1. Wedding Album--Woot! Woot! That's right! My parents received our wedding album earlier this week and then forwarded it to us. I think it turned out great, and we are SO excited to have it! Here is a sample of one of our pages. :)
2. New Necklace--This week I also received my first Etsy purchase in the mail. I saw a picture of this necklace on Pinterest and loved the delicate leaf pattern. This was quite the week for receiving fun things in the mail!
3. Welcomed Work--Darren and I have been amazed at how hard it has been to find a full-time job for Darren until law school starts. This week, however, Darren received a long-awaited job offer from Lowes. We feel so blessed to have this offer and be able to start adding to our savings!
4. Dinner with Friends--We got to have dinner with our friends Sara and Ian on Thursday. It was great to catch up with these two, and we are looking forward to doing more activities with them!
5. Student Puppet Shows--The mom of one of my students owns several puppets and performs puppet shows at the local library. At the beginning of the year, this mom offered to help my students perform puppets shows should it ever fit into our curriculum. I recently had my students write fables and thought this would be the perfect opportunity to incorporate puppet shows. We had two fables performed last week and will have three more next week. The puppet shows have been great so far, and I am so grateful for this mom's help!
6. Rainy Days--Saturday morning we woke up to a wonderful rainstorm that lasted all day until it became cold enough in the late afternoon to turn into a snow storm. It provided some much needed moisture and made for a wonderfully cozy Saturday.
7. Breakfast at Mimi's--Darren and I started off a fun Saturday with breakfast at Mimi's Cafe. I love the atmosphere at Mimi's, not to mentioned their hot chocolate and omelets. :)
8. New Books--Mimi's Cafe just happens to be right next to Barnes and Noble. Yesterday our browsing in this book store turned into some fun purchases. I am perhaps most excited about the Below Stairs memoir I bought of a kitchen maid in the 1920s that inspired the creator of "Downton Abbey."
9. Library Cards--Darren and I went from Barnes and Noble to the new Springville Library where we got our library cards and spent some time reading.
10. Rock Climbing--I'm afraid I put Darren's "man card" in serious jeopardy last week when I chose crocheting as our first opportunity to learn something new together. It is now his turn to choose the activity, so I must be equally supportive now that he has chosen to go rock climbing. They have "family night" reduced prices at the Quarry on Mondays, so we are planning on going tomorrow. Rock climbing is not really a new activity for Darren, but it certainly is for me. It should be an adventure!
Congratulations on the job at Lowe's!
ReplyDeleteI saw Downton Abbey for the first time tonight, and it was so fun (my dad was there to explain enough of the background story to get by). I think it might be my new show. I haven't had a "new show" since my shows with you and Katie and Many!
Also, I hope you enjoy rock climbing! I really like it but it always makes my legs tremble a bit and I feel awkward lol. Have fun!
how exciting that your wedding album has arrived! such a beautiful memory for so many (including me...thank you, kindly!). books, books, books... the library here is on Dove Lane...I think that is so appropriate! enjoy! and congrats Darren!
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