So Friday is the middle of November, and while there are a lot of things that I love about this time of year. There are an equal number of things that I tend to dislike, and this year I feel that there are even more negative things on the list (try as I might to stay positive!).
Christmas is almost 40 days away, which is SOOOOO far beyond exciting I can hardly contain my excitement. After doing a bit more Christmas shopping (although I already had a good bit done), I decided that it was time to wrap the gifts I had so far. Christmas is by far my favorite time of the year, and so the fact that I wrapped gifts just lifts my spirit and makes me smile. Although Christmas is nearing, it apparently is still not close enough for most people, and so there are a lot of grumpy folks out there being down on Christmas! :(
In addition to being so excited about Christmas, I also have been very excited the past few weeks because this past weekend I was able to take a trip up to Providence to visit with family. It was so great to get away for a few days, and it was very exciting to fly to Providence, rather than having to drive! I nearly had a silent nervous break down on the flight up to Providence just because I haven't flown since I was 12, but on the way back I was actually able to enjoy the flight, and even relax enough to take a short nap. The flight was an hour and the drive back from the airport only about an hour as well, so that was well worth it.
I am feeling somewhat refreshed with the three day weekend (thank you veterans!) and attending a math conference today it has been a nice (and needed) break away from my students. I think we were all really starting to push each others' buttons. With just two weeks until Thanksgiving break I feel that we will be able to push through to the next break.
Dealing with Eric finishing grad school has been stressful, but he graduates two months from yesterday, so I can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel! It feels amazing that we are so close to the end considering where we have been. However, this final push is proving to be a very challenging one. I have faith that we will get through to the end though, and as his Nana constantly reminds us, we will be much stronger for the experience.
As much as I would love to continue, four days off of school means that I have tons of work to do before school tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
A Mid-October Summer's Day
I don't particularly enjoy the extremes of weather. Extremely hot, extremely cold, extremely windy.... However, I can be tolerant of those things when the season matches the extreme. Extremely cold in the winter, while not pleasant, it's winter, what do you expect? Extremely hot in the summer. Well, I don't really enjoy sweating profusely, but at least you can go to the pool. Near 90 degree temperatures the first weekend in October.... that is a problem. I'm ready for the crisp fall air, and jeans and sweatshirts on weekend outings!
Even though we had summer weather (it was very hot), Eric and I spent Saturday touring Delaware and checking out the many things that were going on all over the state. We started off by driving down to Wyoming, DE and going to the Fifer Orchard Fall Festival (website). We had a great family day, just the two of us! Here is a picture recap of our time at the orchards.
We made our way through this six acre corn maze! There was an observation deck that if you could find you could see the whole field! Here is a map of the maze!
There was a farm store where we found some homemade jams and salad dressings that we are excited to try. We also ate some pretty delicious (and reasonably priced) lunch thanks to the Lions Club of Camden Wyoming (website). But the best food we ate at the festival was a pumpkin funnel cake, with cream cheese frosting, and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar! It was even better than it sounds!
After we were done at the fall festival we headed a little further south to Rehoboth beach (since it felt like summer!). They were having an end of season sidewalk sale, so we figured we would check it out. In addition to walking through town and the shops, we walked along the boardwalk and played a round of mini-golf.
After a looooonnnnggg day of traveling south, we got back in the car and made the drive back home. Along the way we stopped at Dover Downs to have dinner at Frankie's (website). During dinner Eric decided to play some practical jokes on his family members on the trip home.
All in all it was a great day, although somewhat bittersweet. With Eric getting ready to finish his final internship for PT school it was a glimpse into what our future will be more like, but a nagging reminder that he still has nine weeks of internships left until we get to that point.
In addition to all those wonderful Saturday activities, Sunday involved a bit of Christmas shopping, Eric got a haircut and we stayed snuggled in bed watching movies on Netflix until 11:00. Now it's time to try and get some work done for this upcoming week of school.
Here's hoping that the next nine weeks go by very quickly!
Even though we had summer weather (it was very hot), Eric and I spent Saturday touring Delaware and checking out the many things that were going on all over the state. We started off by driving down to Wyoming, DE and going to the Fifer Orchard Fall Festival (website). We had a great family day, just the two of us! Here is a picture recap of our time at the orchards.
We made our way through this six acre corn maze! There was an observation deck that if you could find you could see the whole field! Here is a map of the maze!
