Biggest Loser or Winner?

So this year my school is doing the biggest loser challenge on our campus.  It's a 10 dollar pay in fee and our wonderful school nurses weigh us every Friday (keeping our weight a secret).  If you gain weight you pay 2 dollars if you maintain the same weight you pay a 1.  On Tuesday's our Art teacher who is a certified Yoga instructor is leading a Yoga class right after school then on Thursday my team teacher Matt Byrd is leading the cardio class.

The pot right now is at 200 bucks and can continue to grow, the challenge is over on Dec 16th.  I weighed in this morning, I already knew my weight since I weigh myself every day so I wasn't suprised to see the number :)

I think as I continue on with this challenge I'll try and post pics of myself so for those of you and really myself can see the changes I'm hoping will happen this semester.  I"m really glad my school is doing this because it's going to be so much more motivating for me to work out with other positive people then to do it on my own :)  I don't expect to drop 50 pounds in 16 weeks but I'm leaning towards the 25 pound mark!

So here we go folks!

Here we go!

Well this week was teacher work week and at the begining of the week we had lots of meetings to attend!  But today and yesterday have been work days in our rooms and I can say I've gone above and beyond with my cutting, taping, stapling, word clip arts, and laminating skills to last me a lifetime!  I love my room this year and I think back on my very first year where I literally had like 3 little pathetic posters up because no one gave me any guidance on things to put up!  But every wall in my room is covered and I'm very pleased :)  I'm hoping I'm over prepared for the year so as things hit me later in the year I can be like "I already got it." 

This weekend Heather is in town.  She Matt and my friend Haley all share the exact same birthday, so Matt and I and some friends are taking her out tomorrow night which will be fun.  I only see her about every 6 months so I'm happy to spend some time with her before school starts back up and things are CRAZY!!!  So many extra things to do this year but it's my job!  Just wish we got paid over time ;)

Happy Friday!

Random Pictures

I just figured I would post some pictures from my summer, as quickly as it's gone by!

My best friend and old college roommate Haley got married!

Pretty Bride

bridesmaids and new sweet friends!

My main Squeeze

In June my friend Heather and I went to Arkansas to stay with her aunt and uncle who live in Mena.  They had chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, catfish, and we even ran across a snake!  We shot guns, went to Walmart endless amounts of times, swam in their pool, and mainly just enjoyed each other's company :)

The rest of the summer was quite a blur!  I took a two week music class at SMU that put my teaching to the test! Then  Ellis Jane Kretz was born on July 15th.  I was so excited to see her, that mom and I got up and waited all morning to meet her.  I didn't have my real camera to take pictures of her so this picture was taken the day after her birthday.  I bought her that onesie:)

Precious Angel

This was taken at Baylor's baby gift shop.  We were walking around the store and turned around and Campbell had found a babydoll and was rocking her.  Too cute!

Paige and Clay came and visited and Camp and her loved to bang on my piano!

Matt also became an uncle.  Cooper Jameson Bourland was born on July 21st!

I'm sad to see my summer go, but I'm also looking forward to the new school year, (not the 6am wake up call though) But I have great co-workers and the other music teacher and I are a great team and get along really well!  It will be great to see what all is in store for me this year!  Bye summer, see you again in 9 months!