Recap

I've been busy doing the whole teaching, parenting, socializing thing for the last few weeks.

• Brett and I celebrated our 5TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! It's kinda unbelievable that we've been married that long already. I still feel like we're just playing house. We're working on our finances and stuff so we didn't make the big-huge-deal out of it that I had always hoped to but it was still awesome. Brett kidnapped me and we both played hooky from work to have a lil "staycation". We stayed in a beautiful hotel in the ritzy downtown, we went out to breakfast, we played putt-putt, we went to the art museum and hung out in bookstores, we went to all our favorite restaurants, we went to the movies, twice..... we just did all the things we used to be able to do whenever we wanted to. It was precious reconnecting time and it meant so much to me that he had a plan. He also did one of the most romantic things ever that he hasn't done since the day we were married. Can't tell ya about that, tho. ;)
  

• Brett also just turned 31. :P He's in his thirties. I'm in my twenties. Hehe. :P
  

• School's going alright. God's been dealing with me about my attitude lately. Don't get me wrong, I've got a better grip on teaching elementary than I've had in the past. And I am pleased that things aren't going horribly wrong.... but I have a hard time being cheerful and bubbly and "yay everything's great" because they really aren't. I know students can behave better than they do for me. But, cmon now, what good does it do anybody for me to have a cynical attitude? I'm workin' on it...

• I went with some young wives/mothers from church to a beach retreat at Myrtle a few weekends ago. It was really fun! I got to know them a lot better (10 girls in tight quarters) and it really did my heart good to be around people I have so much in common with. Very encouraging!

• Coming home from that retreat was good because Caleb apparently really missed me and gave Brett a reality-check on just how valuable moms are! Since I've been back, he's had an incredibly grateful attitude and has been way more helpful and considerate as a husband and a father. He sees now that it's not so easy to work full time, come home and do most of the caretaking of Caleb until he goes to bed, then work to keep the house clean and my spouse happy. Brett says he plans to find me a cape (since I'm a superhero) ;P Hehe...

• Finally, last Friday I got to go with one of my besties to see Big Head Todd & The Monsters in concert at The Fillmore in Charlotte. Coolest. Venue. Ever! It was such a beautiful place and they're def one of the best 90's bands if not THE best. We jammed into the wee hours of the morning (with a buncha people in their 40's reliving their college heyday! ;P) I attached some YouTube videos of their most popular songs below......