Spring Break!

Today is the first day of spring break, and my how wonderful it is! The weather is warming up by the minute and Alex and I ate at Eggtc for brunch. Aaaaand to top off a wonderful morning/afternoon, one of my best friends Jordan is coming over and we are gonna walk to The Roasterie. Oh and I'm going to wear my cut off jean shorts for the first time this season and I have newly shaven legs! It's going to be weird shaving more than once every three weeks...I forgot what that's like.

Tomorrow Alex and I leave to go to the lake until Friday. It's supposed to be in the upper 70s and lower 80s while we're there. So. Excited! We'll be going shopping, walking, hiking, and maybe even a little bit of laying out in the sun. :)

• I love spring break.
• I love when God gives you peace about a certain situation you've been praying about.
• I have the best husband in the world. He's hilarious. And an incredible preacher.
• Only 13 days til my 22nd birthday. Only 40 days until I graduate from college
• I'm excited to get a new camera in the near future. When I do, expect frequent picture updates.

Psalm 51:12

Restore me to the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

I highly recommend reading and meditating on Psalm 51. It's my new fave.

oh, how time passes!

Tomorrow is my last official day of my ten week student teaching....this means that I will no longer be the one planning lessons and being the sole teacher. I will still be helping out in the classroom, but I will be more of a co-teacher than the one in charge. I really never thought this day would come. I remember my freshman year of college like it was only a few months ago!

My students have changed my life in so many ways. Student teaching has changed my life in so many ways. I love making new discoveries and strides in my teaching ability. I love that my husband encourages me in my teaching aspirations and never (well rarely) asks me to tone down the amount of time I spend talking about my students. 

• I cannot believe that Alex and I have been  married for almost 8 months! Thats practically a year!
• Spring break is next week! Alex and I are going to the lake Tuesday-Friday and will be out of communication with the world...we won't even have cell phone service! I am so excited to be able to spend so much time with my love! Did I mention it is supposed to be in the seventies all next week?!?! 
• Speaking of nice weather, I am so glad it is scooter riding season! I can't explain how much my insides bubble up with joy those first few scooter rides of the season. :) I love seeing people's reactions to us on Alex's bright yellow scooter. 
• Molly (my sister) is spending the night on Saturday. Super pumped about that! She is definitely one of my favorite people on the planet. 

Today while my students were working on a project on the laptops, I noticed that one boy was completely zoning, and periodically looking at my boots. (They are mustard yellow and I wore a purple jumper dress today.) I walked over and asked him if he needed help with the assignment, and he told me he was just trying to figure out why I always wear these boots whenever I wear this dress. I told him it was because purple and yellow are my favorite colors so I love wearing them at the same time. He gave me a funny look and said, "That don't match," and got back to work. :)

I am so excited to hear Alex preach this Palm Sunday. He is amazing and inspires me to be a better person on a daily basis!

Most hilarious note ever written.

One of my students, Johniese, paid one of my other students, Kayla, to write a note to Johniese's boyfriend Deonte. The reasoning was that Kayla has much better handwriting and is better at writing in general. The finished product is this...(I made sure to type it exactly how it was written.)

        Deonte,

You mean so much to me. You iz my boo! Everything about you, i mean you just so perfect! You just got this swagg, that I can't get over. So SEXIE, so sweet, so dope! You know that I got mad feelings for you, and if you didn't know you know now. You are one of the most special people to me, and I want you to know, meeting you was a blessing. You will always have a special place in my heart! Now you know, this is how I feel about you. 

<3 By: Johniese!

             Love,

            Yo boo!

Did I mention that Johniese is 12 and Deonte is 11?!?!?!?!

I laughed for a solid 5 minutes when Deonte showed it to me. He agrees, 11 is far too young to be in love. He promised he would wait until at least 18 to fall in love. :) 

69 degrees!

Today after school, Alex and I took a walk to the Roasterie. It is between a 15 and 20 minute walk depending on how fast you are moving. Since it was so beautiful outside, we sat on the patio. (I had an iced coffee and he had a Foo-Foo Berry Jones Soda.) Just sitting there enjoying the sunshine, the coffee, and the time with my love lifted my spirits. On our way back home, we decided to jog part of the way and ran up the very steep hill that our apartment sits atop. There is something about running that really makes me feel in touch with the world. It's physically very difficult for me, but I enjoy the endorphins. :)

Things.

• Three days til spring break!
• Luigi (our 1.5 year old cat) groomed Rumpy (our new 12 week old kitten) today. A big step for their relationship.
• Alex is preaching this Sunday!
• I. love. spring!

Today one of my students put his finger in my nose. Then said I was gross....I of course replied that I wasn't the one putting my finger in someone else's nose! (Yes, this is the same student that farted on his friend. Most of my stories tend to be about him. :))

Psalm 18: 46- The Lord liveth, and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted!

I haven't blogged since the days of Xanga!

I finally stopped talking about getting a blog, and actually got one! (with much help from my wonderful husband Alex.)
Blogging is an interesting concept, because you are writing without knowing who your intended audience is, besides random people on the internet. Writing without knowing who your audience is feels very freeing but also quite constraining. I may edit myself one way if I know a certain person will be reading this, and a very different way if I knew someone else were to read it. So with that in mind, I have decided to make this blog a very transparent view of my life....well, as transparent as I can get on the internet.

These are the things that are on my mind:

• What else can I do for my students to get them engaged in learning, and enjoy it?! I feel overwhelmed by the amount of apathy and anger my students bring with them to school every day. I care about them so much and desperately want the best for them.
• I turn 22 in 20 days!
• I graduate College May 8th. Wow that is close.
• I have lost 6.4 pounds in the past three weeks. I joined weight watchers 4 weeks ago and I absolutely love it. I have quite a road ahead of myself if I plan to get my weight into the healthy BMI range, but I am super psyched about it.
• I miss traveling. I miss Uganda. I miss my kiddos there.

I think I want to end my blog posts with a funny story about my students, and an encouraging Bible verse.

No matter how much education you receive, and how confident you are in your teaching ability, nothing prepares you for what kind of action you should take when one of your students stands up, walks over to another student, puts his butt up against the other student, looks at you, and lets out the loudest, juiciest fart you've ever heard. :) (To be honest, I tried to be mad but couldn't contain my laughter. Luckily the boys are pretty much best friends, so they laughed too and got over it quickly)

Ephesians 4: 29- Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.