Things that are getting me through this day...

1. The knowledge that today is Friday.

2. My morning workout on the tredmill while watching "My Super Sweet 16" on MTV...it was either that or my choice of infomercials on all the other channels. Nothing good on tv at 6am.

3. What I'm currently drinking: grande nonfat latte bought at Starbucks during lunch.

4. Small piece of dark chocolate bought at said Starbucks.

5. All the entertaining students I've spent the day with so far!

6. My current daydream about tonight: me and the couch. :)

Post #2

We had a fabulous weekend! It started off with a visit to our old church's high school lock-in. Mark and I used to be leaders for this group, and we can no longer endure all night lock-ins...well, Mark can. :) We wanted to see our good friend Luke and his band perform, as well as catch up with all the young adults...fun times!
On Saturday, my mom-in-law attended a beautiful baby shower for this girl. J is due in June and she is gorgeous and practicing already! This will be the first child for her and hubby, R...they are surrounded by so much love and support!



Me, J's sister J (funny, but true), and S. Thanks for including us in such a fun event!

The weather was sooooo beautiful on Saturday, and I know everyone agrees because all the blogs are talking about it! Mark and I had a spontaneous date night in Seattle, enjoyed delish food and are getting excited for summer!!! What is your fav downtown restaurant?

Monday...

Came home from work, tossed some stuff into the crock pot (yum!)...notice the beautiful roses and card that were left by Mark for me (what a guy!)...started the dishwasher...





off to run some quick errands while the food cooks...

This is our first spring in this house...aren't the trees beautiful? Do you have anything in your yard that is surprising you this spring ?

April 10:on:10

Mark leaving to go skiing for the day with a friend

morning coffee/scones

After my dentist appt., no cavities!

Shopping for a baby shower (duh) :)

Hmm...I think I'll just pop in...trouble.

Helping my friend, T, pick out faucets for her bathroom remodel

T thinking about toilets...

A fun walk with some crazy birds

Hanging out with the boys...so exciting, I couldn't even get a clear shot. Ha!

For your viewing pleasure...

I have 3 more days to go before SPRING BREAK!!!!! I'm up waaaaaaaaay too late tonight, but then got addicted to the "photo booth" on the mac. I just knew these were too special to keep to myself- :)

My oh my, how time flies...

Well, here it is, over a week and my first post. Yikes. So much for the "once a week" goal! Oh well. Things from the last week and a half:

-A great Easter weekend spent with family and friends, celebrating Mark's sister's 25th birthday, and having some time to myself on Friday night to fold laundry, bake Easter goodies for friends, and watch "Becoming Jane". Have you seen this movie? EXCELLENT!

-My first "Open House" at school. It was great to meet all the parents and be greeted with such heart-warming comments, coming in mid-year.

-Trying to pin down ideas for my spring break coming up. Hoping to catch up with friends, but also get some things down around here like refinishing a couple pieces of furniture...just have to decide on colors.

-Had a couple dizzy spells this week. I stayed home from work yesterday because of it. Hopefully it's just a weird bug, but prayers are appreciated. I have a doc appointment in a few weeks, so we'll see. Does anyone else wish it was standard procedure to do an entire "body scan" each time you're in for a physical so you can see that everything is okay on the inside?

-My principal observed me teach today and it went fabulously. Anyone who teaches understands what I mean...well-behaved students, engaged minds, my lesson carefully scaffolded, preparing them to answer questions by giving them creative ways to make sure they had the right answer...I was a bit nervous about it, seeing as this was my first "official" observation that will go in my records, but the Lord was with me and I truly felt it.

-Lots of really fun and delicious things have been created and devoured in my kitchen this last week...of course consumed with interesting new wines as well!

-Our weekends have been full of friends, yard work, activites...so much so that we STILL have not visited the church in our neighborhood that we've been wanting to try...I know, we're bad.

What's on the docket for the next few days? Well....for us...WORK! :) But then, prepping our home for a weekend of friends coming over for dinner, a birthday party, another dinner party, and our Sunday looks open for church and a visit to our local coffee and cupcake shop! 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

So, all of my blogging friends have such inventive ideas when it comes to things to post about. Well, it all started for me today with this latte (notice the green bowl in the background that spawned my idea). I thought, "How can I celebrate St. Patty's day on my blog?" And then it came to me...I decided to go around my house and take pictures of any green that I saw. Trust me, there could have been about 50 more pictures; I know that we like green, but I couldn't believe how often it showed up in EVERY room! Anyone want to join in on this activity? :)

my green slippers on the green pool table

green in the weight room

the green candle in the kitchen

green candle on the landing

green duvet on my bed

Mark loves this one...the green carpet in our room leading to the even greener carpet in the hallway...oh brother.

green night-light in the bathroom

green shirt in the ironing basket

green Sonicare

green leather ottoman (which looked SO cute, by the way, in our condo office that it was bought for), but now just looks weird on the green carpet.

green cover on a book that Mark made as an assignment in college

green leaf on my Bible cover

green on my pot, flower leaves, and rug at my front door

green stems 

3 floors of green...please oh please let this be changed by NEXT St. Patty's day!