Merry Christmas!

I can't believe I haven't blogged since December 6th!

Since I've been off work, I have spent a lot of time with the puppy!

And catching up on sleep....

I am fully rested and ready for a new semester now, but I'm so excited I still have another week off!

Since I've been on Christmas break I've...

Spent time with family and friends...

I've taken lots of walks with sweet Hazel, in my new kicks...

Completed a few puzzles with the hubby...

Started reading books... FOR FUN!

Watched lots of movies and Modern Family Season 3...

(Hazel hid beside the couch during one movie!)

And loved on my sweet puppy!

As you can tell, it was no exaggeration that I've spent a lot of time loving on my puppy!  Hazel met LOTS of family and friends.  She is purely exhausted.

David and I are going to enjoy some time in the mountains before life gets crazy again.

We are going to visit Asheville, NC and the Biltmore!  We are so excited!

I hope you had a MERRY CHRISTMAS as well!

Insta-Tuesday

For Insta-Tuesday, I will catch up on my life through Instagram pictures!
Since last week, I have been busy, busy, busy!  I am SO happy we had a three day weekend!  I think it's finally helped me get over the hill with this cold I've had!  I always catch something from one of my kiddos in the first couple weeks!  So happy that's over with!

First, I watched a lot of the Republican National Convention.  If I haven't mentioned it, I teach Government.  And I love politics.  I started keeping a journal of government quotes.  I write one down every day.  Liberal, conservative, general observations... all of it.  My goal is that next semester, I would have enough to have a Quote of the Day, everyday.

My volleyball team was undefeated (and even won a tournament) until last week.  We lost one game Thursday night.  Losing makes you stronger though, right? 

And where else would I spend a Saturday in Athens when there is a home game?  That's right, I was there to see Gurly run those amazing touchdowns!  And I have the sunburn to prove it! GO DAWGS!

After the game, the hubs and I went to dinner with my parents.  Then spent our "date night" at this movie.  I highly HIGHLY recommend it, whatever your beliefs are.  I would also highly recommend reading President Obama's book, Dreams From My Father.  I cannot stress enough that Americans need to understand foreign and economic policy much better.

And now that I'm off my soap box, I made the carrot chips!  They were really yummy and SO easy!  David and I chowed down on them.  Perfect snack!

We also spent part of this weekend celebrating the marriage of David's cousins!  We had so much fun!  I haven't uploaded my pictures yet, but I did capture her precious favors on Instagram!  Missy made the cutest monogrammed mason jars for us to drink out of at the wedding and take home!  What a GREAT idea!

I hope your Labor Day weekend was as relaxing and fun as mine!  I can smell the amazing supper my husband has been working on in the kitchen now!  It pays to marry a chef :)

fast forward

Wouldn't it be nice if we could just fast forward to the weekend? I think so! The countdown is now 6 school days until spring break!!! Woohoo!!

AND

It is 71 days until David and I get marrrrrrriiiieeeeddddd!!!!!!! Since I've been thinking about vows the past couple days, I must have put out good vibes... because they are now showing THE VOW at the dollar theater!!!!!

Now all I have to do is talk the fiance into going to see it with me tomorrow night :)

We are also chaperoning PROM this weekend! I'm excited to see all of the students dressed up and looking pretty! It should be entertaining!

I can't wait to see pretty dresses!

And hopefully I can fit some time in the weekend to rent We Bought A Zoo. It's supposed to be so good, and I'm looking forward to seeing it soon!

One of my students introduced me to a bunch of new photo apps on my phone. And let's just say... I'm obsessed. I took a bunch of self pics, making faces, none of which are serious, they might even be weird, but I'm okay with that :) Here are a few! I used all kinds of filters. The apps are... Pici Booth, Lens+, and BeFunkyFx.


Obviously, having way too much fun with my new apps!
And lastly, because I love all of you so much :)