It's hard to believe it's only been 3 weeks. Everything is so busy that I don't even have time to realize that our entire lives have essentially changed.
I started school last week with meetings and new teacher induction. It put me at ease to finally meet some people and get into my building and classroom. A lot of the unanswered questions that made me nervous were answered so I am feeling really great about this new job. This week we had teacher workshop and besides 2 2-hour meetings, it was 4 days of working in our rooms. I got to organize, decorate, and meet with my team to look at curriculum. My team is absolutely phenomenal. It is a perfect mix of "here's what we teach" and "do your own thing". I am grateful to have been offered a position in a school where I feel like it's a perfect fit.
The new job interfered with my personal life a little bit (go figure!) when Sarah and Phil came to town! It was so much fun having my siblings with us. It's been a long time since the 3 of us spent an extended amount of time together. Saturday we showed them around our part of town. Sunday we all went downtown. Since I explored a little the weekend before I was familiar with the area but we did some touristy stuff this time. We went to a place called the Reading Market which is the same as the MN State Fair food building but less deep fried and more shopping. There was tons of food to buy and eat there and then it was a farmers market as well. Very cool. After having a Philly Cheese Steak (of course) we went and saw the Liberty Bell and walked by Independence Hall. We found out you have to get there early to get tickets so we didn't tour inside of it. That will have to be added to our to-do list for another day. Maybe when Laura and Dan come to town? We got home, spent some time at the amazing pool, and went out for dinner with a friend that night. Monday I had to work. Sarah and Phil used the workout room here (they broke it in for us), shopped around a bit, and hung out by the pool. Then we did a pizza and Netflix night at the apartment. They left Tuesday morning. We don't know a lot about the new state we live in but it is fun to show people what we do know and then explore new things with them. It's also really comforting to know that your family can imagine where you live when you talk to them about places. Now we just need to get the rest of the family out so they can ALL have that feeling!
This weekend we get to just hang out again. Andy will be golfing and going to a Philly's game and I might explore some outlet malls with a friend. Then Sunday we get to be at the apartment with no plans. That is one thing we have not done a lot of yet and the thought of staying home and enjoying this amazing place sounds quite fantastic. I'll let you know how that all pans out. 
I started school last week with meetings and new teacher induction. It put me at ease to finally meet some people and get into my building and classroom. A lot of the unanswered questions that made me nervous were answered so I am feeling really great about this new job. This week we had teacher workshop and besides 2 2-hour meetings, it was 4 days of working in our rooms. I got to organize, decorate, and meet with my team to look at curriculum. My team is absolutely phenomenal. It is a perfect mix of "here's what we teach" and "do your own thing". I am grateful to have been offered a position in a school where I feel like it's a perfect fit.
The new job interfered with my personal life a little bit (go figure!) when Sarah and Phil came to town! It was so much fun having my siblings with us. It's been a long time since the 3 of us spent an extended amount of time together. Saturday we showed them around our part of town. Sunday we all went downtown. Since I explored a little the weekend before I was familiar with the area but we did some touristy stuff this time. We went to a place called the Reading Market which is the same as the MN State Fair food building but less deep fried and more shopping. There was tons of food to buy and eat there and then it was a farmers market as well. Very cool. After having a Philly Cheese Steak (of course) we went and saw the Liberty Bell and walked by Independence Hall. We found out you have to get there early to get tickets so we didn't tour inside of it. That will have to be added to our to-do list for another day. Maybe when Laura and Dan come to town? We got home, spent some time at the amazing pool, and went out for dinner with a friend that night. Monday I had to work. Sarah and Phil used the workout room here (they broke it in for us), shopped around a bit, and hung out by the pool. Then we did a pizza and Netflix night at the apartment. They left Tuesday morning. We don't know a lot about the new state we live in but it is fun to show people what we do know and then explore new things with them. It's also really comforting to know that your family can imagine where you live when you talk to them about places. Now we just need to get the rest of the family out so they can ALL have that feeling!
This weekend we get to just hang out again. Andy will be golfing and going to a Philly's game and I might explore some outlet malls with a friend. Then Sunday we get to be at the apartment with no plans. That is one thing we have not done a lot of yet and the thought of staying home and enjoying this amazing place sounds quite fantastic. I'll let you know how that all pans out.
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