Friday //5/

Hard to believe this has been another 2 day work week!

With anticipation of a snow storm and not knowing when it would come in we were off Wednesday and woke up to a solid 8+ inches yesterday. It actually is barely at freezing so we can go outside to get out and enjoy the snow. We actually have a chance of a light snow tonight but nothing major. 

Now I just hope winter is over and can look forward to sun, warm, and non-layer weather.

Here are five things that have rocked my week//

/one// 

Last Saturday I went to Ulta in plans of buying an expensive conditioner that would help "keep" my color from fading and last longer. Well I had the $30 bottle in my hand headed to check-out when an associate asked if I found everything okay and I said yes. She asked if I was looking for color protection and would I mind if she made a recommendation. Of course I wanted to know what she would recommend--she said that Loreal Color Vibrancy she felt was the best by far. For five bucks I had to give it a try.

I also paired it with a new Ogx shampoo and I love the combo.

My hair feels great and smells amazing.

/two//

Do you remember Dunk-A-Roo's? (circia 1996)

Well this is them remade!

We discovered these in Jackson Hole and both had talked about them ever since.

I'm generally against buying prepackaged cookies,etc. cause they are just pure junk food and we don't need that but since I knew the snow was coming I made an exception.

No regrets, amazing.

/three//

A sweet little girl in my class had cut out Aussie like puppies out of a magazine and has randomly placed them around my desk and reading table as a surprise. So cute and can't help but smile when I open my book and find a puppy pic from a sweet student!

/four//

Can't help but be grateful for the extra sleep-in time and of course extra puppy snuggles. We've played and played and enjoyed covering up and going to bed last night. Now I need to get to a few of the 1,000 papers I have to grade. Considering my "teacher/school" bag is still in my car since coming home Tuesday I got to pick it up a bit!

/5//

And finally, it's Valentine's Day, excited to give Drew his "One in a Minion" treats this afternoon. Not sure what our evening holds but looking forward to possibly a yummy dinner or something. 

Have a great Valentine's and wonderful weekend!

Friday //5/

//Friday Five//

It is Friday, finally.

This hasn't been a bad week by any means but I'm so happy the weekend is here.

Sounds pathetic, but this is the first full week I've worked in a while.
I'm looking forward to a lot of nothing this weekend!
A lot of cooking breakfast, staying in pj's longer than I should, and going for a long walk if Mother Nature permits.

//1/ This Monday was supposed to be our state writing assessment. Since we were out pretty much the whole week prior they postponed it and gave us this week to help prepare. I'm definitely thankful for that time and I'll be even more thankful when this test is behind us. Most of all I'm so thankful my class has kept such a great attitude and continue to work so hard. They deserve the #1 spot for sure!

//2/ This week the weather wasn't AS bad as last week. I'm so grateful for the little bit of time we got to spend outside and the evening walks/jogs/runs. I'm wanting spring so bad I can't stand it! In the mean time I'll take all the above freezing days as possible.

//3/ I need to do a post about how the yearly Bible reading plan is going. I'm so excited and really feeling motivated with my reading habit. Almost 40 days into and the app says "8% complete" and that feels so good. I'm familiar with the stories but didn't really know them so I feel so excited to read parts that I recognize and grow what I already knew. The Bible reading has been something I've been so intimidated about for so long and now I truly don't know what I was so worried about.

//4/  Next week is Valentines Day. I honestly don't care much about the "holiday" and believe you should treat your other like Valentines Day-everyday. But being in an elementary setting I can't help but get excited for this cheesy holiday because the kids get so fired up about it. I do look forward to exchanging cute little cards and maybe make some homemade ones. Gotta love crafts!

//5/  As tired as I am from getting back in the groove this week I'm grateful for Drew being home all this week and that we both get to go to jobs that we love and feel passionate about. Even though Wednesday night I was ready for bed at 7:30 I'm thankful that I got to spend my day working with great teachers and kiddos in an awesome school. I was starting to complain about how tired I was but then I started thinking about WHY I was tired and what had been accomplished that day and realized I would be so ungrateful to not be thankful for what took place (and took my energy ha).

Here's to the weekend!!!