Happy New Year's EVE

DH and I went out to breakfast at Cracker Barrel, it was delicious!!! Then we ran a few errands and picked up food to make for dinner :) DH washed and waxed my car, she looks like NEW! I'm so thankful that he spent time on my car. I really should be much better about it...
I can't believe that **2009** will soon be here. I have a bunch of goals in mind and I really hope this is going to be the year of all years for us. We have a lot to look forward to and hope that things will work out as we imagine :)

I also can't believe that I only have 4 days left of vacation and them it's back to reality. I will begin my final internship on Monday, January 5th. I am super excited and a little nervous at the same time.

*** Wishing you and yours a very Healthy & Happy New Year!
>>> I scrapped a few pages. You will find them below.

Happy Christmas Eve

I can't believe that tomorrow is the 25th already - this month has gone by really fast. This year Christmas will be a small celebration for us. I have not worked all year and I'm just thankful to have my husband and our health. I'm looking forward to cooking/baking and spending time together. I already got my new cell phone 10 days ago and that's really all I wanted for Christmas. My skin came in yesterday and I LOVE my new phone. I also picked out a theme online and some ringtones. :)

I spent part of the day wrapping a few gifts. Mocha is too smart, she knows which ones are hers.

I also managed to get some scrapping done during this busy time of the year. I'm excited to have found some time to scrap again. I miss it and enjoyed scrapping!

Holiday Cards

I am enjoying a nice break from being extremely busy. I created some Christmas cards that I will be sending to our family and friends.

Besides cards, I really need to start creating LO's if I want to reach my goal of 100 by the end of the year.

>>> I'm all set with holiday shopping :)

*** I have a goal that might be impossible to stick with, but I VOW to stop buying scrapping products in the new year. I really need to use what I have! If I make a purchase, it can't be more than $10 a month. CAN you believe I am actually saying this. My husband laughed at me when I mentioned this to him. I know I can do it, I have to stop... I'd rather spend the $ on a gym membership and in Jan I plan on joining the gym to tone and shape up.

Yahhooooo!

I can't believe it's been such a long time since I posted. Life has been extremely busy for me. My internship ended during the end of November and that was a sad day. I cried and so did some of the kids. They were so sweet :) They made me a banner that said "We love you Mrs. George!" and I received a tote bag from Snap Fish with their class photo. I'm really going to miss those kids. My fall semester of classes has come to an end :) This was a semester of tremendous growth and experience.

GREAT news > My group and I submitted a proposal to ACEI for the conference in Chicago & guess what we're going to Chicago b/c the proposal was approved!!!! I already booked my plane ticket and am super excited about meeting new people and sharing our project with others.

I'm looking forward to relaxing over Winter Break and preparing for my final internship. Graduation will be in May :)

I have not scrapped as much as I'd like to, but here are my latest pieces.

Third time is not a charm :(

I can't beleive I am sick again. The story of my life :( That's 3 times in 8 weeks. This is my last week of interning, I hope I can start to feel better by Tuesday. I want to end on a good note instead of feeling under the weather. I am really sad about my internship coming to an end. I wish it could last forever. I love working with this group of students.
Here are my latest scrap related items.

I'm here...

Life has been busier than ever! This semester has been tough. I have 2 weeks left of interning. In a way I am happy, but honestly I am really sad because I LOVE working with the kids. I wish I could stay with them until Winter Break. I have been thinking of something nice that I can give them as a thank you/departure gift. I have a few ideas and can't wait to start.

I finished some school work and did a LO about my internship :)

Slowly feeling better

Thankfully I am starting to feel better. I can't wait to get 100% better!

Today, I went to a Special Education conference in Sarasota :) It was nice and I learned a lot of helpful ideas and tips for working with students with disabilities. The weather is not so great, perfect for scrapping. However, I have a ton of work to catch up on.

Here are my latest pages.

Sick again :(

I can't belive that I am sick again with the cold for the second time this month. I use to never get sick and now that I've been in an elementary school setting, I catch things really easy. Yesterday I went to the doctor and I received some medicine. I hope to kick this by the end of the week.

I happened to get some scrapping done. Here are some pages of Mocha when she was a puppy :)

World Card Making Day

I quickly worked on a few cards today :) I can never have enough and I love giving hand made cards.

Got sick?

Well being around the kiddos while interning.... I definitely caught something and have been sick with the cold for the past 4 days :(

I managed to get caught up on homework & actually scrapped while being sick (nothing better to do while staying indoors)

Sept is almost OVER ? > ?

Where has this month gone? Life has been extremely busy for me. School is awesome, but of course challenging. I love interning :) I miss scrapping :( and having some spare time to relax.

I took some time this morning to scrap a LO about our 3rd wedding anniversary. It felt amazing to scrap, scrap therapy is the best!

1 week down

My first week of classes and interning was very interesting. I have already learned so much and have a lot more to learn during this process. By the end of the week I was officially exhausted! As long as I plan and stay organized I should be able to meet all of the demands.

I did scrap a little today, but it was not for myself. I created a beautiful frame with a layout and matching thank you card for the B family who so graciously opened up their home to us during our trip to Georgia.

The rest of this nice weekend has been and will be spent on homework, planning, reading, etc.

School has begun

Well today was my first day back to classes and it's going to be a crazy semester. I'm officially interning 3 days a week plus courses too. I will be doing a lot of commuting this semester, but I'm looking forward to a wonderful experience that will help me grow as a professional and future teacher :)

I most likley will not scrap for a while, so here's one of my lastest pages. Isn't she a cutie!

Mocha >>> Photoshopped!

My hubby spent hours working on this amazing photo in Photoshop :) LOVE how it turned out! There is no way I would have the patience to manipulate all of the layers, merging, etc. Lots of time needed and I am not that great with Photoshop.

This is a sample that his creative photo class will be viewing as they learn and attempt to make a project of their own using Photoshop.

More layouts

I have been trying to set aside time all weekend to get some scrapping done b/c school starts for me on Tuesday. I woud like to have the entire Marco Island trip completed by then, not sure I can get it done, but I'll try my best!

Here are a few more:

I've been scrapping!

After cleaning, organizing, and appointments I finally sat down to scrap :) I am really excited because yesterday my friend M came over and we spent a couple hours chatting and scrapping. Of course we never get as much done as we plan, but it was a lot of fun!

Below you will find 3 of my latest pages.

Back from Georgia

We are finally back from Georgia. The trip was incredible and exceeded my expectations. We stayed in a small town called Ellijay, GA. It is located in Northern Georgia and is part of the Chattahoochee National Forest.
It was my first trip to the mountains and I LOVED it more than I ever imagined I would. The sceenery was unbelivable, we even went white water rafting at the Ocoee River (site of the 1996 Olympic Whitewater Competition) which is located in TN. What an adventure! The best part was that Mocha was able to come along on the trip to GA with us :)

I can't wait to scrap this trip as well as finish scrapping Marco Island.