How Sweet it is to be Loved by You

Thanks, Kim, for the adventurous photo shoot!

Welcome to the Jungle

It's like "Where's Waldo"... can you find Mrs. Cornett in the midst of all her students?! Another school year coming to an end. I can't believe I've been teaching middle school choir for 6 years! I do love my job and thank God I am so lucky to have a job I feel so passionately about. (This pic is from our Spring Choir concert this week at school.) Only five more days left of teaching until summer break begins!!!

Take My Breath Away

Jamie succesfully passed his motorcycle driving test and can now have passengers. So he took me for a ride last weekend around our area and it was so fun! I'm sure it sounds cliche but it was so great to feel the breeze and smell the springtime in the air and have the sun on my face while I clung tight to Jamie as we sailed around the corners of the winding roads. I really felt like some Top Gun music was going to start blaring at any minute...

My "BFF"

I know my Mom probably doesn't want me to put her photo on the internet, but I just think this pic (that Kim took) is so sweet. I love my mom! I talk to her everyday (sometimes many times in the day) and she never gets sick of me bugging her. At least not that she's told me... yet.

Here Comes the Bride(s)...!

June is the time for weddings and two of my close gal friends are each getting married next month! (Melanie & Brian's wedding is June 9th and Erin & Evan are getting married June 23rd.) I am looking forward to being the blushing bridesmaid in both their weddings and welcoming them to the land of Old Married Folks! Their weddings are going to be beautiful and fun and full of love... I get weepy every time I start to practice my toasts!

Happy Anniversary!

May 19th, 2001

Highschool Sweethearts

Jamie and I began dating in February of 1996 and dated for five years before getting hitched. This weekend we are celebrating our 6th Wedding Anniversary. God has truly blessed our marriage!

Saying Goodbye

My Grandma...

Growing up we always looked forward to her visits.

I will miss her.

Le chat pour la vente!

Knowing my true devotion to all animals, I thought it was

time to post a picture of our beloved kitty, Bo,... isn't he adorable?

"I Love Lamp"

Jamie is a man of many talents and his latest hobby (with his trusty sidekick, Evan) has been making lamps out of old band instruments. These are the three he has made so far. Better place your order quick...!

Master's of Music!

Finally... I will be graduating this May with my Master's of Music degree from the University of Arkansas! Praise God I passed my thesis defense and can be done with college (until I'm ready to become Dr. Cornett.... ha)!

Not too much has changed in 7 years....
(This "vintage" pic is from my undergrad ceremony in 2000.)

Bloggers Anonymous

Talk about serious procrastination...I am supposed to be working on my Thesis defense happening in two days, but all I can seem to do is play around with this blog! Help....! I like this photo Kim took of Jamie and I, so I added a little shading but I think it makes our eyes look spooky.

Get a Life...?!

Ok, I promise I really have more going on in my life than just my hair-do! (I am finishing the last touches on my Master's thesis project to graduate this May from the UA, taking a photography class at NWACC, wrapping up another wonderful year of the BCC, working with student teachers in my choral classroom, applying for grants for my school, starting part-time at Banana Republic and still finding time to beat Jamie at Scrabble.) But a few months ago I decided to add some bangs to my hair and now when I wear my hair straight like this my students hardly recognize me and I feel like I am in disguise! It takes way too long to straighten my hair but it's alot of fun. Just had to share the "excitement" in my life these days....!

Pagosa Springs Ski Trip '07

Erin, Evan, Jamie and I just returned from our Spring Break trip to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. We had an awesome time skiiing with just a couple wipe outs on the slopes. The ski area was one of the best snow and trails I've been on and our condo was great too, but the town of Pagosa Springs was pretty... boring. We watched movies, played cards, ate alot and slept alot. It really was a great trip!





(This is a pic Erin took from the back porch of our condo!)


(Erin and I are still smiling after a 14 hour car ride with two boys!!)

