September Snapshot

Can you tell that the school year has been busy?? My last post was about summer (oh how i miss you summer!!) Then the school year started and blogging went out the window.

Good thing my phone gives me an accurate recap of what has happened the past two months. Besides working and going to school from 7am - 7pm. Sometimes we do have a life. And when we do have a life outside of school, this is what it looks like (Minus the countless episodes of Once Upon a Time, Amazing Race, and The Voice that we watch :)).

Tuesday night soccer games 

he is literally a blur . . . 

we are now regular dog-park-goers (is that hyphenated??)

OUR NEW FREE CRAIGSLIST COUCH! seriously our favorite hobby. 

we stalk the free Craigslist ads daily.

sickness hit our house big time! 

and this is how I spent it . . .soup & Gilmore Girls

 beautiful fall drives

lunches at Olive Garden. 

no better deal than their unlimited soup, salad, & breadsticks!!!!

pretending we are regular golfers

road trips up to Seattle

wedding receptions

eating out at Buffalo Wild Wings

PJ & movie night at my school 

this is why I love Brodie . . . no shame!

somebody got a GoPro! Happy Late Graduation Brodie!

 aaaaand i found this picture and could not resist!! 

this cute little baby brodie just slays my heart *sigh*

More posts are on the way! 

Hopefully Coming Soon:

 our new apartment, my classroom, Halloween, & school updates

soaking up summer

living in a new place is weird, exciting, disorienting, and adventurous all at the same time. although i grew up in WA, i have only visited the Vancouver/Portland area once or twice before. now we LIVE here. it's been a little over a month, and i am slowly learning my way around. Brodie wakes up early and goes to work all day landscaping with his dad. sometimes he doesn't come home until 6 or 7pm. soooo i have lots of time to myself. i spend most of time at my school studying curriculum, decorating, and setting up. i also have a lot of time to read, blog, and explore our new home.

{places i go} 

Dorothy Fox Elementary (my new school !!!) 

Fred Meyer 

Vancouver Public Library 

movie theaters 

Sonic 

MOD Pizza 

 MAXX train station 

airport

Jamba Juice 

Home Goods 

Learning Palace (my newest discovery . . . they have AWESOME teacher supplies!!) 

Ikea 

Camas School District Office (ughhh applying for Washington State Teaching License = lots of visits!)

Dollar Tree (of course, how could i live without it??) 

post office 

church  

{things we do} 

take frequent trips to the library

set up/decorate my classroom

so relieved to read this . . . i had to wait until august until i could rearrange the furniture in my classroom!

spray paint items for my new classroom :)

watch beautiful sunsets

go out to eat

make frequent trips to Sonic to get half-priced shakes after eight!

adventuring and rope swinging

learned how to grill . . .seriously shocking, i know

 scoop nasty things like THIS out of the pool!! i almost fell in just to take this pic. which would have been even worse and horrifying

picnicking and bubble blowing

school officially starts two weeks from tomorrow! i am nervous/excited/anxious to get started. i have nearly finished my classroom and will be posting pictures soon!  

county fair

 || an assortment of pictures from the Clark County Fair ||

just loungin'

albino bunny petting

sea lion show

jungle animal exhibit

skittles sheep!

the fluffiest chicken I ever did see

yummy nummy shakes

let the motocross show begin!

craziness!!

anniversary celebrations

Last month we celebrated our one year anniversary! The past year has been a crazy, fun-filled blur of hard work and adventure. Below are some of the highlights of our first year of marriage: 

 honeymoon to Mexico {i need to blog about that still!}

first big purchase: buying our flat screen tv!

first year of teaching at Reagan Academy in Springville 

working together at the Branbury to earn our rent {definitely had it's ups and downs} 

Lambert Family trip to Norway

Fish Family trip to Hawaii

making new friends - spent a lot of time with the McBeths and Perdues

serving together in our ward as the Nursery Song Leaders {best calling ever!} 

Brodie graduated!!!! 

got our new puppy, Luna {i am obsessed with her!!}

Brodie was accepted to chiropractic school at UWS in Portland, OR

moving to Vancouver, WA 

I got a job in Camas, WA teaching 5th grade

to celebrate this past year, we spent three days away at the Fish family beach house in Ocean Park, WA. We haven't been on a trip by ourselves since our honeymoon, so it was nice to unplug, get away, and spend time together, just the two of us. On our first day, we spent time thrift/antique shopping - one of our favorite things to do together! 

we bought some 25 cent baked goods at a garage sale

Hobo Junction was our favorite stop. Although we didn't buy anything, the owner (aka the hobo) gave me an old, oak suggestion box that I was looking at ($18) for FREE because it was our anniversary! I am going to put the box in my classroom for the kids to write me notes!

sooo much old, awesome stuff!

the Rodeo Parade came through town while we were shopping!

 buying some salt water taffy

we thought this was the funniest store combination: scrapbooking, espresso, and tanning?

ate lunch at Streetside Taco 

stopped at McDonald's to take advantage of the 2 for 1 deal :) 

to finish off the day we played Monopoly, drank hot cocoa, and watched Robocop

On day two, we woke up and played another game of Monopoly before hitting the beach. It was windy, but a beautiful day outside! Brodie was excited to try out the new skim board that we found at a thrift store for a couple bucks. 

driving on the beach

reading books on the beach

enjoying the sunshine :) 

On Sunday we went to church, played Scrabble {Brodie kicked my butt!!} and then headed home. 

Here's to another happy year of marriage! :) I love you Brodie Macklin Fish!