Goodbye Summer

Summer has come and gone as the school year is now in full swing. It was a great summer, and I am feeling a tiny bit of sadness as it is now officially over. (And that slap back to reality always stings a bit.) However, I am mostly filled with joy and excitement as I love, love, love my new teaching job in middle school. I was even a little bit sad on Friday that it was the weekend. Crazy right?! The staff is beyond amazing, and my students are awesome and hilarious. Did I mention I just love it?

Here's how I wrapped up my summer...

 We went to Chicago to visit Mat's sister Kati and...

 (I was a bad sis-in-law and forgot to get a pic, so here she is a couple days ago getting her coat for med school! So exciting!)

 attend Lollapalooza. Check out the view from our hotel!

 Saw the Bean!

 Our friends Bil and Mindy, and the hubby and me

 Florence + The Machine ~ absolute favorite of the weekend

 Loving Lolla

 Hubby and I "raging" LOL!

 We had a blast!

 More pool time (with my sis)

 Lots of classroom prep

First day of school! Hubby even sent me flowers which was the cherry on top to this fantastic day.

Goodbye summer. I will miss you! But even more so, I can't wait to see what this school year brings. :)