These days...

We are hangin' out, seeing new movies, working, and getting ready for the new school year. We are also having to do not so fun things like get new tires on both cars and get a new compressor for my car because the a/c went out last weekend! But God is so good and I kid you not, provided the exact amount we needed to have that fixed. I believe that He is definitely working on me and my concerns about always having "enough money" and testing me to see how strong my faith is! It's always exciting, yet nerve-wrecking to see what He is going to do next.

I also got keys to my classroom (more on that here!) and my last day at Texas Power will be next Friday. It is going to be a pretty weird feeling because I have worked here for 5 years, which is one year less than the total time that I've lived in the Lone Star State. Oh! And my 5 year anniversary lunch is today so I'm pretty excited about that. I chose to eat at Houlihan's in the Highlands. I've never been there before and it looks pretty nifty :)

I've been reading more and finished the first book in the Hunger Games trilogy. It was a very weird feeling to go to bed last night without reading about Katniss and Peeta strategizing their next move! I am going to try to get book 2 this weekend. One reason I chose to read this was because

1. I know that my students are going to want to read it, if they haven't already. And I'm trying to build up my classroom library because my built in bookcase is pretty bare :(
2. I had seen the movie because we went with another couple from our Sunday school that had read all of the books.
3. Quite frankly, I need to be reading more! I will be teaching 7th grade reading and the kids need to see me doing what I am going to ask them to do - a lot! :)

My awesome family also bought me a plane ticket home for next Friday. I will have that weekend and two additional days for a break between my last day at Texas Power and the first day I will report to school for new teacher orientation. There is a lot going on but it makes life exciting!

Until next time... :)