Back from the grave...

I do not care what people say about being teachers. You can not say that summer breaks are not AWESOME.


That being said--- I have a VERY busy and eventful summer ahead of me. Here are just a few of the happenings going on:


1. I will be interviewing for teaching jobs in Nashville and hopefully be moving there come late July or early August.
Nashville is the city I grew up in and absolutely love. Definitely the best place to live in as far as Nashville goes. Not to mention my family all live just about an hour and a half outside of it. So far I have gone on six interviews. Oh, yeah. You heard me. The places I interviewed for were:

- Walter J Baird Middle School for Lebanon Special School District (I interviewed along with 8 other people. Then I got called back for another interview because I had made her top two applicants. The other applicant turned out to be one of my close friends who forgot to tell me she applied for the same job as me. Turned out she ended up getting it... but it's all cool :))
- Watt Hardison Elementary School for Sumner County Schools (This interview went PERFECT. Can't tell you a single thing that went wrong. I was introduced to all the teachers, staff, administration, some of the students and even was given a tour of the school and art room. At the end of the interview the principal told me that she would love to have me teach there but has to do a few more "mandatory" interview till she can give me call. Never called. So about 2 1/2 weeks later, I did. Told me she filled the position already. Nice to frickin' meet you too.)
- Dickson County High School in Dickson County. (This was an AMAZING high school, but the interview was not that great. The principal did most of the talking... so if I don't get offered this I won't be totally shocked.)
- Lebanon High School for Wilson County. (This was a great interview. The principal, VP and their head art teacher interviewed me together so it was nice to be able to ask a lot of art related questions to their other art teacher that I probably wouldn't be able to ask the others. They loved all my work and all my answers so... chances are pretty good with this one.)
- Byards Dowdy Elementary School for Lebanon Special School District. (Out of all the schools I applied for, this one would be my top pick. It pays the most, but the program is funded best. Not to mention it's the elementary ages which I am incredibly itching to get back to working with. Plus the administration are two female teachers who are still fairly young and vivacious about teaching, They're amazingly sweet. They said they will let me know something at the end of this week. LET'S BELIEVE AND PRAY!)

2. I'm taking a vacation to the beach for the first time in FOUR years.
YES... THANK...YOU....JESUS. I'll be going at the end of June with my friend Liz from college, her boyfriend, her sister and her sister's friends and of course my awesome boyfriend Matt. We will have a blast and definitely expect some pics.

3. Catching up on some reading.
I'm currently finishing up The Hunger Games which is FANTAS