Let me just start this post by saying I miss you all terribly! I am now exiting the "honeymoon" stage of moving and into the "reality" stage. While there is still no doubt in my mind about this move, I just miss my family and friends. School started back in Iowa last week so that means I now am the big sister to 1 official junior higher, two freshmen in high school, and one sophomore in high school! Can you believe that? Cra-Cra!
And now to update you on the past few weeks. If I had to choose one word to sum it up, I would say: "meetings". I have spent the last two weeks sitting in a chair, in various locations all over Greenville, listening to people talk at me. It's been trainings, orientations, meetings, etc. You get the point. But it's all part of the job. :) Needless to say, I am sooooo excited for the students to come back to school. Back to School Night is Tuesday night and the first day of school is Thursday. I have used a few days to get my room ready for my fourth graders and, if I do say so myself, it looks pretty good! (My assistant principal came in the other day and said, "Woooah girl! I haven't seen a room look this inviting since I was teaching!"...just my little brag moment! :) ) Anyways, I am attaching a few pictures below so you can all visualize where I am spending my days from here on out. I can not wait to meet them all. Anyways, here are a few pics of my room!
I do have a throw in this story from last night, just for a little giggle. So we have a few bars near us with which we like to go to. They always have live music and, one of the biggest bonuses, they are within walking distance. Anyway, last night we went there and, as we are approaching, we hear the live music for the night. They had a very jazzy twist on many county/pop songs, so obviously, if we can sing along, we love it! We walk in, after paying $10 cover (not impressed), and make ourselves right at home in front of the stage, singing along, dancing, and acting as if we own the place. Okay, this is when you should be saying to yourself, "Girls, you are not in Cresco, these people do not know you, and this band is not the Goatropers. AKA, chill out." But no, we continue to have a great time and are really liking this band. Partially because #theleadsingerwashot @sjslifka @ezueger. But back to the story, before we know it, we hear the unmistakable beginning of Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. Having the parents that we do and being raised in small town Iowa, Sam and I instantly start dying because we know it and no one else does. We start singing and jamming out, me on my leg guitar and Sam on her air guitar. The. Band. Is. Im. Pressed. So what do they do? They give Sam and I the mic and let us sing the first verse. Was it karaoke night? No. Did they let anyone else sing? No. Clearly we are something special. Obviously we rocked it and we found ourselves saying, yet again, #welcometogreenville and/or #greenvillecan'thandleus. So thank you to everyone who helped us become stars last night; we wish you could have seen it.
Anyway, I will keep you all posted on how the first few days go with my students! Wish me luck! :)
Until next time...
P.S. For those of you who don't know, the "hashtag" (#) is used frequently in our conversations because of Twitter. We are obsessed with Twitter and hashtag #everything! :) Still don't understand? Get a Twitter account and follow us @sjslifka @keriank @ezueger!
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