A GIFT, and that is all she wrote.....

After work yesterday I got to go, and celebrate the retirements of some of the teachers in our building, there were quite a few....and some of the old teachers that worked in our building came, ones that have been retired.....and my first principal that I worked under was there......he is such a special man with so many gifts he gave to the kids, and to his staff.....and getting to see him after all this time was amazing.....and to see everybody else.....it was all so amazing! And a gift.....just strolling down my memory lane.....revisiting and touching another time in my life......and I enjoyed connecting with them.....it was special...we had a bunch of conversations and tons of laughs......my face hurts in fact lol:) And I had written that blog the other day about being under the influence, meaning of my soul, but also the influence we impart in our student's lives.....and having this experience was part of that too....just such a full circle experience as I close the school year......it has been an intense year for lots of reasons.....but a great one....when I think of the beginning of it, it feels SOO LONG ago.....but yet here it is.....except as I was living this year the days felt long but the weeks short.....like hey there Monday, and then it was Friday! But I had a student move in the beginning of this past year, and his presence in my story this year feels like another lifetime......so yea......one of those strange years to quantify.......so here I am....my last day about to kick off......my order of the day is to move my room from one place to another.....and my legs are SO sore from the 5K lol:) Like I can feel every cell in them sore lol.......so it will be a challenge.......just took some Advil to start the day, if that tells you anything ;-) And I will dig deep....I am closing this year with some growth in tow......and a grateful heart.....and seeing all those faces I have loved in my life, and worked alongside last night was a great way to do that.....so special.....and in line with the blessings that we get to live......so this morning has my heart in gratitude for it all....the client I am meeting with tomorrow, the second workshop I run on Thursday.....another client Friday.....and the blessing of my weekend plans......I GET TO......LIVE THIS life.....one that makes me wildly grateful every minute......and that is a blessing never lost on me.....Enjoy your day! Wish me luck on surviving my move with my sore legs lol:) ;-) I will need it!