New Job!

When Jason and I decided to build a house in Atascocita, I knew that it would be a long commute to the school where I currently teach 4th grade. I absolutely LOVE my school so I decided to apply to Humble ISD with the stipulation that I would only accept a job if it was a specialist position. I received my Master's Degree in Language Literacy Education and I have always wanted to be a Reading Specialist however, I knew I had to put in the time as a classroom teacher before I could take the next step into a specialist-type position. After a long and stressful interview process, I was blessed enough to be offered two specialist positions at different schools. Both of the jobs sounded wonderful, but I finally decided to take a position at Fall Creek Elementary, which is a newer elementary school about 10-15 minutes away from our new house. I will be the Reading Specialist for the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade levels and my job will entail working with teachers on their literacy programs and working with at-risk students. I have heard great things about the principal at my new campus and a lot of the faculty members are younger, so I am hoping to make a lot of new friends! Although I am sad to leave the wonderful friends and families from the school that I have worked at for the past five years, I am excited (and nervous!) for this new challenge!

Couple's Weekend!

Jason and I recently enjoyed a relaxing couple's weekend in Fredericksburg with our good friends the Murphy's and the (soon-to-be) Cooks. We stayed at the Road Runner Inn which is a neat bed and breakfast located above two stores right on Main Street. The location was perfect and all of our rooms were really nice. The Inn only consisted of three rooms so we had the whole place to ourselves!

Once we got there, we walked around Main Street and enjoyed catching up over dinner and drinks at a few of the local pubs. The next day we woke up, had an early breakfast and then headed down Highway 290 on a wine tour. We ended up going to four different wineries: Grape Creek, Torre de Pietra Vineyards, Becker Vineyards and Perdernales Cellars. We had a fun time seeing all of the different vineyards and sampling wine at each one. It was a great weekend with wonderful friends!

The three couples enjoying huge beers at a local pub:

Jason and I Debbie and Cary
Sue and Rob
Acting silly while hanging out on Main Street
Sue, Debbie and I at breakfast
Grape Creek Winery was our first stop on the wine tour
The whole group at the Becker Vineyards