It’s amazing how we move forward in life and not noticed the things we probably need to notice,  You know, the little things.  However, if you just take a step back and observe on a daily basis, you may start to acknowledge those little moments that most of the time pass us by.  Many little moments of reflection and wonderment hit me today and I thought I would share.

1.  The hazelnut I requested for my daily latte was so amazing!  Keep in mind, I get a flavored latte once a week but this was the first time in a long time that I was really excited about!  As soon as I took my first sip, I knew my day was going to be okay.

2.  The beautiful “winter” sunrises.  Because I get up so early, I have the pleasure of seeing the sun rise almost every day and here in the mountains, it is absolutely fantastic!  This morning was no exception and really wished I had snapped a photo.

3.  The spontaneity of little ones.  Another teacher came into our class today to play his banjo for the kids and within in minutes they were out of their seats dancing!  So amazing to watch.  They had no inhibitions, they just dances because clearly that is what you are supposed to do when there is a banjo playing.

4.  Today was not only the 100th Day of school but Groundhog Day.  If there is anything “special” about any particular day, children just celebrate it.  As you should.

5. Favorite Tunes.  My musical tastes cross many genres but with running, I’ve welcomed some hip hop into the mix.  Which is why every time “Good Feeling” by Flo Ride hits my ears, I just have to dance, in the car, with the whole world watching me.  You have seen me early this week singing along with Irene Cara to “What a Feeling.”  On another note, I’m headed out tonight to see Ani Defranco in concert.  I told you, many genres.

All and all, I’m glad I took today to step back.

What have been your favorite little moments?

I hope you had an amazing day!

Hello Readers!

Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit

Happy February!

Thanks to my friend, Nina over at Peace, Love and Good Food for alerting me to February Photo of the Day!  I do hope you will join in the fun!  I will be tweeting my photos, the hashtag is #FEBphotoaday and you can link up your blog here.

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Hello luvs!

Just a quick post to say hello and wish you the best for this week.  As mentioned earlier, I am currently the slated President-Elect of my local Junior League and am headed to the great state of Texas tomorrow for the AJLI Winter Conference.  I am excited and nervous at the same time.  I haven’t flown in almost four years (after being a champion flyer since a wee age) and frankly overwhlemed by the path a head of me, in a good way.

But a big part of me knows I need to go and take this trip.  I haven’t traveled in ages and it’s an opportunity for me to visit a state I have never been before, get to know the incoming President and experience this organization on a much bigger picture level.

I’ve scheduled my Pinterest link up for Friday and my dear blog friend, Nina from Peace, Love and Good Food will be guest posting tomorrow.  I hope you tune in and I’ll be back here on Monday!

Have a beautiful rest of your week,

I’ve always protected myself against love.  I know it sounds strange but I have.  I never dated anyone in high school and was never looked upon as the popular choice so I took all those insecurities to college and was so overwhelmed by the fact that guys actually flirted with me and wanted to date me that I didn’t know what to do.  So I played the commitment phobia card and went on my way…

And now single and 31, I’m so needy.  And of course those needy feelings stem from not allowing myself to be vulnerable and just fall flat on my face for someone because I was so afraid of getting my heart hurt.  But now that same heart earns for attention and love so bad that anytime a guy shows a remote interest even if he just wants to be friends, I jump all over it.

And then I feel pathetic and stupid.

I cry.  Get over it and move on.

But what’s the action step for this?  How do I fix it?

How do I become not so needy?

For those of you have followed this blog for a bit, you know I am passionate about teaching and working with our youth.  I want to keep doing that in any capacity for the rest of my life if possible.  But I have other passions that I want to continue to explore as well and I’ve been keep a few things under wraps until now.  I am very excited to tell you, my readers about it.  Especially since it’s a chilly Friday night and I’m finally finishing a blog post I started 4 days ago.  Clearly I am too busy for my own good but I love it in so many ways.  Trying to figure out how to keep the stress level at a minimum…that’s a work in progress.  Anyways, I digress.

