one year ago today...

I had to look this up so don't think it's too cheesy that I "remembered", 

but exactly one year ago today I had my first night of mini golf on a new team. 

That was the evening I met Joe. 

The theme for the night was "classic golfer". 

Here's a photo from that day... 

So happy I joined that team... 

weekend highlights

It's been a while.
I don't have much to say.
So here are some highlights from this past weekend:
 

I went out with Joe and his college friend on Friday night.

We had a late dinner at Manhattan and then Olympias

at The Redwood and moscow mules at Montana.

Basically hit up some of the favorites.



On Saturday I helped Kelly K. prep for Kelly C.'s engagement party.

She made me breakfast (love her) and we decorated cupcakes and crafted.

We also ate wayyyy to many sour patch watermelons.

Those things are seriously addictive.



The engagement party Saturday night was tons of fun.

We ate delicious food, hung out on the patio,

had a champagne toast on the roof, and even did a little dancing.



On Sunday Kate came over and we made pizza.

I finally used my pizza stone and paddle I got for Christmas.

It was great to catch up and I can't wait to make pizza again!



This is my favorite photo from the weekend.
As I was dishing up dessert after pizza
(homemade lemon sherbet with raspberries),
Bobby decided to steal my seat at the table.
That's all for now. One more week of work!

memorial day weekend

Feeling really lucky after the weekend I had. 
I spent it at a cabin on a lake with some of my best friends. 
I don't get any cell service there so it was 
really nice to completely disconnect for a few days.  
The weather wasn't great but we played lots of board games, 
ate delicious food, jumped in the lake, 
and even had a glowstick dance party... 
here are some photos from Sunday: 

The weekend was definitely a success and I loved being able 

to spend it with Joe and some of my besties. 

Thanks to all who made it a reality.

My neck is KILLING me after that dance party (I may have busted out 

my Flashdance moves for the first time since college). 

 I am not as young as I once was. 

And we are all dorks. 

The end. 

in the garden

Today is better.

My students are too exhausted to be obnoxious.

Here are some photos from my garden earlier in the week...



 

I love how the garden starts to really work in May.

I have lots of tiny vegetables just popping up.

Lettuce, carrots, and beets, mostly.

The tomatoes have been transplanted.

The peas are climbing away.

Hopefully the sun comes back soon.

stuck in middle school?

I cannot express how happy I am that tomorrow is Friday. 

Not only that, but the Friday before a three day weekend. 

The end of the year makes my students mean. 

It's wearing on me. I need a break. 

I ended the day with a 7th grade girl 

crying in my room about her impending breakup. 

He won't respond to her texts or calls.  

I found it difficult to find things to say... 

I'm not going to be honest and tell her this is just the beginning. 

That her heart will be broken again and again. 

Because that's just mean. Even if it's true. 

And yes, one day it will all work out, right? 

One day she'll meet a boy who won't break her heart. 

So what to say? I still don't know. 

I told her any guy worth dating wouldn't do that to her.  

I told her to tell her friends and to let them be there for her. 

And then I distracted her with things coming up to look forward to. 

Is there anything else anyone can do for a broken heart? 

Thinking back to our middle school years,  

it's easy to dismiss those times as being the Worst. Ever. 

Are things really that different? Or are we just better at handling it? 

Because sometimes I still feel like my middle school self. 

I didn't get invited to the get-together with old friends. 

I am still in constant fear of getting my heart broken. 

I still think about myself too much. 

I still stay up too late on school nights...