Well, I've finished my first week as a real teacher. It's been good, except for the constant shuffling of my students (meaning that their schedules keep getting changed). I am still excited and still confident that it's going to be a great year, filled with triumphs and failures, both on my part and that of my students. Here we go!
Today, Sarah and I are driving up to Easley to stay with my parents for the weekend. She'll go see some of her small group girls tomorrow and I'll just chill out with the family. Sunday morning, we're planning on heading to Crossroads, and then spending the rest of the day with Sarah's parents before coming back down. It should be a nice relaxing weekend. I can't wait.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
School Days Part 2
Since we're on A/B schedules, today I really finished my first day of school. That is, I finally got to meet all of my classes and students. It's going to be a great school year (as soon as everyone can get their schedules straight). Tomorrow, "real" school starts.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Schools Days
School starts today. I get my first students. I'm 90% excited, 8% nervous, and 2% scared...I think. Maybe I'm 90% scared, 8% excited, and 2% nervous. Who knows. Anyway, it's going to be a great day. I can't wait.
On a side note, was anyone else a little disappointed with the Olympic Closing Ceremony last night?
On a side note, was anyone else a little disappointed with the Olympic Closing Ceremony last night?
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Church Search Week 2
We visited the same church again today. We thought the preaching was awesome, but there was something about the atmosphere that just didn't click with us. We may go back, but for the next few weeks, we're going to try out some other churches. Pray for us as we seek out the local body that God has for us to commune with.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Freshman Orientation
Tomorrow morning is Freshman Orientation at NMBHS. I'll finally get to meet some of my first students. I'm pretty pumped about it. It should be awesome!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
It's Been A Busy, Busy Week
Well, this past week has been incredibly busy.
Last Monday, I spent a good bit of time finishing getting our house set up.
Tuesday, my new teacher orientation for Horry County Schools started. We spent the day attending classes and meeting other new teachers. It was worthwhile, but it was draining.
Wednesday, I continued my orientation by first meeting with all of the new high school math teachers for the district in the morning and with all of the new teachers at North Myrtle Beach High in the afternoon.
Thursday and Friday I actually got to work in my room at North Myrtle Beach High. It's a pretty cool room: oddly shaped, but pretty sizable. I also got my list of classes which I'll be teaching, and it's all Algebra, all the time.
This week is more of the same. There'll be some staff development classes and some time spent working in my classroom. Hopefully it will be completely ready by the end of the week. One week from tomorrow class starts.
Yesterday and today have been a nice break. Sarah and I got to spend some time together (which is always good).
Hopefully once I'm in the swing of things, I'll have more time to sit, relax, and possibly even blog. Until then, don't hold it against me.
Last Monday, I spent a good bit of time finishing getting our house set up.
Tuesday, my new teacher orientation for Horry County Schools started. We spent the day attending classes and meeting other new teachers. It was worthwhile, but it was draining.
Wednesday, I continued my orientation by first meeting with all of the new high school math teachers for the district in the morning and with all of the new teachers at North Myrtle Beach High in the afternoon.
Thursday and Friday I actually got to work in my room at North Myrtle Beach High. It's a pretty cool room: oddly shaped, but pretty sizable. I also got my list of classes which I'll be teaching, and it's all Algebra, all the time.
This week is more of the same. There'll be some staff development classes and some time spent working in my classroom. Hopefully it will be completely ready by the end of the week. One week from tomorrow class starts.
Yesterday and today have been a nice break. Sarah and I got to spend some time together (which is always good).
Hopefully once I'm in the swing of things, I'll have more time to sit, relax, and possibly even blog. Until then, don't hold it against me.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Moving Day 2
Well, we're in Conway. Everything is in the house. Now, we just have to go through the numerous boxes we have. The important thing is that Sarah and I now live in the same city again, under the same roof! YAY!!!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Moving Day 1
Today, Sarah, my dad, and I loaded up the moving truck, Dad's van, the Jeep, and the Honda. It was a very long day, but everything is in a vehicle somewhere. Tomorrow, we're hitting the road early and driving down to Conway, and then it's unload time. So, the first part of heavy lifting is over.
Whooah, we're halfway there.
Whooah, livin' on a prayer!
Whooah, we're halfway there.
Whooah, livin' on a prayer!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Moving Weekend
Tomorrow is the start of the big weekend! We're loading the truck up and early Saturday morning we're on the road to Myrtle Beach (well, actually to Conway). We're renting a house in Conway for a few months until our house is built, and then we have one more move for a while. It's going to be so awesome knowing that when we unpack in November, we won't have to pack again for quite a while. Anyway, keep us in your prayers as we're traveling on Saturday and as my parents are driving back from Conway (they're going to help us load and unload the truck) on Sunday.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
WOOHOO!!!
