Garlic Shrimp and Veggies

Garlic Shrimp and Veggies

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Spring is in the Air

I DO LOVE SPRING! There are so many wonderful things about spring. My tulips, ranunculus and hyacinth are all beginning to bloom. The grass is getting greener with every day. The trees are regaining their leaves and the Dogwood trees are in full bloom. I have also noticed the produce in the grocery store is getting bigger, brighter and more abundant. Pretty soon the Hendersonville Farmer's Market will be open for business. Bobby and I go every Saturday morning to load up on tomatoes, squash, and zucchini. Occasionally we branch out and try something we have never had before, like spaghetti squash. Here's a few pictures I have taken over the past few days that make me so excited about spring!

We grill just about every day in the spring and summer! I don't know what we would do if we didn't have a grill!! This was dinner on Friday evening. Grilled strip steak, grilled asparagus, grilled zucchini and squash, grilled bread and spinach salad! I may have gotten a little too excited and fixed way too much food...ooops... Welcome spring!!
I have these little flowers all over my desk at school. The girls pick the flowers and give them to me after recess. I love kindergarten!
This is a tribute to the landscaping we will be doing soon....We're still trying to figure out what plants Riggins will and will not eat! (He REALLY likes to eat ranunculus!)
Speaking of the little devil....
We are also doing a lot of updates and spring cleaning. I'll have a post to show you soon of some before and after pics of our house!! We've been making big improvements!
I should have taken some before pictures of the awful light fixtures out by our garage. They were a very tarnished and dated gold that was chipping. These were on sale for $30 at Lowe's! It's amazing how much a few little updates can change the look of a house.
My tulips! They bloomed on Sunday, the first day of Spring!!
The buds on my hydrangea bush...
Some more tulips, because I love them so much!
So this may be a stretch...this photo represents babies!! (This is a pic from a shower Lindsey and I did last spring) I am very excited for so many dear friends who are expecting this spring! So many precious showers and gifts. I have 2 friends expecting THIS WEEK!!!

This represents the teaching part of my life. We get to look at so many wonderful spring things at school. We'll take nature walks and listen to birds. I've even had a few students bring in flowers from their garden at home. Here's a cookie that shouted SPRING to me, although it didn't help me fit into my spring shorts!

In addition to all things grilled, Bobby and I really enjoy eating salads once it warms up. Out with the soups and stews and in with the leafy greens! I have a lot of great salads I plan on sharing on the blog soon!

I planted a ton of Romaine lettuce seeds in my starters...When I left for Spring Break, I failed to tell Bobby to bring the seedlings in at night or to water them....so they are struggling. Not sure if they are going to make it. I'll keep you posted!

That's it for now! I have so many recipes I had intended to post and never did from last summer. I may pull some out to share this week! That's all for now :)

Charleston, SC - Day 3
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Charleston, SC - Day 2
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I'm BAAAACK! I know it's been A LONG TIME since I last posted on this blog. It's sad, really. Since I have started teaching I've devoted all of my blogging time to my classroom blog. But for Spring Break, I am back! Check out our first night in Charleston, SC on my travel page!

The cake at her bridal luncheon was made to look like her dress...very nice!

The Parker sistersand the moms.....
Gifts from Shannon! So cute! We got some pearls earrings and a really nice, super silky robe that we got ready in before the wedding

Brittany models those cute earringsShannon and the flower girl...who reminded me SO MUCH of my flower girl! We have good flower girl taste :) Jessica and Brittany

The dress cake......lemon!

Mrs. Parker getting her nails done. She is so sweet. We got to talk about what we would do if we won the lottery while we were waiting on Shannon's nails to dry.

The bride and maid of honor, Rebecca

THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDE!

The next couple getting married in July!I love this picture! They're perfect together!

GIRLS!

Linds felt funny in the picture so she backed out....

Isn't he precious! That's Carter, Shan's nephew

Sally and Caroline

One of my most beautiful best friends, Erin! The next American Idol!

Yeah, Jessica!The beginning of the basketball dance....and I have the WHOLE THING on video...yes!

Sisters do as sisters should, even when they fall in love.....

HA HA Kyle wasn't ready to stop kissing his bride! The only bride I've ever seen that had to pull away from the kiss...classic!

She looked amazing

The most interesting and awkward bouquet toss ever....Erin and Kyle's sister both held on to the bouquet, for an awkwardly long time... Erin gave in but if you look carefully, Erin had it first, for sure!There they go! Off to the honeymoon!

It was an absolutely beautiful wedding and you can tell when Kyle and Shannon are together, they're happy, and he really is good to her! I wish you two the best of luck and I hope that maybe one day you'll end up closer to Nashville :) Love you Shannon Binkley

Shannon got MARRIED!

So every year, the week before school starts, Harding has a bunch of activities for freshman, I don't even remember what it's called...but one of those nights they have a hynotist pull freshman from the audience to hynotize. So the guy goes through the audience and there's this super loud and annoying girl standing on her chair in front of me, waving her hands to get called on. He didn't call on her, but she ran up there anyway. At this point I was like, this girl was seriously rubbing me the wrong way but she got hypnotized. She got REALLY hypnotized. She was so into it, hilarious. So it turns out my roommate grew up with that girl. Her name was Shannon Parker, and because Michelle and her were friends, Shannon and I became friends. One of my best friends, in fact. And last week....we had to let Shannon go...to a boy named Kyle Binkley. And they are SO CUTE and SO HAPPY together! And I'm really happy for them! Here's some happy time from Shannon and Kyle's wedding!