(Megan's) Spring Break!

I know I haven't written in awhile.  I've been too busy!

I started my Spring Break last Friday afternoon and so far it's been pretty amazing.  Usually I spend weekends working on preparing for my classes, grading, working, going to church, and getting a night in here or there with Kyle.  Normally I get everything accomplished just in time Sunday night...only to begin again with five days of an accumulating to-do list.

So I took the first two and a half days of break off completely...which was super amazing!  Spent some much needed quality time with Kyle on Friday night, saw the in-laws on Saturday, and had dinner with some wonderful friends on Sunday after church.  I made out my schedule for the week on Sunday and I have each day packed with things I need to get done before Spring Break ends in order to be ready for the next two and a half weeks of school.

Today was pretty easy.  I had a background check at 10 this morning for a subbing license and I got to sleep in awhile (7:45! I about died when I saw the time!).  After that, the next thing on my list was to get rid of all the winter decorations and prepare the house for spring.  Check!  I'm very happy with our spring decorations, too...we didn't really have anything last year except for some decorative dish towels, but after spending a half-hour or so in the attic digging through some boxes, I managed to scrape together some plastic Easter eggs (did NOT even know I had those), some pink artificial flowers, some Spanish moss, and a pink and purple wiry garland Mom gave me two autumns ago.  I was determined to make it work, and it looks great!  It's not really impressive enough to merit pictures, but it's something.  I don't think we'll be getting much else to add to it sadly--Kyle is not a fan of Spring decorations ("Everything has PINK in it!").

So spring cleaning is done.  Well, as much as the house is going to see this spring, anyway.  I've always wanted to do some spring cleaning like my mom always did:  wash the walls, wash the windows, clean out the basement, clean out the garage, scrub the floors, etc. etc. but there's no time for that during the school year.  I'm more of a summer cleaner.  I have all kinds of plans for this summer after graduation--outside yard work, getting the screened in porch into shape, cleaning up the basement, doing something with the attic--it just excites me to think about it!  I can't wait for May 7th to be here!

Now I just need to get around to grading.  I opened all the windows and took Kyle to class today and am just so excited about the weather that I really am trying to convince myself that I can put it off another day, but it's not working.  It'd disrupt the SB schedule.  I thought about taking the grading outside in a lawn chair, but decided because (a) it's getting a little gray outside and I don't want to deal with rain and (b) it's also a little windy and I don't want to chance my papers somehow all blowing away.  So I guess in the house with the windows open is the way it must stay, then.

This week is going to go too quickly.  I can feel it already.