Grads, friends, babies, new hair

This past weekend was HU's graduation. It is crazy to think that I graduated 2 years ago and Jeff 5 years ago!! Well, among the happy faces last Saturday was our very own Luke and Keri. They made it and we are so proud of them! We got to see Keri's senior art show this spring and it was very impressive. And I know that Luke had one of his toughest semesters ever, and he did great! ( Although finals week, he played quite a bit of frisbee golf with Jeff and friends)

We are excited for Luke and Keri as they begin this new chapter in their lives, they are only single for a few more months! But on a less happy note, is the fact that they will no longer live in the same town as us =( We have spent a lot of time together over the last two years and increasingly much so towards the end of this school year. We are great friends and will continue to be so; the new distance between us will only make it a little more challenging.

We love you guys and we'll miss having you around!

This past weekend we had the chance to see some great friends Zac, Amanda, Gibson (2) and Maisie (1)! We went to the new Fort Wayne Tincaps stadium in downtown FW. It was a lot of fun to see the nice new facilities and visit with friends, and of course see the adorable babies!!!
jeff and me at game- jeff got his hair cut! It had been a ridiculously long time since his last cut, so he was due for a new do- I really like the new look ;) Lacking the long locks, now he won't be mistaken for my mom this summer when he is in the sailboat (that happened last summer!)

This Mother's Day weekend, we also got to see Nate, Lauren, Payton (she was asleep), and new baby Harper Grae! As you can see, Harper was very excited to meet Jeff and I- what a precious little one!

On the day we had all of Keri's and our family over after graduation. Grilling and Chilling- good times!

Sarah Caley took new pictures of the guys! She did great. I also wanted to showcase Jeff's rockin' new do!

Teaching and next year

I only have three more weeks left of school! YEAH! I miss my old life!
I have been teaching at Norwell Middle School in 7th grade math for the last 6 weeks (wow, it has gone really fast and been really busy!)

Oh, middle-schoolers! Let me tell you- they are a special breed =) It has been a difficult time of the school year to jump in and gain the sort of respect that I was hoping for. The students are goofy, energetic, sometimes annoying, and sometimes entertaining. I really like middle-schoolers outside of school (at shows, youth group) but when asked to get them to do something educational as a group, not so fun for the sub coming in at the end of the year! me =I

I have been volunteering the the MS girls track team. Mostly just running with the distance girls and encouraging them. They are cute!

Jeff has been traveling on the weekends (Wisconsin, Michigan, other places I can't remember). It has been an adjustment to not see each other as much. I miss him. We have gotten a taste for what it is like to have opposite schedules, and it tastes bad! I mean, we COULD do it, but would rather not!

So, life has been a whirlwind the last month and a half and needless to say- I am ready to get my time back. I am rejuvenated by down time with Jeff or just by myself- I miss that! How do you people do it in the work world??

Jeff and I have decided that I will be going on the road again this coming year as opposed to me getting a teaching job. I thought that this long-term sub job might evolve into me wanting a classroom of my own, but we are still not ready to sacrifice our time and experiences together. This summer will be a blast traveling with Jeff. As of now, I will be home about 4 days in July- oh my!

Attaboy is releasing a new album this week!! Check it out! It is great- I am proud of Jeff, Amos and Chris for how far they've come as a band.