Summer Bucket List

Ahhhh, Summer. The time of year where teachers catch up on their "me-time." Well, somewhat. If you're like me, you're making lists too long to handle and wind up not doing much of it. Either way, I have a Summer Bucket List and found a fun blog to link up with! Looks like these other teachers are going to have a great summer, too! Thanks, Mind Sparks, for hosting a fun linky!

1. I am an avid reader but during the school year, especially towards the end when it gets CRAZY busy, I just don't have the time to put into a good book for pleasure! And any time I read, I get so relaxed, I wind up falling asleep. So being a tired teacher, you can imagine I don't get much of the actual reading done! What's on your summer reading list? I've been out of school for 1 week and I've already read through 2 of the books on my list! I'm devouring them!

2. Ryan and I are going on a "baby-moon!" I just learned that term the other day! We have a trip planned next week to the Dillard House in Georgia. I have never been but it was his family's usual summer vacation spot and he has always wanted to take me there. Before travelling gets more difficult with a baby coming in August, we are going! His sisters and mom are joining us and I am getting really excited! One of his sisters is a photographer, too, and she's going to do some awesome maternity photos for us. I will make sure I post some when they're done. Can't wait! The pictures below are from the Dillard House's website. How beautiful!

3. The nursery is on its way to completion! We hired a lady to super deep clean the room since it has been a storage/junk room for the past like 3 years. Now we are starting to piece it all together! I'll post some pictures soon when it's nearing completion. Lots to do!!! But so fun!!! 

4. I have a list of some TpT products that need a makeover! Like most TpT sellers, I use the Summer as a time to make some necessary changes. It is always so nice to visit some old products and give them some attention again. My first update this Summer will be my Fairy Tale Unit, so keep your eyes peeled for some new goodies in it!

5. I am SO EXCITED to go to the TpT Conference this year!!! I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that it is in Florida this year. I was planning on going before they announced the location change and was saving up my pennies to afford a trip to Vegas. Then I found out I was pregnant... and I wouldn't be able to travel that distance at 8 months pregnant. I'm sure you can imagine my joy when they announced it would be in Orlando this year!! I live an hour's drive away from Orlando, people! I can handle an hour drive! And my doctor gave me the okay to do so. So wide load coming through! I have a lot to learn and a lot of people I want to meet!

6. We all have Netflix goals these days, right? Gotta finish Gilmore Girls.

7. There are some Summer activities that this preggo just can't handle in the heat this year. But let me tell ya, there are a LOT of good movies coming out this summer! So you know where I'll be on the weekends. I'm also babysitting my best friend's 3-year-old and the theater in town does $1 kid movies during the week. So, they'll be seeing a lot of me at the theaters this summer...

8. Speaking of my best friend's 3-year-old... Liam is his name and he's stinkin' adorable. The teacher in me has all kinds of fun ideas for us this summer and you know I'll be blogging about it. Learning With Liam will begin sometime pretty soon. I have so many ideas pinned in Pinterest!

9. Other than Liam, I want to make sure I get some hanging out time in before the baby comes in August. My mom is a teacher, too, so its always nice to get to hang out with her over the summers!

10. And last but not least, I have an idea book that is over flowing with stuff I've been meaning to create and now is the time, people! I actually just made something for the beginning of next year for my substitute to use and it's super fun! I'll share it this evening when it is all completed! I might even have a video of it! ;)



At the end of the summer, my baby boy will be greeting the world! I have tons to do to get ready for his arrival and to make sure I capitalize on every moment before he's here that way... I'll have the ability to capitalize on every moment after he's here. <3

No Snow... But Lots of Fun!

I'm back from Washington, D.C. and we had a wonderful time! I was incredibly disappointed, however, as you can probably tell from the title of this post... that there was no snow. In fact, it was the warmest it had been pretty much all winter and it rained for two of the three days we were there. Not much different from the Florida winter weather I am accustomed to. Oh well! The lack of freezing cold allowed me to enjoy walking outside to and from all the monuments and museums!

I'll keep this post to a minimum and let the pictures speak for themselves. :)

It rained so much. The only difference from Florida weather is the colder wind...

The "snow" I saw. I don't think this counts...

Wax museum fun!

Lincoln Memorial

My husband and his three sisters in front of the Lincoln Memorial building.

I'll Photoshop myself in later. I just didn't feel comfortable giving my phone to a stranger to take a picture of all of us...

And here we are! Fresh off the plane!

It really was a blast. I wish we could have stayed longer! But it is back to regular life now...

On to Kindergarten!

Last Day and a Weekend Away

Hello blog lovers! Today was my last day at my job in computer repair in preparation for my final internship. I just won't have time for both!

A couple of my co-workers got me a cake! And it was pink! Working in computer repair, I have pretty much always been the only girl, or one of two, at the work place, so I was impressed with the cake choice by my male co workers.

The guys cut into it (quite sloppily I might add...) before I remembered to take a picture... but at one point it said, "We'll miss you, Amanda!" Awwwwww.

This weekend I will be away visiting family in Washington DC and hopefully seeing snow for the first time! I will definitely be taking pictures, but I will be away from the blog for a couple of days. However, we will all have a great post to look forward to on Monday since it's the first day of my internship AND the first day of teaching my Dr. Seuss theater class. Can't wait!!!

Have a great weekend!