SUMMER'S HERE!

so i wish this pic was a recent one... well, not exactly. it's eric and i on our honeymoon last summer in mexico. oh, what i would give to spend a week on the beach at a resort! oh well, we're in mommyville now which is much more rewarding than the golden brown tan i earned last summer. (although that tan was pretty sweet!) as a teacher there is this idea that we get 3 months off. unfortunately, that's not the case! it's now down to two months, and really you end up working half of that between classes, meetings, and preparing for the next school year. there is no other profession i would rather be in though!! i am mentoring a first year teacher this coming year, and really looking forward to it. i think it will make me an even better teacher because it makes me think of what i do and why i do it. it also helps that she is super sweet, and marrying the nephew of a former colleage in ankeny. (it's a small world) in my first week of summer, i had checkout day at school on monday, a free day on tuesday (took zaida to the park for a walk), wednesday and thursday i had a workshop on mentoring, and friday had a free day. zaida and i went to the library and walked around the lake, and then checked out some books. we also went to eric's softball game on tuesday. zaida wore her chicago cubs shirt from jaclyn... and proceded to sleep through the entire thing. the weekend is ending, and we are in to another week. zaida has her two month appoinment tomorrow. i am already dreading her getting shots. (probably worse for me than it is for her) i realize this is a random post, so i'll end it here and collect my thoughts for next time!