Being a school teacher, September always equals a new beginning for me. It's the beginning of a new school year, a new crop of kindergartners passing through the doors of my classroom and the beginning of another year molding the minds of the future.
Well, I thought I would treat September as a "Getting to know you" kind of month! Just like I spend September in the classroom getting to know my class....I will spend September letting all of you get to know me...and if you already know me as a friend, perhaps you will learn something new about me this month!
So here I go...I'm going to start simple...
Here are 20 facts about me....
- I am 36 years old.
- I teach Kindergarten in Connecticut. I have just begun teaching my 14th year of Kindergarten. I have a hard time believing that I have taught for 14 years...especially since that means that my first group of Kindergarten students are in college...College?!? Wasn't I just in college?
My Classroom
- I am a proud Auntie to 4 wonderful children....Brayden (soon to be 9!), Aubrey (7), McKenna (6), and Kolton (5). These kids are the light of my life, and I love every minute I spend with them!
- I reconnected with my first love, and High School Sweetheart a year ago, and we started dating again in February after 18 years apart. These past 7 months have been the best 7 months of my life. I sometimes still can't believe I finally got everything that I was hoping for in high school! <3
- I have 1 younger brother...he's the reason I have those 4 adorable kids as my nieces and nephews! He is engaged to a wonderful woman who I look forward to calling my sister-in-law in the future.
- I enjoy painting...it's a hobby that I never really explored until the whole Paint & Sip concept began...here, drink some alcohol and paint a picture...well, ok! I've actually learned to love painting, and have even begun painting at home when I have free time and the inspiration. I like to think that I inherited my painting "talent" (if you can call it that) from my grandmother, who passed away from cancer 5 years ago. I even use her easel, and brushes when I paint at home.
- I still love listening to boybands...New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys, N*Sync...I've even spent the better part of the past 10 years enjoying NKOTB concerts and cruises, as well as 98 Degrees and BSB concerts....and yes, the boyfriend teases me about still listening to boy bands. LOL! I don't care, they make me happy, and take me back to simpler times!
- I love all kinds of music...my music collection ranges from boybands, to broadway, to country, to pop, to rap, to kids music, to classical, and tv/movie soundtracks.
- My favorite color is purple.
- I love watching baseball....Boston Red Sox are my team! GO SOX!!
- I have a huge fear of heights...I actually have been known to hyperventilate when in certain height related situations...The funny thing is the boyfriend seems to think he'll get me to go zip-lining, bungee jumping, or sky-diving one day...HAHAHAHA!! Good luck, babe! Never gonna happen!
- I HATE seafood...like absolutely detest it! I can't stand the taste of it. I can't even eat a piece of chicken that has been cooked on the same part of the grill...if there is the slightest bit of a "fishy" taste, I will gag! My stepfather actually cooked me a new piece of chicken one night because it tasted too fishy! Christmas Eve with Boyfriend's family should be really fun....Italian family...Feast of the Seven Fishes... I'm going to have to eat before hand, and then somehow pretend to eat at their house...LOL
- I also hate the taste of coffee....I am probably one of few teachers who doesn't survive off coffee! hahaha!
- Last year was the hardest school year I have ever had in 13 years. I actually contemplated quitting because it was such a tough year of kids. For the first time in 13 years as a teacher, I thought about giving up on my teaching career...and it's the only career I've ever truly wanted!
- I watched Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame before having seen ALL the movies that came before...Boyfriend wanted to make me watch all the movies before Endgame came out, but he failed on his mission. He still made me watch Infinity War and Endgame.... I was quite confused about certain events in the movies...Don't worry, I have since completed watching the first 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe...and now all those missing details make more sense.
- I have approximately 15 baseball hats, and yet, I hate wearing them because they flatten out my bangs, and give me really bad hat head! LOL
- I can't keep plants alive...not even succulents which are pretty idiot proof...no matter what I do...I over water, under water...too much sun, not enough sun...doesn't matter what I do...no plants stay alive in my care!
- I have a drawer full of t-shirts and yet, I rarely wear t-shirts...I've already turned a bunch of t-shirts into quilts, and yet I could easily make 3-4 more t-shirt quilts with all the shirts I have! The ones in my drawer are ones that I don't want to cut up though for quilts, and yet I don't really wear them! Go figure!
- I love to travel! I have traveled to Hawaii, London, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cozumel, and various places throughout the US...Someday I hope to travel to Scotland...It's number 1 on my bucket list of places I want to visit! I also anticipate a trip to Italy someday (obviously with the boyfriend)
- Last fact for tonight about me....I love sleeping. I could pretty much fall asleep anywhere, at any time of day, as long as I'm relaxed and not stressed! In fact, I can pretty much guarantee that within 5-10 minutes of me posting this blog, and turning of my computer, I will be sound asleep!
Hope you enjoyed these facts, and learned a little something about me! I'll post again soon!
~Melissa