- long weekend get away with life-long friends
- beautiful gardens in the heart of Boston
- a new umbrella
- an opportunity to "play" with my camera
- two gorgeous (& willing) models
- sunshine after the rain
- cute new shoes (on the biz!)
- late nights & lots of pillow talk
- craft-filled apartment
- delicious (and gigantic) "kiddie" sized ice cream cones
- lots ... and lots of laughs
- spending our well-earned a.j.e.less designs money on good times together
- warm Italian meal in the North End, followed by the largest cannolis I have ever seen
- spending time with old & new friends
- a Monday morning stroll through the cute town of Concord
- vanilla chai lattes from Main Street Cafe
- a gracious, and always apologetic, host
- reminiscing on "old times"
- taking a personal day to extend the trip
- coming home to my husband
- looking forward to having A, J, and E together again soon
- heading up to Boston to spend the weekend with some wonderful people! (blog posts & pictures from the weekend to come on Monday!)
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- wrapping Mother's Day gifts made by 8 year olds
- National Day of Prayer (encouraging all of my students to participate by praying aloud - huge stretch for some, but they did it!)
- special guests in 2nd grade
- my husband's last late class for the semester!
- packing cute outfits for an upcoming girls' weekend
- family dinner
- an eventful day in Eagle Town!
- lots and lots of student smiles
- catered lunch provided by the PTO
- parents who spent the day at school to assist with today's activities
- thank-you notes
- planning ahead so I can truly enjoy this upcoming weekend
- mindless TV
- things coming together at the last minute
- students excited to learn and teach others about Asian culture
- local Chinese restaurant willing to donate 20 pair of chopsticks
- collages
- burger on a hard roll at mom and dad's
- Teacher Appreciation notes from students and their parents
- fun projects at school
- stories that make me laugh
- creative and flexible grade level partner
- feeling appreciated
- a husband that manages to balance home and school even in the busiest times of his semester
- making waffles for breakfast
- an eventful week to come at school (less planning on my part!)
- catching up with mom
- walking to pick up bagels after church, quite possibly a new tradition
- planning for a reunion with college friends
- making time for hobbies I enjoy
- new possibilities
- double date
- forming a list of books I look forward to reading this summer
- visiting an adorable new puppy
