What’s Up June

  Happy Wednesday, Y'all

Today, I'm joining Shay and Sheaffer for their What's Up Wednesday link-up. )

Every month we answer the same list of questions based on how things are currently going in our lives.

So let's get started...

What am I eating?

Chick-fil-A, of course, since it’s my favorite anytime I’m back in the States ;) Although, let’s be honest. I’ve only been once.

Past that, I’ve been eating as many salads as possible. While I eat salad in Dakar, it’s not as frequent since it’s so much extra work with having to clean it so I don’t get sick and having no pre-chopped/pre-packaged options available…

What am I reminiscing about?

This past school year school year... It was exceptionally hard. Busy. Exhausting. But I sure did (do) love the kids God's allowed me to work with this school year. And our crew did make all sorts of happy memories this year - ones that made the hard/busy/exhausting times more worth it :)

 What am I loving?

All of the extra time spent with my Mama :) 

What have I been up to?

Spending as much time as possible with my  nieces…

What am I dreading? 

Going outside… We’re having record breaking temps here in Alabama. And ironically, it is both hotter and more humid than it is in Senegal. Therefore, I’m choosing to stay inside as much as possible :)

What am I working on?

Ordering all sorts of fun things for our junior class to sell in the cantina (school snack shop) throughout the year. Thankfully, our other class sponsor, and a few other parents too, are all brining stuff back too. It’s hard to believe these kiddos are starting their 11th grade year. Time flies, y’all!

 What am I excited about?

Being with my family :)

What am I watching?

Mostly just the Food Network… Y’all, good/clean options on TV are getting harder and harder to find. Just saying.

What am I reading?

I just started my 13th book of the year… Katie Couric’s autobiography. 

What am I listening to?

I watched Sing 2 with my nieces the other day and promptly bought the soundtrack on iTunes. I may or may not have had the songs on repeat ever since :)

What am I wearing?

I got my mom (and some others) DA t-shirts. And my mom and I randomly wore them on the same day the other day. So of course we commemorated the day with a picture :)

 What am I doing this weekend?

I’ll be speaking at the first church my dad ever pastored (and where he was pastoring when he and my mom got married) on Sunday. I love being able to share my heart about the work God’s called me to do and the incredible kids God’s allowed me to work with all these years. Not sure I’ll be doing anything special to celebrate the 4th…

What am I looking forward to next month?

I'll have most of the month with my family. I’ll have 4 more services to speak at/in. I'm also attending a week-long teachers conference mid-month, which I'm looking forward to. I’ve got some work stuff to keep working on, prepping for next year. I’ll need to do some shopping for things to take back to Senegal. I’ll be helping my mom in her recovery after surgery. And after that, I'll have just a bit more time with my family before it's time to head back to Senegal and continue doing the work God's called me to do.

Favorite Recent Amazon Find?

I’ve ordered a few things from Amazon to bring back with me to Senegal at the end of the summer. My favorite so far? This shirt/hat combo :)

What else is new?

Nothing really  

And that's what I'm up to this month.

What about you?

What are YOU up to this month?

Currently

    Happy Wednesday, Y'all

Today I'm joining Anne from In Residence for her monthly link-up, where we share what's currently going on in our lives. And each month, Anne gives us a list of prompts to use to guide our posts. 

June's prompts are...

  * celebrating * giving * taking * trying * wearing *

I'm currently celebrating the end of another school year. Well, almost.We still have a few more lessons to teach this week for my younger kids and review days for my older kids, the rest of this week, and then my older ones have exams next week. But still... We had our end of year class party yesterday at lunchtime, celebrating with all of the students who visit our room during the day. It was a little loud, but it was so much fun. I love getting to work with these incredible kids (and the lady that helps us too). 

I'm currently giving (or rather, I gave) two of our students a group-work assignment to write a play. Being the obsessive Star Wars fans they are, they chose to write a Star Wars themed play. It has been so much fun listening to them working together the past week or so, coming up with ideas and characters, writing their script, making name tags for the characters, and making plans for their big presentation later this week. I love it!

I'm currently taking a few gifts back to the US - a few thank you gifts, a few birthday gifts, and a few gifts for my nieces since I can't not get them something. I also may or may not have bought myself an "I made it through this school year" gift, too. Ha! Anywho - My plan is to go ahead and pack this coming weekend. That way I can have some down time each evening after exams next week. We'll see.

I'm currently trying to sort through my stuff, in preparation for a yard sale our staff and graduating seniors put on at the end of each school year. How does one accumulate so much stuff?! And I'm only leaving for a few weeks over the summer. Some co-workers are leaving for good. So I can only imagine how much stuff they'll have to sell/give away.

I'm currently wearing nothing terribly exciting. Whatever is comfortable and is dressy enough to meet dress code at school... That's the name of the game around here :)

And since it's my blog, and I can, here are a few more...

I'm currently enjoying leftovers for lunch this week. I made some orange chicken and rice, green beans, and egg rolls the other night. There was enough for a friend and I to have dinner that night and still give me leftovers for a few days. And that's always a good thing in my book!

I'm currently counting down the days 'til I see my family. I'm so ready. And in case you're wondering, there is only 11 more days from today :)

And that's about it for me at the moment.

So what about you?

What are you currently up to?