Weekending: On the go.

This weekend flew by, typical! It was a little too packed for my liking, but I made it through and managed to take a nap on Sunday afternoon.

Friday night we went to my Aunt's house to celebrate my Grandad's birthday. He's 82, I love him so much. This was him being goofy. 

On Saturday, C and I slept in until 10:30! I couldn't believe it. I don't even remember the last time I slept that late. It was glorious. I had a lazy morning cleaning our apartment, shopping, and wrapping Christmas presents. 

Saturday night was our staff christmas party. I have an awesome staff and we had a blast relaxing, chatting, and doing things outside of school. It's so nice to get away and not be surrounded by students and stress. It was a lot of fun. 

Sunday after church we had a work day at the student farm. I had some quality time with my lambs and pigs. :) 

We went to lunch with my college roommates at the Cheesecake Factory. YUM! It's always good catching up with these girls who I spent every day with for two years. I am blessed to have friends as good as them. 

I took a nap Sunday afternoon && just relaxed to get ready for this week. I only have one night meeting so that means it will be a lot easier than last week.  Two weeks until break! 

Linking up with Meghan!

Friday Favorites: December!

Happy Friday! Can anyone believe it's already December? I know that I can't. This year has been flying by and while I've been in the Christmas mood for a while, now it's actually Christmas time! 

Favorite Song: I have been playing Christmas Pandora in my classroom and this song came on which I really enjoyed. It's fun and upbeat, plus she has a wonderful voice. 

Favorite new clothing item: I just bought this top to wear to my staff Christmas party on Saturday. I'm going to pair it with leggings and booties, I'm excited. I love the color and the little bit of sparkle! 

Favorite thing about this week: All of my black friday orders are starting to arrive. I am amazed at how fast things are arriving, I love it! 

Favorite Verse

Two weeks until Winter Break! 

This week has been so busy and work continues to be stressful and overwhelming, but I feel like I have a good handle on things until at least break. I can use that time to get myself together and make a plan for the spring. I hate feeling like I'm stretched so thin that I don't really do a good job at anything. Hopefully that won't last much longer. Thank goodness for this weekend. I don't think I would be able to keep my sanity without them. 

Linking up with Amanda!

Weekending: Black Friday & Holiday Decor!

We had a great holiday weekend! We went to my in-laws for Thanksgiving and had a relaxing day and delicious dinner. Thanksgiving night I went out with my sister in law for some Black Friday shopping and I got everything on my list! I was so happy with all of the great deals that I got and all of the gifts I was able to buy.

Friday was the Apple Cup, our huge rivalry football game. We went to a restaurant to watch it with some of our friends from college who live in my husbands home town. Our quarterback was injured at the last game so our back-up stared and it was ugly. Probably the worst game of the season which totally ruined the day. Such a disappointment. Thank goodness we have a bowl game to look forward to.

Saturday we drove back home and went to my mom's to visit with my brother who is home from grad school, have dinner with the family, and decorate my mom's house for Christmas. Even since we moved out we try to come together to decorate with my mom and keep the tradition alive so I was glad that we were able to again this year. 

Sunday after church we came home and set up our Christmas decorations! We still have a ways to go, but I am most excited about our new nativity.

Linking up with Meghan!

Have a great week! 

Weekending: Solo & Sick

My husband was out of town this weekend so that meant time for me to rest and try to sick this sickness I have had all week. After school on Friday I had to move the piglets from our school barn to the student farm and get them all settled there. 

I was home by 5pm and I showered and curled up on the couch which is where I spent the evening. I watched Hunger Games and was planning future vacations. I check prices and plan our vacations in my head way too often. Our next trip will be Vegas for 4 days over spring break and I can't wait. I'm ready to book it so that I can stop obsessing over hotels and plane tickets. Then I'll just focus on the fun stuff, like what we should do when we get there. 

Saturday morning I woke up, still sick, but not sick enough to stop me from shopping. My best friend and I hit the mall and I got some great Christmas presents. I mostly bought things for my hubby, but also got a sweater for my aunt and a photo album for my in-laws. Then I came home and wrapped all of the Christmas presents we have so far. There's actually quite a few! I still have a list of things I want to buy, but I am very happy with my progress so far. 

Sunday morning I went to church and then I went to my mom's house. We were off for some more Christmas shopping! I love hanging out with my mom and shopping is our favorite thing to do together. I got a few more gifts and we got our Christmas PJ's. 

I came home and relaxed the rest of the evening. Did my husband's laundry and cleaned up a little bit. It's a short week (thank goodness), but we are going out of town for Thanksgiving so I want everything to be put together so we don't have to come home to a mess. Here's to hoping this is an easier week. 

