Can We Do It Again, Please?

There are some days that I think I could relive over and over and wouldn’t want to change a thing about them. This past Saturday was definitely one of those days. Friday night I went with a group of friends to Smith Lake. Friday night just enjoyed spending time together. We spent the whole day Saturday on the lake riding boats and Seadoos, tubing, swimming, and just enjoying being together. I am so blessed to have such great friends and I loved spending the day with them.

Sidenote: I did not go tubing. Several years ago (I was probably 10 years old or so), I was riding in a tube behind a Seadoo. This particular tube didn’t have a bottom so I was trying to figure out a more comfortable way to ride. I thought it would be a good idea to get in the tube straight up and down (think about a little kid who is floating around a pool in an innertube). My chest down was underneath the water. As soon as the Seadoo driver took off the innertube (with me stuck in it by my life jacket) and the rope was instantly sucked underwater. I have no idea what Law of Physics this falls under but apparently if the majority of your body weight is underwater when a Seadoo takes off, the rest of you quickly will be to. I have not ridden a tube in a lake since then. I’m thinking next time we go it will be time to conquer that fear. I went bungee jumping, surely I can ride a tube!

I left the lake early Saturday afternoon to come home for Laura’s wedding. Laura and I have taught together the last two year and I L-O-V-E that girl! Her wedding was in the beautiful Cathedral of Saint Paul in downtown Birmingham. As I have said before, I don’t just love my job because of my sweet students, but I also have the best coworkers in the world who have become close friends.

Laura won the award for Most Animated Teacher this year:

Are you surprised?!?! Like I said, I L-O-V-E this girl!

And only at Laura Madonia's wedding do the guests have:

Glow Bracelets!!!

One final parting shot:

We wanted a picture of Laura with all of our Special Ed. staff who was there. This is what we got. A nice couple sitting at the table next to us said that they would take our picture. Wasn't that sweet of them? Well, when they looked at it, they kinda looked at each other, shrugged, and handed the camera back to me. When I looked back at the picture this was what we had. Next time I will ask the photographer if they've ever used a camera before....