Well...it has been quite a long time since I last wrote here, but it was due to extreme busyness. There's been a lot going on in my life recently, and the train isn't stopping anytime soon....
First and foremost, I survived my first year of teaching. My 10-month nightmare is now over, and I'm relieved to be done with that school. I don't want to jinx myself, but I'm fairly certain that my experience everywhere else will be significantly more positive. Below shows my classroom. The top is how I started and the bottom is how I left it.... Bye bye, first school. Though it was rough at times, I'm very glad I had this experience. Everywhere else will feel relaxed and organized by comparison.
Other than completing the school year, I also had a bridal shower, in which I got lots of supplies for our new house, which he is fully moved into, and I am partially moved into. The past several days have involved tons of painting, landscaping, and other odds and ends. The people who lived here before were very lazy with home maintenance, so they left plenty for us to do. However, I'm very excited that we were able to find a good starter home in this crazy west Omaha market.
Finally, the two major things still coming up are a trip to Puerto Rico and our wedding. The trip is in five days, which terrifies me because I've been so busy with everything else that I feel very unprepared. I have hardly THOUGHT about it, to be honest. I need to seriously start packing so I'm not caught off guard the day before the trip.
Anyway, here are some miscellaneous pics from the past month and a half... There may be several Puerto Rico pictures on here before long.
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| Giant cottonwood in Walnut Grove Park in Millard, NE |
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| Gigantic gnarled tree near 144th and Fort I found on a walk. |
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| Platte River State Park waterfall |
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| A balloon floating over Standing Bear Lake's nearby neighborhoods. |
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| Flooded dock at Standing Bear after heavy rains |
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| This tree gets flooded every time.... |
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| An example of the hail that hit Lance and I's cars during a May hailstorm at 3 a.m. |
