Let the Wedding Festivities Begin!!

Tomorrow,

is the Rehearsal for my sweet Big Brother!

We are all VERY excited!

My mother swears that she had times when she thought this day would never come:)

Today my mother and I have been running around,

trying on our dresses,

packing,

and doing little last minute things!

Tomorrow is the Rehearsal and then the Rehearsal Dinner.

We are all SOOOO very excited!

Matt and Arica are going to have the sweetest little private wedding!

This morning I made Chris and my mom come outside to take a few pictures!

I have really been slacking lately on taking pictures and have made a little

New Years Resolution,

that I am going to try and do better this year!

We took these in my parents backyard and used the neighbors fences as back grounds.

Not bad for just my mom taking the pictures with a little old digital camera.

Chris was REALLY having a blast:)



Ready to Get Back

Chris and I have spent 2 LONG weeks here in Ga.

Today I was really longing to get back to NOLA.

I have had fun being home, getting to visit with friends and family,

but I have SOOOO much to do in NOLA that I my mind

 keeps wondering to our little apartment

and my sweet Cajun kiddies.

Tomorrow is the first day back after Christmas Break for my firsties:)

Tonight I a missin' them something terrible!

I love my kids and I want to see their excited faces to see each other and tell each other all about their fun over the days off!

I want to get back into the swing of teaching,

I was born for this job!

I do NOT want to get behind,

like I know that I already am with school work:(

 I like to always have my lesson plans ready to go for 2 weeks in advance, and right now I am only 1 week.

Tonight I am praying for my school and my sweet kids. I am REALLY praying for their sub!

It is the first time they have had a sub because I have not missed a day yet!

I hope they all get some rest tonight and are well behaved tomorrow and Friday!

I will see them on Monday, with a BIG smile on my face, and my new fun cameo cut-outs waiting to be put to good use!

So Long 2011

WOW!! 2011 has been a GREAT YEAR!!

Hard for me to believe that 7 months ago I graduated college!

That was a very, VERY, happy day for Chris and I!

Me being in collage was the only thing that was holding us back from New Orleans.

2 Weeks after I graduated we made the big move!

I loved North Georgia College! I could not have imagined going to school anywhere else!!

I received an AWESOME dual degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education!

This degree sure has come in handy in NOLA!!

Helping me to receive my first teaching job as a 1st grade Teacher!

I sure do love my CAJUN kiddoes!!

Our first 7 months in New Orleans has been such a Great adventure!

We have enjoyed exploring the city, when we have time!

The culture here is unbelievable!

Good food, music, and I love all of our Sweet Seminary Friends!

It can get HOOOOOTTTT!!

The heat down here is a different kind of hot!

High Humidity and high temperatures can make being out in the summer a little miserable:)

New Orleans is also NOT known for its amazing drivers.

Hence, the picture of the lady backing up into my car at a drive thru!

haha I can laugh about it now, but at the time it wasn't all tooo funny:)

Yepp.....

I like New Orleans:)

2011 has brought a lot of Change for Chris and I.

I think the whole transition of moving down here has been made a lot easier with getting to come back and forth between Georgia a lot.

After Christmas break,

Chris and I will not be back in GA for quite a while.

I wont be back until my sweet friend Amanda's wedding in June,

and Chris has no idea when he will be back.

While all of our family and friends are home in GA,

we will be living it up in the bayou for 2012!