CHRISTMAS IS HERE!!!!

So I am sitting on the airplane on my way home to Minnesota!!! It will be my first time home since moving to AZ and I am very very excited!!!

I can't believe how fast the last 5 months have gone! I remember sitting in training, thinking that I was never going to catch on to Spalding, and moving everything in to my classroom, and wondering what my kids were going to be like!!! Now half the school year is done, Spalding is like breathing to me, and I could tell you something special about each one of my 25 students!!! I feel so fortunate to have acclimated into my new life so quickly, and smoothly! Life just fell into place for me, and it's all kind of crazy!! God is definitely good, and I know he had his hand in all of it!

We had our Christmas party at school, and I got the kids all good and sugared up and then sent them home to their moms and dads! :) I love my kids, but I am definitely ready for a break! It has been a busy last month, hence the reason I have not written in awhile!

Me and Becky are in charge of our Drama Club at school, so it's us 2, and almost 60 kids!! CRAZY!! Fun though!! We put on How the Grinch Stole Christmas last Wednesday, and it turned out really well! The little Whos all looked adorable, and our Grinch was amazing!! It was a lot of fun, and I felt really accomplished when it was done!!

I am very excited to get home! It will be so fun to see all my relatives, and friends that I have not seen for a long time! Should be a wonderful 11 days! I'm not sure about the cold though...we'll see how I do with that!

Hmmmmm...let's see, what else is new in the life of Ashley...I haven't written forever, but I don't feel like life has been super exciting! Basically just working, spending time with Steve, and hanging out with friends (aka. Becky, the Lights, and the small group!)

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas, and find yourself very blessed in the New Year!! Love to all!