Counting Down til Christmas Break...

Don't get me wrong... I love my class, I love teaching, I love my fifth graders and honestly I will worry about them the entire break. But I am really ready for a few days of being at home with my husband and dog. Then again, I am not looking forward to the running around and the sadness that comes with the Holidays. I lost my grandparents this year and have been extremely sad by this. I am looking forward to being with Family and Friends but not having to celebrate without those very important people to me! Please keep me and your family in your prayers! Well Anyways I need to finish my christmas decorating! I promise to post pitcures soon!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for my many blessings that I have in my life! My husband is my rock. He brings be back to earth and calms and comforts me! I am so blessed to have him in my life. I also am so blessed to have my mom and dad. They have supported me and my husband through so much and I am just happy to have them. Also I have some of the best friends a girl could ask for! I am so lucky to get to do a job that I truly enjoy! I have a wonderful class of students who amazing me daily!

I know that it has been a while! I have already decorated my tree and my house!! I just could not wait! I am almost done Christmas shopping too!! I love to shop!! I can't control myself!! Whether buying for myself or others! I just love to shop!!

I will post some updated pictures of my house and Vandy soon!! Take care and be safe!!

Hey!

So its been a little bit!! I just wanted to say that I am on Fall Break!! SO I am going to enjoy it. I need to clean my house, my room at school, groom my dog, and work in the yard. That is how I plan to spend my time!!

A few weekends ago, my bestie came home from SC and we went to eat lunch at La Siesta!! Its was good. I miss her!!!

That's about it!! Have a wonderful week!!!

What a year....

Ok.. So its been a little bit. I am trying to get my feet back under me since school has started. For those of you who know me really well you understand how tough this year has been. First my grandfather lost his 6 year battle with cancer. He did it with such faith that it was hard to be sad about losing him. Then in July, my nanny was taken from us. She went to heaven to be with her true love. Well... today I found out that a friend of mine killed himself. Its not that we were so close anymore. Its just that we used to be. Our brothers played baseball together. That makes you family. You go on vacations together and everything. He had a tough few years and just gave up. I don't know how much more of this I can handle. I miss my grandparents more and more everyday. Its hard to even make anyone understand. My grandfathers birthday would have been tomorrow and I miss him!! Plain and simple! I miss them both.

Update on me....

So I have been a little busy this past week and have not had the time or the energy to post anything. 5th grade is good. I am working my tail off trying to keep my head above water. I feel like everything is piled on!! So anyways... We may have sold my Nanny and Grandad's house. Its a good thing with the market the way it is. The house is completely empty now! It is really sad when you start to think about that but oh well. Brett moved away to college. He seems to be enjoying it. We will see on Monday when he starts classes and his busy schedule catches up with him!! Oh well I have papers to grade!!!

My first week has been really long! I really have enjoyed my class. I am just so tired. I am not used to being on my feet and having to make decisions all day long!!!

Chad and I are good! Its really different with both of us working and being at home at the same time! I am working on figuring out how to get some pictures of my classroom posted! I just have to find my plug in somewhere in my house!

OK... So school with kids starts for me tomorrow. I am nervous and everything and total feel unprepared but I am sorta in a weird way ready. So who knows!! I am totally loving the way my classroom is coming together. It will be much better when my computers come in! Yes I get brand new computers but I don't know when they will arrive!!

As wild as it may be, my Husband and I will be celebrating our first anniversary tomorrow. We have had one full year of marriage!! Wow what year it has been. Those of you who know me well are laughing right now! You know about everything I am talking about!!! I still love him regardless of his obsession with anything Vanderbilt and sports and coaching!! He is my best friend and has been there for me this summer when I have needed him the most!

School starts tomorrow!!!!

So I am starting school tomorrow!! WOW!! A real job! Its kinda crazy! I have been trying to get some materials and things from my mom's school today. SO I at least have something to start with! I am really excited and nervous! But I am going to be in a great situation.

Yesterday we painted at my brother's house in Dyersburg. OMG I have never been that sore in my entire life. He owes me!! BIG TIME!!

I finished the Twilight series today. If you have not read them, I HIGHLY recommend them! They are extremely easy to read. My goal was to finish the book today so that the rest of the week I could work on school stuff. So I am going to go do just that!!

I GOT A JOB!!!

I GOT A JOB!!! I am a 5th grade teacher!!!! YIPPPEEE!!!!

So if you live in a hole and have not heard anything about this book or series like me before like a week ago... Then I will suggest this book for you! There are three out now and the fourth one comes out on Saturday! They are extremely easy to read. I read one in about a day and a half. Ok so I am totally a nerd. But its a relaxing thing to do since I DONT HAVE A JOB YET!! Anyways just wanted to give you my suggested end of summer reading series!!

Update on me....

So as of today I dont have a job!!! BOOO!!! I really am keeping my fingers crossed that I get a job and soon!! I really will have a ton to get done and not a lot of time to get it finished in!! So that is starting to freak me out! But I gotta have FAITH!!

Lana got to come home this weekend!! So we are going to lunch!!

On the wonderful suggestion of my friend Olivia, I started reading a book called Twilight! It is a series and it is SO SO SO SO good! I look to read. Its my relaxation time! So now I am on the third book of the series and the fourth one comes out next weekend. I hope that I am too busy working in my classroom to have time to read but who knows!! Have a wonderful day!!!

Ready for school...

So Vandy is home and feeling much more and more like herself. I am happy to have her home and being more normal!!!

I passed my praxis and am hoping to get a job soon!!!! I have recently gone through the materials that I was so wonderfully given while student teaching. So now I am creating a wish list of things I would LOVE to have to help set up my future Classroom!! Regardless of what age and where it is!! I am really getting ready for the whole thing to happen!! I want to be able to go work in my classroom and get somethings started!!!

For my friends that are teachers, for most of us, School starts August 4th!! I only have two weekends left before school is back in session for teachers!!!!

I PASSED!!!

I am so relieved!!! I PASSED MY LAST PRAXIS!!! I feel ten billion times better! Now its up to a principal to hire me!!! Just wanted to update you!!!

Vandy's Surgery!!

Vandy, my first born child, aka my dog, had a little minor surgery. All went well and she is resting extremely comfortably is what the vet told me. This is the most recent picture I could find that I have on my computer!!! I will go pick her up tomorrow morning and I will post some pictures!! I am really excited to have her back at home. It is extremely weird to come home and expect to have her jump all over me on the couch and want me to throw her ball all night!!

My First Blog

This is really an adventure for me! I am not really the "Blogging" type but I have friends who have spread out and I want to keep them updated on the day to day life of me!!! So this summer what all has happened....

Well still no job but I am patiently waiting my praxis scores that should arrive Friday. I am hoping to have a principal interested BUT who knows. I am just ready to get in there and start getting stuff done! I need to set up a room and get teacher clothes and plan...OMG I have nothing done and school starts on AUGUST 4th!!! This is not me freaking out yet!!!

For those who dont know, my grandmother passed away on July 5th. She joined her husband of 57 years in Heaven.

My brother is about to move away to college. Which is exciting, we are all trying to help get him stuff for his first place!!

My dog, Vandy, gets fixed tomorrow! I am nervous for her! I love my baby. I will post so pictures of her later!!!