skatetown!

on friday, we took 13 of the kids on a roller skating field trip as a reward for our incentive program. the whole thing completely reminded me of when i was in middle school! and yes i did roller skate with the kiddos :)

the kids loved the trip and it was so nice to see them just be kids! they were able to do something that is completely normal by my standards but not so normal by some of theirs. most of them had been roller skating before, but it was still nice to take them on a trip that they may not have had the opportunity to go on without us taking them.

in other news...spring break is quickly approaching and i am pretty excited to have a week to do nothing. although doing nothing will include getting my taxes done, ordering my bridesmaid dress for this summer, and studying for some certification exams i have to take for teaching for next year. this weekend i am off to stl for a retreat for the lv program and then it will be break time for me. 

time is going by quickly! i cant believe its almost march already!

roses and thorns

i havent really been super motivated to blog about anything specific lately, but i thought a short lists of highs and lows that have been going on recently would be nice...

roses:

• its almost the weekend! 
• my pandora was ON POINT allllllll day today
• starting this month, i will visit have visitors at least once a month until april...yippeee! 
• i finally got my reimbursement check from work today 
• im relieved that i finally have a solid plan for next year and am anticipating the exciting new challenges that the next step of my journey will present
• i got my hair cut for $2 today- thank you gateway technical college beauty school
• warm weather in january...i dont hate it
• a group of students that i work with as part of our outreach program asked to make a presentation and host an event about what they learned from our group to their classmates- sometimes what we do really does get through to them! :)
• my to-do list is almost empty
• i really honestly LOVE what i do and the people i interact with on a daily basis

thorns:

• i feel like january flew by! and im nervous that the rest of this year will speed by too! 
• lots of the kids are struggling with working on division and im struggling to find ways to better help them with
• im not getting my taxes done until march, but i want my refund now! 
• people who dont take things seriously 
• even though i know that i am going to be doing nyc teaching fellows next year, i have to wait a few weeks to find out where i will be teaching/going to school and i am IMPATIENT!

more roses than thorns, life is good! :)