For those of you that are not familiar with Assessment Staff "alphabet soup", EOY stands for End of Year...that's right, I have nearly completed my first year as a Speech Pathologist in the schools. Lots has happened within this academic year and I am going to attempt to summarize it all here:
First semester brought a whole new wave of changes for me. Not only was I new to the field and district, but I was new to DFW. Driving 30 minutes to get anywhere was a struggle for me, an Abilene native, but I managed to get used to it. Sand volleyball that carried over from the last weeks of summer afforded me some new friends that I still hang out with regularly. Among the new changes: paying bills, having a regular work schedule to keep, documentation, troubleshooting life problems on my own, creating a budget and sticking to it. I would say that by December I felt much better about it all. I think I'd like to go back to Kindergarten please...
Second semester was a lot smoother in some areas, but that's also when new referrals flood in, as well as Spring Fever (for everyone). I love the people that I work with on a daily basis. As for the kids, I like them all and love a select few (that's ok, right?). I have tried to get involved more at my campuses by working Middle School track meets, attending Special Olympics soccer games, working Field Day for K-5 graders. Haha, looking at that list, I only seem interested in active events, oh well.
Now that I live in the BiG city, I have been able to go skeet shooting, try wake surfing, try sushi, attend a Stars game, attend a Mavericks game, attend an FC Dallas game, explore new restaurants, and much more.
As for church, I have been visiting at North Davis CoC in Arlington and enjoy it. I am not sure I have found my place to "do life" yet, but it will come. God has truly been good to me. He has walked with me through this time of changes and will continue to guide my heart.
That's a decent summary without getting too much into the details of my job. I am looking forward to my summer months! You will be seeing several more posts hopefully, as I am going back to Peru this year! I may even have to fly by myself for the first time...yikes.
Thank you to all of you who ask about me and pray for me! May your lives continue to be blessed as we boldly go where He leads.
