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We went on our second cruise together! We went to Key West, Florida, Celebration Key, Bahamas, and Nassau, Bahamas and they all exceeded my expectations. We also had the privilege to go with two other couples! This vacation has been booked for a year and a half so we were beyond ready! Key West, Florida Key west was my favorite port day, and exceeded my expectations the most. I think because it was America I just assumed it wouldn't be the coolest, but it was awesome.  First thing we did right off the boat was go parasailing! This was the excursion that I pushed for and I'm so glad I did. We all loved it. I will say it was scarier and higher than I was expecting! But once we were up at the top and just coasting, it was so relaxing and beautiful. We could see all the little islands around and take in all the views. It also lasted longer than I expected and it was just such a cool experience. As soon as we were done I did start to get really motion sick on the boat and was trying...

 Pretty soon after we moved to North Carolina, Clayton sold his moped. Clayton had this basically all of college and we rode on it every day. When we moved to North Carolina, where we live isn't a great spot for a scooter (high speed limits all around us) so without much thought Clayton sold it and got us ebikes. I was very excited for this purchase, just as excited as I was for the scooter. But Clayton soon started to realize the bikes didn't give him the same fix as riding his scooter did. This immediately started Clayton's search for a motorcycle.  Now at first I definitely was not on board with the motorcycle. Even though we didn't ride the ebikes unless we were going to the beach, I didn't see a need. But Clayton made sure to convince me otherwise. Once Clayton found a good deal, we went and picked it up. I told Clayton I was on board, but secretly I was a little unsure of the purchase. But then we went on a ride together and I instantly agreed.  My reason for ...

 Clayton and I have been talking about going to see the NC mountains since we've moved here, and this weekend was finally time! We talked about all different places we could stay, but Clayton got really excited about the idea to car camp. So that's just what we did.  It was surprisingly comfortable, and we both could easily fit. We left Friday after work and began our drive to the mountains.  We were taking the KIA for this road trip, which was already a gamble. The check engine light had already been on, but we took the chance for the weekend. Most of our drive there was traffic which was not a fun start to the trip. Then the car started driving very jerky (this has happened a few other times before, but hadn't happened for a long time) which was scary as the weekend has just started. And on top of that, the AC stopped working. It was supposed to be hot this weekend, AND we were planning on sleeping in the car, so this was also scary. Then it started pouring so hard (and...

 You may think it's been a minute since I've written, and that's because I wrote a whole blog post last week and I accidentally deleted it after spending soooo much time adding photos that I raged and didn't try again. But now I have new thoughts and have something different to write about haha.  If you've been reading all my blogs, I've talked about intuition in the past (about trusting my intuition, questioning if I even have it). Well, this has been on my mind after what happened at school on Friday.  This past Friday, I was supposed to have a meeting but the parent didn't show up so I now had an hour free at school. Every since time this happens, I jump right into working on lesson plans, grading, or anything else that there's always more for me to do. But for some reason, I had a feeling to go check on the teacher across the hall from me who was teaching a class.  Now I am still a newer teacher, and this teacher has been teaching for a long time. Ne...

(I wrote this a few weeks ago but forgot to post!) For my July track out, it was very busy for us. First with my mom and Summer coming for a week, then a week where I was busy with catch up chores as well as summer errands, and then Taylor came for a week. Once Taylor left I had 2 days before going back to teaching. Since my break ended, Clayton and I have been in a grind mindset, understandably. Clayton started studying for the PE exam, I started going back to work, I was planning out our meals getting super organized, we've been extra frugal with our spending, and just ultimately super focused on our day to day tasks. It's felt really good to get back into our routine, but I have been surprisingly reminded of some things in the last few days that I wanted to write about. I'm someone who naturally feels pretty happy in every day to day life. But the past few days I've been reminded of how important it is to find and appreciate true happiness in life. Let me explain.  M...

 My birthday this year was extra special because my mom and Summer came to visit us for the week! They landed the night of my birthday and we picked them up, opened presents, and chatted until 4 in the morning😐 Per Summer's request, our first day was spent at the pool. This week has been very hot so a good pool day was very needed. We stayed until we had to start getting ready for my birthday dinner.  We ate at the Angus Barn which is a place I've been wanting to try! This place was very cool, great food, and we had the best server I've ever seen. He even gave me a ginormous dessert for free for my birthday. After dinner, we went to Downtown Cary Park to walk around and enjoy the weather as it was cooling down. This is one of Clayton and I's favorite places to walk around and I think they liked it too.  The next day we started our day with Starbucks and went to the mall. Summer and I were on a mission to find a matching outfit.  Then we ate at Torchys and ended our ...