Let's see....
1) I finished school. For the rest of my life. No more finals, ever. (I'm actually kind of sad about it. I like school.) Finals went well. I ended up with straight A's that semester and an overall BYU GPA of 3.90. I'm pretty happy with that.
2) I flew home. I've been home almost 5 weeks now. Insane. Time flies. In the past, I've stayed at BYU for spring term and so I've only been home during the summer for like 6 weeks. It's insane to think that if it was a "normal" summer, I'd be going back to Utah in a week. A week. I'm so glad I'm home longer. It took awhile to adjust, but I LOVE spending time with Molly. We are so much alike and it is so fun to just spend time with her. She sleeps in my room almost every night and we hang out all the time and talk exactly the same (people comment on it all the time) and even share clothes. It's the best. I've never been the same size as a sister enough that we could really share clothes. Molly is skinnier than me, but she's a little bit taller, so we're the same weight. So we can share skirts, dresses, shirts, and shoes. Definitely not pants. I could not fit into her pants. It's basically really fun. :) Oh, and the highlight of our summer: Molly and I are going to a Taylor Swift concert in less than 2 weeks! OH MY GOSH. So excited. It's also been fun to spend time with my Mom (and Dad when he is home for like 2 hours a week--thank you to having a job and being a Bishop). Mostly my mom and I hang out when I am being a lame-o and sitting on the couch staring at the wall and she is doing like 17 things at once. Because--let's be honest--my mom is super intense, talented, and a hardcore multi-tasker. And I'm just not that cool.
3) I have been substitute teaching a bunch. Do I really want to be a teacher? Please tell me that being a substitute is harder than being a normal teacher. Okay, so it's hard--but I like it. I've done mostly high school, but a little bit of middle school (and actually a few days of elementary as well). I'm only doing pre-arranged. And I do all math classes. I emailed all the local schools and told them about my experience, and people have emailed me enough that I've had to turn down a bunch of jobs and I've kept myself pretty busy. I still have like 2 weeks of subbing left, but I'll probably only do 2-3 days a week since the school year is coming to a close.
4) I'm starting to work more with an autistic boy. I watched him some growing up (his family is in our stake), but recently his mom got surgery so she needs like full-time help. So I started today and I'll be over there a ton. He is pretty severely autistic, so he always needs someone to be taking care of him. I'm also in charge of cleaning, making dinner, and the such. It's good mom-prep (that's what I keep telling myself). This will continue (and become more full-time) through July and parts of August. So I'll keep myself pretty busy.
I've realized recently that Molly is an incredible artist, my Mom is an incredible quilter, and my Dad is an incredibly hard-worker. Oh, and I'm not that incredible at making friends.
The green of Virginia is gorgeous and amazes me every day. I also love the thunderstorms. Life is good.
9 comments:
I can't believe you are done with school. That just seems insane. So are you still planning on teaching Jr. High math next school year? I hope that works out for you if it's still the plan. Oh, and I've never subbed, but I think it would be harder that regular teaching. I think both are hard, but subbing is harder because you don't get to build a relationship with your students or see their progress or stuff like that. Anyways. Have a great summer with Molly. :)
HAHAHAHAHAHAH
"not that incredible at making friends."
Oh sister. You crack me up.
Yay! for being done with school! That has got to feel great!
Wow, you are sub teaching? Go Natalie! You're a brave woman... the thought of doing something like that scares me half to death!
Oh, and isn't it great to have a sister to share clothes with? I miss that.
So will you be out there in the fall? Will I get to see you?? If so I am sooo excited!!
Steph-
No, I still have to student teach, so I don't technically graduate until December. So I'll be in Utah. Sad life. But I will be home for Christmas :)
i missssssssssssssss you
You have a lot going on! What school will you be teaching at in the fall?
Allie-
I'll be at Oak Canyon Junior High in Lindon (near Orem). I'll be student teaching there and then I'll officially graduate in December. Then I have no clue what I'll be doing with my life! Only time will tell.
It sounds like you don't really have that much time to lay around and be lazy. Substitute teaching and helping the autistic boy seem to be pretty time-consuming. Congrats on being finished with school. That is exciting, but I know what you mean when you say you are sad. I still miss learning new things. And substituting is definitely harder than real teaching in a few ways. Because you have to deal with discipline problems, but you don't get great relationships with the kids unless you sub many times in the same class. But you don't really have to deal with parents all that often. That was the best part about subbing for me. But don't worry, you will like having your own class WAY more. Have fun at the Taylor Swift concert!
Congrats on finishing all your classes up! I was really sad to be done with school, too. I loved BYU! So fun. Thanks again for your help when we moved, by the way. You are amazing - you don't even know how much I appreciate you!!
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