School's Out for the SUMMER!

Hooray! I have survived another school year! And this year I did more than survive, I actually enjoyed it! Kindergarten is the best place to be. There's no other place quite like it and no one else can compare to a Kindergartener. They're so curious, excited, anxious, crazy, fun, innocent, and ready to learn! I love it! I had a great class this year, and even better parents!
Although I love them, I wasn't too sad to see them go. They're ready for first grade, and I'm ready for summer. I've got a few classes lined up to teach and attend this summer, but the rest of the time I'm going to spend laying by the pool, hanging with my baby, and anything else my heart desires. I now have all day to devote to nothing but what I want to do, so if anyone wants to join me, just come my way!

Congrats to my hubbie for landing his super awesome dream job with RIESTER and for being in such high demand, we get a little pay raise. Yipee! He works so hard for our family...we don't get to see him as much as we would like, but me and Savy appreciate all he does for us.


And, I've decided to go with Savy. (without Sam's consent). I write it more often than he does, I like it better, and I've been doing it for a full year, so there's no going back for me. Savy it is.


Oh, and Savy's starting to walk. She'll take like 8-10 steps at a time! Thanks to my dedicated sisters for pushing her to take those steps. But I'm not sure if I should really be grateful or not. Nothing's safe from her.

Shout Out to Sheesh

Sheesh and Adam invited us over last night for tin foil dinners and delicious s'mores! And I must say, I truly enjoy hanging out with those two. Sheesh and I have been best buds for ages! Ever since she walked over to my house and asked if I could play. Here's a few of my favorite memories:

Playing Barbies until we were in 9th grade
Read-a-thons at each other's house for hours at a time
Dressing up in crazy outfits and tromping around the neighborhood
Countless sneakouts to meet many different people
Swinging on the Maxfield's swing
Running red lights inconspicuously
Concerts, concerts, and more concerts
Rocking out to Enrique and ditching work at stinking telemarketers
Taking a bus trip to visit Grandma Betty

and so many more...I could go on for ages. Basically, I love my Sheesh and am glad she married a totally geeky husband!

no caps

this morning i was in a pretty decent mood. and then i headed into work. some things happened, and i got really irritated. and then i was in a crappy mood. and it's lasted most of the day (except when my baby girl smiles at me). usually, i don't let things get to me, or i recover fairly quickly, but for some reason, this irritation festered for the day. why do we let other people get to us? we are here to be happy. that is ultimately our goal here on earth. to be happy. and i let someone get in my way of being truly happy. shame on me for letting them get to me. life is too great and goes by too fast to not be happy and savor (almost) every moment of it. but one thing that never fails to make me happy is my savy(savvy). (and sammy does a pretty good job at boosting my spirits). savy just learned to give kisses. and she loves giving kisses to her fishes.

...i just spent a whole minute waiting for my camera to pop up on the computer, and i was wondering what took so long...the cable wasn't connected to the computer...duh...

Flowers and Parks

This last week I visited Robert's to pick out a picture frame, and I walked out with a lot more then just a frame! I wanted to try my hand at making a few more flowers for Savy's hair. So I bought flowers, rhinestones, and headed home to make my creations. It only took me about ten minutes and...voila...beautiful flower clips!

The pink one's still a bit large for her head.

My beautiful baby modeling one of my creations! (Technically, they're both my creations...the baby and the flower!)

I'm so excited for the warm weather! I simply can't wait for summer...lounging out by the pool, walks to the park, ice cold diet coke (wait, I don't have to wait for summer for that!), and no Kindergarteners! Only 8 more days of school! Yipee!

Well, to take advantage for the warm weather that Kevin Eubank says won't last very long, Sammy and I took our baby to the park. It was sooo nice. We have a gazillion parks around our neighborhood, but we chose the biggest one for our outing. Savy loved sliding with her daddy, swinging with her mommy, and walking around with her mommy. Check out her adorable mumu...it came straight from Hawaii!




P.S. Me and Sammy are having a debate about how to spell our child's nickname. Savy or Savvy? Sam says the phonologically correct way would be Savvy, but I like the spelling of Savy better. Any thoughts on the matter?

Lost Time Loop

For all of you Lost fanatics who have no clue what is going on, or how things are tied in, read this. It's sorta lengthy, and kid of confusing, so only read it when you have 10 minutes to fully commit your brain to it. Check it out.

http://timelooptheory.com/the_timeline.htm

Pretty crazy, eh?

P.S. Totally stole it from Lindsay. You don't mind, right?

Click, click, click

Here are a few of my favorite pictures over the last month.  (it would only let me post five...I have many more favorites)

Savy discovered the joy of swinging.  

I know she looks a little stoned, but I promise you, she's not!  She loves playing in the bathtub. Mal had to run and grab the camera while she was bathing, because she does such cute things!

Our little angel...

Savy's first pigtails (and no tears while mom put them in!)

Playing with the bubbles her favorite friend Catherine bought for her.  They're the coolest bubbles from Gymboree.  If you haven't tried them yet, I suggest you go buy a bottle!

thoughts...

I just heard a big clap of thunder. And eventhough I'd rather have the day be bright and sunny, I sure enjoy a nice spring shower. One with heavy rain, crazy lightning, and rolling thunder. It seems as though it's been quite awhile since I've posted anything note worthy. So here's a few things that have been on my mind.

I need to take the time to do things I enjoy and to do things for me. My days are filled up with many things: teaching, chores, taking care of my adorable baby, getting things ready for the next day, preparing lessons, etc. And although I don't mind these things, none of them are specifically for me. I feel as though I'm losing a part of myself because I'm not focusing on me. I need to do things for me.

I put up some cute pictures of my naked baby, and then I took them down because I was paranoid of what some creepy person might do with those photos. I dislike having to worry about things like that. Why can't this world just be a sweeter, more innocent place?

I'm stoked my sisters have joined me in the blogging world.

I only have sixteen days left of school. 16. That's it. And I wonder if I've done enough for my little Kindergarteners. I'm looking forward to my summer, even if it's going to be a busy one. I feel bad for all you workers out there who don't get a two and a half month vacation. SUCKERS!!

Life can be pretty hard sometimes. I've never had to go through somethings that's been physically challenging, but there have been many emotional challenges I've had to encounter. Simply being a girl is an emotional challenge. It's hard to feel really good about yourself and who you are when you're bombarded by thoughts and images and who you really should be. Visit dove.com (http://www.dove.us/#/features/videos/videogallery.aspx/) for some great insights into real beauty.

And last, being a mom is the greatest thing in the world. My little girl makes me smile and giggle more than anything else. She rocks. Stay tuned for incredible (fully-clothed) pictures of Savy.