Christmas Break!

Even though I feel like I just finished Thanksgiving break, I'm certainly not complaining about today being the first official day of my Christmas break! It's not the reason I do it, but it's certainly a perk to being a teacher. :)

I kicked off the week by going to see The Nutcracker at the Fox Theater with some college sorority sisters.



It was FAN-tastic. With one exception. The woman sitting behind us had her young daughter with her (I'm guessing she was 3 or 4) and allowed her to talk through the ENTIRE ballet. And made NO attempt to quiet her.

The first question she asked? Adorable. Oh! Look how cute that little girl is! 30 minutes later? Not. Cute. At. All.

I'm sorry. I understand that this child was young, but I paid $60 for that ticket. I went to see the ballet. If I wanted a show narrated by a 4 year old, I would have gone to see Tangled.

/vent

My favorite part of The Nutcracker? This lady (gentleman?) right here -



The one yesterday was especially funny. She was definitely "crankin' dat?" during her part. Hilarious.

The show and being downtown really put me in the Christmas spirit. Can you believe there are only 4 days left???

Today I am thankful for lazy Sundays and a week of rest! I know I work a lot of hours during the week, but teachers really do have a great schedule with all of the breaks in the year. Looking forward to spending this week with friends and family and preparing for BLACK FRIDAY!

These are just five of the twenty-three people I'm thankful for today.



Today was a teacher work day, and, guess what? I missed these guys! It's not fun to be at school without the kids. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, I'm almost always exhausted, and sometimes I wonder if I can really do this for the next thirty years. And then one of these kids smiles at me. Or holds my hand. Or tells me that they love me. Or discovers they can do something they thought they never could. And I'm no longer overwhelmed, no longer tired, and completely sure that this is the job I was born to do.

I am a teacher. For those faces right there. (I wish you could see them because they're so stinkin' cute :))) And I am so thankful for each of those little smiles, missing teeth and all.