Graduation and Teacher Gift Printables - End of the School Year Goodies!

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 Here it is, Maycember! Once the month of May starts it quickly snowballs into a continuous stream of concerts, recitals, final games, awards ceremonies, graduations and parties! It's almost too much, and yet, how could it be too much? This is it! This is what it's all for! All the hard work of going to school and taking the tests and practicing the piece and dreaming of the celebration, this is the culmination of all that effort!  Over of the years, as I've prepared teachers' gifts and graduation cards to use, I've saved the printable files to use again in the future or make available for others as well.  Here are some of my favorites: I like these green flowers and the Pink & White cookies at Trader Joe's. I thought they made a nice little bundle for either Teacher Appreciation week or a thank you at the end of the year (if you can keep the cookies around long enough!) Two color options available in case you are low on ink!  LINK TO LISTING Cowboy Caviar f...
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A Weekend in Los Angeles

We spent a weekend in L.A. recently and enjoyed every minute of it. After the plane ride, Mike showed me his old neighborhood, where he lived till he was 9, in El Segundo.

We strolled through Olvera Street and stopped for some excellent Mexican food, although Lucy wasn't crazy about the lime.




Another day, we went to the Farmers' Market where Lucy was very serious about pony rides, and we sampled local Pain au Chocolat and Breakfast Quesadillas and saw some amazing fingerling potatoes (thought of you, Dad!). We then took fresh peaches and walked down to the beach and enjoyed the sun and the sand.

Oh, and we shopped and shopped and shopped. . . first in the fashion district (blocks and blocks of fabric and textile stores!) and then at H&M. We got a little somethin' for daddy, mommy, and baby.


We saw some beautiful architecture (pictured here are the Disney Concert Hall and the Union Station.)

We didn't eat a single cupcake, however, even though I know there are plenty of good ones in L.A. It was on the list of things to do until we found Diddy Riese. . . here's the math: any scoop of icecream you want + any kind of fresh cookie you want = an awesome icecream sandwich for $1.50. And that's why we ended up going 3 times in 4 days.

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Kristine said…
looks like a Blast! now i want to hurry and visit SoCal again so I can try that dessert and go to the fashion district! So fun! Lucy is cute as ever.
7:38 AM
Unknown said…
Love love love the ice cream place. Only been there oncce but it is awesome. Smart Cookie Co. is the same thing but 5x more. Lame.

Love So Cal - sounds like a fun trip.
10:53 AM
Jayci said…
fun time! I have friends in El Segundo and loved visiting them when we were closer. Fashion District seems like a lot of fun with all the finds there. Beautiful pictures!
3:41 PM
Audrey said…
Ok we need to start traveling with you guys! Looks like you guys really know how to do it right! I am diggen your purchases and the cookies/ice cream look DELISH!
Oh and the pictures on Lucy's birthday.... ADORABLE! Isn't it crazy how fast a year goes!! (esp. in those first few that you are trying to figure out the sleep sitch)
What a GREAT/CUTE family you guys have!
11:02 PM
missy said…
Looks like you had fun! Lucy on that pony... funny. Why is it that little ones gets so serious when doing something you think they would get so excited about!? Okay why does Diddy Riese only have ONE location!? That looks so Yum! And no wonder you're excited about H&M... cute stuff... I'm excited for it to open in Sea Town.
1:24 PM
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