good thing 30 is the new 20

It's a good thing that 30 is the new 20...otherwise I would not have been able to survive this week. It was back to work and lots of fun times with friends all packed into one. As you can imagine, it did begin to catch up with me because I'm not actually still 20! Bummer! Today I have taken the opportunity to sleep away a beautiful Sunday, gather my thoughts, and prepare for the 1st week of school.

I am so thankful for the way this school year is beginning. The kids have not even started yet and I can tell it will be a successful and less emotional year than last. I have been amazed this past week at what a difference a year will make. We've come a long way. I can once again say..."I love my school and the people in it!" Friday night was Meet the Teacher. I feel blessed to have 5 students who I have already taught and one student who's older brother was in my class a few years ago. It is extra special to keep the tradition going within families. This will be my 4th year to teach one family! I love it! Several of the additional families seemed genuinely thrilled to be in my class, which made it very nice. There is one girl that I have already begun to giggle with! It looks like fun!

Amid all of that excitement was a GNO (I learned this means "Girls Night Out"~that one had slipped by me). We went to downtown Fort Worth to see High Definition, a cover band, play at Fat Daddy's. This venue is just off Sundance Square. I would highly recommend it, as it is clean and classy. The only glitch in the evening was the sounding of the fire alarm. Of course, this excited me very much! However, I seemed to be the only one concerned. Four firetrucks came to the location with about 15-20 fireman in full atire ready to protect us. They investigated the building for about 30 minutes before turning off the alarm and departing. This led me to become nearly best friends with a local police officer and get the inside scoop on the situation. Unfortunately, the cause of the alarm was not discovered.