New Minds to Inspire

One full week of school is complete. Things went well, and I feel like I am going to have a great year. I have high hopes and a lot of faith that my students will do great. Poor Zeus hated last week though. He doesn't like when his routine gets messed up. I use the word "routine" loosely... All he did all summer was nap, move to another room, nap again, and repeat the process several times. Haha. So although I was sad to see another summer come and go, I feel like I'm on the right path and doing the job I was meant to do. I hope I will continue to be the role model that my teachers were for me. They were truly amazing people in every way. They left big shoes to fill, but I'm trying my best.

Back to School... Almost!

This is the last weekend of summer break '09. It's been a really great summer (except for the crazy heat). I'm sad that sleeping in is almost gone, but Zeus usually woke us up before 7:30am anyway. Here's to the last two days before meeting the next 100 young minds I hope to inspire to do great things! :)

Swim Champ

Zeus makes me one proud puppy-mama! ;)

Destin Part II (Finally!)

So here's a little post about the rest of our Destin Trip! We took pics on the beach one evening to take full advantage of the glow of the setting sun. Then we ate dinner at The Back Porch (phenominal lobster stuffed mahi mahi by the way) and went go-cart racing at Big Kahunas. Here's a few more snapshots of our time in Florida:

Sunburnt- ouch! This was our last full day on the beach. :) It rained on us the entire drive home through Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, but not a drop of rain once we hit Texas. Go figure.

Destin Part I

The first few days in Destin have been PHENOMINAL. We arrived Saturday evening and still had time to play on the beach for a little while. We ate dinner at Fudpuckers and slept like rocks afterward. Sunday we spent nearly the whole day on the beach (with a lot of sunscreen). Craig taught me how to catch waves on a boogie board! Once I caught a great wave but had to steer around a dad and his little daughter. With a little help from the Lord above I somehow made it around them without hitting anyone or falling off my board! Then it was time for steaks that the boys grilled and two intense games of Settlers of Catan. (I'm such a nerd - I love that game!) My arms and ribcage have been sore all day today (Monday) from the boogie boarding. Today was mostly rainy, so we hardly got to spend any time on the beach. Craig and Clint golfed this morning (luckily before the storms got here) while Lindsay and I slept in. This afternoon we played a card game called "Apples to Apples" and just hung out inside mostly. Here's some pics of our trip so far.

We jammed out to the "classics" on the way to Florida:

Me and the "Boom Box"- thanks to advances in technology- this doesn't look even half as cool as it did in the 80's. Darn MP3 players...

The extent of my artistic ability:

Craig and me in front of the Gator statue at Fudpuckers. Supposedly it's a replica of one of the largest aligators ever caught. (According the the really wacky gator lady there.) Everything at Fudpuckers is free for you to sign your name on. We didn't have a Sharpie though.

The view from the balcony at our condo. The water was crystal clear Saturday and Sunday.

More to come! Stay tuned... :)