{My Secret Dream Revealed}

What to say?  June is a crazy month for us teachers.  Track and field day, field trips, report cards, oh yeah, and kids that are not neccesarily on their best behaviour...at all.  Needless to say, I've been enjoying going to bed earlier and earlier this month.  Which is slightly awkward since the sun stays up later and later.  Hmm.  Well, only 9 more school days with kids, and then it's summer break for this teacher, yay!

Today was the last day of class for the seniors at our school.  In true 18 year old style, they had to go out with a bang:

I full approve of this for the record, teacher or not!

Speaking of summer, note to self (slash, the entire world) my seester and I have come up with a "summer bucket list" that I should post before we actually start tackling it. (Pictures to follow as we check each item off, of course!)

Part of my summer bucket list involves being incredibly lame.  My dear friend Kaeleigh and I got together last night to come up with a game plan for our challenge.  We want to *drumroll please* do a lot of canning and preserving this summer.  (I told you we're lame!  It's kind of what our friendship is based on.) 

So after cruising the farmers market website, and using this awesome Simple Bites article for inspiration, we have our top four recipies chosen: salsa, pickles, bolognese sauce, jam, and vanilla spiced pears.  (Anybody have a fantastic dill pickle or bolognese sauce recipe?)  In addition to tons of frozen and canned in season fruits and veggies.  I'm ridiculously excited for this.  (I think it might have something to do with my secret dream of being of 1950s housewife.)

What do you always can/freeze in the summer?

Stay cute!

PS - I bought the blue floral dress in my previous post, and I think I'm in LOVE!