A great weekend

I originally thought spring wouldn't be too busy, boy I was wrong! I have enjoyed parties and get togethers with so many wonderful people. One party I went to this weekend was for my friend Amber (she's in the middle). She teaches 2nd grade at my school and is an awesome, energetic teacher. I am coordinating her wedding in June and can't wait. She and her mom have been so fun to work with. I get all giddy when we start talking wedding stuff. I know it is going to be a beautiful day. It is great to be at school with her becuase whenever we need to take care of something we are right there together.

I was also able to spend some fun time with my mom and sister. We started off at Pansy Tea which is a luncheon for graduating Tri Delta seniors. All the members looked so cute and young. Oh to be graduating from college again! We then headed to a house warming party for a family friend. She has a great new house and it made me really want to start looking for a new home for us. Guess we need to wait before looking just yet :)

On a sad note for me my great friend Karen is leaving my school. What is a girl to do when her best friend from work is going somewhere else?!? I am so excited for Karen's new opportunities but very sad for me. We eat lunch together everyday and help each other in so many ways. She is going to teach 3rd grade in a different school district. I know she will do a great job.

little things

Spring is here and everything is blooming. At school we have been waiting on eggs to hatch. They hatched yesterday and today. It is so cute to see all the little chicks. I actually saw one come out of his shell. It is a neat experience for the kids at school. We have a teacher who has an incubator and cage. 17 eggs have hatched so far. They will end up at farm and hopefully live a long life :) We also have a baby bunny who has come to visit our porch. We put out some carrots for him to munch on. While I was taking animal pics I decided to include one of the bunny. He is living in the science lab at school right now until his outside home is ready.

Boy do I feel old!

You know you are old when a kid you used to babysit is now getting married! I was blessed to attend the wedding shower of Chris who I used to babysit back when I was in high school. I can't believe he is 24 and getting married. His brother is a junior in college as well, yikes I'm getting old. Chris is all grown up now, that's for sure! I am lucky to have a special relationship with his mom, Sylvia. She was my Acteen leader when I moved to Waco. She became my second mom and really helped me deal with being a teenager (even though she didn't have one herself). She took me on mission trips and taught me so many things. She even let me drive us around Arlington with just my learner's permit! I have so many fun memories of special times together. She even sat with my parents at my wedding :) I am so excited for Chris and Megan and look forward to their wedding in May.

Spring has Sprung

I love spring, well most parts. I love seeing the beautiful Bluebonnets as I drive around town. It's one of those things that when I see I get a huge smile on my face no matter what my mood is. We don't seem to have as many this year but there are a few patches on my drive to and from school. I also like the rain we have gotten, it makes the flowers so pretty. What I don't like about spring is ALLERGIES! In Waco you are very lucky if you don't have allergies, most people have some form of them. I am allergic to lots of things including grass, trees, and cats. Oh well, guess I just have to get used to carrying my box of Kleenex around with me :)

This weekend was lots of fun! I was able to celebrate two special events. The first was a going away party for some friends from church. We will miss the Sprinks very much and are excited about their new opportunities in Missouri. I also got to help with a baby shower for another friend from church. It was fun to shower Laura with special baby blessings.

My awesome sister made the cake for the shower. It is too cute!

I love this chair so much! Laura's theme is jungle and a special friend had the chair made. I am already thinking about chairs for Emily's nursery.

LID #2 and a birthday

Today is our 2nd LID anniversary. Our paperwork is in the translation room. There are several "rooms" that our paperwork has to go through. There is lots and lots of information to translate.

This afternoon we celebrated my nephew, Jacob's, birthday. It was tons of fun and he is very glad to be 8 now. We celebrated at a place that has lots of inflatables and video games to play. By the time we had cake all the kids were sweaty from playing so hard. Steve and I even joined in on the fun!

Sping Break - Part 2

The second leg of our trip was to New Orleans. Again, everything went great with logistics. We had wonderful weather and a fun time enjoying this unique city. Karen and I have both been once before. I think New Orleans is such an interesting city with so many different personalities. We spend 2 and a half days there which was not nearly enough to do everything but we tried to hit the highlights.

This is the view from our hotel balcony. We stayed at a great hotel in the French Quarter. It was a block off Bourbon Street which made for some noise a night but it was totally worth it to be so close to everything. We didn't use the car once while we were there, instead it sat in a garage for $28 a day :)

One thing I really like about New Orleans is the architecture. All the balconies are so interesting to look at. We even found Brad Pitts house :)

No trip to New Orleans would be complete without a trip to the best breakfast stop in the world, Cafe Du Monde!

We took a Post-Katrina tour. It was very, very interesting and upsetting at the same time. We drove through many neighborhoods that were still empty or had trailers sitting in front of houses, big and small. I realized it wasn't just one area affected but most, if not all the residential areas had severe damage. The French Quarter was spared since it is about 5 ft. above sea level.

The street car was fun to ride. We took one down to the Garden District and walked around to see the amazing houses. We had a great lunch while we were touring the district and stopped at some fun stores.

Here we are in front of St. Louis Cathedral. I was able to get a Christmas ornament of the Cathedral to remind me of our great trip.

We had an awesome week and are thankful for safety and good weather. We made the 500+ mile trip back on Saturday so we could spend Easter with our families.

Happy Easter!