My life as of now

I must say, my life since August has been a whirlwind. That picture above basically describes my life :-) Sleep deprived and living on 3-4 cups of coffee on a daily basis. Although my life is busy and full of late nights and early mornings, I can see the light at the end of the crazy tunnel. In May 2010, I will have officially completed all my courses for my Bachelor of Arts in Education with an endorsement in Reading. I'll student teach that Fall (2010) and finally be able to teach on my own by January 2011.



I'm in a first grade classroom this semester for my practicum. I spend 3 hours each week there and I must say that I absolutely love the age group. Yes the cough, sneeze, and wipe their boogers constantly but they have an enthusiasm for school and learning that completely captivates me. Not to mention, they say the funniest things! I was asked if I was 14 haha Apparently, that's old to a 6 year old! Below I have posted some pictures of me with my first grade practicum students during their Valentine party... They were all on a sugar buzz!

I'm still alive!

Hello all you bloggers! I have finally found a few minutes to give you an update before its back to the books :-) I have been in school for a month and a half now, and I can honestly say I've spent most of that time in my bedroom doing home work or studying. I'm so enjoying being in the Teaching Program but it's definitely a lot of work.

Myth: Elementary Ed. majors have it so easy... it's all cutting and gluing.

Oh don't I wish it was that way. We have to study, take tests, and write papers just like every major. But on top of that, we have to write lesson plans, do massive individual projects as well as groups projects, and spend 40+ hours in a classroom, and maintain our sanity :-) Believe me, I have wanted to drop out and walk away from this at least 10 times since I've started. But I know that this is what God has called me to and I have to cling to that word.

But through all the madness and stress I have bonded with every person in my program. It's so wonderful to be around people who are passionate about teaching and kids in the same way that I am. We all understand the stress each other is going through and are able to encourage and push each other to stick with it. How great is that?

The most important thing for me to do is to keep my eye on the goal...





Well, it's time to finish up some reading for my online class.

I apologize...

I'm sorry for the lack of posts but I have officially started school!! I began August 25th and am now currently in the Teaching Program :-) It is going to be a lot of work but I'm so looking forward to it. With that being said, I will try to post as often as I can.. when God inspires me or I have a funny story to tell. Please keep checking my blog, I will try to post at least once or twice a month!

WSU Update

In January, I announced to you all that I had been accepted into WSU Tri-Cities. After being admitted as a student, I applied for their Elementary Education program. Well, I turned in my application the last week of March and have been anxiously waiting to hear back from them.

I'm happy to announce that I have been accepted into the Elementary Education program at WSU. I will admit, I did scream when I found out yesterday :-) I'm absolutely pumped and can't wait to start classes August 25th! It's hard to believe that I'll be taking classes that will be preparing me to become a teacher and that in 2 short years, I will be a teacher!

Back to School

Today, I enjoy my last few hours of freedom because by this time tomorrow, I will have become a slave to my education and hit the books. Don't get me wrong, I know it's a privilege to go to college and I'm so grateful to have parents who are willing to pay for it.. but it's always hard to get back into the swing of things.

I have so enjoyed this summer. My job allowed me to keep working part time while I took an online history class and continued tutoring my favorite 8 year old :-) Speaking of my job, I got a raise a week ago! Definitely unexpected but such an act of God. I've loved late night movies with my cousins and spending a week at the Oregon Coast. I feel like I did a lot of "growing up" this summer, especially in God.

Well, enough of my chatter. Here are some pictures from this summer... Enjoy