Friday, June 2, 2023

It’s here! It’s Friday and it’s our last work day! Students finished yesterday! I am linking up with Andrea and Erika to share some favorites. How was your week? I hope you also had many favorites. I feel happy, tired, and grateful. I had a really good year. The world of education is crazy and it seems to keep getting crazier, but I think it’s where I am meant to be. I will be doing a full reflection next week so I don’t want to go too deep today.

Some of my favorites included:

Boating on Monday with Heather and Eric:

We ate at Captain’s Quarters and 3 of us got the spinach salad with salmon.

We headed to “party cove” and it was pretty packed. The water is very cold. I dipped my toe in.

I wore my new Target sandals to run some morning errands. A summer white pedi is a favorite.

I loved this scene that you can barely see. I was driving by an oil change place and two guys were throwing a baseball in the grass to pass the time. I thought how wholesome and lovely it was to see them doing this instead of hunched over like The Hunchback of Notre Dame on their phones. I have had two students this year that want to toss my “reading ball” – I like to toss a ball to read aloud in class – at the end of the class when we are done for the period and I think it’s nice for them to do this and get a little energy out. I think maybe keeping some items in the car for waiting is a great idea! Some people keep folding chairs and a picnic blanket for impromptu summer fun.

I did not want to prep this week, but I ended up very glad that I put together three breakfasts.

I finally tried the Bare chicken patties from Costco and they are amazing. They taste and look like Chick Fil A and they are really good in the air fryer. If you don’t have one, try the convection feature on your actual oven. I made fries and turned these into faux Chick Fil A sandwiches but I added a slice of provolone on top.

I got my Pioneer Woman mag in the mail this week!

A former student came to visit Friday. This sweet girl was one of our Spanish superstars. She is studying elementary ed and English as a second language. I have actually known her since kindergarten as she was in the same school as my kids and in the same grade.

This week was our “Senior Walk”. It was a bit weird this year. It happened in a flash and the seniors were super casual. The tradition was that they dressed up for their senior breakfast and then walked the halls one last time. They give teachers and underclassmen flowers and cards and candy.

They were led by an assitant principal and our drum line:

My two juniors were handed down the spirit drum for all the football and basketball games:

My loot:

A couple more wedding photos have trickled in:

The bride and groom:

The flower man who had multiple fanny packs of petals:

I guess it’s time to think about this!

I officially deleted my 4:45 alarm yesterday. Since today is a teacher day I could sleep in a bit more and we didn’t have to meet until 8:00.

And, the traditional last day foto is not just for the kids.

Ahhhh…..ending a school year feels like completing a really long race where you have things thrown at you constantly and they keep changing the length of the race and the route! Hey – I just came up with that!

Also, I think I met my goal of not repeating any dresses or outfits for the last 6 weeks of school or so!

So, what were your favorites this week?

Amy

16 thoughts on “Friday Faves”

  1. Wow, your summer break starts now! Wonderful! It feels surreal I guess!? I have two weeks left…
    You look so nice in that Old Navy top! I hope it will still be in stores in a couple of weeks! Too late for boating here right now… some kind of cold weather moving over us… but the sun is shining, so as long as you avoid the shadow it’s gorgeous!
    Well, I’m going to enjoy my weekend, and you should enjoy you SUMMER BREAK! YEAH!

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    1. Yes! Finally! Remember that I started the first week of August!
      Thank you! I bet it will – it might be on super sale in the clearance, too? What city in Florida are you in? It amazes me how different it feels in the sun versus the shade. Keep enjoying your weekend and you are almost done! Thank you!

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  2. Your friend Elizabeth made such a beautiful bride and I love how smart she was when it came to bridesmaids dresses!
    Congrats on wrapping up year 29. Such an achievement!
    I love those slides from Target, wish I could wear them. Have a super weekend!
    xo,
    Kellyann

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    1. She could have worn a burlap sack and looked beautiful! It was very smart and very nice and I hope to have a pic of all of us together to see that the dresses really looked pretty good with all being slightly different.
      Thank you! The slides were very comfortable yesterday wearing them for 5 hours to walk around!
      Keep enjoying your birthday weekend!

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  3. Whoop whoop hooray LAST DAY! And congrats on 29! You’re the best! Have the sweetest weekend ever!

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  4. Yay on it being your last day before summer! I know you feel grateful to have completed yet another year. I would say you’re living out your calling in life, my friend. It’s obvious how much you love the work and the students, even when the work force gets difficult to handle or be around. I love your last day pic! Enjoy your weekend feeling completely untethered, my friend!

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    1. Yes! Thank you! I really do. I think I am, but maybe I am wrong? I did notice my patience really start to wear thin in the last couple of weeks but I guess that is normal. You too!

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  5. Yay to another school year with a happy ending. Those wedding photos are fabulous. My husband has made father’s day real easy this year as he has been dropping hints for ages!

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  6. Ok- those target sandals are so cute! I love that you felt the teacher love this week! And…yay for no more early alarms. The flower Fanny pack…too funny! I hope you have a great day and relaxing weekend!

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    1. I wore them for the longest stretch since I have gotten them yesterday from 3-8 and I really liked them! They are quite comfortable and a good flat option.
      You too!

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  7. What a great week.
    It is nice to see youngsters not with their head pointed at their phones.
    I am looking forward to switching our alarm clocks off for the summer.

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  9. I bet it feels great to NOT have that alarm go off at 4.45 am! Congrats on finishing another school year, 29 years is a long time. I’m up to my 26th year and my body is feeling it. I find it so interesting that you guys finish your school year in the middle of the year. Our school year runs from the last week of January to around the second week of December. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend 😊

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