today is so great.

today is so great.

A beautiful Georgia day.

Why? I'm officially "on break", "off of work" and doing "whatevs I feel like" for the next nine days.  I'm so ecstatic, it's unreal.  In fact, I just painted my nails without one guilty "you should be grading papers now or doing something else that needs to be done" thought.  Glorious.

And it get's better, I fly to Michigan in several hours.  

Soon I'll be cuddling with my parents' pups, frolicking with my bestest girl friends and visiting family upon family.  I can hardly wait.

Here's to having somewhere lovely to visit and many more loved ones.

I am thankful.

my heart melted today.

my heart melted today.

Photo: my own. Taken in Santander, Spain.

Today, while teaching, I noticed a student writing and not necessary paying attention.  Instantaneously, I grabbed the paper from her and placed it on my desk.

Her response, excuse, reasoning, reply?? "That's okay, I want you to read it, anyway."

This is word for word what she wrote.

OMG, My #1 Teacher
teach teach teach, that's enough, let's go to the beach!
OMG I just messed up
Ok, let's start over.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
If you like what
I'm saying
 I will like it too!
O ya, I'm writing
so how would I not like it?
Ok, so let me tell you:
In K-4, Teachers didn't like me
They thought I was lying
and I was the one who ended up crying.
It made me sad.
It made me mad.

Then you came along
all happy and jolly!
And you flipped me up
and down and all
around.  I feel happy
and just like you too.
and Now

I LOVE YOU.

My heart melted today.  She has reminded me that the hard work and long nights are so worth it.  

Here's to teachers being "happy and jolly" and flipping their student "up and down and all around".  :)

happy list.

happy list.

 

Hi friends :) So, I got this "Happy List" idea from this really great blog and she has encouraged me to create my own happy list.  Thanks for the cute idea! :)

Below is what is making me happy, right now, today.

1. Wedding pictures.  

We just got our discs today, and I'm so ecstatic. I'll share soon!

2. A bouquet of baby blue hydrangeas.

Just can't get enough, as evidenced by the photos.  So gorgey, right?

3. Homemade snickerdoodles.

4. A fresh haircut.

5. Pineapple greek yogurt.

Just bein' real. It's a love of mine. Tastes like dessert but loaded with protein (this is important in a vegetarian's world).

6. Drinking coffee from a REAL mug.

So simple, but so cherished.  Since I'm normally guzzling my daily coffee from a travel mug while teaching Math to a bunch of ten year-olds, I really love, love when I can drink it from a real mug. 

7. Baby pumpkins.

You could probs play I-Spy with the miniature pumpkins in our apartment.

8. Framed photographs.

9. A bag of white rice.

Yes, you read that correctly.  I dropped my phone in water while doing the dishes.  CLUMSIEST GIRL ALIVE. A bag of  rice saved the day. New hero.

10. Time for reading.

What is making you happy today?