Back to School!

Tomorrow is the first day of school!! I am really looking forward to my class this year. I have a pretty small class and most of them are girls. 11 girls and 6 boys. I am thinking I may have a little drama in my class this year. I have a lot of great parents in my room so that should be a big help. This year is bittersweet, it is the beginning of the end. I am definitely ready to move on and become a school counselor; it is just hard to leave a position that I know so well and I am so comfortable in. But comfortable is just not challenging and I am ready for new adventures. I am excited about my last year, I am sure there will be many stories to share!

I don't think I am going to have a chance to update about my trip! It was a great time, we were on the go often. The classic line was, "you on bacation!" The entire trip was great up until the last day. Kyle jinxed me and I got the infamous Montezuma's Revenge! Gotta love Mexico! I was sick the entire plane ride home and then some. I am not sure what caused it. I drank bottled water and purified ice. My dad thinks it is from all of the pico de gallo I ate! Who doesn't eat pico de gallo in Mexico!! Till this day, I am still not 100% better.

The next few weeks are so exciting!! I am going to the river for Labor Day weekend with the family. Then, my friend Jean Anne is coming in to town on the 2nd for our 10 year REUNION!!! It is on Saturday the 6th. After that the countdown to ALOHA begins. I leave September 27th for HAWAII!

So long to Summer!

The time has come, summer has officially ended. I go back to school tomorrow!!! Luckily, this week is pretty simple. It is filled with many meetings, meetings, and more meetings! :-) The kids official first day isn't until the 26th. I will be busily working in my room this week getting everything ready for the new kiddos. Oh boy!!

I have had a great summer. I went to the river, Disneyland, the beach, visited Allison in La Jolla, Jean Anne came to town, 3 great friends got married, ate great food at many bbq's, went to the Del Mar Races for my birthday, and of course all the while went to summer school! It ended on a high note with a great vacation to Cozumel, Mexico. I have so many stories and pictures to share from our trip. Hopefully sometime this week I will have a minute to update and upload!

Mexican Vacation!

Tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. I leave for Cozumel, Mexico! I will be going to our family time share at the Reef Club Cozumel for a week with my mom, dad, Megan, Kyle and his friend Ashley. The last time I was in Cozumel was in 2003. A lot has changed since then! In 2005 a hurricane destroyed the resort and much of the island. Since then, it has been rebuilt and it is absolutely beautiful! My parents and Kyle have been there since the rebuilding and they tell me I will not recognize it! A new area of the resort is an adults only section. Apparently there are some "tops optional" sections. Megan and I have agreed that we will probably not be that adventurous this time around!! We are already looking forward to many exciting adventures. One day we are going to take the ferry across to the Riviera Maya to go to a place called Hidden Worlds. My friend Summer was just there with her husband on their anniversary trip and their pictures looked like so much fun. Hidden Worlds has snorkeling, zip lines, repeling...we are going to have a blast! I also plan on swimming with the dolphins. They are so sweet, not nearly as sweet as my Tuckeroo... but close!! :-) Mom, dad, Kyle and possibly Megan are going to scuba dive too. That is just not for me! We will do a little shopping and enjoy the night life at Carlos n Charlies. Other than that my days will be spent with a cool cocktail in hand while I lounge at the pool or on the beach!

I added a couple pictures of the resort!
~ADIOS!~

Hooray for A's

After a long 6 weeks of summer school, all of my hard work has paid off! I got an A in each of my 3 classes!!!! I have now completed 5 of the 14 classes I need to take. Only 9 more to go! :-) There were moments when I wondered how I would ever finish. Yet I did and everything worked out better than I could have ever imagined!! My first Fall session begins on September 2nd. After the grueling summer schedule, I am geared up for a new challenge and a new year. I leave Thursday for my fantastic vacation in Cozumel, Mexico. I will definitely be able to celebrate with this new and exciting accomplishment!! Yippee! :-)