What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday y'all!

Is it just me or is this summer just flying by?!

Here's to another edition of What I'm Loving Wednesday :)

I'm loving spending some time at home :) I haven't been home-home since Easter!

I'm loving that my parent's finally got high speed internet! Their house is out in the country so growing up we always had dial up internet. Now I can actually hop on the computer without it taking 10 minutes for a page to load!

I'm loving these pretty dresses...

Mariana Kai Pleated Dress

Un-twill We Meet Again Dress

Coffee Shop Sweetheart Dress

One Scoop Dress in Strawberry

Positively Pretty Dress

Jam Session Dress

Around the House Music Dress

Seafront Cookout Dress

I'm loving that the 4th of July is coming up so soon! It's one of my favorite holidays :)

{Our first picture together back in 2005 while watching the fireworks on July 4th :) }

I'm loving Pretty Little Liars! This show always keeps me on the edge of my seat :)

As always, I'm loving my sweet hubby!

What are YOU loving today?

Link up and let us know!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

halfway there!

Happy Saturday y'all!

Can y'all believe that Christmas is exactly 6 months from today?!

That just blows my mind! This year is just flying by!

Here are just a few Christmas-y pictures that get me excited about my favorite time of year :)

Hope everyone has had a wonderful day!

teaching blogs!

Happy Friday y'all!

I just finished my first year of teaching in first grade and I'm ready to start the new school year with lots of great ideas!

What a better place to look for ideas, activities, and lessons than the blog world!

There are so many great blogs for elementary school and I know a lot of y'all out there are teachers so I figured I'd share some of my favorites :)

Here they are {in ABC order :)}:

1st Grade with Miss Snowden

F is for First Grade

Fabulous in First

Finally in First

First Grade Factory

First Grader...at Last!

Growing Kinders

Just Add Clipart

Lesson Plan SOS

Miss Kindergarten

Mrs. Jump's Class

Mrs. Lee's Kindergarten

Mrs. Wills Kindergarten

Ms. M's Blog

Oceans of First Grade Fun

Peace, Love, and Kindergarten

Pencils, Glue, and Tying Shoes

Primary Perspective

Teaching in High Heels

The First Grade Parade

The Inspired Apple

The Lesson Plan Diva

What the Teacher Wants

I could go on and on about all the wonderful ideas and activities these ladies do but I'll let y'all see for yourselves :)

Another place I like to look for activities is Teachers Pay Teachers. This site allows teachers to put their lessons and activities up for sale (there are also some freebies in there too!). The prices are very reasonable and the activities are SO cute!

Pinterest also has LOTS of cute boards that have fun ideas!

If y'all know of any other teaching blogs or resources, please feel free to share!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

the simple things.

Happy Thursday y'all!

Last week was my first time linking up with Jesslyn Amber for her Simple Things post :) and it was lots of fun so I decided to play along again!

It's so nice to be able to think about the simple, fun and sweet things going on in life!

Here's my simple things list for this week...

...donating items to Goodwill...

...adding pretty things to my Pinterest...

...Words with Friends...

...John Mayer's version of Free Fallin'...

...Wednesday night supper at church...

...sunny days...

...summer nights...

...getting some fun pirate items for my classroom...

...Pandora...

...my hubby...

What are the simple things in your life?

Link up with Jesslyn Amber to share!

Hope everyone has a great day!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday y'all!

Here's what I'm loving on this beautiful, hot summer day!

I'm loving that J has Friday off from work :) We're planning on spending lots of time together by sleeping in, going to lunch, then maybe going to a movie...the perfect kind of day!

I'm loving that I'm going home-home this weekend! I can't wait to spend time with the fam, my sweet friend Amy, help my aunt can some veggies, and lay by the pool!

{the fam}

{me and sweet Amy}

{We canned all these yummy beans and peas last year!}

I'm loving all these super cute dresses...

Tales of Trinity Floral Applique Belted Dress

Belize Flow Coral Wrap Dress

Edge Water Printed Dress

Valetta Belted Print Dress

Avandel Floral Eyelet Dress

Dessert Cerise Print Dress

Impressionist Paradise Dress

Arizona Sun Dress

I'm loving all the teaching blogs I've been finding :) There are SO many great teachers out there that are so nice to share their activities and ideas!

I'm loving Pinterest (as I'm sure a lot of y'all are as well!)! It's so fun to have a place to put all of the wonderful ideas, projects, and beautiful rooms in one place :)

Here are some of my favorites from my different boards...

{beautiful bedroom via The Love List}

{Christmas card holder via Martha Stewart}

{white kitchen via Pink Wallpaper}

{crayon wreath via Etsy}

{Georgia pillow via Dee Croke}

Follow me on Pinterest if you like!

As always, I'm loving my super sweet and thoughtful hubby!

What are YOU loving today?

Link up and let us know!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

happy father's day!

Happy Father's Day y'all!

I'm very blessed to have some wonderful fathers in my life :)

Dear Daddy,

Thank you for always being there for me. For staying up late because you knew that "even though my eyes are closed doesn't mean I'm sleeping", for helping me with my homework, for driving me to college when I was afraid I was going to be homesick (turns out I loved it so much I stayed :) ), for helping me and J start our lives together, and for so much more!

I love you, Daddy!

Dear Mr. Todd,

Thank you for always being there for J and now for me :) You're always there to lend a helping hand and for a good laugh! Thank you for teaching J how to be a loving husband :)

We love you and we're blessed to have you in our lives!

Dear Papa D,

Oh how I miss you so much! You were such a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather to your family. Thank you for teaching me the important things in life...accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior, having a job that I love going to each day, and for marrying a Christian man. Because of you, these are some of my proudest accomplishments!

I love you so much Papa!

Dear Jonathan,

You are just a great father to our little Daisy :) and I know you will be a wonderful daddy to our future children!

Little Daisy and I love you!

I hope that everyone is having a fun filled Father's Day enjoying time with the special men in your life!

the simple things.

Happy Thursday y'all!

I've been wanting to play along with the super sweet Jesslyn Amber and list a few of the simple things in life that have made me smile this week :)

...summer vacation...

...staying up late and sleeping in...

...working a little in my classroom...

...listening to the rain...

...cuddling with my little Daisy...

...my mama sending us Rice Krispies Treats cereal since we can't ever find it anywhere...

...dinner with friends...

...teaching blogs...

...old episodes of 90210...

...my wonderful husband...

Thanks for hosting, Jesslyn! It's so great to take the time out to think about the little, simple things that life is all about :)

Hope everyone is having a great day!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday y'all!

Here's what I'm loving on this beautiful day :)

I'm loving that I'm on summer vacation! It's one of the perks of being a teacher :)

I'm loving that when we got home from the beach Saturday I had lots of good magazines waiting in the mailbox :)

I'm loving Essie's Ballet Slippers nail polish...it's the perfect shade of light pink!

I'm loving the Carmichael's cuticle cream that my mama gave me last week. It softens the skin around your nails and helps prevent those little pieces of skin from popping up!

I'm loving all these pretty dresses...

Bristol Polka Dot Dress

Chiltern Bloom Ruffle Dress

Shine Your Light Dress

Peppermint Taffy Dress

Contest Winner Dress

So Nice in White Dress

I'm loving this ring my mama got resized for me. My daddy gave her the brown topaz ring when they were dating back in high school for their first Christmas. She was 16 when he gave it to her so the ring is almost 40 years old! It's such a special ring and I'm so happy she passed it down to me :)

As always, I'm loving my sweet hubby!

What are YOU loving today?

Link up and let us know!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!