My little sister is now officially married. Her wedding was absolutely amazing. And beautiful.
She worked so hard putting everything together. So many details were visible that she has spent the last year working diligently to coordinate.
I can honestly say that I've never been to a more romantic and uplifting wedding.
Now she and her groom are honeymooning at a Sandals resort in a tropical paradise.
Congratulations, Sissy! I love you and am so proud of you. Can't wait to see you and my new brother when you get back!
I'm usually not a very lucky person. But, in the last two years I've found myself to be luckier than ever before.
I'm not talking about how lucky I am to have a wonderful family or all the great friends I'm blessed with. I'm talking about true luck. The kind where stuff just falls in your lap. For free. No magazine subscription necessary.
Last year I won a quilt. An entire quilt! I was so excited. That was the first time I had ever won anything that I could remember.
Recently I won a Mod Podge starter set when I entered a contest over at Blog Guidebook from ModPodge Rocks, and yesterday I received notice that I won a $50 gift certificate to CSN Stores from ComeandseetheSeitz! I'm not sure what I've done to become so lucky all of a sudden, but I'm wondering if I really should go buy a lottery ticket! Texas PowerBall is up to $70-something million I've heard!
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I've been reminded year after year that I never did finish my original goal when I went back to college at the age of 28. Don't get me wrong, I finished my Bachelor's Degree (in Political Science) but I had originally gone back to school so that I could teach. I had been teaching preschool and my ultimate goal was to teach Honor's English. I got off track during the journey through working, being a mom, being a wife and being a college student and did what I could to hurry up and graduate. I forgot about wanting to teach and just focused on finishing school so I could get a decent paying job and start a career.
I graduated in December of 2005, and every year since then (at least one time each year, some years over and over) I would hear that little voice in my head reminding me that I have something to give back. That I want to lead young minds. That I want to educate people. A couple of years ago I started down that journey, I took a state exam to get started and failed by 14 points. I focused on the failure and gave up. I told myself that I worked too many hours, that my commute got in the way, that I didn't want to go to night school, that I didn't study enough, etc., etc., etc.
But now I'm back to this desire to teach, to knock out this state exam and get moving towards Certification. I know I can do it. I know I want it. I've just got to stop thinking about obstacles and make it happen.
So there you go, friends. I'm blogging about this for accountability purposes. I'm going to organize what it's going to take to reach my goal and keep my list handy for reference. My goal is to teach high school kids and my focus is now on History. I think I can have more fun with History versus English at this point in my life.
Wish me luck! And stay tuned for milestones. I'm determined to make them happen!
I can't believe I was just in this little town. This is just reminder of how fast things can change.
The Gristmill and Gruene Hall were high enough to not receive damage, however one man perished in the flooding.
For the rest of us - "What happens at the Bachelorette Party stays at the Bachelorette Party!"
I wanted to have some fun things in the party bags since I'm sure my little sis and her friends are still 'into' that kind of stuff, but I also wanted to include some genuine memento kinds of items that are hopefully treasured. If you are interested in the seed packets you can find them at Gift Bags By Susan on Etsy.
Stay tuned for more pics after this weekend. Please send some well-wishes my way that I don't get fried as we float the river tomorrow afternoon. I'm so freakin' white its not even funny, so I'm armed with some seriously high-powered sunblock. I haven't tried anything this stupid in several years so I'm curious to see how it all turns out.