i'm going to be vanna white!

dirty diapers, burp rags, laundry and sleep deprivation have replaced grade books and lesson plans.

growing up i wanted to be three things:

1) a mom

2) a teacher

and

3) vanna white

i was extremely lucky to have a mom that worked from home growing up. 

the thing is, having that blessing as a child put one thing in my mind:

no matter what-- i was going to be a stay at home mom.

now fast forward to two years ago.

fresh out of my master's in teaching program i was offered my dream job.

first grade teacher.
no kidding guys... i had wanted this job since kindergarten. kindergarten!
i could not have been happier.

when i found out that i was pregnant last year, i was in my second year of teaching.
i had an extremely difficult choice to make.

do i continue to work?
 or do i quit the job i have wanted forever and stay at home?
in the back of my mind i knew the answer.
the more i thought about the topic, the more sure i felt.

i was going to teach.
i was going to stay at home and teach my daughter.
the most important student that i will ever have.
{with the exception of her siblings who are just as important...obviously}

as hard as it was not 'going back to school' this year
{this was the first time since i was 3 years old that i didn't have a 'first day of school'}
i could not be happier with the decision that i made.
andplusalso, i do plan to go back to teaching in the future.
no question about that!

ok, so i can check #1 and #2 off my list of to-do's...

{come on vanna, don't you need a replacement yet?!}

i've learned from the very best!