After Monday, my 8th year of teaching is down to 33 days. I can't believe I've been teaching that long!! The weird thing is, I always imagine the kids staying the same age. I stay in 2nd grade (well most of the time I have) and they keep going up. On Friday I went shopping and saw this girl when I walked in. She was working the cash register. I knew she looked familiar but could not place her. When it was time to check out, I looked at her name tag and realized she was in my 5th grade student teaching class. WHAT?? Those kids graduated last year. I couldn't believe it. Then I started thinking about the kiddos I had my first year. I taught kindergarten that year...5 year olds. Those sweet little innocent 5 year olds are now pubescent, hormonal 7th graders. HOLY COW!! I wonder if I would even recognize some of them. My first section of 2nd graders will be high schoolers next year.
Who am I kidding...I'll be 30 in just fifty days!! I was 22 when I started teaching and I'm going to be 3-0. I remember when I thought that was old...heck I remember when my dad turned 30. Oh, the things I was going to have accomplished by then. I just knew by the time I was 30, I would have been married for a while and have a couple of kids. I'm not quite sure what else I would have accomplished but those were the main things. Who knew the things God had in store for me. I never would have thought I would have been able to travel to Ukraine, Mexico, Poland, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and the Bahamas. I've gone on countless youth group trips. Bought a house...by myself I might add. I have my own dog who after 2 years is still alive and kicking (usually a little too much). I have a great family especially my adorable nephew. I have a car that I own (woo hoo)! Plus I get to have all the great experiences of falling in love with the man that God has in line for me and the kiddos that I'm hoping to have.
Holy cow, where did that tangent come from?? Anyway, I'll stop rambling for now. Time for bed so I can get up in the morning and get day 33 over and done with.
Ashley
