Today is my last official day of summer! I am sad to see it come to an end, but I am also excited about starting the new school year. I'm a little nervous because I am at a new school and I really loved the school I was at last year. I put in for a transfer because I was spending way too much of our money on gas every week! I know Big Ridge is a great school, but I really loved the people at Smith. I will especially miss my buddy Robyn. We worked right next door to each other and had a blast! I went up to Smith today because I still had my room key. I was a little sad that I would not be returning, but I am excited about my new school too. Change is good! Everyone that I have met at Big Ridge seems really nice. I hope everything goes well tomorrow!

Just a side not to Meghan...Jason and I rented Vantage Point and loved it! Thanks for the recommendation!

So a year ago today I was at Memorial Hospital recovering from a thyroidectomy. It is crazy what can happen in a year! I am truly grateful for being cancer free and living a healthy life. In celebration of my anniversary my family and I went rafting on the Hiwassee river. I thought the trip was going to be a complete disaster because as soon as we got in the raft, it began to POOR DOWN RAIN!!! It rained heavily for about 20 minutes so needless to say, we were soaked and had not even touched the 55 degree water. All we could do was laugh! Sorry there are no pictures to post...it is kind of hard to use a camera during a torrential down pour. I loved every minute of it...though at one point I thought a hospital bed would be warmer than the rain. All in all, it was a good day. I am so thankful that I have such a wonderful family to support me in all that I do. Life is pretty good (besides Jason STILL being unemployed)! Hopefully, that will change soon!

We have been back from the beach for almost 2 weeks now, but I'm so ready to go back. No more vacations until fall break! How depressing? Jason is still on the job hunt. Hopefully something will work out soon. The not knowing and total lack of control of the situation is killing me. I'm going to start working on my classroom tomorrow. I am so excited about teaching first grade! It will be a nice change from fourth. Anyway...we went to St. George Island, FL as usual. I've been going there since I was 6 and it never really changes. It consist mostly of houses or inns. There are no high rises. It is a very relaxing beach to go to if you don't want to be around alot of people. My family and I always have a great time!