Introducing Dillon Chase!

My nephew!!!!

Dillon Chase Spevak 

July 5th at 9:40 am 

6lbs 4 oz and SO CUTE!

Uncle Brett, Dillon and Jacqueline

Aunt Kim and Dillon

Congrats Brenda & Joe!! 

Costa Rica Bound!

Sunday is the day! Kel, Mk, Sus, Kaiti, Liz and I leave for Costa Rica! We have a jam packed CostaRican adventure planned... (thanks to Kel the travel agent) She planned our whole trip... I mean- literally everything.

This is where we will be for the first part of our trip!

Manuel Antonio Beach

July 10-19 We will be in our apartment in Manuel Antonio for surfing lessons & class. :) day trips & hang around MA - snorkeling, hiking, MA National Park, zip lining, paddle boarding, etc.  

July 19-21 Jaco Beach, boat to Malpais and Santa Teresa on the peninsula 

July 22-23 Manuel Antonio 

July 23  we fly to Arenal, La Fortuna and go check out the volcano & hot springs! Possible day trip to Monteverde by bus/boat  

July 26  we fly from Arenal to Tamarindo   

July 26-Aug 1 we stay at JW Marriott Guanacaste  - prob broke by then and want to relax oceanfront with fruity umbrella drinks 

Aug 1 7:10am flight- from Tamarindo to San Jose-Pavas;

9:00am Shuttle(8$) to SJO

Aug 1 SJO to IAD departs 12:10pm

I'm hoping that some blog action can take place, but as of now our internet situation is unknown. I hope to be able to post some amazing pics and tell about our encounters- with people or monkeys. :)

Papermints Rocks My World

For our wedding invitations (these are our actual invitations on her site!!) we used an amazing company called Papermints.  Samantha has out done herself again with this wall hanging and magazine spread.  I will let you see for yourself. There is no explanation necessary. 

Preps for CR

Tomorrow's a big day.  My hair won't be reallydarkbrownslashblack anymore.  I figured that since I'm going to Costa Rica in 12 days that I should do something great/different..and going blonde(ish) is what I came up with. Plus I want to look like Tami Taylor...(Coach's wife) from Friday Night Lights. Obsessed.

Trip Preparations are coming along quite nicely.  

I have made what I think are some pretty great purchases.  

Here they are:

1- Dakine Backpack.. complete with an insulated pocket to keep my beer cold- and maybe the occasional mango or avocado.

2- North Face Venture Jacket... for the rainforest.. and to protect myself from the monkey who decides to fling poop while we are traipsing through his home.

3- Juicy cross-body bag (brown leather)...LV can't come.

12 days left

Wow.. School is ALMOST over, however, I don't think it will end fast enough. When this school year comes to an end, I will have been teaching for 6 years... Longer than I was in college for. I still feel like I was at ECU yesterday... living in the sorority house having the time of my life.  Little did I know that 8 years later I would be having a different "time of my life." On the feeling old note, my 10 year HS reunion is this summer. HOW has it been TEN years since graduating from Langley?!!?!?!?!??!?!?!

Brett and I have a busy couple of weeks.  We have 2 bachelor/ette weekends, 2 destination weddings, end of school activities, a nephew being born, and then I leave for Costa Rica. EEK! How did the year FLY?! 

On top of this we have been married for almost 8 months!!!!!

basically.summer.just.needs.to.hurrrrrrrrrrry.uuuuuuuuuuppp.

Easter as a Mrs.

We went to mom's house and had Easter dinner over there with the Grandparents, Kell & Nick.  Mom made us Easter baskets! 

After dinner we went to the other parent's house and hung out with the Carusi's. Brenda, Joe and Jackie came over too.  Jackie is getting so big! She is going to be a great big sis to baby Dillon, who is due in July! I can't wait to have a nephew! 

Must Try Harder

It seems as though married life has gotten the best of the blog. I have done a poor job of updating what has been going on in the first 6 months of our new life. FAIL. I am going to try and do a better.  Here's to a new start! ha!

Brett has another new job! He is working for Exponential Consulting. Strayer, his previous employer, is now one of his clients.  I don't really understand all that he does, but in my brain it turns out that he works on upgrading accounting systems for different clients/companies. He is loving his options working from home most days.  I wish I had that luxury, but no, someone has to teach the youth of America how to succeed.

Aside from hibernating this winter and only coming out for snowboarding, I am so happy that it is starting to warm up.  A few weeks ago I went to Charleston with a friend from HS to her bachelorette weekend.  It was so much fun.  We stayed in an amazing house in Isle of Palms, went out to eat, went to bars, saw the beach and showed the bride how much we love her.  I am now a huge fan of Charleston and would love to go back for an extended vacation.  

Spring break was late in April. Brett, Kell, Nick & I went to Duck.  The weather was pretty interesting for the most part.  The second night we were there, there were really horrible tornadoes that ripped through southern VA, parts of NC and the OBX.  Both houses missed getting hit by narrow margins.  Scarborough Lane was hit and so were a few buildings on rt. 158.  We were very lucky that neither of our houses suffered any damage.  After this horrible night, the sun came out and it was beyond beautiful for 3 days.  Then Thurs and Fri it was about 60deg. - def sweatshirt weather. Then of course Saturday was awesome and Brett and I had to leave.  During our SB we went to Tortugas for amazing burgers, ate Duck doughnuts, grilled out, went to Walmart, watched dad paint the living room, went to the beach, cam got groomed (she looks so cute!), watched lots of movies/tv and I tried to get a tan. 

My school has been going through renovation and my classroom has been packed for 2 weeks. We were supposed to move before spring break, 14 days ago, 12 days ago, the Monday over spring break, Wednesday over spring break & yesterday. We Haven't moved yet.  Renovation is semi stressful.  It's a good thing that I'm a great planner (so is my team mate- CL) and due to this we have planned our lessons for the next 2+weeks.  We are so eager to move to our new beautiful classrooms. I'll be posting pics of it as soon as we move! Keep your fingers crossed for a move this Thursday next Monday.

Phew- up to dateish. 

This coming weekend 2 HUGE things are happening.  My 2 dear college friends are getting married. On the same day. So excited and so sad. We can only go to one. I will be anxiously awaiting pics from Anne & Bobby's wedding as we attend Vance & Amanda's.  I love you both and wish we could be in two places at once.  Updates to come. 

Ok. Time to pay my full attention to tonight's 16 & Pregnant. This girl is having twin boys.