Photo Shoot

I've been BEGGING Ryan to allow me to take some photos for our Christmas cards!  I know.... I know.... it's only June/July - but I like Summer pictures best!  One of the items on my checklist before heading back to school is to have all my Christmas cards made and ordered!

He finally agreed! We went to Naper Settlement, the Riverwalk and then walked downtown and snapped over 200 pictures.  I got a lot of good ones! So now it's going to be hard to pick which ones to use on my cards.  (That's why I order so many different styles!)

Here's a sneak peek at my favorite ones ..........

Hard to believe it's the last day of June and the 4th of July is right around the corner -  Boo hoo! Trying not to count how many more days until I have to go back to work (school)!

Thanks for stopping by!

"May the Fourth" and More

Happy Birthday Mom!

Right after Spring Break and returning to school after my FMLA leave, we celebrated my Mom's 75th  Birthday!

The May the Fourth came..... that's a BIG day in our house for Ryan.

He woke up to this in our entryway. 

and this in our living room!

May the 4th was also a BIG day for my mom. She had skin cancer removed from her nose and then plastic surgery done the same day!  They allowed me into the room and let me take pictures (I'll respect her privacy and not show the gory details though!

Then we celebrated Mom again with a Mother's Day Celebration! 

As in the past, I like to create a little something for an end-of-the-year gift for my friends and colleagues I work with during the school year.  This year I found this chalkboard signs at Target.  I painted their names on them with chalk paint and then purchased these personalized wire bookmarks and included them in a homemade card.  I loved how they turned out! 

We purchased some flowering plants and Hibiscus Trees for the outdoors - hoping they stay healthy through the summer months! 

And finally..... My additions to my Skechers collection.....

Mid June already - Summer is flying by.  I have some pictures on my phone I want to post - check back soon!