First Day of School

Today marked the beginning of another school year.  It is hard to believe that this one will be my fifth!  Time definitely seems to go by faster as you get older!  Days are always jam-packed full during the start of school - and this year is no exception!  The best part of today was thinking that this will be the last "first day of school" with my current last name ... next year I will have Mr. BB's last name on the all of my papers, my students' schedules, and each and every time I sign a pass!  With a marriage, it is undoubtably always exciting to gain a new last name (especially when it is a good one!) - but with my job as a teacher, it will definitely impact my life in a big way.

What are the "little things" about getting married that excite you most?!!!

Save-The-Date/Invitation Plan

I am so lucky to have many talented people around me ... one of them being my bridesmaid, Niki.  She has always been a fabulous artist and currently teaches Art at an elementary school in Virginia Beach, while producing inspiring art work for various shows in our area.  Along with art education, she majored in Graphic Design in college and has designed graphics for WRV, every one of the fashion shows I have produced to date, and even wedding invitations!  So lucky me ... guess who has agreed to design my wedding invitiations?!  (Actually - I don't know that she ever had a choice?!!)  My mother and I met with Niki today to tell her about our ideas and can't wait to see what she comes up with!!!  Stay posted for the results.  Our goal is to have the save-the-dates ready by the beginning of November! :)

TGIF!

Any fellow teachers out there?!!  You guys know how CRAZY the first week back can be!  I just finished mine ... and I haven't had time to think about what I was going to eat for dinner, much less ANYTHING about this wedding!  I guess it's a really good thing that I got a lot done for the wedding this summer ... sometimes over the summer I forget how crazy the school year really can be!

So my plan for the weekend ... finish the chalkboards I started last week & get thinking about the save-the-dates!  If this is how crazy my school year is going to be ... then my weekends are going to have to be dedicated to my upcoming June wedding! 

How do you balance work and planning for your big event?!