As the weather starts to warm up, and the sun begins to stay out I'm struck with a need to catch up & get down to work before the summer weather hits. Maybe it's the annual fervor of a school year wrapping up, but spring tends to launch me forward...thinking of the summer and reflecting on how this year has gone and thinking back on where I was a year ago. Soon, I won't be able to say "ohh this time last year I was ____ in France/the UK/Italy..etc" When will I go back? Where will I go after this second year in New Canaan? Where do I want to be? What do I want to do? These are the thoughts I'm launching into...but before I can go forward I have to go back, even if it's just a summary
Spring break was a struggle getting to, and once it arrived it was incredibly apparent how much we all needed a break. I immediately flew south, to Florida. Left my computer up north, and managed to mostly de-tech for five days. Fantastic. Time with grandparents, with myself, the beach, sailing, great dinners & drinks & time reading. A true vacation.
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| out on the docks |
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| palms |
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| Islandia |
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| beaches & sun & paris |
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| cocktail hour |
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| black & whites are best |
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| quite the strong sand castle |
& then back north it was - to greet my best scottish friend in NYC! The adventures that ensured were...adventures..but we had a blast seeing NYC and CT and Boston. Here are some snapshots of her trip here!
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| view from the Top of the Rock! |
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| flowers on the high line |
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| paintings along the high line |
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| Kicks v Celtics! |
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| in Boston! |
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| France reunions in NYC are da best |
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| obligatory delicious cup of chowder |
Two weeks off made it difficult for everyone to get back into the swing of things at school, but we're already three weeks into the final push! I'm teaching fractions & decimals for the next couple weeks, then leaping into a 6 week unit on Mexican culture & immigration with the two other third grade apprentices...and then - DONE!
happy spring cleaning everyone :)
bisous
