It’s Monday!  And we will finally be home in Denver tonight (thank you, Jesus!)!  I am going to make my best effort to make these Funday blogs a tradition on my blog.  These will be days when I share all the things I am currently loving!

*PS. If you missed my post about Portland, Maine you can check it out here (just click the picture. Dude, it took me so long to figure this out, really gotta work on my tech skills):

So without further ado let’s get the party started!

*Back-to-school classroom planning*

As much as I do not want summer to end, I am actually excited for back-to-school this year (That is not a lie, I actually am!).  I can’t wait to catch up with my coworkers and hear all about their summers!  Also, if you know me well, you know how much I love planning out my classroom and back-to-school activities!  There is so much that goes into planning a classroom and it is definitely not all about cute decor!  The most important thing is setting up the room in a way that is going to give your students the best learning environment to ensure they have a successful year!  With that being said I love cute things so I really enjoying planning out the best learning environment for my students with that cuteness factor included!

*Face Masks*

Pampering myself is becoming quite the norm and I am loving it!  My current favorite way to do it is with face masks.  I love how my skin looks and feels afterward.  I also love all the benefits they have for your skin (minimizing pores, absorbing excess oil, evening out skin tone, etc.).  I love, love, love my Beautycounter balancing + charcoal and brightening + vitamin c masks! (*disclaimer – I do sale Beautycounter products but I WOULD NOT suggest anything on here that I did not actually believe in!!)  They are amazing!

*This Kate Spade watch!*

I love all things Kate Spade (I miss having an outlet store close by :()!  This watch was my “you finally made it through this school year in one piece” present to myself.  I know that may seem ridiculous but there were seriously many, many times last year that I was not sure I was going to make it! (But I did, thanks to a little [A LOT] of help from my friends!)  I love this watch because it goes with everything!  I can dress it up, dress it down, (dress it left, dress it right?!? No? not good? My apologies).

*Weddings*

I have always loved weddings.  (My childhood dream job was to be a wedding planner).  Our Massachusetts friends’ wedding did not disappoint!  With a beautiful bride, handsome groom, awesome decor, amazing food, and an epic dance party (seriously, that dance floor was on fire all night long!) you really can’t go wrong!

This goes with the last one. But seeing these folks was quite the joyful experience (especially after their 24 hour journey to get to the wedding)! We missed you Special K!  Our friend that got married was in our Masters’ program with us and it had been WAY too long since we had seen him and his now wife!

***Not making the things I’m loving list is these shoes!  I fully expected them to be on here.  I mean look at them they a A-DOR-A-BLE! BUT they are not COM-FORT-A-BLE! AT ALL! Not even a little.  Not even when you sit down.  The only time these beauties were comfortable was when they were not on my feet (preferably, at least 10 feet away).  Like, I seriously think I’m gonna lose a toenail from these bad boys! Sorry Nine West there were great in theory not in execution!

Hope everyone is enjoying their Monday!!  Next post will be from Denver and I canNOT tell you how excited I am about that!

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What are you loving?  I would love to hear all about it!!