Feeling the Fall??

Holy MOLY! This weather has been so wonderful these past two days. Makes me so very anxious for the wonderful fall weather. I am definitely over the 100+ temperatures.

This weekend was just a much needed blessing. So good to see friends, relax, SLEEP IN, and just enjoy time with my love. :)

I am pretty much failing in the blogging world these days. And even worse, I have gotten absolutely nothing done with my photog business. Which is not going along with my plan, but that's life I guess?

exhaustion

Well, we've officially survived the first week of school. I'll leave it at this, it was a beating. John keeps reminding me that I feel this way every year... but I am not sure that I do. I spent the majority of this weekend working in my room to insure I am not running around like a crazy person during the day/after school is out. We have HUGE class sizes, which has brought us to acquiring another kindergarten teacher. Well be splitting our classes at the end of this week- Hopefully this week flows a little better than the last!

Aside from school news, which I could go on about...for.ev.er. I am very excited about next weekend, YES Already! Were going to the first CHS home football game & spaghetti dinner. Allie, my old sophomore, that I used to babysit like...10 years ago... is a lariette (drill team) and this is their big annual fundraiser. It should be fun times! Were hoping that our new friends will join us! :) Im also excited about tomorrow night! I get to see my lovely girl friend Mel and have wine, watch bachelor pad, and just catch up. :) So excited!!! Hopefully I will still be awake by then! Jenna and I are starting P90 tomorrow... eeeepa!

I am so ready for FALL!!! Its my favorite season and I am SO ready for this heat to go away!! Here are a few things I am looking forward to..

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perspective

Well, school is back in full swing- This week is just for the teachers, meetings, parent teacher night, etc.... it really just gets me so excited to meet my kiddos for the year. Potentially a TON of them, but so excited! I can't wait until next week!! :D

We are having a "Ciao Summer" party Friday night and I'm pretty pumped about that too! John makes DELICIOUS homemade pizzas, so were having an italian theme. I think it'll be good times for all and there will DEF be some awesome pictures!

When I got home this evening I stumbled upon this little guy on TV:

His name is Josiah, which in Hebrew means "God has healed". He suffers from an illness called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome. Basically he ages at a rapid pace (think of the movie "Jack" or "Benjamin Button") His story is heart breaking yet amazing. Just a reminder of how wonderful children are. You can read about him on ESPN . His story just touched my heart... maybe it will yours as well.

Have a beautiful evening.

LA

I NEED....

I need to BLOG.

I need to PHOTOGRAPH.

I can't believe the summer is over... such large aspirations a the beginning, and always sad to look at what little you achieved. Hopefully this post will encourage me to post again????

Pauly Shore day!

I am excited to share that I will be at Addison Improv tonight seeing Pauly Shore!!! I am very excited, not as excited as John who has been quoting him for the past few days, but excited!! We are going with my lovely lady friend Lindsay and her awesome sister Mary! Should be super fun times! I have only been to Improv once, and I loved it-- prob the hardest i've laughed, ever.

I went up to school today and worked on my room. Surprisingly accomplished a lot... which for me is a miracle! I got the classroom arranged close to complete. (if you know me, that will change several times throughout the year, BUT is the way I want it for now) So I am proud to say that. In previous years I try to get my room done in July and not bother coming back up until staff development, like another mini break-- well see if I can accomplish this!

yeeeeowza

Welp. I did it... I made my first mattress purchase of my life. I have been sleeping on a ridiculously old mattress my mom bought... possibly 15 years ago. It's reached a point where, i now blame the mattress for my recently developed insomnia. Now, you'd think this was my first ever "grown up" purchase by the way I have been feeling all day. A few words to describe: anxious, stressed, numb, excited, and the list could go on. For now, I will focus on the not exciting fact that I will surely have another sleepless night since I do not receive the mattress until tomorrow. Exciting fact, tonight is my last night on the small, uncomfortable thing and then Ill have my beautiful, brand new, sure to ensure quality nights sleep, in my bedroom. However, this is not my first, and surely the last "grown up" purchase, but I did pay cash for the thing which makes this here teacher a little tight on the money for an entire month... Who wants to come play wii or watch netflix with this girl?!? Pool?!?! any takers?! sigh... Another downfall with exciting purchases that aren't complete is the fact that I am dying to complete the bedroom now.

MUST.BE.PATIENT.

Until then, I will just visit my cute, soon-to-be, complete bed at potterybarn.com.

In other news, John has been helping me complete my new business website, I applied for a Texas Tax ID, registered for my client site, began my photography blog. We've been busy bees!

Lauren Augustine Photography