In honor of Becca I am going to preface this story with a little background info... Becoming a teacher was one of the best decisions I have ever made (3rd in line to my salvation and marrying Clark Sturgeon :). However, there are a few aggravating things about being a teacher. The number one annoying thing about teaching (to me) is that you are REQUIRED to get your masters degree. Now I guess in the long run I understand that it's important to keep up to date and stay well educated in your field, but MANDATORY extra school? Yuck.
So never the less that brings us to the reason for this post... I am starting grad school. I have officially applied to Asbury University to begin grad school in the Teacher as Leader program beginning...THIS SUMMER! AAAAAAHHHHHH! Ok, so I am freaking out, I'm not going to lie. I really haven't been in a class since spring 2009 and I got really used to being the one IN CHARGE of the classroom and not the one sitting in the seat listening. I am just really worried about being able to get it all done. Teaching is DEMANDING and for those Village teachers, you know our school is really demanding. What if grad school and a full time job is too much? What if I hate the program I've chosen? What if I actually make it through the program and then realize it's not the right one for me? Or that there really are not any leadership opportunities to get? There are lots of questions, but it seems as if there are not that many answers. I guess its one of those situations where everything really is just kind of falling into place so I need to trust that God has a plan and that this is part of His plan and I should stop worrying, that His job, right? If I am completely trusting in His timing and His plan for me, then I should never worry, at least in theory. I'm only human so that is sometimes easier said than done. Thankfully I do have some good friends who are encouraging and supportive and I even know a couple of other teachers that have gone through the program already so they will be good resources. It's just always scary to have a big change in life and to begin something that I feel like I know NOTHING about or what to expect. I am very outgoing and pretty confident, but at times like this I feel like my little kindergarteners probably did on the first day of school - scared, nervous, and unsure of what to expect...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Spring Break 2011...A Cruise to the Bahamas!
For the first time in FOREVER! I was able to go on trip over spring break! My friend, Katie, invited me to go with her, her sister, and her sister's friend on a cruise to the Bahamas! It was AMAZING! We left Wednesday morning and drove down to pick up Melissa in South Caroline. Then we stopped in St. Augustine to spend the night. The next morning we got up and drove on in to Cape Canaveral where we boarded our ship, the Carnival Sensation! It was the biggest boat I have EVER seen! Then I realized that was the Disney Dream ship! LOL! Our was the (still huge, but not as ginormous as the Disney Dream) ship next to the Disney Dream!
We were SO excited! We got parked and unloaded and headed into the port. After checking in we went to the boarding area and anxiously awaited the call to board! Once we were on the ship I was in shock! (This country girl doesn't get out much! :) It was like a small city on a boat. There were places to shop, eat, a casino, bars, 2 lounges, and of course the Lido Deck complete with another bar, pool, hot tub, live caribbean music, and fake palm trees! But, my FAVORITE part of the ship was by far the very back deck. There were lounge chairs with cushions and an umbrella and the chairs were pulled up right to the very back rail. As I was laying out I was just watching the ocean all around...LOVED IT!
The first night we went to supper and met 3 sweet ladies that we shared our table with. They were so sweet and lots of fun! Each night the menu was different and it was all DELICIOUS! I had shrimp cocktail EVERY night. I had lobster, crab cakes, fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil, salmon, delicious salads, and yummy deserts (just to name a few)!
The next morning we were up, ate breakfast, and were laying out overlooking the ocean by 8:45! It was awesome!!! We arrived in Nassau on Friday about lunchtime. The girls and I got off the boat and went to a few shops and of course to the Straw Market where we all bargained for a few purchases! :) Then it was back to the boat for more relaxing in the sun!
That night we all went to one of the lounges for... KARAOKE! It was so fun! We all sang and Melissa and I rocked it out to "Walk This Way" :) After karaoke we went to a show in the Fantasia Lounge. The show was called "Curves" with a tribute to women. Well let me tell you we saw plenty of curves because all the dancers were wearing thongs! We were all pretty shocked to say the least, especially since the show was rated PG-13!
Saturday was our "Fun Day at Sea" which is code for we were just sailing all day! Anyway that worked for me because we id nothing but relax, eat, read our books, and get a tan from 8:45 am until 4:30 that afternoon! It was FANTASTIC!!! That night we saw our 2nd show which although the thongs were back the show itself was much better. It was tribute to the 80s! The music and dancing was really good :)
When we woke up Sunday morning we were back at the port in Florida. We were off the boat and headed home by 7:30! It was a GREAT trip and I can't wait to do it AGAIN! :)
We were SO excited! We got parked and unloaded and headed into the port. After checking in we went to the boarding area and anxiously awaited the call to board! Once we were on the ship I was in shock! (This country girl doesn't get out much! :) It was like a small city on a boat. There were places to shop, eat, a casino, bars, 2 lounges, and of course the Lido Deck complete with another bar, pool, hot tub, live caribbean music, and fake palm trees! But, my FAVORITE part of the ship was by far the very back deck. There were lounge chairs with cushions and an umbrella and the chairs were pulled up right to the very back rail. As I was laying out I was just watching the ocean all around...LOVED IT!
The first night we went to supper and met 3 sweet ladies that we shared our table with. They were so sweet and lots of fun! Each night the menu was different and it was all DELICIOUS! I had shrimp cocktail EVERY night. I had lobster, crab cakes, fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil, salmon, delicious salads, and yummy deserts (just to name a few)!
The next morning we were up, ate breakfast, and were laying out overlooking the ocean by 8:45! It was awesome!!! We arrived in Nassau on Friday about lunchtime. The girls and I got off the boat and went to a few shops and of course to the Straw Market where we all bargained for a few purchases! :) Then it was back to the boat for more relaxing in the sun!
That night we all went to one of the lounges for... KARAOKE! It was so fun! We all sang and Melissa and I rocked it out to "Walk This Way" :) After karaoke we went to a show in the Fantasia Lounge. The show was called "Curves" with a tribute to women. Well let me tell you we saw plenty of curves because all the dancers were wearing thongs! We were all pretty shocked to say the least, especially since the show was rated PG-13!
Saturday was our "Fun Day at Sea" which is code for we were just sailing all day! Anyway that worked for me because we id nothing but relax, eat, read our books, and get a tan from 8:45 am until 4:30 that afternoon! It was FANTASTIC!!! That night we saw our 2nd show which although the thongs were back the show itself was much better. It was tribute to the 80s! The music and dancing was really good :)
When we woke up Sunday morning we were back at the port in Florida. We were off the boat and headed home by 7:30! It was a GREAT trip and I can't wait to do it AGAIN! :)
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