End of the year re-cap...

Geeeez Louise! Maybe one of these days I won’t have to recap a whole 3 months of our life at one time. Alas…here we are! A LOT has happened over the past few months. I never would have guessed that we would be where we are today so let me backtrack…to November. Sorry!! I wrapped up my student teaching the week of Thanksgiving. I loved loved LOVED my class. I was sad for it to come to an end, but thankfully I took a long term substitute position at the same school so I was still able to see the kiddos! I subbed for a 4th grade class, it was so fun! I even made it through my first Christmas party…phew! We spent Thanksgiving in Lufkin and then headed back to College Station for the last A&M home game of the season. We sat with my mom and dad on the alumni side, so weird! We beat the snot out of Missouri and my parents got to experience their first Aggie football game. It was SO much fun! Johnny Football sure doesn’t disappoint. Looking forward to next season!

I graduated on December 15. Hallelujah! All of our family came in town to celebrate, it was a good time! And Nathan surprised me with a wedding band and pearl earrings for my graduation present. What a sweetie :)

Christmas has always been my favorite time of year, and I love it even more now that we’re able to spend it together. We decorated our house as soon as Thanksgiving was over… I wish we could leave up our decorations year round. We went to Lewisville and stayed with Nathan’s parents for a few days. We played whirly ball, went bowling, celebrated Nathan’s 23 birthday, opened presents, and had a scrumptious Christmas dinner. It was a really relaxing few days. Then we headed to Lufkin to celebrate with my family. It’s always a busy couple of days but so good to see everyone.

On New Year’s Eve we celebrated our 6th anniversary! We kept it low key this year and went over to my parent’s house. We played games and ate a ton of food. Our friends Martha Kate and Zac came over, it was so good to see them for a little bit before they moved to Alaska! It was a perfect way to ring in the New Year if you ask me!

A couple days later we watched our Aggies play in the Cotton Bowl, we hammered OU. It was such a good way to end the season!

The next day Nathan had an interview with a Marriott hotel in Plano. He did really well in the first interview and they called him back for a second round that evening. The next day he found out that he got the job! …and on the same day I was offered a job at the school I student taught at in Navasota. It’s hard being adults and having to make difficult decisions, but that’s life! We decided to accept Nathan’s job in Plano and started packing up to move to Lewisville.

We had a couple of weeks to pack up before Nathan had to be at his new job. Since neither one of us were working we saw a movie almost every day! We are definitely going to miss those cheap movie tickets…and a lot of other things about our beloved College Station.

We headed to Lewisville with our cars packed to the brim. We moved in with Nathan’s parents because we weren’t able to get out of our lease in College Station. Nathan started his job the Monday after we got into town. He is really enjoying it, once his schedule calms down it will be even better. I interviewed for a part time job as a math tutor on that Wednesday and found out the next Monday that I got the job! I’m ready to get started.

On January 26 we celebrated my grandparent’s 50th wedding anniversary. They didn't have a wedding when they were married 50 years ago so my mom and aunts arranged a party for them. They even had a wedding and groom’s cake for them to cut together. I loved seeing them get to interact with one another and all of their friends and family. I’m so grateful for my family, and once again it was a busy fun filled weekend of celebration.

So so so much has happened in the last few months and I’m sorry it took me so long to fill everyone in.
Thanks for reading, I promise the next one won’t be so long!

School is in full swing!

So sorry for the lack of postings lately. I've had no spare time lately! Here's a little look into what our life has been like over the past month!

I started student teaching on August 27. My first week went very well! Aside from the long drive I really enjoy the school I'm at. The kids are great, and I'm learning a lot from them. I was exhausted on Friday when school got out so I came home and rested up for the Josh Abbott concert that night. Our friend Abbey came with us, we had a really good time! It was soooo crowded, JAB is definitely a favorite around here.

Saturday morning the girls headed to Lufkin for Labor Day. Nathan decided to stay home so we wouldn't have to pay to kennel the pups. It was a bummer that he wasn't able to go, but we made the best of it. Saturday we hung out at the pool all day. Our cousins got two little cutie patootie Labrador puppies. Holy moly they are so sweet! I'm so glad I got to cuddle and play with them...and then give them back to their owners. :)It was really great to spend some time with the family even if it wasn't for very long. I was really bummed that I had to be back at school on Monday. Definitely missed having that day off of school!

