What I'm Loving Wednesday!!

Well hello again ladies and gents...that is if I have any male readers. It's Wednesday and you know what that means. Time for What I'm Loving Wednesday with Jamie Here's what I'm loving this Wednesday!

1. It's finally hump day!! Woohoo! Is it just me, or has this week seemed so SLOW?

2. PAY DAY!!!! Need I say more? This first year teacher has been mighty poor. Scratch that, even after recieving my paycheck I'm still poor. :) We don't do this job for the money!

3. There is nothing I love more than reading all my student's sweet notes.

4. Hotty Toddy! I am ready for football! Saturday can not get here fast enough. I sure have missed the grove.

5. Teacher Appreciation Breakfast. Yum Yum! I'm not loving all the calories I consumed though.

6. Erin Condren Life Planners. Normally, I would never buy a planner that cost 50.00 plus 11.00 shipping. However, I got mine for 26.00! Score!

7. Football games with this sweet girl are ten times more fun!

8. It's finally September...come on Fall! I'm ready for pumpkins, leaves, family, football, halloween, thanksgiving, and cooler weather.

9. I'm loving life. Simple as that. My life has changed so much over the past few months. I'm just enjoying the ride. My life is blessed beyond measure. I have a great family, set of friends, and 48 sweet children that bring joy to my life on a daily basis.

I hope you are loving your Wednesday as much as I am.

All things Girly!!!!

You know you are a girl when you stand in Wal-Mart staring at the nail polish for twenty minutes. Can we just take a minute to talk about my love of Essie polish. I will never buy anything else but Essie, or OPI. Girls, I have pretty much tried them all and those two are the best by far.

I felt a little bit like a fourth grader with my multi-colored fingers. You know I have to try all of my favorites on. They never look the same on as they do in the bottle.

Tonight I am having a full on girly night. On the agenda...

1. paint my nails....check

2. read Instyle's fall fashion guide while listening to my girl Sara Evans :)

3. bubble bath

4. curl up in my freshly washed sheets to watch keeping up with the Kardashians.

School starts back tomorrow. Excited to teach my little ones how to add and estimate whole numbers up to five digits tomorrow.

Until next time...

Honest Post

I try to be as open and honest as possible on my blog. I don't like hiding things that are going on in my life. If you have noticed, I have been a little absent lately. This is greatly due to the fact that I haven't wanted to be honest about my life right now.

About a month and a half ago I ended my relationship with my boyfriend of five years. This was not an easy thing for me to do. Ultimately, I had to follow my heart and do what would make me happy.

I feel like a whole my chapter of my life has opened up. Everyday I add a new page to the chapter and that is exciting to me. I love my job, my sweet fourth graders are the lights of my life. Being a first year teacher is very hard. I am completely wiped by the end of the day and I'm usually in bed by 8:30, 9:00 at the latest. Glamourous I know.

My life has changed so much over the past few months. I feel like a completely different person. I know I am. It has been a hard road, but I know God has a plan for me.

This little verse sits on the window seal behind my desk, the other day I was leaving work in a hurry and I knocked it off. I was so mad because I was in a hurry and I didn't want to sit all of my things down to pick it up. It had been a horrible day and I was not in a great mood. As I reached down to pick it up, I realized what it was. I couldn't help but smile as I placed it back in the window. All I could think was how much my God knew I needed a little encouragement at that moment. Maybe this will encourage you as well.

Until next time...

I'm a TEACHER!!!!

I have been waiting for this my entire life. The day that I would finally be a teacher. As far back as I can remember I have known that I wanted to teach. I remember playing teacher in my bedroom as a little girl. I would lay papers all over my bed pretending I had passed them out to my students. Many hours I stood in front of my little dry erase board teaching my imaginary students.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 I became a real teacher. I did not have to pretend anymore. My dreams had become a reality. I had real children in my classroom. It just makes me want to cry. I worked so hard in college to learn the things I needed to so that I could be the best teacher I could be for my children. This past Thursday, I put my knowledge into practice.

I was very overwhelmed that first day. First of all I was running late. You see, I had set my alarm for 5:00 and I did not wake up until 6:30. To say that I went into panic mode would be a major understatement. I threw my hair up in a ponytail, threw on some clothes, put a can of soup in my bag, and ran out the door. It wasn't until I was ten minutes down the road that I checked to see if my top matched my pants. To my relief, they did. I pretty much cried the whole way there. I was so mad that my alarm didn't go off, I didn't get to take a shower, and I was going to be late for the first day of school. This would only happen to me.

Once I finally got to the school I was able to pull myself together and get everything in place before my students came. One by one my sweet fourth graders came in my room. They took their seats and we began the day. The day went smoothly and we all survived. For that I was thankful.

Friday went well and Monday will be here before I know it. This weekend I have been resting my aching feet, grading papers, fixing my seating chart, and working on my lesson plans. Being a teacher is a full time job. A teachers job is never done.

Back to planning now. I will post pictures tomorrow. I don't have time at the moment.