It is already Thursday, and I can not believe it. This week has flown by so quickly. This week has been filled with excitement and new beginnings. Yesterday was very busy. We had registration at Monarch. I was very excited to be able to meet some of my new sweet first graders. I know this will be a great year. Beyond the thousands of papers you have to fill out and the repeated conversations, and being slightly overwhelmed with so many people, yesterday was a great day at school. Although I did leave feeling exhausted and nervous about the millions of things I have to get done before school on Monday. After school I had to make a raod trip to Fountain Inn. I did not want to have to make a road trip because it was already 4:30 and my head was spinning with things I needed to get done. On the outside I was at peace, but on the inside was a whole different story. But I had no other time to go to FI and I had to go-I have found an excellent seamstress in FI whom I love. Because I am in so many weddings I use this lady a lot. She does wonders for my dresses, since they are usually way too big up top and two miles too long. I asked Ashley to pick my dress up yesterday because I wasn't sure I would get to FI in enough time to get it. So anyway, I decided I needed to make the best of the road trip. I turn on my iPod to jam out as it helps the time pass more quickly. Because I was feeling so overwhelmed and anxious, I went to my playlist entitled "Pick Me Up." It's one of the best play lists I have and it never ceases to pick my spirits up. "Pick Me Up" is a playlist of most of my favorite Christian songs. Last year I began listening to Christian music more regularly on my way to and from school to help me feel at peace and to help me have a postive mindset for a situation I was not happy in. So, I developed a play list with my favorite songs from 89.3. One of my favorite songs is "Come Thou Fount." It always does something for me, so I playe it repeatedly. Some of my other favorite artists are Chris Tomlin, Toby Mac, Francessca Batistelli, and well I like them all- Especially old Audio Adrenaline! Can't get enough "Get Down." Yesterday proved to be one of those days I needed to be encouraged! So, I got to Fountain Inn, picked my dress up, talked with Ash and Superdave for a little while and was on my way back home. On my way home I began to feel a peace. I realized everything would be done and I would be prepared for Monday. I know this peace came from God, and I am thankful for that-otherwise I may have experienced a small heart attack. ha ha
When I got home I had dinner with my mom-she makes the BEST bake potatoes. After we ate we sat at opposite ends of the dinner table and did school work! Thank goodness she has school work to do too! What a long and exhausting day!
Today has been a much better day and I feel as if I got a lot accomplished at school. I got to school early today to start on the list of things that needed to be done. This morning we had a meeting followed by lunch! You have to enjoy going out to lunch while you can! As the day went on I felt as if more and more things were getting accomplished and as if those things that were stressing me out so much yesterday were completed easily without and worries. What a wonderful feeling. After school today, we had another meeting for the class all of the first year teachers have to take. It is a class that prepares us to be evaluated using ADEPT standards. Thankfully, PC observes us using these standards, so I feel more prepared for the class than I thought I would. I am familiar with the standards and already have my portfolio for PC that I can tweek and add things too! Anyway, today our mentor teachers and principals were invited to the class so that we could all talk and to go over some things. I enjoyed them being there as it made me feel like my support system just got stronger.
But what makes this day even better is the phone call I just had with one of my best friends, roommates through college, and well just someone I love to death! Megs- We haven't gotten to see each other much this summer, so we have to catch up through phone calls. We talked for over and hour today and there was never a dull moment. Megan used to live behind me and we practically grew up together. Her parents were my parents, my parents were her parents. ..Until Megan moved during middle school- BUMMER. So we talked a couple of times, but not too much. Well, I ended up having her dad for a weightlifting class at the high school, so, I got to keep up with Megs a little more through her dad. When it came time for me to go college, Megan had already been at USC, but was transferring to PC. How convenient for us to reconnect. After talking to Megan, we decided to room together. We didn't know how it would work, but we should have never had any worries about that. 4 years at PC and we were roommates the whole time. Our friendship turned into us being best friends...probably more like sisters. We were glued at the hip pretty much during our four years at school! We have such an indepth friendship and I absolutely love Megan to death. We share so many secrets, stories, and can finish each others sentences. We can look at each other and know what the other is thinking and we aren't afraid to be honest with each other. I can count on Megan for anything-from a laugh to the shirt off her back. I truely cherish out friendship. And though we don't see each other as often as we both would like, our phone calls bring us closer...It's as if we never left each other! So, getting to talk to Megan today was the icing on the cake to a wonderful day!
Blessings for Today:
1. Meg's friendship
2. My relationship with God
3. Christian Radio
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