april :: according to my iphone pictures

In April, my plant that I was given from a friend slowly began to die along with my hope of ever having a green thumb! ha I really tried hard this time but I knew it was inevitable. I made those delicious looking tuxedo brownie cups with raspberries on top for a church auction. The final bid for them was $85. I was ecstatic to be able to contribute. Definitely the prettiest dessert I can make. I posted the recipe here.

I spent a lot of time writing thank you notes to some of the most wonderful people who have crossed my path in my final semester of school. People who made a huge impact on my life and helped to make me the teacher that I dreamed of becoming.

We've been sleeping like a queen and king over here ever since we bought our memory foam mattress with our tax return. Best purchase we could have made. It is heavenly and the back pain I've been experiencing for quite some time now is finally gone. You truly know you are an adult when you get excited over these kinds of things! haha

Rue spends most of her day life sleeping. haha She really lives a tough life. Then around 10:00 at night she acts like she is on crack and goes flying around the room. It is hilarious and probably my favorite time of the the day! We are in love with her if you can't tell!

Honestly, I spent most of the month of April sick. After the first 10 days of the month I finally drug myself to the doctor {hate going there} and was given antibiotics for a sinus infection. Not 2 days after finishing the round of antibiotics and finally getting my voice back I got it full force all over again. This chest cough is still hanging on for dear life. Oh the life of a being a teacher with a weak immune system. :) Even though I was sick, I spent the last week of April feeling like I could conquer the world after finally submitting my 76 page Teacher Work Sample to finish off my Bachelor's Degree. BEST.FEELING.EVER hitting that submit button. A huge weight lifted and Nic and I have finally got to start spending more time together and working on a few home improvement projects I can't wait to share! :)