• a cold beverage delivered by my favorite aide
• spending my break in a cool place
• seeing so many of my students participate in today's violin chapel - they did a great job!
• reading to my class in the hallway to keep cool
• promptly picked up by my love, who had the A/C turned up high for me!
• enjoying dinner and conversation with my hubby's side of the family

• checking a few more things off my school to-do list
• reading and discussing Rob Bell's "Love Wins" with my hubby
• an encouraging conversation with my boss
• extended story time
• enjoying a delicious dinner, complete with strawberry cake, and conversation with my side of the family

• helping my husband design a blog to keep family & friends updated while he is away
• beginning to check items off my "end of the school year" checklist
• finally watching The Bachelorette with cousins again
• intentionally leaving work at school this week
• lounging around in summer comfy clothes
• remembering back to September when I taught my students how to write a paragraph and what an overwhelming task it seemed to them at the time; today we flipped the scenario to have them teach me (pretending to be a silly beginning 2nd grader) to write a paragraph and they were great teachers!

Weekend Recap

• meeting our niece, Melody, for the first time
• spending time with family in VA

• helping the new mom & dad in any way possible
• having a mini baby shower outside

• tiny booties and adorable onesies
• little fingers & toes

• helping decorate the nursery
• giving and displaying my craft project for the baby

• having no where to go, simply staying at home with Melody
• taking too many pictures of this beautiful baby

•  already anticipating the next time we can see her! 

• walk through Ridgewood with the love of my life
• a Starbucks grande vanilla latte delivered to my classroom (maybe I am finally developing a taste for coffee?)
• working with a smaller, and more manageable, group of students for a little while
• cooler temperatures, feeling a beautiful breeze in my classroom
• assisting family members with important projects
• packing for a weekend in DC, getting excited to meet my niece!

• end of the year praise chapel - amazing to hear so many young voices worshipping God!
• my class doing a great job of leading motions in chapel
• an additional fan donated to my classroom by our gracious aide
• most definitely dress and skirt weather!
• crafting for a special, little loved one
• help with the craft project from a great friend
• having my friend and mentor back in the building to chat and grade with

• much needed pedicure
• dining out at Rosario's to celebrate the birthday of my beautiful Mom
• Mom's reaction to our gift
• all the sentimental men in my family
• helping to advertise for Eagles Day Camp
• a class full of students who were exhausted from the long holiday weekend - haven't seen them subdued in a while! (ever?) It made for a good morning!