I
can’t believe it’s been six months since I have posted anything to this
blog. I am really slacking in the
blogger department. I won’t make
excuses, but my life has been a whirlwind since the beginning of 2013. On January 3rd, my boyfriend
proposed to me and I of course said yes.
Wedding planning was quickly put on hold when he was transferred back to
California two weeks later. This left me
in Louisiana by myself with only our two dogs to share the house with me. This was a difficult transition, but I was
managing by keeping myself busy with teaching and going to the gym. Then in February my world was turned upside
down when my grandma and father died within nine days of each other. It was a difficult decision to make, but I
knew I needed to move back to California to be surrounded by my family and
friends. I planned for the rest of the
year with my co-teacher, packed up my entire house into a POD, and then drove
over 2,000 miles back to California with my two dogs by my side. I hated leaving my students in the middle of
the school year, but I knew that I needed to take care of myself and I couldn’t
be a great teacher for them if I had stayed.
Being an only child and grandchild on that side of the family, I had a
lot of work to do when I returned to California. I was glad to have things to keep me busy,
but it was all very trying. I am so glad
I had my fiancé, family, and friends to support me during this time. Although I know I will never be finished
grieving them, I have made some exciting changes in my life that I know they
would both be proud of. As of last
Friday, my fiancé and I are now homeowners.
We are so excited to start making this house our home.
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| My fiancé and I in front of our new house on moving day |
The week before we closed on the house, I
received a job offer from an amazing school right near our new house. I cannot wait to be a part of the amazing
staff. Other than changing schools for
the 8th time, I will be teaching second grade for the first
time. I am looking for more second grade
teachers’ blogs to follow and would love any suggestions. I plan to blog regularly from now on. I find time to read everyone else’s blogs
each day, so I have no excuse not to share some of my own ideas into the blog
world. Thanks for sticking with me.
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