Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Quarter Life Crisis

I stole my title from Laura's blog. I hope she doesn't mind but I feel that it's absolutely fitting for life right now.

These last few days, it has been total chaos at 1321, 1106 and all over Waco. Moving out is no fun. It's hard enough saying good bye to people that you are used to seeing on a daily basis and don't know the next time that you will see them but then add packing/cleaning/fixing/packing/dusting/scrubbing to the mix and it is a recipe for a stressful diseaster.

Yesterday, I went to the Emergency Room. I woke up with horrible lower back and groin pain. Rachael and Laura took me to the ER while I laid down in the back of the car. I found out that I have a kidney stone and a kidney infection. Although we spent the majority of the day there, it was nice to finally just stop my crazy life even though I felt terrible. I kept asking the nurses for drugs thinking to myself that there is no way that I will have a natural child birth. But it was good to sit with Laura and her momma. (We actually went a week ago with Laura. The nurses recognized us and everything).

I had my first day of training at the YMCA today. I'm going to be a Speciality Camp Counselor which is going to be so fun. I get to teach curriculum based camp classes to kids. I met some of the people that I'm going to be working with today and I'm totally stoked. Plus the fact that I get to sing songs, dance and play with kids makes it wonderful.

Now to continue my search for a teaching job. This task is more challenging. Super economy and super swine flu.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

G-R-A-D-U-A-T-E-D

Yesterday I graduated.  It still feels weird when the "g" word rolls off my tongue.  I'm officially a Baylor alum.  

It was so surreal sitting on the floor of the Ferrell Center.  I was happy to graduate with my EC-4 girls and our two boys.  They know what it felt like to be off campus our last year, work like a real teacher but pay Baylor's tuition, survive Spanish (sometimes some of us having a round 2 in one of the classes) and loving on our kids.  I could not have asked for better sidekicks to learn how to be a teacher with.

And I couldn't ask for better friendship.  I have made such strong bonds with so many people over the last 4 years.  It has been truly a blessing.  I love each and every one of my friends.  They are wonderful.  

Friday, May 1, 2009

Bite My Bait


I'm at Cedar Creek Lake right now in Gun Barrel City (population a little over 1500 people).  It makes me want to save all my earnings to buy a lake house one day.  I love being at the lake and being outside.

I've been continuing searching for teaching opportunities.  I think I could actually fill Cedar Creek Lake with a fishing pole for each principal I have sent my cover letter/resume to, applications I have filled out, job fairs attended and visiting elementary schools with scarce signs of fish biting my bait.  I promise, though, it's excellent bait.  Probably the best bait you could ever come across.  It's just a matter of trusting your instincts to hire a fresh teacher straight out of college.

I do have a little bit of promising good news.  I have two jobs lined up for this summer.  I'm perfecting my tie tying abilities to gain my J Crew rock star status once again at Northpark Mall.  I'm also going to be a day camp counselor in the Speciality Camp at the YMCA at the Russell Creek location.  Speciality Camp is where I will teach lessons on different areas of interest for kids from ages 6-12.  The areas that I will be teaching are art, culinary, science/space, forensic science and wilderness survival.  It seems like the perfect fit.  I get to work with kids and be preppy too.  Life couldn't be more perfect.

Unless I had a teaching job lined up too.  Then life would be perfect.