Thursday Five!

It's Thursday Five over at Mannland5.

Five things that I'm happy about this week are:

1.  School's out for summer!  This afternoon, I finished my big move to my new kindergarten classroom and did my final checkout with my assistant principal.  This move was an excellent time to get rid of the junk I've accumulated since my last classroom move six years ago.

2.  My dad's retirement luncheon is on Saturday.  He is retiring after being a police officer for 35 (or is it 36?) years.  We've got a big surprise in store for him! More on that later!

Congrats Pops!

3.  Jenni's wedding shower was a success!  Everyone was very complimentary and I felt like things went very smoothly.  More on that soon, also!

The bride-to-be and me!

4.  Our basement and laundry room project is finally finished.  Now it's time for me to get creative with my decorating skills!

5.  No alarm clock for the next eight weeks or so!  I can't sleep in too late anymore, but I feel so much more rested in the morning when I don't have to wake up to an alarm clock.  Does anyone else feel this way?

Happy Thursday!

Thurday Five!

It's Thursday Five over at Mannland5. Time to think of five things that have made me joyful, excited, grateful, appreciative, elated or just plain happy this week.

1.  This sign that I ordered off of Etsy:

I hung it on the wall as you first walk in our front door and love it there!  I've been looking for one of these for a long time and finally found it through Nestlings.

2.  Our basement renovation is nearing completion.  Just carpeting throughout and cabinet installation in the laundry room are left before we are finished!  We have a couch being delivered next week, so it will really seem all put together once that is in and we start decorating.

View from the stairs

Macey loves the new basement! 

(Please excuse the 1960s carpet.  That will be replaced by a lovely grey berber tomorrow!)

Laundry Room with new washer and dryer!

3.  Teacher Appreciation Night at Melting Pot with nine of my fellow teachers.  It was so nice to have a chance to catch up over a great meal!

4.  Getting together with my friends from high school at "Wine in the Woods" last Saturday.

Jen and I are enjoying our wine!

5.  Helping my friend's son, Brennan, celebrate his first birthday on Saturday.

And while we are at it...

6. That my mother-in-law is now recovering from pneumonia at home.  She went to the ER last Friday and stayed a few days.  She's now home...let's just hope she continues to take it east and get better!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Thursday Five!

It's Thursday Five over at MannLand5, which means it's time to think of five things that have made me happy, thrilled, jubilant, elated, or ecstatic!

1.  Teacher Appreciation Week- Our PTA has taken good care of us this week (with lots of food!). I've received several bouquets of flowers and one planter from my students.  We had a yummy lunch on Tuesday and breakfast today, provided by the PTA.  Tomorrow is "Note Day" where students are asked to write their teacher a note of appreciation.

2.  Dinner with my family on Monday night.  We went out to a local restaurant to celebrate my brother's 25th birthday.  There was a lot of laughing, and probably a lot of stares from other restaurant patrons due to that laughing!

3. Kindergarten Orientation today and tomorrow.  It was so fun to get to work with the (mostly) cute four and five-year olds who will be in kindergarten next year.  Most were really excited to be at school.  Others were not.  And there were others that we'd wished hadn't come.  I didn't say that, did I?!

4.  The start of my 8K training program.  I ran 3 miles on the track last night!

5. Going to look for new furniture for our almost finished basement.  We're looking for a black leather couch.  Any suggestions on where to look?

Tomorrow is Friday!! WOO!

Thursday 5!

It's Thursday Five at Mannland5, and while I'm kinda in a bad mood today (stayed up too late + intern gone so I'm teaching again + chatty and annoying students= me having enough of this week), I thought participating in this would help me to refocus on the good things that have happened this week.

My five things are:

1. Getting my hair highlighted and trimmed!  I feel so much better about myself when I get fresh highlights.

2. Flying to Ohio on Saturday morning for my mom's cousin's surprise party and my cousin Erin's First Communion. I haven't been to Ohio to see my relatives for almost a year, so I'm excited to go! Plus a round-trip flight from here to Columbus for under $100--great deal!

3. Having a great time at our friends Danny and Faye's wedding on Saturday.  The ceremony took place at the U.S. Naval Academy chapel.  I've never been to a military wedding, so it was neat to see the special traditions.  Pics to come in a future post!

4. Weddings, weddings, weddings!  I love going to weddings and all things wedding! This week I went with my friend Jenni for her dress fitting, and sent out the invitations for her shower.

5.  To go along with number 4, I needed to print something for the invites onto sticky-notes.  I had read on-line that you could do that and asked several people at school if they knew how to.  Everyone thought I was nuts and going to jam the printer. Well, with Jenni's help, I figured it out! I'm so not tech-saavy, so this is a big accomplishment for me!  It was so cool!

What are your happy things for this week?