1.  Junior League.  I will finish my 5th year as an active member in my local Junior League May 31st, 2012.  I have been passionate about serving the community since I was about 12 and haven’t stopped since.  The Junior League is a great way for women to train to become catalysts for change in their communities.  I knew after my first new member meeting that one day I wanted to lead my local organization and that day is here, for I am slated to be the President-Elect for the 2012-2013 year and to serve as President during the 2013-2014 year.  I couldn’t be more excited as this is something I have wanted.  It will be a lot of work but I am very excited for the opportunity.  I will be headed to the AJLI Winter Conference in Houston, TX in two weeks!

2.  Event Planning.  For years I have volunteered to host countless numbers of showers for dear friends, assist with events and the like.  In 2012, I am committed to trying to put the feelers out there to actually try to turn it into a business.  Please like Adrienne Pomeroy Events on Facebook and saving up for fabulous business cards from Minted.  But of course, to thrive I need clients.  See the AP Events tab on my blog and pass it along to friends and family in my area.

So as you can see so many exciting things in the works!  2012 is looking amazing so far!

Have a beautiful weekend!

2011 was rough for a lot of people, a lot of people I adore and keep on speed dial and send way too many text messages to a week.  I am wishing all of us a great 2012 and will share more on Monday.  2011 was rough for me but I can’t remember a year that taught me as much as this year.  There was a sweet disposition to it of sorts, I had a lot of goals that I made not on January 1st, 2011 but much later in the year.  A good lesson that planning doesn’t always have be the case.

So here is a list (I love lists) of things that happened during this year of growth and have really shaped the woman I am.  I hope to bring the wisdom and the beauty from these moments into the amazing year that 2012 will be.

1.  Resigned two jobs to find a different opportuntity.  All of these resignations were done properly but the first one was the game changer.  Why?  Because I didn’t have a safety net, I just jumped!  And the net…the great net did appear.  So before you judge me on resigning from two jobs in a calendar year please keep in mind I shouldn’t of taken the 1st one in the first place and the 2nd one while amazing and I miss the people greatly, I left for a more concrete opportunity and they understand that and still love me like a family member.

2.  Didn’t get near a pool during the summer.  I’m still shocked myself but I didn’t at all.  I’m pretty sure that’s not an accomplishment but I didn’t go.  I know I know…weird.

3.  I probably didn’t go near the pool because I was too busy battling the 90 plus temps to train for my first 5k.  Yes, I committed to run a 5k and did in September and then two more after that.  3 5ks in 2 weeks!!!  For the girl who never thought she could run, I got addicted to those endorphins rather quickly.

4.  I studied for, took and passed the Praxis for Elementary Education so I could add to my already established Middle School Licensure.

5.  I turned 31.

6.  I let some people walk out of my life.  Sad, yes but part of life.

7.  I taught and still teach.  Not a full time gig I desire to have but so much closer than I have been since gaining my teaching certificate in 2009.

8.  I started my 5th year serving the community in my local Junior League.

9. I made new friends.

10.  I celebrated Christmas with my family, while scattered is still my family.

Sweet Disposition lyrics by Temper Trap

Sweet Disposition
Never to soon
Ohh wreck less abandon
Like no ones
Watching you

A moment, a love, a dream, aloud
A kiss, a cry, our rights, our wrongs

So stay there
Cause i’ll be coming over
And while our bloods still young
It’s so young it runs
We wont stop till it’s over
Won’t stop to surrender

Songs of desperation

I played them for you

A moment, a love, a dream ,aloud
A kiss, a cry, our rights, ours wrongs

A moment ohh…

So stay there
Cause i’ll be coming over
And while our bloods still young
It’s so young it runs
We won’t stop till its over
Won’t stop to surrender

A moment, a love, a dream, aloud
A kiss, a cry, our rights, ours wrongs

Be safe tomorrow in your celebrations and I’ll see you back here in 2012!

