Sorry, we're taking a break from our normal Bible breakdown to tell you about my birhthday!!!!!
40 HOURS OF CELEBRATING TURNING 40!
It started out as a challenge to eat as much free stuff as I could in the 40 hours of my birthday celebration, but it ended up being so much more!
It started out as a challenge to eat as much free stuff as I could in the 40 hours of my birthday celebration, but it ended up being so much more!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
4:30 a.m.: Homeless shelter (eat free Starbucks pastry - donated)
6:20 a.m.: Toast to me with our homeless buddies (I made them do it!)
7:30 a.m.: Stop at Speedway to get 44 oz. Coke (free) and eat my Snickers and Twix (I had that same breakfast when I did my first interview for a job at Madison School and it went well, so I stuck with it!)
8-11 a.m.: Get two notes on napkins from girls wishing me luck. Get ready for interview at Madison (more later)
11:00 a.m.: Fuddruckers - free burger
12:45 p.m.: Interview (thought it went great - told me they'd call by end of week or start of next week!)
1:30 p.m.: Home Run Inn - free pizza
2:15 p.m.: Baskin Robbins - free ice cream cone
4:30 p.m.: IHOP - free Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity (girls ate most of it....and their meal!)
5:15 p.m.: Red Robin - free Turkey Burger and fries
6:15 p.m.: Browns Chicken - free corn fritters (had to bring 3 home, was about ready to puke!)
7:00 p.m.: Dave and Busters - was supposed to get $10 free, but they wouldn't accept coupon. We're boycotting Dave and Busters!
7:30 p.m.: Ben and Jerry's - free ice cream cone! Had to drive all the way to Oak Park to get it, but well worth it!
8:30 p.m.: Get Superman shirt and two cards from girls and Weez!
9-11:30 p.m.: Nap
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
Midnight: Denny's - free Grand Slam with my bro! Kind of cool to be driving when it switches to your birthday!
1-3 a.m.: Workout at gym
4 a.m.: Go to bed!
6:30 a.m.: Breakfast in bed from Sofia (she made cereal and water in a Bears cup...all by herself!)
7:15 a.m.: Get call! THEY OFFER ME 5TH GRADE TEACHING POSITION AT MADISON! Weez in jumping up and down, girls are screaming! (Sidenote: I had quit my job at Bardwell 3 years ago to teach in Lombard for a variety of reasons. It had been three awesome years of subbing - not what I had planned, but worked out great. Get a call on my birthday, for a school within walking distance of my house, that has a diverse population and it's fifth grade! I had heard from tons of people who were praying and wishing me luck. It was like the whole town knew - even Culver's where I spent the day before both interviews prepping. But, total God thing, Thank You! More later...)
7:20 a.m.: Call parents, bro, sis!
7:45 a.m.: Go to Wal-Mart for Superman shirt for Grace (Sofia and I already were matching!)
8:30 a.m.: Drop girls off at school and some people had already heard about job - coming up, congratulating me, really getting excited! People's reactions blew me away!
9:15 a.m.: Caribou Coffee - free hot chocolate. See O'Dell my homeless buddy!
10:15 a.m.: Respond to tons of emails and Facebook comments about birthday and job! People were incredible!
11:10 a.m.: Hangover 2 with Luisa! Some laugh out loud funny stuff!
1:00 p.m.: Ruby Tuesday with Luisa! Free Turkey burger (last coupon I'd use)
3:15 p.m.: Pick up girls! By now, it was like whole town knew about the job. People are hugging me. Ladies are cheering in the parking lot. Again, people's reaction just blew me away! They were genuinely excited for me!
4:00 p.m.: Romeoville, IL
6:00 p.m.: My dad made these meatloaf cupcakes with mashed potatoes on top like whipped cream. Very tasty! And a little Ats A Nice pizza! We talked about our goals....and other inappropriate stuff!
8:30 p.m. Drink my last Coke, come home and some incredible people have put books, a bottle of Coke, candy and some little gifts on our porch!
I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone! Sure, getting enough free food to help me gain 8 pounds in two days was great, and the whole "real job" thing was a nice bonus, but the most incredible thing was people's reactions, emails, messages on Facebook and just things to show they care. I am blessed to have so many incredible people in my life. Thank You!
4:00 p.m.: Romeoville, IL
6:00 p.m.: My dad made these meatloaf cupcakes with mashed potatoes on top like whipped cream. Very tasty! And a little Ats A Nice pizza! We talked about our goals....and other inappropriate stuff!
8:30 p.m. Drink my last Coke, come home and some incredible people have put books, a bottle of Coke, candy and some little gifts on our porch!
I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone! Sure, getting enough free food to help me gain 8 pounds in two days was great, and the whole "real job" thing was a nice bonus, but the most incredible thing was people's reactions, emails, messages on Facebook and just things to show they care. I am blessed to have so many incredible people in my life. Thank You!
