Like always I feel like I have waited too long before writing this post, but the last month has been INTENSE busy and fast-paced. In it I have started a new part time job, finished my first year teaching first grade, traveled throughout 3 states, been in 2 wedding and bought and moved into a new house!
Let's quickly start from the first of those thoughts, started a new part time job-a fitness instructor. When people ask "WHY!?" I just have to remember back to being a middle/high-schooler in my parents basement, doing workout videos, and pretending to be one of the instructors! As silly as it sounds, I've always wanted to do it, and now I am! I'm currently just teaching Boot Camp, (which is intense and based on drills and pain :) ), Core Conditioning (ab workout), Water X (more intense !) than you'd and something called Tabata (going all out 20 sec, 10 sec rest). Plan is to train for my things, however every type of class you are certified to teach costs between 100-400 to train for! So eventually I'll teach other things I like more like Yoga, maybe zumba? etc.
Next, FINISHED MY FIRST YEAR IN FIRST GRADE! Below you'll see my babies on field day. I have to say, I was ready for the year to end, but it was a GREAT first year, in a new school, teaching in a new language and at a new grade! My staff is great, couldn't ask for a better principal (Except maybe my old one Hannah L!) and the kids are sweet. I'm excited to get to see some of them this summer in a couple of 3/hr a day classes I'll be doing (but only for 2 weeks!).
Alright, where was I? Oh yes, Weddings! I had the immense pleasure of being in my 3rd and 4th weddings this year! (also count as attending the 6th and 7th!) Cammie got married in lovely Boulder Colorado, and Nicole got married in Winston-Salem NC! Colorado first, beautiful weather, no humidity! We hiked in the Rockies, got frozen yogurt, pranced around a farm, ate pies and danced all night :) It was a lovely time!
Now onto Nicole's wedding! It was 2 days before school ended, so I took Thursday and Friday off so that I could be back at school for our last day Monday! In addition, because we were in W-S I got to spend time with my family! Paul and Susan were there which was great! We made sushi together and got yogurt (seeing a theme in what I like to do with friends and family?) We played board games and went for a long walk. The only thing missing was my husband, but who really needs him anyways :) Nicole's wedding was also perfect. It was neat for me because I knew both Nicole and Matt decently well (Nicole being a childhood friend, Matt going to WFU with me-Yes... I am responsible for their relationship in case you were wondering; Two words-Disney Party). The wedding took place at my childhood elementary school...slightly weird....but it was neat to see all my childhood friends grown up and in one place together. Nicole does such a good job keeping up with everyone, and she helps keep us all together :) The only difference in our actions from being children to now, is now half of us are engaged and married, some have kids and we live on our own! But we're still silly and had a great time being a part of Nicole and Matt's special day! Not to mention the weather cooperated and although it rained almost every other day I was there, her wedding day was sunny and low 80s!
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| Slightly awkward but the only picture I have of | our beautiful dresses! |
Alright, last but definitely not least... we bought a house! Yes, we did. And we love it! When we found it we had to make a move right away, and the process was long, and not fun... but now we are homehowners! We are now in Eagan, MN. It's a suburb of the Twin Cities, and we're actually closer now to St. Paul than to Minneapolis. In fact, sometimes our address comes out as St. Paul, but we're still technically Eagan! We live in a cute little neighborhood across from a little park with a BIG pond (I'd call it a lake) and a walking trail that takes about 10 minutes around. At the end of our street is an entrance to Patrick Eagan Park walking/hiking trails that go around a "real" lake. The entire city is just bursting of parks and trails and that's one of the biggest things that attracted Mark and I. One of our favorite things about living in Minneapolis was all the access to Wirth Park and Cedar Lake, but we still have that here! To celebrate our last weekend in Minneapolis we enjoyed the weather and head out to my first Twins Game! And went out to eat downtown. We will miss that 5 minute drive to downtown (and my 10 minute commute) but we really do love our new place!
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| Last hike at Cedar wore her out! |
So now for pictures. I have to first say, we are far from done! We moved from a 1 bedroom less than 1000 square foot house to over doubling it... and we don't have enough to furnish it :) We know it'll be a house that we grow into, so we're ok with that, but do not judge the empty rooms and poor decorating. I'm waiting to really decorate when we have fully furnished rooms and know where things are going :) So I think that's it for the writing portion of this post.. Oh wait, I forgot to mention Mark and I's next door neighbors... Mark and Sandy. Not even kidding. Ok, now to pictures.
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| The house is 4 levels... split level. Cici loves the stairs |
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| Lots of trips to home depot! |
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| She likes her new room |
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| Walk in closet |
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| Master Bath |
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| Our Bedroom |
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| Max's bedroom :) (My nephew) |
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| Upstairs bath |
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| View from Living room |
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| Livingroom |
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| Other view living room |
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| Front Door |
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| Front Cloest |
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| Mud/laundry room |
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| Garage |
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| Kitchen :) |
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| Love my granite countertops |
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| Dining room |
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| Porch with pond view |
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| Porch again...notice Cici followed me everywhere |
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| Mini garden |
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| Backyard, shed and firepit |
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| Our first planted bush, Azalea for my mom :) |
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| Front of House |
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| Side of house |
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| Downstairs family room |
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| Family room again |
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| Downstairs bath |
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| Office |
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| Still following me |
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| Craft closet :) |
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| Guest bedroom! Getting a real bed tomorrow... everyone is welcome! |
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| Basement/aka man cave... still empty |
