New Car, New Job

What our life looked like for a few days- Oliver watching me watch TV, read,  etc.

Hi! A lot's changed in the past couple of weeks. But we'll start back in August. Or really, last spring. I began applying for teaching jobs earlier this year and after the school year started, I hadn't heard anything from any school. In late August, I started getting job interviews. I went on several and while they went well, none seemed like a good fit. Then two weeks ago, I interviewed at a school and loved it. Towards the end, they told me I was the youngest and least experienced candidate. My hopes of getting the job sank, especially when the day I expected to hear back came and went without a phone call or email. 

Then about two weeks ago, I got in a wreck. I won't go into the details but it was bad. I came out of it as well as anybody could in that sort of thing- with a few scratches, bruises, and banged up knees. I spent a few hours in the hospital before some very sweet friends (D+L- seriously, I can't thank you enough) were able to bring me clothes and wait with me until I was discharged at some point that night.  I was still in shock at the time and spent the majority of the night wondering where my new Bonlook glasses were. The firemen couldn't find them in my car before taking me to the hospital. Once I was at the hospital, I kept fixating on how much one of the doctors looked like Emilio Estevez. I've heard when you're in shock, you focus on one thing to cope with the stress. Now I understand why.

The next few days were weird, for lack of a better word. I ached all over and kept reliving that night. My parents were wonderful and helped me out more than I'll ever know. And Oliver was totally fine with napping all day. On Friday, my dad and I decided to go car shopping. It was his birthday and I felt guilty that he had to spend it helping his hobbling daughter pick out cars. On the way, I got a call from the school I loved. They wanted to hire me! I couldn't believe it. And my dad was so happy to be looking at cars that he failed to realize at one point that I was half asleep on a bench. 

That night, we found a car I liked and enjoyed late night milkshakes and everything felt alright again. Since then, most of my bruises have gone away, I turned in a notice at my current job, and started collecting supplies to decorate my classroom. I'll be finishing up my current job on Friday and hopefully starting my new one shortly after that.

It's wild to think of what I was doing just a month ago and what I'll be doing at this time next month. Thanks for taking the time to read all this. I'm excited for what's coming! 

Cheap Thrill Thursday: Anthro Avian Myth Shift Dress

Splurge: Avian Myth Shift Dress, $158 at Anthropologie

Save: Embroidered Day Dress, $52 at A-Thread 

(but sold out, sadly)

I saw the Anthro version in stores last fall and fell in love! An loose fitting dress with a little bit of sparkle? Count me in. The only thing between me and it was the price tag. If only the dress from A-Thread wasn't sold out, it'd be the perfect substitute!

Over the Weekend

This weekend left me satisfied and smiling.

(Sorry, I had to.)

It was productive, if by productive, you mean watching the entirety of season 9 of "The Office." I made zero plans and didn't regret it one bit. I made a big list of things to accomplish on Saturday morning and slowly knocked them all out. But really, watching season 9 of "The Office" made it on to the list of things to do. Baking a cake and going to a party was on the list, too. It was pretty much my favorite list ever.

65 Years

This week marks my grandparents' 65th wedding anniversary. SIXTY FIVE YEARS! Can you imagine? They're the funniest, sweetest people and I'm incredibly lucky to have had the luxury of growing up next door to them. They let me watch Scooby-Doo on Saturday mornings when my parents wouldn't, turned me on to the Grand Ole Opry, and best of all, my grandmother always had a homemade cake cooling in the kitchen. A huge crowd came out to celebrate and, as usual, my grandpa was wild. Did you see the knife in that first picture? 

Oh, and I taught my Grandma the art of selfies:

Oliver!

If you need me, I'll be playing with this little guy:

OLIVER WALLACE HAYES I

a.k.a. Ollie-Wollie-Bing-Bong

He's got a killer collection of bow ties and enjoys tap dancing on hardwood floors. #truelove #allieverwanted

I adopted Oliver (originally named Logo) from Lake Norman Animal Rescue. He's a 3 year old Boston Terrier and I couldn't be happier with this American gentleman! There's nothing like coming home to a dog so excited to see you that he can't sit still.  We're working on learning our basic commands but he's a master at sitting, so basically he's a puppy Einstein.

Hi!

Sometimes I forget about the internet. Well, at least I forget about this blog. In short, the past two months have been spent moving, getting a dog (!!!!!!), traveling, and unpacking. HOW does one person accumulate so many belongings?

Just in case you forgot what I looked like, here's a cheesy photo. #notashamed

This And That

One of my favorite things about living is this area is that there's always something to do, whether it's a...

show at MotorCo in Durham:

Seeing KishiBashi for the 3rd time, love that guy

night in with some crafting fools:

cooking class at the Savory Spice Shop:

craft market of local artists:

my new print from Near Modern Disaster in Durham

book signing at a cute bookstore:

With Theron Humphrey and Maddie from Maddie on Things