Anyways, I'm going to move away from writing about school for a little bit so I can reflect over this past year. And yes, Kayla, I'm totally stealing this idea from you. :)
2009 was definitely an eventful year for me. There seemed to be a lot of death this year, which was hard. But I think that the bad times were definitely outweighed by the good times. So many great things happened to me this past year! I have so much to be thankful for!
So here is my 2009:
January
- Made the big move to Florida
- Spent 30 hours in the car with my BFF Bethany.
- Started my first session of student teaching with the third grade class at Lake Worth Christian school
- Parents came out to visit me.
- Bowser, my beloved goldfish, died. I cried. A lot.
- Met a ton of great, new people.
- Fell in love with my kiddos. They were so great!
- Experienced Chick-Fil-A.
February
- Kept learning throughout my student teaching experience.
- My birthday - got the biggest balloon I have ever seen in my life, and got Chee-burger for supper.
- Got the Twilight series from my parents!
- Chito, our faithful dog of many years, was put to sleep........on my birthday.
- Drove back to South Dakota with my dad. "Well, this is gonna be fun."
March
- Moved back to Dordt.
- Started my second session of student teaching at Sioux Center Christian in a 6th grade classroom
- Decided that a middle school setting is where I belong.
- Got 3 new goldfish - Pearl, Poppy, and Sebastian
- Trip to the Omaha Zoo with the roomies! Great times!
April
- Learned a lot more in my student teaching experience.
- Did a huge unit on writing children's picture books.
- My Grandpa DeBondt died. It was incredibly hard, and he will be missed.
- Interviewed and got a job at Inwood Christian School! Praise the Lord!
- Learned that Katie was prego!
May
- Graduated from Dordt, and DIDN'T get to sit next to Geron like we had been planning on for 2 whole years!
- Said goodbye to a ton of friends.
- Sort of looked for a summer job, but not very hard.
June
- Relaxed.
- Went on the Suleri - family summer bike ride to Missouri - Hot, hot weather, a flat tire, but lots of fun.
July
- Best friend since Kindergarten, Katie, got married.
- 4 weekends in a row of weddings.
- My big trip by myself - drove from Sioux Falls to Oregon for Ryan and Geron's wedding. Stopped in Montana on the way out there to surprise Kari. Mission accomplished. Headed out of Helena, got stuck in Portland during rush hour, made it to Geron's house. It was so special to be there and see where she lives and meet her family. And, of course, to see her get married. So much fun! And I was definitely the best personal attendant ever! Who else would spend hours picking little cocklebur things out of a lace wedding dress? (ok, maybe not hours) Left Oregon, stopped in Helena a SECOND time to surprise Kari again. Mission accomplished. Hung out there for two days. Drove home.
August
- Kept thinking, "I should really start getting ready for school."
- Took a trip to Chicago with Breanna to visit Karla and Todd. Met Boomer! Saw David. Went downtown Chicago and saw the sites. A great time!
- School started. Oh my goodness, I don't know if I have ever been so nervous!
- Started to get to know the kids.......pretty quiet still.
- Bethany moved back to Sioux Falls!
September
- Everything is kind of a blur during school, it goes so fast, and I have no idea what happened when.
- Starting to get to know the kids better. By the end of September, they seem like normal kids - very talkative. But they're good kids.......most of the time.
October
- First time I had to give up my break over Heartland weekend to actually GO to the teachers' conference. Saw a bunch of my old elementary and high school teachers there. Weird.
- School, school school
- Boy problems - this basically happens throughout the whole year, but especially this month. I won't expand on it though. :)
November
- First ever Parent-Teacher conferences. Scary, but they went ok.
- Kayla and Becky came to Sioux Falls and we all went to see New Moon! Jacob takes off his shirt - GASP!
- School, school, school
December
- This month flew by.
- Snow day!
- And, finally, Christmas break! I'm so glad I decided to be a teacher!
- Christmas - got shoes and stuff, gave Breanna her lifesize Jacob/Taylor Lautner cardboard cutout - her reaction = priceless.
- Blizzard of the century
- Shoveled.
- Shoveled.
- Shoveled.
- Saw Geron.
- Happy New Year!
New Year's Resolution - Try to blog more. Ok, not really. I don't make New Year's resolutions, but I really will try to do better. :)
