So I have to just let everyone know, contrary to what my photos show, Danny and I do dress up a bit for Halloween. We didn't do much for the trick-or-treaters, but we did a "country guy and gal" deal for the trunk-or-treat at church. I was just too preoccupied holding everyone's cute kids and talking with the fun gals in the ward that I forgot to have us take a quick picture of our costumes. (We had no cowboy/girl hats btw.) This will be the second year I haven't gotten a picture of our Halloween costumes. Note to self: must do better next year.
Rewind a couple of weeks.
Student teaching has been a blast! I'm really enjoying getting to know the kids better, and I feel like I'm growing a lot as a teacher. I've got tons of incredible ideas, and hardly any time to try, let alone plan all of them! I'm super grateful for a phenomenal mentor who is extremely patient with my faults and weaknesses in the teaching profession. On a lighter note, I did have a break.
My fall break went something like this:
1. Wake up Monday morning, realize I didn't have to go to school, then promptly go back to sleep.
2. Finally crawl out of bed, get on the computer, and try to crunch out some of my ASU course work, lesson planning, and of course the never-ending grading that all teacher's experience (student teachers, it's definitely less, but sometimes it doesn't feel like it).
3. Read a book.
4. Grow bored of sitting still so long.
5. Go shopping, find cute things or buy the stuff to bring cute ideas I've had to fruition in our house.
6. Realize Danny's back from work, and rush home to make something yummy for dinner.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were a little more like this:
1. Wake up too early, then fall back asleep.
2. Spend 5 minutes telling myself I'll do homework and lesson planning, then quit.
3. Go shopping, socialize with old friends (Ashley Houston) from elementary school, go grocery shopping, or do some kind of home-improvement project--lose track of time..and then of course...
4. Get home later or finish than I should, try to make something good for dinner, and then read/watch movies.
Below are a few pictures of what I did around the house to decorate and add some pizzaz to our home:
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| I found this desk on Craig's list for 25 bucks. I knocked out the drawer that used to be above the chair, cuz I forgot to account for Danny's height when I bought the desk. Still looks good, and it certainly gets rid of the clutter and hides the cords I hated so much from the viewer. All I had to do was repaint it a bit with some paint sample from Home Depot. |
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| The only thing that looks different here is that there's SO much room around the kitchen now. I moved the big computer desk we'd been using out into the garage to sell (if you want one, let me know), and then moved the desk I just told you about to be underneath the counter area. Lastly, I got some white paint at Home Depot and painted the molding around the kitchen white. My only regret is not sanding off the staining and the finish that was already on the molding. The paint is holding up well for now, but I can imagine that it'll be a little more chipped looking when we have kids. On the kid note--that corner is definitely where I envision keeping a high-chair once we start having kids. :D |
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| Guest bedroom: Finally got the bed on a frame (thank you Evan's family!) and I got the colors in there that I liked the best. My hand-stitched pillows ended up in the guest room (they're really pretty here), cuz I didn't like them on the couch as much. :D My living room now has some black curtains. Kinda a random note, but I also did that for "home improvement." |
Back to my break (which wasn't a break at all): Friday, however, was a different story. I got up, ran a few errands I needed to run (which involved spending money on the maintenance of our cars...talk about a depressing morning) and thought about getting some homework/lesson plans on the table. Yeah, that didn't work out very well.
Suffice it to say, I went to a "NOT" Super Saturday--A time when a bunch of ladies get together and we make as many or as few of the cute crafts that someone showcases on a blog of some sort--in Tempe with a few of my old Petersen Park Ward friends. It was really fun! It just took a LOT longer to do than I thought it would take to do 2 projects.
Here they are! :D
These super cute pumpkins are reversible! Best idea EVER!
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| I made this for the guest/kid bathroom. I hope my guests this winter get a kick out of it. :D I know I do. |
If you'd like the instructions for how to make either of these crafts, I plan to type up the instructions we got at the craft day. They're really detailed so I don't think I'll post them yet.
Fun little photo phenomenon: Danny and I carved our pumpkins too early, so they looked horrid yesterday. However, the day we carved them they were AWESOME! Here's a few pictures of those, and us taking silly pictures of ourselves. As you will see, I'm terrible at making a "panicked face." (keep reading, I promise there's more good stuff! ;D)
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| He looks very panicked....I obviously don't know what I'm doing.... |
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| I seriously love this guy so much. :D |
Last but not least, (drum roll please!), I got an early birthday present from my wonderful husband!
Her name is Niza (short for Ceniza, which is Spanish, and translates to mean "ash"). She's adorable, lively, loud, and whiny--all in all, everything a kitten should be. :D Her little meow is absolutely hilarious!When she's really nervous, it almost sounds like the beep on a heart machine! We love having her!
She's 3 months old, and our giant of a cat, Jet-Jet (who's 10 years old) isn't loving having her around. They haven't officially met yet, but Danny and I are a little nervous.
We'll keep you updated. The plus: we're pretty sure they won't hurt each other. The down: we have to watch them get all angry and hissing and spitting before we'll know how they'll act around each other.
Yep.
To be continued.... :D
So good to hear how you are doing and that you are making it through school. It is so much work, but we can do it! Love the crafts!
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