An Adventure & Amanda

I love teaching. I love my students.  I love eating lunch with them.  I love sitting with them on the bus.  I love playing with them at recess.  I love getting letters from them.  I love our conversations.  I love their toothless smiles.  I love their innocence.  I love their desire to do good. I love the way teaching makes me feel.  Yes, I come home exhausted and frustrated more than I should, but I love that I can spend my entire morning in tears and then walk into the school and feel like I am home.  I love the fact that I can be goofy and my students still love me for who I am.  I love the confidence I gain from teaching. I love that I can do hard things. <33 Amanda

Wait. What. Is it really November? October was such a blur, I feel like I skipped the month entirely. However, October was actually a really big month for Kyle and I... First of all, teaching is getting better.  I am only crying every few weeks and I am actually enjoying myself more than I thought I would!  I cannot express my gratitude for the people I work with and the students I teach. Second of all, I had my first ever fall break!  In order to make the most of it, I shamelessly avoided any and all work and escaped to Moab with the family.  You never know what is going to happen when all nine and a half of us get together.  Besides everyone contracting the flu, we explored various arches and rode bikes and ate too much yummy food. Family is good for the soul. Third of all, we have some exciting news... we... HAVE A LIFE AFTER COLLEGE! Details, details: Kyle has been big kid job hunting. First we thought we'd be in Amarillo, TX. ...