LOOK HOW BIG HE'S GOTTEN

this is what he looks like now

this is what he looks like when we got him

...okay, maybe you can't really tell by these pictures, but i didn't realize how much he's grown til i saw this picture.

"i promise...

...i'm not trying to drive my car into the lake the day before my wedding."--erin lee gill 

yay :)

our life during packing week

samson's packing adventures

packing has created a whole new world for samson. please notice how in basically all of these pictures he is between 1-3 feet from the ceiling.

this is why you proofread

"I was just working on some long range planning, and was wondering if it's known which classes I was be teaching this fall." --something i just wrote and sent to my new assistant principal. golden. 

we got approved!!!

yay for being a grown-up with a grown-up salary! your credit gets approved for your apartment! we move in two weeks. yikes.

also...i didn't know we were going to have this little area until i looked on the website a few minutes ago:

we have a waterfall. how posh.

and this is one of their interior photos:

we will have a wood-burning fireplace. heck yes (gas scares me).

1 year-old cake

1st anniversary! It was surprisingly delightful--the cake being the surprising part :)

new kind of bulldog

Berea High School has offered me a Drama position at their school. More updates will follow.