Transitions!

Last week I finished up my last long-term sub position and started at a different high-needs Pittsburgh school district this week. I had a lecture to attend Friday and HR stuff to take care of at my new district--which, by the way, is closing in June, meaning more job searching in my future. My workload for my class at Pitt felt impossible and I always feel very nervous before starting a new job. This job was worse because of some of the disorganization and misinformation they sent my way, so it's been a super stressful couple of weeks, which is nothing new.

On the up side, I have some great students , the weather was nice early in the week, and I didn't have to drive this morning because I carpooled with Chris.

This is not my most compressible post, nor my most detailed, but I'm very, very tired! 

Here are some highlights from the week that helped to keep me going:

New kicks:

Yeah, bet you haven't seen someone take a picture of their Chuck Taylors since high school:P Don't care. These crazy looking kicks come to me from the West Coast courtesy of my brother James who actually also brought home some crazy looking Chucks for me for Christmas the year he went to LA to stay with my uncle for the summer. Must be a thing out there. But anyways, I got me some Union Jack West-Coast high top Chuck Taylors for free. 

Quilt:

Freyja loves the quilt that Chris's mom gave new lif to!

Cathedral of Learning:

I love PSU, but Happy Valley has no building this magnificent. Proud to have two great universities to call Alma Matters

Warm-weather February walk

I took this picture of the courthouse while taking a walk in the park by my house. In February! It was like 58 degrees 

PA Cyber Greensburg 

Said goodbye to a great group of people at PA Cyber--many of whom aren't pictured since they didn't work from the Greensburg office. I met a lot of awesome educators, students, and families during my time here

Punny Card

Got a card from an awesome friend from Bread Loaf congratulating me on my new position. She rocks!

Pittsburgh deer!

I see this deer by the parking lot just off Pitt's campus all the time. She's a brave doe hang in' out in this tiny patch of woods in the middle of the city and tough, too. I see her and sometimes a buck and sometimes a smaller deer fairly often and they always brighten my days <3

First day at a new district and a new dress to go with it:

Not sure if you can tell how tired I was after not sleeping all night because I was nervous! But the new LuLaRoe dress that I bought from an old friend from college really did the trick.

Well, there you have it. I guess this covers more like a week and a half, but it's close enough. Also, Bernie won NH!

Lots to be thankful for this week (+)

Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to pass out under my blankets next to my space heater. Heat isn't on in my apartment building somehow:-/ but my landlord is on his way to fix it. Hooray for small victories! :)