School starts tomorrow - for realz. Kids and all. No more preparations. Time to meet my kiddos, and make the best first impression possible. Tomorrow is the most important day of this year. Well, one of them, anyway. Being the new teacher is stressful - I mean, seriously, I have to wear the perfect outfit, or I'm a loser for life. This is middle school after all! The kids will be talking, and I'm not kidding.
But before I deal with that, I got one more kick ass weekend with my besties from high school. These girls - Jen, Sara and Jess - know me better than almost anyone. I never get to see them, and in Jen's case, I lost touch with her for many years, and only recently reconnected. But here's the thing: it doesn't matter. We pick up where we left off. We mock. We tease. We laugh. We cry. And it's just understood that, after all these years, we've still got each other's back. I love these girls. In Sara's case, I'm especially proud, because we had a fallen out - due to a 3rd party - and after not speaking to each other for 4 or 5 years, we ran into each other the weekend of her wedding (that I was not invited to) and we both just cried. This falling out was neither of our fault, and we chose to literally forgive and forget...and we have. And while I'm so sad I lost that time with, I'm more grateful that I have more time ahead. That we were able to get over it. We've only discussed it a few times, because we don't understand what happened, so we don't see the point in rehashing, and therefore keeping it alive. But I digress. My point is - that's how strong our bond is....with all of these girls. And we just had the best weekend at Sara's sister's wedding. I'm revived and full of energy and confidence because of my time with them. The perfect frame of mind for tomorrow :)
My hope is that I can spread a spirit of warmth, calmness, positive energy, and optimism to my students at all times. My high school girlfriends bring out these qualities in me. As a matter of fact - most of my friends do - I suppose that's what attracts me to them (you).
Here we go....
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