Restful Relaxation

David and I were lucky enough to spontaneously get away for some of the weekend in Sandusky, OH at East Harbor State Park. It was amazing to literally take a deep breath of fresh air and put nothing on the agenda but spending some quality time together. The best part of camping is sleeping outside with all the leaves rustling, the the chilled air, and snuggling inside a tiny tent! There is nothing like escaping from every day life and embracing the laid back spirit of camping. It is like you are in a whole other world that values the antithesis of work, accomplishments, and checking things off the "to-do list"! We certainly hope to find time to do this more often!


We couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather;
as you can see in the background!

Here I am with my feet up! YAY!


David cooking his delicious burgers over the nice, hot fire.
I LOVE cooking while camping, we had some delicious meals
that included sausage biscuits, pancakes, burgers, chicken
quesadillas, and brauts......Mmmmmm!

Where's the froggie? Bet ya can't find him!

We did lots of relaxing things. We played lots of cards.
This is evidence of a card game that David actually won! I had
to digitally document this rare occasion!!!!! :-)
Just kidding. He tends to win quite frequently. Here is
the score as he won 310 to my 185.

David showed me how to build the best fire in the world!

I got to get it started! Here come the flames!

Here it is REALLY going strong! Another AWESOME
part to camping is the fire! How relaxing! (Did I
mention masrhmallows!?)

We went on a couple of hikes and this was the view
from the Wetland trail, looking into East Harbor. It was
truly gorgeous! It was so peaceful to walk along the water.

Here is another shot from a trail. The path was
extremely wide and well taken care of! I love all
of the green that will unfortunately soon fade away
as TODAY is the last official day of summer!

Our super tiny tent - perfect for the two of us!

We went along the beach at Lake Erie. This
was one of the friends we visited along the way.

We did not get to swim, but it was super relaxing to
watch all the boats and listen to the soft crashing of waves.

Here's my amazing husband simply enjoying sitting and
resting!

Here we are resting with our feet up together!
This piture pretty much sums up our whole
weekend! :-)

A Picture of Beauty

David and I went out last weekend with our friends Dave and Karen. As we were out at Fallen Timbers walking and getting some dessert, the sky was absolutely beautiful - I felt like I was in Florida! I have to capture any skies like this in Toledo, OH for they are seemingly few and far between. Here are a few pictures of beauty to share with you all!

My Classroom!!!!!!!!

Here are some fun shots of my classroom! Now that school is in full swing, I just HAD to post pictures of where I now LIVE for the next 9 months :-) You have to admire the work that some of the girls from Bible Study were able to help me with! Britnye was the lamination queen and boy was she good! Katie perfectly brought my mailboxes back to life, and Hillary helped label where all my kids should sit and where their mailboxes are! I now think of my friends when I look in my room each and every day! Thanks ladies for all your help - now you may admire your handiwork! I have had a great start to my year and I think I have a really fun class! I have 29 students, and they seem to get along really well and they know when to stop talking and focus! I think we are going to have a great year!

This shows the side of the classroom where the Homework
and Schedule are posted every day!

This is the front of the classroom!

This is a view of my desk to the back corner. An awesome student
brought in the flowers for me on the very first day of school!
A+ for him all year! :-)

Here you can see the mailboxes Katie labored over! YAY!
This is looking out from my desk to the rest of the room.

This is from the back of the room looking toward the front

Here is my favorite area: The Reading Room/Library. Liz (my awesome sis-in-law)
helped make the awesome bulletin board with the umbrella on it!