Promises, Promises

After an embarrassing amount of blog posts last week (one! for the entire week...) I am making a promise right now, mostly to myself, that I will post every day this week. It shouldn't be that difficult, and I want to, and now that I have put it out in the ether, I think I have to stick to it.

With school starting today I have been thinking about the traditions of starting school as a child. Going back to school shopping (I started 5th grade in a head to toe outfit by Gap, and unfortunately started 9th grade in an ensemble provided entirely by Hollister...), stocking up on school supplies, and having my mom pack my lunch each morning. 

Fortunately some of these traditions never end.

I am going back to school shopping today with my best friends today. I'm either going to go with a 9th grade throwback and go spend $85 on a graphic tee that will produce holes in a week or possibly something a little more age appropriate (and socially acceptable). We'll see what I am feeling when I hit the stores today.

photo via Kate Spade

Buying school supplies is more fun than ever because I am not limited by a provided list and I can buy whichever markers and binders that I want. 

photo via. Chez Beeper Babe

Brown bag lunches.

Let's talk about Dunkaroos, Gushers, carrot sticks, and sandwiches without crusts. The good ole days. Oh wait, I still take my lunch to class some days and sit on a bench and eat my peanut butter sandwiches (with crust now because it is much more sophisticated). Speaking of my favorite brown bag staple, I have a new obsession that I am dying to try!

Justin's Nut Butter

With flavors like honey peanut butter, maple almond, and chocolate hazelnut I feel like my lunch sacks would be the envy of every college student, even without the tropical flavored Gushers. 

Until next time.

School bells and teacher tales. 

Things I Love

I love Back to School Parties.

Even though school doesn't start for another month, I attended a party this week to celebrate the fun things that going back to school means, mainly new school supplies.

As a child I could not wait to go to school on enrollment day, find out my teacher, and get my list of necessary school supplies. I loved walking the aisles of Target picking out colorful (Lisa Frank) folders, Elmers glue, Trapper Keepers, pencil bags, and of course Crayons. The amount of Crayons that a teacher requires says a lot about the year to come...

Eight-count crayon pack= boring and strict

24-count crayon pack= so much fun!

As a teacher I will naturally require the 64-pack with sharpener.

Just a few snaps taken within the store, Chirps and Cheers, who hosted this party. 

I constantly find myself just walking around the store, reading all the greeting cards and trying to convince myself if I buy organizational devices then I will perhaps be organized...

A chalkboard canvas sheet. How fun would this be to have in a house and allow all your friends to doodle on a giant sheet with chalk every time they came over?

Maybe the main reason people are drawn to this sweet store is the even sweeter workers/owner who make shopping so enjoyable and who never make me feel silly for loitering around the store for an hour and then walking out with only decorative masking tape.

Until next time.

Looking forward to school, fall, and bouquets of freshly sharpened pencils.