A Time for Reflection
I love coming back to this and reading how silly I was...or still am I guess. It amazes me how fortunate I am to have this life that I love so much. I'm not sure that anyone ever reads this anymore, but it is nice to just have a place to write. So...let's see...life. I am still a teacher :) I am now in my 2nd year of teaching. I got a new job in the Tempe school district and now teach 1st grade in the town of Guadalupe. I really did not realize how easy and rewarding this job could be. The school district is a much better fit for me and I am constantly being supported and encouraged to be myself and do what I do best...which is just to teach. I love my principal and my coworkers and the community that I serve and I really could not be happier career wise. We moved to Ahwatukee (sp? I can never get it right) because my mom needed the house we were living in. It was a big and scary thing for us to have to figure out our living situation on our own. I know how stupid that sounds since I am 23 years old and all, but it was very good for us that we did that. Our parents helped us move over the summer and since then we have used this house for many barbecues and gatherings and it is simply the best. Our landlord is so awesome and so on top of things. Mardy is no longer becoming a vet...he is now going for Mechanical Engineering which I think is awesome. After he saw the big picture of how long he'd be in school and how much he would have to pay back on loans and how much longer we would have to wait to have a family etc etc etc he made a life choice that I think will make him happier in the long run. So his graduation date got pushed back a lil bit which at first freaked me out but I am now understanding that I would rather him have a career that he loves just as I love mine...and also, what's the big hurry anyway, right? So, he is still going to school and life is good. We added a new member to our lil family, his name is Messi (formerly known as Butch) he used to be my mom's dog and he is the cutest tiniest doggy in the world. He is house trained now (after the entire summer) and loves Sammy way too much. *sigh* I really do miss writing in this thing, maybe I should finally start my "teaching blog" that I've been wanting to start. We'll see I guess. I can't believe it's the end of 2010 pretty much...I'm starting to feel so old! I can't wait for this new year though...I can't wait for so many things :D