Lacy white curtains

I can't believe I haven't blogged in a month! This last month was a little crazy. Eric and I went to Florida for a few days and Linus is a little wild man, so I guess my blogging has suffered, haha. I will include pictures of both at the end of this blog, but there is something else I want to write about today.

Today was my last Teachers New to the Diocese meeting. I could not be prouder that I almost finished my first year as a teacher. Even though there are so many uncertainties about next year, I am proud to say I did it! I am a real teacher and I absolutely love every second of it.

After the meeting, I went to visit my Aunt Anna in Bayshore. She asked me when I saw her a few weeks ago if I could buy her new curtains. Anyone who knows my aunt knows that she does not ask for much and that little things bring her a lot of joy. In her usual unassuming way, she asked me not to rush, but that she would love some new curtains for her bedroom. Lacy white ones. Let me explain why this has special meaning for me. You see, my mom and I use to visit Aunt Anna every Friday in the summers when I was off from school and she was off from work. So one of the last times my mom and I went to visit her together, she asked us if we could get her lacy, white curtains for her bedroom. She was tired of her old curtains and wanted to brighten up her bedroom. So my mom and I went to the curtain store and picked out curtains for her. The next time we went, my mom and I each stood on a chair, one of us on each side and took down Aunt Anna's old curtains. Then, we hung up the new ones for her. Well, Aunt Anna absolutely loved them! The three of us stood back and admired them. She kept saying how pretty they looked and how nice they made her bedroom look. After that, she would mention how when people would come to visit her, she would point out her new beloved curtains.

Well, my Aunt has had those same curtains hanging up for the last 4 years. She hasn't changed them since we put them up for her. In fact, I honestly don't remember if Aunt Anna saw my mom again after that day we hung up the curtains for her. So a few weeks ago, she told me that she would love new bedroom curtains. Lacy white ones. She loved the ones she had hanging up, but they were so dusty after four years. She said if I could get her one more set, (whenever I had the chance), she could wash the other ones, and than alternate between the two. She wanted me to be the one to get them from her because my mom and I were the ones who had gotten them for her the last time. She figured I could find something similar. So I went out after we returned from Florida and went to the curtain store and found some that I hoped she would like. I've honestly never bought curtains alone before, and hoped that I had picked up the right ones. I didn't want to mess up what I considered an honor to be able to do for my aunt. I went today and took down the old curtains. I hung them up and together we admired them. She said how pretty they looked and how nice they made her bedroom look. It brought back such a happy memory for me. There we were with Aunt Anna's lacy white curtains. The only difference this time was there was only one chair which I stood on by myself...

Pictures from Florida

Lizard in the poolroom

Pompano ducks

Out for pizza

New Linus Pictures