Things are coming together

Today is my LAST day of summer vacation. I can't believe how quickly the summer went by. Here is a recap:

J and I moved to Maryland. Right now, I am living with my parents (until I get on my feet with a job). I am trying to get J used to living in a new place. He has lived in North Carolina his whole life. Now he lives 7 hours from his parents in a new place, with a new car and a new job. I am sure it is a little bit overwhelming. 

To do something fun.. we went camping with my sister and her fiance. 

In July, 8 of us went to Disney World! (Mom, Dad, my sister Rachel and Kevin, J and I, and my brothers, Jake and Donnie). It was such a fun/relaxing vacation. We stayed in two different Disney resorts while we were there. For the first half of the week, we were at the animal kingdom lodge, Kidani Village. The resort was BEAUTIFUL! We were in a grand villa which had two floors and the balcony over looked a savanna with all sorts of animals. The second half of the week, we stayed at Bay Lake Tower which is part of the contemporary resort. It over looked Magic Kingdom and being close to the parks was really convenient. We went to the parks, laid out by the pool and played tennis. J and I went on a date to the Coral Reef restaurant in Epcot. The food was delicious! To top it all off, we had the best table in the entire restaurant (which was right next to the tank of fish). Just imagine eating dinner and watching a shark swim right by. It was awesome! "Date day" was one of my favorite days because J and I got to spend time wandering around Magic Kingdom and Epcot at our own pace. Here are some pictures from our vacation!

After Disney my job search was in FULL gear! I Finally got a job at a local high school. I will be teaching Matter and Energy (which is like physical science for 9th grade) and Forensic Science (an elective class!). I was told I would have a renovated classroom with new lab stations. I am really excited to get into my classroom and get the school year started! The best part of this school (as of right now) is that it's only 15 minutes from my house! No more hour and a half drive to work! 

On Monday, I have new teacher orientation. I hope it will be filled with useful information. I also hope that I will get to meet some of the other new teachers that I will be working with. I will keep you posted!

Until next time..