Last Day of School

May was fairly similar to April; a blur.  Before I knew it the last day of school was upon us.  I was able to go to the kids school for their class parties and I was really sad!  I really liked Caroline's teacher this year and the school got a new principal that made the school feel a bit more relaxed.  We are going to miss Harpeth Valley and the great friends the kids made there.

Caroline and Mrs. Neese, we are going to miss seeing her around school next year. 

Caroline and her bestie from school Aarushi.  They were such good buddies and hoping that the kids will find good friends here.

Devin and Mrs. Mendenhall.  She was convinced that Devin was scared of her because she is really loud and he is so quiet.  She was probably not too far off.  He improved his reading a lot this year and are grateful for her!

For an end of year treat I made cupcakes for the teachers and thought it would be cute to set them up as flowers in a vase.  I was so wrong.  It didn't turn out that cute and Devin dropped his while getting into the van because Caroline pushed him while trying to get him to hurry up and sit down.  Mom fail. 

Getting off the bus on the last day.

When I asked the kids if they were excited for summer they were not nearly as happy as I thought they would be.  Devin said, "No, I'm going to miss Charlie."  and Caroline just shrugged her shoulders.  If the kids like their new school half as much as Harpeth Valley I think it'll be a good year.

Finally settled

Its been such a long time since I blogged I'm sure most people have given up on checking this but now that we are settled in Dallas I'm going to try and post more regularly.

Today I was going moving all the pictures from my phone to the computer and seeing pictures from Nashville made me tear up.  I miss it there A LOT.  We are doing really well here and I think its because of two reasons.  One its so nice having Ashley live down the street.  I have a built in friend to help me out, its great.  Two keeping kids busy in the summer is really tiring, so I don't have too much time to be sad.  A good thing if you ask me.  I'll post pictures of our new place soon but I wanted to catch up with some of the pictures I just loaded up on the computer.

Back in May Shawn went out of town for a week so the kids and I tried to get out and enjoy the cool weather before heading to the intense heat of Dallas.  I miss Edwin Warner SO MUCH!  Dallas is ugly, no lie.

I decided I need a few more pictures of myself and the kids so they remember what I looked like before I get too old.

The kids even talked me into doing a picnic, it was a great memory to make with them.

Look at this! I mean come on, there are no words to express how much I love it and miss it.

I thought this pose was hilarious.  Devin insisted I take a picture of him like this.  

Caroline thought she needed to pose as well.

Nashville Favorite Things

Anytime I go out these days I seem to constantly be thinking about what I"m going to miss about Nashville.  Some of the things I love about Nashville are a little odd but I'm a little odd so it fits.

Now I'm not putting all my friends up here because clearly I"m going to miss the friends I have made here the most.  So friends are just a given but here are several other things I'm going to miss about this great town.

1. Natural beauty.  This last weekend the kids went on a bike ride and I ran after them with George in the stroller.  It was so much fun!  I am really going to miss Edwin Warner Park.  It is so close and even shaded during the summer so it stays pretty cool even when its a hot day.  I love looking out my windows and seeing trees.  Its so beautiful here! 

2. Publix. I don't even care that its lame that I have an attachment to a grocery store, its just my phase of life right now.  I even have a friend that works there.  She knew all the kids and I would talk to her on a regular basis.  The store was always clean and if something was priced wrong you would get it for free.  Love this store.
3. My house! I knew we had a nice house when we moved in but seeing what we are moving into makes me appreciate it even more.  We will live on the corner of a REALLY busy street so letting my kids just play outside without me is not an option.  This one really should be at the top of the list.
4. Community.  Nashville was the first place that felt more like a community.  Its probably because I had kids in school but the area that we lived so many people helped out at the school, or taught at the YMCA.  It was fun to see how may different people you could get to know from different activities you would participate in.
5. Volleyball.  I will miss playing volleyball every week with my best friends there.  It was such a good stress reliever to hang out with friends and make some of my favorite memories while here.
I think I've hit the biggest things I will miss about Nashville I could go on and on but it'll just make me sad and there's no need for that.