my brothers and my brother's fiance met me in indy one sunday in april (we were still living in bloomington) i was excited to show them around indy, even though i didn't have many suggestions on what to do, we decided to go to the indianapolis zoo. it was the first really warm day of spring and we were excited to be outside. even the animals seemed excited and ready to be on the move. we spent longer than we intended, because the animals were so fun to watch.  

if you live near indy and haven't been to the zoo i highly suggest that you do! it isn't the best zoo, but it was affordable and fun. i'm hoping that since it was so early in the year they didn't have as much going on, and i think they were even building a new exhibit, so i will definitely check it out again this summer! 

may is almost over. i am so excited and a little sad at the same time. may is my favorite month. hands down. our birthdays, spring, the beginning of summer. i was a little sad to see that i hadn't posted anything yet this month, since it is my favorite, & there's so many exciting things happening! but, that's exactly what is happening: life. and i hope to share it with you soon! in this month, we've moved to a new city, we've met new friends, i've planted a GARDEN! (SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS) we started going to a new church and i'm finishing up my first year teaching, which is getting crazier everyday.  we have been crazy busy and i have been stealing every moment i can playing in the dirt. although i'm sad to see may go, i'm excited for what the summer will bring. 

the countdown is on: so, look forward to mountains of unedited photos (i still need to cover easter) and stories to share.

on the way home from work the other week i couldn't help but notice spring's arrival. bloomington is beautiful this time of year, and i love the abundance of daffodils and hyacinths around. jordan and i went to dinner downtown to take in it all and he even let me take all of these photos. maybe it's a little much, but i couldn't help myself.

i have so many photos to show you, but i don't want to get up from the couch and edit them right now. it's been an exhausting couple of weeks. during my spring break, we moved into the new elementary school that was getting renovated. i would still be swimming in boxes if it wasn't for my friends and family coming to help me. since then we've had an open house, i've been planning new lessons, putting up new displays... and it's all finally coming together. so, hopefully you will see more updates on here soon! i'll have even more time soon, because we're also moving to indy next weekend!! i cannot wait for this long commute to end, it's starting to get really old. and driving in these crazy thunderstorms all week... yikes!

even through this crazy time, i have been enjoying spring, in and out of the classroom. even right now i'm enjoying a thunderstorm (safely inside my home) and i am looking forward to a whole bunch of things... a garden, our birthdays, a possible trip, and summer. looking forward is what is going to get me through next week. for now, happy friday eve! 

welcome to my first installment of #tbt (or throw back thursday) i have yet to participate, but what a better place than my blog? i have all of these photos that haven't seen the internet. this year jordan and i have been wanting to go on some sort of trip, but the timing has been so difficult. we were thinking back on all the trips we went on last year. there were so many, from this one to chicago and we even went all the way to bermuda (i can't wait to share that one). i am a little bummed that we won't be as free this year (well, i will be... sorry, jordan) but, i can relive the trips we took last year on here. so, this will be fun. so, look forward to some blasts from the past on here on thursdays!

this one immediately come to mind when i begin thinking about how cold it is outside. we went on this trip in the middle of march and it was eighty degrees the entire time! it was maybe the best thing that has ever happened to us. people thought we were crazy when we planned this a couple months before hand. it doesn't seem like the best spring break destination, but we even got to go to the beach... in march... in chicago. awesome. so, come on spring, it's april already!

we went to the lincoln park zoo one day, which i definitely suggest to go if you're in chicago, it's free! so why not? that's what we thought. it was a lot of fun, plus you can see the best view of the city.