Exhausted

Exhausted doesn't even begin to describe how I feel tonight.  The first day went well and I have 23 little kiddos in my classroom this year.  I am sure that number will grow tomorrow since I saw plenty of parents enrolling their children today.  Yay :) 
Anyways, as promised here are a few pics of my classroom this year.

My oh-so-cute bulletin board outside my room

A shot of my room from the door

A fun little project I made over the summer...found the idea on Pinterest, where else?

The pretty flowers I got today from Aaron and Griffin, yes his name was on the card too :)

I guess it is always hard to remember how the kids start off.  I still have how last years bunch ended the year in my head.  I am so excited to see how this group progresses through the year.  They amaze me at how far they can come. 
I must also say that Aaron and his friend Jonathan came up and helped me this morning while the kids were coming to class.  While I stood at the door and blocked parents from coming in  greeted parents and students, they were in the room with the ones already in there helping them put their things away and keeping them entertained.  They did a great job :)  It definitely helped my morning run much more smoothly.  THANKS GUYS!
Anyways, as stated at the beginning, I am exhausted so I will probably be going to bed here in the next 30 minutes or so.  Hopefully I can try to do a better job of blogging the rest of this month and next!

Here We Are

It's the last day of summer for me....mixed feelings.  I will be glad to be back in a routine and actually have to do something but I will certainly miss sleeping late and spending lots of time with my Griffin.  We have both been a bit lazy this summer.  To make myself feel a little better I went running this morning.  I made it but I thought I might have to flag down a car to drive me back to the apartment for a minute. 
I have spent a few days up at the school getting my classroom ready for the new year.  I must say, I really like how everything has come out so far.  I will post a few pics next week once I am up there and can take some pics. 
Our one year anniversary is less than a month away!!!  I can not believe how fast this year has gone by.  I think it has been a wonderful year so far and I can't wait to celebrate that with my sweet hubby soon!  I have been googling what to do for a first anniversary and I think I have come up with some pretty good ideas....you will have to wait to find out what they are though :) 

Notes

This week has been relatively busy for summer. 
I went to trainings for work Monday-Thursday.  Monday was great.  Probably one of the best trainings I've been to.  Tuesday was terrible.  Wen. and Thurs were both very informative and helpful.  It was fun to get to see work friends and visit outside of school. 
Wednesday night I discovered I had a heat rash on my arms...yuck.  I am really hoping that it doesn't flare up tonight since I'm going to a wedding!
Aaron and I are signed up to play co-ed soccer...outdoors!  I'm a bit nervous because I know there is no way I will be able to play like I used to, but I think it will be fun to play again and with Aaron.  He is already looking for cleats :)
As I said earlier...we are going to a wedding tonight.  It is for two of my friends and co-workers, Matt and Brandi.  I am so excited for them!
Tomorrow Aaron has class in the morning/afternoon but in the evening, we are going out with some friends to celebrate Stormey's birthday!  I am so excited to get together with everyone and play some Top Golf!!!