Farmer's Market

I don't know about you but I can always handle some fresh veggies!  Matt and I have talked about going to our local farmer's market here in Murfreesboro but it has the oddest hours.  They are only open on Tuesday and Friday from 8-12.  Pretty much if you have a job...you can't go.  :(  Well, this past week Matt's boss told us about the Saturday Market around the square.  It is the same as the farmer's market except it is set-up on the square from 8-12 every Saturday from now until the end of September.  When he came home to tell me about I told him we just had to go this Saturday.

  So, we woke up and got to the market around ten and there were so many tents set up of produce (fruits and veggies), baked goods (pies, cakes, cookies, breads), and greenery (flowers, small shrubs, hanging baskets.)  There was so much there it was hard to know where to start.  We walked around and took a look at all of the booths before we just bought the first thing we saw.  We got to the back side of the square and there were really no booths back there but we think it was because it was later and they had sold out of their items.  When we walked around the corner there was a small booth set up with home made jerky and pork rinds.  Needless to say we had to stop there to buy a few goodies!  After that we bought some fresh veggies and got some really good deals on it all too!

  I just wanted to share in case anyone else was like me and loves some fresh fruits/veggies.  Remember it is every Saturday until the end of September around the Murfreesboro Square from 8-12.

Two WHOLE Months!

Well we have been married two whole months now.  Yesterday was our monthly "anniversary."  It is crazy to think that we have been married already for two months.  We took some pictures before we went out to "celebrate" our anniversary.   My hubby even bought me some roses for the special occasion...I know sweet huh?!?!

It seems like just last week we got home from our Honeymoon and started organizing this thing we like to call home.  We have done so much this past two months.  We have painted rooms, organized room after room, bought furniture, put furniture together, gathered junk, etc.  On top of all of this home organizing and fixing, my hubby and I have also been decorating a classroom.  No, my hubby does not teach or anything.  He has just helped me SEVERAL times to get my room ready for my new kiddos.  It has definitely been a crazy past two months but it has been so much fun.  And I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else...thank goodness I married my soul mate!

Can you believe he took this...lol!  I sure can't!

Goodbye Summer, Hello Teacher!

Well I technically still have a week and a half left of summer.  However, I will be in trainings every day this week and next week.  The worst part of it all is that it starts EARLY in the morning and goes throughout most of the day.  I am very excited about it though because this week's training is all for "new" teachers.  So there are many ideas about how to get organized, classroom management, classroom decor, etc.

  Throughout the training, our key note speaker is Rick Morris and he has some FANTASTIC ideas to use in the classroom.  I cannot wait to try them out and see how my kids will respond to them all.  I am going to do my best to incorporate as much as I can into my classroom.  However, I know how the real world works and I might not be able to do all I would like to do.  My goal, possible or not, is to incorporate as much as I can. 

Even though I am saying goodbye to my summer, I am very lucky and fortunate to say hello to being a teacher.  It has taken me about a year to get hired on full time and I am SUPER thankful for this job.  I cannot wait to get in there and get started!

And I will leave you with this quote from today that really seemed to speak out to me...

“Even on your worst day at work you are still some child’s best hope.”

Much Love,
The Walker Wife

FINALLY...They're here!

I could not be happier to FINALLY have our wedding pictures!  We received them in the mail yesterday and after looking at 630 images for 35 minutes, we were more than pleased at how they turned out!  It is going to be such a task trying to choose which ones I would like to have.  AND I will have to decide on which one for a portrait!  AH!  I am so anxious to see what everyone says about them because they look amazing!  Here is one of my favorites for your viewing pleasure...lol!  Enjoy!

With Love,
The Walker Wife

Wish I was scrapbooking...

   So much for a Saturday to myself for scrapbooking!  I had all intentions of scrapbooking this weekend until I realized I have to have a first grade classroom ready in the next three weeks.   So this weekend and the next few weeks will be forfeited to my classroom and decor.  I have some posters I am working on this weekend.  I have slowly been working on them throughout the week so I should be able to finish them up this weekend and be able to start on more of my decor next week.

   I am really excited about finally having my very own classroom!  I have been doing interims for so long I don't think I will really know what to do when everything in a room is MINE!  Oh how nice it will be...

Here is a photo of all my hard work in progress...

Losing my Blogging Virginity!

Well, I have now entered the realm of blogging for the first time! I am excited about creating a blog for friends and family to stay up-to-date with our new married life! This is my first time blogging and I am sure it won't be my last. My hopes are to blog as much as I can but who knows how often that will be with newlywed life!