Loving my hubby.

I cannot say how thankful I am to have such a wonderful husband. I knew that he had planned something fun...but I had no idea he planned a fabulous trip for us to NYC to celebrate my birthday and our 3rd anniversary! He even scored tickets to Wicked! The bottom line...I am so lucky.

Long Fall...No Posting.

Well, it is hard to believe that fall is almost over. Thanksgiving is next week and before we know it...Christmas will be here. Lots of exciting things are happening in the next few days. Chris and I will be married for three years (holy cow)...and he has planned a trip for my birthday/our anniversary. I can't wait to spend some time with Chris. We have been so busy that some weeks it feels like we only pass each other at the front door. I will post pics after we go on our little adventure! The next exciting thing that is happening is that I am going to be an AUNT! I cannot contain my excitement. Chris's brother Tony and his wife Marisa will have their baby in the next few days! Yay! We are thrilled for them and so excited to meet the baby (or just stalk the pics online). Lastly, my whole family will be together at Thanksgiving. We have not all been in the same room since Neal got married this summer. It should be great - or disastrous since we will have all 5 dogs at Ma and Dad's house! Tomorrow is the all day 5th grade field trip to the ropes/team building course - so it is time to rest up! Wish us luck.

Day One

Day one of school...followed by the gym...followed by a Trails meeting...followed by a lovely Vietnamese dinner = tired. Getting excited for day two tomorrow!

Hokie Football

Once again we have started the season with a heartbreak. At some point Hokie football is going to have to make the decision if they want to contend for the National Championship. That might mean an offensive overhaul. Time to move on to Marshall. Hopefully game 2 will be better.

Long Time...No Blog

Well. There is nothing to say but...life has been busy. So many things have happened. My fabulous Aunt Jenny married an awesome man. Summer is coming to a close...school starts on Tuesday! I think that I am ready. The classroom is in order. Lesson plans are coming together. My lcd is hooked up and ready to go. I cannot express how lucky I am to work in a school system with so many resources. I have more books and materials than I could ever use in one school year, a caseload that most special education teachers would only dream about, and colleagues that are energetic/intelligent/amazing teachers! The business is coming together...heading out today to decide on a name...then it will be time to order business cards and design the website! I promise to keep you informed. In the meantime please spread the word about our soon to be fabulous social skills group! More to come.

Excitement in the air!

I would just like to say...I am so very excited. A friend and I are starting up a social skills group for kids with autism here in town! Now we need to decide on a name. So far we have ARCHES (advancing relationships in children with exceptional social needs) or TRAILS (teaching relationship and individual language skills). Any ideas for different names or comments would be appreciated! :) Happy Wednesday!

Fun weekend one...followed by fun weekend two!

So...Chris and I headed down to NC this past weekend to see Neal and Stephanie's new house. We had a great time! We hit the beach with the dogs, ate crab legs, visited the Sand Bar, and Chris got a Wii bowling injury from trying too hard to beat Neal! It was such fun. Now...Ma and Sara are coming in tomorrow...Dad will meet up with us tomorrow night and we are all heading to NY to see Aunt Jenny and Sean get married! Too bad Chris can't take off work. It won't be quite as fun without my 80's dance partner.