May 14, 2011

Let the Countdown Begin!

As of today we have only 13 days left of school. I am the queen of count downs during the school year. We make paper chains to count down the days till Christmas break, Spring Break, and the last day of school. We began our countdown with about 55 days left and now it is down to just 13 chains left. It is crazy to think that I have almost completed my 5th year of teaching. Time sure has flown by!

There is another countdown that I am excited about...in 28 days we (me, Brian, my parents, Brian's dad, and my brother Grant) will be getting on a plane headed for Zambia, Africa. We will be working with the organization Family Legacy Missions to bring the love of Jesus Christ to orphans in Zambia. This is the same trip where Brian and I met 3 years ago and I can't wait to share that experience with our families. Every time I think about our trip I get a huge smile on my face! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!! Here is just a glimpse of what I am looking forward to seeing again soon.
This is the first picture we took after meeting earlier that week.








May 10, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me!

I shared my 27th birthday this year with Easter. I got to spend the weekend eating great food and being with friends and family. On Friday night, Brian took me out for my birthday dinner at Fireside Pies. It was amazing! Saturday we had a party with friends and family at a barbecue place in Coppell called Hard 8 BBQ. It was fun having everyone together in one place. I especially enjoyed having my two nephews there with me. Too bad they aren't the best at posing for pictures yet!
Sunday we headed over to Kali and Lance's for Easter lunch. It was fun watching Tanner run around on his Easter egg hunt. 
Tanner loves to drink out of a big cup :)
One of the best parts of my birthday was getting a new computer. For a while now our old computer has a problem with the screen blacking out. It was no fun trying to work on a computer that only opened to about a 45 degree angle. This is the old way...
and here is the new...

Thanks to everyone for making my birthday so special!