My birthday was this week and it was absolutely splendid. My students and co-teacher surprised me with a party complete with confetti, presents, and ice cream. I was overjoyed and flattered that they put that much effort into something for my birthday. I was standing in front of them opening my presents and shaking a little bit because I was in such blissful shock. That evening, the girls and I went out for Panera and then some dessert downtown. In between, I received numerous texts, phone calls, and birthday cards. It was the perfect birthday for being far from most of my friends and family. We will be heading to Tampa this weekend to celebrate with everyone else in the program.
Besides birthday celebrations this week, I had my class on my own for two days and many of you would probably roll your eyes. Most people think I'm spoiled with having a co-teacher but the truth is, we both work hard with our students when we aren't teaching because they need extra help, support, and discipline at times. So when one of us is gone, that day seems extra long because we don't get a break at all. I feel proud to say this time around I was able to handle the classroom, get everything accomplished, and even have a little fun with them without any other teachers coming into the room for support. I love my students but they can definitely be a handful so having extra help definitely makes a difference in terms of their attitude and behavior.
The weekend came and I knew I had a lot to get done. Thank goodness it rained quite a bit this weekend so I was forced to stay in and get all my grading, cleaning, etc. done. I hung out with my friend on Saturday and we had dinner in downtown Ft. Lauderdale which was fun. I've also started planning and booking for our trip to Key West over Memorial Day weekend! We are very excited!
To end, I wanted to share a synopsis of the priest's homily from Mass. Today in the Gospel, Jesus found his apostles and showed them His scars. The priest proceeded to talk about how we all have struggles and scars in our lives. No one gets through life without a few stumbles and falls but those scars and struggles are "foundational to who we are" as he put it. I found this so wonderful because those moments do shape and mold us. That doesn't mean we should fall down and lay victim to them but we can use those tough times as a way to help us. Jesus has far more scars than we ever will but He conquered all of them and uses them to teach us. Just a good thought for the week I thought.
Happy 3rd Week of Easter!
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