Leaving...

So... it's been a crazy time of emotional highs and lows this past week. I've been crying on and off saying goodbye to DEAR friends one at a time...Anyway.... we are off to Milwaukee tomorrow midday. We will fly into Minnesota first and then driving to Milwaukee on Friday, painting the house, then moving in. I'm so nervous and excited at the same time. The HARDEST thing was saying goodbye to the school and families that I've been working with for the past 5 years. My friend and job share partner cleaned up our classroom, and turned in our keys. I balled my eyes out. As I drove away from French Valley Elementary I had flashes of the first day i walked in, my first class, the first time I met my friends...so hard. It was so much more than a job. That's what I will probably miss the most about Southern California...well, that.... and the weather. But...off to a new adventure I guess. It's so hard to say goodbye...

One of the pictures is of me leading our 5th grade class in their promotion ceremony. We sang the song "All For One" from high school musical 2...except I changed the words a little. I cried when we read the poem outloud to our kids at the end, I cried when Andrea announced to all the parents that I was leaving, and the stood up and clapped....it was so hard. The kids performed flawlessly though. = ) I will miss them so much. I will miss everyone so much.