My best friend's wedding

Last weekend was Stef's wedding. I was super excited. Peter said I was more excited about her wedding than ours. Of course Stef was a beautiful bride. The reception was super fun. EVERYONE danced and had a great time.

I knew I was going to cry. I cried a little when she walked down the aisle and then held it together pretty well. However, after my speech was over it settled in that she was actually married and then I lost it. It was the ugly cry, not pretty.

I was pretty nervous about my speech. I didn't want to look like an idiot and embarrass Stef. To prepare for my speech I had my notecard ready and drank two glasses of wine. I think it worked. Peter was such a great husband and told me how proud he was of me and that I should go into politics. I am not so sure about that but it was nice how hard he was trying to make me feel good about it.

This was during the speeches, right before I lost it.

The bridesmaids

The bridal party

Mr. and Mrs. Parker

Doing my Matron of Honor duties. I am not sure I like the term "matron." I did fail at one task, a major one! I couldn't bustle the dress! The lady who altered the dress told me how but then when it came time I didn't know how to do it. Thankfully Krista helped me and we used a rubber band and a couple of safety pins to make it work. I hope Stef forgives me!

The beautiful bride

Fredericksburg

I love Fredericksburg! I was lucky enough to go to Fredericksburg twice in 2 weeks for 2 different bachelorette parties. Who wouldn't love a weekend with the girls and delicious wine?

Becker is my favorite vineyard there. I want to go back sometime and participate in the annual grape stomp, just like I Love Lucy!

This picture is from Stef's party at Becker. What a great group of girls.

Texas Public Schools

This is such a hard time for Texas public schools. I hate watching friends and co-workers stress about the fact they might or might not have a job. Who would have thought teaching wouldn't be a secure job? I know there will be lots of changes next year and I'm already bracing myself for it. I am not excited about them but I guess I am super lucky to still have my job!

I can't really do much to help fix this problem, but I did sign this petition online.

http://www.txcandobetter.org/index.php

I hope Texas figures this out soon.

A name?

I have wanted to start a blog for awhile. The only problem was that I couldn't think of a name. I feel like the name of your blog sets the tone for the whole thing. I wanted a name that could be used for different stages of my life, now and maybe 10 years from now. My friend Megan has been trying to convince me to start a blog for awhile so she helped me brainstorm. Just like I tell my students, I started writing down random things I felt related to me....Healey, TCU, Springhill, house, home, happy, heart....and we came up with Healey House and Home. A little cheesey, YES, but I started to think about it and felt that it was a great fit. I looked up the definitions of house and home and realized they are very different and both apply to my life now and in the future. Peter and I just bought our first house (the physical place we live) and are building a home together (how we feel in our house and life in general). So there you have it, Healey House and Home it is!