Perhaps you remember my previous adventures?
Well, the universe decided it was my time for another spin. I have known about this for a month or so, but it took me some time to accept so I am just now documenting.
I used to think of this quote as if the storm was negative, as if the person who came out had just survided turmoil and catasrophe and is now stronger for it. But, now I see the storm as an empowering event and beautiful in a life changing way....if that makes any sense at all.
Y'all. I cannot express enough how PROFOUNDLY my life changed due to the opportunity that I had to be a Roadrunner. I am talking that I am a completely different person in so many ways & I cannot go back to that old gal, thank goodness.
I know that I also said this when I left Powell and it was true, but this AE journey has taken me to new levels of perspective that I just don't think most people get to experience. I cried for pretty much a week straight when I found out that I was leaving. Don't get me wrong, I am incredibly excited and grateful about this next step, but there were so, so many tears. Let's just say this: Poor Brandon.
I had to say goodbye to my office from this year. For 2 years, I was in the main office where I served as Curriculum Principal. This year I moved upstairs to the 9th grade floor where, in addition to being curriculum principal, I was the 9th grade administrator.
I loved it and it felt like home even though I was there only about 8 months. The conversations and events that happened in this office are such a high number that I wish I had written even a few of them down. Not all of the moments were perfect, as that table in there once went flying across the room (not by me....)
I feel that I was my most authentic me at AE and I am grateful for that experience. Our kids at AE were the most genuine people I have ever met; their life experiences provided them with a level of raw honesty that allowed me to truly capture their flawed perfection through simple (or complex) daily interactions. To put it simply, I loved them and they loved me; they needed me and I needed them.
This girl that I am choke holding is probably my all time favorite student. Also, the teacher in the pic is pretty awesome, too.
Gah. I miss them.
But, I guess you don't get to meet new people or have new adventures if you don't cut the cord every now & then, so that brings me to the next new gig.
I am the AP at a new place, Hardin Valley Middle. That's right-A MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!
Bless all of the things and send all of the help.
My first visit to the construction site, where I get to wear a hard hat!
The new place.
Since the new place is not quite finished, most days I head downtown. Even though I have to pay to park in a garage (just a little bitterness here,) I do have a window that provides a pretty sweet view.
Also, because there are not any students (or teachers, or classrooms, or constant work,) I sit down and eat lunch everyday. I SIT IN A CHAIR AND EAT AN ENTIRE SANDWICH AND SOMETIMES I EVEN HAVE TIME TO MICROWAVE SOMETHING AND EAT IT.
In the entire span of my career, this will never happen again, so I will embrace it.
Not having a huge school/students/fires AND being able to eat lunch is going to totally ruin this whole "never having to work out yet being pretty skinny" gig I have going, so I decided to start walking up the stairs to the 16th floor. I literally have to stop and pant at the 4th so I have not really mastered anything but I am going to keep trucking so my pants might still fit.
As is always the case on this end of the road, I am equal parts terrified and excited and, most of all, excited to see where this takes me.
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