Linking up with Meghan!

Weekending:

I love weekends, I seriously can't get enough of them. I wish they were longer and more often, but I guess I just need to be thankful for what we get.

Friday when I got home from school and was looking at my twitter I saw #PrayforParis and that sums up that afternoon. It is absolutely heartbreaking and terrifying to read and hear about these attacks.

Friday night we had our state playoff game for football and it was a hard fought battle but sadly our  team lost. I felt bad for them and the fact that after working so hard all year the season is over just like that. They have a lot to be proud of though. 

Saturday morning I had to go pick up pigs! The life of an agriculture teacher. :) I didn't get any picures of them because my phone died by they are adorable. I'll take some tomorrow to share. Our students get to raise them and show them at the fair in the spring. It's such a cool experience, I wish I had that opportunity when I was a high schooler. 

Saturday night we had a big football game, WSU vs. UCLA. We invited some friends over to watch the game and it was a lot of fun. We won in the last few seconds and it was epic. Not only are we bowl eligible but we have won SEVEN games. This might not sound like a lot for most of you, but this is a team that was 1-11 my freshman year and I think won a total of 4 conference games in my entire college career. We are finally going places.  

Sunday morning C was drumming with the worship band at church so he had to get their early so I went to Starbucks to do some prep for my small group. After church my mom and I went Christmas shopping! It snowed up in the mountains and was so pretty. It really got me in the mood for the holidays. 

In the afternoon my hubby bought my a new iPhone! I've been begging and complaining for months (I had a 4S for 3 1/2 years!) and I love my new phone. It's amazing. 

The picture quality is one of my favorite things. Plus it's bigger, faster, and just overall beautiful. 

I took a sick day today because I have to get a root canal, joy. :( I'll be spending my afternoon on the couch watching lots of tv. 

Linking up with Meghan

Five on Friday:

I am trying really hard to not spend money since I'm trying to save for a wedding and honeymoon this summer. I tried to not spend money this month but since today is payday and my birthday is coming up, here are five things I wish I could buy...or receive this month. 

Yoga Pants

The compression capris from Old Navy are my fav! 

Bathing Suit

I want a simple white top to wear with two new bottoms I got on clearance in the fall. 

Tennis Shoes

Dress Pants

As I start to lose weight my dress pants don't fit well anymore and i find myself wearing jeans to school more often. Just because the year is (slowly) ending I don't want to slack off in looking professional. 

A Vacation

I would love some sunshine and time off right now. I'm not sure what it is about this time of the year but even with 3 day weekends and Christmas break just a month ago I am really dragging. I'm dreaming of Disney. 

Linking up!

Happy Friday! :) 

Wedding Wednesday: Bridesmaid Dress Shopping

On Monday evening all of my Bridesmaids came to town and we went Bridesmaids dress shopping! We decided to go to David's Bridal since they had a big selection and since I bought my dress there each of the girls get $20 off their dress.

My bridesmaids live all over the place, with two about 4 hours away in different directions, one two hours away, and the other two living close. I wasn't expecting the girls to buy the dresses, just agree on a style so that then they can go into their local stores at a time closer to the wedding and have it in the system exactly what they need.

When we got there I told them to all just pick ones that they liked that were long and chiffon. They didn't have anything in my color so they just tried on ones in different colors and held up the color swatch next to them to see how it would look. Here are some of the ones they tried on.

I am lucky to have such wonderful bridesmaids and they knew that I wanted them all of in the same dress and they were happy to agree. They looked great in all of them but there was one that I liked more than the rest. They said it was comfortable and I think it makes all of them look awesome. Overall, it was a lot less stressful than I thought it would be and then we went out for a delicious dinner afterwards.

I'm going to keep their dress a secret for now, not it's one of these four.  Which dress do you think they chose?














Check out my other Wedding Wednesday posts:

I'm Engaged!

The Proposal

Venue Dilemma

The End of the Venue Search

Wedding Expo

Bridesmaids

Dress Shopping

Engagement Photos

Pin-Spiration

Pre-Wedding Events

Recent Purchases
Honeymoon Plans
The Registry

Weekending: Is it break yet?

I was waiting for badly for this weekend. I'm not sure if it is just the time of year or if this year is exceptionally exhausting but I find myself every week just barely holding on until the weekend. I'm so glad that this is the last week of school until winter break and I'm really hoping I can recharge that week.

