Waffles, Cannons, Cards, and Football

Hello out there! My wireless has been down for about a week and so I haven't been able to get these pictures up! Soooo, there are quite a few. Russell and I got to enjoy a wonderful day off of school today. Russell went and played golf and I had brunch with my sis-in-law (Rachel). I think we both enjoyed our day! Well, lets get started with the pictures.

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Russell and I went to the State Fair yesterday. We had a great time! While we were there we got to see a lot of interesting things. Here is one of those things.

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We witnessed the Waffle House waffle eating contest. We got to see three of the top rated professional eaters in the "sport". I say sport very loosely. I mean really, eating as a sport? I don't know about that. Anyways these are some of the pictures from that.

The winner was Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti. He ate a wopping 29 waffles in 10 minutes. I don't really know where he put them all. His hands were bright red after the competition from whatever he was dipping his waffles in.
This guy right here is known as a human cannonball. That's right he gets into a cannon and get shot out at like 50 mph. His top shot is like 175 feet, the one for the fair was only like 152 feet. Very cool and I am thankful not to have his job.


See the top of his head as he is sliding down getting ready to go. Glad he is not clausterphobic.
We rode the Sky Tram over the park. It was pretty cool. Here are a couple of shots from up high!

I like this one because you can see downtown Dallas behind the ferris wheel!


This is a record making cardstacker. Pretty cool what he can do. He is going to try to break his most recent record with a building at the State Fair.

This is what he is breaking his record with. It is going to be SUPER high. He is going to have to put the top of the building inside the attic of the building he is building it in. Crazy!
WOW!
My friend Heather came in last weekend for her birthday and here we are! Heather and I met in my one month of grade school. She is great!

These are the last group of pictures and they are of Russell's team playing football. I love getting to go to his games. This one they won big time! I was very proud of him.

After the game in the huddle. I have always wondered what they say in these things, I guess I will never know.
Well, that's all for now. We start a four day week tomorrow and I think I love four day weeks. I don't care for the 5 day week next week, but I can deal. The apartment is slowly but surely getting put together. It is such a slow process when I work every day. Maybe by Christmas I will be able to put up some pictures. Anyways, have a great week!

Coach Smith

Nothing really exciting has been going on around here. I have been teaching music everyday and coming home pooped! I also have had a meeting after school 3 out of 5 days this week, so that has kept me busy. I guess they think new teachers don't have enough to do already,so let's add a few more things for them to do.

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On Tuesday I didn't have any meetings and Russell had his first football game of the season. So being the supportive wife that I am, I went. I really like going to his games, because they get me out of the house and into the outdoors for a few hours a week. I am gonna be honest and tell you that half the time I don't know what is going on out on the field, but it is still fun. I think I need a guide book for referee calls. I mean all of a sudden the ball is caught and moved pretty far down the field but they are starting further back than when they first started. I don't know what happened. I guess I never will.

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Russell is a wonderful coach! His kids won the game 24-14. He works at a wonderful school and really enjoys what he is doing. I took a few pictures and I hope you enjoy them! I thought you might enjoy seeing the coach in action.

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Half-time pep talk.
Check out that score!
Getting his team together.

Kick-off
After the game! Like I said, they won 24-14. Best coach ever!

Just a Quick Update

Just thought I would let everyone know that I have completed one week of school and I am planning on going back next week! It was a good week. I had some tough kids and I had some great kids so it kind of balances everything out. Russell and I did get moved last weekend. Yes, it was the weekend before school started. My mom and dad were such troupers and came down to help unpack. I was a little bit worried about having the big stuff done before school got started. Mom stayed up late on Saturday night and got my kitchen and some other stuff unpacked for me. Thanks mom and dad we couldn't have done it without you. Well, that's about it for right now. I hope to have some pictures up of the new apartment in the next month. It will be a little slow getting it decorated since I have a real job now. Once we get internet in our new place I will try to put some pictures up of my classroom. It is super cute!

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That's all for now! Have a great weekend!

Thought you might like to know...

I GOT A JOB!!!

I am going to be an elementary music teacher in Arlington! I just got the offer this morning! Russell and I are so excited! Thank you all for praying. You can now pray for strength to get through the next few weeks. I will start new teacher stuff next week and we are going to move in two weeks. So I will be gone everyday and then packing at night! I am already feeling a little overwhelmed, but I know God is in control!

I am so excited to see what this year brings! I can't wait.

Take me out to the ball game...

I can't believe I am getting two posts up in the same week. I am so impressed with myself! Just wanted to share some pictures of the Rangers game we went to last night. My dad took last week and this week off so he had some spare time. Russell thought a Rangers game was just what he needed. We had a super great night! Thanks for coming up Mom and Dad. It is always great to get to spend time with you. We love you.

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Russell and Dad talking sports.

It took three takes for mom and I to get the perfect shot. Aren't we adorable.
I have been waiting all summer for someone to be at the game with us to take our picture with the field in the background!
We took this picture so mom could show off her hat.
I love you guys!
Keep praying for the job search. I promise to let everyone know when I get one. Have a great rest of your week.