A very important day

Tomorrow is a very important day.

The big 23.

It's going to be quite the party. Boy-Howdy.

A Day in the Life

Summer Camp... Don't you wish you had my job?



Art time - making paper aquariums


The boys were disinterested in slip-n-slide....there were girls present.


Striking a pose.


The pool -- my favorite past time.


Jen and I were hard at work....lounging.


And aren't we cute?


Travis -- in blue.


Smooooooshed.


Sandbox time.


Before all of the sand throwing and stick throwing began.

Getting down to it

With less than a month until departure, I have started to put together some of my best teaching ideas. I have a few nifty tricks up my sleeves -- I can't wait to execute them. Some supplies have found their way into my "bin-o-stuff."

My mother reminded me today that I have 4 suitcases -- my greatest concern are my shoes -- I really have way too many. But there are some pairs you just can't live without.

Next week I turn 23 -- how depressing. No plans for the day (other than work), but I'm hoping to go to Cleveland for the game on Friday. We'll see.

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..:: 40 ::..

What a magical number. 40. 40 days until departure.

I was thinking about getting a big box and just starting to set stuff in it -- you know, get a jump start on packing. It's going to be like August 15 and I'm going to say - Hmmm, maybe I should pack. Seriously, I need to get on the clue train with packing. One of those little things I was pondering - Ugg boots! What am I going to do with my Uggs?? A necessity in four feet of Ohio winter...not so much in the new location.

Thankfully, mom doesn't need a lot of space - double luggage. Score one for me. Leaving party is in the works as well -- quite a HOOPLA!

Time is a moment sir....

It's hard to believe how fast time actually flies. I actually started the countdown until the big move -- 43 days. 43 isn't that big of a number.

Plenty to anticipate - plenty to prepare. I really haven't done much (which I suppose is a bad thing) - I have mainly been focused on the right here and right now.

Running PRPL (Painesville Recreation Prison League - the duo meaning quite funny if you know anything about the day camp) - has been my main concern. I believe I have been home two nights since work started - the rest of the time is devoted to my friends and family. I'm loving everyone home for the summer.

Speaking of hanging out - I'm loving this photo borrowed from a secondary source....

Let the excitement contine.