New Beginnings

              Every year before the first day of school there is excitement and nervousness all rolled into one.  This year is no different.  For the past 5 years, I have welcomed a class, full of excited students, into my room, ready to teach them and see what the year had to offer.  This year comes with new excitement and nervousness as I start at a new school and welcome back over 500 excited students as an Assistant Principal.  Another exciting event for the first year of school is that Tegan will be starting Kindergarten!  I can't believe she will be walking into an elementary school tomorrow to begin her journey through school.  I hope nothing but the best for her and can't wait to see what this year holds for her and she continues to learn and grow as a young lady. 
            I have tons to catch-up on as the past couple weeks have been life changing for Eric and me.  Everything we have worked for the past  years came together within a couple weeks.  I still cannot believe how blessed I am to have been able to get a job as an Assistant Principal, being 27 years old, at an amazing school!  Here's to another year of teaching, learning and growing!

50 and Fabulous!

Happy 50th birthday Mom!  Today we celebrated my mom's 50th birthday.  We went to eat dinner at Maggiano's.  It was so yummy!  My mom had been there a few months back and wanted to take us all there.  We had yummy peach bellini's and wonderful food.  I was so stuffed!  We then went shopping at a few places around the Galleria.  For dessert, we went to the Dessert Gallery.  They have the best cakes there!  With the weather being as hot as it has been, we decided to not do anything during the day.  We enjoyed some air conditioning!  Hope you had a wonderful birthday mom and I love you!

We Made It

     Tomorrow, July 26th, is Eric's LAST DAY EVER of his rotation, or free labor as we refer to it.  =)  I honestly can't believe that we have made it.  We made it!  Funny thing, exactly 3 years ago on July 26, 2008 we moved into our first apartment as a married couple.  Our first chance to make it on our own, pay rent and and start this life that was so unfamiliar to us.  All we knew was that Eric would be at UTMB for the next 3 years and I would be teaching 2nd grade at Greene Elementary knowing only my AP who was a family friend from Katy, and my new team leader I had met a couple times, Leslie (who I now talk to about 8 times a day and is my right hand lady!)  Oh how life changed through the past 3 years!  The only way to describe the past 3 years is that WE MADE IT!

• we made it through Hurricane Ike after being in school for 10 days
• we made it through our first year of marriage
• we made it through Eric's first year of school and my first year teaching at a new school
• we made it through our first summer both being in summer school
• we made it through Eric having to move to Wichita Falls for 8 weeks
• we made it through my unexpected, relentless anxiety attacks for 8 weeks
• we made it through our second year of marriage
• we made it through me moving to a new grade level
• we made it through me driving to Katy once a week until 11pm for class
• we made it through Eric's 2nd rotation in Baytown and his 3rd rotation at St. Luke's
• we made it through our third year of marriage
• we made it through my Master's degree from UHCL

We never doubted that we would make it to this point, but we sometimes wondered when we would get here and what it would feel like.  As with the other major points along the way, we have made here and it doesn't feel any different.  I don't think it will hit us until Eric walks across the stage at graduation. I can tell the emotions are coming forward now that the day is getting closer.  I could not be more proud of Eric for all his has accomplished these past 3 years.  He has worked hard, made amazing friends, supported me and learned balance in his life.  Next week he will be back at UTMB for 4 days for wrap-up week.  Let the celebrations begin!

Funny story...my parents came to visit a few weeks ago on a week day when Eric was at work.  My dad pointed out that there is something wrong with the fact that I was getting paid through the summer and staying home, while Eric was at work not getting paid.  Good point!  

 

Week in Review #7

I have been battling with feeling like summer is almost over yet also realizing that I have 4 more weeks until my new kiddos start in my 4th grade class.  I think the fact that our vacation isn't until the end of the summer is part of the issue.  Last week was my last "official" week of pure freedom.  This week I started teaching summer school at my campus.  The summer school is only from 8-12, Monday-Thursday, so it will still give me time in the afternoon to enjoy the last couple weeks of summer and get my class ready.  Here is a little glimpse of most of my week last week:

• met my mom and Mrs. Miller is Sugarland for shopping
• stayed at home being a homebody
• went to Hobby Lobby and HEB
• stayed at home being a homebody
• got some pretty new shoes at Macy's
• stayed at home being a homebody
• made a wreath while being a homebody
• went to the eye doctor
• stayed at home being a homebody
• went to the dentist
• stayed at home being a home body

     Anyone noticing a trend here?  I REALLY tried to enjoy as much time at home as I could.  I have never been one to enjoy staying home for a long time, but this summer has totally changed that feeling!  I am sure next summer will be much of the same when we have a new house to decorate. 

    My weekend was a little more eventful, I promise!  Friday afternoon Leslie and I went to Katy to stay at my parents house for the night.  She was needing a break from being a mommy for the night.  We went to dinner, got frozen yogurt, stayed up late watching Say Yes to the Dress and went shopping the next day.  We had a wonderful time!  Sunday was a very relaxing day.  Eric and I went to The Spot for lunch and did our usual drive around Galveston.  We went to see the Carnival Conquest, where we will set sail from in a few weeks!  Can't wait for some rest, relaxation and celebrating with my wonderful hubby.  Can't wait to officially call him Dr. Konesheck, DPT. =)

Week In Review: Week 6

       I'm still trying to get caught up on my summer, but I am almost there!  I am very thankful that I chose to these posts this summer so I can remember what a wonderful summer it has been.  The week after Tegan and Cainan came to visit, my mom and I went to Dallas to visit my Aunt Donna, Uncle Mike and Meme. 
      On the way to Dallas, we went through College Station.  I love that place!  We stopped by the bookstore to get some souvenirs and went to Sweet Eugene's, a favorite coffee shop of mine when I went to Texas A&M.  We got a couple cute shirts for my friend Megan's baby, Camden.  They were so cute!
      We had a wonderful time in Dallas and it was very nice to have time to visit and relax.  We got to meet my aunt's boss and his wife, who we had heard so much about.  They came to drop off their dog, Hula, to stay while they went out of town.  We did a little shopping, got pedicures and tried to stay cool.  After being out for a little while each day, we were happy to be home in the air conditioning and cook dinner at home each night.  I never would have thought coming back to Houston would be a break from the heat!  It was around 105 each day and the heat was almost unbearable!  They are still having an incredible heat wave in Dallas and I am very thankful for our 97 degree temperatures!  Hopefully they will get some relief from the heat soon. 
   I also went to visit my college friend Megan one afternoon and meet her new baby boy, Camden.  He was too cute!  It has been a while since I held a little baby.  He was a few days short of 2 months and so good!  I held him forever and got to feed him a bottle.  It was so good to see Megan and catch-up on her life as a new mommy.