SpRinG BrEaK!!

It's finally spring break!! It has been a long semester and spring break could not have come any sooner!! School wise this has been the hardest semester so far. From the first week I have felt overwhelmed with homework and group projects. It's such a relief to know that I am now halfway done with this semester.

I am still working several jobs this semester which is one of the reasons why it has been so hard for me to keep up with school work. I am still working in the cafeteria, and in two other school offices on campus. As summer is now drawing closer I am now once again trying to figure out what I will be doing over the summer. I really need to get a job(s) to work as I am still saving for a car for next semester when I do student teaching, and am also starting to save for the the wedding next summer. On top of that I am also hoping to go to Germany for part of the summer so that I can see my family. I am still not sure how that is going to work as I still don't know what kind of job I will get.

The past month has been extremely stressful and so right now over spring break all I want to do is relax and get my energy back, however it feels like the homework is never ending and I have countless lesson plans and projects to work on this week.

Ryan and I have set our wedding date for 5/5/12 so we still have 14 long months until then. However we are taking some time this weekend to already start looking at some venues, I want to get as much planned early on as possible so that the months before our wedding are not so stressful as it will be a week after we graduate.

A couple of months ago I went out with a few of my girlfriends to celebrate my engagement, we had a photo shoot afterward, it was all a lot of fun. :)Tomorrow I am hoping to get my drivers license, I am doing practicum 3 in April, which is like a mini student teaching and I will need to be in the classroom everyday in April and so will need to be able to drive there! Thankfully I will be able to use Ryan's car for that month.

On the rare occasions that we are all in our room together I have had a lot of fun with my two roommates this semester (Eleanor and Bri) and we are planning on rooming again together next year.

I cant believe we are already gong to be seniors next year! Time has flown by so fast, but I am also extremely ready to be done with school!

I am also hoping that my little sister Gabi will be able to join me here at Judson next semester, she has applied and now we are just waiting to see how things develop. It would be so exciting to have another family member close to me!

Prayer Requests:

• Figuring out what to do this summer- jobs
• Gabi to be able to attend Judson
• To make it through to the end of this semester!!!

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.." Romans 8:28