I am officially a grown-up. I hosted my very own garage sale. I put an ad in the paper, made signs and set up all the treasures. Matt and I were able to purge a lot of stuff. Whatever we didn't see we took to goodwill. People by the strangest things, but don't buy the "good stuff." We sold used groady pans, but didn't sell really nice couches.
With the garage sale over, Matt has officially moved in and boy do we have a lot of stuff. We took two full houses and now have one. My garage has never been so organized and now the basement too. Einstein loves that he has two people around at all times.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Proposal
Before I get to the proposal I thought I would bore you with some details. Matt has moved most of his stuff in and boy does my house look small. His parents came into town and helped us move the heavy stuff from Matt's house. Keep your fingers crossed that his house sale goes through. The closing date is July 31!
Einstein is glad to have two adults fawning over him!
In November Matt and I went to Columbia for a Football game. I hadn't been back to Mizzou in quite a few years and hadn't been back for a football game since college. Matt appreciates my love for anything MU, so he gave me the tickets and the trip to the game for my 33rd birthday. He and I had taken the last few Christmas card photos at my house, so I wanted to go to the quad. I thought maybe we could get a good picture in front of the columns. Matt also bought Mizzou shirts for us to wear to the Blackout game. We went to the quad and I was messing with my camera, trying to set the timer and Matt came over to me and told me to hold on a minute. He took my hands in his, bent down on one knee, told me that he loved me (I don't remember what he said it is all a blur), and proposed. Meanwhile, there was a photographer milling around the Quad taking pictures around the campus. After Matt Proposed, we asked her if she wouldn't mind taking a picture of us. She confessed that she had looked over and saw Matt down on one knee and snapped a photo. She gave us her business card and told us she would send the photo. We were elated and extremely grateful. We went on to the Mizzou game, the tigers did not disappoint and they won, I got to hang out with some friends from college and show off my fiance!
When we returned from the weekend, Matt emailed the photographer, she sent the picture and shared a story of her own. She was from Kansas City and that night she also got engaged.
It was a crazy set of circumstances and I don't think that if we wanted a photographer to be there it would have worked out as well.
The wedding is now 7 weeks away. Happy Friday!
Einstein is glad to have two adults fawning over him!
In November Matt and I went to Columbia for a Football game. I hadn't been back to Mizzou in quite a few years and hadn't been back for a football game since college. Matt appreciates my love for anything MU, so he gave me the tickets and the trip to the game for my 33rd birthday. He and I had taken the last few Christmas card photos at my house, so I wanted to go to the quad. I thought maybe we could get a good picture in front of the columns. Matt also bought Mizzou shirts for us to wear to the Blackout game. We went to the quad and I was messing with my camera, trying to set the timer and Matt came over to me and told me to hold on a minute. He took my hands in his, bent down on one knee, told me that he loved me (I don't remember what he said it is all a blur), and proposed. Meanwhile, there was a photographer milling around the Quad taking pictures around the campus. After Matt Proposed, we asked her if she wouldn't mind taking a picture of us. She confessed that she had looked over and saw Matt down on one knee and snapped a photo. She gave us her business card and told us she would send the photo. We were elated and extremely grateful. We went on to the Mizzou game, the tigers did not disappoint and they won, I got to hang out with some friends from college and show off my fiance!
When we returned from the weekend, Matt emailed the photographer, she sent the picture and shared a story of her own. She was from Kansas City and that night she also got engaged.
It was a crazy set of circumstances and I don't think that if we wanted a photographer to be there it would have worked out as well.
The wedding is now 7 weeks away. Happy Friday!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Summer "Break"
It is now the end of the second week of summer vacation and I have already fallen into a routine of running in the am, teaching summer school, run some errands, eat lunch, and then my favorite time of day...Nap time!
When I was a kid I hated naps, my mom would even put a hook lock on the outside of my door so I would be forced to stay in my room so she could have a bit of peace in her day. Now I love naps, 20 minutes or a long 2 hour afternoon one.
This summer is flying by. Last Sunday was my wedding shower put on by my mom, Aunt Debbie and Matt's mom. The food was amazing and the cake was fantastic. I only hope the reception food is half as good. After the shower a few people came over and helped stuff the invitations and label the outside envelopes so I could get them in the mail this week. The problem was the stamps. The heart $0.59 stamps did not arrive at the post office on time, so the invitation didn't get mailed out until late yesterday.
An old college friend, Ali, said I needed to be a bit more specific in my blog so here is my attempt to answer some of her questions.
1. What do I teach? I just finished my 8th year of teaching high school Algebra. I only teach freshman. I also have coached swimming and track and field and been the Freshman class sponsor. This year I will be taking over as the girls head track coach after being an assistant for the last 8 years.
