been a while...

been a while since a post. i guess i can say i've been busy, that's a way to put it :) there are 19 days until i become a mrs. 16 months of thinking and planning the special day, finally it is drawing near. whew. i think these last three weeks will feel eternal, at least when i stop to think about it. while planning our big day, i have become quite obsessed with thrift stores and etsy. someday soon i will post pictures of my sweet finds...

wow...

wow. time has really flown by. really flown by. gone is the lovely-cause-i-didn't-have-to-work but torch-the-ground-on-fire-why-don't-cha-you-horrible-good-for-nada-heat summer. it's time to return to work after a productive summer. many accomplishments, yes for sure. wedding plans and online masters degree and wedding plans and cleaning somewhere in between and true blood and fun in the sun and rewatching true blood. time to return and to start blogging again since i'll need an outlet to destress and unwind. there's only 3 more episodes left. very sad. wow... really, it's flown by.

drip drip splash...

it's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring... i love it when it rains, especially at home when i can sit on the porch with mr. lovely and 'stinky'... although, when it rains at school...the classroom darkens and the kids get spooked. ha:) pic by rachael...

i can smell the summer...

it's just around the corner and i can't stand it. this school year seems to have flown by in a wink and now i'm ready for summer. why do these last three weeks have to seem longer than the last three years! the kids are getting restless and i am right there with them. the excitement that summer vacation is so close is too much to bear. yesterday we took the kids to sea world for a field trip. half of our students hadn't been so of course they had a blast. we all did. unfortunately, the kiddos couldn't get on any of the rides but that didn't stop us responsible teachers from getting our hands stamped on the way out and heading back to ride the rides after the kids were dropped off at school! i haven't ridden a rollercoaster in a while and the effects finally hit my lovely aging self on the fifth turn! QUEASY! in one more week, i visit my lovely friend melissa in the land of the rich and famous, la. i wish my lovely partner in crime could make the trip with me, but still, i cannot wait to see my wonderful friend who i've known since middle school orchestra... oh, and venice, i'm coming back sweety!