My Office Deals

 I thought I would finally put up some pictures of my office....now that I have started decorating it! I guess the official office colors are Apple Green and Turquoise! The Apple Green part was sealed with these purchases that I am about to tell you about but the other color was yet to be determined until the poster was purchased!

I got this poster frame from Target, off the clearance aisle a while back. I thought it would be perfect for the office and last week I finally found a poster on sale to go in it.

$6.80 for the frame (originally $24.00)

$7.47 for the poster ($2.48 for the poster, $4.99 for shipping) 

Grand total for 24x36 inch frame and poster: $14.27!

Now these chairs are the "real deal" that I found for my office!

They made the perfect additions to my office. Just perfect for my students to sit in as I talk to them about assignments, projects, grades, etc.

And here is why there were such a great deal! 

When I first spotted them, they were $79.99 for the set. But I didn't want to pay that much for chairs that would only be in my office! (Below are the blue version if anyone is interested in buying some now, the green are gone!)

Well about a month after seeing them for the first time, I walked into Target again just to shop around a bit and that is when I found my chairs that I wanted so badly (along with the matching frame above), with that LOVELY clearance sticker on them. I ended up getting the set for......(drum roll please).....$16.24 plus tax!  And yes, I said I got the SET for $16.24!

  

THANK YOU TARGET for mega deals!

WOW! October is already over?!?

I can't believe it! The month of October has FLOWN by. I cannot believe that next week is November but I'm excited that it is! Yummy Thanksgiving foods, colder weather, chili, Alabama/Auburn football are just a few things I like about November. However, I don't want to jump ahead of myself.....let me talk about the end of October as well!
This past weekend my mom, my friend Lindsey, her mom and myself all headed to Atlanta for a fun weekend full of shopping! IKEA and H&M were the 2 main places we wanted to hit up but we also had good shopping success else where. I didn't have a camera with me but you can jump on over to Lindsey's blog and check out some of her pictures from the weekend!Tomorrow I am heading to New Orleans! And yes I do have a camera, fully charged and in my purse! I am ready for another fun weekend away. 

Happy Halloween Y'all!

Happy Fall Y'all

It finally feels like fall for the first time and I am loving it! Sorry I haven't been the best blogger here lately! The new job has kept me from doing any good projects that I can blog about. Sadly enough I haven't even gotten my camera out to take pictures of ANYTHING in a while. However, to tide you over till my next post, here is a wonderfully fallish picture of the Curt-man!

This is ALABAMA FOOTBALL!

I don't even know how to describe my feelings when my favorite time of year gets close. I can smell it in the air and I am not talking about cooler weather coming (although that is always nice too). I am talking about FOOTBALL SEASON. But not just any football season, I am talking about ALABAMA FOOTBALL SEASON. I love getting up early on Saturday mornings, watching Gameday on ESPN before heading to the quad to get started tailgating. I don't even mind getting yelled at by my house guest when I get up at 6:00 in the morning because I am so excited and accidentally wake them up as well! I love walking into that stadium and hearing the band play our fight song as the team runs on the field. 

I can't help this obsession and I am so ready for the first game! 

If you haven't noticed I have been keeping up with how 

many days till kick off......

 

.....and today when I saw that number, I got really excited (if you haven't figured that out already)! 

So over the next few months, if you find yourself in Tuscaloosa for a game, 

you need to let me know!

ROLL TIDE

FOR SALE!

Changes coming soon!

I guess I need to blog about the changes that are happening in my life. Its has been a fast couple of weeks to say the least.  Last week, I went on a second interview with a organization and that same day they called and offered me the position! My last day with UA is August 11 and I start with Central Alabama Community College on August 12. I accepted a position as a full-time Speech Instructor! Although I LOVE working for UA, being an instructor is something that I have been wanting for a long time. My new job is in Childersburg, AL. For now I will be commuting (and bumming a night or two with the brother and SIL in Pelham) till I can sell my house. I hope to put a "For Sale" sign up on Sunday or Monday!

Okay, that is all for now. Sorry for no pictures!! Promise to post some next time.

May Update

So nothing major has happened this month to really post about but during the past few weeks I have been planning a summer full of travel! I really didn't think that I would be traveling that much but work has me going to three different places. Here is a picture from each of the places I will be visiting this summer!

This is where I am going for vacation:

Here is where I will be doing a little networking with some UA alumni and student interns:

Going here to meet with some people about job opportunities for UA students:

I have a conference to attend in this city:

Do you think you can guess all 4??