Happy Late Father's Day

I've been nothing short of busy! Behind on my blogging but better late than never..right?


(Last year at the ranch)

My dad is creative, fun, and carefree. He has an artistic characteristic about him that is contagious. You wouldn't know it by looking at him but he's nothing short of creative. My sister and I definitely got the creative genes from this guy! I am told I have my mom's face and my dad's body. Definitely got his calves (yes, the kind where I can't even buy cute knee high boots in the winter because they won't zip.) My sister is just the opposite, she has dad's face and mom's tiny body. Weird how all that works out! Anyway.. He's always been total cowboy (& no not one of those guys that dresses up in a cowboy hat and shined boots every year for the WHC rodeo..he's the real deal my friends!) Now he's a beach boy/cowboy. Yes, hes "that guy" that rides horses on the beach in the sunset..(sorry ladies he's not single) Sad I couldn't spend Father's day with him but I'll see him in August!

(My PA--my mom's dad)

You can always find a smile on grandpa's face. He enjoys life, loves him family, the Lord and is definitely a joker. He's extra spoiled by my Ma but aren't we all? I live a street away from my grandparents so I see those love bugs pretty often. We headed out for a yummy steak at Lytle Land & Cattle to celebrate Pa! Such a fun evening with lots of laughs.

So blessed with a crazy family..there is never a DULL moment.

Blessed!

First off, it has been the busiest summer ever!  You can always find me doing some type of project for school. It's not always fun for a second grader to learn about parts of speech but I do my best to make it as interesting as possible. (The life of a teacher..i suppose) More on my "fishing for sentences" activity later.

I always catch up on my blog reading on Friday. One of my regulars was hosting a link up to show your homes etc. So as I was viewing some fun pictures of different homes and getting cute ideas, I came across a blog about a family who had lost everything in a fire. I continued to read some of her later posts and she was such an inspiration. "My God can move this mountain, and he can move your mountain too." I really found this quote to be very inspirational. Lets be honest..I love my coach bags, jon hart tote, leopard clothes, brighton jewlery, ipad etc. I can not imagine LOSING EVERYTHING?!  This lady has totally relied on God for everything. She does miss her stuff..who wouldn't? But she knows that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and the good Lord will provide!

As I grow each day and move more toward being an "independent adult", I realize how totally blessed I am! I am so blessed with an amazing family, wonderful friends, a roof over my head, a car to drive, clothing, good health, food, the list could go on forever...
I know that I shouldn't be so materialistic.This is only our temporary home and the "stuff" that we have will not matter.

Keep your life free from the love of money,

and be content with what you have, for he has said,

"I will never leave you nor forsake you."

-Hebrews 13:5

Call me crazy

I've been crazy busy doing art projects! Phew! 31 art projects in two weeks, and i'm done with my maymester! YAY! I'll be back in the classroom again on Monday, starting my two Summer 1 classes.

I had some down time on Memorial Day weekend and headed to the pool!

Exactly what I need for an afternoon at the pool. I've never been a big coke drinker. Infact I've only had one sip of carbonation my whole life. Call me crazy, I just hate carbonation! ICK! I also can't stand the taste of bottle water. I've got some funky taste buds! Anywho, I've finally found a brand of bottle water that I like. EVIAN! My sweet sister introduced me, and i've been hooked! It will cost ya a bit more but it sure is convienent to travel, go to the lake/pack the cooler now that I found a bottled drink that I enjoy. Don't let me fool you being a non coke drinker. I still indulge in other fattening things such as hershey's chocolate bars and french fries:)

As for this weekend, you can probably find me back at the pool with some yummy snacks.I'm a pinterest junkie and came across these...

YUM! I love chicken and cream cheese, so I may try these out! Check out the recipe here





Have I mentioned how much I love Friday? Love the feeling of having the whole weekend ahead (especially when studying is NOT in the weekend plans). I also have lunch with my momma every Friday. We always eat somewhere yummy and never gossip!  After lunch, I always catch myself checking out the bargains at TJ Max! So i'm headed out to do just that!

Happy Weekend!