Break It Down

Found a new song to jam to... all the way home from the volleyball games actually. I don't get the purpose of the video, but I like the groove of the chorus. I can Break It Down!

Little bit of happiness: Had our second outing with the volleyball team... once again went well! Three wins for the varsity, and two for my JV girls.  

Daily quote: "Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see." -Mark Twain

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Number One

  

Little bit of happiness: My JV girls started off the season right with winning first place in the Satanta Tournament. They defintely earned it and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season! Go Lady Lancers!   

Daily quote: One kind word can change someone's entire day.

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Official Grad. Student

Little bit of happiness: My Master's classes started today! Excited to see where this road takes me.

Daily quote: "If you judge people, you have no time to love them." -Mother Teresa

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Blind or Blonde?

 

Little bit of happiness: Epic Fail of the Day... yes, it was one of thooose days. Apparently when I tried to hurry and cut letters I thought my desk was the size of a billboard and my students are all legally blind?! Well, guess I won't be hearing "Teacher, teacher" very long into the year.

Daily quote: "Embrace the current season of your life." -Gabrielle Blair

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Cross It Off.

Yep, guilty. Did that today...

Little bit of happiness: Today was the last day before a new school year. Started it off with church, little bit of work in the classroom, and a back to school kick off BBQ! Now looking forward to 2 a day practices and work this week!  

Daily quote: "Smoking doesn't send you to hell, it just makes you smell like you came from there." -Pastor Mike

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Whoa...

Definitely thought that looking around my classroom today.



Little bit of happiness: Literally spent about 7 hours working in my classroom... but soooo glad it's coming together.

Daily quote: Forget the risk and take the fall, if it's what you want then it's worth it all.

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

It's Like a Radar

Amen! Couldn't have said it better... NEVER fails.

P.S. Gotta love Laguna Beach/The Hills rerun marathons.

Little bit of happiness: Had a quick visit for foster care at my house, just have a couple more things to fill out and then wait for licensing to go through.

Daily quote: "Srround yourself with only people who are going to life you higher." -Oprah

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Ahhh.

Amen! Nothing like your own bed after being gone for a week... ahhhh.

Little bit of happiness: Got to Skype with my old roomie... always good to see her face, even if it isn't with the best news.

Daily quote: "If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you." -Fred Devito

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Hakuna Matata

Just got home from my last little road trip before school and this little beauty was in my mailbox waiting for me:

A ring that says "hakuna matata".... if you've never seen Lion King, it means no worries - in Swahili. Just a little reminder for me to keep with me throughout this school year.

Little bit of happiness: On the way back from Southeast Kansas I had lunch with one of my best friends in Wichita. When I got back to Dodge, I went to my last foster care class... got a little certificate. And to top off the day, I just found out that my cousin is pregnant with her first baby! Can't be more excited for March!!

Daily quote: "Surround yourself with only people who are going to life you higher." -Oprah

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

The Meaning of Audra

On the radio I heard about this site that analyzes what your name means for your personality. So of course I had to look it up and I was suprised that it is actually pretty spot on! Here's what it said:

The name of Audra contains within it an intense emotional power that could drive you to put forth great effort to accomplish your ambitions and to do something noteworthy and worthwhile.

There are humanitarian ideals in this name, making you feel the urge to champion the cause of the downtrodden, the victims of circumstances and injustices.

However, it is difficult for you to materialize your ideals because of a restless, unsettled feeling which causes you never to know just what it is that you should be working toward, and the very intensity of your nature makes systematic concentration and application a challenge.

You can have intensely contrasting feelings toward people, either you are fiercely loyal or extremely intolerant.

Although the name Audra creates an active mind and a restless urge to explore new ideas, we emphasize that it causes an emotional intensity that is hard to control.

This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the solar plexus, and nervous system.

Little bit of happiness: Started off the day with the funniest e-mail I've read in a while from my parents saying that Disney called and they had to move our seats over a couple for the Lion King show because they had to make way for a rhino! Ha... I've heard everything now. Later in the day I went to the casino with my grandma (big surprise, I know) and actually won $100! Woohoo!!

Daily quote: "Rejection doesn't mean you aren't good enough; it means the other person failed to notice what you have to offer." -Mark Amend

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Taken 2

Late last night I found out through my brother (through Twitter of course) that they have made a second movie for Taken, one of my favorite movies. You know the one that makes Liam Nelson's voice haunt you in your dreams... "I will find you and I will kill you." So I'm really excited because it comes out October 5th, now all I need is someone to drag along with me!! Here's the trailer... in the words of my brother, "Wear a blanket.... it gives you the chills."



Little bit of happiness: Today I drove to Parsons to have lunch with one aunt and then went over to another one's house and had a good visit! Much needed family time before going back to the west.

Daily quote: "Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts." -Charles Dickens

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Proverbs 31:25

Recently I came across this verse and I absolutely love it! Even though it is in the passage about being a wife, it easily my favorite for where I am at with life right now!

Little bit of happiness: After finishing my mom's last lamp shade, I made the trip down to Pittsburg to see my grandma's. Nothing like being at grandma's house!

Daily quote: "Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose." -C.S. Lewis

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Today I was blessed to watch on my good friends from back in the day marry her high school sweet heart. Her day was absolutely perfect, and it rang true to her, through and through. The wedding was on the golf course and the entrance music was played by two baritones. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" was played for the grandparents entrance, before they played the wedding march. After the ceremony we headed back inside for a beautiful reception and dinner. And to top it all off, Kailyn and her mom did a tap dance routine on the dance floor! It was a great time, and a perfect way to celebrate the happy couple. :)

 

Here are some pictures from all the wedding festivities:

 

Dinner with all the girls at the Steakhouse in Wichita! YUMMY!

 

Back to the Willse's house for Spa/Movie Night

 

Whitney and I with the beautiful bride, Kailyn! (post tapdance routine)

 

It was great to see Whitney again too! Definitely hope to reconnect again with these girls.

Little bit of happiness: Of course the wedding! It was perfect for Kailyn and Mitch, and it was great to see high school friends I hadn't seen in three years.

Daily quote: "Can you feel the love tonight..." -Lion King

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra

Lamps for JoJo

Sooooo true :)

The last few days mom and I have been working on doing the 2 lamps for her newly redecorated living room. Who would have thought she would be an excellent petal tracer and petal gluer. Haha. Here are some pictures of our finished flowers and one of the lamps... one more to go before I leave Buhler!

Little bit of happiness: Since I'm in Buhler, I paid a much needed visit to my chiropractor. Let's just say I was waaaay out of place and will be returning back next week on my way back through! He's a life saver!

Daily quote: "The best is yet to come."

Cheers to Happiness,

Audra