Goodbye Summer....Hello Fall!!

Well it's that time of year again, summer is officially coming to an end. While the summer seemed to fly by and I am sad to see it end, I must say that I am beyond excited for the next season to arrive. I am so over the hot weather and smokey skies. I am looking forward to all the fabulous things that  autumn brings.  Such as....

*I can't wait for school to begin. I am getting antsy and inpatient to begin subbing and getting back into the routine of school. While I wish I had a contract and my own classroom, I am glad to have the opportunity to devote my time to subbing and submerging myself in the schools again!

*I am so excited for cooler weather. Mainly because I miss having hot coffee, hot chai, and hot tea. This summer it was way too hot for anything that was hot.

*I'm finally gonna be able to wear the winter hat that I purchased (on sale) at the beginning of summer. I just hope it looks as good as it did a couple months ago.

*I can't express enough how much I LOVE to spend time wrapped in a warm blanket, with a warm cup-o-something, and immerse myself in a good book. Not gonna lie, there are times when I wish I could spend the whole day in this comfortable setting. Although, it's very similar to the scene that I love so much about summer. Except in summer I am sitting beneath the heat of the sun, with a ice cold drink and sunglasses. Can you tell that I love to spend any and most of my free-time reading?? :)

*And last but not least, fall is the season of Halloween (my second favorite holiday) and the season before Christmas (my favorite holiday that I begin immediately after Thanksgiving, okay maybe a week before. To tell you the truth, I would probably begin Christmas the beginning of October if I could.)

Okay, enough of the fall talk! It's time to reflect on summer. This summer I think I have accomplished a lot of the things that I wanted to do, however, there is always more that could have been accomplished. I was able to get my teaching certificate, which I still can't fathom the fact that I have one, and begin applying for jobs. Even though my job is still underway, I am able to feel confident in knowing that I am able to sub as soon as school starts. Smooth sailing from here on out (let's hope!).

Another thing that I wanted to do this summer was read some of the books that have taken up room on my bookshelves forever! That is one thing I love about summer! I feel like I actually have more time to read. Anyways, I finished a few off of my shelf but somehow I seemed to acquire more books rather than trying to purge some. Here was my summer reading list!

• Jodi Picoult's House Rules 
• Steig Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Jodi Picoult's Salem Falls
• EL James' Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy ( I know...I know....I caved like everyone else...)
• Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl

 All of these books were good and each was different from the next. Now as fall approaches, I plan on reading some more by Gillian Glynn, picking up some Phillipa Gregory, continuing my obsession with Jodi Picoult, and finishing the Steig Larsson trilogy. All while catching up on "teacher" reading material. There are a ton of books that I would like to read that are inspired and written by real-life teachers. However, I have a feeling that this fall list will carry me into winter, which consists of some of the classics such as Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, etc. There is just not enough time in a day, week, month, or year to read the books that I want to! I know that as soon as I have my own classroom, I will definitely not have as much time to read. My extra-time will consist of lesson planning, spending time on pinterest looking at activities and fun stuff for my classroom, and hopefully blogging. Honestly, I can't wait to spend my extra time doing those things :)

Now that you are probably bored senseless with my reading obsession, I'll end this post until the next.
Thanks for reading!