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Summer time and the living’s easy

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I love teaching.  I love the beach. I love the amazing So Cal bloggers/teachers who I've become friends with.  We got together and decided to share a bit about our little towns and the beach life that so many of us are lucky to live in!

I'm so incredibly lucky to have been raised at the beach.  I swear I am so lucky to live in the cutest little beach town.  Some say it's the last small beach town feeling left in Orange County.  I live in San Clemente, a cute little town that's right on the border or Orange County and San Diego.

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This sign is at the beginning of the pier, which is a short 2 minute walk for me from my house.
You can even hop on the train to spend the day in LA or San Diego.
When I'm not teaching, I love spending time in the ocean.

Loved the sunsets when I lived above the golf course.

We've got an awesome beach trail that runs along the railroad tracks.  It's gorgeous anytime of the day, but sunset is always my favorite.

If you follow my Instagram, you now I love my little Marley and he loves our beach walks, when he's not acting crazy and trying to bark at EVERY SINGLE DOG we pass.  Walking with Marley along the beach is hardly relaxing, to be honest.  He is only about 13 pounds but when you put a leash on him, he becomes a tough guy and feels the need to bark at every dog, the larger the better.  Kids on skateboards, grannies, and cars.  It's embarrassing.  So…most of the time, I'll go for a run on my own and save the dog walking until the evening, when most people have gone home for the day.

One of the best beach memories I have of San Clemente is when my friend I were extras in a music video for our friends the Wheeland Brothers, complete with ukuleles, surfing, a beach bonfire, and hula dancers.  It's honestly the  BEST summer music and truly shows what SC is like!

Click here to feel happy and ready to plan your next beach vacay by watching the full music video I was in.  Thanks for letting me share a little about the town I grew up in.  
Snag my freebie by clicking on the photo!
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My name is Kristen and I’ve enjoyed teaching kindergarten, first grade, a 1/2 combo, and second grade.  I’ve taught at both a low and high-performing Title I schools as well as a few fancy schools in California and O’ahu, Hawaii. I’ve earned my Master’s Degree in Education with an emphasis in reading in addition to my Reading Specialist Certificate.  When I am not teaching my scholars or other educators at Professional Development classes, I  enjoy creating materials to share with my colleagues, organizing family literacy events, and giving workshops on ways to make Literacy Workshop effective and engaging.  

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  4. Kristen, your post is FABULOUS! The pictures are just gorgeous! And the music video is SO FUN! Now I have that song in my head! I like it! Ha! Keep on living the easy life with no worries!!:)

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  8. Love your post! Your pictures make me so thankful that I live in SoCal! I so enjoyed meeting up with you and others in Old Town this week! And I am having fun 'surfin' with you all today! Thank you so much for that great freebie!

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  10. I miss the beach (grew up in NJ and now live in AZ). It is hard for many of my students to imagine the beach because many of them have not left Arizona but some have been to San Diego to go to Sea World, etc. Some have also been to beaches in Mexico (Rocky Point). Thanks for having this…

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  12. Hey I am a teacher in Walnut now but hoping to relocating to South OC. I am so happy to have found your blog. I just interviewed for a kindergarten position in Laguna Beach and would love to have the opportunity to have you be an ed consultant in my classroom as it appears you have done that for many other Laguna teachers. 🙂

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  15. What a fabulous giveaway! 🙂 My family lives in Tustin/Yorba Linda and my mom grew up in Anaheim and went to Cal State Long Beach. I love going back as much as I can to escape from the Arizona heat!! You all have such amazing pictures…I would love to move there someday! 🙂

    Breanne

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  19. Oh my goodness- you live 2 minutes from the beach girl!?!? That's amazing!!! 🙂 Can't wait to use that parts of speech freebie with my kiddos! Thank you!!! I love that picture of you on the surfboard! I can't wait to meet up with all of you SoCal bloggers again! That was too much fun! 🙂

    Soaring Through Second

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