Friday Night
We had our staff holiday party Friday night and I wasn't sure if I wanted to go because C was out of town for the weekend. Another teacher who is single told me that she was having some girls over for some wine before the party so I joined them and we all went together to the party. It was nice having people to walk in with and hang out with, a little bit of a safety net. This is my second year at the school and I've made connections with some people but was afraid it might be awkward and it totally wasn't. We had a blast singing and dancing, I can't wait until next year and for C to be able to come with!

Saturday
It was baking day at my mom's house on Saturday. We invited some of our family friends over (a mom and her 4 teenage daughters) and we baked for almost 5 hours. We ended up with all of our favorite cookies and I will be happy to have a treat in my lunch each day this week!

In the afternoon I went shopping for some gifts for kids I took from the Giving Tree at school. I am working on trusting God in all areas, including my finances. I spent more money than I should have, but as I was leaving the mall I was thanking God for providing for me so well that I can now provide for other people. It is an amazing feeling.


I came home and put on the fire && tv and started wrapping all of the presents I bought. My brother came to drop something off and we sat and chatted for a while. It's so great to catch up with family. I did some cleaning and got all of my school stuff ready for Monday so that I could just relax Sunday night.

Sunday
I love that we are singing Christmas carols in church. It's just another thing I love about this time of the year.

My grandad and I had our annual Christmas shopping date Sunday afternoon. I always take him out and help him pick our presents for people. It is such a special time, I'm so thankful for him.

Linking up with Meghan!

five on friday: black friday edition

In honor of Black Friday I wanted to post about 5 of my favorite deals on my shopping list today. I'm going to be braving the crows (I actually kinda like it) to try and track down these items. Good luck to any other fellow black friday shoppers. :)

Target : DVDs

It's tradition to buy my mom Disney movies for Christmas so that she has a big collection for when I have kids. I think this year I am going to get her Planes and maybe Tangled too.

Crayola Box

I'm hoping to get this for my fiance's niece. I love art supplies and I think it's perfect because it has markers, crayons, colored pencils, and paper all in one! 

Old Navy: Vest

These are only $14! I would love one for myself in white and one for my mom in black. 

Walmart: Tealight Candles

$3 for 100 candles, yes please! I'm not only hunting for deals for Christmas but also the wedding. 

JCPenny: Scarves

I love these floral print scarves and at $5 they are the perfect gift for someone who you want to give something small, practical, and cute!

Linking up! Happy Friday. :) Anyone else go enjoy the sales? 

Wedding Wednesday: Recent Purchases

I went crazy on theknot.com shop today because of their black friday sale. There was so much stuf that I wanted and it was all such a great deal. Here are some of the things that I picked up. :)

Cake Topper

We are just having a small cake for us with cupcakes for the guests so I thought this would be the perfect fit.

Jewelry Boxes

I got these for my flower girls. I'm giving them a pearl bracelet in my wedding colors (hopefully with a flower girl charm) so I think it will be the perfect set. 

Fun Bags

I plan on using these for our 'Cookie Bar' which will double as extra dessert and a favor. I love the fun pattern and got these in our wegding colors. 

Hotel Bags

These were .15 with an extra 25% off... 11 cents for a gift bag? I think YES!

Bridesmaid Gifts
I got three things for each of my girls but those are a secret, I'll reveal them closer to the wedding. 

If you are looking for anything for your wedding I would head on over and see what they have! 

Linking up :) 

Weekending: Mockingjay Double Date

On Friday night C and I went on a double date with my best friend and her husband. We went to see Mockingjay, SO GOOD! I was afraid it would be boring since it was just the first half of the book but it did not disappoint.

Afterwards we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for some delicious food & drinks. We are the kind of best friends who talk every day but we don't always get to hang out. It was great to be able to hang out and have the guys with us.

Our college team was playing at 10am Saturday morning so we met up with some friends to watch the game. We lost, shocker, but it was a lot of fun to cheer on the Cougs! We are going to their final game of the season (and big rivalry game) next weekend & I can't wait for some tailgating and all of that school spirit.

I went Christmas shopping on Saturday afternoon. I am trying to get most of my shopping done so that then I can enjoy the season and not be stressed out about the huge shopping list that I have. It's been going well so far, I've also been online shopping a lot more than ever before and it's been lovely.

Sunday morning we went to church and I got to drop off my shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. This will be sent to a child somewhere around the world. I put a little note of encouragement in it and prayer for the child that receives it. It's such a small way to help someone who has to little.

Sunday evening we went to dinner at my mom's. I'm so thankful to live so close to home and that my mom is so gracious and invites us over almost every Sunday. I love spending time with her and I love that her boyfriend and my fiance get along so well. It's always a good time. 

So excited for a 3 day week and then off to visit my Fiance's family for Thanksgiving! 

Linking up with the lovely ladies below!