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Today was one of those days. You know, those days when you add things to the to-do list faster than you check them off. When you feel overwhelmed with everything going on in your life, personally & professionally. When you feel like someone is out to get you. One of those days that the moment you hit the sack can't get here fast enough.

Yep. One of those. So much so that I actually enjoyed sitting in traffic on Business 40 on the way home because I could listen to music and have 15 minutes to myself. 

You know how else I know it was a bad day? I went for a walk and ended up in a run. Me. I hate running. But I had so much on my mind tonight that it actually felt good. Weird.

Anyways, as I was running (Yay me!), I was thinking about how my bad day probably has nothing on some peoples good days. I need to not have a pity party and I need to be more thankful. 

So, I decided to make a list of the things I am most thankful for:

This handsome guy

Our house to come home to after
one of those days

Mom, Dad and Brother. 

Couldn't have been born into a better family!

A Grandma who is like a 2nd mother to me and

even my crazy Grandpa.

Wine. In particular, this glass I am

enjoying as I type.

Papers to grade. Sort of. 

Hey, it means I have a job.

These girls...

And these girls...

 And these girls.

My sweet niece and nephew

My awesome co-workers
I'm partial to the 1st & 4th grade teams :)

 Another great co-worker & friend
And that sweet baby CK

OK. I think you get it. I am pretty lucky. I have wonderful people and things in my life that a lot of people do not have. I always know this in the back of my mind, but it helps to remind myself sometimes. I guess even on those days, things aren't really that bad. 

October Updates

I just realized I haven't posted a blog yet this October. Pretty sad considering it is October 14th. But, things have been pretty busy lately. Here is a quick fill-in on life:

* This weekend was spent partying. A first birthday party and a retirement party kept us busy pretty much all day yesterday. Both parties were awesome, clearly celebrating completely different things. Sweet Cameron Kate turned one. While all children are lovable, CK is definitely more lovable than your average baby. She is absolutely precious and her party theme fit her perfectly. The retirement party was for an old coworker and friends husband. He retired from the Winston Salem Police department. I am thankful for his service for so many years. It was great to spend some QT with friends and coworkers at both parties.


* I finally pulled out the fall decorations last weekend and decorated our house. Since we were so busy last year at this time, we don't have much. But a few pieces here and there give the house a nice, fall touch. And it makes me feel festive, which I enjoy :) It also makes me VERY excited for Christmas decorations. I know I am partial, but our Christmas decorations last year turned out SO good. Since our house is rustic anyway, the rustic theme on our tree and decorations looks awesome. I will be sure to post pics when the time comes.  Check out my FAVORITE Halloween decorations we received as a gift before our wedding last year:

* Things at work have continued to be busy. I am not sure things at work will ever not be busy. So far though, this year has been enjoyable (knocking on wood as we speak). I am reminded daily of how lucky I am to have a job I love. A job I don't mind working on during my free time. A job that you feel really makes a difference. It helps when you work with the amazing people I work with and have sweet students around every day :)

* We have finally finished (for now) our around the house updates. Thanks to my hard-working husband and some helpful friends and family, we have the office completely redone and painted as a third bedroom/sitting room/Sophie's room.  For those of you who don't know, the room I am referring to started out as a home office  (aka junk room), with built-in shelves and desk. We Dustin took down all of the shelves and the desk and moved it to his man cave in the basement to use as a work bench. We Dustin repainted the room and we threw in a futon and a love seat, a much smaller desk and it looks brand new! We also recently finished off our sun room, so we will be taking a break from the home improvements for a while. Check out the finished project:

Add the above to a never-ending pile of laundry, dishes, vacuuming, dusting and fall cleaning spree, and October has been busy but it sure feels good to check a few things off the to-do list!