I'm ready.
Happy 21st birthday take two for Elisabeth. Elisabeth, Kate, Leah and I joined Elisabeth's parents for a birthday lunch at Olive Garden. It was so nice to be treated to such a wonderful meal. I don't think Elisabeth wants to grow up as she won't admit to not being 21 anymore. Also, on Saturday, my roommate was so proud of me for staying up late with the "big kids" until 2:30 am. Obviously I slept most of Sunday. We went out Saturday with some of the teachers Leah works with. One of the teachers' baseball teams was having a fundraiser at a bowling alley. Wow was I bad. I still can't believe I stayed up that late.
This week at school has been pretty uneventful as we prepare for next week's Achievement Tests. However, graduation and finding a job has suddenly started to become fairly real to me. Yesterday, I spoke with a principal from a middle school in St. Louis. The district that she is from is absolutely amazing. Looking at their websites and talking with others in the area, this school district seems to do so much for their students through community and parent involvement. Everything about this district just seems right. The principal that I called offered me an interview later in March. Wow, an interview! Reality is really sinking in now. As I look at my resume and my portfolio I feel confident that Dayton has prepared me in so many ways. Although butterflies will fly in my stomach that day, I know that my credentials will lead me to a job somewhere next year, whether or not with this school.
I am very excited about all that is ahead of me in the next five months. With graduation, finishing a thesis, finding a job, moving out and much more, I know a lot of growing up is going to happen quickly. Sometimes when I'm driving I find myself remembering how much I wanted to learn to drive, and then, here I am, driving a car. When I go grocery shopping I remember as a kid I use to think that going to the store and shopping by myself would be such a grown-up thing. As I am teaching fifth graders day after day I laugh at myself as I am graduating from college, a feat that seemed so off in the distance. Although in many ways I still feel like mommy and daddy's little girl I have these responsibilities and I am having the experiences of an adult which makes life that more complicated. I'm ready. I know that. However, I think that I'll probably in some ways always see myself as that little girl who was always so anxious to grow up. No one probably really ever grows up.
Mar 2, 2006 9:43 PM
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