The Drive

Today I woke up early to drive to my parents. This is about a 6 hour drive and I knew I had to wake up and leave so I would miss traffic. If there is one thing I can't stand, it is traffic. This drive I was not looking forward to because I don't have any recent music and I am stuck to the radio for the most part. Do you know what is on the radio at 6, 7, 8 in the morning? PEOPLE TALKING! That is one on the most annoying things to me. I decided once I was through Baltimore that I needed to get a CD out. I found a CD a friend had made me in college and I was singing to every song.

The thought occurred to me that some of my favorite music is from when I was in college. I don't know if it is because there were so many memories in college or if it is because that music kept me company on my 14 hour car rides back and forth from school to home. There is something to be said about music.

One of the things I am most looking forward to is reading. I can't wait to just sit around and read. My Nook charger is now fixed :) Thank you Barnes and Noble for being so easy. I also am looking forward to simply sitting and drinking coffee with my mom. Some of the best conversations happen in pajamas with a cup of coffee. This week is full of promise and I am just so glad to have this time to recharge before the rest of summer hits.   What are you looking forward to this week?

End of the Year

With the school year ending TOMORROW having ended on Friday...!!! I have been busy finishing last minute paper work and getting things in order for next year. I have found ways to get things more organized and have been already thinking of the schedule for next year and how we can get that to work more smoothly. With all of that said, I have been struggling to keep up with the blogging...

I am leaving tomorrow morning to head to my parents for a week and am THRILLED to have the time off. I hope to do some blogging and get caught up on my to do list of wants, versus the needs to get done things. Sorry I have been so lax lately. New and exciting posts coming soon!!

Family

With the end of the school year only days away, I have been able to enjoy much more time with family. I married into a great family and a few decided to move closer to us. It works out well, as we see each other fairly regularly. Memorial day was one of those days.

We decided after we ate to take the kids to the park. There is a park pretty close to our apartment and it is a decent size so it is perfect to keep the kids busy. While at the park, we were watching the kids play, and talking to each other. While standing and watching the kids, a little boy came up to me. He started to grab at the camera I had. I bent down and showed him how to take a picture. His parents came over and were very apologetic, not that I cared, and he left. A few minutes later, he came running back. It was really cute. Again his parents were apologetic.

Later that evening, the hubs made a comment to me that got me thinking. He said, "What did that kid want? He must have just known you love kids."

The reason this got me thinking was because that is really what I want people to see. I want people to see my passion for kids and my passion for them to learn something. I hope that is something that is always visible to others. Here are some pictures from that day.

Discovering Honeysuckles with mom :)

Playing baseball. He LOVES baseball.

The picture my new friend took.