8 is enough

so here is a brief rundown of the products, items and things we were loving this weekend when my bff from the atl was visiting:

let me preface #1 and #2 products by saying that my friend and i are equally intrigued with the entire line of fresh products. (thanks to cute blogger girl that i mentioned after fall break). she had purchased several items and brought them on saturday. i tried them and have ordered these two things.
1. fresh sugar plum lip tint with spf 15...heaven
2. fresh high noon freshface glow...a lightweight liquid bronzer that delivers a sunkissed glow to the face, loaded with anti-oxidants, soothes and calms the skin and smells incredibly refreshing. tried it saturday and loved it.
3. j. crew oil cloth utility jacket... my friend found this on sale at the store on friday. as always, with a great find, (she is the best shopper) tried to get one for me as well. no luck. when i saw hers, i flipped. we got on the phone and located one at another store. it is so great. the perfect "in between" coat and a steal at 39.99. could not find a pic of it online but the one above is very similar (but i like ours more). it looks great with everything. mine should be here tomorrow. what a find!
4. another j.crew find she had was this adorable pair of skinny pants with ankle zippers. if you are familiar with the minnie pant, that is name that is in the waistband but i could not find the exact ones online. (again, the pic above is similar.) they are a heavy knit, jodhpur style. will go with everything. perfect for school. they had my size so she bought me a pair. sale rack 19.99.
5. quickslip by paul mitchell...mentioned this a week or so ago as another recommendation from cute blogger girl. i am sold. not sure if it cuts down a whole lot on the drying time but it does make my hair smoother and more manageable. a keeper.
6. layer cake wine...my friend brought the shiraz for us to try. perfect red for a cold evening. and the label alone sells this one.
7. fels-naptha soap...we heard about this when i was visiting her several weeks ago. tried to find it at publix and they were sold out of every bar. it is a soap the hails to remove any stain. the girl that told her about it swears by it. it also removes poison ivy resin from your clothes, which can remain in them for up to a year. who knew? my mom needs this.
8. mumford and sons...a band that i have fallen for. we listened to them on saturday night while eating dinner and i downloaded more of their tunes yesterday. a british band of boys that liken themselves to a mixture of crosby, stills, nash and young and kings of leon. pb gets credit for introducing them to me.

now, after all of that...i will say i had something strike me this morning. without trying to find something to be grateful for, i realized i was thinking about how fortunate i am to have the job that i have. sure, i complain like anybody else. there are days that i don't want to go and days that i can't wait to get home. looking forward to the holidays! but i truly have a wonderful job. i work with some of the best people. as i was walking to my classroom today from the primary building, i thought about how beautiful our little campus is. and how cozy and precious the lower school is to me. my classroom is in the basement but i love it. face it, it is my home away from home for most of the hours in the day. the children i teach love to create and i feel like i have been able to stir up a love for art in them and pull some amazing things out of them. i am proud of these children and of the work they produce. i am so thankful that i have a job and even more thankful that it is this one. (i will go back and read this again on sunday night after christmas break.)