Quickie

1. Thankgiving (and the week-long break that went along with it) was fantastic.
2. I ate turkey. Free-range-happy-til-it-was-dinner turkey. It was delish.
3. I got to see a lot of folks over break, which was great (Chandle and David were in town- yay!). Lots of family too: lunch at Jeremy's great-aunt's house, dinner at my folks'.
4. Took a day trip up to Springdale for Melissa's first baby shower. Pictures to come. Promise.
5. This week at work might kill me.
6. There are only a few short weeks til Christmas break now (and our anniversary!).
7. I still haven't gotten one.single.trash-the-dress picture. I may or may not be getting highly frustrated.
8. The Spanns are getting the internet!!!!!!!!!! That's right, kids. No more stealing from the neighbors! (Who, recently, have let us down and somehow we don't get their signal anymore. Hence, why we're getting the internet. Ha.)
9. Christmas decorations are up. More pictures to come.
10. Lots of new babies out there in the blogosphere! Congrats to the Robuses and to Brooke and Paul!! Cute kids, for realz.
11. More updates soon...

Yesssssss.

1. Took my licensure exam on Saturday (the Praxis for School Psychology. It's the only test I have to pass in order to call myself a School Psychology Specialist and work in the schools).
2. Shhh... don't tell, but I feel pretty good about it (I never say that, either).
3. Wonderful friends helped me celebrate Saturday night (thanks Kat, Leah, and Melissa!).
4. I have to wait about a month until I know anything (that should be moved to my "Noooo!" list, but we'll leave it here).
5. Friday night my sweet sweet husband took me on a date to Leo's and to see "Where the Wild Things Are" to take my mind off the anxiety. It worked.
6. This is my last week before Thanksgiving break! Did I tell you I have the whole week off?
7. Well, almost all week off... I'm doing my first contract work, testing in a small school district for moolah. Yeeeeaaah, buddy.
8. Big big week: book club (The Reader), ANTM FINALE, Thanksgiving at Katie's!
9. Leading my first referral conference on my own tomorrow! I'm a big girl now.
10. Watching my friends on the Wii Fit balance board made my night on Saturday. ;)
11. Feelin' good, feelin' great. Whoot.
12. Ha ha ha check this out. Yucko.

The Spann Halloween Special... a little late, but it's ok, right?

Ahhhh, Halloween. It's quite possibly the favorite holiday of the Spanns. If you've ever been around us on Halloween, you know this already. One of the first times I thought I might really like Jeremy was on Halloween (I was the lead from The Birds, he was Hunter S. Thompson). And the next year, too, I might have had the same thought bout that fella. I was Cruella DeVil, he was in a 70s suit that was pretty fly.
This year... an homage to our childhoods. Me: Rainbow Brite. Him: WishBear from the Care Bears. And still just as cute as ever.

Feliz Cumpleanos!!

This post is terribly belated, but I know he won't mind...
Yesterday was Jeremy's 30th birthday!!! Last weekend, Katie, Judith and I got together and threw a super-top-secret surprise party for our fellas, who were all turning the big 3-0 within a few days of each other. Let me tell you, it is not easy to throw a surprise party for your husband. Let alone two of his friends also, who would normally be involved in the ruse. However, we pulled it off masterfully, and they were completely surprised (see the middle top pic). Stewart was nice enough to spend the whole day throwing Jeremy, Holt, and David off and took them to Crazee's to watch the Razorback game then into the woods to shoot their shotguns (yes, plural). Alllllll this culminated with a gaggle of women hiding in my house (in the dining room) and giggling uncontrollably because all the guys were wanting to come over and have a firepit. Unbeknownst to them, a Wiiiiiiiiii tournament was waiting for them. Folks got to choose from fantastic games like Beatles Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Mario Kart, and many many more. We had a blast. THANK YOU to everyone who helped out and attended the par-tay.
And a very very very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby. I love you so!