showering the bride with lots o' love

I am getting married in 25 days! There have been so many wonderful things that I've experienced in the last 5 months since Marcos and I became engaged. I am also really happy with our decision to have a shorter engagement. Planning a wedding is a lot of work and I can't imagine it dragging out another year or so. I feel so blessed to have the family and friends that I do. Marcos' family had a shower for me on March 14th and my family and friends had a shower for me on March 29th. They were both adorable and fun and so much more than I could have ever expected. We received so many wonderful gifts and I can't wait to be the stepford wife I've always dreamed of being and be a hostess to all of our family and friends. Here are some pictures from both of my bridal showers. Thank you to all who helped in making these some of my fondest memories!!!

Shower #1


Shower #2

Open House 2009

My second Open House was a success! I had a great parent turn-out and some family and friends showed up, too!! This year I taught 5th grade, so my classroom had a completely different feel than it did last year.

Here is a general view of my classroom. I have 32 students and it can get crowded!!!


I loved this project! In the first picture, we made a draft of our city and focused on parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines. In the second picture, we made our city 3-dimensional come to life and focused on shapes as well. The students did this all by themselves. Cool huh?


Of course I had to do silhouettes!

Colonial flags.

Loved this art project! It added so
much color to our classroom.

good friends.

Walk MS 2009

Thank you for walking on behalf of my mom and dad!!