W(ish)W: Pottery Class

 

This summer, Fisch and I took a pottery class every Wednesday night.  Somehow I made it all the way through art school without ever having thrown a pot on a wheel.  It has been a goal of mine to learn how.  I have to say... didn't work out so well in the beginning.  Fisch and I both left the first class frustrated.  I have done a whole lot of hand building in my day and thought throwing on a wheel would come naturally.  Not so much...as you can see from my first mug.  I thought it was a good lesson, though, in how my students might feel in my class when they don't understand something right away.

Luckily, Fisch and I stuck with it and after a little a lot of practice we ended up with some relatively successful pieces.

A Weekend Away

         With Fisch gone in CO last weekend, I spent some quality time with my good friend Brye at her family's lake house.  It was a chilly but gorgeous weekend on Kusel Lake.  Autumn is popping up everywhere. From the roadside stands selling pumpkins and apples to the leaves changing to brillant reds, oranges, and yellows.  

I love it :)

Worldly Words of Love: Illinois

 

It's Thursday, Which means I am back with an installment of Worldly Words of Love.  In case you missed what it's all about...  

Read about it here.

Pretty much the best engagement gift ever.

Enjoy!

 P.S. If you have any wisdom to impart on Love, Marriage, or Planning a Wedding please leave a comment!  We'd love it hear it ;)

Worldly Words of Love: New Orleans

It's Thursday, Which means I am back with an installment of Worldly Words of Love.  Sorry about missing last weeks post.  The first week of school is always busy, busy, busy.

In case you missed what it's all about...  

Read about it here.

Pretty much the best engagement gift ever.

Enjoy!

 

P.S. If you have any wisdom to impart on Love, Marriage, or Planning a Wedding please leave a comment!  We'd love it hear it ;)

W(ish)W: Summer Vacay to Kansas City, MO

     A few weekends ago, my friend Brye and I packed our bags and flew to Kansas City, MO to visit our good friend, Megan. It was a much needed, fun filled girls weekend.

  

Photos: City Market// Delicious BBQ// Steamboat Arabia Museum// Inferno// Inferno After Hours// Inferno Photoshoot// View from Inferno rooftop// Out on the Town// Breakfast at First Watch// Swimming// Posing with Penguins // The City of Fountains// Brunch// Just a Fun Door.

Our Labor Day Weekend

Yes, I am a week late on this post.  I am behind on everything due to last week being the first week of school.  It is always exhausting trying to get back into the swing of things.

Fortunately, I had sometime this weekend to get caught up, so here are some pictures from our last weekend of summer!

We... 

• Met our friend's Jenny and Steve's, new puppy, Clay.  
• Enjoyed our friend Megan being in town from Kansas City, MO.  
• Went on a Beer and Brat Edelweiss Cruise in Milwaukee. 
• Observed Harley Fest in downtown Milwaukee.
• Drove past my old house in Milwaukee. Hard to believe it has been 5 years. 
• Went to Taste of Madison and ate fried cheese curds...among lots of other things :)

My 22nd First Day of School

     Today marked my 22nd first day of school (K-12, college, and 4 years of teaching if anybody was wondering how I got that number).  The routine is still pretty much the same... 

     Last night I picked out my first day of school outfit, packed my lunch, and tried to go to bed early even though it took me forever to fall asleep because even after all these years I still get nervous about the first day.  This morning I popped out of bed the first time my alarm went off, pretty much the only time this ever happens, got ready, ate a good breakfast and made Fisch take a picture of me infront of the fireplace.

     The picture is something that has been a tradition since my first day of kindergarten.  Every first day of school my mom made me pose in front of the fireplace and smile for the camera.  K-3 I hated standing still for that long, 4-8 I usually rolled my eyes, 9-12 I practiced my modeling poses, in college I thought the tradtion was done but realized I loved looking back on all these pictures, seeing the changes, seeing the progression. I realized I had many more first days ahead of me and brought back the tradition when I started student teaching. 

First day of student teaching 2007

First day of my 4th year of teaching 2012

Unfortunately, all my fun  awkward pictures are at my parents house, so my nice awkward picture from my first day of student teaching will have to do along with the one I took this morning.

Happy new school year to all my fellow teachers and students out there!