Busy, busy!

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I hope you had a lovely Labor Day weekend! I was sick throughout the entire weekend, but that didn't keep me from being productive! Let's see...what I did I get accomplished this weekend?

1. Attended both varsity boys football and soccer games on Friday.

2. Set up and held yard sale on Saturday.

3. Caught up on Donna's December orders all day Sunday.

4. Cooked Cory breakfast in bed and cleaned like a crazy lady all day Monday!

Success!

This week is full of after-school meetings and errands. Cory's 30th birthday is Friday and we have a VERY busy weekend planned. I'll try to update as often as possible, despite the craziness. 

Happy Tuesday!

Autumn Home Makeover

Cory and I have lived in our home for almost a year and a half. It's not our dream home by any means, but we really love the location, so we have tried our best to adjust to living with just one closet and no air conditioning.

In order to adjust to living in a rental home (we live in a 2-story duplex built in the late 1700s, so it's quite quirky), I like to re-decorate as often as possible. We started a "deep clean" last week and are still putting the finishing touches on each of the rooms, but I wanted to go ahead and show you our living room space!

Remember last week I mentioned the huge thrift store in Silver Spring, MD? The purpose of our trip was so I could find goodies to freshen up our home just in time to welcome autumn. Here's a look!

1. Pretty autumn inspired pom-pom and pennant garland.

The pennant has our "new" last name on it!

We had to get rid of my old army-green couch a few weeks ago, so we moved one of Cory's down from the office. It's a simple, modern shape from IKEA. I threw on a thrifted afghan to break up the white walls blending into the white couch.

2. New Mantel Design.

Check out these ah-mazing thermos' I got my hands on at the thirft store last weekend! The colors are great for fall; I'll probably keep the plaid and wood-grain patterns up for Christmas, too! My adorable Duaflex II camera has been abandoned for too long, so I put it on display ontop of a few vintage books (Joan Didion, a collection of British lit, and a folk art collection).

3. New Cross-Stitch pictures!

When I found a set of 3 of these beauties, I refused to sit them back down. I have two hanging in the living room, side by side, and one in our teeny-tiny bathroom. I'll post a better picture later!

So there's your first little taste! I'll be back with more soon.

What are you doing to make your home cozier for fall?

P.S. The thrift store I've been drooling over in this post is called Unique Thrift Store! Definitely a must-visit!

I love yarn.

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Prettiest Thing

I am dying for fall to finally arrive. A little nip here and there just isn't enough. To pass the time during these oh-so-hot late summer months, I have been thinking of all the great things about fall...ya know, daydreaming when I should be doing something productive (like right now).

 The one thing I appreciate during the fall, more than any other time of year (because I sorta depend on it for survival September-June), is coffee. I never really drink flavored coffee in any other season. The aroma, the taste, the crispness of the first sip, and the warm hug it gives my body is key to happiness! So here you go, this week's prettiest thing: coffee.

Here are pretty pictures of pretty coffee!

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Yum!

Pumpkin Crochet-Along

Wanna get into the autumn spirit? I know I'm already in the spirit, I'm just waiting for the season to catch up! Well, here's an awesome idea by an awesome lady. Let's crochet pumpkins!

I just signed up for the Itsy Bitsy Spider's Pumpkin Crochet-Along! I thought this would be great to make to decorate my home for Halloween and Thanksgiving. I also thought, since it's such a quick project, that I could make them for the little ones I see often! So, now that I've peer (or craft) pressured you... go sign up!

Whew, I'm tired!

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Happy Thursday! Only one more work day for me this week and then I'm off until Tuesday (like hopefully all of you)! Hooray!

This week ends the second full week of school of the current academic year; we have officially had 13 days of school after tomorrow. To me, it has flown by! I genuinely enjoy the personalities in my classes and each of my students seem (although not all the time) willing to learn and improve themselves. I really love teaching 10th graders. They are so much fun. They're at the perfect age to be goofy, but mature enough to know how to diplomatically handle a situation. Also, they seem to be more serious about school (or at least capable of recognizing it's not going anywhere any time soon). This week we learned:  (1) how to diagram sentences, (2) SAT vocabulary, (3) checked out outside reading books, (4) discovered how politicans (both new and old) use rhetoric to develop their arguments. It's been a busy, thinking-heavy week! I'm ready for a little down time, that's for sure!

What has your week been like? Any big plans for the weekend?

I am participating in a community yard sale (trying to rid our house of our pre-marital home goods), attending both a varsity soccer and varsity football game, and hopefully hitting the road with Cory for a little "out of town" getaway for just a night.

Other than that, I'll be crocheting. I gotta! Between Christmas, sales, and shows coming up... I gotta get a move on!

Oh, oh! I TOTALLY forgot! Last weekend Cory and I went on a thrifting extravaganza! We took a little day trip to Silver Spring, MD (only 45 minutes away) and found a gigantic thrift store and so so many goodies. I'll post pictures later. Most of the awesome finds were perchased to decorate our home for fall. I'm finished with the living room, but need to touch up a few others before I can post pictures!

Okay, I'm gonna go grade some papers and get a move on!

Hello September!

I'm pretty excited for September, are you?

This month will bring a lot of fun memories. Here are few treats I'm looking forward to:

Cory's 30th Birthday Party.

In the Street (Frederick's biggest fall celebration)

Road trip to Auburn University with Rich and Beth

lots of fall thrifting

plaid/flannel shirts

cold nights and warm days!

What are you looking forward to this month?