A Great Weekend.

Happy Easter!

We have had a great weekend. Yesterday, we got up bright and early (6 a.m.) and went to a Kids Run/5 K in support for Autism Awareness. The little kids did great. David helped out with the race/walk. So that left just Eli and myself to walk. He was pretty sore from the previous week of soccer games, and he has some HUGE blisters on his feet, so he was just going to walk with me. He found a group of friends and he ended up running instead. His time was 24:08 - not great for him, but great despite his blisters.

I walked alone. I love my alone time. I listen to my music, I sing and I think. My time was 47 minutes. I wish I could have been better. But there were lots behind me. And that is not so bad considering my largeness and I have only been exercising for the past 5 weeks or so.

Emma and Tripp had soccer games at 10. Then, we had family Easter at 12. It was a tight squeeze, but everyone ended up showered and dressed. We were only 10 minutes late.

Here are some pictures from the weekend

Longest.Week.Ever.

... until next week.

This has been TCAP week... so my teacher has been out. I have had the class all to myself. Not much different, she has been leaving me for several weeks, but I can text her if I need her (I think she stays in the workroom). So, I have had lots of experiences this week. It is amazing!

Today leaves me with six days. And I am done.

Also, I have been doing pretty good with my exercise for the past five weeks or so. I am walking all over town. I choose to go where ever. If I see a street I have not been down before, well, I take that street. I am loving this. Today, I took the day off. I was so sleepy. And it was so rainy. Tomorrow, I hope I am back at it. I walk for about 40 minutes each time and do about 2 1/2 miles.

I am looking forward to Easter this weekend. I am doing a 5k on Saturday morning. Then, the kids have soccer at 10. Family Easter thing is at 12. I am not sure how I am going to squeeze showers - hair - decent clothes in that time frame. One year, we just went looking like thugs. I swore I would never do that again. I felt bad the whole time.

So, Dave is mailing my graduation announcements tomorrow. I have never done this before, so he encouraged me strongly to do all the cool stuff I missed from high school.

May is going to be a big month. College Graduation. Mother's Day (my favorite time because I am so blessed). My birthday. UGH! I will be 36. I can't believe it. Then, Tripp's birthday on June 5. Kids get out of school. I am ready for summer.

Nine Days.

Countdown: I have nine days of student teaching left - Five this week, then four the following week. On the 29th, I am going to go with Emma and her first grade class on a field trip to the Zoo. Crazy, right? This morning, I was thinking about how much I had learned in the past four years and how hard I had pushed in the past year. Last spring semester, I had 15 hours. In the summer, I took 17. In the fall, I took 15. So I have felt like student teaching is just a piece of cake. Finally, it is coming together. My mother in law is planning a graduation party. Food? Music? I don't care. I told Dave to choose. Finally, I will have that paper. That is all I care about. Oh, and I am concerned with what dress to wear. And shoes. Also, it is now going to be the "real" world. I can't imagine how scary this would be for a 22 year old who has only ever known school. I suppose it is weird not really having homework already. But there is some sort of work *(A TPA Pilot Program that I was chosen for) and I still have that looming around. In less than three weeks, I will graduate.