Let's Start at the Beginning of the End

I can't believe I'm to this point. Beginning my final semester for my MLIS degree seems surreal and overdue at the same time. When I have to excuse myself from my son's soccer practices, daughter's playdates, or after-school meetings due to "having class tonight," I'm typically met with the "you're still taking classes?!" stare/ question. It seems odd to me to not have class nights as a part of my weekly schedule... after all... I've never NOT been in school. As soon a I graduated high school, I headed off to The University of Alabama. (Roll Tide!) Once my undergraduate degree was finished, I started taking more courses to add a teaching certificate. I met my husband (then finance) and he was transferred to North Carolina. When I arrived in the Tar Heel state, I realized my credits wouldn't transfer... so I once again started a graduate program to receive my teaching certificate. Of course, a teaching certificate wasn't satisfactory. I wanted a Master's Degree. A few more courses and my Elementary Ed Master's was complete! The semester after I graduated from UNCC with my Masters in Elementary Education, I was enrolled to begin the MLIS program at UNCG. And here I am... finishing my last semester for my MLIS. Wow.

So much has happened in my life during the past 15 years of receiving higher education. I met my husband, got married, moved to North Carolina, and have given birth to two beautiful children. I have to say that I'm a far different person than the one who received her bachelor's degree from the UofA, but that's to be expected. At this point, I can confidently say that my college days are over. (It's time to start saving for the kiddos to go to college!) But I have learned so much, grown so much, and am incredibly proud of the degrees lining the wall of my office. I never knew I was capable of so much and the accomplishment never fully struck me until I began writing this blog. 

But here I am... writing to begin the journey of my final semester. Please join me on this crazy rollercoaster of ride. It will be full of lesson planning for my actual job (as an elementary school media coordinator/ technology teacher), collecting and compiling work for my final semester at UNCG, and being wifey/ mommy to my incredible family. I can't wait to take you on this journey with me... a journey that must wait until next time as I currently smell a poopy diaper needing my attention! TMI? Maybe. But hey... such is life! ;)