ONE WEEK!!!

Clayton and I are getting married in ONE WEEK!  I am so excited it is finally here (even though the past few months have flown by!)  The crunch-time countdown is on! :) :) :)

MIA

Yes, I have been MIA for a long time!  But with good reason!  We spent July 2-12 at Topsail Island.  No internet, no TV, just lots of F&F^2 (friends, family, food, fun!)  It was a blast.  As soon as i got back, i jumped head first into wedding stuff i had been neglecting for 2 weeks!  If that is not enough, we had to let our 17 year old doggie Oreo go yesterday, because he was in tremendous pain and had a large, inoperable tumor in his mouth.  We have had him since I was in the 2nd grade.... I am now 24, so he has had a long, good life!  I will miss him though! :(

What day is it?

I have a  problem with being a teacher and summer break... I can never remember what day it is!  Is it Monday?   Wednesday?  Friday?  With no set routine and running around doing wedding errands I really lose track of the days!  I almost always forget about my favorite summer shows because I forget what day it is!  Ahhh... oh well.  Lazy crazy days of summer...

:(

Holy Crap... what a day... First, I heard that 70's icon/Charlie's Angel Farrah Fawcett passed away from cancer.  Then, just minutes ago, it was announced that Michael Jackson, King of Pop, has died suddenly.  The loss of these 2 relatively young icons of America is sure to sadden many. :(Farrah, Michael, Rest in Peace...

I've Been Busy...

With a tiny bit more than a month till the wedding and closing on the house this week (not to mention parties every weekend and squeezing in as much time at the beach as possible-rough life i know) I have A LOT to do. And, seeing as how my new favorite hobby is to "remodel" thrift store finds, it adds plenty to my "want to-do list" (while less fun things sit undone on the regular one). I am trying to balance the musts with the wants and now I am going to show some of my most recent thrift finds! I can't wait to decorate my house!

Stop, Collaborate and Listen...

On Friday night, Clayton and some friends of ours ventured out to the Tri City Rib Fest.  We headed out, walked around, ate some really expensive but really good ribs, and then headed over to the stage area to see none other than 90's icon Vanilla Ice.  We waited and waited and waited for this guy for well over an hour and a half, but it was all worth it because of this : 

Clayton was like a kid in wherever kids like to be where they can't stop smiling and giggling...  Ice sang (rapped??) "Ice, Ice Baby" and Clayton's personal favorite, "Go Ninja Go" from the Ninja Turtles movie, then hung around and took pictures with a few fans.  Luckily for Clayton he is really tall, and Ice took my camera and took this self-portrait of the two of them.  Clayton was thrilled to have proof he saw Vanilla Ice in person (even though it is about 15 years after it would have been "cool") and I am glad I got my camera back in 1 piece!  But, it really was a fun night and I'm glad we stuck it out and waited for the show.  It was totally worth it to see the look on Clayton's face the rest of the night! :)

I Cried...

It happened. Yep, I cried.  I really am gonna miss those little devils angels. When Mrs. S___ started talking about how they were the last class to call me "Ms. S_______" I got a little teary-eyed. (It was the first time I have actually thought about not being Ms. S_______. And it will be really weird to answer to MRS. H____. ) And when 5 or 6 out of 20 kids started crying, I really got teary-eyed.  It is really special to know that those kids are gonna miss me enough to make them cry.  I hope that means I made some sort of a positive impact on their lives.  It is feelings like this that make all the paperwork and bureaucracy worth it.  But, summer is right around the corner, and I am sure there are plenty of reasons to be happy about that, too!