sister
My story left off with my staying with my sister over the summer in bahston. That was the longest time I've spent with my sister since I was 7. You'll be happy to know we get along quite nicely, and it was very, very difficult for me to say goodbye to her, my niece and my brother-in-law. It was a wonderful experience and I'm so glad I was able to spend some quality time with my one and only sister.
my sean-y boy
Along with saying goodbye to my sister, it was also hard to say goodbye to the northeast, as my love, Sean, was still working at camp in Pennsylvania. I was surviving off our 23 hour visitations in between 2 or 3 weeks of not seeing each other. Leaving the northeast meant saying goodbye to Sean for over a month. As we drove up together, the original plan was to drive back to Arkansas together. However, I had to leave early as I got my very first teaching job in Colorado.
colorado
And so, I made the drive all by my lonesome from Boston, MA to Rogers, AR. In case you were wondering, that's about 1,489 miles. I drove 10 or 11 hours one day, and 11 or 12 the next. I started talking to my car. I spent about a week in Arkansas and then my wonderful parents and I loaded up a U-haul and made the drive to Colorado. My parents helped me move and am eternally grateful. However, they had to leave as soon as we got the boxes in and I sat on my floor and cried. It was scary being in a new place, a new state all alone. I unpacked some, and started work, and waited until my sean-y boy got done with camp and made his way here.
growing up
Teaching proved itself very difficult. I work in a high-risk, low-income school and it's not at all what I had been prepared for. I had a lot of ups, a lot of downs, I cried a lot, I yelled a lot, and I smiled a lot. I know this next school year I will come in much more prepared than I was for the last. It'll be another challenge, but in a different way. I am also now an engaged woman. Sean proposed to me right after the school year ended during a lovely weekend getaway in Breckenridge (when you live in Colorado you can do weekend getaways in Breckenridge). Today marks the 99 day mark. Super exciting.
keeping up
I will try and continue this blog, if not for sharing my life (which I don't believe to be all that interesting) but as a journal of sorts as I can type much faster than I can write. Keep in touch.
