9 months

No...I'm not going to tell you what's happening in 9 months, I'm reminding you of the amazing day that was 9 months ago. November 22, 2009 I married the man of my dreams, my Prince Charming, my knight in shining armor (I've sufficiently made him blush by now). Thank you Tim for making me so happy and making our first 9 months wonderful. I love you!

We're back in to the swing of things with school now...it's like we never left! I almost know the names of all of my kids, and I've already given homework and there are quizzes this week. I must be one of those mean teachers who really make you work! The best part of the year so far...Tim showed up after school on the first day with a large sweet tea from Chick-fil-a. The best surprise EVER! He's just wonderful like that :)

Here's a history in pics of what's been going on (since it doesn't look like I'm going to get around to in depth blogging any time soon!)...

My friend Jessie got married on Friday...here we are at the reception (above) and that's her (below) with Aaren.We're lucky enough to get free school supplies from a local company and several other sponsors. This is my full closet after going through everything!
This is before we went through it all. That's a super tall stack of graph paper...yay!!!
Above is from yesterday at the back to school bash where we gave out school supplies to kids in need, and below is from last month at the Braves game.

So much...

Well, even after testing to make sure I could post in Maine, I never did...sooooo...now it's make up time!

Maine was wonderful. I mean, so wonderful that we made a business plan for when we move up there! Here's all we did...

The first day, we drove to New Hampshire and rode a steam powered train to the top of Mt. Washington. The engine pushes the passenger car instead of being in front. It was crazy...and a little nerve racking! Once we were to the top, the views were great!

The next couple of days we spent time in Boothbay Harbor, and we went on a sight seeing cruise and whale watching. The first boat ride was pretty good...good weather, not too bumpy, and tons of sights to be seen. We saw several light houses, a baby bald eagle, and even the black pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean! The second ride, however, was a little less great. We did see a couple of whales, but the ride made both of us sick. If you've ever been motion sick, you understand how miserable this can be :(

We also went up close to a couple of lighthouses. One was at Pemaquid Point. It's the light house on the Maine state quarter! We climbed up to the top, and we climbed on the rocks at the shore while we were there. It's was so much fun!

The most fun we had was going to Schoodic Point. It was a long drive, but it was totally worth it. It's part of Archadia National Park...lots of long rocky cliffs to climb on. They make me nervous, but the boys loved it. It did make for some beautiful pictures. You could look out and see Cadillac Mountain. When we left the shore, we drove to the top of that mountain and looked down to see where we had just been. It was amazing! I get nervous driving up mountains, but Tim is an excellent driver so it wasn't too bad. I don't know which was better, the top of the mountain or on the rocks!

Over the rest of the trip, we did more sight seeing and visiting other towns around Boothbay Harbor. It really was the best vacation!

There are tons more to write about...the trip and since then. Maybe I'll blog more this week! Until then, here are lots of pics from Maine...

Just a Test...

Just testing out Tim's new blackberry to see if we can blog in Maine without the computer...I think I can!

PS...My classroom is all finished. Posters on the wall and everything!

My Superstar Pitcher

Tim pitched last Thursday for the first time...EVER! His debut was a hit. He did an amazing job. I hate that it was the last game of the season, but it does provide something to look forward to in the fall! Here he is being all amazing and me with my mom being fans...

In other news...

We're gearing up for vacation. Maine is finally approaching! We're working on getting the house ready. I hate coming home to a mess, so we've cleaned and cleaned and cleaned! We put up our new king size bed. It fits perfectly in the bedroom. Our friend Nicole is moving, so we made a deal on a lot of brown and blue accesories for the room as well. I can't wait to finish everything up!

We had a fabulous 4th of July. We hung out with Tim's sister, Lindy, and her family. It was our nephew's birthday, so we gave the kids Dance Dance Revolution for the Wii. It's so much fun! We also went to my friend Katie's house for dinner. It was nice to spend some time with friends. Then, we headed back over to Lindy's and watched the fireworks. We saw a great show! So much fun!!! Here we are in our red, white, and blue...

Also, I've joined Twitter...I'm not sure why! You should totally follow me! http://twitter.com/MrsJennDooley

Well, I really should get back to cleaning the house. Have a wonderful day!

You should be jealous...

I just wanted to take a minute and brag on my wonderful husband...I've been wanting to do this for about a week, but life and calculus got in the way! I came home last Tuesday with a terrible migraine. At first, I tried to be suborn and do some laundry...soon I realized that all I needed to do was go to bed! Tim convinced me to do this, and boy was he busy while I slept. I woke up around 11 when he was coming to bed. I went to the bathroom, and it was surprisingly clean! He had not just tidied up, but he had scrubbed it...the tub looked whiter than I've ever seen it! That's not all...he had cut the grass, finished the laundry, cleaned the bathroom, and picked up things around the house. He let me sleep in the bedroom while he did all of this; he even stayed in the living room so he wouldn't wake me. God has truly blessed me with with an amazing man, and I just wanted you all to be a little jealous!

Summer time...

IT'S OVER...school that is. Of course I'm teaching summer school, so I still can't completely relax. At least it's only half-day...totally do-able! I've been catching up on my blogs this morning, trying to that is! Congrats to Kelly and Casey as well as Chris and Lindsey who are both having little girls! And to all of my teacher friends...hope you're enjoying your summer.

Here's what's been going on with us...

We went up to Helen for a VW show. I admit it was fun!

The end of school was of course as exciting event...I had so much fun with Lauren and Jessie over the week of post planning. I'm going to miss Jessie sooooooooo much next year! She's getting married and leaving us.

We went to another car show...this one was local and it was an air-cooled show. Lots of old cars! This one was Tim's favorite!

Also, we went to a Braves game with Patrick and Jennifer...super fun, and amazing seats! We were actually sitting with the players' families!

Also since the last post, we celebrated our 6 month anniversary! We went out to dinner and took pics of us with Sassafras!

Have a great day!!!