Our Tuesday

This past Tuesday Patrick and I had tickets to see "Rent" in the Dallas Summer Musicals. I have never seen Rent on stage but I do have the CD and I absolutely love the music. It was spectacular! I love music and the cast had incredible voices. I have a secret dream to one day be in a musical. At Baylor my sorrority performed in something called "Sing" and those are some of the best memories I have of college. (except for when I dislocated my knee cap at Sing my sophomore year- but that is a whole other post) It is hard to explain to someone that didn't go there- but it was so fun to practice and finally perform in front of family and friends. I was always on the back row due to my incurable uncoordinated dancing ability but I was proud to just be up there with everyone else.

The only picture I got was at our house before the musical.





At our High School every year we have a special program called "Lighthouse". It is a ceremony where every teacher picks one student who has been through hard times, risen above challenges, made a difference, changed their ways, etc.... you know what I mean. I knew exactly who I wanted to choose this year. I had Israel when he was a freshman- four years ago- and he definitely didn't look or act like he does now that he is a senior. He is the first to admit that he made some mistakes and wrong decisions his first few years of High School. After I had him, a couple years later he started to come and visit me and I noticed a dramatic change in him. He dressed sharp and was polite and respectful, he cared about grades and school and just seemed to be a different student all together. It is stories like this that remind me why I love my job. Getting to see kids change is one of the most amazing experiences as a teacher. I sat with Israel in the program and presented him with his award. We talked about college and how he really wants to go to college and what steps he needs to take to get there. He also had Patrick for IPC too-which is fun. We are both so proud of him and what he has accomplished the past 2 years!