions on the new ones, I couldn't resist....I'm a sucker, I guess! We also bought a new double stroller, and I bought a few odds and ends. Other than than, I'm thankful for another boy because I didn't have to buy very much. I still had all of Sean's clothes, so I just pulled out the rubbermaids and we were in business. Justin will be here this weekend - just in time to take Sean trick-or-treating. Sean looooves Halloween, and he reminds me everyday that his daddy will "be here soon!" We've been having a few daddy meltdowns lately, so Justin can't get here soon enough! I guess Sean is getting tired of mom and is ready to see a different face :)
Off to finish my homework. Before I leave, here are some pics of Sean taken at a nearby pumpkin patch called Holiday Farms. We've been going there for the past three years during fall and then again in spring for Easter egg picking. It's a great place, and one I will miss when we are back in Texas. Here's an Easter one as well from this past spring.
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!!!
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