Craig's parents visited this weekend and it was the first time we've seen them since the wedding. It was great because we got to show them our new house. We have been working so hard with my mom and Darren since mid August. New floors, took down wall paper, painted, new trim, and so much more. It has all been so much more work than I thought, but we have been so fortunate to have help. I was proud and excited to show Kim and Mark what we've accomplished.
Friday night, my Mom, Darren, and McKenna came and had dinner with us. It was nice to catch up even though my Mom was recovering from pneumonia and a kidney infection. I made apple cider chicken (that was not as good as the first time I made it, boo0000.), and gluten free pumpkin cheesecake! Dessert was my fav. Craig even liked it and he said he doesn't like pumpkin stuff.
On Saturday, Craig and his dad built a workbench in the garage while Kim and I went to the nature center. That night, we went out to eat at Nonna's for some yummy Italian. It was a great weekend and I'm excited to see all of the Pennsylvania family at Christmas.
In other news, I have been doing a ton of hot yoga lately. I'm so excited because I'm feeling great physically and mentally. It's really helping with anxiety from work. Plus, work is just settling down in general. It was scary at the beginning of the year because of all the new curriculum writing with Standards Based Grading and not knowing if I would be able to fit everything in. Well, now that we're half way in... I see that it can all be done! It's a huge relief. To celebrate, I didn't bring any grading home for the 3 day weekend and made myself enjoy most of it rather than slave away with school stuff.
I can see lots more stress free days in my future. It was really a struggle for the first few months of school. I was staying after almost every day and killing myself to stay on top of students and lesson planning. I now have more time to take care of myself and not feel super maxed out if I want to spend quality time with friends, family, or just myself.
Friday night, my Mom, Darren, and McKenna came and had dinner with us. It was nice to catch up even though my Mom was recovering from pneumonia and a kidney infection. I made apple cider chicken (that was not as good as the first time I made it, boo0000.), and gluten free pumpkin cheesecake! Dessert was my fav. Craig even liked it and he said he doesn't like pumpkin stuff.
On Saturday, Craig and his dad built a workbench in the garage while Kim and I went to the nature center. That night, we went out to eat at Nonna's for some yummy Italian. It was a great weekend and I'm excited to see all of the Pennsylvania family at Christmas.
In other news, I have been doing a ton of hot yoga lately. I'm so excited because I'm feeling great physically and mentally. It's really helping with anxiety from work. Plus, work is just settling down in general. It was scary at the beginning of the year because of all the new curriculum writing with Standards Based Grading and not knowing if I would be able to fit everything in. Well, now that we're half way in... I see that it can all be done! It's a huge relief. To celebrate, I didn't bring any grading home for the 3 day weekend and made myself enjoy most of it rather than slave away with school stuff.
I can see lots more stress free days in my future. It was really a struggle for the first few months of school. I was staying after almost every day and killing myself to stay on top of students and lesson planning. I now have more time to take care of myself and not feel super maxed out if I want to spend quality time with friends, family, or just myself.
Using my dutch oven.
Branson Family. Craig, my Mom, Me, McKenna, and Darren.
Pennsylvania Family. Mark, Craig, Me, and Kim.
Mark loves cats now.
Sitting on our awesome couch in my pj's.
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