10 days

Im alive!!!

{barely}

In the next 10 days I will be

- throwing an awards ceremony

- packing up my classroom

-grading projects and final exams

- packing up my house

-attending a bridal shower

- turning 25

-attending an engagement party

- going on 2 interviews (hopefully more)

-applying for jobs

-writing a maid of honor speech

-giving a maid of honor speech

-attending my best friends wedding

-moving back to dallas 

-working out?

Needless to say I wont be back on blogger until June. But while you are waiting for my return here is a quick glance at my last weekend/birthday celebration in Austin.

My friends threw me a lovely picnic at the park with all of my favorite things and even surprised me with the sassy shoes I had been wanting! 

But the best surprise of the weekend was Ms Lindsey Brown showing up on my front doorstep 2 months early from LIBERIA. I pounced on her. I am going to miss these lovelies. 

xx

Birthday Brother

Happy 23rd Little Brother!

I think the best birthday gift I could ever give you is an apology....for being the terrible older sister. So here it goes.

Im sorry for.....

• not letting you hang out with me when you wanted to
• forcing you to dress up when we were little
• forcing you to be my student while I played teacher
• always crying on your birthday and throwing a fit because your birthday happend first even though I am older
• giving you a box of cotton for christmas and then laughing at you
• getting PISSED because you gave me a box of cotton the next year
• yelling "FIRE GET OUT OF THE HOUSE" while you were in the shower and then locking you in the bathroom on April Fools.

Despite all of those things...you know I love you right? and Im so STINKIN excited to see you this weekend!!

Love, 

Your terrible big sis

CJ de Mayo

This past weekend we had a fiesta to raise money for my friend CJ's mission trip. 

God showed up. It was AWESOME.

But we also played fun games including one of Laurel's all time faves... watch below

and she ASKED to play this game. 

If you don't believe God answers prayers...Ask me about what happened at CJ de Mayo :) :)

does this count as a picture post?

I dont take pictures of myself very often. But when I do they look a lot like this....

so thats why, blog friends, there has been a lack of picture posts recently. 

Ill try to be more photogenic in the future :) and not take a picture when abby is driving with the windows down on our way back from a concert on a school night

Happy Weekend!

Easter Weekend

some photos to recap my weekend away...

and since i've decided to stop documenting my life with actual photos i have stolen all of these from {weheartit}

This past weekend was the first time in a long time where I actually felt relaxed and rested. I indulged in steaks grilled by my fathers hand, a nap that lasted all day Friday, 2 bike rides around the lake with boy, grading papers, painting my new room and celebrating the greatest day in history exalting and worshiping Him. 

Hope your Easter weekend was blessed.

Meet in the Middle

{photo credit}

living three hours away from my handsome man can turn me in to a whiny baby.

i know its unreasonable to think i could spend every weekend with him but... 

i want to!

i should be using the weekends away to get things done or explore Austin while I still live here-

 but all i want to do is wrap up in his arms. 

this past weekend was no different. 

while i whined and pouted friday AND saturday night, boy graciously offered to treat me to a meet in the middle. 

so sunday, i met him in the middle, middle of nowhere. 

there's not much between Austin and Dallas except the bustling metropolitan of Waco, Texas. 

it's not our first MITM in this dismal city but boy knows how to make it romantic each time.

but even so, those dimples and blue eyes of his are worth the drive. 

boy, thanks for being patient with me 

i love our meet in the middles

Today I am...

feeling completely discouraged...

.....if honesty is what Im supposed to put on this thing.

governor rick perry has taught me that hard work, dedication and love of your job gets you laid off. 

he also has taught me that if you've been there for 20 years and sit at your desk while the kids do their 69th worksheet of the week and its only tuesday...you get to keep your job.

cool.

countless hours have been spent on this overwhelming job search and of course there has been nothing even close to a response.

 schools are getting so many emails a day they cant even open them all.

so I need to come up with a catchy email subject title so that principals will just OPEN my email. 

For example:

"Let me tell you why you should HIRE ME!"

"If you don't open this email you're students won't learn anything or will hate you for not hiring me!"

"Parents and students agree Hire Ms Terry!"

"IM NOT DESPERATE!"

"This is God...Hire Ms Terry"

"{insert a subject title that would get you to open the email here}"

Any suggestions?