I prefer my puns intended

Because life can be punny.

Jogging my memory

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Somewhere between The Louvre and Jardin des Tuileries, I asked my husband to stop and grab us both some lunch from a food truck within the park. I would be sitting and waiting for him at the perfect spot for a picnic in Paris. We had just spent the better part of our day touring priceless works of art. My favorite was the sculpture room filled with Greek gods and goddesses that I had just Continue Reading

If I save enough bacon, cheddar, and dough, I may have enough for a pizza (TTT)

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"You will not believe Coach Smith's room," a former student ran enthusiastically into my classroom to share the news. Coach Smith had been pranked. It wasn't just any prank; in fact, it was the most elaborate prank I had ever seen successfully executed inside the walls of Chamblee Charter High School. Only, this time the students weren't the guilty party. Now, I am not one to suggest that Continue Reading

Stay at home, mom.

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I have been dreading this post for a number of reasons. First, this announcement means that my decision is real. I am giving up something that I love for someone that I love even more. I worried, and still do, about disappointing my mentors, my family, and my students (past and future). I worry that my decision means that I may never have the job that I fought so hard to have. I have Continue Reading

How to get OOTD with a four-month-old

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Bekah writes I Prefer My Puns Intended, which is a blog detailing the life and times of a wife, mother, runner, former and future ninth grade English teacher, and part-time fashion enthusiast. The titles of her blogs may be cheesy, but the content gets feta. Sorry. Better. Enjoy her experiences attempting to get OOTD with a four-month-old in thirty minutes or less. It is my understanding that Continue Reading

Take heart, future mommies, not all of us had the heart

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Yesterday, I had the joy of spending time with my beautiful friend, Chloe, who has been married for over two years now. Before Bennett, I never would've let these words slip out of my mouth. Now, these questions seem to run unbridled out of my wide open trap as I just cannot imagine life without my little one. "So...when do you think you and your husband will entertain the idea of Continue Reading

Oh buoy!

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As a kid, I could always depend on two things in the summertime. First, I was sure to squeeze both of my feet into one fin in the pool and pretend to be a mermaid. I got pretty good at holding my breath. So good, in fact, I had convinced myself that I was actually becoming part mermaid. The second thing I could always count on was one solid day on Lake Lanier with my whole family. Every Continue Reading

Teacher time-savers

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When I got my own classroom, I had just gotten a new name. I was worried that hearing "Mrs. Carrington" may be a bit foreign to me in the new school year. I had a fear that every time one of my students would ask me a question, I would look behind me for my mother-in-law. Those fears were quickly put to bed within the first few days of being in front of fourteen and fifteen year old students. Continue Reading

Queen Bey and Miley: Class on Class on Class.

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Look, Beyonce is a hot mama: literally and figuratively. I have been a fan of Beyonce since the original Destiny's Child: you know, the one with Beyonce, Kelly, and....those other two girls. Beyonce has earned the right to be called "Queen Bey," with her hypnotizing voice and bootylicious bod. I am pretty sure I put Beyonce in a slide while presenting on Aristotle's book of Rhetoric. It was a Continue Reading

A letter to my son at four months

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Bennett, Has it really been four months? There are moments when I feel like I just met you, but most of the time, I cannot imagine life without you. You have brought more joy into daddy and I's lives than we ever dreamed possible. I remember the first week you came home and all I could think was...how can something so little bring so much simultaneous pain and joy. Of course, I couldn't find Continue Reading

Mom, thanks for the womb and board

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So...I wrote a post on packing hacks for parents taking infants to the beach. I was so self-righteous...I know how to pack my baby for the beach. I probably should've made a list for myself. You see, the last two trips I've taken, I've forgotten a few key items. When we traveled to Kiawah Islands, I forgot toothpaste. Thank goodness I was sharing a room with my Continue Reading