Where does the time go anyway?

I am SOOO sorry all my lovely internet friends for not writing for so long!  I have been in the maddening world of limbo and stress and AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are all the things that have been happening!

1.  I got to give my two weeks notice at my job!  Halleluiah!!
2.  Got my teaching contract, 11/12th grade OFFICIALLY!!!!   YES!
3. Slowly but surely getting our stuff back plus some super fun treats, see the following:

It will sit the opposite way in our house and it's cocoa (aka brown!)

New Coffee table so it will fit (plus our old ones are looking rough)

Tip it on its side and the TV will be on the wall above it

I will take a picture when everything has arrived and is nicely in place!  I am so excited.  We have been married 5 years on August 6th and had the same furniture since before we got married (well, I had it) so my patience (and a broken window) is paying off!!!!!  And this is JUST the beginning, I have more budget I am hoping to get an accent chair and a giant mirror to lean against the wall.  We will have a whole new house!  This is what PATIENCE (which is hard for me) will get a person!!! 

Along with all of this I have convinced (wink) the First Lady to teach me all her wonderful art techniques and in the process my evil ploy to get another piece of art came to fruition:

I know you're jealous...and this is when she isn't even trying!

On the wall by our bedroom door!  LOVE

And here are some of my first attempts and practice time! Ha...I hope I can do this because I have big dreams for the wall above our bed!

What I made with the First Lady's help....not bad for a first try.

Hung it on the wall to see what it looks like....ha...bad wall for it!

Practicing my "gentle touch" technique!

Much, much more to come!  Classroom pictures and new living room pictures and art projects galore! Oh and a few "Stories in the Life of Nellie"!!!


Until then!

~B