Shopping Bags or Picket Fence?

Hi ladies! Long time, no see. It's funny how I find time to spend hours on end reading my favorite blogs, but I never seem to find a few minutes to give a little love to my blog. Bear with me, I'm working on changing all of that. :)


Last night while I was reading Leslie's blog, I stumbled upon a new blog that I immediately fell in love with. I identified with them as soon as I read their why hello there section. Smith and Emma is a blog all about finding your way through your twenties. Here is a quote I borrowed from their blog. I thought it was kinda wonderful, it's everything I've been thinking in my head. 


"You wonder where you life will go, what and who you will be. Will you get the picket fence and the man and the kids? Or will you fly solo, travel the world and have an amazing closet? Or maybe, you will figure out a way to have both?"


Currently, I am defiantly flying solo and why yes, I do have an amazing closet! I don't see a picket fence in my near future, nor do I see kids. But one day, as soon as I find the right guy, I would gladly give up my fabulous closet to get that picket fence. 

Fill in the Blank Friday...

Happy Friday everyone! Well we have made it through another week and I am so happy that it is the weekend. I decided to link up with Lauren for fill in the blank friday. So here we go...

1. My favorite quote is..."The best thing to hold onto in life is each other"- Audrey Hepburn. I discovered this quote this year through my roommate Emily I absolutely love this quote, so much so that a few weeks ago I made this cute little canvas for my room.

2. A bad habit I have is...I have several bad habits, don't we all, but if I had to pick just one I would say it would have to be biting my fingernails. The good news about this is that I usually only do this when I am super stressed, or worried, or nervous. The bad news is I am usually stressed/nervous/worried about something 90% of the time. The other 10% I'm sleeping and I don't think I bite my fingernails in my sleep. Ha.

3. The first time I felt like a "grown up" was...Since it's my Senior year and I only have a few short months before I graduate and become a real "grown up", I try not to think about being a "grown up" all that often. However, I do feel pretty grown up when I am in my classroom with my students. There is something about writing on a white board with a dry erase marker that just screams "grown up".

4. Weekends are...Amazing! Weekends are what we teachers/college students live for. Time to relax and have fun with family and friends. Basically, weekends keep me sane.

5. When I was a child I wished my name was...my middle name, which is Amanda. I don't really know why I wanted to be called by my middle name. I guess it could've had something to do with the fact that Haley is a very common name. On the other hand, so is Amanda.

6. I wish...I knew what the future held for me. When I think about the next few months I become a little anxious. Several major decisions will have to be made and I don't like not knowing what will happen. I know that God will provide and I am trusting in Him. "For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

7. A secret I have is...don't you know? You aren't supposed to share secrets.

Happy Friday...night!

Sledding, Snowmen...and Applications

The snow finally came and boy did it show out. Six and a half inches of snow...wow! This Mississippi girl has never seen that much snow. Here are a few pictures from the past few days.

Jumping for joy about all the snow!

Sledding...we had to get creative with our sled.

Willie was a great sport helping me build my snowman.

Before and After

Okay enough about the snow.

Tonight I decided to look online for job openings at several schools in the area. I was very disappointed when I found that there were no positions available. Right now I am trying not to freak out too bad about this because it is the middle of the year and there shouldn't really be a openings. I am just hoping and praying that I am able to find a job next year. Thinking of having my own classroom next year makes me so excited. I can not wait for my students to learn from me and in turn I can't wait to learn from them.

Speaking of students, I am really beginning to miss my fourth graders. I will begin my student teaching of January 24 and I can hardly wait to see all of their sweet smiling faces and receive forty something hugs. Although working with kids is sometimes challenging and it is easy to become tired and frustrated, it is totally worth it. I would not trade what I do for anything in the world.