Stitch Fix #4

I received a stitch fix last Thursday....and it seems like we were so busy bustling around getting things ready to go to my in-laws the next day that I didn't get a chance to take pictures! All my previous stitch fixes I had marked down on the calendar when they would be arriving. This one though, I completely forgot it would be showing up so it was a wonderful surprise when I saw the box! Just shows how quickly April sped by for us.
This time around was the first time I requested something: black capri's. Here they are, shown below. I love them. The shirt is from The Nines, my new favorite boutique store. (For my May stitch fix I requested summer-y, comfy, casual clothes. I'm excited to see what my stylist will put together!)

I also received a purple blouse that I kept. I have absolutely nothing purple in my closet, so I thought it'd be a nice addition!

There were two tank tops blouses in the box but I like blouses/shirts/tanks that are a little longer - and the ones I got hit right at my waist. I also wasn't fond of the print. Lastly, the fifth item I received was a royal blue blazer. I just didn't think I would wear it enough or have enough things in my closet to go with it so it was shipped back.
I've decided May will be my last stitch fix until school starts up again in August. After graduating from college and landing my first teaching job, I really needed professional clothes and Stitch Fix was an awesome way to build up my professional dress wardrobe. Now that summer is almost here and I won't be teaching, I don't really think I need to be receiving any new clothes. I'll more than likely be throwing on t-shirts and shorts 99% of the time anyways.
Ahhh I can almost taste summer it's so close - 3 weeks left of school after this week!

a bout of bad luck

We've been sort of looking, but not too seriously, for a new vehicle. Aaron thinks it's time to upgrade my car while it's still running well so we can get the most for it. I leave the car/automotive decisions mainly up to Aaron, but, how can I argue with getting a newer ride?! :) We found a vehicle, for a good price with low miles, on Thursday that we really liked. Excitedly, we were going to drive down today (since we were already going to be in Bismarck) and look at it and then probably go back down on Monday to seriously talk to the dealer about it. When we got to Bismarck we drove around the lot, looking for it but disappointingly we couldn't find it. "It's probably just inside," I told Aaron. Right as we were driving out, I spotted it across the lot sitting with some vehicles that looked to be...not for sale. We vigorously drove over to it, hopped out, and saw on the front of the vehicle that it had been sold...on Saturday. Rats.

We then decided to head to Lowes because Aaron had seen that there was a good sale on a grill that he wanted to get. Of course there were no parking spots up close so Aaron squeezed (and I literally mean squeezed) between two cart corrals. Once inside Lowes, and after walking about half a block, we realized that the grill Aaron had wanted was sold out. Double rats! 

So, we headed back out to the car. We had just walked across the driving lane by Lowes when all of a sudden there was a torrential downpour..with hail included. I ran as best I could to our car, with my Sunday heels on through an uneven parking lot, and then had to squeeze between our wet dusty car and the cart corral to get back in.

Once we got back into our car and slammed the doors shut, I looked over at Aaron. The front of his khaki pants were a considerable shade darker thanks to the rain, his hair was dripping, and he had this quirky smile on his face that made us both start laughing. And it was a true, all out, belly-hurting-laughing episode. You know, I don't really think what happened was all that funny, but it sure made us crack up!

As I sat in the car next my husband, I thought about how happy I am to be walking through this life with him by my side; through the good, the bad, and the ordinary days of life.

Life Lately.

Well, the days just keep flyin' by here in western North Dakota and school wise, I've come to the conclusion that I really like this time of year. Conferences are done, academically the kids are where they need to be for 1st grade...which feels awesome, there are only 31 more days of school, the weather's getting nicer, and we started some units that are so much fun!
Right now we're doing the unit of dinosaurs so today the kids were "paleontologists" and "excavated" for "bones" in the "dirt" using their "tool". Translation: the kids each got a chocolate chip cookie and, using a toothpick, had to find chocolate chips which were the "bones". That was a lot of fun! Pictures of our art projects coming soon!
Life lately not pertaining to school? well....hmmm...school honestly takes up most of my energy and thoughts so I guess there's not too much that is new around this household! Still looking forward to our little guy arriving in May, the cats still are shedding an unimaginable amount (no more wearing black for us), and Aaron is still biding his time in the evenings working on 4-wheelers and dirtbikes. Fun fact: we currently have 10+ machines in our garage. I tell Aaron that if he starts filling up the space where my car parks, he will come home one night to find a pile of bent metal at the front of the garage and my car back in it's place. :)
I got my 3rd stitch fix a couple weeks ago and my thoughts were kinda....meh...on it. The first two items: the green sweater and striped dress shown below. It was the type of outfit were I liked the combo, but I didn't like the combo. In the end the thought of, I don't think I'll wear this enough, won out. This is what I like about stitchfix though - you try outfits and clothes that you originally probably would not have! The next thing in my box was the white and black shirt, which I kept. The things I did not keep were a pair of straight leg jeans - and I am not including a picture. :) Let's just say they were not flattering. And a necklace. The necklace was cute, and if I were a necklace wearing person, I probably would have kept it!

Just a quick note...

We are so excited to announce that at the end of May our fur baby will arrive! He (along with 3 other brothers and 6 sisters) was born yesterday. I've only been waiting for...1.5 years! I think I've got the name picked out, with the help of Aaron, but I'll let that be a surprise. :) The pictures below are the parents of our new little guy.
The breeder that we are getting him from is awesome at updating with pictures so as we get them, I'll be posting them!

Classroom Ramblings

I'm already thinking about my classroom for next year. I wonder if that's odd!? This year I decorated a little bit, but decorations and classroom set up was definitely not high on my priority list. There was so much to think about this first year of teaching curriculum wise, school wise, teacher wise...
I didn't bring anything home to work on today after school, which was nice, so I browsed pinterest for classroom inspiration aka ways to decorate my classroom this summer!
This kindergarten blog was so fun to look at - which is where all these pictures are from below. One thing I really like is her desk area. Right now my desk is facing the kids but it honestly doesn't need to be. I am rarely at my desk when the kids are in the room so if I could do something like below, it would be perfect.