Last week was teacher appreciation week and it was absolutely wonderful. I ended up getting Arbonne shampoo/conditioner, body wash and a super cute little makeup palette. $50 in Starbucks gift cards and the most adorable coffee mug that one of my students decorated for me(see attached). One of my favorite gifts was when my amazing husband sent pizza, dessert pizza and diet Pepsi to my school for teacher appreciation week. I was sooo popular during lunch! The best part was that he had the pizza guy write me a note and give it to me with the pizza. It was super cute! Then, today my parent coordinator came up to me and said, "Mrs. Jones I am so sorry I haven't given you your gift cards, hopefully I'll have them ready tomorrow. " I'm not sure what she has up her sleeve but it sure feels good to be appreciated!

We had our young marrieds group last night and had a "make your own sundae" party! Wow...people brought some really good toppings. Our friends, Becca and Scooter even brought a chocolate fountain. : ) I had vanilla ice cream, hot fudge and gummy bears. YuM!

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Life's been a little busy lately but good busy so there is no complaining here! : ) Joe and I have been hosting a "young marrieds" group at our apt. every other Saturday which has been a great way for us to connect with other Christian couples. We have also been house hunting. I attached a picture of a house we recently put an offer on. It is a short sale so it may be a few months before we hear back from the bank. I'll post more pictures if we find out our offer was accepted.


Lastly, the school year is wrapping up and since we get a year end bonus, a bunch of data was due Friday. I'm an amazing procrastinator so of course I started and finished everything last week. : ) Anyways, the end of kindergarten is sooo fun! I am proud to say that everyone in my class is reading and majority of them are reading at a first grade level or higher! Even though teaching K has caused me to consume A LOT of caffeine, be constantly exhausted and spend a small fortune at Starbucks, I wouldn't want to teach any other grade.