My new "school" year's resolution...be a better blogger!

The other day, I was having a conversation with a co-worker,about school years. How teachers view their "New Year" in August instead of the rest of the world, who celebrates on December 31st. We don't have parties or parades but it is time where we promise ourselves that things will change. Since it has been a whopping 4 months since my last blogpost and since the Colonel informed me that, "I need to do a better job with my blog" I've decided to step up my game!

So, I've been back in the BSB for a couple of weeks now and have been busy with new teacher orientation and the start of school. :) I did have a great summer though. It was a busy month but fear not, I ate my way through the United States.

I was only home for a month but it was quite the whirlwind. The day after I arrived, I headed off to DC for an education conference. Alessandro and Cecilia from work came with me. During the day it was all business but every evening they had DC events for us to participate in. It was so nice to be able to take some of my Brazilian friends around and repay some of the kindness I get shown daily when we are in Brasilia.

After getting back from DC, I spent a couple of weeks at home seeing family, friends, and Target. They were all doing well. I then headed to Texas for another education conference.

Frannie turned 60 29 again this year and since all the kiddos were in Nashvegas we celebrated her birthday by helping her scratch an item off her bucket list...white water river rafting. Mom had never been and has always said she wanted to. We travelled down to Chattanooga and took the Ocoee by storm! It was an absolute blast and the sight of a certain someone flipping out of the boat won't be leaving my memory anytime soon.

The whole fam on the Walking Bridge in Chattanooga

Ready to go! Please don't judge our whole family on that ugly hat...only she roots for "that" team. :)

Who is that idiot with her helmet on backwards? :/

Happy birthday Frannie girl. We love ya!

I found out midway through my vacation that Delta wouldn't let me on the plane as my work visa was waiting for me in Brazil. So, I had to make a trip to the consulate in order to get a temporary visa. However, this also meant I got to see a dear friend. We met up at the mall near the consulate for lunch and shopping. I loved getting to spend time with her and her family.

All in all I had a good trip home. I've got a couple of exciting things coming up for this year that I am REALLY excited about. And, I promise to blog about them!