From the Outside Looking In…

Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time!  I was in the mall yesterday, shopping and walking, when I saw him…Santa!  Yes, in addition to the holiday music already playing in each store, Santa was there for what I can only assume would be early-bird photos?  I haven’t really had much time to [...]

It is a rainy Sunday here in the DC area, a rainy weekend to be exact. I am ok with that, I like the rain – and since it is basically keeping me indoors for much of the day I am taking this opportunity to move some furniture around the house and repurpose some [...]

Well, after a month’s hiatus, I am back.  The last month has been filled with preparations for school.  I have been interviewing, hiring, ordering and sorting through textbook orders, setting up teacher professional days and the list of tasks goes on and on.  I do have to admit that I wanted to blog many times [...]

Not that I am complaining!  Today is Friday and I am beginning to pack for my week away to Rehoboth Beach beginning on Monday.  I am so looking forward to the beach (the house I am staying in is 1 block away from the beach!!)  My school-based staff is growing exponentially and that means we [...]

I am just back from dropping LC off at the airport.  He is on the way to North Dakota for work and will be back Friday evening.  Tonight I have an old high school friend who is interviewing in DC tomorrow spending a few nights at the house.  He is planning to relocate to DC [...]

So, LC and I drove over 5 hours south to get away.  Yes, I know, sounds a bit extreme but this is part of my vacation week and it was much needed!  LC made all the arrangements, he is such a doll like that.  He made plans for us to stay at a B&B, a [...]

Oh.  My.  God.  What an awesome adventure!  Today, LC and I went on a 6-hour kayaking trip out of Leesburg Virginia and ended at Terera Winery, voted the best winery in Loudon County, where we enjoyed a 2-hour tasting and winery tour.  What a great day!
The weather was very cooperative, not too sunny and not [...]

Yay!  Three days of fun, right?  Memorial Day weekend is here, beaches are open, and today begins the official “pool season” for most public pools.  The temperatures are rising and the skies are clear.  I am excited about the things we have planned for this weekend!
Today we are going to do some shopping, and we [...]

Is this what it feels like to blog?  It has been a while since I last blogged because life has been so busy lately at home and at work that I have often gone right to bed after arriving home from work.  Well, that is only after I get a few moments of television watching [...]