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I get to teach my first REAL lesson of the school year by starting the pen pal letters tomorrow. I can't wait!!!! I already have the letter format body mapped and I can't wait to get them all moving around and acting all crazy and learning the parts of a letter all at the same time. I also can't wait to show them how much I love them by introducing the fact that we are doing the pen pal letters. I pray to god that this letter thing works out and that it really actually gets people excited: both the kids and the students. I am so blessed and thankful that I was able to find so many people who said they would write letters. The WHOLE 3rd grade for Christ's sake!!!! Gosh, I know I couldn't have done it without Jeff or Lauren, but I just hope that I can hold up my end of the bargin and that it goes really well. I'm a lot bit anxious, but I know it'll go fine. Frank was so excited when I told him what I was doing. I am so blessed to be surrounded by some of the best people in the field. I really feel that there must be a God and that this God must have great things in store for me and that this heavenly being is opening up such wonderful doors and oppertunities. I can't find any other way to justify the fact that I have been so blessed in who I have had as professors, having Kim as my supervising teacher, having Frank be my coordinator, having Julia right next door and Tara down the Hall and Alisa even farther down the hall. And how could I forget Jeanine, Pahna, and Mandy. Thank God, for all of the people that I have been able to come into contact with and who have shaped my life and given me SO many oppertunities. I am SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO excited about the year to come. I can't wait. I told my parents this weekend, that if I can survive this semester of student teaching, that I can survive anything. And I know that not only am I going to survive it, but I am going to fucking shine and do a kick ass job!!!

I just feel that it is all going to start with this lesson, and I really really hope that it goes well and that everyone gets excited about the letters and that the kids love it and that the college students love it and that everyone has a great time. God, I hope I can pull it all off.