Valentine's Day

My first Valentine's Day with Brian was a great day. I woke up and the first thing Brian did was to give me my gift. He got me chocolate covered cherries from an amazing chocolate place in town-I LOVE THEM!!! He also bought me foot cream that I use all the time from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. :) We proceded to make breakfast together. I made pancakes and shaped them as hearts. We also enjoyed homemade lattes on my Starbucks machine. After breakfast I gave Brian his gift which was The Dark Knight on DVD and he was thrilled. So we sat down to watch it together. Afterwards, we went to the store for some items to make dinner. We also made that together and the menu included Lemon Garlic Tilapia with a baby spinach salad with mushrooms and almonds and a homemade Asian dressing. Brian and I loved it! For dessert, we made chocolate fondue in our fondue pot and it also was good. :)

We simply enjoyed our time together at home. It was perfect.

Back in the Classroom

I have finally begun to substitute teach here in Indiana! This past week I was teaching 4 out of 5 days, and it really felt great to get back in the classroom. I have not really taught since November of 2008 before I got married and then moved to Indiana. I was in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms. I was exhausted at the end of the week, but so thankful that I had the opportunity to work! And to work with kids and teach them is fun so I am thankful to have a job I like. I really look forward to the day where I have my own classroom and my own students, but I am blessed to be able to teach period! We have been praying that I would get calls to teach, and those prayers have now been answered. We now pray that it continues. That's my update for now!

Warmly,
Jen