Another long week of school and then it was our first FIGHTIN' TEXAS AGGIE FOOTBALL GAME!!! I can't tell you how much we have missed it! We played Florida at home for our SEC opener. The crowd was electric! It was so much fun. We lost 17-20, but it certainly wasn't a blowout like a lot of non-Aggie fans thought it would be. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures at the game! Woops!

The third week of school I started doing a lot more teaching instead of just assisting. The first two weeks allowed me to get to know the school and the students and then it was time to get down to business. I taught a little bit everyday that week, and spent a lot of my evenings doing lesson plans. yuck.

Nathan is still trying to get used to my new schedule. I wake up at 5:30 so I can leave by 6:10...but I have a hard time getting up so Nathan has to set his alarm too. He hates it. Lol but I'm very thankful he's willing to do it because if it weren't for him I would probably oversleep everyday. When I leave for school I let Tucker in our room to sleep so he won't wake Nathan up wanting to come in. He sleeps in my spot, and one morning Nathan woke up and felt a warm body snuggled up to him. He freaked out because he thought I was still asleep, but it was just Tuck. That big pup is a snuggler for sure.

Friday, September 4th was Ring Day in Aggieland. Our good friend Elizabeth got her ring and on Saturday night we went to her dunk. It was crazy, but she did it! Some of our other friends from high school were there and it was really good to catch up with them!

My family also came in town for the weekend. They miss the Bug a lot. My mom had a hard time dropping her off down here but I love having her! She comes over for Sunday night dinners every week...one of these days I'm going to make her cook :) I digress! Saturday we went to Chicken Oil to watch the A&M/smu game. We smoked'em! It was really fun to watch it together. Nathan and my dad love to analyze everything, they're two peas in a pod when it comes to sports. On Sunday they went to church with us and got to see Nathan play the drums! We went to Cracker Barrel for lunch (despite mom's wishes. haha!) I loved having all of us together for the weekend. They went home and we got ready for the week ahead...

One night during my first week of student teaching I couldn't stand it anymore and I had to have some Glass family in my life! We dropped by their house after school that day...three weeks was incredibly too long. I missed Sully so much! When she wasn't showing off her dance moves to Nathan she was sitting in my lap. Gosh...spending four weeks with fifty fifth graders sure did make me miss time with my babies! And oh. my. goodness. Sage grew sooooooooooo much! It's unreal how big he is getting. He's cute as a button! Steele started her second year of high school. She posts a lot of pictures on instagram during the day, I hope they're doing some learning over there at that new school ;)

That weekend we played south carolina state. Clay and Josephine came to stay with us and Heath and Ashlyn came in town too. It was a jam packed weekend! We had to leave the game early because Katie was feeling lightheaded. It was ridiculously hot! If we had to leave a game early, it might as well have been that one because we ended up winning 70-14! Way to go Ags! These game day weekends make me feel like I need a weekend for my weekend.

Last week I had my first week of full responsibility.Phew! The week flew by because I never had an opportunity to sit down. Those kids keep me on my toes! I always remember my teacher sitting behind her desk. I have no idea how they did that?! I don't have a spare ounce of time to sit down and collect myself...hopefully that will come with time. I am genuinely learning something new everyday!

