Unorganized Update

Warning: This could be a lot of long-winded rambling. But you'll have that since I haven't updated in so long.

In short, Justin and I are doing well. I am currently on spring break and perhaps you were wondering what that big gust of wind was last Friday at 2:50 p.m. It was me, letting out a big sigh of relief that I have a week away from school. I started out the week really relaxing and enjoying my time at home, but I quickly became bored and looked for things to do around the house. I'll be typing my post about the wonders of closet organization here soon. Stay tuned.

While I'm always ready for a break, I guess I can't make it seem like this semester has been too bad. In my first year of teaching, I was always just trying to keep my head above water. During my second year I felt that my head was above water, but still bobbed under the surface from time to time. This year, my third year, and especially the second semester of my third year, I really feel like I'm treading the water comfortably and successfully. I'm teaching classes that I've taught multiple times before and it's the first semester that I haven't had to worry about a lesson plan for the next day since I'm already planned. That's not to say that I'm not busy because the grading pile of a high school English teacher is never small, but it's bearable.

Basketball season came to a bittersweet end. The team this year was phenomenal and one of the best in the history of the school. They finished their season at 22-3 and #3 in class 3A. We lost in the regional championship game. If I didn't have to go to every game, I would have went anyway. They were very exciting to watch, especially the seniors and two of them are already signed to Division I schools. Now we are into the short break that a cheerleading season has, consisting of about a month or so. We will have our end of the year banquet soon and go right into tryouts for next year. It's crazy and pays very little, but I wouldn't give it up.

On an extremely happy note, my friend Ashley and her husband Luke welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Noelle, into the world on March 11. I was actually in the waiting room when she was born with two great friends and the anxious grandparents. I'm never been that involved in a birth before (ok, I know I wasn't holding Ashley's foot during pushing or anything) but it was exciting to be right there when Noelle was born and see her just a couple of hours later! She is gorgeous and perfect and it's exciting for Ashley to become the awesome mom that she has dreamed of being for so long.

Break is half way over today and it seems like it's gone slow, which is nice. I'm going to see Ashley and Noelle tomorrow and then going to Fort Wayne to visit my Dad and Lea on Friday for the weekend.

For now Justin and I are going to go enjoy the awesome weather we are having and take a walk!