All over the place!

Wow! Ever since school ended, things have been pretty crazy, hence the lack of blog postings. I (Kristin) have traveled to VA the previous 3 weekends for various reasons. It feels great to finally be able to hang-out at home with Mark this weekend. My sister Erin is coming into "Dirty Durham" today and I am most definitely looking forward to hanging out with her. Mark, however, is a little worried about Erin's visit, as last time us girls went on a major shopping spree at the awesome mall up the street. I've assured Mark that this visit will not be long enough to entail the same "damage". I don't know if he's fully convinced though. ;-) In other news, Mark and I are gearing up for the month of July and the start of our family vacations. My family will be vacationing at our usual timeshare in VA Beach, while Mark's family is renting a pretty sweet house in Emerald Isle, NC. The house is called "Blue Sapphire" and here's the link to some pics: http://www.bluewatergmac.com/bluesapph_pics. Well, I'd better get moving, as Erin arrives in a few hours. I will most definitely post some pics from the visit soon! 'Til then, enjoy some of these pictures from the LoPresti archive. :-)




Since July 4th is right around the corner, here is a pic from our "family outing" to watch fireworks in Raleigh last year!





This is a typical shot of how Candy spends her day....must be nice!





Hopefully, this year's VA Beach vacation will be a little more exciting for Caleb than last year's trip!

Summertime....and the livin's easy!

I am officially on summer vacation! Our last student day was June 7th, and it sure couldn't have come soon enough! So, what are our plans for the summer you ask? Well, there are a few family vacations and weddings coming up, nothing too unusual. I will be continuing my search for a teaching job in the fall, hopefully at a school a little closer to home. Currently, I am pursuing a position in middle education, as I want to try teaching only one subject. In both of my previous teaching positions, I have taught all of the academic subjects, and boy is that intense for lesson-planning! One last event for the summer, Mark and I will begin looking at houses in the area. We've really enjoyed where we are in the Southeast part of Durham, so we'll hopefully find a house we like somewhere nearby. Please pray for us, as the whole house-buying process is completely foreign to us. The plan is to be out of our apartment and into a house by the end of October.....which will be here before we know it!

I've included some pictures from my trip home to VA the weekend of June 2nd---Mark wasn't able to join me b/c of work. Nevertheless, having all of my mom's side of the family in Newport News to celebrate Grandma's 80th birthday, was quite entertaining! Enjoy the pics!