STATE CHAMPS

State was last weekend (Nov. 8th), and we WON! This is Woodland Cheerleading's 4th state championship. It was so AWESOME!! We left on Friday morning and stopped in Marietta to play Laser Tag and Whirly Ball. It was hilarious and so much fun. We then went to lunch at Applebee's once we arrived in Columbus. Then, we headed over to the coliseum to watch some of the sectionals competition before heading to the mall for a couple of hours. That night, everyone got all dressed up and went out to a WONDERFUL Japanese steakhouse for dinner. It was so nice and very, very good! After, we headed back to the hotel to get everyone settled in and lights out. We actually were in bed before 1AM which really surprised me!

On Saturday, we didn't have to leave the hotel until 11, so we all go to grab some extra sleep. We loaded up, headed to lunch at the Cracker Barrel, and then headed to the coliseum for the competition at 2:00. Our girls hit the floor at about 3:30 and nailed the routine. At about 5:30, we were crowned state champs. We did a lot of celebrating and picture taking and then headed for the bus. After a nice celebratory dinner at O'Charley's we arrived back to the school at about 11:30. It was an exhausting trip, but SO much fun! I'm already looking forward to next year!!

The kids are crazy here at school. It's like they already know that the Christmas buzz is right around the corner and they have gotten a jum start on it! They are so hyper; Mrs. Cagle and I just try to survive day to day. Some days are better than others, but all are exhausting here lately. My class is ahead in the Cents for Soldiers holiday campaign, which is awesome because we will receive a donut party if we win, and I will receive a gift card to a school supplies store which is very much needed these days!

I have gotten started on my Christmas shopping and even have several gifts already wrapped. I am proud of myself, because normally I don't get started until the day after Thanksgiving, so this is a first for me! I am ready to get my house all decorated for Christmas and my tree up. I really love Christmas and what it stands for.

I had strep throat last week and missed two days of school. It was yucky! I had not had that since I was a little kid and had forgotten how painful it is! I went to the doc and he put me on an anti-biotic which took care of it very quickly. I was thankful for that. I was glad to be back at school, because I can't stand being out. I feel like we get behind and that I miss a lot when I'm not there.

I'm looking forward to a calm week this week. I'm hoping to get some more Christmas shopping done! :)