Updates :)

Hey guys!

So after hearing from Jon, I figured I'd update you all on my life as well. Its been a VERY tough fall and winter in terms of family matters. This fall I lost both my uncle and grandmother pretty suddendly, and just this month I lost my grandpa which was really hard as we were really close. I've been doing okay, and have definitely learned to have a much greater appreciation of life and loved ones.

I am currently teaching down in South Carolina for the month. We had a teacher leave at one of our hospital sites down here and I was asked if I would want to come down and fill in for her while we're hiring someone else. So far, it's been really fun! I've made a few new friends which has helped since I am pretty much all on my own down here. I ran a race last weekend and went to a little southern church with a nurse from the hospital. Trying to get into the culture down here... This weekend I've been visiting a coworker in Charleston, which has been really nice. Its different down here because my class at the hospital has students anywhere from K-12 (my usual class is K-6) so it can get quite tricky when it comes to lesson planning! Other than that, not much is new. I am very happy with work and it is the perfect job for me as I spend a decent amount of my day doing hospital/school admin which I love and I get to work with a population of students a bit out of the ordinary. I hope everyone is doing well and I would love to see everyone in the near future.

Happy superbowl!