a moment to show your appreciation

i'll be honest, growing up i didn't see the value in teacher appreciation week {gasp!}. up until half way through my high school career, i didn't enjoy school. but one year i had a life changing teacher. seriously. she didn't just teach me grammar or how to properly set up my resume. she taught me the importance of reading & pointed out how often we use the word "like" incorrectly. but most importantly, she taught me respect.
it could also be the fact that M is a teacher himself, & i'm finishing up my teaching degree, that really puts it all into perspective, but teachers are people too. & they loved being appreciated almost more than anything else. makes me wish i appreciated all my teachers/professors more often. what they are doing isn't easy or glamourous. so be sure to show your educators a little appreciation this week with a small gift or even a quick "thank you".

now it's time to give my favorite teacher a kiss
to show him how much i appreciate him ;)

-L

publix commercials

can we all agree that those are quite the tear jerkers. i mean, geez it's a bloody commercial, but publix knows how to tug at my heart. i especially love this commercial, & it's obvious it's on because mother's day is this sunday. which brings me to my next topic -- what on earth do i get my mama? it's hard to buy the perfect gift for the perfect woman. what says you've been everything to me. thanks for raising me to be a godly woman. thanks for disciplining me all those years. thanks for loving me for me??? 

mom's really are the greatest treasures. the gift has to be perfect. 

oh, shoot! i just remembered, i have two moms now. haha!

what are you getting your mom for mother's day? or better yet, what are you hoping to get ;)

-L

friday's letters {22}

dear at&t your internet service is a p.i.t.a. we pay every month for your fast & reliable speed but we aren't getting any of that. i think we've had four different technicians come out here & "fix" it but nothing's better. i just tried calling your customer service & you asked for M's social security number. heck no, i'm not giving that to you. you are lame. #endrant
dear may you have been a stellar month so far. i love finding outfits that represent you the most. right now i think pastels & open toe flats describe you best. what do you think?
dear geese in our yard at first i thought you were so annoying for pooing in our yard. it's literally been a mine field out there -- dodging & scooping out the area for little green turds, but then i woke up this morning & saw your seven babies eating & crapping as they waddled. it was so cute. you're welcome in the yard whenever :)
dear redbox i'm crossing my fingers lincoln is available. i've visited you almost everyday this week, but no such luck. i need me some daniel day lewis asap.
dear readers remember that exciting news i was so excited to share with you, but at the time i couldn't? well i can now... but it's not exciting news. it's the opposite :( i'll share more soon.

happy friday!
xoxo
-L

linking up with ashley

lately {16}

lately i've been working my booty off. literally! i've actually lost a couple pounds. nothing too noticeable, but when i look at my tummy, things are looking tighter there. M keeps telling me i don't need to lose weight, & i sort of agree. my goals aren't to lose weight, but to tone & feel better when i put on a bikini. you know? because of my constant need to get fit, i've been much hungrier {it's a catch 22}. but with our new juicer & tons of produce in the fridge, i've got plenty of heathy snacks to fill my belly with {i'm typing this as i'm eating starburst jellybeans...}. 

lately we've been watching movies. we go through phases where we'll fall asleep to one on. so there have been several visits to redbox. we even went to the theater & still aren't 

experiencing a movie hangover yet. 

lately it's been all smiles & giggles {even though kodi ate my new camera remote #baddog} cause school's almost over. we'll have the entire summer together {that's never happened before} &... just cause we want to be happy. 

what have you been up to lately?

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make a wish

last night during pillow talk, M & i asked each other, 

if you had one wish what would it be?

M: for our families to be content. not necessarily happy, just content.

L: just our families? why not the world? 

M: i can wish that?

L: yea, it's your wish.

M: okay, yea. i wish that then.

let's all be content. content with our circumstances. content with ourselves.

be content today. why not?

i'm over at caroline's blog today introducing myself to her readers.

xoxo

M&L