I can do anything good

Just a little pep talk to get me ready for Day 2...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg

First Day of School...Again.

Today was the first day of classes for UTC's fall semester. I took this picture for my mom. Just about a week ago, she posted a picture of me and my sister on our first day of school YEARS ago...oh goodness.

My first day went well, although it seemed as though it wasn't starting out that way. I left the house a little after 8am this morning. My first class was at 9am. I had purchased a General Parking pass, so I headed to find a General lot on campus that had an available spot. Of course I checked the lots closest to my classes first(all of my classes, thank the Lord, are in the same building this semester). In the second lot I tried, I thought I had found a guy who looked as if he was headed to his car to leave. Well, he was headed to his car, but only to put something in it...not to leave. :( So, with class time quickly approaching (it was 8:52am-I know because I called my husband to complain about my parking drama) I headed on to the outskirts of campus where I assumed there would surely be more spots. SUCCESS! HOORAY! I quickly took a spot, hopped out of my car and began power walking to class. Well folks, it is about 93 degrees here today and by the time I made it to my building, my shirt was nowhere near dry. YUCK! I tugged at my shirt to at least keep it from sticking to my body, ran my fingers through my hair and walked into the building. Ahhhh A.C.! It was 8:07am and I was certain that I would be entering the class to find that it had already begun. Great, late on the first day. What an impression I'm making. However, when I walked in, there was no teacher to be found. I took my seat and took a deep breath. About 3 minutes later, the teacher walked in saying that the copier was fussy this morning. Thanks copier ;)
[On a side note: She's pregnant, due in November...with TWINS! She headed class off my stating that, although she looks as if she could go into labor at any moment (which she does look that way), that she was not due until November.]

With a bad start to a morning turning good, I learned a few things:
I thought I would be the oldest person there, but I wasn't. There were about 4 other women who were also in the post-baccalaureate program.
Jeans & a tank top are not the best for a hot walk to class, but are not enough to keep you warm in a COOOOLLLDD classroom.
I have scoped out a campus route from the far away lots that will allow me to take many shortcuts through air conditioned buildings for the rest of the semester.
Don't waste your time following people who look like they're headed to their car to leave a parking lot.
There are a LOT of kids who have no idea where they're going...you're not the only one!

Only one more sleep til College

The night before classes began, I packed my lunch. I wrapped my sandwich the way my mom always would wrap my PB&J when I was little and secretly hoped that my husband would stick a note in my lunchbox in the morning. That, of course, didn't happen. BUT, my lunch was yummy.

Today was my last day working as a legal assistant for the Juvenile Child Support Court here in Chattanooga. I worked for Hamilton County Child Support Services for just under 3 years. In 2008 I graduated from UK with an Art Studio degree and never dreamed I would ever work in a courtroom. I really enjoyed my job, but I decided that what I really want to do is teach Kindergarten. So, I have quit my job sitting in the back of the courtroom to pursue a job standing at the front of a classroom. I begin classes on Monday at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to work towards my licensure in Early Childhood Education.
While leaving my coworkers behind today, I kept the quote you see on the left in mind. I found it on my new favorite site, Pinterest(We'll discuss that obsession later).