Black Friday Shopping

So, I was planning on writing a post about what I bought on Black Friday. I was planning on doing a decent amount of shopping for clothes and other things, but then my Black Friday plans changed. I am student teaching next semester and during my placements, I have to film myself teaching. Everyone I have talked to said the easiest way to do this is using an iPad. I do not have an iPad, but I had been trying to figure out what I wanted to do. So, in the morning I was browsing deals on iPads and found a pretty good deal on an iPad Air 2. I took the plunge and bought it because I know this will make my student teaching less stressful. This major purchase changed some of my spending a budget plans for the rest of the day.

I still got a few things that I thought I would share. I mainly got presents for other people so, I will not be sharing those on here just in case anyone stumbles across it. I got an iPad case since I shelled out my money for an iPad I wanted to make sure as soon as my iPad shipped to me I would have a case to keep it safe. I got the Griffin SnapBook case. This case is nice because you can snap the iPad and part of the case out of the cover, this will make it easy when I am setting it up to film. I will not have to worry about the case getting in the way. 

The only other things I bought were Bath and Body Works candles. Since they do buy 3, get 3 free every year I stock up on things I need or want then. I still have other things to use from last year so I got gifts and candles this year. I ended up not getting any of the holiday scents which surprised me. I got a Mahogany Teakwood candle, which is the one I have currently been burning and I also bought a Peach Bellini. These two scents are amazing and I may be addicted to them both after I am done burning them.  

Let me know in the comments what deal you got for Black Friday and what apps I need to download that you cannot live without! 

Thankful

With Thanksgiving coming up I thought I would make a post about the things I am thankful for. The first thing I am thankful for is my faith. It has always been something I have been able to lean on. I love that faith is something personal and something that is not done for other people. I get to take the time to study the Bible and think about the things that are done. I am also thankful for my family. I love them and they have always been there for me. I am thankful for the crazy friends that I have. They sometimes drive me nuts, but they also make me laugh. There are endless memories and happy moments with them. I love the professors I have had the opportunity to work with. I have learned a lot from them and have had endless opportunities to better myself as a teacher. I am thankful that my last semester of actual classes is about to finish and that next semester I will be in a classroom working with students every day.

I challenge you to take the time to sit down and think about the things you are thankful for. I would love to hear the things you are thankful for.  

Wishlist

Merry Christmas! I am sure some of you are thinking this lady is crazy it is not even Thanksgiving. I know that Christmas is still over a month away, but I have been getting into the Christmas spirit. I also know that I have had people asking me what I want for Christmas and I have not really had many ideas to tell them. I thought I would create this list and it could give you ideas that you can tell people or give you ideas for someone you know around my age.

Here it goes, these are a few of the things I can think of:

1) Kitchen Stuff- In the next year I will probably be moving into an apartment on my own so it would be nice to have some of the kitchen basics. Earlier this year I got myself a dish set so it would be nice to receive some utensils or pots and pans. Maybe, even a cookbook.

2) Bible- I also want a small Bible that is easy to take with me. I have a Bible that is big and has study notes and I love it! But, I would also like a Bible that is easy to travel with and take to Bible Studies.

3) Bible Highlighters- I also found a set of pens and highlighters that are made for your Bible. I think this would be awesome because I am always worried about things bleeding through my Bible pages. If you click on the title I have linked where you can get the set I like on Amazon. 

4) Jewelry- I also am always in need of simple earrings I can wear. So if the person you know liked Jewelry this is always good. 

My last pieces of advice are to try to listen to the person when you are out together, they may point something out and say they really like it. This is your opportunity to remember that and go back and get it for them. Finally, the older I have gotten I like things that are practical and I can use. So you can always think of life events that are coming up for them and what they might need for that. 

Please leave comments below of what you want for Christmas because I need more ideas to give people and really do not have anymore. So I would love to know what you want for Christmas.