I was looking back at my previous post and realized that (once again) I haven't posted in a while. A lot has happened since I got my tattoo two months ago. Last month, I celebrated my Grandpa's birthday (Aug. 6) by getting a phone call from a school district in Texas that I had applied to several months before asking if I was interested in a 5th grade position. After my initial response of telling the secretary that I was still in Georgia, I called back and said that I was in fact interested and set-up a phone interview for the next morning. Needless to say, I was super nervous and excited for the rest of the day. I wasn't feeling too confident after my interview, but I guess what they say is right; you are your biggest critic. I was told that I would hear back within the week with a decision, so I was super excited when I got the phone call the next day from Human Resources offering me the job. I was in shock. I was at home with my niece, and couldn't help but shed a few tears when I told her that I would be moving all the way to Texas. After calling my mom in tears to tell her that I got the job, I visited my sister at her job to tell her, unable to hold back the tears. My next move was to fill out my resignation at the grocery store that I had been working at for 4.5 years. I am not sure if I was more ecstatic about finally starting my teaching career or finally getting out of customer service. The next week and a half was full of packing, visiting family and friends, and more packing.
I have now been in Texas for three weeks and just finished my second week of teaching 5th grade. Even though I miss my family and friends back home, I am content with my decision to take the job. I have come to realize that I am lucky to have amazing friends, (without my best friend's brother, I would've had to find an apartment in a week and a half while still living 1100 miles away) a great team at work, and a pretty good group of students. I can't wait to see what this first year of teaching has in store for me.
If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough!
