Sigh.....

That is what I am doing as I sit here on my couch after a long week of getting my classroom ready for the first day of school on Monday. I moved classrooms which meant cleaning out my new room before moving in, moving all my stuff, and then setting everything up in between meetings and of course, visiting with my other teacher friends. I have finally finished and everything looks just like I want it. I can say that I am actually ready for school to start. I have a good feeling about this year. I know the job can be trying and stressful at times, but I want to keep a positive outlook and try not to get too stressed by the little things. So...that's what I'm going to do! 

Aimee, Julia, and Carrie's Day o' Fun

I was so happy that Aimee came to spend the night with me this past Wednesday. Julia and I took her to Club Flech to paint pottery. The pictures are of our pottery before they put it in the kiln. It should come out bright and shiny and the colors will be a lot different than they look. We had a great time pretending to be artists.

Later, Justin joined us as we went bowling at Crossroads. We had fun bowling and acting silly. Aimee actually beat my score!!!

Caribbean Cruise

On July 20th, we took a cruise with The Murphy's; Justin's parents, Mike and Ellen, his brother, David and David's girlfriend, Caroline. We had such a great time and got to see some great Caribbean islands. Our first stop was Montego Bay, Jamaica where we spent the day at a Margaritaville on the beach. We swam and ate Caribbean Jerk chicken.

Our second port of call was Grand Cayman Island where we spent another fun day at the beach. We rode jet skis and watched David and Caroline parasail. We also got to walk around do a little shopping.

Lastly, we stopped in Cozumel where we went snorkeling, which was amazing because the water was so blue. We saw tons of fish since the water was so clear. After that we ate lunch at Senor Frogs and did a little souvenir shopping.

We not only had fun on all our excursions, but the cruise ship had a lot of things to do on it. We swam,watched shows, played Bingo, lost money in the casino, and of course, ate plenty of food. I especially loved getting dressed up for the Captain's Dinner.

I can't wait until our next cruise vacation!!!