I supposed I should do an update on what's been going on in my life the past few months! Hold on tight - it's been a crazy ride! :)
First, I married the love of my life on July 21, 2012. It was a beautiful summer Saturday morning for our wedding. I couldn't have asked for a better day!
My dad walking me down the aisle!
Here's some other pictures from the big day! :)
After our wedding, we set off on our Honeymoon, which was a cruise! It was absolutely amazing. I was worried I'd feel seasick, but I actually found the rocking of the boat to be soothing! We went to Grand Cayman and Cozumel (Carnival Cruise Line). Here's a photo re-cap!
Let's not forget some of the amazing food we shoved in our faces....
Yep... the food started off healthy.
The food was just amazing. I packed on a solid 5 pounds! Ha! :) I enjoyed every morsel of the delicious food that was available to us! :)
Now back to reality....
The school year is off and running and we're already into the second marking period! I have a wonderful class full of eager and energetic first graders.... They definitely keep me on my toes!
In addition to the school year being well under way, I'm also in my first semester of round 2 of grad school! I'm in the Educational Leadership program at The University of South Florida and I am ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT! This is by far, one of the best decisions I've ever made. After being in the program for about 9 weeks now, I have come to the realization that my passion for education just doesn't seem to stop growing. After every paper that I write, or class session that I sit through, I constantly reflect on myself as an educator and how I can work towards improving education for the students that I teach. At times, I may begrudgingly complain about reading hundreds of pages of articles for my classes, I just find myself to be whole-heartedly dedicated towards the field of teaching. Only now, that passion is leaning towards more of a leadership role. Who knows where I'll end up in a few years, but all I know is, we still are a "Nation at Risk" and have been for far too long. Maybe I can have an impact on education and help create ways to improve it! :)
Well, with all of that being said, I'm off to do some reading for tomorrow's Saturday class! After I read a few articles, we're off to PDQ, a new restaurant that opened by our apartment a few months ago! A trip to Yogurt Mountain is in the works too!
I'm so excited to be back! Look for a new recipe as well as some oldies to be posted in the coming days. I may have not posted on here, but I have been taking photographs as well as trying out tons of new recipes! Here's a teaser:
Now back to reality....
The school year is off and running and we're already into the second marking period! I have a wonderful class full of eager and energetic first graders.... They definitely keep me on my toes!
In addition to the school year being well under way, I'm also in my first semester of round 2 of grad school! I'm in the Educational Leadership program at The University of South Florida and I am ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT! This is by far, one of the best decisions I've ever made. After being in the program for about 9 weeks now, I have come to the realization that my passion for education just doesn't seem to stop growing. After every paper that I write, or class session that I sit through, I constantly reflect on myself as an educator and how I can work towards improving education for the students that I teach. At times, I may begrudgingly complain about reading hundreds of pages of articles for my classes, I just find myself to be whole-heartedly dedicated towards the field of teaching. Only now, that passion is leaning towards more of a leadership role. Who knows where I'll end up in a few years, but all I know is, we still are a "Nation at Risk" and have been for far too long. Maybe I can have an impact on education and help create ways to improve it! :)
Well, with all of that being said, I'm off to do some reading for tomorrow's Saturday class! After I read a few articles, we're off to PDQ, a new restaurant that opened by our apartment a few months ago! A trip to Yogurt Mountain is in the works too!
I'm so excited to be back! Look for a new recipe as well as some oldies to be posted in the coming days. I may have not posted on here, but I have been taking photographs as well as trying out tons of new recipes! Here's a teaser:
Catch ya later this weekend!
Lots of Love,
Lauren
XOXO
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