7 Semesters Down, 1 To Go

Fall semester is officially over and I'm now on break! I'm always a big fan of this nice long break from college but this year it was a little bittersweet.
It was hard leaving my little guys at my elementary school. I had such a great semester doing my Student Teaching, I couldn't have asked for a better experience! Now I just need to worry about finding an actual teaching job post-graduation!

My family's new Irish Pub is now open so i've basically spent all my time in there since I got home. I'm starting to learn the ropes and actually be helpful while i'm there instead of just being in the way. It's still very new/strange/weird to me that we own this restaurant and these real people come in to eat and drink there. And I have the ability to just go into the kitchen or behind the bar and that it's just fine. I'm proud of my family for creating something so successful.

With all this pub-business I am finding it difficult this year to find the Christmas spirit and it's making me a little sad! Usually I come home to a beautifully decorated house that is bursting with Christmas spirit...and this year no one was even planning on buying a tree! My family has been very busy and I get that...so I took it upon myself to buy a tree. But I guess for my last time coming home from college for Christmas I was dissapointed in the lack of enthusiasm for the holidays. Oh well.

Anyways, I am looking forward to seeing all my friends that I don't get to see enough, grades being posted, our staff Christmas party, Secret Santa swap, making money, and numerous lunch dates! This will be a wonderful last winter break, I am sure of it!

Crunch Time!

We're in the home stretch of first semester!
Last observed lesson tomorrow...phew! I'll be glad that I surived all of those.
Licensure Defense Presentation a week from Friday...not sure that I'm actually going to survive that!
2 weeks and 2 days until Student Teaching is done. YIKESEROONI!
Who knew I wouldn't even have enough time to update this blog on all my amazing expereinces?! Wasn't that my original point of starting this?? Bummer!

Well...this decade is just about over. My new life motto...TIME FLIES. that's all. I guess I can't make it slow down, so I'm just going to try to enjoy this crazy ride!

On stress overload...back to work!