Time Flies!

I cannot believe that summer is coming to an end! I say it every year, but this year it literally flew by! I officially go back to work next week and the kids start back the following week. HOLY COW! I'm not ready. Not to mention I start grad classes on Monday. It's going to be a busy week!
 I spent 7 hours in my classroom on Thursday trying to get things organized and making it look like a fun place to learn and it's not even close to being done. BUT I'm learning that it's never going to be perfect and I need to tone down my OCD. There is just so much work to be done. However, I am happy with how it looks so far. I'll try and remember to snap some pictures so you can see too :) In the mean time, below are my "summer in pictures" snapshots. I really can't complain...I got to relax, spend time with my  favorite people and soak up the sun..What's better than that?? I'm re-charged and ready for the school year to start! (we'll see if I have the same feelings come October ;)

Aubrey Lynn graduated from SHS!

Had a lot of fun with this bike!

Hung out with one of my favorite cousins!

Visited this chica and went to LI beach :)

celebrated birthdays with friends

Billy finally came home from SC
in August!

lots of kayaking on the lake

spent a day in Lake George with the fam!

took a trip to Maine!

Had so much fun at the beach :)

loved this baby alll summer long :)

until next time,

xoxo Christina Lee

A Day at the Farm!

Summer is my favorite season for many reasons. Here's one...

But I also like it because everyone just seems in a happier mood. With the sun shining, how could you not be? I'm spending a lot of time with my parents this summer (the place I'll always call home). They had a few days off this past week and I was happy to go on a day trip with them to a blueberry farm! Picking blueberries is a new reason why I love summer so much.  I wish my sister and brother were there to share this with me (being an only child is getting old...I miss you guys!). It reminded me of my Grandpa and how much he enjoyed a good blueberry.  These berries were enormous! I'd never seen anything like 'em. But what I think I enjoyed most was how simple things seemed on the farm.  The farmer and his wife had time to sit on the porch and enjoy a glass of sweet tea- something I think many of us would kill to have time to do. The only sounds around were bees buzzing and birds chirping. It reminded me that I need to take time to sit back and smell the roses  pick some blueberries every now and again!

Any ideas of something unique I can
make with all of these blueberries??

And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald

xoxo Christina Lee

Life's An Adventure...So take risks!

Visit The World According to Curly Girl here

I wish I had seen this Curly Girl design a few months ago. I've spent countless hours fretting about where I was gonna be and what I was gonna be doing come September. What I've  learned is that everything happens for a reason and everything always works out......my two favorite sayings ;)    (My apologies to all of you who were roped into my big life decision and who listened to me talk out the pros and cons of moving or staying .. your feedback and your listening ears mean more to me than you will ever know!).

Ultimately, taking risks has always been a part of my life. As I write this post, I can't help but think about senior year at SU and trying to make the decision to go to grad school or jump into the job interview process.  I kept my options open, and I can still remember the summer my partner in crime, Julie, convinced me to head back to 'Cuse a month early than originally planned (for reasons we can laugh about now). I told my parents I was going to spend the time filling out grad school apps in a quiet place like the library (HAHA!) Well, we did spend one afternoon

Happy, Happy, Happy!

Happy July everyone! In years past the 4th of July has always marked the official start of summer for me but now it feels more like summer is half over (yikes)! Growing up, my family and I always spent our summers in Maine and oh what great summers they were! The 4th of July has ALWAYS been one of my favorite, if not my favorite holiday. After barbecuing with family, my siblings, parents, cousins, aunt, etc and I would head down to the beach to watch a GIANT fireworks display. But, not before we ate pop rocks and shared some sparklers together. It was so much fun!


The fireworks were always my favorite part. I just thought...

Inspiration, Ideas and MORE!

I am BEYOND excited to start this new adventure in my life! You'll have to bear with me because I'm new to this whole blogging thing but I have so many ideas and can't wait to get started! I imagine that this will be a space for me to share with family, friends, fellow teachers and bloggers alike about what happens in my everyday, crazy, insane, wonderful, FUN life! A place to cue you in on all of the shenanigans and fun!

Hopefully you can sit back and enjoy some laughs, get some ideas for your classroom, be entertained after a bad day or become inspired! :)

xoxo Christina Lee