This Is Our Story

Through this awesome blog, The Good Life, I learned about a linky party that she "linked" up with. I had heard of one of these before, but never joined. This one looked like fun so I am going to give it a shot! If you want to join the linky party, hop on over to Step Into 2nd Grade's blog!

The task is to tell other bloggers 10 things about yourself that they don't already know. Here we go!

1. I married my JUNIOR high school sweetheart, Slone. This is us at freshman homecoming at Overton High School.

2. I have recently become a huge Batman fan. (I have seen it twice now since it came out last week.) Slone and I watched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight before going to see The Dark Knight Rises on premiere night. It showed for the first time at midnight last Thursday and we got home at 4 am due to it being a 3 hour movie! Work was rough the next day!

3. On July 2, 2012 I signed a contract with the Arlington Independent School District in Arlington, Texas to teach 7th grade Language Arts. This will be my first year teaching and I'm excited and anxious and nervous all in one! Go Chaparrals! (Here is the blog I started to capture that experience)

4. I drove the same car for 10 years. My parents bought me a 1995 Honda Accord when I was 16 and that was the only car I had until this year. That car was a champion and I kept her in great condition. She ran very well up until about 2 years ago and then it all started going down hill from there. We were pouring lots and lots of money into maintaining her and in February of this year (while I was student teaching with no income!) she officially died on me while driving home. She overheated and started smoking like crazy at a stop light and made the worst noise under the hood that I had heard on a car. I had always said that until she died, I would not give in to car fever and buy a new one. Who wanted to take on car payments - especially while student teaching?! That was the last time I drove her and we had to go buy a replacement that week. God totally blessed our socks off with an awesome car...which leads me into #5...

Bye, Honda!

Hello, Acura!

5. I am a wife, sister, daughter, mother (to a puppy), friend, and teacher. But, before all of those things I am a Christian and follower of Jesus Christ. I was baptized at the age of 12 and grew up going to church every Sunday with my grandmother. I am so thankful that she ~~dragged~~ took me each week. Even though I strayed from the Lord many times throughout my teen years, I came back to Him and laid everything at his feet about a year before Slone and I married in 2007. He has shown me the light and His promises in so many ways over the past 5 years that I couldn't imagine not striving to follow His will for my life every day. Along with teaching 6th graders at our church, I am also part of a Sunday school class that has brought me closer with these great ladies!

A few of the amazing friends I have made in the One class

6. I am a mom to a Doberman puppy named Tana. She just turned 1 last month and is a handful. She definitely knows how to get her way with me and Slone and we've had to show tough love lately to let her know who's boss. :( Overall, she is awesome and the smartest dog I've ever owned. *She is wearing a cone in these first few pics because the breeder had her ears cropped. After that we posted them with styrofoam for about 5 months until they stayed up on their own. It did not hurt her and most Dobermans you see will have their ears cropped unless they have been rescued.

7. I played in the first adult kickball league at the Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark in Arlington. It was so much fun and our team, The Senators, was the first championship team in the league! The poster-size George Dubya came to every game in honor of our friend, Tim, who couldn't be with us that season due to cancer treatments in his hometown of New Jersey. He is a huge fan of G Dub :)

8. I really heart Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. Where else can you ~~stalk~~ follow people and get great inspirations for DIY projects at home?!

9. I ~~really like~~ LOVE Target or as some say, Tarjaaay. I can go there for any and everything and if you are patient enough, can get great deals on things you love when they go on sale. As a matter of fact, I recently pinned this on Pinterest. If you are a Target fan, you need to click that link! My uncle just sent me a gift card to get classroom supplies with. I am beyond excited to go spend it!

10. My favorite movie is Hope Floats. It always has been and always will be. Sandra Bullock is my favorite actress so it only makes sense :) I love the story line and just the beauty of hope portrayed throughout. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it!

Well, for those of you that have viewed my site for the first time, I hope it didn't disappoint! I also have a separate blog that I started to record my teaching experience. You can view it here at Teach for the Stars. It is a work in progress considering my first year begins in August but I hope that you will follow me and give any and all tips/pointers/advice for becoming an awesome teacher. Thanks a million for stopping by!