so long summer

Hi friends,

School starts Monday. How did this happen so quickly?? How is summer over?? August always comes with a mixed bag of emotions of being excited for the new school year and sad that summer has already come and gone. I already miss the slow pace of July!

I officially went back to work last Tuesday and I am exhausted! But somehow my room is finished (minus a rug) and I met most of my new kiddos at Open House Thursday.

 However, before the end of summer, last weekend we took one last summer trip with the youth to Fort Caswell Beach on Oak Island  for a retreat called SpiritUs. Did I mention it is beautiful there? The weekend was full of worship, learning new things about poverty, and lots of fun down time.

We spent a few hours this weekend checking out Old Salem, a historic Moravian village in downtown Winston Salem. I can't say we were crazy about the museum tour, but it was a neat place to visit at least once. Plus, we had a Groupon, so half price! :)

 

Also, we grew sunflowers for the first time this year and they are beautiful!

Well, so long summer 2015!

What have you been up to these few weeks of summer? 

ode to the weekend

Summer break is so close I can taste it. Today was the last day of school for students! 2 workdays stand in between me and summer! I even survived my first year of EOG testing. I will miss those sweet faces, but I love summer break!

 Cleaned our desks with shaving cream .. the kids love it!

In the meantime, enjoy some Spring snapshots from our weekends!

On Memorial Day we went hiking with some friends to Moore's Knob at Hanging Rock State Park. This is quickly becoming a favorite destination because there are numerous things to do at this park. This particular hike was a little more strenuous with hundreds of stairs, but at least we had mountain laurel to enjoy along the way.

We made a very quick trip home in May to meet our new niece Addalee!

We've taken a few trips to the local creamery .. and you must go if you are local! 

 We spent a Sunday afternoon on the Deep River trail.

Took in a Greensboro Grasshoppers game with friends.

And a few home projects of course.

This past weekend we made another quick trip, except this time to Athens, Georgia, where Justin performed a wedding for some friends. Athens is a neat town and is home to Georgia State University.

What have you been up this Spring?