Weekend Recap

Let's take a second to recap what has happened this weekend. In a word...football. Having a brother who has always been very active in sports, this isn't anything new. Ever since my brother was seven and I was twelve, we have been traveling all around the state watching him play. Baseball, football, or basketball. You pick. This weekend happened to be filled with football.

In the south Fall means one thing. Football. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Friday we headed to New Albany to watch my brother. Of course we had to take a few pre-game pics. Lucy was being a little diva. She was not happy about being left at home, so she punished me by not looking at the camera.

After much trying and several pictures of her not looking at the camera, we finally got a good one.

On the way to the game we got behind this guy....

Apparently, he thinks he is cool. I however thought he looked like a looser.

Once we got to the game, we cheered on our Warriors. It was a normal game until this happened....

Apparently someone forgot to shut off the sprinkler system. Oops.

Pontotoc won the game and are now 3-0!!!! Go Warriors.

Saturday!!!! Hotty Toddy!!!! I was so ready to head back to my alma mater and cheer on my Rebs. I know this sounds corny, but it truly did feel like heading home. I sure have missed that place. So many memories and fun times shared with sweet friends. Ole Miss is for life. You never leave Ole Miss.

Just so you know, this is what happens to your puppy doesn't want you to leave.

Pre-game pic with Lucy!

Sweet Shira!

EMILY!!!! I sure have missed this girl!

Joey!

I don't know what I would do without these two

Sunday was filled with work...blah, blah , blah....

This was my Sunday to-do list. I am happy to report that I finished everything on my list except for #6. That on is being taken care of right now.

Today, I plan on laying in bed with Lucy and watching the One Tree Hill marathon on soap net. So basically I'm being a lazy bum. For today, that's totally okay with me!

Have a safe and happy holiday ladies!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!!

Well hello again ladies and gents...that is if I have any male readers. It's Wednesday and you know what that means. Time for What I'm Loving Wednesday with Jamie Here's what I'm loving this Wednesday!

1. It's finally hump day!! Woohoo! Is it just me, or has this week seemed so SLOW?

2. PAY DAY!!!! Need I say more? This first year teacher has been mighty poor. Scratch that, even after recieving my paycheck I'm still poor. :) We don't do this job for the money!

3. There is nothing I love more than reading all my student's sweet notes.

4. Hotty Toddy! I am ready for football! Saturday can not get here fast enough. I sure have missed the grove.

5. Teacher Appreciation Breakfast. Yum Yum! I'm not loving all the calories I consumed though.

6. Erin Condren Life Planners. Normally, I would never buy a planner that cost 50.00 plus 11.00 shipping. However, I got mine for 26.00! Score!

7. Football games with this sweet girl are ten times more fun!

8. It's finally September...come on Fall! I'm ready for pumpkins, leaves, family, football, halloween, thanksgiving, and cooler weather.

9. I'm loving life. Simple as that. My life has changed so much over the past few months. I'm just enjoying the ride. My life is blessed beyond measure. I have a great family, set of friends, and 48 sweet children that bring joy to my life on a daily basis.

I hope you are loving your Wednesday as much as I am.

All things Girly!!!!

You know you are a girl when you stand in Wal-Mart staring at the nail polish for twenty minutes. Can we just take a minute to talk about my love of Essie polish. I will never buy anything else but Essie, or OPI. Girls, I have pretty much tried them all and those two are the best by far.

I felt a little bit like a fourth grader with my multi-colored fingers. You know I have to try all of my favorites on. They never look the same on as they do in the bottle.

Tonight I am having a full on girly night. On the agenda...

1. paint my nails....check

2. read Instyle's fall fashion guide while listening to my girl Sara Evans :)

3. bubble bath

4. curl up in my freshly washed sheets to watch keeping up with the Kardashians.

School starts back tomorrow. Excited to teach my little ones how to add and estimate whole numbers up to five digits tomorrow.

Until next time...

Honest Post

I try to be as open and honest as possible on my blog. I don't like hiding things that are going on in my life. If you have noticed, I have been a little absent lately. This is greatly due to the fact that I haven't wanted to be honest about my life right now.

About a month and a half ago I ended my relationship with my boyfriend of five years. This was not an easy thing for me to do. Ultimately, I had to follow my heart and do what would make me happy.

I feel like a whole my chapter of my life has opened up. Everyday I add a new page to the chapter and that is exciting to me. I love my job, my sweet fourth graders are the lights of my life. Being a first year teacher is very hard. I am completely wiped by the end of the day and I'm usually in bed by 8:30, 9:00 at the latest. Glamourous I know.

My life has changed so much over the past few months. I feel like a completely different person. I know I am. It has been a hard road, but I know God has a plan for me.

This little verse sits on the window seal behind my desk, the other day I was leaving work in a hurry and I knocked it off. I was so mad because I was in a hurry and I didn't want to sit all of my things down to pick it up. It had been a horrible day and I was not in a great mood. As I reached down to pick it up, I realized what it was. I couldn't help but smile as I placed it back in the window. All I could think was how much my God knew I needed a little encouragement at that moment. Maybe this will encourage you as well.

Until next time...

I'm a TEACHER!!!!

