Ten on Tuesday

1. I had a great Easter weekend, as you may have gathered from my last post. We had church on Saturday night, so on Sunday, my family had a nice brunch. There was enough food for a small army, but, my oh my, it was delicious!!! After my dad whisked the older boys away for a while, we hid the eggs for the ceremonial egg hunt. Here is a picture of the boys all posed with their baskets!

2. We had the Creation Story at the Easter Vigil Mass. It really went well this year, as opposed to last year. I got to be the "herder"...aka the person who stands at the front by the altar and helps the children get into their places. It is always fun to see what animals people bring, and this year was no disappointment. We had rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks, a lamb, and a spirited goat. Thank heavens we have a bunch of farm kids at church who know how to handle said animals or else that could have been semi-disastrous. Personally, my favorite moment was when Andrew, who was supposed to be standing with the stars, took it upon himself to stand in front of everyone and proudly shout out, "Look Mama!!! I'm a star! I'm a star, Mama!!!" It was priceless. All of the children did a great job, and I hope that it goes that well next year.

3. On a related note, I wish my church's Easter service didn't have to be at 8:30 at night. After the excitement from the Creation Story wore off, most of the children fell asleep or were terribly grumpy because it was past their bedtime. I miss the old days when we would have sunrise services, and I wish that we could possibly bring that back in place of the nighttime service...that just doesn't seem as Easter-y to me, I guess.

4. Happy Birthday to my amazing big sis, Emily!!! Today is her birthday, and I took her out to lunch earlier today. This evening, I think our family will be going to supper together, so I'm pretty excited about that. I hope you have a fantastic day!!! Love ya!

5. I have been on a bit of a reading frenzy as of late. I recently read my new Nicholas Sparks book from Tonisha (my birthday present), which didn't disappoint. Last night, I FINALLY got around to finishing "The Hunger Games". After my experience with it last year, I was pretty hesitant to try reading it again, because it left me less than impressed in the two chapters I read of it. However, Tevis couldn't believe that I hadn't read it (he loved the book), and at his insistence, I broke down and reread it. I must say that it was a very good book, and I loved it. I am ready to go buy the next book ("Catching Fire") so that I can continue on in the series. It was a little longer than you would think (374 pages), but it goes by pretty fast once you get into the thick of it. It has a little bit of everything in it, so perhaps that is why it has such a mass appeal. I would recommend it, and I am glad that I gave it a second chance!

6. Speaking of reading frenzies, my mom has finished "The Help". As I had hoped, she fell in love with it, and now she is ready to watch the movie. We have definitely had some good conversations about it. Once again, if you haven't read it, you should...it really is as good as everyone says it is, even if it is over 500 pages long!

7. Another fun thing from last week was my parents' 34th Anniversary, which was on Saturday. Congratulations on another year, and many, many more!!!

8. I took another Calculus test today. I wasn't too thrilled about it, to be honest, but there is light at the end of the tunnel...we only have one chapter test before our final, and our next chapter test is supposed to be easier than the one we just took. There is hope! On a sidenote, I will have to begin studying for my final pretty soon.

9. I'm not looking forward to moving out here in a few weeks. It seems as though I have accumulated a few more things than when I moved in back in August, so it will definitely take longer than I want. I also will miss Carissa...I have grown to enjoy her company, which makes me that much more hesitant for my roommate next year. Oh well, surely I will have a decent roommate next year, and if not, such is life.

10. I have to share this picture of Andy from Sunday. Shortly before the egg hunt started, he insisted upon getting the wagon. Not only did he get the wagon, he put his basket inside of it and pulled it along as he hunted. He was in it to win it! (Also, I love his Green Lantern shirt.)

Have a great week, everyone!!!