I have to say I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new job!!!! I am teaching 4th and 6th graders at a Christian private school close to me. I was very nervous for the first day of school...but its been 3 days so a far and I just absolutely love it!!!!! Im so excited to see how these kids progress throughout the year!!! I decorated my room with western stuff and the kids love it! Its soo me lol!!!

On December 11th, I finally graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. This was a great day for me. The whole day I kept saying I cant believe I actually graduated. I loved that my family was able to be there with me to share this day. Then came the "What Now?" feeling. I checked around my area for available teaching positions, finding none.

Today was my orientation into the Student Teaching Program! We met with the Director over the department to learn more about what is expected of us and what we can expect from this semester. We were hit with alot of information along with alot of warnings of what would happen if we did not make it through the semester, which was a bit overwhelming.

Two weeks ago I was informed of a gun that my uncle was selling. This gun belonged to my grandfather who passed away in Sept 04. It was a Winchester 30-30. My dad informed me that my uncle was selling it because he wanted a different type of gun for this hunting season. Because I wanted to keep the gun in our family, my boyfriend suggested we go buy it from my uncle that day.

It's official!!! I passed the PLT (principles of teaching and learning) with a score of 180!!! I needed atleast a 172. It took me 4 times to pass this test but i did it and that's what matters. This is a state test that is required for teaching candidates before they can student teach. I now will be able to student teach in the fall and graduate in dec!

Last Monday I went to the court hearing with my mom for the guy's trial who killed my grandparents in a car accident almost two years ago. I learned that day this guy just has some nerve. Not only did the guy stare at my family continuously throughout the court proceeding, he also walked by us non-stop and had the nerve to stand next to us when he would walk back past.