Big changes in store:

With the start of this week, I'm not really sure how I'm feeling. It's my last week at Longview Farm Elementary. This job has been hard, but rewarding, and honestly... working here is what kept me moving with life when my whole world came shattering down around me in terms of my health. It's been a long road. Cutting my hair off was so hard, but one of the best decisions I've made. & honestly, it was because of the people who I work with, and the kids that I see every day that I felt okay when I did it.

Over this past school year, I've been able to work with such a great group of kids. While sometimes, they made me want to tear my hair out (that's natural, right?), I would hurt anybody else for saying that. They've grown so much in the past 9 months - physically, and emotionally. They've lost SO MANY TEETH, learned to write cursive, dominated in sports, done great in music... and it's just so heart breaking to think that I may never see them again once I walk out of here on Thursday afternoon.

 

With that said, I'm incredibly excited for my future. It's finally time to take the steps to start my career, and for me... that's the best thing in the world. I get to have my own kids, in my own classroom. I'm nervous, I admit. I'm moving to a town where I don't know anybody, to live with strangers, to teach a grade level I've never taught before. But it's going to be so great! Plus, I have the whole summer to spend with everybody here in KC. Wedding planning, birthdays, concerts, trips... It's gonna be a good one. I'm ready.