Summer has been in full swing for the past four weeks. I don't handle too much free time well, so I have definitely been keeping myself busy. I've been working several jobs, baby-sitting, creating some teaching materials, playing games with the little ones, creating bulletin boards, and more.
This
year I am a co-leader for Vacation Bible School again. Last year we
created a bulletin board where we could post sign-up sheets for volunteers and
updates on the planning process. We wanted to do the same thing again this
year. This particular bulletin board took quite a while, but I'm pretty
happy with how it turned out. As if you can't tell from the picture
below, this year's theme involves cars. :)
I’m working on creating some other bulletin boards as well, but I haven’t quite found the time to put all of the pieces together yet. I am hoping that I will be able to find the time here in the next week or so.
Part of the reason that I haven't found the time to finish some projects, is because I spent three days with my fabulous friends. We went to Six Flags to celebrate Tracy's (aka Tra Tra Van Zan Zan) 21st birthday. I drove to her house on Wednesday, where Sarah T. and Rachel met up with us later that afternoon. We spent so much time talking and laughing. I am not sure how we could have so much to catch up on in just four weeks, but it was wonderful to have that time to share stories. It's weird to spend everyday with these girls for months on end, and then to suddenly spend 3 months apart. Not only did I get to spend way too much time talking, but I also got to spend a day at Six Flags with my fabulous friends. We have done something special for each person's 21st birthday, whether it was a 21 clue scavenger hunt, 21 presents, 21 boxes to get to the present, etc. Tracy had to ride 21 rides before she could receive her present. We thought that it would be an easy task...but it turned out to be a challenge. We ended up riding one roller coaster 5 or 6 times in a row, but we managed to ride 21 rides by the end of the day! I may or may not have had so much fun that I still have very little voice today. ;)
We
took a picture at each ride to help us document how many rides we had been on
that day. (Side note: Aren't these girls amazing? I am so blessed
they are in my life.)
Another
highlight of the trip was that I was able to cross "ride a roller coaster
backward" off my to-do list. Riding Batman backward was....amazing!
After some shopping on Friday I had to say goodbye, knowing it might be our last time to see each other before school starts again. It is crazy to think how much more will happen in that amount of time, especially since one person is traveling all the way to China and Korea this summer.
While the end of my mini-vacation came too soon, I found out some exciting news when I arrived home. The teacher who I will be with for my student teaching called me to set up a time to meet with her next week. I will be with a second grade class in an amazing school district. I am so happy to know my placement and be able to start to make some preparations. I remember thinking about student teaching as an elementary student myself. I remember having a student teacher in my class and thinking how I would have to do that one day, and how absolutely terrifying that would be. While I am nervous, and I am also really excited to begin this journey. God has called me to serve in an area in which I find so much passion and joy. I can't wait to serve Him and follow His calling. It's all becoming so real, and I couldn't be more excited to see where this experience will take me. Now that I know my placement, I have found that it is even more fun to do some of my teacher shopping. My mom and I found a teacher store and I may have gone a little crazy shopping there. I scored big on lots of cute borders. Oh how I can't wait to have my own classroom to put these to use in.
Well
I should probably think about getting some sleep soon. I have church in
the morning afterall.
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