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!
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!
Just this past Wednesday night I said my "Farewell" to Katie!! I cannot believe how fast time went, and I cannot explain how sad I am that I will no longer see one of my best friends on a regular basis. Although I know our distance in miles is vast, I know that I will ALWAYS cherish and remain close at heart with my friend! I am so excited to see what life has to offer both Katie and Dan in their new journey. It was a FUN and emotional night - typical for this group of girls! :-) We had a wonderful time going out to dinner as a group with Britnye, Katie, Hillary, and myself. I have to admit - we know how to have a good time! (Although many of our other friends were sorely missed like JULIE, LAURA, and JENI! You girls make our lives even more fun!) We did girl things and just had a blast. This is a new Chapter in Katie's life as well as ours, and I am excited to see what adventures and story lines will be written for us all in the days ahead!
My little sissy, who is all grown up now turned 23! I cannot believe it! Julie officially has a job now teaching in the Toledo area at Holloway Elementary School in Springfield District. She is now a spectacular 5th grade teacher and I know her students and colleagues are SO LUCKY to have such an awesome teacher and hard worker! YAY Julie! :-) In order to celebrate her new job and for simply just being born, Mom and Dad came to town and visited! I always LOVE their visits. We just get to hang out and spend lots of quality time together. They came and helped me with my classroom and then we went to see Julie's new room! I am extremely jealous of Julie's AIR CONDITIONED classroom! :-) She made it look so cute and fun. We then went to Tango's on the Docks downtown. Mmmmm! We all enjoyed our massive quantity of food and then went for a long walk on the docks after dinner! It was wonderful. Saturday we slept in a bit and ate cake for Julie's actual Birthday. We had so much fun and it is always such a blessing to spend time with family! Of course we missed Angela, David, and Lukers too, but we know you were with us in spirit! :-)
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David and I have had quite a few weddings this summer, which has filled our weekends with lots to do. I cannot believe that school is just around the corner!! Time has seriously flown by. Here are a few fun pics from Rich and Deidre's wedding. These two are "Pharmacy Friends" that David graduated with.
Friday night before the canoe trip on Saturday, we were able to get us all together in the wonderful town of Van Wert to spend some time together. with all the ladies! Some had to leave the babies at home and give up some time with their families and husbands to spend time together! I cannot remember the last time we were all able to be together - nor can I remember the last time I laughed so hard! We basically stayed up late and talked and told stories and laughed our heads off! We had pizza for dinner and a quick run of course to get some Ice Cream! Yum Yum! I love each and every one of these girls so much! It was so great to spend some quality time together! Since I forgot my camera these pics are courtesy of Katie! Thanks Katie! JENI YOU WERE MISSED MORE THAN YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-( Wish you could have been there with us!
Laura, Julie, Brit, Hillary, Heather, and KatieOn Saturday we were able to do our annual canoe trip to Mohican State Park! We usually have the whole family there with Angela and David as well as David's dad and sis too! This year Angela and David couldn't make it due to Angela's wonderful midnight schedule! :-( Liz (David's sis) was unable to make it as she is now working in Louisville, KY for another week. We missed everyone so much this year, but we had a great time. David's dad, Doug, was able to join us for lunch! We always start the day off right with a huge picnic with all the trimmings! We eat at the Covered Bridge in the middle of the Park. Then we head off to hit the rapids! Haha. The river was quite low this year, but we only scraped bottom a few times. We usually have tons of crazy fun trying to tip each other and splashing constantly. Jon and Julie along with David and I had to team up on mom and dad to tip them first. Then of course, they instantly retaliated and took us down too! We of course had a ton of fun and it was SO nice to see family all together!
