I haven't kept up with this blog, obviously. For this post I will catch you up on the recent events of my life, but after that I plan to blog daily about my life, my teaching, my lesson plans, and my students.
2013 has been an amazing year. I got engaged in late 2012 and had a wedding planned for May. In January, my finace had an interview with a new company in Texas, and suddenly all the plans changed. Jon was hired and we scrambled to prepare for a move, a marriage, and a completely new style of life.
The wedding moved up to February 1. We got hitched at the courthouse in a cute and quick ceremony. I wore something from the bargain rack. My parents came and my oldest friend from Florida dragged her boyfriend along to attend also. We had cupcakes downtown and drank coffee. Delicious local organic coffee. I miss Maude's terribly.... Eventually, a wedding night dinner has held at Mildred's. Jon and I packed up and headed out to St. Augustine for our weekend honeymoon.
The honeymoon was glorious. So many museums! So many delicious snacks and treats and foods! It helped that my best friend had lived there for a few years and was able to tip us off towards all the best places to go/see/things to do. However, in all the shuffle, nobody thought to check the weather. When packing to move, I left out one suitcase of cute clothes and one suitcase of warm clothes. I brought the wrong stuff to the honeymoon. I looked adorable but froze the entire time! This didn't help make the weekend quite as sexy or romantic as we wanted it to be, but nothing compared with getting home and realizing that I had pneumonia. I couldn't even get out of bed. After a long, painful trip to the local clinic and lots of antibiotics, I was ready to travel!
Jon and I drove out of Gville heading to Texas on Feb. 8. One week after getting married. It was a sad moment to leave my long term home. I'd been in my condo longer than I've ever lived anywhere else, and it was very hard to actually pack up the car knowing I was leaving my kitties and my home. The kitties came out with us on the next trip, but I still missed them terribly for the couple of weeks we were separated.
We had a few adventures along the drive, but finally we arrived in Texas, settled into our hotel, and eventually found a great place to live. Our first home together.
After securing housing, I flew back to pack up the rest of our belongings. My friend picked me up from the airport, drove me to Gville and took me to dinner. We spent that night hanging out and enjoying a last night in my home before settling down to pack up and work hard the rest of the week. She was called away the next morning. My family came down to help me and visit before we were really, truly, gone. With my family comes the family pita-a small yorkie. After a particularly trying day, I saw that the dog was trying to excape thru the front door, and ran down the stairs to prevent her from being lost. I didn't quite make it. Instead, I slid and fell forward, then backward, then forward again. Landing in a crumpled heap, with two parents screaming at me was not on the agenda for my week... But that's what happened
A long visit to the ER and plenty of frustration later, they declared my foot had been sprained. (it hadn't) I could walk on it ( I couldn't) . I would be just fine (Nope). I didn't need pain pills (Completely wrong). Another visit to another doctor in Florida terrified me as they sold me on some expensive and very painful procedures, and surprise ! Another doctor who didn't believe in pain pills. The drive to Texas was much worse this time around, but we made it.
I saw a specialist in TX who realized my foot was broken in 3 (nope, 5) places. It's been a very long hard recovery, but now I am able to walk and stand on one or two feet.
I'm finally getting active in my community and trying to learn about life in Waco. Part of this search has led me to a church that I treasure and, more importantly, to the friends who have made this area a new home. I am so thankful to every one of them for encouraging me to get out, meet new people, and visit new parts of this city. Every day gets a little better. I've got a job now working with a homeschooler. I'm designing a curriculum, probably creating most of the handouts to be used, and will be maintaining detailed notes on her activity and progress daily. This blog will hopefully help me to chronicle her progress as well as my own as I learn, develop, and grow through working with her.
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