I'm.....30

Well today is the day I said goodbye to the 20's. Ok....I am sure that there are worse things that could happen to me. But I feel old. Someone once said you are as old as you feel. Well I feel 30. And to me that is old. So what if all my friends and my husband are already 30?? I'm not....well I wasn't until today! Ok enough moping....I am going to get my hair cut tomorrow and so that always makes me feel pretty. I keep joking that I am really 26. I really like the number 26. No one really knows why....so I'll share it here! A few days before my 26th Birthday my boyfriend of 8 years broke up with me. It was not the first time he had broken up with me. But it was different. He took me out to dinner, took me home and dumped me. What a jerk right? Well actually no. Yes I moped around for 2 weeks and jumped every time my phone rang. But I didn't even want him back....I just wasn't used to not talking to him every day and that was hard to get over. Believe me the relationship had been over for a LONG time! That "jerk" (LOL) dumping me was the best thing that ever happened to me. Because if we had not dated for so long and then broken up...I would not have tried online dating, and I would have never met my wonderful Shawn. I was 26 when we met. I was 26 when I fell in love him. I was even 26 when he asked me to marry him. Now that was a good year!

Happy 30th Birthday to me!

Happy 80th Birthday to Grannie! (Yes I was born on my Grannie's 50th Birthday and named after her! Jennifer "Sue")

Changes

Changes are coming my way. I just left the post office where I mailed my resignation letter. Ever since I graduated with my Masters degree I have been restless. My goal has always been to do something more in leadership and curriculum. Last Thursday night when I got home there was a message basically just telling me to show up on Monday morning for an interview. I was a little unsure what the position was even for! I needed letters of recommendation, a portfolio....I wondered how on a holiday weekend would I manage to get that together! But none the less I went to the interview as requested and I brought everything I could come up with. It consisted of a resume, 2 letters, (one from my principal who was very nice to do that for me on the 4th of July) and a small sample of some things that I use in my classroom. Very basic stuff. As I sat in the interview which lasted only for about 30 minutes I thought...what am I even doing here? Why am I putting myself through this process once again so that I can be disappointed when I don't get the job. Not to mention the fact that resignations were due this Friday! In the school system nothing happens fast, so I doubted I'd even have time to get hired before the last day to resign from my current district. I was asked to leave the room while they looked at my "portfolio". So I sat and waited for a few minutes....then....the Director came in and explained that they were going to skip a few steps, and send me to meet with a principal and then she asked me if I could come back at 2:00 for another interview. So to make a really long story short....I spent the day interviewing with 3 different principals and was offered multiple positions. I can not tell you how good it feels to know that I could have said something that got the attention of this group of people. After spending 7 years in the classroom, I will be in more of a leadership position that will give me valuable experience and will be a stepping stone for me to get a higher level position in education! I am so excited, and scared all at the same time. I am going to a very different district. I know basically nothing about it....but I really like the principal that I will be working for! He seems like he will be a really good mentor for me and will help me get where I want to be! He has been really encouraging and has made me feel like he is lucky to have me at his school. Of course it really hurts to leave my school. I hate starting over. It is never easy for me. But I just know that this is going to be great for me! Everything has fallen into place and I am ready to go for it!