This is where I will be tomorrow....

Did I mention I love being a teacher?

The dog days of summer.....

From this....
To this....

In 9 months!!

Sweet, sweet summertime. . .

In June, Andrew had a recruiting trip to San Diego, so I decided to tag along for some great weather, shopping, and fun! We were starving when we got there, so of course, we headed to the nearest In-n-Out for some grub! The next day we had a little free time, so we drove out to the Wild Animal Park. They take you on a safari (it suppose to be like you're in Africa..any may be the closest I ever get to Africa)... we saw lions and tigers and ....nope didn't see any bears!! However, we showed up at the gorillas hangout just in time for the feeding...it was neat to see these animals at mealtime...they are so human-like it's scary! One night after Andrew got done watching high school girls play golf...sounds like fun, huh!....we went downtown to the Padres game. I am used to going to Turner Field where the fans actually are rooting for the Braves...so we were in for a treat since the Padres have NO fan base and I'm pretty sure everyone was there to see the Mariners. We also got to drive down Pacific Coast Highway in La Jolla (that's pronounced La Hoya...not La Jalla - in my East-Tennessee accent). We even (accidently) drove past Torrey Pines which was pretty cool. The beaches there are pretty...but also pretty rocky...not like we are used to. It was also cool there...the highs were in the mid- 70s each day, but on the beach it was a lot cooler. I wish we had their weather in Knoxville :(. All-in-all we had a great time!!

You know you're gettin' old when...

your little cousin graduated from college! Yes, that's right, Julie..who to me is still in middle school....graduated from Clemson this May with a degree in Finance. All the girl cousins took her out for a night out on the town to celebrate.




We started out at the bar in the Sunsphere, ate dinner at Chesapeake's (yummy!) and then headed over to the Old City.

The view of Neyland Stadium from the Sunsphere

Jack's new home

For my birthday, my parents bought me a much needed, and much wanted dog house for Jack. We had wanted the dog-loo for a while, but since Andrew and I both have "family sedans", we had no way to get it home from Lowe's. Mom and dad bought it and picked it up for us in the Pilot!! Thanks...we love you!

Mom actually got in there with Jack at one point to get him to go in....I wish I had a picture of that!!

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Everybody get ready for the summertime...and weddings!

My friend Brittany got married at the end of May and it was simply beautiful!! She looked gorgeous and the reception was a blast. Her wedding and reception were in Townsend. Andrew and I had a great time catching up with old friends and meeting new ones!!

Erin, Britt, me, April

Singin' some Shoop

Andrew with the bride

We made it to Nationals!!

The club I sponsor at CHS is DECA....this year...for the 5th straight...we made it to Nationals!! They were back in Anaheim - which is where it was my first year teaching. I took 6 students and we had a great time! Obviously, I can't put any pics of them on here...but here is a pic from Disney!