Friday I'm in LOVE...

Friday is probably my favorite day of the week. But today, I've had a lot of time alone to think :), so I've been thinking about things that I love and things I'm thankful for.

I love my church, and my directory. I read through it at least once a week. It is always somewhere in our living room that I can get to easily. I know I will be pulling it out on Monday after my new Bible Study starts. Our church is pretty big, so I know I will meet a few new ladies and will want to look them up and read about their families. Ha! :)


I love that I got to snuggle with this sweet angel pup today. And thankfully, she doesn't stink anymore...we got whatever she got into off!


I love that we're eating Moonspin Pizza tonight and watching a movie. I'm not sure which one, but we saw The Back Up plan last week, and it was really funny. We loved it! I am already in my pajamas ready for the movie (ok, I've been in them all day) but it is a sick day. :)


That my Fall decoration boxes are inside and ready to be put out...I'm trying to wait until the first day of Fall or maybe just a few days before...even though I can hardly stand it! Fall reminds me of this time last year when we were packing up and moving out of our little bitty white house with black shutters in the middle of town to move into our new house (in the friendliest little neighborhood tucked away in town)! Our housewarming gifts were pumpkins and mums...what a fun time!

I love my blue flower ring. I wore it every day this week I think.



The Love is Taking Over CD. Amazing worship songs. Might be my favorite cd ever. Really.


My towel rack in our bathroom. Matt finally hung it up and I got to hang up the pretty towels that my Aunt Marion and Aunt Jeanette gave us when we moved into our new house. (Now we have to work on the guest bath, so I can hang the towels that my class last year gave me as a housewarming gift!) I guess we're a little behind. But every little thing that we get done is exciting!


I'm also in love with the weekends and am hoping that we have a great one together! We don't have any football games to go to, but I'm sure we'll be watching several games on tv. GO DAWGS...SIC 'EM!!

Dinner with Friends and a little update

I can honestly say, it has been one crazy short week. This week, my computer broke, my cell phone broke, and my iPod is on its way to dying. Blakely had to have a bath two nights in a row...one night in lemon juice and we had to use a vinegar/water solution on her too. All while I have had strep, but have been too stubborn to go to the doctor. I finally broke down yesterday after school. It is strep again. So, I'm home from school today. I have probably only missed about 5 days since I started teaching. So my avereage is about 1 day a year. I have a feeling it will be more this year. Too bad, because today was Enrichment Day, which would have been fun. Also, I am sad to already be wide awake at 6:30am on my day "off". Oh well, already took my first round of meds and I can have a productive day at home. Hopefully!

I will say I am thankful for my very busy Dr's office to get me in without even having an appointment. Did you know that a strep test is a lot like a pregnancy test? I was so anxious sitting there waiting to see if two pink lines would appear, revealing a positive strep test. Ha ha ha! While I was in the lab, one of my students' grandma was getting blood drawn. She heard my diagnosis and said that she assumed I would be out for a few days. I said, "We'll see." I am so stubborn. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I needed to get completely well and stop exposing them to all of those airborn germs that I've been spreading.

I did do some crazy things yesterday. I tried to give the Dr.'s office my insurance card instead of health insurance card. I tried to sign a check with a blush brush that I thought was a pen. I struggled with the door back out to the waiting room for a few minutes before reading the sign that said to push the button at the same time as turning the knob. I couldn't remember if I left my Rx at the Dr.'s or if they just called it in to my pharmacy. When I got there I had to explain this to the Pharmacist. Luckily, they called it in. Then I called a number that I thought was my support teacher, Mrs. Sharon, and started off the conversation with, "YOU ARE GOING TO KILL ME! GUESS WHAT I HAVE?" only to hear a confused voice that wasn't Mrs. Sharon ask, "What?" ha!! I had called my friend Ali that lives down the street from me by mistake. Oh my, we got a good laugh!!

My friend Ali posted these on facebook yesterday (she probably remembered to after she got my crazy phone call), so I had to steal a few! A great reminder of a great night with some friends. I've met all of these awesome ladies through Junior Service League...Charity, Hollie, Ali, and Bethany.

These days...

Friday was Grandparents Day. And Mother Goose Day. Mrs. Sharon and I were...It's Raining, It's Pouring. And you can see the cute spider snack that I made my kids...they went with Little Miss Muffet....their favorite Nursery Rhyme. :)






My brother came to our house on Friday night and brought me the new Hank Murphy Band cd and Crosspointe worship cd. I was thrilled! I cannot stop listening to either one!


Saturday was Gameday! Go DAWGS and BLAZERS!!! Both won! It was Parents Weekend at VSU. I also realized that I have way too much red and black jewelry...ha ha ha! The game was SO FUN and a little hot! :)























Sunday was rearrange and hang things in my house day! I finally got the urge after living here for almost a year. I pulled out every picture that we've been storing in our spare closet. Two words. Collage Crazy! ha ha ha! I did find this arrangement in Tally with my mama...so I set it out! Love it! I might decorate for fall this weekend. We'll see.


And today is Labor Day. I cannot even describe to you how much I'm enjoying having a day off. A weekday off. It has been 6 weeks since I've had one. Even better...Matt has it off too! I am rejoicing in the day that the Lord gave me to catch up on things and rest my sore throat and soul. :) We ate breakfast on the porch, relaxed and caught up on dishes and laundry, and we are going to watch a movie and grill out too. What a wonderful day!

B-U-S-Y

That's what we've been up to as we begin a new month. Non-stop, pure craziness. I just have time to stop for a second and post a few pics from the last few days.

I got a new robe at Target the other day and I am obsessed with it. I want to wear it all the time. I will probably get a dark gray one before too long. I know I look crazy, this was after a long day and I was getting ready for bed. But I like the picture..haha! We were making our lunches in the kitchen for the next day.


Matt has been working up a sweat lately. Even though the breeze has felt Fallish and delightful here in SGA, it is still HOT. Matt has been laying pine straw around some of our baby trees. We plan to finish the rest of the yard on Labor Day.


I will be locked in a little room at school tomorrow writing units for Science/SS. I do get an hour off campus for lunch though...woo hoo! Friday is Grandparents Day and we are putting on quite a little production. It makes me think about my own grandparents and how lucky I was/am to be so close to them. I feel very blessed for that! And I can't wait for my parents to become grandparents one day....they will be the best. REALLY. Every day at school I tear up when I see a grandparent eating with their grandchildren. I long for my parents to experience that and pray that the Lord will answer our prayers for that to happen someday! :)

I am so glad that September is finally here! I hope that everyone has had a great week so far!

May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed. May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers.
Psalm 20:4-5 (NLT)