2. Who is Matt? Matt is also a Math teacher and coaches cross country and baseball. We met at school. During the first few weeks of his first year teaching four years ago he caught my eye. We started talking at first just at work and then my friends were throwing a surprise party for my 30th birthday and they invited him as well. We continued to just be platonic at work and my brothers wedding was coming up and I needed a date so I asked Matt. We weren't sure it was a good idea to date as we were at the same building and in the same department, so we backed off and pretended to be just friends. In the spring we decided we were definitely more then friends, but agreed we needed to be very cautious at work. So for two years only our closes friends at work new we were dating. This past November when we got engaged (I'll tell the story next week) there were people at school that were shocked because they didn't even know we had been dating. It was kind of fun to be a bit on the sneaky side.
Gotta go take a nap!
When I was a kid I hated naps, my mom would even put a hook lock on the outside of my door so I would be forced to stay in my room so she could have a bit of peace in her day. Now I love naps, 20 minutes or a long 2 hour afternoon one.
This summer is flying by. Last Sunday was my wedding shower put on by my mom, Aunt Debbie and Matt's mom. The food was amazing and the cake was fantastic. I only hope the reception food is half as good. After the shower a few people came over and helped stuff the invitations and label the outside envelopes so I could get them in the mail this week. The problem was the stamps. The heart $0.59 stamps did not arrive at the post office on time, so the invitation didn't get mailed out until late yesterday.
An old college friend, Ali, said I needed to be a bit more specific in my blog so here is my attempt to answer some of her questions.
1. What do I teach? I just finished my 8th year of teaching high school Algebra. I only teach freshman. I also have coached swimming and track and field and been the Freshman class sponsor. This year I will be taking over as the girls head track coach after being an assistant for the last 8 years.
2. Who is Matt? Matt is also a Math teacher and coaches cross country and baseball. We met at school. During the first few weeks of his first year teaching four years ago he caught my eye. We started talking at first just at work and then my friends were throwing a surprise party for my 30th birthday and they invited him as well. We continued to just be platonic at work and my brothers wedding was coming up and I needed a date so I asked Matt. We weren't sure it was a good idea to date as we were at the same building and in the same department, so we backed off and pretended to be just friends. In the spring we decided we were definitely more then friends, but agreed we needed to be very cautious at work. So for two years only our closes friends at work new we were dating. This past November when we got engaged (I'll tell the story next week) there were people at school that were shocked because they didn't even know we had been dating. It was kind of fun to be a bit on the sneaky side.
Gotta go take a nap!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Wedding Craziness
The wedding is 9 weeks away (not that I am counting) and this weekend is my wedding shower. Some of Matt's relatives and mine are coming to my house after the shower to stuff invitations, so this week has been a bit on the crazy side, getting stamps, gathering family addresses, and printing labels. Sending the invitations is the last big thing on my check list. I cannot wait to get them in the mail!
In addition to organizing the wedding this summer, Matt and I are teaching summer school. I am teaching an Algebra and Algebra 2 bridge course. It is a class to allow kids to work on skills they will need for that class before they take it. I thought I would regret my decision to teach the class, but so far it has been an interesting opportunity to work a bit more one-on-one with students that genuinely want extra help. It has been a nice change.
The other big thing on the Fry-Clark plate is that Matt and I are finishing our coursework for our administrative masters degree. This is my second and Matt's first. In the Fall we will finish our internship and then graduate in December. We are both looking to move up the ranks in the next few years. Matt would like to be an athletic director and I may want to be a department chairperson.
Off to bed. Have a great Fry Day.
In addition to organizing the wedding this summer, Matt and I are teaching summer school. I am teaching an Algebra and Algebra 2 bridge course. It is a class to allow kids to work on skills they will need for that class before they take it. I thought I would regret my decision to teach the class, but so far it has been an interesting opportunity to work a bit more one-on-one with students that genuinely want extra help. It has been a nice change.
The other big thing on the Fry-Clark plate is that Matt and I are finishing our coursework for our administrative masters degree. This is my second and Matt's first. In the Fall we will finish our internship and then graduate in December. We are both looking to move up the ranks in the next few years. Matt would like to be an athletic director and I may want to be a department chairperson.
Off to bed. Have a great Fry Day.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
The First One
A few of my friends have blogs and recently found a few more so I thought it was my turn to give it a shot.
I have a little white dog named Einstein. He is three years old and loves to chase the wild life out of our backyard. I am getting married on August 8 (more about that later) to another fellow teacher Matt. My brother and his wife our the proud parents of Madeline grace (She is adorable!)
Summer break is right around the corner and this morning I decided to sleep in a bit, then lay in bed for another hour or so and do a little reading. I procrastinated long enough this morning and finally made it out for my morning run. It is beautiful outside, but a bit on the hot side.
I have a little white dog named Einstein. He is three years old and loves to chase the wild life out of our backyard. I am getting married on August 8 (more about that later) to another fellow teacher Matt. My brother and his wife our the proud parents of Madeline grace (She is adorable!)
Summer break is right around the corner and this morning I decided to sleep in a bit, then lay in bed for another hour or so and do a little reading. I procrastinated long enough this morning and finally made it out for my morning run. It is beautiful outside, but a bit on the hot side.
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