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Last day of Student Teaching

Wow, it seems like just yesterday I was writing about how I was starting my student teaching

at Canyon High School.

Now it is my very last day!

The kids have been super sweet all day we've had small parties in each of the classes.

It has been great and sad all at the same time!

I have gotten to know and love each one of them. I am so lucky that I got to work with such a great group of kids. They made me laugh, they made me frustrated, they made me smile, they made me mad, and they made me see that I chose the right career path. Granted I wont be teaching right away, but I know that it is something that I want to come back to.

Being a history teacher is definitely in my future!

Remember all those pictures I put on here that some of my students in 4th period drew?

Well they drew one more just for me:

It's been fun Canyon High School, I'll miss you guys! :)

-Ms. Norris

I'm terrible at blog titles! :)

So the very end of April and beginning of May have pretty much been the best weeks EVER.

I have had tons of good news and as a result I have TONS of different things rolling around in my head.

Here are a couple of those things:

1. I GOT MY DREAM INTERNSHIP with Disney and I still can't believe it! :)

2. I have now officially passed all my required test to become a certified History teacher for the state of Texas.

3. Tomorrow is my last day of student teaching. Which I am incredibly sad about but also incredibly excited about because it means a new chapter in my life is fixin to start.

4. I think we've found an apartment to live in in Florida. We are in the process of getting approved and getting the lease all signed.

5. Moving is the most stressful thing EVER! It is so hard trying to decide what is the best (and least expensive) way of getting all my stuff from Texas to Florida.

But I think we have finally decided that shipping all my furniture is going to be the cheapest way.

(Who knew!)

So next week my main task is going to be to start packing. Again a sad yet exciting thing.

6. I need a graduation dress AND shoes.

7. I am graduating from college in 8 DAYS! Goodness where did the time go.

8. Life is pretty awesome right about now.

Sorry had to add another picture of where I'll be working in about 50 DAYS! :)

-Kathleen

Royal Wedding Fever

YES! I too was infected with Royal Wedding Fever!

I was up at 3:00 am to watch all the coverage of the Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton!

The wedding was absolutely wonderful.

It was romantic, full of pageantry and prestige, love, and of course ROYALTY!

There is just something about watching a girl find her prince (who actually is a Prince!)

It truly is a real life fairy tale and I just adored every minute of it!

The best part of the ceremony was after Prince William saw Kate for the first time and whispered:

"You look beautiful"

Be still my heart, talk about romantic.

To quote my friend Suzanne:

"She's the luckiest girl in the whole world!"

That she is,

Kathleen

EPCOT Guest Relations...here I come! :)

Ladies and Gentlemen, April 27, 2011 is a date that will go down in history as one of the most
important in my life!

Why you ask?!

Because today at exactly 1:01 pm I got the MAGICAL call from Disney Casting!

I was offered a Professional Internship in GUEST RELATIONS

at

EPCOT!!!!!

I am beyond excited!

Here is where I will be from June 23 to January 7th:

Epcot during Flower and Garden! :)

This will my place of work! :)

See that nifty pin? Yep I get to wear that! :)

YAY!! I am so excited! I cannot wait to start this next chapter in my life! :)

Now, if you will excuse me I'm gonna go learn everything I can about my park! :)

FAITH, TRUST, and PIXIE DUST!! :)
Kathleen

Waiting......

Still no word from Disney.

I have to say, as it gets closer and closer to May 1st, I get just a little more nervous and worried!

But I am trying my very best to stay positive. I'm moving to Florida regardless and will work for Disney regardless, but I don't think I have ever wanted anything as much as I want this Professional Internship.

All I gotta do is have a little FAITH and TRUST! :)

(And I sure could use some Pixie Dust!) :)

So in honor of this nice little waiting game I'm playing with Disney, here are some of my favorite pictures from the happiest place on earth!

Spending some time in England! :)

Meeting the boss! :)

One of our first nights together at Magic Kingdom.

Happy Birthday ABBY! :)

Last day a Magic Kingdom.

Day o Fun at the beach!

Christmas time at MK!

Celebrating my birthday! :)

See these pretty ladies? They will be my roommates come June! :)

I have something exciting thing to blog about but I just need to upload some pictures and then I'll tell yall all about it in my next post.

In the meantime, keep your fingers crossed for me! :)

-Kathleen

totally random and probably unnecessary post....... :)

Hello! Sorry for being a no good very bad blogger!

Just haven't had anything super exciting happen lately. But I figured I would write a little

somethin somethin....

So here are the super random thoughts that have been floating around in my head lately:

1. STILL no word from Disney. I know they say patience is a virtue and usually I am a very patient person. But I'm not gonna lie, the waiting is KILLING ME! Seriously everything my phone beeps (letting me know I have an e-mail), or rings, or double beeps (letting me know I have missed call). My heart just about stops

Yeah NOT a fun feeling. Only comforting thing is the fact that I haven't gotten a rejection e-mail yet

(knock on wood)

Prayers are def needed people! :)

2. I just ordered my graduation invitations. BAH! That makes graduating from college so much more real! All I need now is to buy my cap and gown and follow that up with some good ole cap decorating!

3. I just started watching a new show called Camelot and I LOVE IT! So glad I have a free trial of netflix because I actually get to watch it! Gotta love medieval history!

4. Looking at how expensive it is going to be to actually move to Florida makes me kinda nervous.

But it will so be worth it! :)

5. I have one month of student teaching left.

6. I went to a teacher job fair today and it was a total and complete waste of time.

7. I am in need of a Disney fix BAD. A Disney movie is going to have to be watched tomorrow for sure! ( I thinking Tangled again, yes I said again)

8. I am ready to be tan again.

9. I just found out that Harry Potter and the Dealthly Hallows Part 1 comes out on DVD April 15th!

That just made my night! :)

Yep, nerd alert!

10. I know I sent yall to a link for my graduation pictures, but those were only a handful of them. There are a few others I'd like to share because I just LOVE them. I think they came out soooo good! :)