New Beginnings

One sentence says it all. Blogging is new to me. It's not that I've been living under a technological rock, I've just not familiarized myself with this ever-growing journaling phenomenon. I have asked myself so many questions as I signed up for my account: What will I blog about? Will people be interested? Will I even make sense? What if I have nothing witty or intellectual to share with the global community? I have decided that I will write this blog for myself. This will be the blank canvas with which I paint the story of my life. The day-to-day events in the life of a first-year kindergarten teacher, the ups and downs as a wife to my husband of three years- my best friend for many more, the interesting happenings in my huge extended family, and the great times and memories shared with my best friends. In no way do I promise that this blog will have a life-changing impact on you or even picque your interest past the first blog (I say this because there's obviously a reason you're reading this first post- the most probable being that you have been paid by my husband). If this post were a commercial, it would have the fast-talking voice at the end that would state the satisfaction in this product is not guaranteed and while reading this blog does not cost you anything monetarily, the time you spend reading will not be given back to you. If you follow the cliche, "Time is money," then I regret to inform that there is no money-back guarantee. This is the risk you run when choosing to read my blog. Such is life.
On to better things... I love personal days. You know, the days you can take off work regardless of whether you're sick or not. They're great! It's like a paid holiday in the middle of the week, taken in your honor by you. The genius behind this concept should be given a holiday in their honor... and who would argue with getting another holiday? Certainly not me. People have various reasons for taking personal days. Some are taken due to family emergencies; others are taken to extend a holiday weekend. Still others are taken for the sole purpose of pampering yourself. My personal day was taken due to family coming into town. I absolutely love my family and when my parents come to town, we have so much fun! Their visit this time included a trip to the local outlet mall, to IKEA (a first for my parents) and a great amount of quality time spent together. Talking with them in the morning, making breakfast together, dreaming about beautiful kitchens as we walked through IKEA, looking at potential neighborhoods as my husband and I prepare to buy our first home- all of these make the visit so special and makes the thought of getting up and going to work the next morning slightly less than pleasant.