I picked up my diploma from Converse on the way back home from Myrtle Beach today. I guess it's totally official now...I have finished graduate school. YAY!!!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Fare Thee Well, CrossRoads
Today was my last day working at CrossRoads. There were several technical problems before service started, but it was definitely a great service to finish on.
I am so thankful that the last two and a half years have been spent working for such an awesome church as Crossroads. It has definitely been an adventure with highs and lows, but has been a most excellent experience.
Sarah and I will miss being at CrossRoads. We only hope we can find a church in Myrtle Beach as great as CrossRoads has been to us. Keep us in your prayers as we search for the church body God has for us and as we begin the next chapter of our lives.
I am so thankful that the last two and a half years have been spent working for such an awesome church as Crossroads. It has definitely been an adventure with highs and lows, but has been a most excellent experience.
Sarah and I will miss being at CrossRoads. We only hope we can find a church in Myrtle Beach as great as CrossRoads has been to us. Keep us in your prayers as we search for the church body God has for us and as we begin the next chapter of our lives.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Exhausted
Man, I am pooped. I've had a lot of tiring weeks in the past few years, but this one was one of the worst. Don't take that the wrong way. It has been an awesome week, but an extremely tiring one.
Here's the rundown from the past few days:
This week was VBS at Crossroads. The theme was PowerLab, and it was totally awesome. Everything about it was done with excellence, of which I am always a fan. Kids were impacted for Christ, and those kids respondedly way beyond expectation to the challenges they were given, which included raising money for kids in Brazil and school supplies and soccer balls for kids in Mexico.
Every night this week from Sunday to Friday I was at the church running tech and helping set up and close down.
This week was also my last week of grad school. I only had one class this term, but it was Probability and Statistics, which isn't any easy class during a regular semester, and only gets worse during a term that only lasts 3 weeks. My final was on Thursday. I am not sure what I made on the final, but I got an A- in the class, so I can't complain.
And what else occupied my time, you may ask. Well, that one's easy: I've been packing to move to Myrtle Beach, of course. For those of you who don't know, Sarah has been down there since July 1 working, so we've been apart for 5 weeks, which isn't cool at all. Of course, being this close to moving only makes it worse, because the suspense is even greater.
So, this is where I stand right now...tomorrow I'll head down to MB for orientation on Monday, then come back on Tuesday, and take one last, huge load next weekend to finish the move and start to settle in to Horry County.
The last two years have been a lot of the same...working at church, working at Home Depot, and taking classes. Next week, I start a new adventure. I'll be working one job, won't be taking any classes (at least not for a while), and I'll get to spend some quality time with my awesome wife. By Thanksgiving, we'll be in our new house and hopefully settled, and then, well, who knows what will come next. All I know is that it's going to be good. How do I know? Because I am confident in the calling that Sarah and I have received to move to Myrtle Beach, so I know that His plan for us there, however scary, risky, and dangerous, is the best place for us to be.
Here's the rundown from the past few days:
This week was VBS at Crossroads. The theme was PowerLab, and it was totally awesome. Everything about it was done with excellence, of which I am always a fan. Kids were impacted for Christ, and those kids respondedly way beyond expectation to the challenges they were given, which included raising money for kids in Brazil and school supplies and soccer balls for kids in Mexico.
Every night this week from Sunday to Friday I was at the church running tech and helping set up and close down.
This week was also my last week of grad school. I only had one class this term, but it was Probability and Statistics, which isn't any easy class during a regular semester, and only gets worse during a term that only lasts 3 weeks. My final was on Thursday. I am not sure what I made on the final, but I got an A- in the class, so I can't complain.
And what else occupied my time, you may ask. Well, that one's easy: I've been packing to move to Myrtle Beach, of course. For those of you who don't know, Sarah has been down there since July 1 working, so we've been apart for 5 weeks, which isn't cool at all. Of course, being this close to moving only makes it worse, because the suspense is even greater.
So, this is where I stand right now...tomorrow I'll head down to MB for orientation on Monday, then come back on Tuesday, and take one last, huge load next weekend to finish the move and start to settle in to Horry County.
The last two years have been a lot of the same...working at church, working at Home Depot, and taking classes. Next week, I start a new adventure. I'll be working one job, won't be taking any classes (at least not for a while), and I'll get to spend some quality time with my awesome wife. By Thanksgiving, we'll be in our new house and hopefully settled, and then, well, who knows what will come next. All I know is that it's going to be good. How do I know? Because I am confident in the calling that Sarah and I have received to move to Myrtle Beach, so I know that His plan for us there, however scary, risky, and dangerous, is the best place for us to be.
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