This week, I started student teaching. I can already tell it's going to be an amazing experience and it's only day three! The first day, I felt so overwhelmed because my mentor teacher wasn't even there-I had to follow a sub around all day who spent almost the entire time talking about herself and how she can't get a teaching job. Encouraging, right? I tried to smile and nod and tried to ignore the worry that that would be me in a few months. I keep telling myself that I am fully capable to do this--but I'll be glad when it's my time to get up in front of the kids and get to work. Right now I'm just in the observational phase of things, but I'm grateful that my mentor teacher is already having me help out with some basic stuff, like taking attendence (which is helping me learn everyone's names!), correcting papers, and making trips to the school library for materials. So I don't feel totally useless. I would compare my feelings so far with a little like my feelings about rollercoasters--the worst part is the anticipation waiting for that big plunge! Although I HATE rollercoasters, and I think I'm really going to love this. I have so many great ideas for lessons, and I really hope I can be successful. All this waiting for next semester (which is when I start really teaching them myself) is really getting me stressed, but I know deep-down it's going to be spectacular. It's just an amazing feeling to know I'm finally on my way to this career I've wanted to happen for so long. I am already feeling more at home at the school than I thought I would. Everyone has been really nice so far and my mentor teacher is awesome. Of course it doesn't hurt that he was one of MY favorite teachers in high school. I just can't help but feel really lucky about this entire thing. I am INSANELY nervous and stressed and pretty overwhelmed but...I am SO GLAD to be doing this. Today I was able to go to a faculty meeting which was pretty interesting. I met some more teachers today, one who will be teaching right next door and seems awesome. I also saw a teacher today who I used to work for-I used to babysit his kids all the time. It's great to know some people-it certainly takes some of the edge off.
What else is going on? OH YEAH-I got my WEDDING DRESS last weekend. See picture above! It's not the best shot and it's not me in the dress-I was stupid and didn't bring my camera-but it is AMAZING. I got it at David's Bridal (the pic above is from their website). And talk about LUCK-I was wanting this dress for awhile, and I just had a feeling it was the one. I had found out it was discontinued, but I decided to ask them about it at the store anyway. And lo and behold, they had ONE left in MY SIZE. I tried it on and it fits almost perfectly-they just have to hem it since I'm a bit of a midget, and take in the waist. Amazing! PLUS I got it for an insanely low price since it was discontinued. I was soooo surprised at how well this worked out in my favor. I also tried on some others and almost went with agrecian-style dress, which was just magical, ethereal, and unique...but not quite what I envisioned...Anways, I am SO excited to wear this dress.
Well getting up at five AM is causing me to get sleepy early...that's all for now...
