New beginnings, bittersweet endings

So, a lot has happened this week I guess. I've been hired to be a full time SPED instructional assistant. I will officially start on the first day of school, and meet the teacher a few days before then. I am so excited, and can't wait to get more classroom experience.

I have ordered all my books for my ECSE classes, and decided to drop my morning Spanish class (I couldn't do it with this new job anyway). Dre and I have started Rosetta Stone for Spanish, and so far so good. I'm a little curious if one can learn a language via a computer program . . . I guess we'll find out. I'm one test away from being done with my online graduate research class, and fall classes start August 24.

I will be leaving the long term care place in two week's time. I will miss a lot of the residents, and the tangible sense of helping that I got from working there. Maybe I'll volunteer there, I'm not sure yet.

Dre and I are taking Moby to the Freedom Dog Park in Evans tonight, one of my favorite places ever (and where we spend at least 50% of our nights and weekends). On Saturday we're going to a martini bar to celebrate a friend's birthday . . . it will be casual and fun so I'm looking forward to it.