Here we are on the observation deck, after making through the whole maze!
We also played a few frames of pumpkin bowling, raced rubber ducks through a track, and found the most addicting ring toss game in the world! (I didn't get pictures of these last two)
Eric took a ride on the zipline!
We each got to paint our own miniature pumpkin!
There was a farm store where we found some homemade jams and salad dressings that we are excited to try. We also ate some pretty delicious (and reasonably priced) lunch thanks to the Lions Club of Camden Wyoming (website). But the best food we ate at the festival was a pumpkin funnel cake, with cream cheese frosting, and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar! It was even better than it sounds!
After we were done at the fall festival we headed a little further south to Rehoboth beach (since it felt like summer!). They were having an end of season sidewalk sale, so we figured we would check it out. In addition to walking through town and the shops, we walked along the boardwalk and played a round of mini-golf.
All in all it was a great day, although somewhat bittersweet. With Eric getting ready to finish his final internship for PT school it was a glimpse into what our future will be more like, but a nagging reminder that he still has nine weeks of internships left until we get to that point.
In addition to all those wonderful Saturday activities, Sunday involved a bit of Christmas shopping, Eric got a haircut and we stayed snuggled in bed watching movies on Netflix until 11:00. Now it's time to try and get some work done for this upcoming week of school.
Here's hoping that the next nine weeks go by very quickly!
Monday, September 30, 2013
If you fall off the horse, get back on
So, my first attempt at this blogging thing was quite unsuccessful. I hope that this time around, I will be more consistent and productive.
Exciting things that have happened since my last post (which was a while ago, so it's quite a list):
Eric and I got married. AND we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. We ate our saved piece of cake, and if you didn't eat the icing, it really wasn't that bad!
I started and finished my second year of teaching at Howard.
I transferred to another high school in our school district (Saint George's) and have finished about a month of my third year of teaching.
Eric and I moved to a new apartment, which we painted, so now we are really grown ups!
Many of our family and friends have gotten married as well, so congrats and shout outs to Megan and Paul, Karen and Michael, and Julie and Eric!! Their weddings were beautiful!
Although there have been many very exciting events, not everything has been easy. Eric is wrapping up grad school (finally!), but to finish up, he has been going through a number of internships which have taken him away from home :( We know we will make it through him completing these internships, but I know we are both VERY ready for him to graduate in January! (I think I am more ready than he is!)
I hope to use this blog as a way to motivate myself to be productive in school and life, and to help get me through these tough times, as well as celebrate the good things!
This past weekend my parents came into town for a visit to see our new place! I put out quite the spread for their arrival (pigs in blankets, recipe here, veggies and dip, and pita chips with hummas) and made a delicious dessert (apple crisp, recipe here, pictured below). In addition to catching up, and attending the UD football game (they made a miraculous come back to win in the end!), my Mom and I also did a little Pinterest craft to celebrate the new season (directions here). Please enjoy the pictures!
Exciting things that have happened since my last post (which was a while ago, so it's quite a list):
Eric and I got married. AND we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. We ate our saved piece of cake, and if you didn't eat the icing, it really wasn't that bad!
I started and finished my second year of teaching at Howard.
I transferred to another high school in our school district (Saint George's) and have finished about a month of my third year of teaching.
Eric and I moved to a new apartment, which we painted, so now we are really grown ups!
Many of our family and friends have gotten married as well, so congrats and shout outs to Megan and Paul, Karen and Michael, and Julie and Eric!! Their weddings were beautiful!
Although there have been many very exciting events, not everything has been easy. Eric is wrapping up grad school (finally!), but to finish up, he has been going through a number of internships which have taken him away from home :( We know we will make it through him completing these internships, but I know we are both VERY ready for him to graduate in January! (I think I am more ready than he is!)
I hope to use this blog as a way to motivate myself to be productive in school and life, and to help get me through these tough times, as well as celebrate the good things!
This past weekend my parents came into town for a visit to see our new place! I put out quite the spread for their arrival (pigs in blankets, recipe here, veggies and dip, and pita chips with hummas) and made a delicious dessert (apple crisp, recipe here, pictured below). In addition to catching up, and attending the UD football game (they made a miraculous come back to win in the end!), my Mom and I also did a little Pinterest craft to celebrate the new season (directions here). Please enjoy the pictures!
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