Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The one with the backpack swap and frozen Little Hug


Teachers have First Day Jitters too! Had an excited/anxious sleep last night, so I am pleased to have Day 1 in the bag!

If Mrs. Mack wrote a book it would follow a bit like this:

Chapter 1:
Operation Backpack Swap

(A boy's backpack got switched at morning recess and he realized it once the children (excitedly) emptied their backpacks of crisp, new school supplies and he did not recognize the school supplies
or snack packed inside.)

Chapter 2:
Frozen Drinks

(A mom froze a child's Little Hug juice and come snack time...it was still frozen. Frozen sugar water does little to quench an eight-year-old's thirst.)


Chapter 3:
Where Did He Go?

(Young boy from said backpack swap left our classroom for the daycare room at dismissal. The daycare supervisor never saw him. They paged for him. He was found shortly after outside with the crossing guard.)


Chapter 4:
Screwed

(We heard/found a screw in the rear left tire of my car last night.My afternoon led me to a local mechanic in town who was exceptionally friendly and welcoming and plugged the tire.)

Chapter 5:

Can't Pay With Good Looks Alone (Attempted to check out at Stop and Shop
(yayy for milk and dairy products post-Irene) without my wallet--conveniently back in the car from the aforementioned mechanic visit.)

Chapter 6: Run Like the Wind

(Ended the afternoon with a 28-minute run for Week 8 with the husband. We registered for our first 5k together--18 days away!!)


To end on a sweet note...




Tweet! Tweet! It's back to school!

the whole nest

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The one with the housewarming

The weekend of our anniversary we dined at Atlantica and ventured to Newport the next day for a rained-out sail that we will reschedule. We did make the trip worthwhile by stopping at Cupcake Charlie's for some anniversary sweets.

Monday night we made an amazing roasted chicken with scalloped potatoes and enjoyed the top tier of our wedding cake while reading guestbook wedding wishes.


Justin presented me with a navy blue scrapbook that he started using a few of his favorite wedding photos. His hope is that we finish it together. Aw. As the first wedding anniversary is paper, I took a picture of our marriage license and wedding bands, had it enlarged and printed and I framed it!


Courtesy of the amazing creativity found on etsy I had this wooden plaque made and customized to tell our love story.


The following weekend we went to Kerri and Steve's for dinner and a movie.
Lincoln's Lawyer wasn't quite what I had expected, but the company made up for it.

The next day was our official
housewarming. We were pleasantly surprised by the turnout of friends and family given that it was a gorgeous summer weekend. Some highlights from the day (inspired by pinterest) are...

barbeque cupcakes

a twist on the veggie tray--a colorful veggie bar!


color palette/ paint sample utensil pouches


our housewarming "guestbook"


"his and hers" landscaping gifts from Meme


the gorgeous flowers and plants guests gave us to "help our garden grow"

To cap off a fabulous weekend, Kerri, Steve, Becca, Danielle, Justin and I kicked off Restaurant Week at
Marliave's downtown. Delicious.


The last week of camp brought cleaning, organizing and many "see-you-next-summer"s. The Cupcake Club's finale were campout cupcakes.


Monday, August 8, 2011

On this day last year...

I got ready with my favorite girls.

I couldn't wait until the moment I got to see Justin at the end of the aisle.



I vowed, I, Rachel, take you Justin, to be my best friend, my lover, my husband. I pledge to honor, encourage, and support you through our walk together. When our way becomes difficult, I promise to stand by you and uplift you, so that through our union we can accomplish more than we could alone. I promise to work at our love and always make you a priority in my life. I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrow. As I have given you my hand to hold, so I give you my life to keep. With every beat of my heart, I will love you.




I married my best friend.

I celebrated our love and happiness with our closest friends and family.



We remembered those who danced with us from the heavens.

The details all came together.

We had a ball.


We eagerly anticipated our Bermudan honeymoon.


We started our lives together as husband and wife.




And the beat goes on...

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Excited about.... 2.0

Vegas in November

Excited about

my iPhone [feeling super spoiled]

some amazing crafty blogs I've bookmarked like sweetandlovely crafts and how does she?

payday

home renovations

words with friends


changes to my classroom/theme/activities for the fall

super cute and clever home decor, diy, and baking ideas and inspiration courtesy of pinterest


our anniversary weekend
in Cohasset Harbor and Newport