Lately...

 I am loving having summer break.  I enjoy laying out by the pool!  Hopefully this year I will not get ring worm from it!  Did I just write that on here?!

 My Paige.  She thinks she is my baby.

 My friend Stacy's daughter Mallory.  I saw her when I went home, she is turning 1.  She is ADORABLE and loves carrying around purses.  Doesn't get much more girlie than that, and I love it!

 I took this picture to try to get David to put it on his cell phone as a background.  He didn't.  He prefers putting players on it.  He says he sees me enough.  Boo hiss.

 My cat Chili after we picked her up from the vet.  She was having a tough time and weighed only 5lbs.  Luckily, she is coming back to life and loves eating tuna.  Hopefully we can get her to put on some weight!

 David and I sitting on a back patio for lunch.  We had it all to ourselves.  I also wanted to try out the new camera because I had to get an iPhone 4S!

Chili, sleeping on her towel, in quite an odd position!

Mini Golf.

David and I have found a new past time, mini golf.  Crazy, right?!  We went one day on a whim and halfway through the course, David got mad at me and told me it was time to take it seriously.  I have never been very talented or able to concentrate on any sport...especially sports involving balls (according to David!)  So, I usually just have fun and don't care.  However, after I actually tried, I got a hole in one!  We have been hooked since.  We have been trying out different courses, and I have managed to get at least one hole in one at each place.  I have tied David, but never beat him.  I think I will secretly not beat him just to save his ego.  That will be our secret though!

Read This!

Do you want a quick summer read that will suck you in?  Read "What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty.  It's not the best book you've ever read, but it certainly kept me interested and unable to stop!


I also read "Summer Rental" by Mary Kay Andrews.  It is kind of along the same lines.  I couldn't wait to see what happened, so kept reading. 


Early this summer, I read "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls.  Not sure I could recommend this one.  A little too deep and sad for a summer time read!

Field Day

For the field day this year, my school went with an Olympic theme.  My little first graders were not even quite sure what the Olympics were.  We had fun though!  The kids were split into teams and were to dress up in their team colors.  None of the teams picked USA, so the staff decided to be a team and compete for our country.  In my usual fashion, I decided to take my dressing up seriously and made good use of my Disney Princess tutu.  I can not say that I won any events (I even placed last in one...seriously...against 1-3 graders) but I did win first place for best costume!!  That is really all that matters to me.

 My friend Lauren and I 

Me and my gold medal!

David's Birthday

Since I am officially an awful blogger, I am going to take you back to May to catch you up to our lives.  At the end of May, David officially joined me and turned 29.  I can not believe next year we will both be 30.  I am not sure why, but that seems so surreal!


His birthday was on a Friday, so we celebrated all weekend.  On Friday night, we went out to Sunda and David ate sooooo much.  I was a little afraid for the drive home, truthfully.  We made it though!


On Saturday, we met some of his family and friends at Dave and Busters.  For some reason, they love playing those games!  We had a fun time, except that David lost his wedding ring while playing the basketball game.  Luckily, we got it back!


What should we do next year for the big one??

I did it.

Well friends, I did it!  I finished my National Board test and completed my first class of my new Master's degree.  


The test went okay.  I felt pretty good about my answers, which actually scares me.  I am used to leaving tests like that thinking that I did horrible, and passing.  So, we will just have to wait until November to see!


My School Law class was actually kind-of great.  I learned a lot from it and feel like I have a good grasp on what I need to know as an administrator.  Concordia University makes my schedule for me.  They do not have my co-hort taking a second summer class.  I am a little disappointed, because I would have done that in lieu of one during the school year.  However, I will take the break and concentrate on my new house!

PS - My classroom is already put back together, ya-hoo!

Summer Break = Unmotivated.

Hi my friends!  I am an awful blogger.  There are so many fun things that I want to blog about, however I have a serious problem with motivation.  School is out (ya-hoo) and the weeks leading up to it were C-R-A-Z-Y.  Combine special school events (who plans a farm breakfast and poetry night during the last weeks of school?!) report cards, grad school work, running, and an awful awful awful sinus infection and there is no time for anything else.  


Thankfully I made it through, but have spent my first days of summer either busy busy or doing nothing.   I am attempting to get our condo ready for our landlady to put back on the market.  I want it to be perfect because I want all of my security deposit back!  I am also thinking about our new house and wishing we were in it right now.  I have to take my National Board Certification test on Friday (I should be studying for it now, but found motivation to do something else...) and have 3 projects due before my last school law class next Thursday.  Phew!  Crazy times.


I am actually going to go study now, but will be posting more soon.  I hope I still have friends checking! ; )