Happy Moment #1 - A lovely dinner with my love at Hubbard Inn. One discovery this summer? We love mussels!
Happy Moment #2: Watching a nasty storm roll into the city on a late Saturday afternoon, snuggled up with a blanket, coffee, and zero responsibilities.
Happy Moment #3 - Several successful long runs and the Olympics. I swear, I've cried more these past two weeks than I have these past two years.
Happy Moment #4: A visit to the zoo with these adorable little munchkins!
Happy Moment #5 - Finding a "compilation tape" lamp for my classroom, and hours of organization will make the transition to work that much smoother!
Happy Moment #6 - Hours of fun conversation on a patio with a dear friend and malbec.
As I head back to the trenches, I will recall these moments fondly as I am buried underneath a mountain of papers. Or dealing with this...
Sounds like a fun summer Megs!!!! I hope you have a great school year and please tell your hubby i said hi!!! Love you guys!
ReplyDeleteHey Meghan, good luck on your first day back at work! Here in France, schools resume on 3rd September so I still have plenty of time ahead of me! I'll be thinking of you ;D
ReplyDeleteI head back to school this weekend! Hope you have fun at work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun summer! I'm loving the mussels! I'm obsessed with mussels! That second picture is bad ass! It looks like a scene from the Batman movie. Oooo and malbec...my favorite wine. What a great summer! Good luck getting back into the swing of things (and PROPS on your eleventh year!!).
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a fabulous end to the Summer! Have a great first day back at school!
ReplyDeleteOh it looks like you have had a wonderful summer. All your photos of Chicago make me want to go there so much, just gorgeous. Have a great transition back to work, I am actually going on holidays for two weeks on Wednesday, so excited!
ReplyDeleteHave a good first week friend! Just think in a mere 3 weeks you'll be back in NYC :)
ReplyDeleteI am always so jealous at the beginning of summer when teachers are all talking of having three months off - but then the return to work must be hard. I haven't had time off, so no re-adjustment here. Good luck with the new school year; I can't believe it's your 11th years! Hope you still love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for the college in my town to be back in session soon - maybe it'll be busy again at work!
ReplyDeleteAnd that storm looks like it was AWESOME.
That lamp shade is a perfect find! And ohhhhh lesson planning. This is my first August in 7 years not getting ready to go back to school. Crazy! My new job is still very heavily influenced by the school calendar (since we work with teachers), but it's so strange not frantically working on curriculum and trying to get myself back in the habit of waking up early. I hope your new students are awesome! And let me know if you want any Voice of Witness books to use in the classroom :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the school year. Let's sprinkle a few happy moments into september through may. :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best with back to school! Looks like you've had plenty of happy moments. School starts next week here: both will be in all day for the first time. WOOOOOT!
ReplyDeleteI love those rainy days when you have nothing to do but just chill and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI will be going back September 4! Remember those times where I was DROOLING over your freedom?! We start late and end late. I'm in avoidance mode right now because we leave for vacation (Annapolis MD and Virginia Beach) Thursday!!! Then the heart palpitations may begin.
ReplyDeleteHave a great school year! Love the new lamp :)
ReplyDeleteI will be going back to school (for work) but in September. The college I work at starts on Labor Day.
Hope your first day started well, girl!! Going back next week. Not looking forward to it, but it's going to be okay. I know that much. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the lamp...lucky you, finding such a fun gem.
xoxo
I will also very much miss those myriad "happy moments" that the freedom of summer creates. Here we go...
ReplyDeleteToday was my first day back with the kids- and I was in bed by seven pm! I'm loving that lampshade though!
ReplyDeleteamazing pics! i especially love your Happy Moment #6--can't think of a better way to spend the day. :)
ReplyDeleteHope you had a good first day back at work. Your lamp for your classroom rocks!
ReplyDeleteI love love love that lamp!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great summer. We're back this week, and I'm headed back hopefully Friday but definitely Monday. This week is the in-service week for us. One of my favorite things is sitting inside while a thunderstorm rolls through when I have no obligations. Good luck going back lady!
ReplyDeletelove this! hope you have a great starte to the school year!
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