1. Overnight beach trip-It seems like it has been forever since the three of us have gone to the beach overnight and that will be remedied this weekend and again in June! This weekend we are going for one night outside of Lincoln City and I am super excited. We don't have anything for sure planned, but I think we will be able figure it all out! And then in June, we are heading up to Cannon Beach for the weekend. I am super excited for this, especially because it is the same weekend as the sand castle competition!
2. Fancy Nancy Musical- That's right! There is a Fancy Nancy Musical that is coming to Portland and we have tickets for the Saturday before Mother's Day. I fully expect that we will be appropriately accessorized! And yes, there will be pictures.
3. Taelin's Dance Recital- Taelin has been loving her new dance studio and could not be more excited for the upcoming recital. She will be doing 4 dances with her class (and I think some kind of finale). So far, she is most excited about the ballet dance they are doing to the Pink Panther theme song and the Purple People Eater tap dance! It is full on recital hair/make up, 2 shows in one day and while I have a feeling it is going to be a bit crazy at times, I am really looking forward to it!
4. Work Trips-I have been extremely fortunate in my career to have some amazing learning opportunities and I have two coming up in the next month. First, a trip to California for 3 days that will give me and a couple of co-workers a chance to meet with 27 other mentor projects from around the country. It isn't a bad thing that it will be on the beach either... Then, in June, I have an amazing opportunity to go to Chicago with another co-worker to go through the training to become a certified New Teacher Center trainer. This is just the start of a year long process of becoming official, but when finished will certify me to present the same training that I received when I first became a mentor. Both take me away from home and my teachers, which is a bummer but they are both great growth opportunities for me.
5. Gardening/Yard Work- Last year, I declared myself overwhelmed with trying to take care of the yard and hired someone to help every week. Joe wasn't convinced at first but I think he agrees now that it is one of the best splurges every month. The yard looks great right now and my eyes don't itch one little bit. Why is gardening and yard work making the list then? Because, now that the stuff I hate to do (mowing, edging, weeding, etc) is done by someone else (and done quite well) I can spend time doing the things I like to do, like planting flowers for decoration and taking care of my veggie boxes. I already have a ton of veggies in my three boxes and have added a corn area because we all love corn. The strawberries, blueberries and raspberries are looking fantastic! I love picking and choosing my outdoor work!
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