Blog Hoppin' {Let's Talk About Me!}

Hey y’all!  I am linkin’ up with Blog Hoppin’ to celebrate Teacher Week 2013!! 

Be sure to check it out, if you haven’t already.  Monday is all about ME!  :)  So here are ten fun things about me…

1) My name is Kelly Anne and I am going into my fourth year teaching!  I absolutely love teaching and have been working with 4^th and 5^th graders for the past three years in Grand Junction, Colorado. 

2) This year my {recently married!} husband and I are moving to Mallorca, Spain to be teachers!  Ahhhh!  Just yesterday we received our VISAs in the mail.  So it’s SuperDuperReallyActuallyHappening official now! 

We leave for Spain on September 17^th. {One way flights booked and everything!!}  While extremely nervous and anxious, we are SUPER excited for this new adventure in our lives.  I am VERY excited to learn about teaching in a new country, as well as sharing it all with y'all while I learn!

3) My hubby and I both graduated from the University of South Carolina {GO GAMECOCKS!} and moved out to Colorado to get a new experience.  Coming from Ohio {me} and Virginia {him}, we were both taken {far} outside of our comfort zones.  Spain will be a whole new step that we are ready to conquer! 

4) In case you cannot tell from the fact that we’re moving to Spain, my husband and I LOVE to travel!  We have been all over Europe together and actually fell in love while travelling.  We are hoping to be able to travel a lot more once we get over to Europe... and I cannot wait!

5) I am OBSESSED with everything office supply.  Aren’t all teachers!?  My absolute favorite thing I own right now is my Erin Condren Life Planner!  Not shopping for a classroom right now is nearly killing me.  However, the idea that I’m not doing the normal stuff because I’m moving to Spain is definitely helping. 

6) I am often described as positive!  Maybe sometimes too positive... But I try very hard to keep a positive outlook on life and share it with others.  Even if I’m feeling down or am upset, I challenge myself to remain positive and focused on the big picture.  It’s very easy to let the little stuff drag you down, but in the end I’ve realized it’s not worth it.  I never regret keeping a smile on my face but I almost always regret saying something negative or having a sneer on my face. 

7) I’m not a homebody.  While I embrace quiet time {like today!} I just crave being near others and socializing.  Sure, after teaching all day I need crave some peace and quiet.  But I’m almost always ready to go out to dinner with friends or grab a drink with a coworker after a few minutes of quiet. 

8) I have a kitty cat named Ridley who I adore.  She has been with me for the past five years, loves riding in the car, and she has quite a bit of character.

9) I loooove to eat.  Hamburgers.  French fries.  A good salad.  A delicious cheese plate.  Pizza.  Tacos.  I love food and enjoy food.  I even enjoy cooking it!  Chopping up veggies is therapeutic to me and my body.  I think I could stand in the kitchen, chopping veggies, with a glass of wine and Pandora playing, instead of going to get a massage, and be totally relaxed. :)

10) I love riding around on a golf cart.  My family lived in Peachtree City, GA for a while growing up.  The entire town has golf cart paths!  So you can go anywhere on a golf cart.  Grocery shopping? Check!  Target?  Check!  J Crew?  Check!  McDonalds?  Check!  An-y-where!  I’ve always loved riding through the woods on the back of a golf cart.  And recently my parents moved into a community that has plenty of golf cart paths and golf carts!  I could spend hours riding around and getting lost on a golf cart.  It puts me in my happy place :)


Riding around on the back of a golf cart with two of my favorite men!
-My brother and husband-

Well there ya go!  There’s 10 crazy things about me!  Please stop by the rest of this week for all sorts of Teacher fun!!