So the day after I was going to start 30 days of happiness I fell off the blogging world! (Oops!) It has been a great last week or so since my last post on the 1st of September. The next day (September 2nd) was my first official day as a Chicago Public School employee and my first day of inservice. The three days of inservice last week were great! I had been told by the principal earlier this fall that Juarez is a family it was very pleased to find out last week that it is. People are welcoming and friendly and very helpful (which is very useful when you still don't know how to get from point A to point B). It was a good three days of meetings and work time. Of course there is never enough time in the classroom to get ready and I always feel 6 steps behind.
Great news came on Thursday afternoon! I had the opportunity to chat with my prinicipal for a minute at the end of the day and he said: "Jennifer, I have great news. Your license is being taken care of and it is all going to be okay." That was a huge relief and led to a much more relaxed and exciting start to the school year.
We were blessed with a great Labor Day weekend and are continuing to build relationships in Chicago. Friday night we went to a shindig at McCormick, Saturday celebrated the first Sat. of college football and hung out with friends. Sunday we had a great time at church and had a wonderful time with some Northwestern friends. Monday was two picnics and it was time to crash to get ready for today.
I was excited for today and was blown away by the day. It is an incredible feeling to be where you know you are meant to be and to be living a dream that you have had for years. I know there will still be challening days, and students, but it was a great day 1. I'm really excited for the upcoming school year!
We thank you for your prayers, thoughts, phone calls and emails. We love you all dearly and are grateful for your support and continued friendships as we continue the journey in a new chapter. Matt has good news too... but I'll leave you in suspense and he'll post to let you know more.
Peace,
Jenny
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