December Update

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted. I've been BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, and that is my only excuse for being such a bad blogger.

In December, I have:

• driven across Kansas to return to Colorado from Missouri, where we went for Thanksgiving break
• suffered through proctoring tons of district assessments with my students (BORING)
• spent a wonderful weekend with Dan and friends in Steamboat Springs
• skied my very first BLUE run (Heavenly Daze at Steamboat Springs - thanks again, Aaron!)
• fulfilled 10 magnet orders from shoppers on Etsy (and made over 250 magnets for those orders)
• completed seven canvas collages for buyers from my Etsy shop {click here to visit my shop}
• celebrated the completion of the first semester with my students and colleagues with food, Elf, foosball, ping pong, and dancing
• tried a new (and delicious) cookie recipe
• celebrated Dan receive PILOT as his job and finish his ninth out of ten semesters at the Air Force Academy

As of this this evening, I have ONE work day left for the semester... and it's a teacher work day! Yay! We will soon leave to visit Dan's family in Portland and then a couple friends in Philadelphia. Both trips should be fun, and it'll be nice to experience a new city (never been to Philly).

I just wanted to post a quick update since it had been over a week... oops! 

Summer So Far

Summer has been treating me well so far.

I was able to attend the Air Force Academy Graduation Parade with some friends, and we staked out where to stand next year to get the best pictures of our then-graduates. Score!

I have been logging the miles during my half marathon training. It isn't going perfectly, but I am pretty consistent, which is way more than last time around. This one should be far more bearable to complete. July 27th is the big day!

I have had lots of quality time with my fiancé, which is sometimes rare, so I am appreciating and loving every single minute of it!

My friend Lucy (who came all the way from England) is in town right now, and we are having a blast hanging out.

I am leaving on a road trip to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas soon! I can't wait to see both places again; they're so much fun and SO different from each other!

I get to see one of my very best friends (Lizzie at Sweet Kansas Girl) get married NEXT WEEKEND! I'm so excited that we are able to see them say: "I DO".

I will be driving home to Kansas City next month, and I'm excited to see family and friends and catch a few Royals games!

I can only hope the rest of the summer proves to be as amazing as it has been so far!