Does anyone...

sometimes have trouble thinking of a title for blogposts? I look back at my archive on occasion, and it makes me feel very redundant!

Firstly, I have only ten more school days left of student teaching. I am so close to feeling relieved, I can't wait! I am going to have so much extra time on my hands after it's over, and a lot less stress in my life. It's going to be the best Christmas present, ever, to be able to spend more time with my family!

Secondly: Hello, again, to my new readers! I am gaining more, each day via Blogger, Google Reader, and Blog Lovin', and it's so exciting! I am really, really eager to do an awesome giveaway when I reach 100 followers, so, please tell your friends! <3 <3

Nick and I have been spending the entire weekend watching Man vs. Food, various documentaries, and Inception. First of all. Have you guys seen Inception? I was totally enamored. I loved it, and I am still thinking about it. (Which, if you don't already know, means that a movie was really, really good.) Leo was fantastic in it, and it was just the right amount of eerie, mind game-y, and Ellen Page-y for me. I want to watch it again, which I have head is what you must do with this specific movie, in order to really understand what you just watched! Hell-OH. Going on my Christmas list, fosho.

Also, as you know, I am re-reading HP for about the 10th time in my life, and I am on book 5 right now. I remember, when this book first came out, it was totally my favorite (as was each one, as they came out, haha!). But really, this one was my favorite. And the more I read it again, now, the more I don't understand why! Don't get me wrong, I am still in love with HP, but Order of the Phoenix is when HP really starts getting dark, and it's just a tad depressing. (I still love you, J.K.)

Also - do you know how I was doing Sunday Letters for the past however-many weeks? I think I am going to stop. Much like Wednesday Wonders, they just aren't striking my fancy anymore. At least for now. I might bring them back! Maybe I will, maybe I won't. ;) Speaking of which. If anyone has any

suggestions for what you want to see at Femmena Mala, please email me at smazzella.uc@gmail.com OR leave it in the comments! Thanks!

I ordered some AWESOME handmade things this week for Christmas presents, and I can't wait to get them, wrap them, and give them away. I also have a really fantastic idea for my dad for Christmas, but we'll have to see how that one pans out. And since he so faithfully reads my blog (love you, dad!) I can't go into any detail, but I think he's really going to love it!! 

What did you do this weekend?

Did you get any Christmas shopping done?

Happy Sunday! <3

Happy Tuesday!

First! Make sure you all catch my feature from this morning on Shawni from A Spoonful of Love here!

I am having a really great day, today! So far, I have just been at school, and I DO have class tonight, but I am still pretty chipper :) I just spent a good amount of time catching up on blogs and getting that infamous Google Reader bold number down to zero. It's one of my favorite things to be able to read excellent posts and "star" them to check out again, later! Especially when it comes to the 2398 vegan/vegetarian blogs I am subscribed to ;)

Here are just a few of the posts I have starred since I began using Google Reader. I am a huge fan of finding new recipes and trying things out, so that's mostly what they are:

I am really excited to try out the these three most recent of my starred posts: "How to make brown sugar," "Pumpkin pizza," and "zucchini and chickpea burgers!" I am lucky that Nick is so open to trying whatever I make, even if it's a bite or two. 

A couple of weeks ago, I was talking a lot about Sophie Kinsella and her Shopaholic series. Well, I finally finished it, and the final book was just as great as the previous five, and the end leave plenty of room for a seventh book, so I am really excited! After I finished that book, in about three days, I started on one of the other Madeline Wickham (Sophie Kinsella's pseudonym) books I own but haven't read: Sleeping Arrangements.

The book was pretty good, but not what I was expecting from SK. However, I would still recommend it :) 

Also: I am teaching The Crucible to my AA kids, as I said last week, and they are really struggling with it. However, this is the first time I have read it at all, and I am loving it. I think it's really eerie and perfect for the fall season - and it's really interesting! We are also watching the 2004 film version alongside it, to make sure that the kids are understanding what they are reading. 

Lastly - Petsmart called today to formally offer me the spot in.... their groom shop! It was between that and Pet Care, which is their umbrella term for the part of the store that deals with fish, birds, reptiles, etc. and while I would have accepted it graciously, I was really hoping for the groom shop position. This means I get to work with puppies - every day! I am SO excited, since animals would totally be my profession if I weren't teaching. Yay!! 

Hope you all have a lovely Tuesday, I am off to mail Jaelynn from Pardon My Ffrench a thank you package for sponsoring me this month! 

<3 S

Puppy Love + other types of love, too

Hello! Happy Sunday!

I tried to get a decent picture of the Chihuahua son, especially in his poor little cone, but it was impossible. He's gonna have to wear it again, anyways, so I'll be sure to update later with some proper pictures!

On the same topic, he is doing SO MUCH better. He hasn't started using his leg to walk, yet, but he is using it to scratch his ears, again (which was really hard for him at first!) and he has started laying on his bad side, too! He cries every now when he is really uncomfortable, but he's getting lots of rest and and sleep. Right now, he has his head buried in a cardigan of mine on the couch, snoozing away!

In other news, I have been having ridiculous dreams lately. I think they might have something to do with the fact that I haven't had soda in 15 days (WOOP!). I had a dream a week or two ago about bubble tea, which I have never had, but looks SO delicious. So, I have taken to asking my twitter peeps 83843 questions about it and one of them was gracious enough to help me find a place in Cincinnati that sells it! I plan on going to the Tea n' Bowl on Tuesday before class at UC to get one to try for myself!

See? Don't these look delicious??? I need to try one, asap.

I have also been having dreams about coffee!! I love the warming qualities and taste of coffee, but I hate that it makes me have the jitters, so unless I have the option to get decaf, then I usually don't drink it. Which is REALLY unfortunate considering Nick got this Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks a couple weeks ago and it was omgsogood. I had a dream about the very thing, and have been fighting the urge to buy a coffee on the way to school in the mornings, because I always end up regretting it when the cup is empty and my hands are shaking! 

But seriously? I am having a hard time saying no.

Also...*

I am really excited about tonight because Nick only works until 5 and I don't have to leave for work immediately after he gets here like I did last night. I spent the entire day cooped up in this apartment while Nick was working so Guillermo wasn't alone. It was SO boring! I think I have exhausted every interesting movie choice on Netflix. 

ANYWAYS, tonight Nick and I are having another Chipotle date and we are going to watch The Book of Eli (which is our first movie from Netflix, yay!). Possibly we will then watch the new episode of Dexter, which I have been completely obsessed with this season. Basically, I am just excited to have company! Hope you all have a lovely Sunday and a great Monday! 

xoxo S

P.s. I bought a Cosmopolitan this weekend to satiate my boredom and in it I read that The Bell Jar is being turned into a movie! I cannot wait to learn more, and will definitely share once I get some more deets!