Goals and goals and goals.

It's been a month since I last wrote here! Of course, the last month was the end-of-the-year hump for teachers. Between Arts Festival and end of the year paperwork, I was swamped. But now, summer is officially on! I had meetings and whatnot last week and while I'm already mentally getting geared up for next school year, I'm physically taking a break, at least for a few weeks. This week, my goal is to finalize all of the paperwork for my recertification. I'm also planning to do some baking (Nicole and I have a great recipe we're going to try this week-- Blueberry Breakfast Bars). We have so much going on in the next few weeks. Nicole and I are together this week (Nicole is the not-so-little-anymore girl that I've been babysitting since she was 4 and now she's 13!). She's gone for the next 3 weeks, but we'll be house/pet sitting for them while they're away on a cruise to Russia. Shelley is getting married next week and I'm finishing up my piece for them (I wrote a paragraph or so to read at the ceremony) and Shelley and I have some baking to do. Oh Friday, July 3rd, three girlfriends and I are taking off for the day and night, a girls' jaunt to Charlottesville where we'll visit a winery, do some shopping, dine at the Melting Pot and sleep in. Then, on the 5th, we're taking the boys to King's Dominion. It's a short vacation, but it's good to get away for a few days together. We'll be celebrating our 2 year anniversary in July, too. We've already talked about our life goals together. We don't necessarily expect life to go to plan, but it's nice to know we're on the same page (most of the time). My biggest goal for the summer is to write. Ethan is big enough now where I should be able to take a few minutes each day to write. Maybe next time I'll explicate my goals a little better!