176...87...19...10...3

176...the number of students who helped to produce this large stack of papers that I will be grading this weekend. lol. Well, Sunday afternoon anyway.

87...the number of dollars spent to replace two motor mounts on my old car, thanks to the internet searching skills of my boyfriend. The shop quoted me about $700 to replace all five mounts including the cost of labor! Yikes! Oh plus, my boyfriend loves to take things apart, figure out what's wrong with them, and put them back together (that's kinda what he does for the Navy), and he has offered to do the work for me this Friday night in exchange for a home-cooked meal. Yes, one of MY homecooked meals. lol. After he fixes those two mounts, I'm going to try to sell the car...and just let people know what work still needs to be done. There's already an ad in the paper for this weekend! :-) So exciting!

19...the number of days left before Christmas! So much shopping and planning left to do. But I can't wait!

10...the number of days left until I leave for Oregon to "meet the parents". Should be a great trip! Rain and snow, shopping, and lots of time with the boyfriend and his family. (I'm really kinda-nervous about this...your prayers would be appreciated!)

3...can you believe I've been dating this amazing guy for three months?? Well, three months and four days...or three months and five days, depending on which one of us you ask. lol. That's a story for another time though... I hope he gets to meet you all soon!