After having been nudged by someone to post on my blog...I guess today is the perfect day to do so. You know that dream when like you want to be a famous singer,athlete or person and you always envision yourself coming out on stage or the field or onto the street and having everyone so excited to see you and want to hug you and love you? I've realized that I never have to be famous. I have felt like a rockstar so many times before and tonight just made me realizethat I have actually felt that way before. I know that as you're reading this you're already thinking that this idea must have been brought up thanks to my kids. You're right. Tonight was multicultural night at Matthews Elementary and despite the fact that only one of my students was performing, I pretty much knew I was going to be there. One of my girls from India was doing this traditional Indian dance and let me just tell you...I was so proud. She came dressed in her amazing traditional dress and jewelry and even though she was nervous she hit it out of the park. The dance was fabulous!!!! I actually texted Kathryn a bit ago making sure that I was not crazy because I honestly felt like my child was up there. I was a happy beaming parent. The best part was that after her performance 3 more of my students who were there each individually went up to her to tell her how great of a job she did. I couldn't believe how proud they were of her and how impressed they were. It's so funny to me how they each care so much about each other. I never really thought about it, but honestly when you are part of a class...you feel this camaraderie towards one another. Hell, we all become this huge giant family. (MISS YOU CASSIE!!!) I really think it's beautiful how each of them is going to remember that forever. It was a beautiful thing to see. An excellent poster-boy for diversity and equality among elementary students. None of them cared that they were all a different race, that some had glasses and that one of them had red hair. Didn't even seem to phase them, all that did phase them was how proud they were of their fellow classmate. Gah. Ok, sorry I get carriedaway on certain topics. IE: education, diversity, recycling and heath. So yeah tonight was nice. Check out my name in Japanese!
Awesome, huh? Here's an update on my life as of now and the important things coming up ahead: Katie gets to beast her half marathon in EFFINGDISNEYWORLD this weekend, Kathryn is coming home next weekend, I see my kids next week as well, Chris has started working at Showmars now, I am officially tutoring 2 middle schoolers now and 4th graders, I'm looking into 5K runs in Charlotte to train for, and I cannot wait for an amazing summer in Boone. Life hasn't been perfect, or as close to what I had planned but hey, it's going. I do have a nasty giant blister on my big toe but hey, just a battle scar. Enjoy the present- inspired by Corey Dodd.
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