Back to a schedule

Today, it happened...school has started. My lovely days of taking 1 p.m. naps and relaxing with Roxie is over, at least for a while. I am ready and excited for the return, but very tired. I can't wake up at 10 and go to bed at midnight. But, if this is the worst to happen, then ok.


This is my third year of teaching fifth grade at St. Catherine. I love my school, and really adore the people that I work with. It was the same when I worked at Pier 1, you are always more motivated to get up to work when the people make it so enjoyable.


With Dave and I, not too much has changed. We have been to five Cardinal games, and on TV for one of them. There seems to be more happening to the ones closest to us, that we are apart of. Most of my friends have had children. Mandy Pelhank now has Ryan Brendan, Lindsay Leetch now has Avery Kate, Nicki Bunn now has Noah, Katie Radake has Bobby, Dave's cousin also has a newborn son. The last 3 weekends we have attended weddings. Old neighbors, family, and our close friend Sally Muraski and Jeff Huster tied the knot.


Here is a picture of us at Sally and Jeff's wedding. Our best friend Ryan (who introduced Dave and I at SEMO) was an usher and a great friend of all of ours.

PS-for all you boggers, I have a question. I have noticed that on some pictures, they can be clicked on and enlarged, and for others they cannot. Is there a way to make sure that any picture can be clicked on to become larger? Or is the computer picky? Thanks!

Our humble abode

Dave and I bought our first house together in March of '07. The day we moved in April, it was snowing. We feel very blessed and fortunate to be where we are today!

This is the front of the house. I have many planters out front with mandavillas, vincas, and other flowers. Click on the pictures to get a closer look. The back of the house. We have an upstairs porch off the dining room, kitchen area, and also a walk-out basement.

Living Room

Dining Room

Kitchen

Master Bedroom

Trip to Myrtle Beach!!

Dave and I recently returned from enjoying the ocean in South Carolina. It was great to get away for a while. But it is hard to realize that places getting hotter than Missouri in the middle of June, but it is true! We attended Midieval Times, played mini-golf everyday, and shopped a ton. I would have never thought that Dave and I would have had so much fun shopping...miracles do happen!

Dave found as many mini-golf courses as he could. We played so much that I don't want to play again for a while. He loves mini-golf, and for those who don't know, his love helped him earn the title of SEMO's mini-golf champion! We played on the pros course. Here, every year, the mini-golf national champiship takes place each September. We both shot 3 hole in ones on the pros course.

We ate some great restaurants. We took a picture here at Drunken Jack's. They had a great view with awesome food.

There is a Ripley's Aquarium in which they have a 300-foot walkway under an aquarium with 10-foot sharks. It was very cool. We saw divers in the tanks feeding stingrays and other awesome fish.

We missed our dog, Roxie, so much. It was great to get away, but even better to get back. Thanks to both sets of parents for taking care of the house and pup.