Thankful Thursday

Am I the only person who thinks it's crazy that it's Thursday?

Not that I've been productive or anything. But I mean, it's gone fast eh?

This week has been sort of, uh, drab. I think I'm suffering from the First Week of August Blues. I literally somehow did NOTHING for like 3 hours yesterday.

I had my computer open but made no progress in vacation searching other than the fact that Fuji is just as pretty as Hawaii (Dave and I are thinking about taking a real honeymoon? We'll see), no blog posts, no planning for school, and no organization, and no vacuuming.

The most worthwhile thing I got done was look at puppies that I can't adopt yet and watch 4 episodes of Ice Loves Coco.

I think this is what some may call a funk. I even missed some of my favorite blog-hops yesterday. Whomp Whomp.

But I shall get out of this Funk. And what better way to do it with a link-up that makes me think about all of the wonderful things I should be thankful for.

Link up with Rebecca over at Southern Charm to count your blessings!

So, some things I am Thankful for today:

1. I'm thankful that both of my boys are around to cuddle today!

Well I mean, Bruin's usually pretty easy to pencil in.

But as far as my other man goes, he's a little tougher to find time to spend with. You see,  he's working at a State Park, which is wonderful. But as he tries to climb up the totem pole of conservation and recreation jobs with the government, his hours are less than desirable.

Either way, I have some time before I have to give dairy deliciousness to unnecessarily angry people today to hang out with these sleeping beauties. Loving it!

2. I'm thankful for To-Do Lists.

As aforementioned, I am in a Funk. But I have created a to-do list for the summer. Er, well, a to-do list of things to do before the end of the summer. Like get my act together.

Don't you worry fellow list makers, I put things on there that I absolutely have to do before the end of the summer knowing that I will do them and can at least feel good about crossing them off in case I don't get the other things done.

I'm kind of an expert at both list making and setting myself up for success.

3. I'm thankful for getting a glimpse of my new classroom. 

So this may sound horrible to any of you who are trying to hang onto any glimpse of summer before signing your life back over to whatever job you may hold and have been fortunate enough to get time off from.

Buuuut it is kind of a motivator.  I talked about how the beginning of August signifies the beginning of the end for me as far as vacation goes.

Unfortunately, this is easier said than realized. By August 3rd I was still no where closer to being in school mode. So the hubby and I made a trip to the classroom.

I didn't take a picture, but I have some of how I left my old classroom.

Imagine 30 desks pushed off to the side, 7 (literally 7) bookshelves in the middle of the room, original puke green carpeting from the 70's and all of these boxes to unpack.

YIKES.

Seeing this in person kind of woke this educator up.

Some work is to be done! Especially before I have a couple of professional days next week!

I'm also playing with the idea of possibly putting up some paint on the walls. Any classroom wall paint suggestions? If I get around to it I was thinking maybe a light blue?

4. I'm thankful for family vacation!

With all of this school starting back up stuff, it's nice to know I still have at least one more summer event to look forward to. My family will be spending a whole week on the lake, the week before I head back to school, and I am sooooo happy to still have a glimpse of summer left.

I can bring all my work with me, and I'm actually pretty pumped that it's right after I meet up with my new team members. That way I can kind of get my head on straight as far as what I'll need to get done. And what a better setting to get things done than a cabin on the water.

But do not fret, I will still have LOTS of fun. And take way too many pictures. And blog about it.


5. I'm thankful to have a running partner for this Saturday. 

So this Saturday is the long dreaded 10K that I am in no way prepared for.

I ran 2.5 miles yesterday and I almost died. A 10K is 6. 6 Miles. BLECHY.

Good thing I have the best husband ever.

You see, this stud ran cross country in high school and has run this race I think 3 times?

Either way, despite the fact that he hasn't been training as much as he'd hoped to because of his tiresome work schedule, he would be fine enough to just get up and run the whole thing no problem.

So you could imagine my surprise when he told me he would stay with me all the way. Whether I'm running, walking, or having to make a pit stop in the woods at a porter potty because I have to nervous pee.

I'm pretty self-concious about the fact that I can't run the whole thing while the rest of my sisters will be schooling me, so the fact that he's going to stick with me means a lot to me and is something I think  is worthwhile giving thanks for. 

Happy Thursday!