Music

Hi there! I just got back from my work trip in San Diego. It was such a fun and rewarding experience to visit San Diego with some of my closest work friends and get to know the AVID program. I'll be talking about AVID a lot throughout the upcoming school year (I am teaching a group of AVID students), so there will be more to follow...

When not in our training sesssions or meetings, my week was spent discussing music, literature, and education theory. It sounds dorky, but it was a really cool experience. After hanging out with my colleagues for 6 days straight, I was able to get a mountain of song/artist recommendations. Some of these are recent releases and some of them are older, but they're all great (in my opinion). Recently I have been listening to a lot of bluegrass-folk-alternative music, so if you're into that, you'll love:

I am SO happy to be back and sleep in my own bed. Oh my gosh. So so happy.

What have you been up to since I've been gone?

San Diego

I'm in San Diego for a work conference until Saturday!

See you soon!

busy busy

This is my last full week at home before school starts. (I leave for San Diego on Sunday!) As you can imagine, my to do list is a mile long. 

Here's what I'm up to:

1. Getting new specs.

Ralphie hid my glasses from me in February and I am just now getting tired of my blurry vision.

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2. Getting my hair cut like this.

My hair grows so slowly, that I can usually manage cutting it only twice a year. Because I was growing it out for the wedding and willing to have whatever split ends would get me there, I haven't had my hair cut since last September. I'm a little over due :).

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3. Back to School shopping.

My shoe wardrobe is in desperate need of refreshment.

4. Setting up my classroom.

(Sorry for the poor pic quality. I found this picture while hunting for pictures of my classroom. This is from fall 2008. A student snapped this when Cory wasn't paying attention. We had only been dating for a few months at this point. We both look so "teacher-ish" lol.)

I'll be in San Diego all next week, so this is my last shot at a little peace and quiet in my classroom before teachers and students return!

5. Changing my name.

I have loads of paperwork to fill out so I can legally change my last name. So, so much!

Have a great day!

We're back!

I'm back!

Wow, what a vacation! We finally made it back from our 2 week honeymoon late, late Friday evening. We decided to stay in North Carolina for one last afternoon at the beach. I just couldn't stand the idea of having to go home, to be perfectly honest. Yesterday we were very busy running errands and getting our house in order before we gorged ourselves with crabs at a local mom & pop seafood place.


Today will be spent crocheting in the car while we head to a cousin's 11th birthday party (luau themed, yay), and a sleepover at the inlaws. Why am I sleeping over at the inlaws just 2 days after the honeymoon, you ask? Well, it's quite simple.
They have cable and this:

Mad Men Season 4 premieres tonight on AMC and Cory and I are SO excited. In January, Cory and I decided to eliminate cable and internet from our house, and while it has been a struggle for me, I find ways of making it work.

I am so excited for this premiere tonight, I can't stay seated! I'm excited to see all the mod clothing and new set designs. Oh my, my. I am so excited. If you haven't gotten bit by the Mad Men bug, it's completely worth your time.

Giveaway Update:
Are you following this blog yet? Go here to see what you have to do to enter! I will be back tomorrow/Tuesday with a run-down of all the little goodies you're able to get from the giveaway! I will choose the giveaway winner soon, because I leave for San Diego on Sunday for a week. So busy!


Have a lovely Sunday!

xo Liz

I miss you..

I know I'm supposed to be relaxing and taking in this wonderful two week vacation. Trust me, I'm milking it for all it's worth. This is what I really miss about home though:

I am SO excited to get home and start on new projects that will be perfect for late summer/early fall and back to school!

Check out these pretty things:

And this makes me feel the creative "itch" more than anything!

(P.S. I do not have photo credit for these pictures..if you know their source, please let me know!)

Reception photo...

Here's a photo that our event planner at the Delaplaine caught before our receptionn began. Once I have more of Pang's pictures, I will post them. It was an absolutely lovely evening!

A sneak peak...

Pang, our amazing friend and wedding photographer, posted a sneak peak of a few wedding photos tonight. I literally jumped up and down when I saw them (even though we were waiting in line at a restaurant in North Carolina...)! I thought you might like to see how we looked on our big day!

I have a different picture from our wedding reception taken by a friend that I will share later!