Life got in the way

Yeah, Remember how we were so gung ho on redecorating our house, starting with our bedroom. Still not done...I think we have been "putting up trim" for 2 months. So much for buying a house stuck in the 70s and redoing it, I guess we just get to live in the 70s too. Although the 70s weren't that bad of a time, I hear...
Bill has been super busy at work lately and I just have been too. I absolutely absolutely love what I am doing. I love teaching the kids and it's even easy when I am prepared and get into a rhythm with them, I love every second, well almost. And I love planning too, but this year, my first year teaching, I have to make all my unit plans for the art projects we will do and it takes and INCREDIBLE amount of time. So I love planning, I love teaching, I just don't have time to love them both at the same time. Then I end up hating them because I don't have the time to do it as well as I want to.. BAH
Anyways, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I've never thought a ton about how amazing Thanksgiving is. When I lived at home it was just like a nice one day affair where we ate a lot. But earlier this week I was reminded why Thanksgiving is really really amazing. It doesn't involve presents, no stress there. It's not super religious so people don't get confronted by how good or bad they are at that. It's just about being thankful, so simple and so beautiful. And they give you lots of time off to be with all the people you are thankful for, and at this point in the school year, I am so thankful for that!
My Grandma recently passed away and it was pretty horrible, but to avoid all the horrible, I made a slide show for the visitation. Here is a picture that I think is just breathtaking, taken between my grandparents engagement and wedding, about 1945-6.