Summer

Why hello there fellow friends! Sorry it has taken me.....8 MONTHS! to post again. Life totally got away from me for a while!
Well, I did it! I successfully completed my first official year of teaching! Wow! I feel like it was just yesterday that I walked into the school and awkwardly met my team and saw my future classroom. I was so overwhelmed and felt like I should not have been there. I had no idea what to do, where to start, and what the heck to teach! Now, I am finished with a whole year and I couldn't be more proud and happy.
I cannot believe how hard teaching is! There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about my classroom, curriculum or kids. I am constantly researching new ideas and ways to teach things. Now we have the new Common Core Standards, so I am researching things on that...
Next year I will be teaching K-1. Which means I get to keep half of my amazing kids and get half new kinders. I am excited because I already know where to start with my first graders. I have all of the info on where we left off, and I can start with them there. First grade is going to be a totally new experience for me! I have to figure out their social and emotional demands as well. (I've always been in a younger classroom so its kind of a change for me) I can't wait to see what it brings, and I am excited to go back to the same school, in the same classroom. I will feel better and more confident going into next school year.

With that being said, I am totally taking advantage of this paid summer thing. I have always worked summers before because the school I was at had summer camps. I liked working summers because it was really laid back and relaxing, but it was still work. I now have 2 full months of NO WORK! At first I was thinking that I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I spoke too soon. This summer is so jam packed that it is going to fly as fast as the past 8 months has! June is totally full with planning with my team, workouts with my new trainer (I'll get to that!) a wedding in Dallas, and wedding planning for our wedding. Then when July hits, we are headed to Flag for the 4th and before we know it San Diego on the 14th. I already have to go back to school the first week of August. In the grand scheme of things, I do not have that much time to just "do whatever". It is nice to be able to sleep in and wake up whenever I please though. I have also been a total fish the past few days and have been out by the pool soaking up the sun. We also went to Vegas a few days after the last day of school. That was such a blast! We all did the zipline over Fremont St. That is a MUST do! It is only $20 bucks. I thought it was going to be more! I totally want to zipline when we go to the Bahamas for the wedding :)

Wedding plans are coming along. We are ordering the invitations and picking out templates this week. We are also meeting with our pastor and picking out linens for the reception. We still have  A LOT to do, but that is why I waited until summertime. I knew I could devote some more time to it. I have a vision in my head for my "perfect" reception. Hopefully I get what I want. Matt has been so easy going with plans. He says as long as it is not over the top and really girly he is OK with what I pick out :).

Matt has been working hard. He is still editing for 3 Gun Nation. He is now considered the editor. He travels a lot, but he loves his job. It is weird for us to adjust being around each other ALL of the time now that I am home. I have to remember that he works from home, and just because he is here doesn't mean I can bug him all of the time ;). He probably loves when I go out to the pool!

Well, there is an update for you! I know it has been a long time, and I could totally write more. I will try   to stay updated this summer and share all of our summer trips and fun things! Thanks for reading! Happy Summer!!!!!