Ticket to Ride

Jamie has wanted a motorcycle for so long that eventually he was going to get one. So I thought I'd take some of the credit and get him one for his birthday last week! I picked out a great girl's helmet that fit me, wrapped it up and gave it to him on the morning of his birthday. He looked a little confused when he opened it, but I told him he needed to pick out a motorcyle that I could ride on the back of! He was pretty thrilled. This is the bike he chose... Happy Birthday, Jamie!




(This is a photo taken by the world renound photograper, Kim Lo.)

Happy Valentine's Day!

I suprised Jamie by sending a Singing Valentine quartet to his office yesterday! He was a little embarrassed to have four little old men serenading love songs at his desk, but he was a really good sport about it and his whole office loved it. I just enjoyed adding a little excitement and "old fashion" romance to his Valentine's Day! (Here are some photos his co-workers took for me.)

New Furniture

I have had the same bedroom furniture for over 15 years (my parents got me a beautiful bedroom set for my 13th birthday and it wasn't even new then but definitely lasted a long time)! With my recent National Board accomplishments Jamie thought I should celebrate with new bedroom furniture. So we picked out two dressers, a wardrobe chest, two night stands, a bench and a king size bed! And of course Jamie thought a bigger tv was very necessary to complete the ensemble. :) I really do love the new furniture even if it was hard to part with my teenage bedroom set.

(Old set)

(New Bedroom Set)

Snow Day!

Yay! One of my favorite things about being a teacher... snow days! Bentonville closed school yesterday at noon and 30 minutes later I was on my couch, under a warm blanket, reading a book and watching the snow come down. I said a few prayers that Jamie would make it home safely (I really was worried) but he made it- with some slip and sliding past other wrecks. After dinner, a few of my students who live in our neighborhood came by and asked us to go sledding with them. It was so much fun and I only had one small wipe out (just because they convinced me to try going down the hill standing on my sled like a surfboard)! School was cancelled again today (and probably tomorrow) so looks like I'll be forced to scrapbook, clean house and bake goodies... did I mention I love being a teacher!

National Board Certified Teacher!

(This may not mean as much to you, but just know that this is a HUGE deal for me!) I just found out that after over a year of testing, portfolios, documentation, videos, etc and going through the National Board Certification process that I am officially now a NBPTS Teacher! This is a crazy, challenging, scrutinized process that teachers can choose to go through after they have been teaching for more than 3 years. I started last August and completed in June of this year. It was the toughest thing I've ever done (besides my niece's birth) and I was so excited to get the "CONGRATULATIONS" message! The pass rate for this is about %40 of teachers pass the first time and the benefits are: being recognized as an outstanding teacher, fame and prestige (ha), being able to teach anywhere in the US without red tape or state certification, and... a huge yearly stipend from the state department and my school district. I still am in a little shock that I passed, but I am praising God for His blessings!

Game. Set. Match!

Jamie still plays tennis every chance he can. He is currently playing on two local leagues and during "tennis season" he plays in (and has won) several tournaments. I try to go cheerlead whenever I get the chance and I am finally starting to figure out the scoring. He has taken me to the courts a few times for a lesson, but I think he's afraid I'll get too good. Ha! Jamie usually plays 3-5 but I am waiting for him to go Pro so we can travel the world while he wins the Grand Slam!

"I want to teach the world to sing..."

Last year, Jamie & I (with my friend and choral director, Andrea Ramsey) founded the Bentonville Childrens' Choir. It has been alot of hard work, but what a blessing- we absolutley love teaching these young singers! This year we have about 100 singers, ages 8-15, in the two choirs- Cantus and Camerata. Our next concert is coming up this weekend- Sunday Dec. 3rd @ 2:00 (and you will get to hear Jamie play his saxophone). I may be bias but I love to listen to children singing Christmas songs. Besides- someone famous once said, "The best way to spread Holiday cheer is by singing loud for all to hear..."!