Ok, well, I may have walked in April, but the truth was I still was not really done with school. I still had one independent study class left to finish. Yes, it did put a slight damper on my graduation ceremonies because I could not celebrate with the rest that I would never have to write another paper or take another test again. I definitely still had 5 lessons, a paper, and 2 tests left to take at that point. But at the same time I have not felt a rush to be a graduated adult, talk about scary, so it was ok.
BUT, as of May 31, I finally finished school forever! My last week of substitute teaching, I busted out the last of my lessons. Then my first week of "summer break" I wrote an 8 page paper and took 2 essay tests. Boom. Done.
And now I am free.
Free to look for a job...
Today was my last day at my long term sub job. All we did was sign yearbooks. Now its time for Summer Break! I am so excited for the break, but at the same time I will miss my kids. I did my student teaching at this school and I have been subbing there ever since. I learned a lot and they gave me some great and funny memories to carry with me.
Meet our new pet fish! We named him Pescado. It's funny because we aren't going to eat him.
UPDATE: I regret to inform you that Pescado is dead. I will never forget the two beautiful days we spent together, or the way his mouth opened and closed when I put fish food in his bowl. May he swirl in peace.
The last 18 months went by so fast and yet so slow. I thought the day we picked her up from the airport would never come.
I will say it a million times - Missions are the best. They are totally worth the sacrifice. Amy came home with an amazing testimony of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. She has grown so much, and helped so many people along the way. I am so glad she was able to have a mission experience just like me.
Sometimes things don't go your way and life seems pretty crappy. When that happens, I hope you have friends like mine. Friends who will listen to you vent for hours on the phone. Friends who, even though they are in a different state, send someone over to bring you flowers. Friends who will stop by for no reason except to see how you are doing. Friends who will give you priesthood blessings and advice. Friends who make sure you aren't home alone on weekend nights. With friends like that you can get through anything. I am so grateful for my friends.
I started my new long term sub job this week! I was super nervous going into it Monday morning because things were not working out how I had originally planned them to be. The teacher I am subbing for has decided to quit, so she's leaving me to finish the school year pretty much all on my own. She didn't give me much to work with either as far as lesson plans go, so this is a larger work load than I had been counting on.
But so far things have turned out alright. I am scrambling, but I am getting things done. It helps that the kids all seem really happy to have a new sub. The last one was kind of...well, grouchy. I'm going to ride that wave as long as I can as students cheer and write "Freedom! She is gone!" and "Ms. Talbot is the best" on the bored when I'm not looking. I took part of the first day to introduce myself to all of my classes. Some of the 8th graders already know me from student teaching last semester, but that's it. I might have mentioned that one of the things I love is Diet Coke and that if they want to get on my good side they can bring me a soda. It was (kind of) a joke. I got my first Coke the next day. :) Having not really slept the night before, it was really appreciated.
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