This past weekend my best friend and her hubby came in town! Sydne was my potluck roommate from UNT. We were so nervous about it, but it turned out to be such a great experience and we've been besties ever since. She moved to Arkansas when she met the love of her life and they got married almost three years ago. We get to see each other whenever they come back to visit her family who live in the metroplex. She came and stayed with us this summer and we had an awesome time! When they found out that Arkansas was playing here they decided to make the trek to CS for the game. They got here on Friday and we went to dinner and a movie that night. We saw Pitch Perfect...if you haven't seen it--you probably should. It was hilarious! The next day was the big game. Weather stations were predicting rain rain rain. We started looking for ponchos on Friday night with no luck. The game was at 11 on Saturday so we left the house early that morning...and we were on the prowl. We drove all around town and finally heard an ad on the radio from a local Aggie merchandise store saying they still had a ton in stock. Our razorback comrades were not too happy but we all ended up purchasing maroon ponchos. Sydne and Adam took a sharpie and colored "woo pig..." whatever those pigs are crazy. We had an awesome time at the game, since they were such good sports I didn't rub in our 58-10 win. That night we went to Atami for some good ole Hibachi. I made a fool out of myself as always...but at least I wasn't the only one who couldn't catch my food when the chef threw it at me! After dinner we headed to NG for a little while. They loved the fishbowl! The night would have been perfect if we had gotten a free pool table. I was so sad to see them go on Sunday :( Can't wait to see them over Christmas! And eventually be neighbors ;)

Steele also celebrated her birthday at the game! We met up with them after for a little tailgating. Happy Birthday again girly! Love you! :)

After our busy weekend, I spent Sunday gearing up for the school week. I just finished my second week of full responsibility and I am whipped! My formal observation went really well, so I can relax a little bit this next week. It's a very good feeling! I can't believe today was the half-way point. On Monday I will officially be on the downhill. YES!

Oh, by the way...three weeks ago we started a workout group. It's been so good for us. I really like that we work out with other people and it helps hold us accountable. It's three days a week which is perfect for our busy schedule. Personally, I love that it's something we can do together. It's been awesome, and we've met some really sweet people. I look forward to it every week!

I hope y'all had a great September and that October is good to you as well!

So long summer!

This past week was a pretty tough one. I had my last day with the babies and Steele on Tuesday. I can't believe it's already been almost three years since I started watching Sully. She was four months old when I started babysitting her, and in July we celebrated her third birthday. I have spent a lot of time with their family, they mean the absolute world to me! Steele has become like a little sister to me, I can't believe she's about to be a sophomore! And just a few months ago sweet Sage was born. He is the CUTEST baby! Tuesday night they took us to dinner at Lupe Tortilla. Sully was entertaining as always :) I'm going to miss not seeing them everyday but Tuesday definitely wasn't a goodbye. Here's a few of my favorite pictures :)

This picture makes me laugh every time! She was so little.

Blue eyed girl

Sweet girls on our wedding day :)

Me and Steele on Nathan's ring day.

Meeting Sage for the first time!

Cute boy :)

Last day :( Sage didn't want to cooperate. lol

Glass family--I love you all! You guys became my home away from home. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me and Nathan! See you soon, you know I can't stay away!

We had a great summer! But now it's time to get back to work. I start student teaching tomorrow! Please pray for me throughout the semester, I know it will be tough but I'm ready for the challenge!

Have a great week :)

Ahhhhh the lazy days of summer...

I can't believe summer is almost over! It has absolutely flown by. Two weeks from tomorrow I start student teaching. UNREAL. I'm getting really excited, but nervous at the same time. These last couple of weeks have been pretty uneventful around our house. Last weekend my mom and Katie came to College Station for Katie's fish camp. Mom stayed with us while Katie was at camp. The first day she was here I was off of work so we headed to Lufkin for the day. It was really good to see my family and hang out by the pool :) It was a quick trip, but well worth it! While my mom was here we took Sully and Steele to see Ice Age. I looked over during the movie and Sully had the popcorn bag turned upside down over her head trying to catch every last kernel! It was hilarious :) When we left the movie she said, "that was a cute one!" She just turned three and is already a little movie critic! This past weekend Nathan's best friend Clay came and stayed with us. We had fun going to our buddy Jake's graduation on Friday night. Congrats to all the Ags that graduated this weekend! I can't wait for it to be my turn in December :) Saturday the guys went golfing while I ran errands, and then I met them at BJ's for dinner. YUM! Oh, have I not mentioned our house full of dogs? Lol we babysat two other dogs this weekend...giving us a grand total of four pooches running around the house. It was very entertaining! Tucker and Oliver really had fun, they miss their pals!

Hope everyone had a good weekend! (For some reason the spacing isn't working, sorry!)