to leesburg & back

this afternoon joel & i returned from our 2nd annual mid-winter getaway. we stayed at zion springs b&b. i can't say enough positive things about this place! if you ever need/want a place to stay in northern virginia, PLEASE go to zion springs!

we ate awesome mexican food, explored the historic town of leesburg, read (mostly this book!), visited the battlefield of Antietem, and visited Joel's college friends. it's kind of disappointing to come home from vacations (even mini ones) but overall we feel refreshed and energized.

 (we played chess while we waited for lunch. i might have been winning.)

i LOVE having unlimited time with joel. being his wife is an honor & a joy <3

1.2.3.4.quick things

1. look at these darling mini-cakes! you can make them using tin cans. awesome!
2. tomorrow joel & i are leaving for our 2nd annual february weekend away. i can't wait.

3. our school just got i Pads & the teachers get to take them home to play (i mean, find educational apps...)
4. i caved and signed up for a twitter account. what convinced me, you ask? our professional development session today talked about the educational connections & resources available via twitter. who woulda thunk? anyway, follow me: @kellalberts

a wedding shower!

 yesterday we had a game-playing shower for melissa & her joel.

 our friend bec made the scrabble letter sign

 liz & i worked hard and had a blast planning all the fun

 people played some games.

 the soon-to-be-weds got some recipes and spices.and presents.

 my handsome husband smiled for my upside down photo.

MLK jr. weekend

last weekend mom&dad came to visit! we had a super relaxing & fun time with them.

on sunday we drove downtown to visit the constitution center & went to national mechanics for dinner. the center was interesting but dinner was way better. 

we also had a very unsuccessful trip to krispy kreme center city. is it even allowed for them to sell out of glazed donuts? c'mon guys, that's why you even exist!

a cool decorating idea!

while looking around on apartment therapy (only a wise activity on a completely obligation free, snowy saturday, i should add!) i found this etsy site that sells wall decals of a world map.

i don't think i'd be brave enough to put this on any wall in my house, but it looks SO cool!

overheard in my classroom 4

while standing outside waiting for two girls' parents to pick them up, one asked me:
"mrs. alberts, are you going to make fried chicken for dinner tonight?"

"no," i replied. "i don't know how to fry chicken."
"it's easy!" the other girl responded. "my grandma can teach you."

"oh, mrs. alberts, it's just you and your husband at home? that's sad."
"not really. we're together."

all about providence!

tomorrow my fam is coming to visit us for the long weekend (YAY!)

which makes it even more wonderful that i just stumbled upon a guide to providence on one of my fav blogs, sometimes sweet.whenever we go to visit the fam in providence, i'm curious what else is out there that they have yet to discover.

there are so many yummy sounding restaurants featured. plus, new ideas of places to visit. awesome!