Looking forward to..

THANKSGIVING!!!

I absolutely love Thanksgiving. I feel like it gets overlooked every year because Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier! Don't get me wrong, I adore Christmas and everything that comes along with it, but give Thanksgiving a chance. You get to spend time with your family and friends, eat yummy food, and sit back as you reflect on how thankful you are for everything in your life. Sounds like a good holiday to me. 

Another reason to look forward to Thanksgiving....9 days off of work! Granted, I love my job more than anything in the world, but some time off to re-energize and gear up for teaching/giving final exams sounds lovely to me. My students need a break, too. Sooo, in conclusion...SAVE THANKSGIVING!!!

HOWEVER,

I will be putting my tree up on Friday after Thanksgiving because I do love me some Christmas!! :)

Almost Halloween....

I can't wait for Halloween! It has always been one of my favorite holidays. Not to mention, the culmination of my birth month!! My parents always have a huge party for Halloween and I have so many fun memories from growing up in a festive house!!

The BIG 25

This past weekend I turned 25! It was lots of fun and I feel very blessed to have such wonderful family and friends! :)

4th of July FUN!

We went to the lake for 4th of July weekend and had a blast! The weather was absolutely gorgeous the whole time we were there. Not one drop of rain!! :)

David was probably the most patriotic person on the lake..

But, we were too!!

All of us on the boat

I love 4th of July. I love celebrating America, our freedom, and wearing funny bathing suits. 

Making plans...

I absolutely CANNOT wait for summer! Only 10 more days of school...and only 10 days til lake season officially kicks off! We will be celebrating America from Memorial Day to 4th of July to Labor Day!!! How appropriate!

Preparations have been made...

Festive items have been purchased...

Looking forward to a very PATRIOTIC summer!!! (Yes, that is an American Flag bikini.)

Can't wait!!

Easter

Easter has always been a fun holiday for my family. I have always loved going to church for the Easter service, having a huge lunch with my family, and hunting Easter eggs!! I thought I'd do a little throw-back post for Easter and show some old school pics! They are more fun than the current ones, anyway :) I LOVE old pictures. I think it is because I had such an AWESOME childhood! It always makes me smile to look back on all the fun things I was fortunate enough to do and have as a child. 

This is me with the Easter Bunny. My dad, granddad, uncle are all Shriners and we always went to the huge Easter party they had every year. 

Egg hunting as a child! We always had Easter at my Popette and Poppy's house and had such a fun egg hunt!! 

Now, for those who have sisters, I'm sure you had to deal with the dreaded "matching dresses" on any given holiday. Easter was no exception for us! Here are some lovely bubblesuits that my mom had made for us...please control your laughter :) 

While I am on the topic of matching dresses, I thought I'd throw in a couple of Christmas pics because we ALWAYS had matching dresses for Christmas! 

We would be here for days if I attempted to scan in all our "matching dresses" pictures. I just wanted to share a few because they always make me smile.

Now, I am READY for summer!!!! I wish I could still spend my days doing this at Popette's house! :)

Holidays

I could go on and on about how much I LOVE holidays!!! I love the decorations, the "hype" at all the stores, planning special things to do on each holiday, etc. However, if you know my mom, then you should know the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! She is definitely a celebrator of ALL things! I think that is a good thing, though :) I often get some eye-rolling from David because he doesn't understand why we HAVE to participate in every single holiday to the fullest extent. So far, in 2010, we have celebrated Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day! I just wanted to share some pictures from these fun events because I love them sooo much! :)

This is the Valentine that I made for David. It is a bit on the ridiculous side, I am aware, but it turned out so cute!!!

Needless to say, Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday! It is pretty special because this holiday is the reason David and I even began dating! I bought him in the Valentine's Auction in 10th grade in 2002 and it was a pretty good decision! Haha :) Here is a picture from that day...our very first picture together!!! Don't judge the awkwardness..we didn't even know each other! 

Moving on, we recently celebrated St. Patrick's Day. No funny stories about this holiday, though! Just some fun with green drinks! Of course, I was decked out in my green!!

Next up, Easter! Can't wait! :)