With Christmas upon us, I can’t help but feel blessed.  Sure, I could sit here and lament about how my life certainly isn’t where I thought it would be at 31 but I have so much to be thankful for.  I hope you do too.

I have been so grateful at how this blog has continued to grow, not as fast as others and it may never be at the top of most Google Reader lists; but it’s mine and the way it’s evolved since it’s birth is something I am very proud of.  If 2011 marks anything in my blog’s history, it’s the year that people I know in person discovered that I had a blog and further thought it was great.  It made me feel more comfortable about the whole thing so we will see what 2012 brings for my humble home on the world wide web.

Meanwhile, I plan to spend the weekend and most of next week away from it so I can enjoy the people who are right in front of me.  I’ll be back soon, maybe in 2012.

The rest of my family rolls in to town tomorrow and I am so excited to see them.  Merry Christmas!  I hope this weekend brings you much joy and great time with those you love.  Eat, drink and be merry.  Most of all be kind and spread cheer for all those to hear!

Blessings,

It’s been quite a week of ups and downs and trying to operate in the business that is the holiday season.  Christmas is of course my favorite holiday but sometimes stresses me out.  I find that funny just because I end up enjoying it so much and am really depressed on December 26th when it is all over.  As I mentioned before holidays have changed in our family due to my parent’s divorce but I am trying to learn to enjoy new traditions and still honor some of the old.  I am thrilled that my whole immediate family, plus my younger brother’s girlfriend and my older brother’s kids will be joining us for the holidays.  December 23rd is when everyone will roll into NC and there is so much to do.  But I over worry about how this dynamic will look this year and I can’t overcome the feelings that it won’t be the same as past years.  I know I should let go and just enjoy but that’s definitely a struggle.   I am challenging myself to be optimistic, happy and really enjoy Christmas in full force this year.

I have also kept myself busy with my interim teaching positon.  I am happy to finally be teaching in some capactiy and it’s really helping to bujld my skill set as an educator.  I’m hoping it can lead to something more permanent and even on the rougher days, yes teaching is a sport of high endurance and patience, I love what I do and couldn’t imagaine myself anywhere else.

My 2nd year of Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of my local Junior League is keeping me super busy as well.  I enjoy the work tremendously and the fellowship I share with the other ladies is amazing.  I look forward to every meeting and project because I know it’s an opportunity to learn amazing leadership skills and make an impact on my community.   I am half way through my 5th active year and I am so happy that I joined.

I received provisional acceptance into a graduate program I applied too.  If I chose to go, I have to take two classes and get a certain GPA before I am fully let in.  I am definitively thinking about it mostly because it’s a part time program and it would take ma a year to take two classes plus my plate is pretty full.  I wonder if I would feel differently if I was fully accepted.  Anyways, I may see if  I can defer my decision.

I also have another job part time that involves me doing social media for a local company.  It’s pretty cool and since we all know I love social media almost as much as teaching, it seems like a good fit.  Further, since it’s an office job, there’s the annual holiday party.  A holiday party in form of a day trip to Charlotte to see the Carolina Panthers play the Atlanta Falcons with time spent in a swanky hospitality tent and probably the best seats I’ve had at any sporting event.  I am pretty sure this will be fun and amazing, I’ll be sure to share pictures on Monday.  Go Panthers!

At any rate, life continues to be amazing and good to me.

Happy Weekend!

We have so much to be thankful for this time of year.  Every year at this time I am reminded of the many people that make up my life.  People shape our lives so much and sometimes it takes us a very long time to realize their impact.  Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.  Love those around you and always remember to be kind.

Have a beautiful Thanksgiving!

*I will not be blogging again until next week in order to spend time with my friends and family.  I am so thankful for my readers and hope you enjoy those around you who make your world go round!

Blessings!