Craziness!

I haven't posted since Purdue because as soon as I got back, life hit me in one big wall and I'm still trying to play catch up. Parent-teacher conferences were on Wednesday, I had to plan lessons for Thursday and Friday . . . anyway, to say the least, I was busy.

In short, Purdue was good. It was good to see the gorgeous campus, it was good to talk to some people, and it was also good to know where I stand. If I go to grad school, great; if not, that's okay too. I am SO out of the competitive school mode, though. Some of those people were on top of their game, and I am totally out of the game. The luggage came, I made all of my flights, I met some interesting people . . . yes, it was an interesting trip.

I am SO ready for Fall Break! And although I will be spending both days at school organizing and planning and grading, I will at least catch up. And that's a good thing.

Other than that, things are swell. I hope you are doing well.

Enjoy conference this weekend! I know I will. =)

Purdue!

Well, I'm in West Lafayette, Indiana at Purdue. The air travel was exhausting and the airline lost my luggage during a connection. But other than that, all is well. I'm sitting in my hotel room, wanting desperately to go to sleep, but I cannot because, well, I don't have any of my stuff. It's supposedly going to get here by tonight . . . hopefully. I'm crossing my fingers and praying really hard.

I just went to dinner and talked with some of the graduate students in a program I'm interested in . . . I don't know how I feel quite yet about the whole grad school thing. But that's why I'm here--to figure out what I want to do.

That's all for now. I'm sure I'll have more exciting developments by the end of tomorrow.

Loves, etc.

Breakdown

I just about had a breakdown in B4 today. We were taking notes. I had given them a PowerPoint guide to fill in the blanks. I was asking questions, and no one was paying attention. So then I asked a question to a specific kid, and he acted all uncaring about it, and I just went off. I went off about how lazy they were and how they needed to grow up. Then I went into the fact that I had put a lot of effort into the lesson, and the fact they were disrespectful filled me with disgust. Anyway, I was so angry that I was close to tears.

Thankfully I didn't break down in front of them.

But I still just want to sob.

Blessings Floweth

I have always been extremely blessed, so I don't want this entry to sound like I've never been blessed before. But my eyes have been opened lately to blessings flowing into my life.

I have a wonderful job in which I can make a difference. I am thankfully starting to get the passion back (a passion that was lacking at the beginning of school). I work with amazingly awesome people whom I can trust in and rely on and who trust in and rely on me.

I received a travel scholarship to go out to Purdue to the graduate school expo. I won't have to pay for my plane travel or my hotel room. This will give me the chance to really look at grad schools and get a look at Purdue.

I have been on a few dates. Considering the past, this is an extreme jump in my dating life. It's a good thing, too.

My family and friends are amazing and supportive. I have a large network of people I can turn to, and that is always comforting.

There are so many more I could list, but I won't because it might bore you all. I am extremely grateful for the blessings in my life, and I know the Giver of the blessings loves me and you.