Very First Post

I am super excited to share my very first blog post by linking up with Blog Hoppin’s Back To School 2014! 

I have been a teacher blog stalker for about three years now and I am finally taking the plunge! I have been inspired by so many bloggers and they have given me the confidence and tools to begin. A special thanks to Erica from Erica’s Ed-Ventures for providing her post on Getting Started. It has been extremely helpful! 

Here’s a little about me:

This is my ninth year teaching! I taught for two years in a Christian school, four years in inner city Baltimore and,  I am starting my third year in a suburb in Maryland. I have taught second grade, fifth grade, and seven years in first grade! I completed my student teaching in fourth grade and loved it! I have always wanted to teach that grade and this year that dream is coming true! I am so thankful for the many different teaching experiences that I have had and how it has shaped me into the teacher I am today. Can’t wait to see what this year brings!

When I am not teaching, I spend my time with my fantastic husband of six years and my ten month old son! My husband and I have known each other since middle school and it’s been a great ride! I have to give a big shout out to him because he designed my blog! He is a talented architect and loves to do graphic design as a hobby. It has been a blessing to watch our baby boy grow into a little boy with a personality. He is a very happy boy and makes me laugh often. He took his first steps this weekend!!!

I am originally from New Hampshire and lived there until I got married. It was a great place to grow up and I miss it the most during the fall. The vibrant leaves and the crisp air were the perfect back drop to apple picking!

I love spending time with my family and friends! The best times are just relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. I definitely miss seeing our family since they are spread out around the country but thank goodness for Skype! My faith and church is very important aspect of my life. I have followed God most of my life and I don’t know where I would be without Him! My life verse and one that I have gone to often for comfort is Romans 5:3-5: "...but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulations, produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and  character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts but the Holy Spirit who was given to us."

In my spare time (like a teacher has spare time), I love to quilt! I learned how to quilt by hand in college but I do prefer to use my machine. I enjoy making baby quilts for people when they have babies. Here are some examples...although I haven’t made my son’s yet...maybe for his first birthday :)

And of course, I love penguins! I have been obsessed with penguins since high school. They are just so cute! When I graduated high school, my youth pastor gave me a penguin statue. It has gone with me to all four years of college and to every classroom I have had in my eight years of teaching! It will go great with my sophisticated penguin theme this year which you will see more of tomorrow!

  

Well, there is a little about me! I hope this is the first of many posts and that you will continue to walk along with me on this journey!