Guess What??

About a week ago I went to Litercy Lab Training in Searcy! I went with some people from my school and we had a blast!! The training was great and I fill like I learned so much! I am so ready for this school year!! Ahhh it is going to be so much fun!
This week Kristy and I worked on the classroom! We worked hard and ended up rearranging the entire room! I am so thankful for that her husband and girls helped so much! The room could not look better! I love it! I will try to get some pics up soon! Also, we decorated our hallway and it looks great!! Hopefully sometime next week I will show you pics!!

Lake Weekend

I love summer and water more than I can express in words!! I think I am as dark as I ever have been, because if the opportunity comes I want to be outside in the water! Most of the summer I have been at my parents pool, but this weekend was special one and I went out to Beaver Lake! My friends(Mayci, Caleb, Randy, and Liz) and I all left on Friday and went to Caleb's parent's lake house on Beaver lake. Needless to say we had a blast! To give you a little background on who I went with......
Liz was my basketball buddy in high school! Every time we made a long trip we would sit by each other on the bus and became pretty good friends this way! So, when we both decided to go off to college at UCA Liz became my Freshman roommate! We had our ups and downs and living together was not for us but our friendship has remained all these years! Through her and living in the dorm she met Randy! He is an amazing guy and I am so glad that Liz has found him! We have became close as well!
Then, there is Mayci! She is one of my BFFs, too! She lived in State Hall with me when we are Freshman! We actually met though having classes together in the dorm! FYI: This is great way to meet people if you are going off to college! At UCA it is called Residential College and you have classes right in your dorm. Anyways, back to Mayci, when we lived in State our freshman year Mayci practically lived in our room and we hung out 24/7! We even worked at the same daycare for 6 months! Pretty much from the first time we met we were inseparable! We lived together the rest of our college career and have gotten closer each year we have known each other! Mayci met Caleb while working at Chick-fila. I am so thankful to have them in my life! I know that they both would be there for me no matter what!
Now where was I, ohhh yes back to the Lake! So, we basically laid out by the lake the whole time the sun was at on Friday and Saturday! We had so fun and silly times talking about mermaids and what not! We ate great food(brautes, bar-b-que chicken, breakfast casserole, and egg sandwiches)!! It was a fun relaxing weeknd with some great friends! We even talked about going on a future trip overseas that I really hope will work out! It is great to enjoy water, bevearages, and good food any weekend! This will be a weekend I won't forget for awhile! :)

Liz and Mace

Caleb and Mayci
Randy and Elizabeth
Mayci and I
The Girls!

Good News...Good News!

I am sure if anyone reads this they already know that next year, I will be teaching 5th grade!! I have to be honest this is a change that I am excited about and oh so nervous, too!! If you would have asked me three years ago if I would every teaching older kids I would have said "NO WAY!" But, as you all know things change and God opens doors for you just at the right time! The one thing that calms my nerves about my BIG change is that I get to take my awesome friend Kristy Driscoll with me! I would honestly be lost without her(in so many ways!)!! She keeps me organized and positive!! Not to mention that she is an awesome friend and one of my BFFs! We will be teaching in an integrated classroom for social studies and literacy. What does that mean? Well, we have have some students that may need a little extra help and have an IEP, but we will also have regular students as well! I can't wait to see what this new year brings!

Kristy and I
One of the only pics of us together! That will change this year!

Branson.....

When I was in High School I began to help with Partners Club...This is a club that helps students with Special Needs. I loved it! From there, I went on to work with one of peers that needed some extra help her name is Whitney. We have continued our friendship and she now goes to church with me almost every Sunday and we both love this! She is such a blessing to me!

When in College, I worked for Old Navy for two years! While it was fun I always wanted to be a Wavier worker like I did with Whitney. After praying and talking with a friend about this I heard about a place called Easter Seals! Through them, I was able to meet my sweet Nakia! Many of you have probably heard me talk about her at one time or another! We go an and annual trip each summer and sometimes at Christmas to Branson Missouri! I am convinced this is Nakia's favorite place on earth and I don't mind it much either! The first full week of my summer we headed off to Branson! We went to Silver Dollar City a few days..I enjoyed some rides and we watched all the shows! My favorites were the Wallenda Circus(a must see!) and the GAC Country Music show! I love, love, love country music!!! We chilled by the pool and did some shopping, too! Also, we ate twice at our favorite restaurant the Hard Luck Diner! It was a great week!

Nakia and I

Wallanda Circus

Hello Blog World!

Hi Blogging Friends! I have been thinking about blogging for a long time. Many times, I talk myself out of it! I mean who in the world would find my life  interesting?!?! What would I write about? When will I have time to blog? Well the time is now! I am really excited to join the world of Blogs! I have been reading others blogs for years and now I will have my own! I hope to find many exciting, fun, and interesting things to write about! We will see how this goes!