I have been waiting for this my entire life. The day that I would finally be a teacher. As far back as I can remember I have known that I wanted to teach. I remember playing teacher in my bedroom as a little girl. I would lay papers all over my bed pretending I had passed them out to my students. Many hours I stood in front of my little dry erase board teaching my imaginary students.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 I became a real teacher. I did not have to pretend anymore. My dreams had become a reality. I had real children in my classroom. It just makes me want to cry. I worked so hard in college to learn the things I needed to so that I could be the best teacher I could be for my children. This past Thursday, I put my knowledge into practice.

I was very overwhelmed that first day. First of all I was running late. You see, I had set my alarm for 5:00 and I did not wake up until 6:30. To say that I went into panic mode would be a major understatement. I threw my hair up in a ponytail, threw on some clothes, put a can of soup in my bag, and ran out the door. It wasn't until I was ten minutes down the road that I checked to see if my top matched my pants. To my relief, they did. I pretty much cried the whole way there. I was so mad that my alarm didn't go off, I didn't get to take a shower, and I was going to be late for the first day of school. This would only happen to me.

Once I finally got to the school I was able to pull myself together and get everything in place before my students came. One by one my sweet fourth graders came in my room. They took their seats and we began the day. The day went smoothly and we all survived. For that I was thankful.

Friday went well and Monday will be here before I know it. This weekend I have been resting my aching feet, grading papers, fixing my seating chart, and working on my lesson plans. Being a teacher is a full time job. A teachers job is never done.

Back to planning now. I will post pictures tomorrow. I don't have time at the moment.

It's a Random Post

I'm a bad blogger. Let's just be honest and go ahead and admit it. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Lately life has become very busy and blogging has taken a back seat. I am going to cut myself a little slack because I do have a very legit excuse for my recent absence. I recently got a little something I like to call a "big girl job", which has kept me very busy. However, since this is such an exciting time in my life I feel like it is much more important to blog about whats going on now. I haven't been doing the best job at that, but I will try to do better.

Moving on, I want to do a quick recap of what I've been doing while I was away from bloggy world....

1. This summer has been filled with lots and lots of snow cones. We seriously have the best snow cone shop in my beloved small town. When I say the best, I seriously mean it. It is so good that I will wait in line for twenty minutes in the 100 degree southern heat.

2. I feel like I go to Wal-Mart like a thousand times a week now days. Every time I work in my classroom I discover that I am missing something that I need. This tends to happen when I've been to the store the day before. Oy! The last time I was in Wal-Mart they were putting up the back to school displays. :)

3. Fourth of July! What better way to celebrate than with a few close friends and family in the grove. It was beautiful! The firework display never lets me down. Hotty Toddy!

4. A few days after the fourth I had to go to the doctor. Boo! Although I enjoyed my time in the grove, my allergies did not. Stupid allergies and sinuses.

5. My classroom is coming together, finally. I have been working in it a lot lately and it is almost complete. I am planning on finishing it up tomorrow. Maybe I will upload some pics of the finished product. Cleaning these built-in's was an absolute pain. Can you find the Windex bottle in this picture? If you can then 1,000 points to you. I spent the whole day looking for it that day. Only to come home and show my mama the picture and then notice it. That's just the way my life goes right now.

6. I finally finished redecorating my room. This project only took me a month and a half. When I made the decision to move home after graduation, I knew that major work needed to be done to my bedroom. Since I moved out it had become a bit of a catch all. I basically moved everything out and got new furniture. That was a process. My granddaddy had a beautiful waterfall chest he gave me. I took it to a lady who painted it for me to match my desk and I think it looks perfect.

7. Lucy has been very helpful around the house lately. See how she helped mommy fold the laundry. I love her so much, but she is a mess.

Well, I think that covers most everything. I will try to do a better job. Promise. Why do I feel like I've said this before?

Life is Busy!

Lately I feel like I am constantly on the go. Summer is supposed to be about relaxation and rejuvenation. Unfortunately, when you're a first year teacher, the summer before school starts in all about planning, planning, and more planning. This summer has defiantly not been relaxing for me. The first part of my summer was spent worrying and obsessing about finding a job. I was stressed to the max to say the least. Now it seems that the rest of my summer will be spent decorating my classroom, moving out of my apartment, and driving back between Oxford and home quite often.

I wish I could be more like this little girl....

She has no problem enjoying her days! :)

Yesterday I moved the majority of my things out of my apartment. I will still have to come back one more time to get the rest of it, but we made a good dent in it.

Thanks to my mama for helping me out! I really don't know how I would make through this summer with out her. Or the next year for that matter.

This pile of clothes did not make the cut to come back home with me. Any one interested in looking through them? There are a few cute things I have out grown and tons of t-shirts. Why in the world did I have on to all of these clothes for so long?

Huge pile of hangers left over....

After all my clothes were out

They all fit in the trunk. Talk about junk in the trunk. Haha.

I am so excited about the surprise I received this morning. Someone cared about me enough to buy me a sewing machine! Thanks mama!

Usually I don't watch instructional dvds that come with things, but since I really don't have a clue what I am doing I decided it would be a good idea to watch this one. Actually, it was very informative and I learned a lot.

I practiced different stitches on some old fabric I found around the house.

Well, time to get off here and get ready to head to Oxford for the night! Can't wait to spend some much needed time with my Shira Lani!!