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| I love these kids more than anything |
When school was out on thursday, we went straight to summerfest. It is like a huge carnival- they have a dj, games, bouncy houses, face painting... really anything you can imagine! I stayed until about 5:30 and came home to see Mitch before he left for work. Friday, I went up to the school for a few hours to clean out the classroom and prepare a little for next year and you would think pulling up to the school with no kids it would be a relieving feeling and it was just plain depressing.
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| Hadley and I |
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| My two favorite boys-- Luke and Brady |
A lot of you have been asking about what I am doing next year and I think I am going to do the same thing as I did this year.. and there are many reasons. I will be taking all my tests this summer, so hopefully I will be a certified teacher by the end of the summer. But Jenks West, has already hired all their new teachers for next year and I REALLY do not want to leave my school. I could brag on how amazing it is and I would rather do what i'm doing again and be able to stay there. Even though it would be August before I am done with my tests, if I moved schools I would most likely be able to get a teaching job, but I am hoping to either score something at my school or just enjoy another year of what I did. Also, because of my job description... If I was just a typical aid and doing the boring stuff.. laminating, cutting, etc.. I would re-think. But they have those TA's already and I am actually in a classroom at al times. I was not expecting that when I started last year and it was the best experience I could have received for wanting to become a teacher. I learned so much and the kids don't know any difference. They think they have two teachers, you get the same treatment as a teacher. I get to do just as many lessons and honestly maybe more because the teacher is trying to get "housekeeping" stuff done. I am with the kids more hours a day alone than the actual teacher is. I just don't have to deal with all the "background" stuff most people don't see unless they are a teacher. So to say I am happy with where I'm at and what I'm doing would be an understatement. I am getting great experience and feel completely ready to be a classroom teacher when the time comes. We are also a little unsure on our status in OK because of Mitch's school... that is a whole different topic :)
Well, I wasn't really planning on writing all that.. I was just going to tell about our fun memorial day weekend. But there ya go ha!
Friday night since I was officially done with school- Mitch took me out to dinner at the Gaucho. It is a Brazilian Steakhouse and honestly we didn't really enjoy it.. we were really surprised because we had a few family and friends tell us it was so good. We had a coupon and we both thought we wouldn't go back without a coupon. It was just average and I don't know if we went on a bad night or what. Also, we have kinda been on a Brazilian Steakhouse kick lately and we have ate at Texas de Brazil and Fugo de Chao and they are so incredibly nice and have lots more options. So maybe we were comparing to those. Their salad bars are huge and lots more stuff beside just salad- soups, sushi, etc and they also both bring you unlimited garlic mashed potatoes and grilled bananas, the Gaucho did none of that. But none the less, it was a fun date night we had a good time!!
Saturday- I was lazy all morning, went to the gym that afternoon and then that evening we went out for my best friend Natalies birthday.
Sunday, we went to church, Mitch took a long nap... I went shopping with my mom and ended up getting a us a new comforter! I loved our old one, but it was just starting to look bad and I found a set for a really good price. It looks more like a quilt and it is a lime green with brown pillows. We had brown one with green pillows, so it is basically the same, but it brings a little more color to our room and i just love the fabric and quilt look so much better! I got it at Stein Mart and they have every color imaginable if you are looking for a new comforter.
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| Its not completely finished yet.. I am getting some more pillows and a different brown quilt for the end of the bed. That was just there to see if we liked it. |
We spent the rest of the day out at my parents pool. The had a cookout and we just laid out and swam all afternoon.
And thats exactly what we are doing again today ha! I am going back out shopping with my mom today- I have just a few little things to do to our house and I think I will be officially done decorating it. And now that I have all summer off- I have lots of ideas for projects! So hopefully I will get some of those started today!
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