7 quick takes, take 1

Having done my fair share of reading around the blog world, I have come across a few blogs who like to do this weekly wrap up thing call "7 quick takes." I like it. It sums up your week and I'm going to try and make it only POSITIVE takes from this week. So here we go... 

--1--

Lets just be completely honest and start this thing off right. I am so glad this week is OVER. We have successfully survived the STAAR test and we can now start the count down to summer (or for me, summer school). My kids (students, not babies) are all pretty worn out from the experience  as is their teacher (ME). 

--2--

Looking forward to my dear teaching partner's WEDDING this weekend! We are close to her and her to-be-husband and I am so excited to be a part of their celebration and see her all dressed up in wedding-ness. Although, I am nervous because we are singing at her wedding and I always have this fear when I am asked to sing at a wedding that I am going to either A) forget the words or B) sing the wrong notes. Here's to hoping it all goes well! She is getting married at the Stoneleigh. I'm pumped. (Photo cred here)

--3--

So today marks 99 days until I am getting married. WEIRD. Yesterday it was suggested that I make a paper chain for my handsomely bearded fiance, and then challenged that I needed to take pictures or it didn't happen. Oh it happened. Big time. 

--4--

Spent our library time today looking at the Guinness Book of World Records with some of my students today. Most entertaining thing of.my.life.

--5--

Currently reading this book right now. I was introduced to this story when I stumbled upon this blog and saw that he was coming out with a book. It has been such a wonderful read so far and I am really looking forward to school slowing down and summer coming so I can finish it. Matt Logelin is such a wonderful, hilarious, real writer. Seriously, read his blog and book. So good. 

--6--

Can I just say how HAPPY I am that Saturday School is over? Thankful for bit of extra money but even more thankful for my Saturday mornings back. Yoga here I come.

--7--

Phone dump! Here are some of my favorite pictures from the week. Here's to hoping for an even lovelier weekend! 

100 days

GETTING MARRIED TO THIS GUY! 100 DAYS! Weeeeeeeeeee! 

true life: my weekend

Weekends have been especially crazy the past month or so and I keep hoping for them to slow down but I secretly know that that's not going to happen.

Friday: Celebrated 5 years of not being in high school by having dinner + drinks with my best bud and seeing our old drill team's spring show. It was one of those nights that was filled with only the fond flashbacks of our high school days. Of course after thinking of said fond memories there was that little part of me that wanted to go back and relive it...then the show ended and I quickly came back to reality, realizing that my life now is WAY better than it was then.

Saturday: Finished up working Saturday School (HOORAYHOORAYHOORAY!!!) for the year and then preceded to do a whole bunch of boring normal people things before getting ready to head out for my dear teaching partner's bachelorette party! I was really excited about this whole evening until my tummy decided to hate life and make me turn in the towel early. Disappointment all around. Making up for this night WILL be happening sometime in the near future. Do you see that delicious drink up there? It was not thoroughly enjoyed enough.

Sunday: Felt MUCH better than the day before. Whatever death-tummy-wrenching-I-hate-you-body sickness I had was pretty much gone and I was able to consume regular human foods and have a relatively wonderful Sunday. It pretty much consisted of working on wedding things with the (handsomest) beard, singing at Mass, and then hanging out with the teens of our youth group during Lifenight that night. 


Sorry for the lack of posting this week and the tardiness of THIS post! (This is me thinking people actually read this blog besides myself...) We just finished up STAAR testing this week and are now back to our regular scheduled life programming! 

attempt at blogging #32041249302

Just kidding.


I haven't tried and failed at blogging THAT many times. It just feels that way because I have been wishfully thinking about blogging for a while. I just have yet to build up the courage or endurance to do so faithfully. 


Well, here we go. I want to write, express, and chronicle life and maybe I'm at a point in my life where this is possible. Where I can do something outside of myself and find joy in a completely new way. 




Woopee! Blog post #1. 




(The blogger & post that inspired me to try this one more time can be found here.)